HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-11-19, Page 14Page 114. -. Lncknow Sentiine.l, Wednesday, November 19, 1997
ftiaugurai meetings plauned
for new couricl
by Teresa Courtney and
Margaret Errington
The West Wawanosh
Township hall • was a busy
place on Nov. 10 as all
three polling booths were
there.
Congratulations to the
newly elected council:"
Reeve Doug Miller,
Deputy Reeve Walter
Elliott, Councillors Neil'
Rintoul,, Kevin Shi.els'.and"
Stuart Alton.
The inaugural meeting
will be held on Dec. 2, at
7:30.p.rn. •
Congratulations to
Connie Black, Marilyn
Miltenburg andMike
McKeon --all newly elected
councillors for Ashfield"•
Township, with Ben
VanDiepenbeek' acclaimed
reeve and Art. Simpson
deputy reeve. The inau..,.
gural meeting of the new
Ashfield, Township coun-
cil will be on Dec. 1 at
7:30 p,rn.
Sincere •'s•ympattfj to
Neil and Nancy Stapleton
and family on the death of
Neil's father, Edwin
Joseph Stapleton, of
Dublin, who passed away
at Stratford, on NOY. 7 in
his 82nd year. Mass of the
Christian burial •was at.St..
Patrick's Roman Catholic
Church, Dublin on NoV,:
:
1.1. ;. Father• • Antonio
Delciancio 'officiated with
interment St. Patrick's.
Cemetery - -
A, weekend ,a.way i.s
What the : Gerry
Logtenberg family termed
annon
it 'Gerry and Kay and
children Megan, Derek,
Carrie .and Oarrit, motored.
tea Saginaw, Michigan to.
Meet Kay's former..room-'
mate at : Western'
University, Heide Marrota,
husband • Anthony and
daughter Amelia, who
reside in Ste. St. Marie.
This reunion is an annual
event.
If your name was
Clarence, you, were in luck!
at' Dungannon—Senior
Citizens .euchrecard party
last week because
Clarence Aplin •. and
ClarenceHoy were gentle-
men winners and the press
(Teresa Courtney and
Margaret Errington) .as
' .Jimmie Hunter titles us
were lady winners. • .
Eppie Lawrence is• back
to her village home (for-
merly Mel Jones) after
suffering a fall six weeks.
ago and breaking her left
hand.
Recovering time was
spent apt' the home of
daughters Irene Dickie
and Mary.Smith.
Community condolence
is offered • to the
Logtenberg . family, .Deck,
Simon, Gerry and Ken in
ale passing of mother -.in-
law and grandmotherFetje
DeBoer on Nov. 11, in her:
95 year.. Service of
•
The businesses if:the Luc:kno.:W
ar is are str=ong,'supp•orters of
community projects It is only fair,
them, that we .:think ..of t ho
Lucknow 'area fi;rs:t.•'for all our.:
shopping needs
1Nhether it's: sporting events,
carnivals,' fairs,' parades Or other
community events,.,th,e focal.
business; community is :always`
there to offer financial gssistance.
for those worthwhileiprojects,
That's also. true of.support fore
sc.hao l projects an -d` activities . for
thevarious civic. clubs and for
other. church : and charitable
activities,
Anytime there is a need in the,
community,,, it is. the'. businesses
who are asked to respond -` and
they always do. Area ccnsuners.
are asked to consider ,this ,when,,
ma.kin•g buying decisions. Our
'businesses: ,can continue to
support, the .various community,..
projects only if the. residents of the.
area continue ,to patronize our
businesses
An;d while you're considering that,
consider also that our businesses
are.. operated by •our 'friends and.
neighbours.. They are here year
round, ;paying waxes .that help
support'.our schools, as• Well as the
varioug',mUnitipcil and county
government'services that make
our c uality of:life.so apaed1Ir
Th:e, Lucknow Sentinel: urges
everyone in 'l.ucknow to consider
these things and to shop the •
friendly.,lo•cal businesses -for cell.
your needs: Doing: so•:helps keep.
