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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-11-21, Page 4PD. Son 400, kaoline, Otero PIOG. Established 1873 $28-2022; Fax (519) 5284$20 DAM BIJ NOS ti by Pat Livingston Thomas Thompson — Advertisng Manager Pat Livingston —. General Manager — Editor Subscription rates advance;' *1190 Outside Canada 41490 Outside Canada *5890 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 • Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertisingspace occupied by the erroneous item together with a reaaonabte `allowance for signature, will not be charged 'for, but the balance of the advertisement will. be •paid at the applicable rates. • �r r ' seniors gift, I realized whoever sent this ting me into readin the e. of . sand bis ea there �.g � with y •, ysself s Rolpacl Ramblerreceiues surprise present Last week, with my birthday fast ►y; ataa, so instruetians, but I pleU rektises titled "MiCCANcc- , my rie* Mond lady, did find the ane year warranty. I 1 " I betyou're all saying yilis, w opening the mail, decided I neednotworry about "' ' the out the press and rttuttod to uncontrollably. • *ening it„ as this nips* gift will wear witch!"Really, if you When, I q nee the cause of never grace my ann. I moan, what saw the watch you'd uodea ssa d •received an early' birthday present myself. No. simply put it peace of : welkxy. It maye her morrimcnt, she ted me 1 hsd, if lost a, I would never forgive " • why I ion t Warr such a. m Iwill' She wooded, to drop on m desk away, a valued � to be suitable for a five year old. but a a Y 1�a wrapped in p ., taken out go,�onally and ad- plate time pure 'wide .a slime You opened well it end imegme my mired sad then:safely ail returned to graband, ,d, n. ri clasp, bright its hiding place 'yellow casing and a can wish feet match!. You must be Peen'with envy by Getting envious. yet? This watch now., Be envious no morel As you a hands On the Inface, w simply.. mace a fad statement beyond have read 'before in this column, noir go with s►y ti�be, belief, The colour, style and quite often editors of newspapers On a more seriousvein, i' quality of this time ;pian cannot receive little perks inthe wonder what the cost of these be visioned, To appieciatc this which. are I :believe used a Means. - little geams. were, If .each.com- magndicent piece, one really hasof drawing your attention to the unity newspaper and•the food to see it in person, The art work . release enclosed therein.. editor -of a dailyin this on the face. of the watch is rar es, folks,this wonderful: work of pack - M provutoe.a�eceaved sutra k= I oohed and ached over my ...curt .was siply a means01 Goer- age I did, f cagd probably gra Out Ths aging of society its not a problem to be solved; butt"on opportunity to be utilized".. Today's. seniors are not content • to sit on. -the sidelines. They know. they can: still contribute, ,and they are determined to do so. What sand rs require most, h weirs; Is help end support to remain active and IndePendent In 'iholr own community. .Seniors want to be involved in tilt decision-making about`ttrp: care and service, they are to rscelve. They want to know, Just 'as everyone. else does, what their choltees,•are, What anythe • risks,. and how various options. Might affect their liteslyle._ Too often old age , Is an age of _no consent. Decisions affecting sen for citizens' are frequently made without the participation of the citizens themselves. Last werek, during... National Senlor Citizen's Week, an Information selninarwas sponsored by., the Lucknow Legion Spoalters from three major groups concomed with the.qual ty of life our�senlors lead were present, They. gave information on: the local :services and. programs; available to ;help .our seniors 'assist them In living independently In- their own,. ; homes, despite .the tact they may need some assistance. in addition to the 'physical asslstanoe, these ,programs offer. ',human contact to those who may be lonely, sad and isolated. If. you know a senior 'citizen or a disabled adult,who can 'benefit from the programs listed In tills week's story, please bei sure you let them know.'Seniots are one. of_ our greatest ri sources; let's be sure they know we recognize our, as such. • Library is back in quarters To the editor. • On .behalf of Lucknow Library,,I want to thank everyone who, in any capacity, helped with the recent renovations. The task of moving so many boots, tables, shelves etc.,. not once, but twice, was monunten- tal,L:The volunteers of all ages who lent a hand can be proud of *eh efforts. I would also like to thank Luck- now Council. Kinloss township, the local Lions and Legion for their generous financial support; the workers who did such a super job; my predecessor; those who couldn't • has to know.I am .a sucker for canned copy that came along with oh well, I nod► l have another ve our,: w ch; t. tle nenn�tnto"' to soil to my one at ridicidous as You can only wear' As hard as I have racked my 1not been able to : ,collection. After admiring my gift fora oration why The Canned Food P.S- Please Mr,, Fish. no Plastic time, T tried to the digital Council mailed out: a watch with watches for this birthday. -move books but have offered to. shelf read and our local paper for its continuing support.. • This has been a true community effort and I believe the result is a beautiful library that we can all be proud of. Now