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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-04-01, Page 4Page 4--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 1, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Alan Rivett Pat Livingston -Advertising Manager -Editor -General Manager J 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD VC RIF IL CIRCULATION PAID Subscription rates in advance: 17.00 Outsiae Canada S60_00 514.00 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. Speaking out against violence in hockey Three cheers for the hockey parent, who wrote a letter to the editor in the Sentinel this week, voicing her opinion regarding all the in- cidents of hockey violence in today's hockey. In a letter to the editor in this week's Sentinel, a hockey parent ad- mits she is concerned about the amount of hockey violence, and about how the "win at all costs" mentality has undermined the essence of hockey -Jo Jearn .a game of skill and have some fun in the process. Granted, body contact has a place in hockey as well as the skills of stickhanding and skating, but only to separate the opponent from the puck, not as a method to intimidate or possibly injure a player. Of late, many examples in the media tell us that hockey violence is wide -spread including the shameful fighting on the part of both the .., Canadian and Russian Junior teams at the World Junior Hockey Cham- pionships and an outbreak of fighting at the high school hockey game attended by provincial opposition leader Larry Grossman which pro- mpted him to ask for stricker measures for dealing with violence in hockey. Closer to home, two recent examples of hockey violence include a re- cent incident in Wingham where a Midget game between Durham and the host town brought on a fight which eventually resulted in charged being laid. Also, the most glaring example and certainly the most publicized was the Junior C playoff series between Hanover and Port Elgin whiCh resulted in major injuries to several Port Elgin players. The Port Elgin coach, not wanting to be a part of the on -ice violence any longer, forfeited the series to Hanover. The very root of the violence problem is the. NHL where night after night, the crowds are "treated" to fighting which is all quite accep- table to the players and league officials alike. However, it's the responsibility of the minor hockey leagues, the coaches, the parents and the players to turn the tide of hockey violence. By cracking down on fighting and overly -cough play throughout the minor hockey system, hockey would be a much more enjoyable game to play and to watch. A.R. ...The survey says (Part 2) In Part Two of our look at the results from the Sentinel's recent readership survey, there was a number of other questions on the survey which need answers. Other than a general concern for more hometown news, some readers were critical of the over -abundance of Huron County news, both from county council and the Board of Education, which appears in the paper, The ma- jority of respondents felt the emphasis should be shifted from Huron to Bruce County coverage, as Lucknow lies in Bruce. Some readers may not be aware that, as part of my job, I cover the news from Huron County Council which is distributed to five other newspapers in the county. Since the monthly meetings fall on a Thursday, the news must be written by Friday in order for it to be distributed by the Monday deadline. As a result sometimes it doesn't leave a lot of time for anything else, hence the amount of Huron County news in the paper for that week. However, the readership survey tells us the readers do want Bruce County news in the Sentinel and it's up to us to find a suitable way of providing Bruce County council and board of education news. To this end, we're going to try to set up a system where other news media in Bruce County can provide this coverage to our paper. A reported need by the respondents ALAN for more farm news in the paper ( although some respondents wanted less farm news, saying they were amp- ly supplied with this type of news by the various farm publications) has been remedied. We have added the Bruce County Farm Report from the Walker- ton OMAF to the Sentinel. A number of other suggestions were made including having a recipes col- umn, cross -words, Bible stories, and in- dividual pictures of all hockey and ball players in Lucknow. They're all good suggestions, but simply impractical for the paper. As space in the Sentinel is always at a premium, we try to include the most news we can of Lucknow and district. Unfortunately, there's no room left for such things as recipes and cross- words. Let's face it, we're a small paper. But, we owe it to the readers to strive to fill the pages witn the best news coverage we can every week. The readership survey has given us some fresh ideas which we will definitely try to incorporate into the Sentinel. Thanks to everyone who replied to the survey. It was greatly appreciated. ...:.::.::..:mss...:._.. ,....:.: Practice makes perfect t By Alan Rivett 70 years ago April 5, 1917 Horse plunged through big show window - A horse driven by Mr. Philip Steward became unmanageable Tuesday morning and making a dash across Campbell Street, plunged through the plate glass -window of W.J. Davidson's furniture store. The horse went right inside, but the rig coming in contact with the window sill brought him to a halt and he fell among the broken glass and furniture, where he was unhitched and led outside. The plate glass, which measured 8 ft 9 In. by 7 ft 4 in., was broken into pretty small pieces and the sash somewhat open. The horse suffered a few slight cuts, but the furniture was in no way damaged. The Edison musical demonstration - The people of Lucknow were not in a going -out mood last week. They neglected two meetings of the Patriotic League and they failed to turn out in any considerable number to the Edison musical demonstra- tion on Friday evening. The affair, however, was a musical treat, the like of which village residents seldom have the opportunity to hear. Miss Gardner is a singer of rare power and sweetness. Mr. Lyman the other Edison artist who assisted at the demonstration, explained that Miss Gardner would sing just as she had sung when the records were made, with the difference only that as the machine being used in the demonstration was intended for use in a parlour and not a hall, she would give her voice the volume that she would were she singing under other conditions. So far as proving the reproduced music as an actual re-creation as is claimed by Mr. Edison, the demonstration was entirely successful, as no one could distinguish Miss Gardner's singing from the reproduction of it by the machine. 50 years ago April 1, 1937 Family gets farewell letter as trek begins - Cut off from communications with civilization, Finlay Maclnnes and a min- ing engineer from Edmonton, daily widen the gap as they penetrate deeper into the unexplored north, with their destination practically the North Pole. A farewell letter received last week from Churchill by Finlay's family in Lucknow was dated March 14. It stated that they would push out from Churchill the next day, after a two weeks' stay there awaiting the arrival of an Eskimo and dog team with which they attempt the journey. 25 years ago April 4, 1962 I see...By the Sentinel - THAT Hamilton Red Wings downed Niagara Falls four straight and have been standing by to meet the winner of the the Marlboro -St. Mikes series for the OHA championship. Paul Henderson has been an important cog in the Hamilton team this season. THAT Lucknow householders were plagued last week by a crew of fast -talking encyclopedia,salesmen, whose "foot in the door" approach was that they were taking a "market survey " and had a "couple of questions" they wished to ask. Reputable firms don't add to their prestige by adop- ting such merchandising tactics. Wonder if the peddlars and transient traders' bylaw applies in such cases. THAT a large stone thrown off a road- way from the wheel of an oil truck owned by Bud Hamilton of town penetrated two windows, storm and regular, at the office of Dr. M.H. Corrin and lit on the office floor. THAT a district farmer came upon a coon last week with its leg shattered by a steel trap which it was still dragging. The animal showed no fear of the man and with actually an "appealing look", kept looking at him and licking the wound. Not having SENTINEL the heart, to kill the coon the farmer releas- ed him from the trap and he scurried off, free of the painful encumbrance. 10 years ago April 6, 1977 Plans 400 mile walk to Ottawa - Adrian keet of Whitechurch will leave at 8:30 a.m. on Good Friday from Wingham Town Hall on a 400 mile walk to Ottawa. Mr. Keet, the president of the area Voice For Life group, will attend the Festival for Life conference in Ottawa, May 5 to 7, and hopes to draw attention, by his walk, to the National Alliance for Life and the protec- tion of the unborn, the handicapped and the aged. Mr. Keet resides on 86 Highway, the se- cond farm west of Whitechurch on the north side. Opens Ladies Wear Business - Loree Gammie, daughter of, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Gammie of West Wawanosh, has opened a new Ladies' Wear Store in Lucknow.