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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-08-27, Page 4Page Lueknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 27, 1997 Changes of address. orders for subscriptions, and undeliverable copies (return postage guaranteed): are to be sent to The Lucknow Sentinel at the address indicated here, Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the por- tion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for,but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates: j A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper 819 Campbell St.. Luclurow, Ontario pox 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2110 phone: (519) 528-2822 fax: (519) 528-3529 ' Established;873 - Tom Thompson - Advertising Manager Pat Livingston - General Manager / Editor opc Phyllis Matthews Helm - Office Administrator Joan Courtney - Typesetter Subscription Rates advance: Regular $25.68 (incl. postage and G.S.T.) Senior $23.32 (incl, postage and +G.S.T.) Foreign & USA — $90.00. Publications..,nail registration no. 0847 held at GGoderich; Ontario. Published 52 times a year. =CNA PPIC e=mail: lucicsentahurontel, on. cu • Internet address: http://www.bowesnet.comjltacknaw/ Letter Policy The Luckno*, Sentinel welcomes. readers' views and opinions. ,Ekll, letters; must be signed' and include the author's addressand tele- phone 'number for verification purpos- ''es: Letters should be, topical, and are rou- tinely ou-t nely 'edited' for length,style and Clarity Brief letters which make a point have more .impact and stand at` better chance :of inclusion. 'Personal attacks, consumer. coni-. plaints 'and poten- tially libelous letters wii11 be rejected. It's another mixed. bag of. tid bids Wow! Did the summer fly by .as fast' for you as it did for me? No doubt, some stn.: dents dents 'are wondering the .same, but there will be those who, are filled with anticipation as a new school; year looms on the horizon; Remember the excite- ment of . buying books,' .and pencils, new clothes and new shoes. Well, it Was exciting for at least a couple of days ;until the novelty wore off. • Then there's"' the. excitement'` 'of a. new teacher, or in some cases. maybe apprehension, meeting newfriends and Ahs .the goOd old school days, • ****** If you are a faithful reader or user, of .our classified pages, you may have noticed some- thing, really strange last week. All our classified word ads were a repeat, ,of the week's before. Oops! ' • • 'Technology is great' but sometimes .... Our :small 'staff was o:verwheimed by the ' kindness and understand- ing of 'these whose''ads didn't appear. The major- ity of people'were, very considerate . and some commiserate with the predicament we were in. . Too bad • seeing the other person's side of things is not a common .renewing old, friendships: even went so, far as . to denominator in everyday Sentine Memoirs arn as tele a 70 years. Y ago. Aug 25,1927 usiness ',training • The' Canadian National Telegraph: Co., in Lucknow, was 'offering business training hi typewriting .and telegraphy: "Are you undecided as to:• what hue of wont to take up?, if why not . take a course in Telegraphy; and 'Typewriting this winter? One of the best. courses today, with good salaries. Experienced, operators who have - leaned with us here are holding poli- • tions for years with salaries ranging from $100 to $142. per month. . We give you .a thorough training :and help you. to secure positions • when finished." The law respecting children - The children's Protective Act passed 'at the last session: of the provincial. legislature .hasmade this; important enactment:. "No child shall loiter in any public place after nine o'clock yin' the evening, nor be in. any place • of public resort8 or entertainment after: that hour unless accompahied, by :the parent or guardian,: or an adtilt appointed by his parent or guardian to accompany such child. A parent who permits his child to violate this Section of the Act shall for the first offence incur a penalty of $1; for thesecond offence $2 and for any /month o erator subsequent offences $5." , 50: years -ago Aug. 29. 