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The. Railiblee back from R &
Can you'believe it?
Only tour weeks until the
kids go back to school!
Already post secondary
students are gearing up
for another, or their first,
year away frOm home.
So, where did the sum-
mer*go?
Those longer houis of
daylight are already
dwindling; my flowers
are starting to indicate
they are the downhill run
of , blooming; the
evenings cool down
• quickly - so many indica-
tions that fall is
approaching but many of
us are still waiting for
weather we associate
with summer.
Enjoyed a couple of
weeks holiday in July
and I know you enjoyed
the slant put on your
• weekly paper by my fill
in Jennifer. It sure is nice
to be able to walk out and
know such a competent
person was looking after
my end of things• :
Everything was going
just a wee bit • too
smoothly, and I really
shouldn't have been sur-
prised when on my third
day back - and a produc-
.tion day at -that - all ....
broke loose! ' Mama
said there'd be days like
that!
Friday started out
rather hectic. It was side-
walk sale and craft festi-
val days. We had big
plans for the sidewalk in
front of our office, but
when the gremlins got
loose inside, everything
changed.
My computer decided
to have a mind of its own
resulting in two and half
hours down time. Inththis
midst of pulling my hair
out of my head, the rear
•window • In my •car
exploded into a million
pieces, All this before
noon hour!
The knot in my stom-
ach was growing quickly.
I got to the point where I
was scared to go out on
the street for fear I'd be
hit by a car.
Preparing the camera
for my freelancer that
evening, I discovered that
a. new battery that had
never been used was.
dead! Panic again!
And I always ques-
tioned that saying - bad
things come in threes. No
more!
•Lucknow was the
place to be on the week-
end. There was the craft
festival, sidewalk sale
and moonlight madness,
the lip sync, Carl Kees
and company, and the
annual fiddlers jamboree.
And who says nothing
ever happens in small
towns?
This replica of a
Victorian adult toy, on
display in front of
From 'Our Heart, drew
a lot of attention. The
horses,
made out of
solid basswood, were
carved by an English-
man who had a shop -in
• St. Jacobs. He used real
horse hair on the
manes. The 'toy' moves
by human power when
the driver pulls the
reins, making the hors-
es go up and down, and
steers with the feet. It is
now owned by Dawn
and Phil Mongillo.;
Anther Hackett and
Vicky Murray donned
• some fancy wear from
the shop to pose for the
•picture. (Livingston
photo
Succession • planning
for organizations
is an important
process to follow
The cycle of Organiza-
tional life move i toward
a change in leadership
and the transition of
responsibility from cur-
rent officers to new, The
manner of passing the
gavel, the minutes, or the
financial records is no
less crucial than the
exchange of the baton
between runners 'on a
relay team. The process
and timing must be done
skillfully so that the
•responsibility for the
next lap is clearly trans-
ferred. Then. the cycle
begins again.
Whether there is a
plan , to develop new
leaders or to let it "just
happen" may be pretty
• well established within
• your organization. On the
other hand, maybe no
one ever thought about it.
Successful businesses do
not let new leadership
"just happen"; they can't'
afford to. Regardless of
the position, volunteer
leader or business leader,
all personal development
comes from experience.
Make your group's
leader development a
planned experience.
Just as members come
and go in the continuing
life of an organization,
officers are chosen from
among them to carry out
the various designated
roles. Members are pre-
pared for future leader-
ship responsibility by the
quality and frequency of
their group interactions;
at meetinks; during dis-
cussions; white doing
committee work; and
while at play. The more
open, and varied the
experiences you provide,
the More likely it is that
leadership qualifies will
develop. Providing work-
shops, retreats, and guest
speakers on leadership
development topics will
add to the practical expe-
rience gained in a volun-
teer organization.
There are over 30 fact -
sheets on leadership and
organizational develop-
ment topics available
from the • Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs.
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70 years ago
August 12, 1926
busy section of road The section of swamp
road and the hills to the west of tciwn have
been for the past two weeks the scene of great
activity. The steam shovel which did the street exca-
vating in Lucknow has been steadily biting into the
hill and loading thexlay onto the tram of dump wag-
ons which carry it down to the swamp section, bring
ins this part of the road up to the standard of a
provincial highway.
It looks like a fine piece of work and when com-
pleted, with the usual crushed gravel surface the road
will be AI * the hills cut down to an easy grade, and
the swamp section with a 28-foOt surface; a tempt*
don to any speed fiend.
• The clay in the hill has proved pretty hard digging
for the steam shovel, taking every ounce of power to
•
loosen it tip. ••
During the heavy rain of a week ago, the exposed
clay section became impassable for vehicles of any
kind. With this bit of work completed, Lucknow will
•have -four splendid roads leading into it
SO years ago
August 14,1946
Ask
iMproVed_ park drainage - Improved
drainage of the Caledonian Park was. asked of
the village council at their August meeting.
Mr, S.E. Robertson suggested that the 10 -inch tile
drain that runs across the park to the open ditch, be
lifted, repaired and deepened. The shallowness of the,
present drain, it was pointed out, was necessary at the
time it was installed due to the dam at the "Carding
Mill' ',Which no longer exits. •
Newsprint cost up - The factihat newsprint costs
have more than doubled since 1938 - up 68 per cent,
in fact is reason enough for an increase in the sub-
,
• scription price of The Sentinel.
Pipe Band well received - Lucknow Pipe Band,
14 strong, were in Port Elgin on Sunday where they
presented band concerts in the afternoon and evening
to large and appreciative 'audiences, who contributed.
well over $100 when the hat was passed.
• 15 years ago •
August 12,1981
trong objections to go.kart racing Ashfield
Township Council is still deliberating on the
contentious issue of go-kart racing at the Port
Albert airp,ort About 75 permanent and simmer resi-
dents of the area attended a recent meeting . If coun-
cil takes the position presented to them at the public
meeting, they will do whatever is within their means
to stop go-kart racing at the old airport.
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