HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-05-09, Page 1Late night raid on Iocal liquor store
Sometime between,. coling -tame on
Satcfrday, May 5, and earlY evening Sun-
day, the foreknow LCDO wart broken
to. A persol or persons miaow* made
off with at least foot 40 -os `betties of
'whiskey and pail* a few siz packs of :
beer aftergaining 3! brto.ttre
by. tineslaw lower pitmen
of the front Area,
While the ruseant .f the letroal theft
may only total -SIN, damages to the pro-
perty are being estimated ,•St over $5SL
.Evidence of the 1 -he was first
noticed by a ion resident late day
afternoon. non. This iii tr►ie ual then costricted
liquor *toe -employee Wayne Crowfeet
'who alerted pollee.. An team
from the Moat Forest Dead .1.
the OPP ate; the seem la hope* of
gaining Roger pdat evidence. y
Though I . urea* kve bees bi
the incident, a epokeinint Or the 'Oscar.
dine `01'P says *el deuce a lead in the,
cane and at least one suspect in Wad,
"Due to the small amen* of merches-
Moe taken from the preeeais+es, it roes
quite likely one person is a* awful
harm" Comiable Jim Ray told tke Servs
Orel en Monday. "No arrest: has been
made at Beier dote but i id lvsay we have
a erect 1* inhod."
The last time the lmlknew LC110 outlet
• was broken lute, dialogSeptember two
years ago, es totalled• close to.
Asleep at
the wheel
'11* Kincardine detachment of the
OPPthat in the early morning
hoursfTTuesday, May 1, a Wingham
area roan was chsrged with Care and '
Over .0 rap et akstisi Our brt»
on the Montgomery his vehicle
Loamy.
On Thursday, May 3, Countable G.
Johnson was suceinfid in recovering a
car stereo which had boon
stolen in November 1011. Ties reportednit wa,s
valued et ON. M Asirfield. Township •
,yam has been charged with theft under
As the result .ora e party on Fri-
day . . ' .' May 4, ..... into the.
early „ ' ' : hours of Sa ' in the
Albert meet are * of Ind, semen ;
liquor charges have been laid by OPP.
Also, a number of used hyperdermic 4
needles were recovered from the area. "
.'hese , will be . sent to a forensic
labora for tion.
In furt . r police act activity this past
week, it was rat Mr, DeanEllis Kirdoes ownship reported the
:
theft fof a .22 calibre a from truck,
which had lean parted in hi*.
The theft, valued at *100, is
under OPP Invent gation.
Fdr his 'volunteer, -multi bution' to the
Bruce .County Historical Society, Pharis
11.K MatherO, of R.. 1, Lucknow,
been givers a Voluinteer'Service ,Award
from NiiniStrY atld°rthe
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repppn. Sound
vc'io>rt _rc+ in re�reaa
F citizenship, culture *O:colnillnica.
tions such(set the arta, -libraries, heritage
conservation, muiticultei ral . race..rela-
tions and NatiVe communitydeveloVrnent.
Mr Mathers 'is a' past president of the
Bruce county Historical Soddy; having:
held *acinus executive positions over a
period • of 25 years -Ile sat .on many° cif=
ferent cammitteess throughout' his active
involvement with the society. •
Mr. Mathers' received .a trillium
shaped, .'gold4one; *Pei pin and a Per-
sonalized certificate acknowledging . the
many years of services he has, contributed'
to the:historical` society.. .• . „
"The awards are.. our way of
acknowledging ..the .eountf ess hours of
dedicated, selfless • service literally
thousands of volunteers give to the peo-
ple of the province every day of .the
year," said 1Viinister of Citizenship, Bob
Wong.
the sixth year of the Volunteer
Service Awards program, with the sup-
port of the nominating organizations, we
are once again , paying tribute to
volunteers whose tireless Work makes a
significant cohtaribution to'the; quality. of
life in their •communities," said Minister
of • Cultur+e and Conimunicatton_s, �I`
Hart.
Ashfield Are i
By Mona Irwin
Replace, repair or rebuild?