1947 girl's husband heads Maritime firm - "MikeLocal Sanderson, husband of Ann,. (MacDonald), has been appointed manager of Purity Flour Mills for the maritime provinces. Ann is in charge of the •lingernie department of 'Daniels Department Store in: St. John; and makes periodic buying trips to Ontario. With pack train.on big game hunt - . Next .Monday,'Jack .:Webster will push off ' into ' the British Columbia wilds on a big game. hunt. '"Big 'Jack," who accompanies the party as ,a4`dude wrangler" will have charge of a pack train of about 40 horses and expects 'every day of the • fve-week trip to be a real thriller. • 25 years ago Aug. 30, 1972 ;sakes over Fairview Dairy - ' Effective Sept.. 5, Tom. Andrew of Kitchener, will take over the: operation of .Fairview Dairy in Lucknow from his father Alex Andrew. . Purchase roller skates - 150 pairs • .of roller skate's have been purchased by the Lucknow Arena Operational Committee to be used in a continuing roller skating program at the arena. • } Life would sure be less fretful.; ******* Then, last week, it was pointed out. to me ,that I had incorrectly spelled "spelled." It ended up in a story as "spelt." As soon as it was - drawn to my 'attention,, cringed. I -kno'w .better *and what the heck. hap: pend to my spell check! Back in the .office' I ,,checked my 'computer's dictionary and ,I, found out why I wasn't prompt. ed to em: ect "spelt. Spelt is a hardy wheat. grown mostly in Europe, however, the word is also listed as "a past tense and past participle of spell: • By then I. was , really shaking' my head, until the light went on and:I realized .it's an Ainerican dictionary on my com puter and it lists' "spelled" or "spelt." That's, no excuse and. I deserve a lashing witha wet noodle! . And ' to end on an . even lighter note, try this mind bender I came across this week: A man was out for,a walk when it started to ` rain. •lie didn't .have a • hat or umbrella. His clothes got. soaked, but not a single hair on his head got wet Why? ' He. was bald! -From the mail box- PROTECT ox OT CT is pro -environment, not ' anti-Terpstra, stra, says writer Dear editor.: ' I read with great interest the letter in lastweek'spaper from lv iriam'Terpstra As a dairy farmer and one orthe many members of the group PROTECT, I found it.to•be;a very well:written;; persua- sive piece: I'was' disturbed, however, by two of the statements included in the let- ter ' a select few whowant to hold a :particular:group. responsible for all the problems:.. ' "we: feel in the past few months,' some individuals .have unjustly accused Acre T Farms of being. a poi- luter.4." . I would like to assure the Terpstras that the purpose ; of PROTECT is pro-' environment, not anti-Terpstra: ,. T realize that muchof the information and articles shared in these' meetings per- tains to the horrendous- envirdnmental and community effects of, large hog "fac- tory farms:" 1 understand'it must be hard:. riot; to take `.actions personally' when you feel your;indi.istry is under attack: 'However; that, is not the intention of these meetings. The purpose, of these presentations was to show what CAN and. HAS' hap- pened. in areas where large intensive live- stock operations were built BEFORE the proper studies were' done and before reg- ulations were in place: ' ,Perhaps the Terpstras are not aware of this fact, but inthe year prior to • the .Acre T arriving in Ashheld, two large inten- sivehog facilitieswerebuilt' on very • small. acreages by other,Ash field area'. :farmers. • THESE operations are what actually ' raised the awareness of the need for stricter regulations; the advent of Acre 1' Farms, and the promise of others to come, simply, provided the' impetus to. act. •.. , I do not feel that any group or individ .ual has the.. right .to dictate,how big_ or how many barns anyone else can have, one man's greed is another 'Man's, alibi tion. _I do feel, however, both the right' and 'indeed, the responsibility, :to ensure "-that any, operation, built in Ashfield is; done -in an environmentally responsible ways Neither 1 nor the. collective members of PROTECT; have the expertise, to study and regulate this area. That is' why PRO Tc. -!T has asked. for .a moratoritim on '.building large intensive livestock barns of one ;year so experts in the environ meat, the livestock industry. , and agricul- tural• zoning bylaws .can, determine : the. :best solutions for everyone involved, I appreciate the Terpstras''' assurances:. ',that they will handle their manure in a'. responsible way; I believe the vast mayor ity of farmers. do. Unfortunately, there is ;:a very small percentage; of farmers, who cause : a very : large, problem for everyone `else.. by polluting:, Our watershed' by ' manure mismanagement. The larger the operation the more potentially disastrous the result of their pollution. Self regula- tion egulation by these individtials does not work. So while sympathizing with .the Terpstras who feel their name is being' slandered; I must emphatically state that assurances are not good' enough.. Guidelines and restrictions must be implemented and ENFORCEABLE to ensure proper manure .management by ALL farmers.; • In concluding this letter,. I Must thank the Terpstras for choosing to build their first Ashfield enterprise only a mile from the lake. It is an ithposing structure, visi- blefor miles around, andhas succeeded • in bringingan attention to the environ- ment that should have happened years ago. Jennifer 1Vliltenburg.