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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-11-09, Page 1L� (PUBLISHED IN LUCKNCrW-ONTARIO Wednesday, November 9, 1988 404 PER COPY Building the walls of a house and then dismantling them, moving them and re -erecting is a part of the work involved in Allan Andrew's occupa- tion. Allan, in the business of building log homes for the past 10 years, learned his trade in British Columbia. He has built a total of 15 log and timber frame homes since embarking upon this career. Last week, the log walls of this home, which took approximately two months to erect, were dismantled, loaded on a truck and moved to the Norwich area, where it will majestically overlook a pasture field on a horse farm. The top picture is a view of how the walls looked prior to dismantling; note the little white identification marks on the end of each log. In the lower right, Alan attaches the grapple hooks of the crane to a. log. (Pat Livingston photo) Municipal Elections '88 Profiles of municipal candidates In the hope of informing local ratepayers about local municipal candidates, the Sen- tinel asked asked each candidate in the Village of Lucknow, Townships of Ashfield, West Wawanosh, Huron, Kinloss and the Village of Ripley to provide us with a profile on themselves. Village of Lucknow George Anderson George Anderson, having served one term on the Lucknow Village Council, has 25 years experience in industry. Campaigning for a seat as councillor in the village, Mr. Anderson said, "over the past three years I have been a part of the negotiations which led to the approval of the sanitary sewer system and the senior citizens apartments. I am quite familiar with both these major projects which should be completed in late 1989 or early 1990." George Gibson Mr. Gibson and his wife Pat have always considered Lucknow their "home town". They moved into the village on a more per- manent basis three years ago. Mr. Gibson, a teacher of 20 years, cur- rently chairs the Special Education Department at F.E. Madill. He has also served a lengthy appren- ticeship in Lucknow Minor Hockey as manager and trainer and chaired the Lucknow Minor Hockey Committee. "I joined council by appointment and have had a brief opportunity to "try out" for the job. "That has been a positive experience; your council has conveyed a clear sense of purpose and a dedication to their various duties as councillors. I feel I can work ef- fectively as a village councillor." "While the previous council has worked hard on our behalf to make it happen, the whole village will soon become involved in its biggest -ever project. There are major decisions to be made; there will be many problems to solve. I feel I can bring to council the ability to listen to a proposal, Bess the presentation, investigate the ci cumstance and attempt a reasonable resolution. That is what I expect of council and that is what I am prepared to do." Eldon A. Mann Mr. Mann seeks election as councillor of the village. Mr. Mann served with the Fort Gary Horse Regiment and after returning from overseas farmed in Huron County for 18 years. In 1965 Mr. Mann and his wife Aileen, along with their family moved to Lucknow. At that time he was a partner in a local farm equipment business from which he retired in 1981. Mr. Mann has served on council for 10 years, under the reeveship of Omar Brooks, George Joynt and Herb Clark. "During my 10 years on Lucknow coun- cil we have spent much time on the sewer project. We have been discouraged many times and now that they are a reality there will still be many decisions to be made. As well, the Senior Citizen Apartments, which are to be built on Willoughby Street, are in the plans to be completed in conjunction with the sewer project." I would like to be a part of the council for their completion." Turn to page 3 • 1 The Royal Canadian Legion says thanks The Royal Canadian Legion thanks all Canadians who shared with us, in the 1987 Remembrance activities. Our poppy campaign in particular benefited by your generous response. Each donation allowed us to offer a Remembrance symbol. This may be a poppy worn by individuals, or wreaths, crosses, or sprays, to be appropriately displayed or laid at the cenotaphs and other such memorials to the 114,000 ser- vice personnel whose eloquent sacrifice was made on behalf of all Canadians. For every donation received, a sym- bol of Remembrance is provided for personal or public use. This may be in the form of the poppy, wreath, cross or certificate. In many areas, in the in- terest of perpetuating remembrance, the poppy is distributed without expec- tation of donations, eg. to school children. Poppy material is manufac- tured by disabled veterans or their dependents and provide a source of in- come for them. In 1987 material cost $1,703,000. Average campaign expenses for the 1453 branches participating in National campaigns is $632 per branch. The distribution of funds ($3,700,000 in 1987) is governed by the General Bylaws of The Royal Canadian Legion. Some of their uses are: assistance to .Some veterans and their dependents; community medical appliances and medical reserach; day care centres for adults, meals on wheels, transportation and related services; purchases for construction, reconstruction, maintenance, renewal, repair, fur- nishing or refurnishing of housing, ac- commodation or care facilities for elderly or disabled person and their dependents. Operation of Service Bureau which acts on behalf of veterans and their dependents to present their submis- sions to the Government, to secure assistance and pensions in accordance with existing programs. Remember . when If you have stopped to look at the pic- ture in the window of Lucknow Cut and Curl, you are looking at the 7th Field Company Engineers taken in June 1941. Herb, McQuillin dropped into the Sen- tinel to give us a little info on the pic- ture. Approximately 20 of these men returned home, with most of the men being lost at Dieppe. Of the 20 who returned, only two survive, those being our own Herb McQuillin and William Broome of Wingham. Last 50/50 winners The last 5050 draw in the Lucknow Sports Complex lottery has been made with . the following winners: Lloya Nicholson, Allan Gibson, Bob Gilchrist, Bill Gibson, Marlene Struthers, Pete Grazier, Allan Rhody, Ted Vandervelde, Jim Gibson and Gerry Priestap. Exercise your franchise The November 14 municipal elections are fast approaching. Voter turnout in local government elections has tradi- tionally been low. This year, because of the federal election on November 21, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs is con- cerned that the turnout for the local government elections may be even lower than usual. The approximately 4,850 councillors and 2,100 school board trustees vo will be elected will spend about $20 billion annually. The services they provide — the education of our children, police and fire protection, municipal roads, social services, sewer and water ser- vices, garbage collection — directly af- fect the lives of everyone in Ontario. The future of Ontario's communities is too important to be decided by a small percentage of the eligible voters. Exercise your franchise - vote on November 14.