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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-06-24, Page 5Page 4--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 24, 198'7 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Alan Rivett -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager 528-2822 A CCNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD VL L]1 F 1LU CIRCULATION. PAW Subscription rates in advance: 17.00 Outside Canada s60.00 $14.00 Outside Canada s58.g0 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. L Educating children important AIDS, they tell us, has become an epidemic comparable with tuber- culosis and the plague. It has the potential to kill mothers and fathers, sons and daughters. Besides being a deadly world health problem, the disease represents a genuine threat to every community in Canada requiring a govern- ment response on every front. "The challenge facing Ontario is to educate ourselves and our children about the risks of AIDS," says Health Minister Sean Conway. The draft outline of an education course in AIDS will be compulsory for more than 235,500 elementary pupils next fall. Ontario guidelines for the study of AIDS in schools stress abstinence form sex as the best way to avoid the deadly disease. The guidelines, however, rarely discuss the use of condoms. When they are mentioned, it is usually to stree that they are not 100 per cent safe. NDP leader Bob Rae was right when he said "preaching morality is *not going to work. It's not going to solve the problem. It's teaching ef- fective prevention that's going to solve the problem." Don't worry about a health education encouraging sexual promiscui- ty among young people. The truth is kids are able to think about sex all on their own. In the end, some will have sex and some won't but the choice is theirs, and it doesn't matter if they are enrolled in a health education class or not. But the new compulsory health education course is not about having sex. It's about preventing AIDS. As a society, we should be concerned about a prevention. So what is the subject causes discomfort; it's not supposed to be pleasant. The government, as a vital part of our society have taken a brave, necessary step toward facing the issue head on. The education guidelines also stree the importance of parental in- volvement in AIDS education with suggestions that local school ad- ministrations considerr offering parents similiar subject matter as that given to children. It's a good move too. Parents bring children into the world knowing that it's their responsibility to teach them to look after themselves. If teaching kids about AIDS in school saves one vicitm, it would be worth it. As Mr. Conway put it, "if we teach our children, to make responsible decisions, we will save lives." Lourdes Richard (The Mitchell Advocate) Enjoying life in Lucknow By Lou -Ami Hope Not long ago, I was asked by Dave Sykes, editor of the Goderich Signal -Star, if I would fill-in for Sentinel editor Alan Rivett while he took his annual two-week vacation in June. Well, quite willingly and, I must admit, eager for a short change, I accepted. What could go wrong in two weeks, I asked myself. My first day in Lucknow brought news of Alan's acceptance of a new job with a larger weekly newspaper in the Ajax - Pickering community near Toronto. Still, undaunted by his leaving, I plunged into life in Lucknow and all it entails, look- ing forward to producing two newspapers before being sent back to Goderich where I am a reporter -photographer with The Signal -Star. I figured they would have a replacement for Alan within my two-week stay. As a recent journalism graduate who went through the agony of waiting to find a job (there are a lot of journalists graduates fighting for the ever -so -few journalism jobs), I thought it wouldn't take long to find another eager person who would be willing to try and fill Alan's shoes. Now, don't get me wrong. I have en- joyed working in Lucknow for the past four weeks. From my first trip to Lucknow to cover the Kinsmen's magic show, to learn- ing about the "gentleman's game" of lawn bowling, to watching Adrian Helm literally fly over the high jump bar at Lucknow Central Public School's annual track and field meet, to listening to Health Minister Murray Elston speak at Pinecrest about senior citizens, to attending the grade eight graduation ceremonies at Lucknow Central Public School and seeing the sadness of leaving public school behind mixed with the eagerness of being in high school come September written on the graduating students faces. I have enjoyed it all. But, there comes a time when it has to end. And, that time is near. Soon I will be returning to Goderich. Back to my own desk at 1 Huckins St. Back to Dave, Pat, Ted and Yvette, my co-worketrs. Together we are the team that puts together the Goderieh Signal -Star. However, I have been told by Tom Thompson, the Sentinel's advertising manager, that there is one thing 1 must do before returning to Goderich. Climb the Lucknow standpipe and take a picture of downtown Lucknow. Well,sorry to disappoint you Tom, but being afraid of heights that is one thing I have no intention of ever doing. But then again, you might be able