The Lucknow Sentinel, 1997-12-31, Page 441Oag.e 4 SeraAnna, Vieth tesday,' 11December 3L i9p'
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No rvsolutOs;:� tim0 to 4e, thankful
Hope'you .had a jo:y-
bus and safe Christmas
and.your, tunirtay isn't still
Complaining from' over
indulgence of 'turkey .sand
trimmings•;
Christmas with my
family was most enjoy-
able. My':two little nieces
Maddison and Megan -
and 4 . added to the
thrill of Christmas I't''s:
ee-11--a- h -i le: ince._ 1- par:..
ticipated in'the, prepara-
tion of lunch,consisting_
of cookies; milk, carrots
and water for Santa and',
',the reindeer..The aston-
ished Lookson their faces
'when ,they saw' all 'the'
'goodies' eaten up
Christmas, morning will
remain with rrie.'
.Maddison wrote a let,-
ter
et=ter to Santa .andin it she
made sure to ask fcir
'something for,everyone,
The most: precious
was. long; curly red hair-
for, her grandpa •who is
rather bald on top. •So
-Christmas morning, after
all,the presents were
opened there remained'
one:Under the'tree -' To
atidpa •
t•rom Santa.The look on their two
• faces a4 ,'Grandpa pulled
the wig: from -the box and
plopped it. sin his ' head
said :it all.
Then there was baby
..nephew Cody Who didn't
understand ,what all the..
fuss.w'•as 'Ablaut, but an
infant in•:the house at this
blingS
" .Eitxingstori
time of year. creates" a'
special'atmosphere too.'
With • New Years,
'ap'proaehing, 't'he reties
tion '
comes , to •rti'ind;
"Should >I 'make a New,
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om's
70.years ago' :.
Dec: 20, 1921' .
ar on exhibit The new aF.ord
car -,Was on.exhibitiorr here u:
Friday of last' ,week and
aftracted,rniich attention... • •
Although' the new •cars arebeing.
turned. out at ,about .`1;000 per day,
they are still so scarce that alt • the •
agents cannot have:.ole permanently,
on exhibition, so the car that was
is being ,passed around, from agent to
t.agent:r
•It is expected that agents will- •be
supplied with. line of demonstration
cars in the;-near.future
Election As 1927 carrie to a..
close tmuntctpal *electionsWere
cause
for "eciuncilmania "
D.M. Johnstone': and E:N.Hodgins
II Were running for'reeve and. there Was :
a licit .'t ontesi for; cauncil 'eats with.
Robert; Rae. ••A. E.` Buswell, Robert
Mullin$ ..• W.J Spindler .S.E..
Robertson E.E.' . Millson. W.G..•
Armstrong,' .A,W . Elamtl,ton Q,
Finlayson and A.D., MacKenzie run-
ping
50 years. ago
• Dec. 31, 1947
olompn reeve by acclamation
Seven and a half years .as a
councillor had. its reward' :on
Monday night when V.A. Solomon
was .elected to the • reeveship of the
village: by acclamation.
1VTr. Solomon; succeeds' `Reeve:
;LW. Joynt; current warden' of Bruce.
county:' ,
,: °Boxing'Day rabbit drive -. Ideal
weather prevailed for the Boxing Day
rabbit; drive, sponsored by the 'newly
organized'' Fish and Game Protective
Association. '
Mere, than 40:, hunter's, shouldered
shotguns for.••the drive.:but: the exact;
toll of rabbits was not rec,orded
• Remove snow- The main. business
section of the 'vill:age was cleared ot:
Snow banks: that had piled up along
the .curbs. The ' job, which was c om- r..
pleted before •Christmas, made a big
tm:provernent to.:the:•main' thorough -
tare.
Sutton's ',tractor -powered manure
,shovel was."used.in loading"'the M.
sleighs that hauled away. .`the beauti
ful." The powe(shovel' replaced the ' i
usual gang of shovellers that would
ordinarily have been eniployed. ` "2.;
0ghtin.g, costs below estimate 7 �,.'
