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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-03-06, Page 4Page 4 4-'Lucknow Sentinet W4!!; a 'ch 1:491 TU1 •t- ' P.O. Box 40(), , ticknow Wan NO 2H© Established 1 873 590o9P; Fax (51)) 52 _3529 Thomas Thompson Advertisng pager Pat Livingston General Manager Editor Subscription rates advance: $1790 plus G.S.T. Outside Canada $6000 plus G.S.T. $1490 plus G.S.T. Senior Citizen $5890 plus G.S.T.. Outside Canada Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of, a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. mere v ih (- ur garbage go? Which country producer Zhe most garbage per person per year? The U.S.A.? No. Britain? No. Canada? Yes: Canada, According to Environment Canada, Canadians are among the most wasteful people on earth. We throw away, on average, nearly two kilograms (four. pounds) of . household garbage per person per day. That's about three quarters of a tone each year. Landfills were thour, °'o be a solution, with roughly 85 per cent of our household garbage going to them. But existing landfills are quickly reaching their capacity and new ones are difficult to site. Furthermore, when Dr. W. Rathje, an archaeologist with the University of Arizona recently excavated some landfill sites, he discovered 30 -year-old newspapers,. food and other supposedly biodegradable materials in nearly original condition. So much for landfills. Composting in municipal scale -facilities is another solution with a much brighter future that is gaining converts In Canada, the United States and abroad. Already the United States Is processing between 3 and 5 per cent of. Its annual solid waste into compost. With the potential to reduce household garbage going to landfill by an astonishing 60 per Cent, composting' Is one method of recycling being examined by various municipal governments' across Canada. Composting is really biodegradation - only faster. In the composting process, compostable materials such as leaves, food and soiled paper are consumed by microbes and transformed Into a soli-ilke substance called humus or compost. Waste -derived compost has several valuable uses -- as a soil conditioner .or mulch, it helps stop topsoll erosion. As a mulch en top of the Win, compost leipe to control weeds and when tilled into the soil, It helps to retain moisture while allowing good drainage. Compost helps nutrients cling to soil particles, reducing the need for chemical fertilizers. It protects the roots of plants from temperature fluctuations in both winter and summer. a The combination of less fertilizer being applied and better soil penetration reduces fertilizer run-off Into rivers and streams - an added benefit of using compost. There Is still much that needs' to be. done to ensure the growth of composting as a primary Municipal solid waste management option. Acceptance will depend on the develop- ment of markets for waste -derived compost and the recog- nition that composting Is another form of recycling. 'By working together, government, private business and Individuals In the community can work towards .keeping as Much as 60 Of cent of our household oat age out of landfill through composting. And that's More than just a step in the right direction. HAVE AN OPINION? Express it by sending a letter to the editor of the Lucknow Sentinel. It must be signed and accompanied by a telephone number, should we need to clarify any information. The Sentinel also reserves the right to edit tetters. THE SLAVE OF —Pleasure is one of life's most tragic figures. --Foar Could be delivered by a religious faith. Custom is one of life's most pathetic slaves. --Tradition is a man with a clod mind. --Prejudice is almost hopeless. —Virtue is chained to victory. --Love '0 of all most abject n • • Rainbler's home has a new A good portion of my basement hasbeen taken over by a large, black and silver imposing loki .g inhabitant. It beckons to me every time I go down the stairs, tying 10 err , tae into paying attention to h. 1 stubbornly pretend to ig- nore it, as T do the laundry. The weekends are the worst, dueto the fact that is when the majority of the laundry gets done around our home. Last weekend 1 was up and down the stairs 24 times and each time, my eyes weredraw* to this silent beast sitting there almost majestically. This new inhabitant has lwjr. Fixit and Number One Son mes- merized. Every night they spend at least an hour in its company, while I tend to other mundane chores. Yes, they now have another excuse not to do dishes etc. They are so enamoured with it, they are now en my case, coaxing and cajoling me into getting familiar with it. For two weeks, I have managed to stay clear of it using all kinds of excuses, but my strength is weakening or should I say my better judgement is Willy taking over. This weekend I believe the new •inhabitant and myself will be introduced to each other. But our relationship will blossom only on my terms. My main fear of becoming too familiar with Mr. York is that 1 will end up looking like a short female version of Schwarzeneg- ger! For those of you have not figured out what at 1. am talking about - . the rl w 'inhabiiant is 4 complete workout system for the body Number One Son added this monstrosity to his collection of other workout equipment. If he brings anything .else home for. his mini -gym, well need to add a piece on the -house. He's into building bigger muscles or something. Mr. Fixit is into a trim -up program; his body, like most of ours, has decided to add an inch here or there. I think it is called aging. Mine started the process sooner than Mr, Fixit's and I have been participating in a stretch and tone program for a year now. Apparently the ;men in my life don't feel it is doing a lot for me. As I said before, they .ate continually on me to use this new piece of equipment. And what a piece of equipment it is. This thing works more muscles than I knew the human body had - the trapezius, rear delta, latissimus, rhomboids, exec - tor spinae, abdominals, hip flexors, biceps, Weeps, quadriceps; hamsrtings, gluteals, pectoralsand deltoids. The only ones in the .: whole list I can identify with are the rear delis, abdominals and hip flexors - and I know those are the ones I should be working on! When it comes to muscles, i like them - on men. But I'm not one to drool over those weight lifters' bodies with gigantic, bulging muscles that riipploe when they move. Everything r moderation. A�i °.s9a.