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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-01-01, Page 6'Page g,-. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesd:aY, ISIntaty 1997 am *from page ,• ayer brings home go ' . February 28 .. am Mayer returned fjrom the Canadian Special Olympics in Calgary -with " a gold medal in. the. Canasta Dance and .a bronze medal for her Mickey Mouse March Free Skate. Brent dellruyn became a `star' 'as. he assisted Peter Mennie with:. his magic act. The local- Optimist club sponsored evening. ` . . • Neal ly 1000 -Bruce county residents descended on Hamilton as part of one, of the largest protests the province haseven seen. Union. members, social justice -groups and concerned citizens fromThroughout the: county joined about .120,000 Ontarians to: protest the Harris; government's economic'polici e s and proposecl.. channcs to social spending, a +` MaTch.6'. • ucknow Central Public School celebrated the, ,month of love by .taking part in `Project Love', a; program that sends kits of school supplies to chil- dren hil dren in developing countries. • The Lancers advanced to the Senior B finals with the first round against Dundalk • " The March break program was packed with a wide variety of events; for the second year,to, keep thekids • from being bored, March 13 he..B intams eliminated Chesley three games straight to advance to the Ontario Minor Hockey Association finals, Dissension continued over the Dungannon Drainage. Works 1995 project. # .West Wawanasb+ reeve Bob- Hallam announced at the 'Mar, 5 council meeting that the township -was having. financial problemms. . • Eric Haldenby and Fntz Schlegel, two local .bowlers, won an all expense pad trip for two plus luggage. for each of them after winnng,the:provincial.11igh,-low dou- bles.' nd bronze March 20 . eorge W: Joynt, Lucknow's reeve for 27. years, died on March. 18. The Bantam's eliminated Lucan three games straight to advance to the series against Langton for all Ontario •titte. The local 'Lions booked "`A. Breath; of Scotland" as a, fundraiser for, the Five County Pipes and, Drums, who were off tis Montreal in July to head up the Canadian delegation of the ;lions International' parade. • 27q he home- of JackMrch and Rose Hayes was destroyed by fire on March 25. .. The Bantams lost the first game to Langton .in the )MHA finals, ... More than. $1,000 in stereo equipment was taken froma store window in a smash and grab on Campbell Street, Lucknow. ►orrocks were'thrown through the window of Ultimate Sound Electronics. April. 3 ric Taylor was prac- ticing for his: first appearance in the Ontario Five Pin Bowlers' Association open chanipi-. onships in Toronto: Jim Bain: and.. Earl Stever were recipients of the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award, the --highest_.award that can be'. .obtained by a Lions mem- On January t, the second Instalment of your: Ontario personal income tax cut takes • effect, bringing us half way to the promised 30% tax Cut. For' Ontarians with lower ,incomes, the tart cut will be over 40%:'l slows you: to Spend, invest or, save more of "your hard money. Easlfg.tlie tax burden, gives 'you choices and leads to more economic activity!. which leads to new jabS. Since our -first tax cut in July, Ontario, has led'.Canada in job creation, and is well ahead of the national'' avera9e in employment,for` youth, Whether you spend the tax cut,: invest it, .... or save. it :you'll be helping build a stronger economy and creating. more jobs, herein Ontario, f�r��ario leads #�e;,w 1'1taCIC The Bantams : were Preparing forthe fourth. game, to, be played i.fr: -Lucknow, the OMHA finals. - Langton was. lead-, . Ulf. thie Series:. two' gables to one. ' The', Lucknow 'Scouts held their annum, soup and sandwich day.- Ashfield township. was making plans; to imple- ment bagtags; and tipping' fees at the landfill ;site: April 10 liey're Number One+ The . Bantams' .. arrived ' home in high spirits, as did -area fans when -;tbe team . . claimed the .Ontario "DD's championship in Langton .. The last all Ontario ,banner, : to ba brought home to Lucknow was by. the Pee Wees in .1988. • Thieves continued to' prey on Lucknow busi- nesses.. The Shop .Video and Variety. and Henderson .`'Honyetare were latest victims: • The Ska.IK Team 80, froin Sweden, took to. the ice against the Lucknow Bantams. The team is a, division: one team and. is one of the :four best Bantam teams in Sweden. A. report' on ''` Ian,' Montgomery' week at Cape Haiti as, part of a , missionary crusade was in this week's , papers 'Montgomery said .,the experience changed his outlook 'en life. {`rm, a lit- tle more patient nova and more .grateful for every- thing in my life," he said. tiirn to page 7