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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-08-19, Page 4Pale 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 19, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Rob Bunidy Pat Livingston -Advertising Manager -Editor -General Manager 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD Subscription rates in advance: 317.00 Outsiae Canada 560.00 $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. For safe shopping The next time you are in town shopping, take a moment to stand on the curb and look either way along Campbell Street. You will undoub- tably see something that goes on all day, every day but that shouldn't be happening at all. The village of Lucknow has many things to its credit. A good business community; neat, shaded streets; a great ball diamond and -a beautiful landmark in the form of the church are all wonderful attractions. Soon the arena will be repaired and improved and within two years we'll finally have our sewage system. But what we don't have makes our main street dangerous for anyone wanting to shop both sides of the street. We don't have a crosswalk. Lucknow has a number of elderly residents who, and rightly so, take their time while walking between the shops. We also have a large com- munity of children who sometimes forget to look both ways before dar- ting out from between parked cors. The simple addition of an area of the street designated as a 'pedestrain crosswalk' would help eleviate the dangers associated with crossing a main thoroughfare. •; Our village is built on the juntion of Bruce County Road 1 and 86 and, believe it or not, some of the vehicles passing through have no desire to stop, or even slowdown. This makes crossing from the bank to the bakery a risky situation. If we painted a crosswalk somewhere on Campbell Street, Lucknow would be a safer place to live and shop. No doubt the Ministry of Transport would be happy to supply a cou- ple of 'Crosswalk Ahead' signs. The actual painting would only take a few minutes and the cost is next to nothing. Why then don't we have one? Maybe no one has thought of it. Maybe someone should. R.B. It was a blast from the past. A serious flash back. A little bit scary yet very in- teresting. I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Last weekend I attended my first reu- nion. It has been, and I still have a hard time believing this, ten years since we graduated from high school. The Class of '77 gathered once again to get reaquainted, get caught up and remember 'the good ol' days', Turn out for the affair was excellent. Some people travelled across the country to be there while others came from just across town. The walls were filled with old pictures of a bunch of silly kids that somehow looked very familiar. Is that really me wearing that stupid hat? The thing I found must interesting about the reunion, and a little dissapointing at that, was the fact that not one of my high school buddies is now fat and bald as I ex- pected! Quite the contrary actually. Everyone looked great. Okay, okay, Scott has a little less hair than the old pictures showed and Dave could shed a kilo or two but most of us have seem to have kept ourselves in pretty good shape. I guess we did learn something in school. It was very, odd finding out what people are doing with themselves now...ten years later. The guy I would have voted most likely to rob a bank is now supervising mentally handicapped adults in a big in- sitution in London. Some of us are now nurses, accountants, bank managers and even, dare I say it, mothers and fathers. Helen, with a tribe that almost constitutes a class in itself, looks better now than she ever did in high school. Ours was a very close knit group. We did a lot of growing up during those few years together in school and most of us have done a great deal more growing up since we disbanded a decade ago. By the same token, some of us haven't learned a thing in ten years. Some of us are married, some are divorced and some are still looking for `Mr. Right'. - - Even though we, for the most part, haven't seen each other for ten years, we feet comfortable with these people. There are no barriers, no mistrust, only good feeling between friends. And that is a wonderful feeling. At first I was a little apprehensive about seeing these people again. So many things ry y.» 1./.� .fJ.:$s: ,.. �........... By Rab Bandy have happened in those ten years, I thought it would be hard to catch up in one short evening. Personally, I have been around the world since graduation and held numerous jobs. I've learned some things and have a different outlook on life now, but guess what,..so has everyone else. • Then there were the nick names. The names we were known by 'way back then' and haven't heard since. Chubs will always be Chubs to most. Goat was there as was Fish and Pitou and Pee Wee and Bugsy. Sometime during the night so- meone called me but it took me a while to clue in. I haven't heard the name `Bungle' for a long time but eventually answered to it. Bill is still the funniest guy I've ever met, Judy is still the shortest and Kate the best looking but we are different. Gone are the days of getting into trouble just for the fun of it. No longer do we rebel and resent. For the molt part the Class of '77 has