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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-10-06, Page 70.01110toria....l U:Ig.JENTINEL "TW &spay Uwe " ratio llskaa 1i Support .council There's nothing like sewers to create an issue and bring out taxpayers to a ratepayers' meeting at election time, The topic of Lucknow's proposed sewage worksproject made interesting and informative discussion st the ratepay- ers' meeting Monday night, which saw more than 25 Lucknow ratepayers turn out tO discuss the proposal .with Lucknow Village Council. , Members of the council were pleased to see the response to the meeting as in recent years such meetings usually only attract one or two ratepayers, Most often they are regulars who see it in their interest to attend public meetings and show support for elected officials. While some of the ratepayers are upset about the cost of the sewage project and the fact that only part of the village is being serviced while everyone has to pay for the project, most ratepayers at themeeting agreed the project must proceed because of the health factors involved. Council answered the queskfions and comments of the ratepayers honestly and, the discussionresulted in clartfica- tion of some misunderstanding. The meeting also served to show why council has had to proceed in the manner they have chosen and what options sere open to them. The meeting also proved that the people of Lucknow who object to the cost of the sewage project, will have to attend the OMB hearing which will probably be called before the board makes its decision on the project's approval, It is up to the peopk of the village to object strongly to the Bost of the project. And as reeve Joynt pointed out, the council cannot voice the objections to the OMB on the taxpayers'' behalf. The residents of Lucknow have to show up at the hearing in force and make their objections known. Council has worked long ,and arduously on . the village's sewage proposal. As Councillor Ab Murray said, he joined council for .a four year tens to see the sewage .project approved and he has now been on council for six years and the project hu still not been approved. One ratepayer who attended the meeting; George Newbold, $ former councillor, suggested the meeting move amotloo of support for the council contmending them for the work they have done on the village's behalf to see this project completed while considering the best interests of the ratepayers. Mr, Newbold'' motion was supported unan- imously, ./Council deserves the commendation and they also deserve the continued support of Lucknow's taxpayers. Alternative for the elderly • We are living in an age when the porportion of older people in our society is increasing rapidly, particularly hi rural areas Such as Huron County, Sadly enough, most of us. have failed to see this !phenomenon as a blesssing, rather we view it as a burden added to the'problems of the younger,. wage-earning generation. That particular viewpoint is justified, to some degree, as long as a large percentage of our elderly are confined to costly beds in hospitals and nursing homes. Fortunately, however,, not everyone is resigned to a policy of putting all the aged and ailing into institutions where they can be out of sight and, largely, out of mind. It is true that for some of our older people there is little alternative.. Some stroke victims, for example, are so helpless that they must have constant care, but ever improving fitness programs and broader knowledge of nutrition are reducing the risk factor crenated for those in �middleyears: Senility is no longer considered the inevitable price of aging, but rather a treatable dysfunction which will probably yield to the advances of scientific knowledge. Fortunately we already have groups of dedicated people who are devoting their energies to practical methods a relieving both society and the victims of the aging process of some of these latter-day miseries: We think, particularly, of the Town and Country Homemakers, an organization which recognizes the wisdom of providing help for people who are no longer capable of living alone, but who, with organized assistance, can remain in their own homes rather than being confined to institutional care. Often the aging in their own homes need little more than supervision of meals and medication. Perhaps, some house- keeping assistance is required, but the cost of such assistance is minimal compared with the high price of h6spitalizaticni. Nor is the cost to the taxpayer the only factor involved. Removal to hospital or nursing home is a traumatic exper- ience ience for most older folks. Often ft appeared in the patient's mind as the beginning of the sad final chapter' in thein Coves.. Home, with its familiar surroundings, is really where the heart is, and despite the