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70 years ago
December 30,1926
ydro current was turned on in Lucknow -
6 years ago, in January: There were then only
26 users, There are now 294, showing
progress better than any other town on the Eugenia
system. There have been three reductions in rates
since 1920, and this year again a surplus has been run
up, 'amounting to $4,540,'so :`that another reduction
should be coming.:in the near future.
The woodenbridge on Gough street which had
broken down has been replaced at a cost to the town
of $275: The work on Havelock (Station) and
Ludgard streets also came in for review. Station street
did not stand up under heavy.'traffic as well as might
be expected, but this will improve as, the gravel..
becomes packed.
50 year , ago
December 24,1946'
The King will delive. r a Christmas message
On Christmas .morning .His majesty the. King
will deliver his: traditional Christmas: message ..
to his people and to the world, The address will be
heard at 10 am. over a.; special CBC network and will
be broadcast from, his country home at. Sandringham.. .
where the Royal Family will be spending Christmas:
The King's' speech will be the concluding feature
of "Empire Broadcast", a program which will com-
mence at nine o'clock by the ringingof the. bells in
Coventry Cathedral bell -tower which alone. survived
TheGerman attack on that •city in' 1940;
15 years ago
' December 30, 1981
look at the year' 1981 in retrospect -January,
record low temperatures on Jan. 3. Thetber
mometer dipped to - 28 c.
_February - Murray Gaunt will not, seek re-election.
March, highwater damaged the Crozier. bridge on
concession 9 and the bridge'was closed. .
April, :the,Lucknow Juvenile ,Hockey .Team won
'the OUIJA Juvenile DD championship,
May-Wingham and District Hospital set an operat-
ing budget of more than $4 million for the year.
June, residents of Kinloss Township voted in favor
of the -sale• of alcoholic,' beverages in dining rooms
July Lucknow's Second Choice with Art Helm
took two firsts at the Lucknow' Tractor Pull:
August - The Bank of Canada's interest rate
climbs beyond 20 percent
September Paula Murray of R.R 1 Holyrood is
named: Miss Lucknow'Fall Fair. •
October- The Pine River Cheese Factory was
destroyed by,a fire of undetennined origin.
November The Lucknovv District Kinsmen
donated $3,000 worth of equipment to, the fire dept:
December -OFA: recommends amoratorium on
farm bankruptcies, and foreclosures for six months.
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attitude
letter
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- Dear editor:
As, a Chamber member
and -a long-time business
person,' 1, would like to
respond to the letter "Poor
attitude,dr)Ves shoppers .'
away" (Dec. 25 issue).
I appreciate the writer's
concern about the parking'
problem we have in our
little town but wonder if,
when .hesees one of the
business owners parked on -
main street, has. he .taken
'into. consideration that we
may 'ourselves be cus-
tomers at
us-tomers.at other business-
es? Or, . that we might be
picking .up or delivering
our customers who are
unable 'to" drive them-
selves?,
We . respecto'ur ens-.
tomers and are very grate-
ful for their loyalty.
1, for: one, never
thought of the last week's
• 'Writer .as "lazy" when he
had thechoice parking •
spot in front of his place
of employment and 'I. had
to walk.
Delores Sokoloski,
Lucknow Cut & Curl.
Dear editor:
On behalf-: of the
WinghamAction
Committee, +' 1:.want`` to
thank all the. people .and
businesses ; that made,
donations to our cause,
The number of people that
• have.. given their time and
expertise to help: our coin-.
mittee are far to vast to -list
or'egin to send thank you
.letters.
The .words, of encour-
agement andoffers to help
in any way provides. us.
With the energy and 'deter.
mination.to achieve our
`g'o.a.1: A , FUL,LY SER-
VICED WINGHAM AND
DISTRICT HOSPITAL.
Each and everyone of .you
are appreciated beyond
words.
The media coverage by
Th`'e Lucknow Sentinel,
CKNX Radio and TV has
certainly helped to get our
Message to the people and ,
we are very. grateful .for
your coverage.
We de have a couple of
weeks• to enjoy Christmas,
but we will be back in.
ACTION, Jan. 2.'
• A "second flyer to all
residents in the Wingham
area will be. mailed the
first week of : January. We
will be• asking people. to
• write' lettersexpressing the
need to reduce "the 18 per :
cent savings to ` 10 - 12 per
cent . When the small;rural
hospitals of; this province
account for less than .18
per cent of the. total °hospi-
tal budget, then oursav-
ings should also• reflect a
lesser percentage.
We believe the 'majority
of . small hospital reduction
must come from central-
ized management, not
direct patient care and ser -
JO e
Jan. 21, the preferred
option will be released,
;On Jan; "27 ;.the Action
Committee;, will com-
mence its second round of
information sessions.
Jan, 27 will be at, the
East Wawanosh Public
School for residents of
Belgrave, 'Brussels and
Blyth. Jan. 28 Howick
Community Centre; Jan,
29.F.E,. Madill School,
Wingham; Jan. 30
Lucknow ` Community
Centre; Feb. 3 Teeswater
Hillcrest. Public ;School:.
All from 7:30 '9 p.m.
and District catchment yieesr We believe you mustbe
as ()Tice than
Dear editor:
On '. behalf of . the
Hospital and . Related
Health. Services Study
Task Force of the'.Huron
Perth District Health
Council, 1 would like to
thank residents from.
Huron Perth and surround-
ing areas for their atten-
dance and feedback at our
recent open houses. As we
are linable to reply indi-
vidually
to the many let-
ters and feedback forms, . I
am submitting this letter to
the editor in response.
All of the feedback
forms have been read and
.'summarized : by District
Health Council staff. In
addition, the feedback
forms and letters received'
to date have been divided.
and distributed so that
each submission may be
read by a member of the
task force. Many concerns
have been raised by com-
munity members, and cer-
tainly the task force has
and will consider the feed
back that has been.
received prior to selecting
a preferred .-hospital
restructuring option on
Jan. 21. 1997.
Many themes have
s -.rest
emerged: f roni .:the feed-
back received by. the task
. force:: A number of the
concerns and :suggestions
identified are beyond the
mandate of .the' task force
and are.issues that must be
considered by..others, such
as the provincial or federal
government. For example,
many residents have 'sug-
gested. that user fees for
health care would be
.acceptable: However,
there is currently federal
'legislation (the Canada
Health Act) which. pre-
. vents user fees from being.
put in place : '
ent
informed of the Preferred };
'Option before the District
Health Council Open'
House session.
This . is the •second-
round of our battle and we
need your participation
If we want1997 to be a
"Happy,•New Year," thea
we must stick together for.
we want to say at the, end
of 1997 that we . were suc-
cessful in 'keeping our
Hospital "Alive' and..
Well."
Verna Sterner,'
.Chair,
Winghan.Action
Committee.
• A numberof.innovative
suggestions. and. creative
fundraising ,approaches
have come.. forward
regarding the use• of hospi-
tat facilities. All submis-
sions' received` by Dec. 13
were presented to the Task
'Force op Dec. 16..
Although 'these sugges-
tions are also beyond the
Mandate of the' Task.
Force; it will be important
forcommunities to work
together once restructuring
has occurred, to ensure
that local resources are
used to best serve the
needs of residents.
Concern was also
raised about the process.
that the, task force has
undertaken Certainly the
'task force has' done their
best to ensure that their
processis of the highest
quality however nothing
is,:ever:•perfect.• We .appro..
ciate : the many commenta.
and will, where possible,
incorporate the •suggcs-
tions into future planning.
The followiing. ones.
. tions were raised in .a'
number of communities,
andalong with the many
other issues facing the task
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