The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-01-01, Page 11l eck ow
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Huron County's yellow brick road got a bit longer
'when the province gave the county responsibility for
• 70.6 kilometers of road system to maintain.
Kincardine OPP plan to usc'a computer to analyze all
the tips they have irrceivcd about the disappearance of
Lois Hanna eight years ago.
July 31.
elissa Daeir, Port Albert, won a bronze medal as.
a member of the Team Canada at the 1996
World Cup Saddlcseat Equitation competition
in,Loirisville, Kentucky.
The annual Lucknow craft . festival :was. still. going ,
strong after a quarter of a. entury, with ,asmany as 90
vendors expected.to fill the sports complex._..
August
aving,of .the main street in Lucknow was slated to
'begin Aug, 19 and it was expected that traffic
would be restricted somewhat:
Dare devil motorcyclist Tom Farr and his stunt show.
were headlined as :the highlight of Dungannon Fair and
Family Fun Days. • -
There was another great turnout for the Old. Time
Fiddlers' Jamboree, held in the sports. complex..
August 14
inloss township council was investigating
imple-
ment a bag tagsystem at the landfill
site.
Girl Guide volunteers were busy helping sell grads,-. a
fundraiser. forepilepsy.
• Matthew, Lamb and Amanda Gorel were -crowned
prince and princess at the Dungannon fair Kelly McNee
. was :named ambassador, and Sandra Alton was runnerup
and Miss Friendship.
August 21
est Wawanosh township council notified'.the
joint recreation board it would not ,renevethat
agreement in its present form. They wanted a
cost-sharing agreement based CO percentage of usage
West Wawanosh was fined $61 0 in court for improper
-coverage of domestic. waste and .materials impairing
P
water quality, •
Local athletes participated in the Goderich triathlon
again.
August 28
he Lucknow' Bantam Greys hardball team won -
five games straight on the. weekend, in `Exeter; to
.claim. the'Western Ontario Baseball' Associa ion
ti t o
championship.:
In an effort' to reduce the minor 'hockey deficit, the:.
joint:reoteation board arid: minor hockey c'nmmittee
• agreed to increase registration fees for the winter. season:,
• Tess ,Burgsnia was the second •generation to startan
edii-cationat path at Lucknow arid Di$trict Christian
School.
The pintail. Save the School :.committee continued`
with their plants to refurbish the school.
epteniber 4
van McQuiliin celebrated his 95th birthday:
The North Huron Community` FoodShare officially
opened in Wingham, ; and included service to people in
the Lucknow Dungannon. area as weli
All entrances to the village now had; the new, signs
erected:
September X11
enovations to the intensive care unit and operat-
ing room at the Wingham and District. Hospital,
will be more costly 'than first anticipated and the
hospital:board has been forced to add $75,000 to the
$400,000 budgeted for the project
The wild .game dinner, sponsore! by the Kinsmen and'
Kinettes, raised enough money to pay off the remaining
debt'of the Phase 11 project of the sports complex
Red Green was the entertainer when yiver 800 people,
enjoyed 'a feast of wild game.
September 1 ;
ucknriow's reeve, Stuart Reavie, <announced his
interttionn:, to ,seek ,a second term as Bruce county
/warden
Twenty-nine layoff' notices to employees ut Pinrtecres
Manor NursirigsHotne, 'Lucknow, were called '. 'paper-
work" by
paper-work".by the administrator.
Sean Moores of l(i _loss township, escaped injury
when his rented 1i0Mo Was engulfed in fire. "
.September 25
ill Hunter was honored by the Western : Ontario
Athletic Association when he received the Mike
Weichel trophy,. in .recognition, of outstanding:
effort in minor sports, .
The expanded, rni,dway at the. annual fair rnet with a
greatresponse and Big A Amusements signed a two-
year contract to return in 1097 and 1998.
Charlene Burgess was crowned Miss Lucknow at the
fall fair.. itunnersep were Adella Andrew and. Shelly
Johnston.
Octor 2
I7fireflhte
Stuart Reavie, was honored at an
stiture in Owen Soundfor25 years serviceto
community,
Three -Toronto- area men charged with passing coup--
terfeit $10U bills didn't make it to the Kincardine area,
but they had a roact map with. Kinloss and Berviecircled
`Naked Ladies' were in full view 'of traffic on Hwy
86 just west of Wingham. w
• ; Kathy Goodie was chosen as .Ambassador for the
1996 Ripley:Fali Fair:
October .9
Moura Forest man. was sentenced to 15 moiiths•
-
in jail after. pleading guilty to"break; enter and
theft in Lucknow.
