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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 wee lirlon; ms 'the e r t cu. 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 whether. Kinloss Township would turn to page 2 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 • turn to page 2