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WEDNESDAY,
65 iCLL'DES C.S.T.
e
by Pat Livingston
Students at St.
Joseph's` school, .Kings-
bridge,got a lesson in
showing their pride in,
and patriotism to, Canada
on the last day of school.
And it was an American
that gave -the lesson!
Although Jennifer
Miltenburg, of Ashfield
Township, is American
born, : she spent many
summers in the area as a
teenager and when she
married Don.al.d she
became a full time rest -
eat. That ;was almost 13
years ago.
The students' lesson
was a result of
Miltenburg realizing her
son knew more about the
states than his own coun-
try. "We're going _ to the
Olympics this year," said
Miltenburg, "and when .I
told my son we would be
waving Canadian flags,
he couldn't understand
why.
So Miltenburg approa-
hed the Parent/Teacher
Countil at
St. Joseph's
and with
their sup-
p<rt a day
of 'Proud to
be Canad-
ian": was
planned.
Iit was a
truly red
and white
Canadian
.event as stu-
dents, staff,
some par-
ents . and
special dig-
ni°taries
gathered; on
the school
lawn.
almost:. all
cia4 ' in red
andwhite,'
many of the
children
sporting ;red
maple leafs
on •. their
faces and all
waving little:Canadian
flags: under sunny, blue
lan patrio
•u,
•
ens
ertilifet-Da itor =,(inset)
as she "tells the students.
at 'St. Joseph's Kings-
bridge, ; what the
Canadian flag stands.
for. (Livingston photo)
skies.
"Canadais oneof the.
greatest countries," said
Miltenburg, -as she
MP Paul
addressed
the gather -
i n g .
"But...there
is one thing
Americans
do better
than.
Canadians.
They are
better flag
wavers."
Miltenburg
told the
children that
so .asthey
respect the
cross, they.
should
respect their
flag -, "It's
yore,. it's me,
it's `;alt sr .us
together: It
symbolizes
the past,
present and
future and is
to be treated
with
respect.
Steckle said
he . harped .the process
started at the school
would . become conta-
gious and move across
the country, in recogni-
tion
ecogni-
tion of the greatness of
this place we call
Canada.
Miltenburg also hopes
the process will continue
to gather momentum. She
.wants to .see more "flag
waving" in Canada. She
said that in thestates,
there are several special
holidays where the
American flag and patri-
otism are very visible. In
Canada, flag day is in
February - the middle of
winter, 'and: Canada Day
falls when the children
are out of'schoal
,Other dignitaries• talc
ing'part -were, an ' RCMk,
Paul .Prayne. of Ashfield
Township Couneil, West
Wawanosh Reeve Bob
Hallam, Chris Snell from
MPP Helen Johns' office,
and Louise Martin, repre-
senting the Huron Perth
Roman Catholic'School
Board.
by Ron Wassink
A Kincardine woman,
missing for eightyears,
has been declared legally
dead, but her police file
remains 'open and
unsolved. ,
Lois Hanna, 25 (she
would be 33 this.
year),
was .last seen alive eight
years ago today (July 3)Y
Constable . . Andy
Burgess of • the
Kincardine CPP says
two officers, Cc►nstables
Bill 'McKeag and Nick
`couture are still assigned
to the case and investi-
gate about 18 ti'p � s a year
police still receive.
A recent , . tip has
eaused police to re-"
iexamine some .aspects of
the case, Burgess says.
Police are appealing to,
the public tor informa-
.tion. Burgess sayssortie-
one may not 'have told
police everything they
know, or, people may not
have told police some-.,.
thing that seemed
insignificant at the time,
but -which may be impor-
tant
mpor °tant to solving the case.
Hanna vanished with-
out a trace. Police da riot
know if she was abduct-
ed or left her home
alone. They do not know
if she is alive or dead.
On .July 3,. 1988,
Hanna attended as dance
in Lucknow. At'about:
11:30 p.m., she told her
brother David, she was
tired and was going
home. Hanna had moved
into a home at 286
Nelson' Street,:
IKincardire in April of
that year. The home was"
owned by her mother.
At • 12r 15 a,tr., a.
•
neighbor
noticed her
car was in.
the drive-
way and the
flickering
of the tele-
vi`sio,n
screen.
Hanna's
purse 'wds
untouched.
Police are
uncertain
what she
was wearing
when she disappeared,, '
perhaps a nightgown:
Police startedtheir
investigation July 4 , ,
Hanna was too ave
opened the Mac ' G's
women's : clothing store
where she was employed
at 10' a.ni. Another
ermplbyee arrived at 11
' a.m. '.and -found the store
locked. She
Went look-
ing
ook
i n g .< for
Hanna; but
could not
locate. her.
Police
were called
at 1:18 p.m.
and issued a
Canada -
wide mi:ss:-
u ing person's.
alert. at 3::55
•Lois Hanna p.m.
Extensive
searches using hell-
copters, scuba divers,
police dogs and the pub-
lic were held. in,
Kincardine And sur-
rounding townships.
Nothingwas found..
CtPliy 10, 1988,'
ua
1
search party. of 250 vol-
unteers
olMun'teers was
organized.'
sorgani�cd
Nothing was found, . The
search continued '< with as
many as 100 volunteers.
over the next five days to
no avail.
The town and sur-
rounding townships, as
far away as. Greenock
and Kinloss (Hanna's
home township) were
also involved in the
search. Roads, ditches
and farms were searched.
"We don't know if she
was abducted or . walked
away," says Burgess.
"There's, nothing to
say :what happened to
her."
Hanna who was sin-
gle,:. had no steady
boyfriend at the".time of
herdisappearance.
Paul Bernardo," who
vas convicted earlier this.
year indthe sex slayings
of Kristen French add.
Leslie' 'Mahaffey has
been accounted for" at
the time of Hanna's dis-;
appearance. .
Police received over
100 tips from all over
North America. Tips
include sightings of
Hanna and suspicious
graves.
Police interviewed
over ,500 people since
1988.
• Pblice are appealing to
the public for help.
Anyone with information
is asked to call. 396-
334.1.
"'Hanna haci• brown ;h ,
brown eyes, weighed, 120
pounds and was . 5'4" tall.
An aPP - lication-w.as
,,
made in General Divi-
r.
siI n Court., Walkerton in
February 1996 to declare
Hanna le gdead. The
gally
st was . granted nted :'..
reqe8 a o
Feb. 9.
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