. Huron County finally abandoned A3 in i Ashfield
township as a proposed :landfill site for the county,'
bonging an end to a two -and -half-year struggle by the
Concerned Citizens .of Ashfield and. Area to prevent - 'a"
mega dump.
-Kinlough ` ladies Edna and May Boyle were .honored
at an open house in recognition of their respective 95t1i
and 90th -birthdays
October 16
Lucknow man's application for a minor. varianc
to the village's comrehensivezonin b law>was
g. p gy.
denied.by a committee• of adjustment. Donald"
McMurray's, proposed structure was higher than the
bylaw 'allows for
The.rtanagementled employee buyout.of the Toronto
Sun Publishing corporation from majority owner Rogers .
communications Inca' meant, that the Lucknow Sentinel
became a part of the new :Surra. Media Ctrtroration. •
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'October 23 •
he Lucknow Scouting Association marked its 75th
anniversary in Lucknow;'when they held a variety:
:i show and auction at the commenity centre. .
ntlaeel, iVerbreetlay; Jane
rage lif
The month' was 'September - and Bill Hunter
was presented With. the Mike -Weichet trophy in
recognition of his efforts in: minor sports. Mao.
and: family were there for:the surprise presents
tion. }
ing there for nearly 30 years: •
Total registrations for minor hockey number 234,
down from last year's 253. The largest 'reduction in
numbers showed up in the girl's league, and the rural
league which plays Saturday afternoons: .
The ' Ontario" Federation of Agriculture wants .to set,:
the -farm property tax rebate,program replaced before the
government decides to eliminate it altogether.
•
November 6 - -
he St Helen's Women's Institute was preparing,
for its 40th Remembrance, Day.. service at the ham-
,
let's hall -and cenotaph.
Ina move to stop va rosin and loitering in 'the ist
:'
office lobby, Canada Post issued; keys to • the front door
of the building:
A year-long community calendar was started in an
effort to assist'organizations; when planning ;events; It.'
_: Was located at the, Sentinel ;office. • •
Michael Mali 'returned from a, five-week session •as a
page at Queen's: Park; Toronto.
'November 13
even members'of the Ladies -,Auxiliary to the Royal
Canadian Legion received life memberships,At was
•
• the first time in the group's 52 year history.
Eric: Taylor. came home $4,000 richer, after placing
first in the. Masters Ontario Tea°thing: Divtsi.c�xi • ''
:Chamnpionsltip. Taylor rolled•,1386 in five games for an°'
average of 277
'The. Lucknow Legion,'held its annual Remembrance
Day• service • `once again the. weather was.uncooperative
as those attending 'stood in heavy wet ;flurries.'
Heather Irvin received her Canada . Cord, the, highest
award' a Pathfinder,is eligible for.
The; month ;was October. •-. Allan Andrew and
Rod McDonagh, former Scouts, presented a
skit at the variety concert to mark the organize-
'tion's 75th anniversary. .. .
Warden Stuart Reavie and his wife, Deanna, hoste •
the 1986• warden's banquet at ,the community centre:
Their children Brian and Peter were homefront the'wesi
for. the oc+easinn� '
The Five, County Pipes and Drums had the honor of.
following directly behind "'Onkel Hans" who led the
l ctoberfest Parade in. Kitchener.
Oetobe. 30•
ustrn Lorre was honored by; mployee4 of
Henderson I umber.'for. his marry year serones :to
that' business. to= :rtircd in '1995,, after work
November 20 `'
rr ,
quilt i iade by Muriel MacKenzie: advanced front
the District 10 competition: to the Ontario
LAgricultural ; Society's•'provinciat levet for judg-
ing m February '
'An , appeal ' was filed with the Ontano Municipal
Board' regarding West Wawanosh council's approval of a
minor variance for Brian Wightman.
A delegation from Holland, who, came to Canada. to
pay, their .respects to the Canadian veterans 'on
Remembrance: Day, visited the, Lucknow Legion for a ; .'
reception. P • ••
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November 27's'
ospital restructuring became a hot issue' with rest •
dents' of Humin and Perth counties when the•
istrict. l iealth'. Council's: options were released.'
A citizens' actioncommittee was :formed and scheduled
a series of public meetings to infcirm those in the catch
went area of the Wingham Hospital exactly what they
stand to lose: ''
-The-Platers returned , to Lucknow for a- practice ses-
sion.'
Sam Mayer. was getting •, ready to travel to Toronto to
be part' of the 14th annual Sports Celebrities Festival, a
day -long fundraising campaign which benefits Special
Olympians in Canada.
(rant Chisholm was the 1996 recipient of the
Lucknow and District Chamber of Commerce Communi-
ty service award.
The Lucknow and Ripley District Co -Operatives
received "two: awards,: for being. iii the 'top 2O per cent of
• Growmark's members,
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