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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-09-19, Page 1Work' en the Vie. sewer .layer of cane* poured On, «p. Pro. ; to be pi!ogreasu g, When the cement has had ime favacuub� to , y .#o set up, a layer of .cam Chilton, Engineer with B.M. gravel is placed on top and then Ross ,and Associates, who es- ' timated that close to $1 million work has been completed in the' last eight "weeks.; Last week the base slab at the pumping stakes (by the Kinsmen Bali diamond) was put in place. The station .will .measure 22' high by ` 12' in diameter when:.. completed: The mama on the pumping station was let to Wel- lington Construction. Once the base: was set, in place, it was Iilled with concrete. Mar, Chilton said it would be seven to 10 days before the other sections would be put in place. . Work on laying the' Pipes' under ' the ' triter was held , up pending receipt,ofa val from the federal ministry oventing waterways, as the Nine Mile '` River is deems a navigable waterway, Aiiproval was received' in late.. August and: Delia Chesworth,;Engineer with H.M. Rosa said - that the eight river `crossings must be r . completed by the end of Septem- r., Ciossingtherivetr'with.se vage pipes '14 110 Y tom'. The ems sing to the south: -of C upbell street ' was- widertak ji. last: Friday. RonCartnnale, site super- visor with..Blue'CoznVs tam, who was awardedcontract 1 2 and 3 of thesewer project explained the process.•. The river was 'dammed up using sand bags, just north of where the lines cross, and large pipes and pumps, run by. generator diverted the water approximately 200 feet, to a - point south of the crossing Where`= the water reentered the river. A filter cloth is used'at the point of re-entry to. prevent sediment buildup. c the water has. been diverted a trench is dug with the back hoe and a layer of cement is poured. Next the \pipe is laid - across the river and another. rogressing favoura a layer Of clear stone on top u Wh est the ding mess is. complete, the dams are removed and the direr or a egainmatt its name coarse. The b>l of the river are restored: the.previous state they, were is prior to dig- giiltg. Mr; Odium 'mdiciuted' diet meting of 0* mots, where sewer work has been co mple�; should begin in the near uta, Lucknow's sewer project appears to be progressing favourably. Sewage pipe was installed under the river just south of -the main street last Friday. In the for und you can see the pump and hose thrlt diverts the water appro ately 200 feet *WO* bank, where it re- enters, the .r river. A "filter cloth is used at the point of re-entry to prevent sediment bundup. In t e.centre, where the ridges of,dirt show is where the sewer pipe was Nail. Prior to laying tom. pipe, a buyer of cement is poured on the bottom of Ole river bed, followed by a layer of cement on top of the pipe, and then crushed gravel and clear stone finishes the process. The dams are removed and the river once again runs its natural course. The river banks are restored to their previous. state. (Pat Livingston photo) The 199010s s Mkid*Western Ontario Pageanewas held in :Luclmow last Satarday idtamjuriction with„the Lucknow Fall P'aira Deborah JAM, Miss itiirctlirdiue (far left) was ciNnyncd Miss 11T -Western Ontario, with iKrristine Ward, Miss Listowel; Heather Spencer, Mi Arrtur :Tara and Sheri, Hord, Miss. Dusgaanon as f stood and third rune rsup. (Pat Livingston photo): 0r{, Miss Kincardine crowned Miss Mid -western Ontario A large crowd gathered at the Julie Rae Lynette Coborn; Miss Lucknow Community Centre last , Palmerston, Pamela Bridge; Miss Saturday to see the crowning of the Brussels, Mary Terpstra; Miss Port 1990 Miss Mid -Western Ontario. Elgin, Becky -Ackert; Miss Kincar- The Lucknow Agricultural Society dine Reunion, Krisinda Valenciuk; sponsors the Queen Pageant; v)hich Miss Mount Forest, Mary Rae and has been a part of local fair since- Miss Durham, Jennifer Doherty. its inception in 1966. June Gilchrist, co-ordinator of the This year's Miss Mid -Western pageant, posed. the question, Ontario is Deborah Lesko, Miss `Would you like to ' see a further Kincardine, with Kristine Ward - competition available after the Miss Miss Listowel, Heather Spencer - Mid -Western's, during the day to Miss Arran -Tara and Sheri Hord - the 20 young.ladies competing. Miss Dungannon, as first, second The answer was yes. The contes- and third runnersup respectively. tants look upon the competition as Jana Ten bootie% Miss Paisley was fun and a great learning experience, voted as Miss Friendship. ' allowing them to share with other Other contestants , were Miss girls. The did stress that any ad- Lucknow, Alison Wardrop; Miss vaned pageant must not interfere Ripley, Jenny Tranter, Miss with their studies and would only Howick, Janne .Mann, Miss be in favour if the same criteria was Walkerton Chickenfest, Stephanie used es fall fair pageants use. Wieler;, Miss -,Hanover, Kelly Ann EnteittaAirtment during the concert Auk; Miss Walkerton Little Royal, Christine Lobsinger, 'Miss Tees. Peron of the evening was by Scott wafter, Melynda flares; Miss Glia: Woods, Paul Ifaslem, ruble Take, ton, Chrystal tones; Miss Madtdide, Turn to page 5 • •