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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-11-07, Page 4•-•"." • rage 4 — Luelatow Sentinel, Wednesday* November 7, 1$O P.O. Box 400 , LocknoW, Ontaro NOG 2110 5282822, Fax {519) 5283529 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson — Advertis'ng Manager fi Pat Livingston General Manager Editor T. Subscription rates advance:, $1.190 °Weide aanada:$6090 . $1490 Outside Canada 8.5090 Senior Citizen_ . • Second class •mailing reg..410. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical ertor,Ine portion of the adVertisingspace occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowanCe for Signattlre, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rate* • . Do you give remembrance? . . , The Wowing was prlaceeseayin the senior division of Csnadlan Ligion Po$tw cont.* it was Written by Krista MacLeod, ot Cornwell, Prince EdivaidloMML WO November 11 approaching, It is food for thought. This piece is for you • the :soldier on the battlefield: You fought In World War 1; you fought In • World .War 11; you fought in the Korean Conflict. You Were sant off into \an. unknown world to fight for your country, but you weren't•even oldenoUgh to vote. YOu were shipped away to a strange place • for months;,. yet you haridn't even been away, withOut your parents, for more than a week at a Ume.YOU.are the boy who • became a man overnight. You went away to kill and to be killed, and you were told that all the killing was fOr peace and brotherhood. YOu are the man who slept In mud filled trenches, and who ate rotten foOd. You are the.man who watched your buddy, three feet to your left, get shot in the -chest and die 'its you sat there helpless. You are the man I want to, thank. , Thank -you for my freedom. Without your courage 1 wouldn't have a free .11fe. You gave me- something .1 can never fully repay you for. You gave your life for .me and I want you to know how wOnderfullt belt knowing you cared so much. You had a family. people who loved you dearly, but you sacrificed it all for me. You went through hell to achieve your dream - your dream of a free Canada. I want for you to know' how good It feels to wake up In the morning and watch the sunrise without seeing the shadow of death or smelling the stench of blood In the air, HoW 1 wish youcould share the joy " with me. How can I ever repay you? It Is a dark, cold. Novembereieventh. The day starts Off dull and dreary:There seems tO be no hope for sunshine.. Is that how you felt on that November eleventh so long age? Were you tired and hungry? Did you believe that the sun would never come out and take away the darkness of war? Was your hope strong enough? 1 know you weretired and hungry. I know you believed that freedom would happen, and I know your hope was strong. I• know this because 1 am free. Your belief, your hope, and your strength is what made NOVember eleventh a victorious day. You never gave up until It was finally over. You gave me•my life and God took yours. Thank. you. As the trumpeter plays the lett post, I feel the warmth, and 1 see the brightness of the. sun. The sun Is shining and casting. shadows. I look toward the cenotaph and I set, you. You are smiling; you are trying.. I know I have repaid you by reminbering. • The people attending this. Service are, veering poppies. Theae poppies are for you. The tears 1 shed are for you. My smiles are for you. My thoughts aro for you. I give you my reMeMbrance. My name le Canada. My dreamt le for all Canadians to stand on the eleventh hour of 'he eleventh day of filo eleventh month to salute you • a true -Canadian. , • "They served till death. Why not we?" AMBLINGS by Pat Livingston . R Students' a! don't close the door to your future Last week wry Canada. Career Week *90, with the theme "Start to Finish". The theme was aimed at inspiring young people to finish their education so they are prepared for Canada's competitive labour market when theysgrfdtiate. • Making a hero** decision is more complicated than that faced by our parents and grandparents. Our youth fame rapidly changing work force. According to a recent ankle 1 read, it is estimated that • young people will mcpure 12 years of education for 2/3 of the new jobs in this country. And 75% of 'these new Jobs Viil be in the service sector in .occupations such as financial services, health and computer specialties. • It is mind-boggling when we stop and think about youth who ere quilling school before completing their secondary education. What do these kids .think they ate going to do to make a living and support themselves? Have they given thought to their future, or, have they in a state of exasperation, simply thrown it all up and quit? More and more adults, who were former drop -outs, now realize the error they made in quitting school. Look at the number taking ad- vantage of ormndence educatio, going Wok to school or adult retraining. These