HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-10-02, Page 1Pew registered for rizonici a
With the municipal . election just
over one month away, the Sentinel
editor checked in with area
municipal clerks to determine how
much interest is being .shown this
year.
In the Township of Ashfield and.
Village of Ripley no one has
registered to run for office in the
November election.
In the Village of Lucknow, Lynn
Peck; who ran in the 1988 election,
has registered to run foxy council.
Current reeve, Barry Johnston and.
councillor David Eadie have . both
•registered. for election as reeve of
Kinloss Township.
In West " Wawanosh Township,
Catherine Stevens, of .R;2,1447_ `now iia registered to seek a
pgsition on council.
Two Huron Township men, Roy
Holm and Walter Mott, registered."
seeking positions as councillors.,
The only action on the school
board trustee scene finds Louise
Martin, of R.R. 3, Goderich,
registered for trustee of the Huron.
Perth Rohan. Catholic School
Board,
This being a municipal election •
year gives qualified residents the
opportunityof getting involved in
their local government. To qualify
to run for municipal council, a
candidate must be:.a resident of the
municipality or a nonresident,.
owner or tenant (or spouse) of land
in the municipality; a Canadian
citizen; at least ' 18 years old on
polli ig.,day;;not disqqualifiedbyyan
legislation from holding municipal.
office.
Registration and nomination are
two .different ,procedures awl au
candidates are required to do both.
Registration must take place prior
to filing nomination papers. The last
day for registering. is nomination
day, Friday, Qctober 11. Reinert.
ber, in order to raise cainpaign
funds or incur campaign expenses,
you must be registered.
The nomination period begins
October 8 and runs to October 10
inclusive. Nomination papers may
be filed during the nomination
period or on nomination day,
Friday, October 11.
While the whole process may
seem a little confusing, it really is
quite. simple. A handbook entitled
ndidate'.s -.Guid • is..- ry;
available from your local municipal
clerk explaining the ins and outs of
running for a municipal office.
A.I. letters bring hope
Speaking at the Lucknow
United Church on September 22,
a former prisoner of conscience,
Faustino Lombe, told how after
several years in ' prison and
trying all avenues of appeal, his
hope was renewed when -letters
from. Amnesty International
00.1) 'started arriving. H
received up to 400 ai day,mant.
coining from Ca ada. 4`
Lombeeecia`ly appreciated the
ones from children. The
president of Zambia received
even more letters and Mr.
Lombe believes they brought
about his release.
Mr. Lombe wrote in a church
newspaper-. - the only one not
government controlled - of the
injustices he saw.. " His school
students had no desks, no break-
fast
reakfast and nomedical care while
government officials went shop-
ping in Europe. Each time he
was. released, Mr. Lombecon-
tinued to speak ..up about the
comiption lie saw in his oountry.
severely tot..
tied
tin �ppen
no'reason nn .the guards were
challenged that A.I. would ,be
notified., A new mattress, pillow
and blanket were brought to him
after letters arrived.
Even when charges against
him were proven to be . untrue,
he was not released. The
president had imprisoned him
and could not be mistaken. The
judges were more concerned
about keeping their jobs than
administering justice.
At the worship . service, Mr.
Lombe challenged his listeners
to speak up againsti
njustices
d o ression "God does of
w s
ant you �t� �u t
Oust b trio hazydsf Jed.
YOU' Ca>* prepare to receive
refugees, those forced Out of.
their own countries- and. who.
come with nothing, and join A.1.
and write letters."
Mr. Lombe and his family now
live in Toronto where they are
members of A.I. group.
• It's not fun for everyone. was .evident at the Ripley Fad ' Fair 1
weekend: Behind the scenes) particularly_ in, the livestock area a
great deal of work goes onpreparing for show time. These animals
stood patiently While- the* Were grog med in `many 4iiferent. imran
ners; Marianne` 0.0114 ,ay. and Jayne'Hawkins shared' he Butte -
off ghroommg • istteei2S,talli In the,other photo n yodng, ma
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Kinloss Township council awards tender
All members of Kinloss Township
council were in attendance at the.