- 9 museses woollen fl find abhorrent. My opinion only. There is one piece of equipment I thought might be rather good for me. It is a huge punching bag, or lent that's what 1 call Its It weighs 80 'lbs. I figured, after a stressful day at the office, it would be a good way for me to take ohm' my frustrations, The first time I took a punch at it, I let out scream of agony and danced -around the, basement until the pain subsided. I was sure I had broken my rangers and wrist. Number One Son later told me he has special mitts you put on to protect the hand. Thanks! There is another smaller bag hanging down there, called a speed bag - one I haven't tried yet. I'm not sure if I should after watching Number One's • son per- a`orasi r C Or $1.. I have a feel -1g if, by any stretch of the imagination, I should get this bag going with any speed and it should come in connection with my head, I'd be suffering fr m.a cnnn_rnssinn. - This ,ening in shape is a sweaty dangerous business, and is one I'm not sure I want to get in- volved in. However, if you should see the Sentinel editor sporting a black eye or bulging neck muscles protruding from her feminine blouse, you'll know lye. York worn out. gave a good week! 70 years ago March 10, 1921 - Who Gets The Money - Somebody has been asking as to what became of the thousand and odd dollars recently collected at Lucknow in liquor fines. Fines levied in cases prosecuted by the provincial authorities go to the provincial treasury, while fines levied in cases prosecuted by the local constable go to the local treasury. In the recent prosecutions the larger sums being collected through the efforts of the provincial inspector went to the province, while the smaller sums collected for drnnkera , amoun- ting .mo n -ting to about $275, went to the village treasury. Local And General - A Box Social and Concert will be held in the school house at Crewe on March 28th. Inecto Rapid - the world's' greatest hair tint can be seen, also the finest stock of human hair goods and styles. With the W.T. Pember Exhibit at The Cain Hotel, Wednesday, March 16th. The express office at Cargill was recently broken into and a case of whiskey and a suitcase taken away. When the suitcase was found to contain nothing more attractive than wearing apparel it was thrown away. No such -luck for the other case. 50 years ago March 6, 1941 Only Cerdried Potatoes Can Be Sold For Seed - An announcement from the Dominion Department of Agriculture states that "The only potatoes that can legal- ly be sold or advertised as seed potatoes are potatoes that have been certified as good seed potatoes by the Dominion DCpartilletit of Agrictilhirer "Official tags are issued by the Department of Agriculturefor the potatoes that are certified as seed. On these tags the words "Certified Seed Potatoes" are printed in bold letters. One of ase tags must be attached to each container of d potatoes.' • SENTINEL MEMOIRS "An official ci-ficatiion number is stamped on each tags. ,Bythis number the Department of Agricul- ture knows and will inform the buyer upon the request, the name and address of the grower who produced the seed potatoes." "An advertisement for seed potatoes must, to conform with the Department Insect and Pest Act. refer to certified seed potatoes. If it does not, the advertisement is il- legal, and persons in any way responsible for the advertisement are liable to prosecution." Over Three Feet Of Snow Fell In February - February 1941, if nothing else, was, a month of con- siderable snowfall in this com- munity and is officially reported as totalling 40.5 inches. Most of it feel in one stormy week, and aport form this the month was generally pleasant with 12 days of sun or partial sun, and the retraining 16 cloudy. The highest temperature reached during themonth was 42 degrees, while the lowest was five below. Whether :" is came in like a lion or not we'll let you be the judge Saturday was quite "snappy". Sunday was bright and milder. Monday it rained, but turned quite cold late in the afternoon when roads started to drift and overnight some main highways were tem- porarily blocked or were little more than passable.. Tuesday dawned.. bright, calm and cold again, after the temperature had ' dropped of- Wally ffk iallly to zero during the night. 2S years ago March 9, 1966 Approve Church Addition - Luck - now United Church approved construction of a new classroom wing addition at a meeting at the Church last Monday evening. The, idea was first presented to the congregation at the annual mating iin late. " Janes. ' A congregational meeting was held two weeks ago to deal with the proposal but weather prevented a large enough attendance to proceed at that time. Forty attended Monday's meeting and voted in favour of proceeding with the classroom wing. Estimated cost of the structure will be $30,000 to $36,000 and would provide about 3000 additional sq feet of space which would be useCenainly for Sunday School purposes. 10 years ago March 11, 1981 Davis Pledges $10 Million - Premier William Davis, campaig- ning through this area last week, pledged his government's support and a substantial chunk of cash to develop an industrial park around the Bruce Nuclear Power Deveolpment (BNPD). In the speech at the Bruce March 4, the premier announced a commit- ment ommitment of $10,000,000 from BILD funding toward the construction of a steam pipeline m the Bruce plant boundary. The line is to be completed by October, 1982, at a total cost of $15 million. (BILD - the Board of Industrial Leadership and Development - is the five year, $1.5 billion program announced by Mr. Davis January 27, six days before the election was c The,ipeline, capable of providing 600011 pounds of steam per hour from the plant's nuclear reactors, is the first step toward development of an industrial and agricultural energy centre and the BNPD. OUR REAL BLESSINGS —Do not always look like bles- sings when we first see them -Sometimes come disguised in working clothes. --Occasionally come wrapped up e w C �n pa s begin as bitter disap- pointments. -.Usually ask for an accom- paniment of patience. =Always make a considerable demand on our abilitie-s° 1