people realize that decisions they made when a teen haveclosed doors for them. Perhaps pairing up a poten- tial dropout with .a former dropout, who is now completing hisiher education(would be betterteiaL if these kids talked to adults in their 40's, who have had to change jobs due to companies, closing, they might understand the value of education«Ileing turned down for employment because you don't have at least a grade 12 education limits the ppssibiities of obtaining another job. The Co-operation Iblucalion program offeredbY area schools is a fantastic idea. What better way to know for certain that the choice of post secondary education a , student is making, is the right one. It gives the student a the oppor- • utility to barnfirst hand if that field is the one they really want to enter. John McCormick of the Career • Information Breach X • Employment and Immigration Canada has some good, advice for youth - "Close a$ feW doors as • possible on your future because the doeisions you'inalie today will definitely impact what will happen. in the futtlre." *(t. ************ In last week's paper our co-ep studeflt, y Rotteau, was -introduced to you. Although Amy hopes to obtain post-secondarY education in the journalism field, she will be involved in allaspects of work at the Sentinel,. So if you see a new, young farro greeting you at the counter or on the street, or hear a new voice answering the Sentinel phone, you'll know it's Amy. ' She will also be doing a person - on -the -street feature each week, addressing local or national issues and finding out just what your opinions are on these issues. • Having a student on staff is a new experience for us, but one we are enjoying. • Have a good week! This is the entrance to the Holten Canadia" n War Cemetery in Holland, where 130 Canadians are buried. The inscription on the reads "Their Name Liveth For Evermore". Mrs. Hartemink said there is a registry book listing all the names of the soldiers buried there. (photo courtesy of Hannah Hartemink) 70 Years Ago November 11, 1920 The Sentinel To Move The office and plant of The Sentinel, during the coming week, will be moved to the Joynt,Block, and will occupy the room until now used by Silverwoods. It is no small job to move a modern printing plant, and we expect to be altogether too busy to get out a paper next week - that is Nov. 18. The week following that we hope to be on the job as usual. Intensive Farming In Alberta - According to the local paper in Chauvin; Mr. Lance Moffatt grew on three acres of land, 6,000 heads of cabbage. 2 tons beets, 2 tons paisnips„ 40 bushels tomatoes. 25 buShels cucumbers, 250 bushels •potatoes, besides a quantity of cauliflower and other things. On 57 acres he had 1,000 bus. spring wheat, and 1,500 bus. oats. The balance of his crop not • yet threshed, will likely turn out just as well. Mr. and Mrs. Moffat, who have made this fine showing are both from near Lucknow, and the named their firm "the Lucknow Farm”. Mr. Moffat was a Langside boy and 1V1m. Moffat was formerly Miss Lizzie Maclntyre. SENTINEL MEMOIRS SO Years Ago November 7, 1940 Pipe Band Had Successful Year - That this was the best year in the history of the Lucknow Pipe Band, was the opinion expressed by older members at the annual meeting last week, when the year's activities were reviewed and important steps taken to further the success of the Band. • The tartan for the new kilts and plaids was selected at this meeting. It is know as the Stewart of Fingask tartan and will be quite colorful. If the order can be filled thenew kilts will be imported direct from Edin- burgh, Scodand. The new equipment will amount to upwards of $500.00, but the entire cost will be born by the Band, With this in view a kilt fund has been built up for some time out of the earnings of the Band. Officers were all reappointed for the ensuing term. They are, president, 0.11. Smith; Pipe Major, Roy MacKenzie; assistant Pipe Major, Dr. R. L. Treleaven; secretary -treasurer, A.B. McKim. 25 Years Ago November 17, 1965 Lucknow Plebiscite on Decem- ber 6th Is for Establishment of Liquor, Beer Store - Two weeks from next Monday, December 6th, Lucknow will vote on a liquor question. The ballot will read "Are you in favour of the establishment of government stores for the sale of liquor?" Only the one question will be voted on. Three years ago, in October of 1962, two questions were voted on and both were defeated. The ballot three years ago was for a dining lounge, which was defeated with a negative vote of about 55%, and for government stores, the same question as is being voted on this time. The vote on the government stores was about 50% for and 5O% against. A 60% approval is required before any vote Passe/. Por those who become confused on what is actually being voted on this year, and there appear to be many •who, are, it should be noted that this vote is for the establish- ment of a liquor and beer store only.