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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-11-23, Page 1PUBLISHED IN L.UCKNOW ONTARIO W. les) .y, Noveml •r 23 19:: 404 PER COPY Lucknow celebrates an ordination Lucknow's St. Peter's Anglican Church was the site of a special ceremony on Saturday, one rarely seen outside a major centre, With the Rt. Rev. C. Robert Townshend, Suffragan Bishop of Huron Diocese, officiating, David Laurence Atwell was ordained as the Deacon -in - charge of the Anglican Parish of Lucknow, Kinlough and Ripley. With a near capacity crowd of laity in at= tendance, Reverend Atwell accepted his charge "with joy". "I was filled with joy," Rev. Atwell told the Sentinel. "Joyed with the fact that I'm now ordained in the ministry, thrilled to be here in Lucknow and thrilled with the beauty of the ceremony itself." Rev. Atwell comes to the Diocese of Huron from a previous career in the United States. He and his wife Jean moved to Lucknow in late September of this year from Ambridge, Pennsylvania and assum- ed his duties in this parish on the first of October. He graduated from the Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry in May of this year. Saturday's ceremony was the first time an ordination has been conducted in St. Peter's. Clergy of all denominations were present as the Venerable E. James Fran- com conducted the service with Rev. Patricia A. Nunn, Regional Dean of the South Saugeen Deanery, assisting in the worship. Also involved in the service were Sister Constance Ann SSJD, and presenters Rev. Mike Vipperman, Mrs. Jean Atwell and Miss Edna Boyle. Eric Thacker and Bruce Pewtress greeted guests while a combined parish choir under the direction of Anne Prit- chard led the singing. Scriptures were read by Edith Cooper, Tom Culbert and Lynda Thacker. "To me it was like reliving the days of old when a member of a congregation was chosen and raised to act as leader of the Sharing a reflective moment during Saturday's ordination ceremony is Rev. David Atwell and Rev. Patricia Nunn. With St. Peter's Aglican Chruch in Lucknow filed to capacity for the event, local laity welcomed Rev. Atwell to the parish. An ordination is a ceremony rarely seen outside a major centre. (Photo by Marg Burkhart) parish," Rev. Atwell said following Satur- day's ordination. "Everyone involved did a tremendous job. The 'effort was one shared by.mernbers of all three churches in this community." Although the Atwell's two children were unable to attend the ordiantion of their father, best wishes were received by phone Saturday. The Atwell's have a daughter, Lisa, who lives in Ohio and a son, Bruce, residing in California. "They were as excited as I was," Rev. Atwell admitted. The Atwell's say they find great enjoy- ment in living in a small community such as Lucknow and are looking forward to many rewarding years of service to this parish. Congratulations and a welcome to the fold to Rev. David Atwell and wife Jean. Cardiff elected to third term BY HEATHER MCILWRAITH A nervous Tory Murray Cardiff paced the floors of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre Monday night, even after the first returns in the federal election, gave him a commanding lead in the riding of Huron -Bruce. That lead steadily widened as the ballot count progressed, until the in- cumbent Cardiff was declared the winner. "I was worried, but I'm the kind of guy who would be worried until it was over," said Mr. Cardiff, when it finally was over and he was re-elected to his third term in of- fice, by an approximate 2,800 vote. "I've always been an MP and it's a wonderful relief to be successful, but I couldn't call it. This (the riding) is a new area..and there are quite a number of new voters. I never made any predictions about how this election would turn out." Not surprisingly, with free trade at the forefront of this election, Mr. Cardiff saw a formidable opponent in Liberal candidate Ken Dunlop. The former Port Elgin mayor took a number of the polls, particularly in the northern section of the riding. Mr. Cardiff, who has represented the Huron -Bruce riding since 1980, said he played down the issue of free trade, and con- centrated his campaign on such things as farm financing and drought assistance. "I tried to conduct this campaign in a positive way. That's what I've done in the past and that's what I'll do in the future," he said. "I stayed away from the leaders as much as possible. I went with what I knew the facts were and I dealt with it (the cam- paign) in that way." Mr. Cardiff acknowledged the apprehen- sions felt by many Canadians in regards to free trade, and