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PAUN.ZINN
528.2411
*74,500 * 4 bedroorni, wood/oil
heat, Outram Street.
GOUGH ST. spacious 4
bedroom with oarpoa, 24 x 24
shed, double tot, open concept
kitchen, woodstove, new all
furnac e'$89,900.
A$1IFIEL0 - 2 acres, completely
restored 3 bedroom house,:,
wotkshop/shed.
WHEELER 'ST. - 2 bedroom
bungalow neve kitchen & bath..
$5.2',`'.'00.
HISTORIC LUCKNOW 4.5
bedroom, new kitchen and baths,
formal, hying/dining rooms,
garage, $/10 acre lot.
96 ACRES - W. Wawa. nosh.
Fieldstone house: 2 p'ands, creek.
$165,000. '
HAVELOCK - Completely.
renovatedr 3 bedroom house, ,11
bath; move in condition. $81,000. '
REDUCED TQ $55,000 2 1/2
acres, 3 bedroom house, garage.
$79,900. - Three bedroom, paved
drive, 110': frontage, aft heat,
PLACE $Y, 3 bedroom bungalow,
walk-in.;.bas'ement, shows well,
$76,900.
LUCKNOW 4 bedroom 'house
with garage, close to sohool.
$89,900.
AMBEHLEV;Newer bungaTow
4.4 bedrooms, large lot. $99,900.
122 ACRES -Kinross, 80 - 90
acres pasture, creek,. 3 ponds.,
• 98 ACRES ' - 70` workable,
updated 3 bdrm .house; 40 x 58
barn, g0 acres bush. $165;000. •
100 ACRES LT aiiKemadeled 3
bedroom`h. CM 100 barn,
85 workable. $197,500.
NEWER ROYAL HOME on 82 x
132 lot, 3 bedroom partially
finished basement,. Havelock St.
$109,900, ` ' •
KINLOSS ; '100 acres,' 85.
systematic. drained, 3 bedroom
house, small ban. $139,900,
LUCKNOW :DISTRICT
CO-OPERATIVE INC.
LUCKNOW RiPLEY
519-529-7953 ; 519495-3654
Announcerrnent Qf S#aff Changes
'After 16 years of excellent service to the•lucknow Co -Op,
Ralph Morrison will be pursuing a more active'roll With his
family in their farming operation at, home:
;Many: thanks'from the staff of the. Lucknow Co -Op for your
enthusiasm . and friendly: personality and wish you and your
family all of the best.
Replacing' Ralph will be :Kevin ;Murray from our. Ripley Co
Op location. We.welcome. Kevin to his new; job. From his
past .7 years experience at Ripley I am sure he will' fit in very ..
well:
With the many changes" at the Lucknow Co Op` we also.
.have hired :Mike O'Neil from the Kinloss area to .be: the new
Manager of the Ripley Co -Op. Mike brings many years of,
experience to the job,from his farming' background. and also
many years of Ag related sales: • .
The Lucknow District• Co -Op has been in. business',for 52
years Serving, the Lucknow & Ripley area customers 'for. Ag•
.products & home supplies; .
We . bring you this. change ' in the hope that' our service &
support to you, will continue for many years toJcorne.
Allan Scott, General Manager
Ralph , Morrison
LUCKNOW .CO-OP
•5294953
Kevin Murray
RuPLtY .CO-OP
395-3654
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AsLfieid Townsbip council
approves pool renovations
Ashfield Township council will pro- was accepted by Ashfield 'T'ownship
vide a :maximum loan of $15,000 -for a council at its Mardi 18 meeting.
pool renovation project planned by the The total budgeris for $59,260 with
• Lucknow and District Lions Club. $1$,371 being Ashfieid's share which
The Lions approached •:the• four• represents 3.1 per cent.
involved municipalities recently request -
Mg interim financing for approximately Caunciii to draft manure by-law
$50;000 to upgrade the village pool About 30 residents of Ashfield
Lion Grant Chisholm Township attended council's.
said the construction of theMarch 18 meeting to offer
pool was a project of the r 3 input for a manure by-law
Lions in 1973. Deterioration � which is being drafted by
has brought it to the point, council.
however; where Chisholm said it must be . Manure Management and safe st6r-
fixed or closed down. . • -age has been the topic of concern for
The group also received 'loan. ratepayers since it was first brought to,the
approval from the village of Lucknow at table in February. Council listened tothe
its March 11 meeting. , , group'ssuggestions and then agreed :the
Chisholm expects the project will -get township and planner Scott Tausaw
- underway in the fall.. It will remain open would review similar by-laws of Hay and
to the public this summer. . p Stephan Township. The issue, in the form
Ashfield accepts fire budget ' ' of a draft by-law, will: be brought back to*,
The Lucknow and District fire budget a publicmeeting sometime in the near
Bice County iibraries head
for a two-week shut down
by Pat Halpin
Eighteen : library
branches in Bruce County
are headed for a two week
shut down this year, in
spite of an increase in the
• library system's share of
the 1997.budget.
