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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-07-13, Page 1Single copy 35c ek.no% Neighbours search for missing children Three Ashfield teenagers were reported missing Monday night when they failed to return home from a boat trip on th Nine Mile River. Vickie Hackett, 15, and her brother, Shawn, 14, and a friend, Vicky Pentland, 15, left home about 8 p.m. to go for a ride in a rubber dinghy on the river. They were to return home about 9 p.m. When they did not return by nightfall, Lucknow Fire Department was called to join neighbours and friends who were searching for the three teenagers. Lucknow deputy chief, William (Bud) Hamilton contacted the Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police about 11 p.m. who also joined in the search. The three were found about 1 a.m. when Kevin Alton and George Dierolf, who had taken a canoe down the river to search, spotted them. The three became lost in the overgrown area along the river, when the dinghy floated into an unfamiliar branch of the river. Vickie and Shawn are children of Wayne and Gloria Hackett and Vicky is the daughter of Larry and Nellie Pentland. A Glimpse of the Past "A Glimpse of The Past", a historical book of the village of Lucknow, was published in conjunction with the Lucknow's 125th anniversary, Jamboree '83, held over the July 1st weekend. The book went on sale the first day of the Jamboree and is presently available at several Lucknow locations. The Lottery Shoppe, Lucknow Variety and Dry Goods, The Lucknow Sentinel and John W. Henderson Lumber. Price of the book is $15. On mail orders, there is an additional cost for handling and postage of $2 for each book mailed in Canada, $5 for each book mailed to the United States. Turn to page 4• Jamboree Published In Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, July 13, 1983 20 Pages • r• 'a rov Lucknow's "Happy Hauler", the newest addition to the Lucknow Pulling team, placed second in the two wheel drive truck class at the Lucknow Tractor Pull on the weekend. The International 1700 Load Star, a steel hauler specially built for the steel industry around 1972, has a V-12 Allison aircraft engine and was custom built for pulling by Art Helm and Rick Cunningham of Lucknow. Approximately 5,200 people attended the two day tractor pull which saw tractors and trucks from Canada and the United States compete. Details and the winners will be announced in next week's Sentinel. [Photo by Sharon Dietz] Entertain members of intermediate hockey team at Jamboree '83 Ernest (Twink) and Vye Vaughn of Loreburn, Saskatchewan were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong Wilson for several days where they renewed acquaintances in the village. Twink stayed at the Wilson home during the years he played for the Lucknow Intermediate Hockey te•xm. While visiting in Ontario they also toured Niagara Falls and Hamilton and many local towns. Vye was the lucky winner of the $4,000 Jamboree Lottery. Twink was a member of the Saskatchev. an Senior Curlers and along with the three Knudson brothers placed second in the Canadian Senior Men's Curling bonspiel in Sarnia in March. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Ritchie hosted a gathering of former Lucknow Intermediate Hockey players from the years 1947-51, following the Jamboree parade on Saturday, July 2. Attending were Bud and Rita Orr, Ernest and Vye Vaughn, Hap Hall,' Bill and Mary Chin, George and Coral Chin, Jack and Jean Gould, Roy Havens, Harold Greer, Albert Edna Boyle of Kinlough has been organist of the Church of the Ascension In Kinlough for 70 years. Family, friends and members of the congregation paid tribute to her many years of faith service at a special service Sunday morning. Edna has been church organist since she was 11 years old and through the years she brZiught talent and a spirit of loyalty to her service. j Photo by Sharon Dietz) Chin, John Dahmer, Harvey Pollock and Doug MacDonald. Visitors with Clara Webster over Jam- boree weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Webster of Edmonton, Lloyd Webster of Big Valley, Alberta; May Osborne of Weston and her two daughters, and their husbands; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jordan of Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Webster of Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Weber, Jolene and Jennifer, Brussels. Visitors with Mrs. Cameron MacDonald for Jamboree '83 were Miss Amy Yourex, Dundalk; Mrs. Stella Cumming, London; Miss Mabel MacClure, Toronto and Mrs. Margaret Casemore. Wingham. Service honours Kinlough organist On Sunday, July 10th a special service was held in the Church of the Ascension, Kinlough followed by a luncheon served by the church ladies, to mark Miss Edna Boyle's 70 years as organist. On July 1, 1913 she was officially appointed to this office where she brought talent and a spirit of loyalty through these years of service. Continuing her musical studies, she later received her Associate Degree from the Canadian Academy of Music. During this long period of service to her church, she missed very few services. She has also played for 36 weddings and 52 funerals and two 50th wedding anniversary services of thanksgiving. Edna resides with her sister, May, across the road from the church. On Sunday afternoon a family gathering was held at their home to mark this special occasion. Winners of the home decorating contest for Jamboree '83 are Mary Nelson, first; Leonard Ritchie, second and Ken Mowbray, third. Judges were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sokoloski of Mount Forest and Valaine Hodgins of Holyrood. Married 50 years Grant and Barb McDonald and family honoured his parents, Murdoch and Evelyn McDonald of Lucknow at a surprise dinner held at the Ripley Legion on Saturday, June --25 in honour of their 50th wedding annivers..:y. Brothers and sisters of the bride and groom attended. Friends, neigh- bours and relatives celebrated the occasion at an open reception in Ripley Ht'ron Complex to the music of Boyd's Orchestra. Guests were present from Toronto, Owen Sound, Seaforth, Brussels, Teeswater, Kit- chener. Brantford. Winnipeg, Edmonton, and the local area. Lottery club win car Members of the Mayfair Lottery Club won a 1983 Ford Escort in a recent Super Loto draw. Members of the club include Brad Petteplace, Doug Hamilton, Steve Chamney. Ron Alton, Al Hamilton, Ross Rutledge. Wayne Cranston, Ray Cranston, Bob Cran- ston, Stu Reavie, Bob Greer, Ken John- stone. Gary Ritchie, Bill Nelson and Peter Steer. Redtrees resumes Today marks the resumption of our regular column, Redtrees, which was interrupted in recent months while its author was busy persuing other obligations. For all our readers who enjoyed the saga of the Scottish pioneers of Redtree-, the story resume,, om today's Sentinel on page 6.