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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-30, Page 4Page 4--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 30, 1987 •A S•.`•,y'•n%?rfi,f.'"{.',':: •r.%':9i2.: ; r%'<%,f ,A:,�• $M*P A lei rr r,6 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD Subscription rates in advance: 517.00 Outsiae Canada $60.00 $14.00 Outside Canada $58.00 Senior Citizen Second class mailing4 eg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the pbrtion 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. Nominate a junior Once again, the Ontario Corrimunity Newspapers Association, of which this publication is a member, is looking for nominations for the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Any resident of this pro- vince, aged 6 to 18 years, is eligible to receive this prestigious award. Recognition will be given for outstanding achievements and acts of courage and initiative on behalf of the nominated individual or group. Nominations are accepted throughout the year with award recipients announced in January. If you know of someone who may be involved in worthwhile com- munity service, have overcome a disabling limitation or performed an act of heroism, why not take the time to nominate them for the On- tario Junior Citizen Award. Any citizen of Ontario can submit a nomination. Nominators should document the activities and ocheivments of their nominee with support letters, recommendations or newspaper clippings. It should be noted that nominees from previous years who have con- tinued their noteworthy endeavours are eligible to be nominated again, though a new nomination form and updated documentation are required. Official nomination forms are available from the Lucknow Sentinel office. Once the nomination form has been completed and support let- ters received, it can be forwarded to this office or to the Ontario Com- munity Newspapers Association directly. We have the complete address and further details on the Junior Citizen of the Year Award here and would be most willing to help in any way possible to see the outstanding young citizens of this com- munity receive the recognition and support they so richly deserve. Since it seems only the wayward young people get attention these days, it would be a nice gesture to give a hearty pat on the back to the many 'good kids' we have in Lucknow. Give it some consideration and see us for full details. R.B. Fi^v.4T��rra::Giv�F! The Bundy household has finally found out what it means to be a television addict and we would like to take this opportunity to help those unfortunate souls we suffer from this unique disease. For the first time since I snipped the apron strings oh so many years ago, I had cable television installed in our home last week. I've never been much of a TV wat- cher. In the last house we lived in, which was in the crossroads community of St. Brides, Alberta, cable television wasn't an option we had. The only station we could get regularly was CBC and only when the clouds were in just the right formation. With winter just around the corner, and with the of timers predicting a particular- ly bad season ahead, we broke down and paid the cable man a huge sum of money to flick the switch and patch us into a cor- nucopia of television signals. All these years and I thought I was free of Gilligan's Island re -runs! For the last week, I have been disgusted with the power television has. I watched Cagney and Lacey for the first time in my life the other day and pray I'm not bored enough to watch it again. Now, whenever there's a lull in the household activities, on comes the idiot box and, like idiots, we watch Wheel of Fortune or Dynasty. There are some good programs on the tube. We like Sixty Minutes and I always try and catch the eleven o'clock news before retiring but 90 percent of the pro- grams are mindless and serve only to keep me away from reading, writing to Uncle Steve, or doing the dishes. The island nation of Iceland has a great system of television broadcasting. The country has only two stations and they broadcast only in the early evenings, never on Thursday and never during the month of July. Iceland has the highest literacy rate of any country in the world and more books per capita. Can you imagine never having seen Magnum P.I. or Hollywood Squares? I can. If you have youngsters in the house, it is pretty easy sometimes to turn on the tube and keep them out of your hair while you cook dinner or make a phone call. Televi- sion is a great babysitter but you've got to wonder how good it is for the little tykes. Maybe we should take a lesson from the Icelanders and give the kid a book to read instead. I don't want to sound too down on TV. I love Hockey Night in Canada and some of the documentaries are very enlightening, but it should be viewed with discretion. Okay, okay...I like watching Dallas on Fri- day nights as much as anyone but Dick Clark's Blunders and Bloopers? I'd rather trim my toenails. One thing I did notice while staring wide- eyed at -the box, oblivious to the fact that the potatoes had boiled over on the stove, was the commercials. There sure are alot aren't there? The one that really got me thinking was a