to pass that off on the new editor. The Sentinel is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Bundy... as editor. A native of Goderich, Rob and his wife have returned to the area from the west. Rob began his duties at The Sentinel yesterday (Tuesday, June 23) . School is out for summer Students at LCPS jumped for joy Thursday afternoon when the school was dismissed for the summer holidays. After a lenghthy morning assembly and classroom celebrations, students are already planning activities for the summer. (Lou -Ann Hope photo) 70 years agog June 28,191' School notes - Miss Irene Sherriff presid- ed at Entrance Exams in Ripley last week. Twenty-six students wrote on the En- trance Exams held here last. week. Of these, 10 pupils were of the Lucknow school. Mr.. Nelson, principal of Kincardine school, is conducting Middle School En- trance to Normal Exams here this week, and Principal Doupe is in charge of like ex- aminations at Ripley. Only five candidates for Middle School Entrance are writing here this year. Four of these are Lucknow students and one from the Teeswater school, Arthur Hodgins. The Lucknow candidates are Mabel McClure, Winnifred Woods, Anna Nicholson, Alex Nicholson. Tractor vs. Horse - You keep a colt for about two years before you break him for work. Two years of expense before you can begin to work your investment. It is estimated that a horse costs about 50 cents a day to keep, considering food, blacksmithing, veterinary attention, your personal care, shelter, etc. This means $182.50 a year. And about the best he can do is work the equal of 90 to 100 days of ten hourse etch, which makes a cost something like $2 a day. Do you wonder why some people find it hard to make far- ming pay. A tractor can do the year's work of one horse in nine days at a cost of about $30. The horse is a noble animal. No one questions this. But for practical purposes he . is rapidly replaced by engine power in the field, just as he had been replaced by the railroad and automobile as a means of transportation. 50 years ago June 24, 1937 Driverless car does merry-go-round act - A car, cranked while in gear, in front of Silverwood's downtown office, did a wild merry-go-round act on the main street Fri- day morning before being brought to a halt by the owner, Mr. Thomas Blake , of Ashfield, who scrambled onto the fast moving vehicle and guided it into the bank in front of Silverwood's. When the car leaped upon being crank- ed, it narrowly missed pinning Mr. Blake to a hydro pole, as it started to careen wild- ly in circles around the street. It struck and did minor damage to a car owned by Fred Hurd, traveller for Lloyd's Fruit Co. The wheels of the runaway car were so cramped that it continued in circles on the street and is said to have completed three rounds at a fast clip before the driver was able to mount the running board and bring the car to a halt by steering it into the em- bankment at that point, with only a minor degree of damage resulting. 25 years ago June 27, 1962 Transformer trouble caused hydro failure - When a transformer on the pole at the arena corner burned out shortly before the noon hour Monday, that area of the vilage was without hydro power for a few hours. When A. M. Havens pinpointed the trou- ble a hydro crew from Wingham was call- ed and had a new transformer replaced by 3:15 that afternoon. It played "hob" at The Sentinel office with mechanical work at a standstill without light, heat or power. In addition the linotype machines are inoperative for an hour after such interruptions while the hardened metal remelts. No sooner were we back in operation Monday than we learned the repairs were only temporary and that another transformer would be installed on Tuesday morning. That pretty well "shot" the mor- ning and required that linotype operations be continued until the early hours of Tues- day morning to offset the interruption. Local nurse on overseas trip - Miss Ruth Thompson, public health nurse who is located in Lucknow with the Bruce County Health Unit, is on a five-week trip overseas. She accompanied her sister, Miss Margaret Thompson of Toronto. 10 years ago .June 29, 1977 To work on water tower - Extensive work will commence next Monday, July 4, on greasing the inside of the Lucknow SENTINEL Water System "standpipe". The village works department has recommended that householders refrain from washing clothing that day for their own protection. It hasalso been recommended that water users draw off enough water for morning use. Lawns and gardens may be watered this week but residents are requested not to use their garden hose after work commences Monday until it is completed. Canadian baton twirling champion - Tommy Gilmore, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Art Gilmore of Lucknow, has again proven himself in the field of baton twirling. Tomnhy competed on the weekend in the Canadian Baton Twirling Championship at Thornhill Centre and earned himself a first place in the Boys Championship Juvenile Class, ages 7-10, and first in the Boys Open Contest in the Juvenile Class. U He scored the second highest mark in the Boys Championship classes. Competitors are from all across Canada. Tommy is a member of the Wingham Canadettes.