The cost,,of installing the new street'„
lighting system Will probably be
$1,000 lower :than the estimated Vi
$3000.. .
,'Home "for Christmas - Mr. and
Mrs. Sandy Nicholson and daughters
Ruth . and Mary Ann and son.
Alexander, for the first time since
19ta:
%5't'�'„t c
Years Resolution'?"
The answer is »no.
I'm not prepared to -set
myself up• for failure:
So instead, .i'll a he
thankful that 1997 Was a
relatively healthy year
'for my whole family. I'll
be thankful for a loving
'husband, •son and daugh
• ter,-in-law,mom and dad;
.bechibe-r-s--and--sisters in-
• law, nieces and, nephews;
and my in -taws; good
friends and: neig'hbo'rs;,,
and excellent 'coworkers
who make coaling •to
work ,fun. - well, rnpst .of
the time!
.I.'rn.tha.nkfu1 for my
job andto all of you w'ho'.
read this paper and
, ensurewe all. have a'•job
tci crime to.
A;; 'the cluck ticks
• down to midnight tonight
my wish for yr,u is that.,
all the . seconds, minutes,
hours and days., amount •
toa year. wil spent for
you and your loved ones.
May your spirits soar and
your dreams takewing in
the- year :ahead. And may
eat;:e and freedom
become, a' reality for all
,people, everywhere.
_fetter Policy.
The Luckriow
Sentinel Welcomes
readers' views and,
opinions:,. All :letters'
must be sign:ed and
include the author's
addressand tele -
Phone nuniber'. for.
verification purpos-
es, Letters shouldbe
topical and are rou-
�ri�r edxtefor
length,: style and
clarity, Brief; letters'
which Make a Point,
have, more impact
and stand a better
chanceof inclusion.
Personal attaek.s,,
consu ter • 'corn'
,plaints and:.pbtexi
tially libelous letters
will be rejected.
from • the x958 •
C'entennutminute: book,'.'.
as compiled by the late
Stuart E.:, C011yer, Who
was secretary) ,
• od.,as ;Mr. Boyce himself
wouldbe an leave..: . '•
• The presence f uni-
formed 'police :vould
tend to'preveni "rowdy
tsar'' in'the village during
the Centennial
7['he• :;Mount' Forest
OPP inspector' suggested`.
that their force would
.. supply one car and four .
The centennial cont.
rrnittee'. continued: to •tweet
weekly
At the March •1,4,. 195;8
meeting,: the main dis-
CusstOr1 CEng
tered On traf
fic and polic-
ing.
olioOng
Lou ' Boyce,' of tie "policemen for a fee of 7¢..
•per anile and rooms, and
board for, the officers.
The service would Cost..
about
The clerk was instruct-
ed to send an official let -
:ter,. in 'duplirate to 1ylr
Boyce` regitesting,pt�ltce `.
pro•teeti,on'tand .stating.
Willingness to supply.
meals: and. hoard and,to
•
n•I
pay police:cat iilea'ge.
Wes Joynt` reported.
that•. the finance. commit
tee of the ,Lions,,bad rnet
.and'appoi;n•ted Wtl°rter.
Howey to. meet with 'the'
executive committee' to
`discus finan:cin the.
'arena
floor
. g
a o
Speaking on behalf of
lei lr: llowey, ..
who • Was
absent:.
-$oynt':re tes-
ed t'hat'if.there
is a..':surplus from the
entennial that the sur-:`
files ,Ora porilotl',o 1t , r,
applied towards
of the•.arena.:floor.
`[`he executive,.
expressed doubt as to
,'their,authority :to
,pense'of any stach•money.
.The matter wa,s.to be dis
cussed at a meeting of
the committee heads
:Provincial Police :in.
Kincardine. was present
to explain the problems
of law enforcement dur-
ing the'Centeniial ke:
stated. the OPP were'
bound:•to police the, vil
iage since it was under
1,000 population.:."
One officer, would be.''
-on duty during that peri-'
•