that our' -video equipment is available for use downstairs, I hope all_groups will make use of it. I invite residents of Lucknow and area to drop in for a book or video or just to look. Thanks again, Claudia Baskerville,. Lucknow. Supervisor. ir7T_L1�L1:1IILIL1.1-111L I.tl11,.11 i FITr-. r,U IT't .Irir'I'It ILII E GINA -Wkit j AT1r . ' SHO GWTS THAT LAST • Isn;t it time you were reeni ., nizing the fact that your.: T3oy fast approaching manhood? Don't you think that you should begin now' to tench' hint the danger s of procrastination? '. . Give hint- Watch im 'watch ghat will keep time reliably, and remind ,hiem. to make every moment count. • For an occasion of this kind we would suggest h I6 Size REGINA which • is a very neat size for a young man, and the m ovements are strong and reliable: • These you can have in pickle or gold filled cases, beautifully engraved or plain. Call and gee ou r 15 Jewel Regina in Gold Fillpd Case at. 630.75. A GIFT THAT LASTS Luc trots rriincipal attends OPSTF meeting Bill Pike, Principal of. Lucknow Central Public School met with colleagues from across Ontario November9-10 at , the Annual Meeting of, the Ontario Public ' School Teachers' Federation ((OPS Principals' and Vice= Principals' Council. The meeting was held at the Marriott Hotel in Toronto:. The Council was initiated in 1988 to provide members holding positions of, added responsibility (PAR positions) with a province- , wide communications network and to ensure that their particular concerns were addressed within the structure of the Federation. Each of OPSTP's 78 Districts selects its own PAR representative, who then becomes a member of the Council' • Highlights of the two-day meeting were sessions on: theition Years, `conducted byGerry Connelly .:and the Ministry of Education Work Group; the Legal Liability of School Principals, conducted , by Eric ..Roher, LL.B. and' Childcare Facilities and ``the role of the School Principal,, conducted by officials • from the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Community and Social Services, and the Toronto Board of Education. Delegates returned to their Districts to share Council news with their colleagues in position of added responsibility, F. T. ARMSTRONG JEWELLER & OPTICIAN 5 70 years ago December 2, 1920 • Military medal for .deceased soldier - Mr. James Jewitt has just received a Military Medal awarded his son,,,.. Pte. W.A. Jewitt, for bravery on the field. Accompanying the medal was a letter from the Adjutant -General expressing regret that Pte. Jp�w�iut "did not live to wear the *coition he so bravely won." Change at school - Quite unex- pectedly there has been a change in the Lucknow School staff. Principal Elliott, after going to London on Saturday, November 20, failed to return on Monday, and he has not yet put in his appearance. There appears to be some mystery about Mr. Elliott's student leaving, and it is evident that he does not intend to resume his duties here. 'me School Board havesecured the services of Mrs. Salkeld, who is taking Miss McLean's wank, and Miss McLean is acting principal. SO years ago November 28# 1940 Organize Legion Branch here - On Friday evening last a meeting was held of the veterans of the last war, for the purpose of organizing a local branch of the Canadian Legion when the following officers were elected: president, Allister Hughes; first vie president, George Burgess; second vice president, P.A. Murray; third vice president, Nobel Johnstone; secretary, Clyde Reid; • treasurer, Dick. McQuaig; sergeant at Carter. Find snake's nest. - While working a few days ago on a bridge SENTIt1 MEMOIRS abutment, Mr. WM. F. Mcdonald of Kinloss discovered a milk snake's nest. There were about a half dozen eggs in the cluster, and were about the size of a Witty egg. When one of the eggs was broken, it disclosed a milk snake between five andsix inches .in length. The• .remainder were not broken and are being _ preserved and will probaably, join the science room oddities in the local school. 25 years ago November 24, 1965 33 . stitches for Marion Johnstone in 'tumble ligation Johnstone, 9 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnstone of Lucknow, was injured last Friday at Lucknow Public School . while playing in the basement during. recess time. • . Marion took a tumble into a door jam and cut her forehead right back into the hair line. 33 stitches were required to close the gash. The grade 4 youngster a to have recovered quite qui�from the tumble. • Sells bull for $$,000 - Jim Brad - .ley of Amberley has made an im- portant Sale of a Holstein bull recently for $5,000. The bull, Brad - Lea Citation Monarch, was the herd sire on the Bradley farm on High- way 21. It is the first Huron bred hull to . be classified as excellent, -which is the top rating in dairy circles. The bull is from a cow, BradLea Keyes Kate, also from the Bradley herd, who es grand cham- pion atthe Huron County Black and White show in 1959. 10 years ago November 19, 1980 ' Committee wants action to halt teachers' : strike - Parents and students formed the Bruce County Student and Parent Action Commit- tee ommittee at an open meeting Monday night in Chesley, where the current secondary school teachers' strike was discussed. The committee is not taking sides, it just wants to see the strike set- tled, hopefully at the local level as soon as possible. About 250-300 parents and students were present.