That's the questionfacing the Ashfield.
Township Council and residents of Porn
Albert as they consider the fate of. the
century -old bridge that, crosses. Nine
Mile River.
About 50 -people - both sumer and
year-round residents - turned out recent.
ly for a public information Meeting held
at Brookside Public School, and question-
naires were handed out to give the publie
a chance to offer opinions and comments
on the bridge's future.
Representatives from the Ashfield
Township Council could not be reached
for comment.
The existing bridge, which was bunt in.
Madill Band
brings home
bronze medal
Accolades to the members of the F.
E. Madill Secondary School Band, under
the leadership of John Matthews, who.
returned April 30 from a trip to Boston,
with a -Bronze •Medal from the Internes.
tional Music �„' .Festival. The, gro t
by
Wingimm bus on 25. and per-
formed on April 28. Colneon was
keen amongst the 18 groups. Mr.
thews informed the Sentinel Mat,'. that the
Music Festival took place in seven dif-
ferent cities throughout the Western
world.
The Maw band was only formed five
years ago' and can be justifiably proud
of their accomplishments. Of the 44
band members, 10. are grade,nine
students. Mr. Matthews `said they are
fortunate at F.E. Madill that area
public schools such ,as : Lucknow and
Teeswater havesuch excellentmusic
programs in place, and thus the high.
school benefits as music students pro-
gress into their secondary education. •
•• The Lucknow tichoeil Cenieert Bandsplayed. to a capaclty crowd at the Lucknow cpm-
Plen•ou F.r�l��d�ay ging. ;'bis week, die band is es. tour In. Michigan and.thonieney
raised'' at Friday's :cotrcert is bt iug,used, to offset the cost' a the trip. Ludlum and
.;area raider*. aimed be Proud tit' We these talented yoaatgeople representing thli
commmty. fir- B lam)
Parking».
reminder
The Business Association would like
to remindowners and employees, that
by parking their. vehicles on the main.
street all day, less parking spaces are
available for those who wish »to shop
"locally_
Parking space is available at the lot
across from the fire hall or the lot in
the .area °behind the Mayfair..
ei reviewbridge options
1886, does not meet proviinchd Ministry of . said. This meant that the bridge was safe
Transport (MT) standards, said Ken for most ears but only the very lightest
Dunnpresident of B.M. Ross 'and trucks. Heavier trucks use another road
• Associates, Ltd.. The . consulting engineer. to get into Port Albert.
ing .firm Inas
been authorized to :. in, . Snowplows and : other maintenance
vestigate all
aspects .of'both repIacin�g the' . equipment, which usually weighs, more
bridge and repairing it. w • than 'seven tonnes, cannot cross the
The steep and curved access road ap- bridgewhich causes "serious whiter
proaching the bridge is also mem- maintenance problems," Dunn said.
table, as the two biggest curves are. too Also, large amounts of salt are used in
sharp for 'current MT standards, especial- the winter on the bridge itself and
ly under winter eonditions, added Dunn. especially on the access road, as as it
Part of the problem with the bridge washes down onto the bridge it eats fur -
stems
fthat�it w
as built with Ozer into the steel supports.
a very light steel support structure, said ' of Last tae. iyyiear the company did an update
=
Dunn.
In 1974 y of doneevery two we did a partial anal's oaf limit (which must be
the truss . to five years), and found
composition, and gave it a ° the bridge had deteriorated so badly that
rating of severe tonnes at that tune,',, he . • Term to pegs _
•
Viand ,says
`thaniks'
The Lucknow School Concert Band,
who are spending 'this week on a tour of
Michigan spreading their marvelous
music, would like to thank everyone
• who took in 'their fund raising concert
on Friday evening. •
The local musicians never fail to pack
the 'house, and Friday's concert at . the
Community Centre . was no exception.
Concert goers were once again treated
to an enjoyable evening of music .
courtesy of the talented young . people,
under the able direction of Mr. Coley,
who make up the band. Thanks to these •
concerts and theof the com-
munity, We aimedsupport
the band members
are having a well deemed good time in'
Michigan.
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