Luoknow area businesses strong..:
and in tutu helps therm : ,help :the
Lucknow area to remain strong
•
" Remembrance •was.eld
from MacKenzie and
McCreath Funeral Home
on Friday with Rev. Albert
Cook officiating.
Rev. P Kinsman offici-
ated at the service of John
Pritchard age 7.5, a former
West Wawanosh resident,
whose death occurred on
Nov. 11, Sympathy is
extended to wife Ruth and
• family.
Jack Irwlri, Goderit;h,:
former Ashfield resident,
passed away at Alexandra
and Marine General
Hospital, on Nov: 13.
Sharon Willis
Whitwell officiated for the
Funeral.' service on
'Saturday; Nov. 15.
Sympathy to wife Sarah
(Sadie Nicholson) family
and' ''sister . Winnie
Campbell. .
Family, friends. and
neighbors enjoyed, a come
and go tea honoring
Cynthia Anderson, on. the
occasion of her 75 birth-
day on'Nov. 16, at Versa
Care .Health 'Centre,
Goderich. Cynthia's fami-
ly consisted of three
daughters Gail (Huber),
Cheryl 'Anderson.. and
Carol (Bechard), and three
sons Barry, John•and Glen
(deceased. in 1981).
Birthday celebrations
for Teresa Courtney, were
held last Sunday. Surprise
noon . ho.ur dinner arrange-
ments made by her family •
and attended by her family
at the Mayfair Restaurant,
•Lucknow : were.. enjoyed
followed by an afternoon
of visitation, fun„.and
games back at her home ill
Dungannon, .withneigh-
bors visiting . in.the
eventing. •
Literacy projects
in Brice schools
Two. different. pilot pro
jects: airti,ed, at improving
literacy skills, foryoup.g.
`students, are 150.4, run, in
Bruce: county schools this
year.
The Open Court early
,literacy•..prograr: for Stu-'
dents :up to Grade Two is
being used.' to Wiartp,n,
.Mildmay;, ,Elgin Market
Northpert.•.schc$ols.
The program combines
aspects of botlf, the Whole .
;language arid the'phonetic
:approach to reading
Trustee. Carol:yn bay
saiit :reports• from.b her
pilot. projects indicate
program;is, successsful.
helping students ,read at .or
above•their grade.level
Another approach to
learning to read. is r being
tested at: Amiabel-Sauble
and G.0 Huston school in
Southampton: There, ,stu-
dents use interaetive class-
room 'conipw ers that are •
supplied through. a..part
nership' ` involving;
Scholastic'Books, Apple
Co•p p•uters a.nd
Ministry of Education.
Board chair .Je•nnefe,r.
Yenssen'applauded. the
' .pilot p'roje'cts; but noted it
could be financially' diffi-
cult. to expand the 'pro
grams to, other schools'if,
:they, sre'' successful: ,
Yenssen• said the Open
CQiart curt`tt:t turn -attd, `..
materials are "•very expen- .
sive at a time .that the
board'sbudget es �shrtnk
ing
"Quality :'education:
doesn't 'Cottle Cheap,'' sl1e
said, making nreference to
the, provincial,: gov'ernmen
t':soften-repeated pledge
to improve the quality. of
'education student`
receive: `,.
Pat Ralpin '
A:dhertising on school buses is:'a dead issue in
`Bruce. Cotrdty5 at` least for• now
A review- of 134 responses: for*. parents, • students
'and staff "shows 57.5 per centare opposed to :the pro-,.
posal which would have raised revenue for the board
by allowing ads -Ori Old inside and ,outside; of school
causes,'
Almost 25 per cent .of respondents, most of thein
;secon.cliary students,.gave an :unconditional `yes' to
advertising on buses, while .,t:he:rennainder`attached
Conditions to their support for the idea.
None of the School Community 'Advisory Councils
.l`kme and School associations or staff Who responded
td„the, board's. survey endorsed advertising on school;
buses,
Superintendent David Armstrong,said ifrthe District;
St.hoo1 Board. reviews bus. advertising'in the future,
any proposal. should'inclu.de, specific details about
'profit, where they will he spent andsatnple ads.