September 23 special meeting,
The' tender of Superior Propane
for the supply of propane for the,
township garage was accepted at
the price of 18.5 cents per litre.
A building permit was approved
for concession. 1, part of lot 10 for
the erection' of a storageshed.
Assesssmrtent on two . properties
were reduced due to the demolition
of structures and discontinuation of
a business.
Council -agreed to pay Grey
County $2 per tire to remove all car
and, truck, tires from the Waste be a partner in a Waste
Disposal Site. Management Master Plana
The Ministry of Transportation. Councillor Fielder will review the
has approved a permanent hanging Wetlands Policy received from the
sign for Reds 86- in Whitechurch. Ministry of Natural •Resources and
Paragon Engineering's monitoring- report back to .council on any can
report for the waste, disposal site corns that may need to be ad-
dressed.
was received, along withtheir in-
voice. A representative will be Concern about the trees on the
second concession corner at tine
requested to attend the next council
meeting to explain the• report and county.. road was discussed. Reeve
Johnston will speak to the county
the breakdown of the invoices. highways ,departme4 to have the
Council instructed the clerk to trees trimmed back' due to the lack
reply in the negative to Kincardine of visibility.
regarding their question as to The procedure followed under the
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Head lice are here and they're here to stay!
Two weeks ago, a couple of
area mothers contacted the Sen-
tinel in regard to the ongoing
problem of head lice in local
schools. In addition to. their
concern With the cost of treating
the problem and the work in-
volved, these mothers expressed
their exasperation with thefact
that head lice continually keep
showing up in the schools. One
mother posed the question, "In
this civilized society we live in,
is it now okay to have bugs in
your head?"
The Sentinel contacted Sharon
Creighton, the local Drum Coun-
ty Health Unit nurse, to obtain
more information regarding head
lice.
Some years ago, area health
units did regular' head checks in,
the schools looking for the
presence of head lice or their
eggs (nits). At that time, accor-
ding to Mrs. Creighton, it was
believed the problem could be
controlled or corrected. It soon
became obvious ° that children
today travel a great deal - from
school to school, arena to arena,
etc. - and that a check one vveek
would miss head lice "caught"
the next week at some function
in another town. -
Mrs. Creighton said that it also
bene obvious that head lice
were not going to quit, in other
words, we can't get rid of them
forever and ever. "Head lice,
like the conation cold, are now
with us and a part of our lives."
When asked . how parents can
control the spread of head lice,
Mrs. Creighton said, "By one
way only checking heads on a
weekly basis! ; If heads are
checked and head lice found,
they can be killed immediately
without much fuss or missed
school time."
Next we come to the question,
"Who should chcck heads?"
Mrs.. Creighton pointed out that
we have to askcourselves, "Who
is with the children the most?.
School teachers and health units
do not live with the children.
Only parents share living and
breathing space with their of.
fspring and only parents have an
intimate relationship that snakes
checking hair easy."
You do not have to be an
expert to check for head lice.
We must ask ourselves the ques-
tion, "Do we want our education
dollars and precious health cage
dollars spent on a repetitivew task
that someone with very little
training can ' do?" Every in-
dividual can become
knowledgeable on this problem
and do their part to control the
spread of head Lice,
It basically comes down to
being an education process for
parents; one that .should not be
taken lightly.
Parents must not pass the buck
or point fingers. They ° must
accept oneresponsibility for
ch lying their own children on a
regular basis and notifying the
child's school if they discover a
problem.
Head lice factS
• short hair will not eliminate or
prevent head lice
• cleanliness does not prevent
head lice
- lice are spread by head-to-head
contact or sharing personal
items, such as hats, scarves,
bedding, brushes, combs, head-
phones and stuffed animals
- lice are very small (about
1/16") oval and greyish to dark
brown
head lice live on the head, use
blood for food and lay eggs
- lice eggs (nits) are greyish -
white, or brown oval-shaped and
stick to the single hair strands
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