commercial for Ford. What I don't understand is, how can they start selling 1988 cars in 1987? Let's face it...these cars were designed in 1985, built in 1986, sold in 1987 and are called "The all new 88's". We consumers must be a gullible lot. To my mind, a car isn't a 1988 unless that's when it was built! And who is this 'Man from Glad'? He looks very strange to rhe. I wouldn't buy a garbage bag from a guy who looks like that even if my house was full of it. No, I'm not sure getting cable television was such a good idea. But then again, now that I have it, I'd probably miss it if I didn't. Have to run...Knot's Landing starts in a few minutes...: Have a good week! 70 years ago September 30, 1917 Fall Fair big success -Quite up to the average of past years was the verdict passedupon the big annual event of the Lucknow Agricultural Fall Fair held last weekend. The fine dry weather which prevailed throughout September broke on Thursday and there was some rain. It looked for a while like we might have a repitition of the wet weather which spoiled the fairs of 1915 and '16. But Friday came and turned out fine. There was not even dust to mar the pleasure of the day and a succesful fair was the end result. Grain prices high -The Lucknow Elevator Company is again receiving grain and quotes the following opening prices: Wheat, $2.10; Oats, 55 cents; Barley, $1.15; Peas, $2.50. The man who had a good crop of wheat or peas is obviously in luck now. Red Cross Fund -October 18 has been set as the day for the annual appeal for funds in the interests of the British Red Cross. In the whole of the British Empire, no pro- vince, state or district did better than On- tario in the past two years. And as a village, Lucknow did well in Ontario. We all must do our part again and again as long as the war lasts. 50 years ago September 30, .1937 Fall Fair paralysed-Lucknow's 72nd Fall SENTINEL Fair was fine `shirt sleeves' weather but attendance dropped to about one-third the attendance figures of previous years. The fair was literally paralysed by the poliomyelitis epidemic sweeping the area. The dance Friday night was called off by the Fair Board. Congratulations to the directors who picked good weather but couldn't compete with health problems. It has been said that that the difficulties en- countered did not so much affect the suc- cess of the fair but rather the enthusiasm that existed in the community. Foundation completed -Tuesday night, ce- ment work on the arena foundation was completed and an excellent job done of it. Work of leveling inside the walls com-, menced on Wednesday. Mr. Weber and his construction gang are remaining in the Village and setting to work at once prepar- ing the shell of the structure. 25 years ago September 261962 Managers named-Proclaimations were posted last week announcing Monday, Oc- `e► ....... -. r .... w... - .... tober 22 as the date of the vote on the two questions concerning the sale of liquor in Lucknow. The proclaimation was set. this week for the announcement by the returning officer of the managers appointed to represent the two sides of the issue. Norman Taylor was named for the negative while Jack Wraith will address the affirmative. Two agents or scrutineers will benamed by these gentlemen for each of the three polling stations. The managers, who have the priviledge of entering any poll, and the inside agents are sworn to secrecy as to who enters the polls and who votes. Monday blitz -A one day, all out blitz visit next Monday to every corner of the riding in which John Wintermeyer, Liberal Leader, .accompanied by Murray Gaunt» Liberal Candidate, will shake hands with thousands of voters, will cap they Liberal campaign in a determined bid to win Huron -Bruce in the October 4 by-election. More than 300 miles of driving from dawn to well after dark will take in 'up- wards of 50 brief stops and include every hamlet from Mildmay to Colborne. 10 years ago September 28, 1977 Sending garbage to Holmesville-Lucknow Village Reeve, George Joynt, says that the village is saving thousands of dollars by sending its ° garbage to the Holmesville landfill site rather than purchasing and operating its own. "When you consider the cost of land, fen- cing expenses and operation of a bulldozer to cover the garbage each week, the sav- ings is going to amount to thousands of dollars," said Joynt. Lucknow will now pay six per cent of operating the site instead of five per cent stated by council last week. Based on the total operating costs last year, Lucknow will be responsible for $3,360 each year. It will cost the village $80 each week to deliver the garbage to the site based on a cost of $40 a load. An additional $100 a week is paid by the village for weekly gar- bage pick up. Corn prices depressed -In the last few years there has been a dramatic increase acreage planted in corn in Bruce County. But in 1977, this increase will mean greater losses for farmers. World wide corn surpluses have been pil- ing up and the price for grain corn has dropped. Talk of prices of $1.50 per bushel means that corn growers could lose 75 cents for; revery bushel they sell. This depressed price takes on great significance because of the amount of corn now planted by county farmers.