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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-03-18, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 18, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 528-2822 A CCNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD VL RIFIG O CIRCULATION P*10 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Alan Rivett -Editor 517.00 Outsiae Canada $60.00 Pat Livingston General Manager $14.00 Outside Canada $58.00 Senior Citizen 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. New insurance program promises to lower rates At last, public outrage over the exhorbitant price of insurance has finally received attention from Ontario's insurance industry. Worried by public rancor and a New Democratic Party campaign for government takeover of the industry, the insurance movers and shakers have finally come up with a scheme that promises to soothe the tempers of Ontario citizens as insurance rates, especially auto and liability premiums, have gotten out of hand. Under the new plan, called Smart No Fault, the insurance industry will look into severely limiting the right to sue accept in the cases of death or a serious permanent injury as victims currently have an unlimited right to sue. As well, the plan will offer increased benefits to accident victims, including unlimited medical payments to accident by accident victims. Currently, a $25,000 medical payment limit exists in Ontario. Before the new insurance plan will go into effect, it will have to be approved by the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Affairs before it can be passed on to the consumer. Government takeover of the insurance industry in Ontario may not be the best way to deal with the insurance woes. Other government - run corporations such as Ontario Hydro and it's large deficit are anything but efficient. However, the government's proposed involvement with the in- surance industry had the desired effect - to get the industry to at (east consider new and different ways of dropping the premiums to a reasonable level. How much effect it will have on insurance premiums, especially auto insurance, is uncertain. But, any solution that deals with the very root of the problem - the costs of court cases which insurance companies are forced to pick up - will be welcome news to Ontario's 6 millon drivers who are fed up with the escalating costs of insurance. A.R. The Tykes are tops After five months of hearing "coach, my skates are loose! ", "coach, can I play centre?" "coach, can we have a scrimmage?" and "when's our next game?", the hockey season is nearly over. But, for this coach of Lucknow's youngest hockey stars, the Tykes, it has been quite an experience being in charge of 20 enthusia$ic kids who show up at the arena to practice or play hockey. In fact, I'm a little sad it's com- ing to a close. It's been a super year, not so much from a game -winning standpoint - we won our share but also lost our share as well. But, the biggest consideration is that the kids hopefully met some new friends, played a few games, and had some fun learning one of the greatest sports in the world. One of the highlights of the season oc- curred last Saturday as the Tykes suited up for a game against their moms. The mood in the Tyke dressing room prior was of sheer confidence, with shouts of "we're going to whomp 'em" coming from the dressing room. One player even asked if he could practice his bodychecks on the moms, which I quickly declined. The game was not without its funny moments, especially when defenceman Trevor Moffat was robbed of a sure goal when his father, the timekeeper, accidentally (?) hit the buzzer. Suffice it to say, Trevor was not impressed! The game also contained a penalty ALAN for "too many moms on the ice". However, the most gracious referee let the moms off with a one -minute penal- ty. At the end, a stampede of Tykes came on the ice to break the tie game, but the moms also joined in with a stampeded of their own for a free-for- all to end an enjoyable evening. The game ended in a 6-6 tie, aid with the exception of a few bumps and bruises to the moms, everyone went home happy. Thanks to all the mothers of the Tykes for coming out for the game, and for being such good sports! Look out dads, because next week is your chance to play a fun game against the Tykes! Thanks to all the parents for their support this year, and for putting up with all the hassles of driving to and from practices and games. Thanks to fellow coaches Gerry Paolin, Steve Hackett and Glenn Ferguson for all their valuable help. Last but not least, a big thank -you to the players who are not only good hockey players, but good kids as well. Thanks, Graeme, Trevor, .Col- in, Ean, Ian, Cameron, Ryan, Brent, Nathan, Joan, Miranda, Craig, Jeremy, J.Jay, Herman, Bobby, Mark, Doug, Jonathon, and Peter. Skate -a -th on fun By Alan Rivett 70 years ago March 22, 1917 Noted Singer Coming to Lucknow - Miss Gardner, the charming young contralto who will appear at the Fire Company con- certs on March thirteenth, might have been a member of the Imperial Opera of Vienna at the present time if the outbreak / of the European War did not necessitate her return to this country. ... The concerts in which Miss Gardner will appear at Carnegie Hall, Lucknow, Friday afternoon and evening, March thir- teenth will afford many music lovers of this community an opportunity to hear the magnificent voice of this brilliant young artist, and the appearance of Miss Gard- ner will be only one of the enjoyable and impressive features of the coming event, because the singer, on this occasion, will use her sup rb voice for the purpose of showing ho Thomas A. Edison, in the latest produc 'on of his laboratory, has achieved the actual Re Creation of the voice. Successful Irish Supper - That this part of Canada is still very far from a state of famine in spite of war conditions, high- priced "taties" and pork, was the impres- sion left with all who attended the St. Patrick's supper last Saturday evening. How the women could give such a splendid supper for 25 cents was a conundrum which all took away from them. Perhaps the good ladies of the Institute can answer it. One thing they are proudly conscious of is that they made about $60 clear out of the enterprise. 50 years ago March 18, 1937 Many turned away at Amateur perfor- mance '• A flood of entries and then an at- tendance that the Town Hall fell one hun- dred or more short of accomodating, was the reception that greeted Lucknow's first amateur contest, staged in the Town Hall on Friday night, under the auspices of the Women's Institute. The event exceeded all expectations and proved a big problem to handle. Entries that flooded in totalled over sixty, so that it became necessary to permt only one entry from each home, and also allow only one of the thirty-nine fine prizes to each family. The prizes were donated by the Lucknow business men. Sometime before eight o'clock, the crowd began to gather, and for a time was lined up back to the street. By the time the program got underway about eight -thirty, there was not standing room available and scores were turned away. 25 years ago March 21, 1962 Parish Hall to be dedicated - St. Peter's Parish Hall Building Committee hope to be able to finish the Parish Hall within the next few months. The main factor that hampers the completion is the lack of funds for the washroom which will be located in the church basement. The work has been mainly voluntary with a few people giving , many hours of labor and skill. The total percentage of money paid out in labor costs has only been 14 per cent of the money spent so far. Firemen fail to find Friday fire - So- meone got their signals mixed last Friday between ten and eleven a.m. in a fire call to the farm of Omar Brooks, west of Lucknow on Highway 86, and tenanted by Lorne Kiep. In the excitement of giving and taking a fire call at the at the fire hall, together with the noise of the fire siren and the fire trucks in the other ear, the directions to the fire were determined as being on Highway 86 on the road to Amberley. The name Kiep, being comparatively new to this area was not clearly received on the phone. The farm, the former Bob Campbell place, was passed by th`e fire truck en route to the supposed area with no signs of trouble. A car of advance firemen drove all the way to Amberley when they phoned the Dungannon central to check again on SENTINEL the source of the call. The truck was turn- ed at Gordon Elliott's place at Amberley and returned to the Kiep farm. Fortunate- ly, it was a chimney fire and no serious consequence that had been extinguished. 10 years ago March 23, 1977 Peter Steer wins Archery Champion- shipFast becoming known as one of Canada's top barebow archers, Peter Steer of London last week won the Ontario Barebow Division at Galt, Ontario. This week previous Peter and his wife Elaine both placed fourth for all of Canada in their respective divisions at the Canadian National Championships. The former Lucknow couple, members of both the Ontario Archers Association and the Federation of Canadian Archers, competed in some thirty-five tournaments during the past twelve months across On- tario and northern USA. Peter is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Steer of Kinloss and Elaine is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cook of Lucknow.