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Cally me nasve of call, rne. Stupid "but
sometimes I simply can't figure out:
human nature,
a conversation, earlier this week,a
few of us were standing around talking
about the bag tag fees being im:pie
'mewed in town. Some -of tie business
people have concerns: with the addition-
al cost, par-
ticulariy xn
11 lit of the..
fact ' turat;
businesses'.
now "pay a
business .tax.::;
in addition.
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P O. 3oz ; 19110 010W, Ontario. NOG 2140
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Torn:Thompson . dve t In age:
Pat Livirigst n &mau1 tell! i Editor
Phyllis Matthews Helm: w Offke Adrninfatuttot.
• Joan Courtrter ' • •
pt o .1 L- Ates advance: cal Regular ' (taco. postage and .5.TJ :within
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Local Senior *2304: (tnel postage and C).S T 1, within 40 mi, radius.
Out -or-area (40 mdles) $25:66 (incl. postage and G.S T:).
' • Foreigi & USA. — %MOO.. Publications mai! registratlon no 0847
held at Lucknow, ()Mario.
council's decision. However, once that
:decisions has been made, as an adult you
are expected toadhere to,tbesysterri;l'f '
you generate it (garbage) you, wilt have .• •
to -pay for it. 'So find ways that you gen-
erate less: Use corinpostii g,: blue'boices,
recycle your cardboard into the big blue •
boxes put •around'for that purpose, •pay
more atten-
tion when
your` •;are._'
shOpp ing •-
buy items
Fwith less,
Packaging.:
There MI
kinds of ways to reduce your ' trost of
• what you pin .at the curb. • l mi' d
,one of those ways is.not•by duinp. ing on
another community or our environ'-
Ment: •
If you who commit this 4'criine' have
no remorse, think about your children..
They probably have more comxnon
sense • than., you • do.• What would they
think, ofgY Y,. dumping dum in ;o n-. waste, on.
someone el e' littering?. '
- too:aun not,over`o d-aboutputting
anymore money out of my pocket; .but
let's be realistic" Ifyou,' or I, generate,
•
the garbage,'it is our adult responsibili-
.to -reduce, reuse and recycle Or pay.
Hello, is there •anyone: in there?'
to the realty taxes. However, these,.
businessople are,checking things Slinl �. gs out.,..
and talking to council `and finding- out.
: ways to lessen the financial impact
:That however,. is not my beef.: •.,
Where my naivete came 'in'Was
.
when it was .mentioned that some peo-
ple, from other communities where bag
tags are in: effect, take their garbage to
another couirnunit where they 'sneaki-
ly,deposit it for.. free pickup. Then there
".,
: were 'the -staries aliout, people ; dumping
their garbage on the side: of the road.
X .can't believe that: adults would ;do
such things.
1f you don't agree with the bag tags
in whatever communityyotrlive' in, iris -
your right as a taxpayer to question
Thoseare thousand dollar smiles. you .see on
theseyoung Guides. Trish Scott (centre left), a
Bank of Montreal employee
and. a leader with:.
the Guides,applied under the bank's Volunteer
Grants Program for the $1,000 and " was suc-
cessful. The program recognizes volunteer
efforts of bank employees., Trish handed aver
the• cheque:. to. 'co -reader" and district commis.
sioner Dayle Taylor fast week. The small repre.
sentation of Guides includes, lack row:' Angela
I'rrvin>,; Cass'andra, Dougl"as."Amber 'Hackett,
Cindy Willits, Jessica Gilchrist; ';Centre row:,
Regan Moran, Danielle: Small, Tirtsr, Dayle, and
Chelsea Adamson. Front row: Melanie Willits
and Brittany Ackert. The money`.will be put,
towards Gaming equipment that the girls' will
first use on a horse riding' expel tion planed
On behalf of the;
•Alz•heiiner Society of
Grey -Bruce, i would like
to thankthe community of
Lucknvw and• area far -
'generously supporting; the
Christmas forget -Me -Not
tree. ,
I would also like to
thank the . chamber :of
:Com.me:ce, Kn..e htels
Village Market, Finiays
Decorating and the 'many
voluntoers:'who assisted:
ith'this year's display.
.This year; 24 commune -
ties across' Grey -Bruce
participated with $13,963'
raised, Money raised for
the tree helps the Society
achieve'their mission of
providing advocacy;: edu
cation; awareness' of the
disease, •supp'ort to:care-
f'vers•• and funding foci
.r-eseaxcli.
•J greatly appreciate all
the time and effort our
community has committed
to making the Forget-.M`e-
Not Tree at success:: '
Thankyou sincerely.
Y
Margie: Iougheed, for
Alzheimer Society of
for this year. • (Livingston photo) Grey -Bruce.;
ars:?:: •;t8i. rY•:a::':•
75 "ears 'ago •
" February 17,1921
he growth of radio-'The'rapid growth df
radio communication is brought out impres-
sively by .:C G:... Carson, the United states,
Commissioner of Navigation in a'recent report to,
Secretary Hoover; 'In its use the United, Stites i,'s, far ,
in the lead with 528 broadcasting stations, as com,.
pared with 349 iii all other eomitries. Canada Comes
second with forty-seven. Comiiiissi �e � .Carson
n ty ma, ,x
thinks that radio telephone service on a Commercial
basis between the United States and Great l ritain • .
will soon •be'.practical`. Tests have'' been encouraging
but difference of time are a problem with business
houses and exchanges. '
Thunder in February-: Light;sleepers were
,
brought to full :wakefuilness.in the early, hours of
Wednesday : morning by several 'crashes- of thunder ,
which •seemed. to roll ad reverberate among•tbe--
cl'auds for a quarter of:an`hour.• Lightning.aiid thunder.
at this time of year, is said to be surely followed by
rather severe .winter. '
50 years, ago
February 19, 1947
now blocked roads - proved no obtacle to four.
;Ami erley, district young people' who' attend;
' High Schon
Lucknow II gh t :•'
With no indication, of whentheg
law might &t'
1? g
through, •the foursome; or
Toan and Joyce Campbell,
and Calvin Calvi r
Larne Cardis and a n Gibson, set out; air foot f
Lucknow late Monday afternoon over the snow
' roads: It was ;a long and `tiring elevenmile
plugged g g
hike, and it was about 12 50: thatt night when the quare'
tette reached their destinations in the Village .and:
informed their= anxioi s parents by phone that they
had rinade it.
25 years ago.
;: Feb>rsary: 6" 1972'
't..4,x V
Lions Club seeking.com'ni'unity project: -
Lucknovw and District: Lions: Club i•s:looking
for a. project to undertake:
Throughout the years, the Lions Club. bas promot-
ed•:=:many "worthwhile, community achievements. but
they are presently out of ideas on what to undertake
locally.
They have, in': recent weeks offered their services
toarea group* in promoting several projects,.a swim
Ming pool;. .permanent seating in. the arena;,. a trophy
case and lockers in the arena. •
As: theetub tins not received.
the'go-ahead on ..
.
these," and is anxious 'to get busy With a major com-
munity .betterment project; they have asked the• aid of
this, newspaper in seeking suggested projects which.
' would help the entire community.
The 75th Anniversary- Of the Federated Women's;
Institutes of 'Ontario- was celebrated' at the Legion
Halt mar Ripley on: Friday at their;regulatr meeting
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