HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-10-30, Page 1II
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VOL. 123 WK. 44
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30,1996
65' INCLUDES S.T.
Re creation $card
Course should net savings
by Pat Livingston
Air energy conservation course taken
by Dave Black, the recreation facility
coordinator, should pay off in savings
for the joint recreation board this year,
and thus reduce the deficit.
lack told the board ` at, its Oct. 23
Meeting that he is aiming
compressors at the arena.
running one-third less.
'than last year when 'they
ran `pretty well full tinsne"
Other areas being expe `
eted : with,:. to reduce
energy .consumption, are
lighting and the tempera-
ture of .the water ,heater
turned down.
The board approved
;installation of . separate light :switches
for , each dressing room. Currently , a
matt switekcontrols the lights:
Vie. board..:also has some concerns
with the amount of :heeat;:trapped above
the suspended ceiling in. the lobby.
yard reps Tom. Pegg and 'Ran
Snowden will be looking into this to try
and nd.a solution,
ght' applications were : received fn
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the. recently .advertised seasonal post -
tion of assistant facility , operator. Duties
include ice making, cleaning and main-
tenance of the facility under the direc-
tion of Black.
Kent Alton's' application was accept-
ed for the position which will average
20 hours per wweel._
Steve Pritchard' was rehired earlier
to have the : this year for the other seasonal position
Which averages 40 hours
per week.
Hockey
Total .registrations for
ockey now number 234,
a
own from "last : year's
3. The largest reduction
numbers shows up in
:he girls league, and the
gyral league -which plays
tin Saturday afternoons.
lack told the board orly.six~players
had registered for the rural league.
• There was discussion, on whether that
program should be ,cancelled. The
board opted to hold off for two weeks
to see if more would sign up They are
hesitant to eliminate the prosram taking
away' the opportunity forkids who
dun. t want to play on a competitive ..
ague: The` age e range •': was also `die :. Hey look, . i ;got an apple! Kathleen. Mazur*, of Calgary, had : fun. bob.
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w , illlorrlson ".Berries, Kathleen. was visiting ,with Barb Hogan and . family
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variety nib
and auction
"There have been many changes in `Scouting dur-
ing. , its 75 year history in Lucknow. However, one
thing remains constant - the motto - "Be Prepared".
The Lucknow Scouting Association celebrated
that momentous occasion last Friday evening by.
way of a variety show and auction sale to raise
funds' for the Scouts 'Canadian Jamboree trip next
year•
Back in 1921, the first Boy Scout troop was
formed with Clyde Reid as the leader and Kenneth
C. Miller as the assistant ,Scoutmaster. That original
group had. 20 members.
Over the years there were many different leaders,
and membership rose and fell. For a number of
yeaors there was no organized group due to lack of
leaders.
Today, there. are 10 Cub Scouts led by Anne
Mann and Rick Bullock; 21 Beavers with )eaders
Diane Archer, Sarah Lee Bullock and Brenda Berry;
and 19 Scouts under the leadership of Cliff Mann,
Dale Lougheed, Ron Gillespie and Dale Fielder.
While changes have taken place over the years,
the end result of being involved in Scouts remains
the same: young people learning to be good citizens,
helping others in the community while they develop
leadership and cooperation skills.
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These former er Scouts, Allan Andrew and Rod
• McDonagh, entertained. those attending the
75th anniversary of Scouting last Friday
night." The two were Scouts in 1967 when
they went on the Centennial Tour to Expo
and the Maritimes. The two -act skit remi-
nisced about their feelings both before and
after the trip and contained a lot of. humor.
(Uvingstorn photo)
ate, pro.
replace
L;new p1.
large" portion of the
Ministry of Agriculture's
budget, -Farrell said it's
likely that's the : first ._
place the government
will look . to , reduce
expenses. Just last year,
farmers lobbied the gov-
ernment to try to stop it'
from eliminating the pro-
gram. Farrell said they
were successful that
time,but he's not sure
what would happen if the
situation repeats itself.
"If the ✓rebate is not in
the budget, we won't
have to worry about it
being cut," said Farrell.
Farmers currently pay
full taxes to municipal
government and . are
reimbursed 75 per cent
for productive farm land
under the rebate prograr>n
*turn to page 3
by 'Tracey Dom
Ontario farmers could
be paying less at tax tune
if the Ontario Federation
of Agriculture is success-
ful
with it's proposed::.
five -point plan.
The OFA wants to see
the farm property tax
rebate progrpnn replaced
before, the government
decides to eliminateit
altogether.`
"That's a worry.
That's why there is such
urgency in getting this
thing changed. We may
be paying it out and not
getting it back: It's the
government's choice to
change it as they .see fit,"
said President of the
Bruce County OFA, Jim
Farrell of Ripley.
Because the rebate
program makes up a