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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-10-07, Page 1ESTABLISHED IN 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON -BRUCE BOUNDARY Those busy beavers have been at it again. This fine example of a dam appeared almost overnight near the South Kinloss Cemetery and, as one observer was heard saying, "If it had been the government building this, it would have taken.monthsof research and planning". As wonderful as the dam is, it will have to be removed to stop undue flooding. (Rob Bundy photo) Bacteria in water sends kids home By Rob Bundy. The students of St. Joseph's School en- joyed an unscheduled holiday last Friday, October 2 when they were sent home due to the appearance of unsafe drinking water at the school. During routine checks on the water car- ried out by the Huron County Health Unit, it was discovered that high levels of bacteria were present in the water system of the school. This information was passed along to the school officialsearly in the afternoon and the decision to close the facility for the remainder of the day was then made by the Huron County Board of Education. According to Ed Harrison, Director of the local Health Unit, high levels of bateria are common with private wells that sit idle for any length of time. "Because of prolonged non-use of the water system, bateria levels often reach an unacceptable level," said Mr. Harrison in an interview with the Sentinel. "This is common, especially w-ith..private wells that are left standing over the summer Committee steps up reunion plans The committee for Lucknow's 130th bir- thday celebrations has been meeting regularly setting up sub -committees to handle the various aspects of such a large event. By way of keeping the public informed, listed below are the names of the executive committee and the sub-committees—� Executive Committee: Ian and Jedn Montgomery, chairpersons; John Pollard, treasurer; Betty McDonagh, secretary; Mike Goetz, Hilda Andrew and. Jeff Taylor, directors. Sub -committees: Joanne Pentland, food; Wayne McDonagh, bar; Delores Cross, entertainment; Donna Crich, decorating; Bill Andrew, grounds; Grant Chisholm, parade; Pat Livingston, adver- tising; Mary McIntosh, invitations; Hilda Andrew, souvenirs. All local service clubs have been con- tacted inviting them to have a member become involved in the planning. Volunteers and suggestions are welcome. If you are interested in helping out in any way on any of the above commit- tees, don't hesitate to contact the person involved. Remember - many hands make the load lighter: Mary McIntosh reports that to nate she has' -not received a very good response to the request for names of friends or relatives who would be interested in receiving invitations -to the reunion. To get these names on the mailing list write to Mary at Box 585, Lucknow, call Pat Liv- ingston at 528-2822 or simply drop the names and addresses off at the Sentinel office. The committee has also announced the Slogan Contest for the 130th birthday. i?or full details see the ad in last week's Sen- tinel. Don't forget to participate - we roared in '74, jamboreed in '83 - what will it be in '88? Have you started cleaning out those at- tics, basements and closets in preparation for the gigantic garage, lawn and auction sale. All proceeds for thus venture go to the Lucknow Sports Complex. eIf) you're like most of us, you " have many items, sitting .:. around collecting dust. Just think of what you could do with all the extra space you'll have. Remember the Lions have said "we'll taking anything" and after all "one man's junk is another man's treasure". months." Disinfection of the water system at the school was begun over the weekend and the bateria levels are expected to be returned to normal by the end of this week. This disinfection process takes the form of flushing the lines with common chlorine. "Following the addition of chlorine in the water lines, testing will be done within three or four days," said Harrison. "We don't foresee any further problems." Harrison added that the Health Unit does not suspect pollution of the water system due to fertilizers or farm chemicals. Students of the school were instructed to bring cups to school for the remainder of the week as fresh drinking water has been transported to the facility. The Health Unit says the bacteria levels are not high enough to cause any problems unless taken internally. Hand washing will con- tinue with the well water. No injuries were reported in the incident and the water is expected to be as sweet as ever by the end of the week. Local boy recovering A local boy is well on the road to recovery in London's St. Joseph's Hospital after a serious farm accident two weekends ago. Ryan Hackett, son of Steven and Margorie Hackett of Lucknow, is in trac- tion with a badly broken leg after falling from the cab of a tractor and being run over by the machine. The accident occur- red on Saturday, September 26 on the family farm .in Ashfield Township. Ryan's father told the Sentinel that the seven-year-old is resting in hospital and appears to be in good spirits. The Hacketts expect to have their son home sometime in the next three to eight weeks. Forms available for Crop Stabilization plan Registration forms for the 1987 Ontario Crop Income Stabilization program are now available. Producers who were enroll- ed last year will automatically receive a re -enrolment form in the mail. Producers who were not enrolled in 1986 may pick up a form at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. Deadline for application is October lst. There are some things you should know in completing this year's application. The ap- plication form is for crops marketed dur- ing the following periods: Winter Wheat and Canola - July 1, 1987 to June, 30, 1988, Barley - August 1, 1987 to July 30, 1988. Corn, Soybeans, White Beans - September 1, 1987 to August 31, 1988. Thus, winter wheat planted this fall is not enrolled until next year. Producers must estimate their yield for corn and soy- beans on the enrolment. In order to cover all of your production for stabilization, it is best to estimate your yield on the high side. Another point that needs clarifying is the maximum payout under the program. The maximum payout a producer may receive under the program is three times the total enrolment fees paid, as . opposed to three times the enrolment fee for a par- ticular crop. Thus, in the event of a large payout for a particular crop, it would be good to have built up your enrolment fee account by enrolling all crops you have to maximize your payout. One of the real ad- vantages of the program is that the fees you pay in are kept in a separate account and accumulate interest at the current dai- ly interest rate, comparable to the banks. Any excess fees at the end of the program are returned to the producer. Along with the application form is an eligibility letter to be completed. This needs to be com- pleted only if you are a new producer of a crop, or if you grew an eligible crop last year but did not enroll that crop. All other producers who were enrolled last year do not need to complete this form. Crops grown for seed are eligible for stabilization and may be enrolled along with a producer's non -seed crops. Pro- ducers enrolled last year may apply the fees in their account against what they owe for this year's crops. Final Payments on 1986 Stabilized Crops Final payments on 1986 crops under crop stabilization will not be known until November or December. Until then, pro- ducers may wish to check their records to ensure they received all the interim payments they were eligible for on 1986 crops. The Provinical government made an interim payment on 60% of the tonne: enrolled by a producer for corn, soybeans, white beans, winter wheat, oats and canola. The Federal government made an interim payment on 1986 corn and soy- beans sold through a licensed elevator up to March 31, 1987. An interim payment was also made on barley sold by March 31, 1987, but you must apply by filling out an application. Corn or soybeans sold prior to March 31, to another producer or to a non - licensed elevator are eligible for all stabilization payments announced but must wait to apply until final stabilization payment applications become available. The chart below summarizes the 1986 in- terim payments. Corn Soybeans Wheat (winter ) Barley Oats Canola White Beans Provincial Federal per tonne $3.60 $15.00 8.60 11.00 4.25 14.00 3.44 3,,44 8.00 18.29