learned (finally) respect for life and the joy in the pursuit of happiness. I felt old for a minute while looking at the faded pictures on the wall. Old until I realized that I am still the same age as everyone in the room and that we still have a full life of living to do. Ten years is a long time but hardly a drop in the bucket, so to speak. When the evening ended and the `ol' bud- dies' staggered off back to their lives and loves, I wondered when and if I'd see them again. Some I will see more often now because of the reunion, and some I have no desire to see again...that is until the next reunion when, again, things will have changed. We . were a pretty good group in 1977. Now we are better. Soon we'll be great. Thanks for the memories, gang and we'll see you for the 25th reunion of the Class of '77. Somehow I hope at least some of us are fat and bald then. It only seems right. . , fi; rsi e d o3 c , o't Qu; ci( (In % Jen' O Q. bAier . N e.,r\ w do►r ke,2 be. 'wean ok).a c r - G -Nd G r;a- (a 40 (1O Ao • �}vne, bG/lh p,,+�8 G'',�e r r V nntel %41 'C ror14 Osc bkv Pon L �-_ \001/4) �n\ C� m� C � .1)100 e, • Y �vc�ev;.-1 e,e -‘ w A �, shoe •ktie, Aran. s for. 4 UrncA 441\e C.of her -\'10 ugln .. • 70 years ago August 23, 1917 Organization needed -High prices of foodstuffs are due, partly to the shortage of food, partly to waste in handling and, partly to manipulation of the markets and to speculation. It is estimated that 80 per cent of Canadian farmers sold their wheat last fall for $1.40 per bushel. Who received the difference between that price and $2.80 per bushel, the price which recently prevailed? The people are becoming restive respecting the speculation in wheat and in all other food products and would be glad to see the elimination of the speculator. Wherever profits are abnor- mal and unreasonable they should be confiscated. Lock your coop -A few cases of chicken stealing have already been reported, a fact which suggests that we have in or near Lucknow a few persons who are theives at heart. - Stealing chickens is no greater a crime than any other stealing, though there seems to be exceptional meaness about the creature who can go to the chicken coop of the widow and steal away the fruits of her summer care and effort. However, we must recognize the fact that there are such creatures about and the only wise course is SENTINEL to keep chicken houses well secured. Remember, the thief can't afford to make much noise. 50 years ago August 19, 1937 Cow sheds hide -A cow owned by Wm. McKenzie of Langside is performing a strange feat which has occured only once before in the experience of the local vet. Following an illness, the outer skin of the animal dried up like a shingle and was sh- ed in peices, leaving the cow "as pink as a new born babe". A heart condition that the animal had is believed to be the cause of the strange occurance which resulted in an improper circulation of blood causing the outer skin to die. The cow is getting a new hide and is growing fat and healthy after performing this feat. Weeds or an arena -Voting day ap- proaches. Support of the arena by-law will give this commum y a . ui . ing a can . e of useful service throughout the year. It will be another progressive accomplish- ment, such as this village has achieved in the past, to save it from slipping backwards that is not uncommon in villages: of this size. There are a few who do not posses a good deal of civic pride - our homes in the village are evidence of that. Is there anyone who would not be enthused to see a post office on the corner and an imposing arena on the old `Royal Hotel' corner. It would be a main thoroughfare to be proud of. The post office is assured. It remains with the electors to assure the arena. The site for the proposed arena is bought and paid for. The town holds the deed with a stipulation that it can be used for an arena only. With the foundation what it is, it is useless even as a parking lot. It is a hot bed for weeds. This eye sore can be chang- ed if you vote `yes' to the arena. 25 years ago August 22, 1962 No lack of candidates -The provincial riding of Huron -Bruce is a hive of political activity with two nominating conventions slated three days apart. This riding has been unrepresented in 1 the Ontario Legislature since the sudden death of the late John Hanna who had kept the constituency in the Porgressive Con- servative fold for 19 years since , first elected in 1943. Indications that a by-election is in the of- fing has spurred both parties to call con- ventions. The election seems certain for October, but as of yet no date has been set. 10 years ago August 24, 1977 Cost of water mains paid -To cover the - payment of the water mains installed on Stauffer, Ludgard and Napier Streets, the Lucknow Village Council decided at their August meeting to sell debentures worth $30,000 to the Ontario Improvement Cor- poration, a branch of the Ministry of Treasury and Economics. The debentures are to be sold at 10 per cent over ten years. Roof collapses -Water accumulation from the steady downpour of rain last week contributed to the weakening of the centre beam in the roof of the Lucknow Service Station on Campbell Street caus- ing the roof to collapse. Three people were inside the garage at the time. Damage is estimated at between $30,000 and $40,000.