HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-06-24, Page 1•
VOL. 125 WK. 25 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1998
Lucknow's olympian Sa
ayer will be parade marshal
Sam (Samantha) an th a) won a gold in dance, a•sil.
Mayer, our Canadian fig- ver for freeskate and
are skating champion in another silver for eompul-
sories.
Organ-
izers
and. ath-
letes of
the
World
Games
say the
Winter competition !or Sam mayor !p,irit. of
people with mental dis.
abilities. It was the largest ship makes the games
multi -sport event in 1997, stand 'apart from other
. with more than 2,000 international competitions.
cOnwetitors representing That spirit of friendship
8Q countries. will be felt throughout the
Same 'competed and village as Wends and fain -
the 1997 Special Olympic
World Winter Games, will
be the Grand Marshal for
the Make it Great in '98
parade on Saturday, July
4.
Sant 0 m Po te ci in •
• February 1997 in Toronto
in the 6th International
•
ily eom O Lucknow to
eelebrate it.s 140th birth,
•day.
Special Olympics is
about participation just as
the Lucknow reunion con-
tinues to. promote; They
hope everyone takes part•
in as many events that
interest them. .
As. Sam leads the
• parade, ,she• will not only
be Celebrating Lucknow's
rich history of 104 years,
but her, own birthday July
4 celebrating 19 rich-, full
years, nappy birthday
Sam! Happy birthday
Lucknow! •
Plans for the big parade
in honor of Lucknow's
140th birthday on July 4
are in good shape„ , •
Parade chairmen Tom
Downey and Jim Finnigan'
are looking forward to a
long. andfabulous parade.
Bands included in the
' Parade. are:
The Seafotth All Giris •
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Drums anerliumpet Band,. "
sponsored by the
1,nckno*- and 'District
Lions.
This bandhas about
100 members from all
over 'rnid-western Ontario.
About 70memberswill be
marching. •
The $‘County Pipes and
Drums is comprised of
Members. from differenc
towns in mid -western
Pntario. It will include
.tnembers from Lucknow,
Kincardine, Walkerton,
Lismwel, Brussels, Mount,
Forest, Durham, and
,Hanover.
This, band marched in
the Octoherfeit, Parade last
Year.
The Chesley Citizens
Band will be Sponsored by
the Bank of Montreal.
This band is also
known as the oldest triace,
County Marching brass
band, It is 113 years old
this year. • ,
V41$10giAM,,
• M. embers„ Conte , from all
over including Paisley',
Chesley. Walkerton,.
1-Lan9ver, Chatsworth,
TeeSwater,,. Owen-, Sound:
and 4arrearyii.ng. zpvOit.„
ships.
Gederich has had ,.many
hands:, ever they years, hut
it wasn't until 1967 that
the Laketown.Itand.Was
ferined;'•iineler, the :leader...
ship of Charles:".
.1calhfietsch,
Of INCLUDES Gi$,T.
Primary grades from 0.,CPS had the opportunity to release ofr balloone-
ta,, last week during Pinecrest Manor Nursing Home's celebrations in honor
This band perforins
everySunday night in
Ooderich and their con-
" certs have become very
popular.
The Goderich.
Laketown Band is sport.
• sored by the Lucknow and
District Chamber. of
Commerce, •
• Lucknow's own Central
•PublicSchool Band, under
. the direction of Ms &Boor
will also be part of the
Parade. Many public
School pupils participate
in this band. They are
sponsored by the Optimist
Club of Lucknow and
Disaict.
The Lucknow Legion
will sponsor the Old Elgin
Band, originally called
The Elgin Regiment
Trumpet Band in May r of
186$.
This band represented
Canada at the 51)th cele-
brations of the Liberation
• turn, to page 2
of Seniors Month. Each balloon Contained the name and address of a
resident with a request for the finder of the balloon to let the Home know
vvherei it landed. (Livingston photo)
by Elaine Pennington • -
It's been alinCta a decade and the.
family of Lois Hanna is still searching
for answers to' her July 4, 1988 disap-
pearance.
The intelligent and, attractive 25 year
old disappeared after attending,the
Lucknow ;Celebrate '88 Reunion .Dance
on July 3i 1988. She left the dance at
about 11:30 p.m. and -Made the 20
minute drive to her 286 Nelson Street
home in Kincardine in her 198-7. Maroon
colored Pontiac Grand Am..
Her neighbors reported Seeing her
lights on in :her honSe, at about 15
aan.. on July 4 but When she failed to
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turn up for work at MaeG'sladies Wear
in Kincardine, the • Morning of July 4, 'a
fellow, worker went to her home and dis-
'covered, the living ronin lights ' and the
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reflects
iightmare:
television on, and a half -cup of tea Sit-
ting on a table by the side door. The
dress she had word to the dance the pre-
'vioasnight was hanging in her closet. It
was later discovered' that the only things'
missing were her peach colored night-
gown and housecoat.
The uncharacteristic di,sappearance
alarmed her family. and friends immedi-
ately. Her brother David said, "We
thought the worst instantly,:.because we.
knew Sonlething was wrong. lt 'just .was-
n't • like Lois." Jinn added, "the only tirne
- Lois. got more than about 15,feet from,'
that purse was when she was water ski-
ing."
Kincardine police 'waited -to get
inVolved for almost three days, suspect-
ing that Hanna hael simply left without
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