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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-05-06, Page 1ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY P'er/ :i The LucknoW United Church .UCW held an Old -Fashioned Tea Par- ty at the church on May 2 in celebration of the Lucknow United Church's 125th anniversary. Part of the fun during the afternoon was the ladies who dressed up in the old-fashioned dresses for the occasion. Shown are, back row, from left., Catherine Andrew, Anne Anderson, Mary Black, Mary MacGillivray, Mary Boyle and Dean- na Reavie. Front row, Kay Crawford, Ilene Greer, Anna Dexter, Ella Hackett and Edith Webster. (Alan Rivett photo) UCW holds old-fashioned tea party As part of the 125th Anniversary celebra- tions at the Lucknow United Church, the UCW held an Old -Fashioned Tea Party on Saturday, May 2. Many of those .serving and attending wore fashions of yesteryear. The room was decorated with spring flowers and a display table of many treasured old possessions. A salad plate, scones and cookies were served with tea and punch. UCW President Laura Lee Cayley welcomed the guests and Marion McFarlane chaired the programme telling humorous stories here and there. Isabel Shepherd accompanied on the piano for a sing -song of old favorites. Readings were given throughout the programme by Laura Hare, Dale Priestap, Margaret Thompson and Anna Dexter. The Knew News Singers consisting of Mayme Henderson, Ellen Cardis, Ruby McDonald, Farn DeBoer, Helen Thomp- son, and Grace Gibson with Elsie Houston on the piano, sang three old songs. Edith Webster and Laura Lee Cayley did a dialogue Balled Remembering When. All those in old-fashioned costumes parades to complete the program. The Huron -Bruce Swingers, an area square dancing club, have their dancing session every Thursday night at Brookside school, with Lorne and Cecille Lockrey of Port Elgin pro- viding the calls. The 42 -member club comes from West Wawanosh and Ashfield Townships as well as Goderich and Huron Township. ( Alan Rivett photo) Square dancing enjoyed weekly By Alan Rivett With country music breaking the air, and the sound of the caller's voice in time with the music, the members of the Huron - Bruce Swingers Square Dancing Club sw- ing into action for their weekly Thursday night session. The calls of "Doe-si-doe" and "left and right stars" are a language all its own, but to the square dancers, it's converted into fluid movement on the dance floor. To the observer, the square dancers ap- pear like a page out of rural folklore, with the ladies in traditional skirts or dresses which flare and swirl while dancing to the music. The gentlemen are also finely at- tired in their outfits, complete with a coun- try string tie. And, says square dance caller Lorne Lockrey of Port Elgin, once you get used to the unique language and movements of square dancing, it quickly becomes a source of pure enjoyment. "It never ceases be. be fun, even when you goof up," says Mr. Lockrey who, along with his wife Cecille, do all the calls for the Huron -Bruce Swingers. "It's like bridge - there's no two hands the same." For the past 18 years, many area people Turn to page 3 • IM Hospital approves $7 million budget The Wingham and District Hospital's board of governors has given approval to a budget of more than $7 million for 1987-88. At its April meeting, the board accepted the recommendation of its finance and audit committee and approved the budget for the hospital's next fiscal year which begins Friday, May 1. Robert Pike, finance and audit commit- tee chairman, told the board the commit- tee anticipated a slight surplus at the end of the next fiscal year .if all goes as pro- jected. The budget forecasts an estimated revenue of $7.2 million for the hospital while expenditures for the year are being estimated at about $7.1 million. Although the projected surplus is about $122,000, Mr. Pike said depreciation accounts for nearly $100,000 of that, bringing the actual figure closer to $22,000. "In other words, this is a break-even budget," he said. In a breakdown of anticipated revenue, Mr. Pike said the bulk of the hospital's in- come will come in direct funding from the Ontario Ministry of Health. Approximate- ly $6.39 million, a 4.9 per cent increase over last year, will be funded directly by the ministry. "I think we got a fair adjustment and in- crease this year," Mr. Pike said of the health ministry's funding increase. "These funds are a known and not at risk. It (the money) will come to us regardless of our activity rate." An additional ministry grant of more than $73,000 is also anticipated for later in the fiscal year, perhaps December, he said. This grant is related to the hospital's activity rate. Other sources\of revenue in-, elude donations, income from self -paying, non-insured patients and interest on accounts. ' Of the expenditures, the largest single category is that of wages and salaries which accounts for roughly_75 per cent of the $7.1 million total, he said. Wage and Turn to page 19 • Your Sentinel this week... Concert The Brookside Spring Concert was again a big success with the school choirs putting on a production called ZMusic Moves Me". For news of the concert, see the Brookside Broadcast on PAGE 14. Column Have you ever wondered about the origins of Mother's Day? Read the editor's column for the background behind this special day. SEE PAGE 4. Police The Kincardine OPP report for March and April is included in this week's Sentinel . SEE PAGE 11. Feature A special feature on the Huron -Bruce Swingers, a 42 -member square dance club, appears in this week's Lucknow Sentinel.