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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-01-06, Page 1CELEBRATE IN 1988 LUCKNOW'S 130th CELEBRATION JUNE 30 - JULY 3, 1988 PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO Wednesday, January 6, 1988 404 PER COPY • The miserable winter weather early in the week caused people to do some strange things: -even parking. It appears the fellow who parked his car on Campbell Street in the top photo couldn't be bothered to face the right way when he pulled in. Ac- tually, he's the delivery man and can get away with such behavior. In the photo at left, trees fell like, well, like trees with the strong winds we've seen of late. This one, which took out hydro lines, in Ashfield Township prior to Christmas, required power crews to remove it and repair the damage. It would seem 01' Man Winter has literaly `blown' into town. tricky Boxing Day blaze does damage to Holyrood home The Lucknow and District Fire Depart- ment responded to a fire alarm turned in at 5 p.m. on December 26. The blaze, at the home of Robert Theriault of RR1 Holyrood, located between Holyrood and Kinlough, took two hours to bring under control and caused considerable damage. The fire, according to Fire Chief Bud Hamilton, started in the chimney as a result of improper insulation. Fire fighters were able to extinguish the blaze before it broke through the upper roof of the struc- ture and the family was able to remain in their home following theeblaze. The fire was a tricky one, according to the firechief, as it was contained between the ceiling and the roof of the home mak- ing it difficult to get at. Only one section of the Theriault home received the damage. "The fires we are seeing now are mostly from wood buring furnaces and fireplaces," said Mr. Hamilton. "People must be very careful in taking the proper care of their fireplaces or they are going to have trouble." Calls are down Hamilton reports that the number of calls, received by the Lucknow Fire Department for 1987 were down con- siderably from previous years. The Village of Lucknow reported only two fire alarms over the last 12 months while West Wawanosh Township ex- perienced a total of five fires in 1987. Ashfield. Township reported seven fires last year with Kinloss Township topping the list with 12 blazes. There were also two false alarms turned in to the Lucknow Fire Department in 1987. Hamilton says the lower number of fires reported in the area could be due to the fact that a number of older houses, in which fires are more likely, have been torn down lately. This and the fact that people are more aware of the causes and dangers of fire hazards have resulted in less fires. "People are just being more careful, 1 guess," said Hamilton, "but we , sure haven't had to be as busy as we have in other years." Looking The Lucknow Sentinel has accepted with regrets the resignation of our Lucknow correspondent, Geraldine Schlosser. Because of this, we are currently looking for someone in the Village to take on the duties assigned to a local writer. These duties would include the collection and reporting of social news as well as pro, viding any feature articles regarding local events. If you are interesting in this position, please contact Pat at the Sentinel Office this week. She will provide any additional information you may need regarding pay, deadlines, etc. Decrease . in offences due to RIDE The Kincardine branch of the Ontario Provincial Police report a noticeable decrease in drinking and driving offences over the 'recent holiday season as com- pared to previous years. In the period from 'December 15 until late on January 4, the' RIDE Program (Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere) carried out by the OPP stopped a total of 1,859 vehicles in all of•the four townships in the district. Of those checked, only one person was charged with a criminal of- fence involving driving While impaired. A further 14 people were given 12 -hour suspensions. l . Sergeant Walker of the Kinca a OPP says his office feels the decreas in drink- ing and driving offences is a di ct result of the RIDE Program. "We've noticed a real decrease in of- fences and we'd like to think it's a direct result of the program," said Walker in a interview with the Sentinel. "Liquor of- fences are down in general and that's a trend we're happy to report." Walker adds that two other people in the area were charged with impaired driving over the holidays, but that these persons were not stopped as a result of the RIDE Program, The program initiated by the OPP for the Christmas and New Years holiday period will last until the end of this week. No injuries Since December 24, Christmas Eve, Kin- cardine OPP officers have reported a total of five motor vehicle accidents on the road- ways of the four townships in this area. • Of those, four involved property damage over $750 while one was of a much less serious nature. No injuries were reported in any of the accidents over the holidays. A reminder from the local OPP should be mentioned here as well. Keep in mind that the roadways in the, area will tend to be icy and snow covered over the next few months and your caution in travelling by car is expected. And the • winners are Brad Petteplace was in charge of mak- ing the December draw for the monthly prize of $2,500 recently and when the winn- ing ticket was pulled, there were ten very happy ticket holders in the village. The winners of the cash in the Lucknow and District Sports Complex Fund Raising Lottery were Anne MacDougall, Sharon MacDougall, Allan MacDougall, Steve Hall, John Eryfogle, David MacKinnon, Archie Nicholson, Tony VanDyke, Alex West and Elmer Smelzer. Tickets on the draw are $100 each with one prize of $2,500 being awarded each month. Proceeds from''the ticket sales will go towards the Lucknow Sports Complex.