The budget'approved
by .c.Qunty 'council March.
18 gives the Bruce library
system an 11.4 per cent
increase: to offset a
$60,000 provincial grant
reduction and a••larger than:
expected; deficit from last
year. ,But t'he. financial
boost isn't enough to
avoid a planned, two,Week
shut down; or to avoid ' a
46 per cent cut in the book
budget:
The, Bruce county
public library system has
- been fighting a, deficit for
three years, and is sched
uled to lose all provincial
`funding next year. Library
chair:. Tom Boyle said the
Floss loo .uig
a hiring new
dog catcher
Kinloss, Township
be investigating whether:
or not to hire a new dog
catcher with'" a local
address.. •
Dennis Thompson, of
,Culross • Township, .
presently acts as''th'C.town-
ship's'dog catcher and by-%.:"
iaw.enforeelnentofficer
but because of the .dis-
tance he :must travel,'
sometimes animals. are at
large ;before the dog
catcher can,respond:
Council,. which has
hired Thompson. through
anagreement with Huron
Township, will check its.
expiry date on the con-
,tract before deciding.
whether to continue With
- -their present agreement.
Connell will. continue
villi the by-law; enforce
went portion of the con-
tract
system requires a certain.
level .of. funding,' and
warned- that cutting below
the level will jeopardize
the „system.
"1 think under, a cer
Main dollar, ;we start to. lose
it 'as 'a county system,"
Boyle said. "I think we
reached it last year." .
Reductions. in library
hours discouraged.patrons,
he said,' while cutbacks 'in
headquarters staffing
affected administration
`and. circulation; at the
branch level.' .'
Boyles. committee
hopes to correct those
'problems by.:using some of
this year's budget increase
to'fill ''the'.,vacancy for
assistant director:Wigton.
Reeve .Rick Gilbert :ques-
•cloned' that decision -
"I can't for the life of
• inc understand why we
would fill :any position,
When' the budget is this.s
,tight, Gilbert said.
"lei not a great deal
of money,.. Boyle replied,
saying the assistant direr-
'tor's.post.is anexample of
the "critical mass" needed
,to keep the county system
operating properly.
• - . ; `d'art ofthe problem
• in• the system is •attributed
• to hack of staff support* and
lack of support for the
branches," Boyle
' explained. '
Earlier provincial
• announcements ended the
library board's plan to sup
• plementits budget with
user. fees.: Bruce. had
planned to charge a nomi-
nal membership charge to
offset funding cuts, but the
province .has .disallowed
that. trove. Instead, the
library committee is raf-
fling off a'grandfatter'
clock in hopes of ra'ising''.
$10,000 for. its,, equipment-
budget.
wick tri+
f step
The ,fed: steers and
heifers sold on a good
steady trade. Cows
also sold steady. The
veal traded on a good
steady market with
lambs selling $5 ,; $10.
lower, Qn ri4ay'
rrhbic+ quality of
calves; and. yearlings
sold stronger with the
plainer cattle selling.
steady;
There ' were 319
steers on offer selling
from 88.004o to 944,00. to •
the high of 91'.50. •
There . were : 283 ;
heifers on offer selling:
from 88.00 to 94400 to
the MO of 96.75.
were 246
cows.There on offer selling
froth: 4500 to 62.00 to
the high ,of 67.00.
There were 8 bulls
on offer selling from
46.50 to 67.50 to the
high of ;80.50.
There were.254veal
on offer selling: Beef;
80.:00 to 107.50;:
Holstein: 70:00, to
8500;•plaits Holstefn `
50.00 to 70.00... ':.
Lambs: Under .50
lbs., 22000 to 300.00;
50 Ca. 79lbs., 210.00 to
242;50; 80 to 94 lbs.,
182.50 to 212.50; over.
95 lbs; 115.0a to
150.00,
Sheep':. 41..041 to
71.01
Goats: 20.00 to
135.00. •
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