kindest 'of personal care in any institution, die erdeily often feet, with considerable truth; that they will simply beloving home to die. notarise Health Minister Larry Grossman was strong in his approval of an institution which is attempting to set rip progranis to reduce the need for expensive hospital care, In that respect, the Town And Country Homemakers are an important factor in the more intelligent application of the healing arts. Wingham Advance -Times THOMAS A, TTHOMPSON • Advertising Manager SHARON J. DIEM • Editor PAT LIVINOSTON - Office M>fnager JOAN HELM • Compositor MERLE ELL1eT * Typesetter. Loft eve golfinallt WodedigassY1 ' gr 198Z—Page Business end Editorial Office Telephone 5284822 Moiling Address 11.0, Bax 400, Lucknow, N0O 2110 Second Class Mail Kegistrotion Number 0847 Situirdpsho ester, $15,25 per year he Savior agora ratio+, $12,75 papaw in ardvmee! U.S.A. airril Fitelva, MATO teryePerr fay alvawre 5r. Cit. t1.S.A, revel V, 53%N par pot ho 'Avow* letters tothe editor. Terrorists burn Mollie's town newspaper tl To the Editor: It was a great thrill to see my son's graduation photograph in your news- paper and I'd like to say thank you to all those good people who sent me copies for my scrap album, my son and my friends, especially Mary Alton of Auburn whose letter was the first to arrive and Sheila Campbell of Luck - now who sent me not just one but several copies. . o 1 hope our travellers, Mr. and Mrs. Sinnett and Mr. and Mrs. Vassella arrived back safely in Canada and that their whole trip was a great success. My greetings to them and also to Bin Tigert and Jim O'Neill who were with us as recently as May this year and NOT in 1981 as 1 said by mistake in my last letter to you. . I know that Bill and Jinn will be very sorry to hear that our local newspaper, The Tyrone Courier, was burned down by terrorists last night. It was the Editor of the Tyrone Courier who welcomed them in the town and had a staff reporter photograph them with me on the Courier steps. It's dangerous here even to THINK that things are getting better. When the terrorists set fire to the Courier premises, they left what appeared to be a bomb in front of the building which kept the Fere Service from taking immediate action, Later the "bomb" was discovered to be a brick /'etltrbEBS' made up in a parcel but by then 1 understand much of the premises, had been gutted. Though: they have lost all their photographs, negatives, former copies of. the Courier itself as well as very valuable records, they intend to publish next week as usual. Sadly, this is not their first experience of this kind as they have suffered several very severe malicious fires since the begin- ning of the Troubles. ' Last night, tiro, a young boy was killed in a terrorist explosion intended for soldiers on patrol. Six other children were injured, living quarters demolished with one 11 year old child and two soldiers very seriously ill in hospital. All this is very tragic and 1 have 10 confess that even after all the years I've spent in this country, I don't understand how you • bring, people together by . blowing them to bits, destroying their businesses, bringing new bitterness and grief to everyone involved.I don't knowhoar you build a better 'future that way. . I'd like to say how very grateful' am to you for allowing me to speak to my many friends through your very popular newspaper, especially so as 1 seem to have been a poor correspond- ent nt this year, l hope they will forgive nee when they hear how much I have to do.. Some days there's hardly time to breathe! This week is Wing's Week and I've been selling flags for the R.A.P. Association which'' cares for disabled or ill ex -servicemen and their families. Everyone is very generous and yester- day alone l collected four boxes full of money, so heavy my arms are about six inches longer than they were! Last week was Plower Show week when 1 was runner up to the Cur winner for exhibition roses, This is always a triumph for me because I grow my roses from cuttings as 1 tried to explain to many of your readers, I'm not sure whether you can do this in Canada .because of your very cold winters. Every week 1 seem to become more and more involved with the Royal British Legion which means loads and loads of meetings, "I am now Branch Secretary, District Secretary, Wom- en's Section President, Member of Area Council and more er less permanent delegate to NationalCon- ference where 1 howar pe to put forwardly some enthusiastic resolutions next year. Next week I'm going to Larne for a W.A.A.V. Reunion which includes a cocktail party, a banquet, a mystery, tour and a very impressive Church Ser"Vice to wind it up. 1 have also been to our annual Battle of Britain dinner dance as well as functions in aid of Cancer Research, Turn for page y* by don campbell