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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19,1997•.
65t, INCLUDES G.S.T.
One were
not human
An, anthropologist from - the
University of Toronto determined that
bone fragments found in the base-
ment of a Victoria Street home in
Kincardine were animal bones: This
information was released. after the
Sentinel went to press last week;..
Acting on a tip in the missing per-.
son case of Lois • Hanna, -the
Kincardine OPP searched the home
and found the bone fragments in the
basement, which has a dirt floor.:
The present occupants of the house
are not involved in the case and'
agreed to a, voluntary search of ` the
premises. The house, which is owned
by a Kincardine couple, is rented:
Manna, 25, of ;Kincardine,' disap-
peared the evening of July 3, 1988,
- afterreturning home from a dance in
Lueknow. ;
When police .investigated herdis-
appearance, it • was found that her
television was still On andher purse
was untouched. Police are still uncer-
, tam what she was wearing when she
vanished.
Hanna was 5.'4" tall, weighed 120
pounds and had brown hair and
brown' eyes. •
Special letter
for Samantha
Samantha Mayer's medal perfor-
mances at the Special 'Olympics
World Winter Games have been noted.
by Marilyn Mushinski, Minister of
Citizenship, Culture and Recreation
for Ontario. S •
In • .a letter to Sam,. Mushinski
offers her congratulations on Sam's
"latest triumphs" adding to her previ-
ous ` achievements- ; at last year's.
National Winter Games. in Calgary,
when she captured two medals.
"You have attained a level of per-
sonal excellence and have also set an
outstanding 'example for all, young
athlete`s who aspire .to represent their
province and`country in athletic com-
petition," writes Muslinski
Sambrought home a gold and two.
silvers' from . the Special Olympics
twoweeks ago.
• ion
Before the •productof a
in oss
1 township history book can
K
receive support from Health ,&
Welfate'the five . W's and how
c u ci.must be answered. Edina
Haldenb will be asked to form a
• -.. committee that will then meet
s .
with council to talk about the
re issue farther.
• The OPP will meet with council
on March 17 toexplain the ser-
vice they:currently. provideto res-
idents.
• Wheels Away .will receive ..a
$100 donation to be put towards
the purchase
of 'a new
•
• Council is suggesting you warm
your bag and your bag tag before
trying toadhere them together, or
the tag may not stick. Tags can be
.applied to the neck of the garbage
bag, so the tag overlaps and
sticks to
itself.
• Council van.
will 'review • Property
the . union owners with
employees'
contract - at,
the first
meeting in
March. •
• Cost of911
property
signs was.
$1,580. The
clerk: will
find out at a
911 `:meeting
in Tara on
Feb. .• 20.
whether
those, costs
can,be.
passeonto
the landown-
ers, and who
is •responsi-
ble for:. the
maintenance.
of the signs
once erected.
Honorariums
stay the same
Kinloss township councillors will
retain the -same committee seats as last
year, and their honorariums .will, not be
increased. This is the fourth year for
council to hold the line on their remu
neration ,
Regular meetings remain at $95 for"
the reeve, $80 for councillors; special
meetings155, and out-of-town. mileage;
30¢ per km.
Management employees', salaries will
be looked at in May.
As this is Kinloss Township's turn to
chair the joint medical. centre, Gerald
Mowbray was appointed as the. second'
representative for 1997.
Martin • Metske and Fred DeBoer
have been appointed as fence viewers.
In connection with this, council passed a
.motion that no arbitration or' other pro-
ceeding& requiring the attendance or:
reattendance of fence -viewers would be
scheduled between' Nov. 1 ` and .March
31, dueto weather conditions.
taxes-three`—
years in
until April .1
to bring
accounts -41p
• td date,.
After that,.
tax sale reg-
istratio:n.
proceedings
will begin.
• Reeve Jim
Boyle will.
represent •
•:.the munici.
palities of
Kinloss
Huron and
Lucknowon
the MVCA
board of
directors .. •
,arrears have
Sylvia .and `Len Goodenough, of ,Kinloss town=•
ship, were recently the lucky :winners of.
$250,000 on the 649 Encore. The ,retired tau
plea formerly owners of the Belmore General
Store, purchased the ticket at Brian's Value
Mart, Wingham, and had it validated at Bell's,
Variety, Lucknow, where they say they normal'
ly, purchase their tickets It was a timely vein
for the .newly retirees. (Livingston photo)
,:.; �., .1-i .cmc.. ' The • finance chairof the,
Bruce County Board" of •
budget;
very
difficult
to set
'Two village landowners talked to
Lucknow council. at last week's meeting.
regarding proposalsfor their land.
Cliff Mann questioned council about -
the .servicing of lots on Napier` Street, and.
what, if any, portion of costs •Would
absorbed by Lucknow' Hydro to upgrade'
the existing line which stops at the lots in
question.. ,
PVC foreman Gary Austin will follow
up on this.
Tony Howald presented council with a
sketch location of his proposed new
house, and the hydro, sewer. and water
lines associated with it; -on Havelock
Street. Approval has been given by
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority
and planning .
Pat McKillop, president of the
-Lucknow and District Chamber of
Commerce, has a general discussion with
council about:street: planters and .associat-
ed maintenance, signs for disabled park-'
ing, bag tags and service club signs at the
village entrances. •
. ,. Council approved renewal of the
insurance for the.. arena, in the amount of
$5684. There is no increase from .last.
:;;year. Rod McDonagh, of McDonagh
'Insurance, will attend the net joint recre-
ation board meeting, to talk about some
poncems the board has with insurance.
A donation Of $j601111 wi11 be Made to.
the Lucknow-and.Distric Horticultural ,
Society for 1997: ,
Council was informed that the' con-
necting link maintenance agreement with
MTO is cancelled effective April 3 this.
:year.. This 'in effect means all mainte- '
mince costs will be borne by the village
Previously there: was a. 50, percent sub-
sidy.
The amount of 25¢ per user ride
&i'-
ing the year 1997 will be paid to - Wheels
Away.
Council .approved the Ontario Clean
Water Association (OCWA) Midget for
1997 in the amount of $81,088. OCWA
operates the local sewage. system. The
budget is up $888 :over last year's.. The
user fee charged by the 'village generates
the money to pay for this .expense.
Education says setting this
year's: education budget
• will be .even harder than: it '
• Was last year.
Bruce board finance
chair David''Inglis`says the
province's announcement..:
of no,new .:funding .cuts .''.
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