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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-04-17, Page 1VOL 123 lOr H» SDA3 ,, APt 17, .199 6$ INCLUDES Gesir.. OS F, : by P'at Livingston. Twenty-six Cubs from the Saugeen West'. District :participated in the annual Cub Car Rally hosted' by the •Lucknow Scouting Association on Sunday: The District includes Lucknow, Wingham, Underwood, Ripley, Kincardtiie and. Teesivater. The nu mber of participants. * was rela- tively low compared to `last.year's:80. 'The Cubs (8, 9' and 10� year olds) olds)make their r own Oars. out of a kit that i 1- c odes"'�a 'lock n �► of wood, five Wheels, s and nails., They must weigh g h. nth.: pore than : five ounces. First and second year Cubs are allowed to have assistance from - their parents .white the third year. Cubes are expected to build the car on their.own. Points are awarded to. cars for design and speed and each car competes in several heats, racing down ,a three -lane .track: There .is also, a class "for. adults to` compete in. Winners ,'of, the first d second an year CubC b . di . v,ision_for speed. werej,,, first r1Ci it t , J S , ' a a G Luc now r.' 'second Dustin . Dore Ripley, .and and .... third`" A Ankit Garg, .Rincardine: Winners in the third -: year Cub 'division for speed were • 'first Bob ' aym:ond, Lucknow;, second - Mark Hackett, Lucknow; •third, Jesse Savage, Ripley.': Carl Yungblut of Ripley. won for 'best design for the first and second year group, and: Jesse ,:Savage of Ripley won in the third year division. It was exciting i t, an chin time for a he Cubs,, parents7und a;, den ds as,they sat on the sidelines watching each uniquely designed car. T aan ° i h h!ual `Gigli: Car•:R�l!y. #ar thy• S u " n �We� D�strlc ' • au: el aw Luckni wand. ►kit mar of Kinca�r `ne a .tri ub le tLlq u1l vak; as he a lain�s horti the,. .ear tit � .car , k' ` p mpe t ar s��at Livingston d ick photo) .e'ar-.o1d Goderich man,facing multiple ,charges , in.con :: jc n with area break - ns 9 was sentenced 1Moin ay to eight months in prison: after pleading guilty to two charges. Ken Kerr and .a,47- year-old ..17_year old young offender were `.arrested last Wednesday (Apr. 10), after 30 cartons of ciga- rettes: and: `cash were stolen from Lucknow Village Market ( echtel',$). On Monday, Kerr ,pleaded guilty to. stealing a,1992 Nissan van from the . VLA 'subdivision, just outside Goderich on Hwy. 8, and also to breach of pronation..' • Court was told Kerr,' and. the youth checked between. 15 and 20 vehi- cies before finding one that was unlocked and had keys in the ignition. Kerr s'. lawyer, Mary ulli said her client was on' welfare and had used hisefor entire: cheque uest . and last month's rent.. He had nothing Left, over for food or, other-. e ife• she tier ssitles :of 1 said., "He i,has I ,mYted. Work skills and has been out . o f 'work{ for some time; . c t."eL• the f , of the ori. , Van Was an attempt to, put foodon the "table, she: said. In November1995,, Keil was :convicted of a break-in and u! . on .P,aro- p. bation for two years., According;: to a Goderich ^Police ;press. release,- .Goderick OPP' called Goderich Police at 2' a.:mr '' ednesday to report two • men who i 'ere seen. leavin'g: Knechtel's to a white van. A Goderich Police Officer, stationed at Hwy. Z1 and Saltford , Road, saw the, white van stop at the stop sign on Saltford .Road. When he pulled alongside the van to look. •tui'► to page by Pat Livingston «, The engineers and contractors -`on the Dungannon 1995 Drainage Works project. assured 'about 20 ratepayers last Tuesday night that the project,will be tidied up andfinished according to specifications. John: Burns,: general manager ofnR.J.Burnside and: firm, TomPridham ^ e.. the �engineering f 1 am h . :Associates, :fm►,r' h t engineer, and Ivan Schwas and. Tom Donnelly project g `of D Amore Construction, the project contractor, answered questions. members of council, the engineers.:: and contractors g � bad walked; the project prior to the meeting "There h p a � are no problems `o r: h nthose ' expected in such a ;.. ,pr era that tan pec � project, or any that we didn't'expect,s said Pridham. p J., The work will be tidted,up and'finished accordingg .o t specs,t Our firm remains ommittetn a successful completion. by Pat Livings Lucknow village council has given the, bylaw enforcement; offi- 'ter instructions to 'keep an eye' on the double parking situation on the town's main street and to "clean it up" says Peeve Stuart Reavie The doubling parking of vehicles, in particular .large trucks, . •makes crossing the street as hazardous as in down- town Toronto. Add to that vehicles. travelling at higher than acceptable speeds through the erns added his 'assurance saying, This project will be completed and completed satisfactorily. That is our full, intent. We will ,decide what is needed with the .contractor. Theyassured us theyare not .running'' away:" "We are due to come • back," said Schwas. "It's the nature of the project ect to have uip. some deficiencies. be We Y _o"l willbe back" Co finish it Monies h ave en e d back to ensure' we will 7 Reeve Bob a lairaid about $41,000 has been held back. Donn 11 y c utinned ,the group,saying, ,Baar With:th us in, the spring,.::' Ile said the rain will go straight ight feet of loose'"ground.,,. • down through the srx to e g r � a b ld dries t �ecaiuse the'. forme � .may.., ,ori, ,the a+� s , n.. mean the conditions ares right for us tc do our work, -' Bob`' McCormick,^` one of the assessed -proort P g •turn to a e 2 dwntow,n section and the scene is rape for a serious accident.-:` A �' .ro bsal:from the p Lucknow Agricultural Society.' ;to build an access road tu° Lot 517, west of the.:,arena,;.is being taken under coin sideration by council} Reavie says there are various areas to be invcs , tigated` fore a decision is reached.: Village' works employees will be' coni • ' ducting a spring yard, waste collection' Fridays. only until the end of June. Specifications for putting your yard waste at .thecurbare outlined in an advertisement in this week's paper, When..: asked if that meant there would be no more yard waste pickup after the end of June, }Reavie said there would be further discussion on that and more .:infornih- tion available later. Council ispresently considering implement- ing a bag tag feep for curbside garbage. Linda ottau of Goderich. •turn to page 2 • rg