Historical fiction has painted a grotesque picture of the North Amer - lean Indians. It is vividly coloured by violence and emphasizes the hatred which the native peoples supposedly demonstrated towards the white man; nothing could be further . from the truth! In reality, the Indians helped rather .than hinder=ed the curly set - tiers, Any hostility which emerged from the meeting of two distinct and diverse cultures. was ' the direct result of attempting to force "civilization" upon a reluctant people. Progress, whether .soda! or technological, does not necessarilyimprove the spiritual quality of life. In some instances, it threatens to destroy the very roots of human existence. Tiais philosophy could not possibly have been under- stood by the pioneers, in fact, it is not fully accepted even to this day. In February, 1844, the settlers of Redtrees came face to face with the full frigid power of the Canadian winter. Poorly clothed and ill-equip- ped to face the elements for prolonged periods, they huddled around the fires in their cabins, dreaming of the day when the first sticky buds would burst upon the trees. - Only the beasts of the bush, those eternal hunters and hunted, roamed the vast wilderness. That frail creat- ure, man, could not constantly endure the onslaught of nature, unless of coarse he *as either an experienced woodsman or, an Indian. When the Reverend Duncan Mac- Leod was a travelling minister, he had eotree to know and respect the native people. On his journeys, he had accepted the hospitality ' of their ptimitive shelters, eaten their food anc$earxied the rudimentary principles of survival. In return,. he had given and learned the rudimentary principl- es of survival. In re=turn, he had given At first, they could "communicate only by signlanguage, but the Indians seemed to understand what motivated this strange main to follow a lonely trail of dedication on his mission for the white God. They called him "The little spirit who rides the horse". The Indians regarded MacLeod grit h both curiosity and respect, For some inexplicable reason they appreciated his visits, and when he no longer came to see them, they pondered on his fate. Eventually, by word of mouth, they learned that the little spirit had ceased his wanderings, . to dwell amongst the new fodges of the white man. Whenever the hunt took theme in the vicinity of the Cafedon Dills, they went out of their way to find the minister and regrew a friendship which they had no desire to relinquish. On these occasions, the sight of wild looking, fur wrapped savages, walking in single file through the clearings, was cause for alarm to the Friends of Skye. Women were particularly fright- ened by the "heathens.", If caught in the opera, they lifted their tong skirts to clear the deep snow and half ran and half' stumbled back to their cabins in absolute terror. 'The small pioneer children could not understand their parent's fear. Hum- an prejudice is the product of ignor- mice developed over the years,. and is therefore cion -existent in the infant mind. The Indians rarefy came empty handed. Having discovered the where - shouts of MacLeod, they gave hien a share of, theirs kill. Whether he was in his cabin or the church, they delivered their gift with unceremonious simplic- ity, casually dropping the bloody offering upon the floor, At one such meeting, it was reveal- ed to MacLeod that another travelling minister had been seen in the late fall, in • an area some fifteen mites ,to the south-west. With a few words of the Saugeen language, signs, and by pictures drawn in the snow, the Indians were able to convey the news of this other "little spirit". MacLeod was greatly interested, for if he was to marry Mary MacKenzie in the spring, he needed such a person to perform the marriage ceremony, He had but one troubled thought - his colleague to the south-west might be a Roman Catholic! ° Nevertheless, he was determined to communicate with the other minister and the Indians were the only means of . d'eliver'ing the message in the middle of winter, There was, of course, -no question that they would not be willing to act as couriers. MacLeod drew mysterious hierogly- phics upon parchment: paper with ink' and white goose feather, When he had finished, he read the words clouds "My blear Brother, ° I send you greetings from the new settlement of Redtrees which is situated in the Caredon Hills, scale thirty five mires north-west of Toronto., 11 is my wish to marry at the earliest opportunity, wlticlu„ 1 presume, will be at tire first 'sign of spring. I am the Presbyterian minister of the commun- ity, and if your religious denomination' will percent you to officiate, I beg your to inform mewhen you will be free and if you are willing to performs the ,ceremony.. God keep and protect you. Duncan MacLeod.."