expressed his intention to better educate those in his riding concerned about the issue. "Many people don't understand the issue of free trade, and many, particularly the seniors, were frightened by the 1988 election campaign," he said. "We don't want people living in fear, and It's official I'm going to work with people to alleviate the fear over the next period of time - show them we are advancing forward, that it (free trade) is in the best interests of the na- tion. I want to assure people that what we (the PCs) are doing will ensure the people of Canada are secure." During his campaign, Mr. Cardiff said he asked people to sit down and reflect on what the conservative party has done over the past four years. "We have improved a lot. It's just a mat- ter of reflecting - sitting back and taking a Turn to page 3 • A re-count of voter's ballots and finally a draw of names from a hat was necessary to decide a winner for the fourth and final seat on the Lucknow Village Council following the tie between incumbents Eldon Mann and Ab Murray. The re-count was conducted Friday evening at the Town Hall and the only difference was the discovery of one spoiled ballot. And so it remained - Mann and Murray were deadlocked with 363 votes each. Ac- cording to the Municipal Elections Act, the next step in declaring a winner was a draw between the two - literally, chosing the winner's name from a hat. When that was completed, the name of Eldon Mann was Eldon's in discovered on the slip and he was officially declared the winner. Mr. Mann completes the council which includes Reeve Herb Clark, George Ander- son, Joan Pollard, and George Gibson. While rumours are circulating over cof- fee around Lucknow that the matter of the fourth council seat is not yet finished, this officially is how the election will go down in the record books. The final meeting of the `old' council will be held tonight (Wednesday) with the new council meeting for the first time on Tues- day, December 13. A swearing-in ceremony for members will be the first order of business undertaken. Guess who's corning to tow Kids of all ages are hereby reminded that this year's Santa ''taus Parade will be held on Saturday, 1 ,cember 3 star- ting at 1 p.m. As always, prize money will be offered in a variety of categories for floats entered in the gala affair. We have received word from the North Pole that the jolly old elf himself will be in attendance and that he will be able to spend some time with children afterwards at the Lucknow Arena. The Lucknow Business Association is spon- soring a free skate at the arena im- mediately following the parade and are helping Santa out by providing treats for the youngsters. For anv group, individual or organza': • wanting to participate in th par-iue, you are asked to make your entry t.nown to Orville Elliott or the Lucknow Lions Club. Orville's number is 528-3409. Mari( it down - Santa is coming to town Saturday, December 3. Nice tree! Our congratulations to Lucknowites and specifically the Lucknow Business Association for the lovely and festive Christmas Tree in front of the local Post Office. About 50 folks bearing the spirit of the season showed up last Fri- day evening to participate in the decorating of the beautiful pine. Our local shops donated many of the ornaments that adorn the tree while local residents provided the remainder. Street decorations and festive windows are starting to make their appearances around town now. Remember, Christmas is a very im- portant time for our local shops. Show them your support and shop locally this Christmas. Its Christmas Fund time ' A call from Mrs. McFarlane this week reminded us that the Lucknow Christmas Fund is once again under- way. This worthwhile cause goes to make merry Christmases for those needy families who may otherwise miss the joy of the coming season. Drop off boxes for unwrapped gifts are now set up in the Lucknow Village Market and at Home Hardware, so pick up a small item when you're out shopp- ing between now and the big day. If it is more convienient, gifts may be left at the Health Unit on Campbell Street during regular business hours. Response to this annual program last year was tremendous and, if we all do our part to spread love this Christmas, this year can be just as good if not bet- ter for the unfortunate 'families in the area. UNICEF cash Students in the area have returned the UNICEF money they collected on Hallowe'en and the totals have be tabulated with wonderful success. The students at LucknowCentraland Brookside Public Schools came in with a grand total of $876 to be donated to UNICEF. Lucknow C.G.I.T. members did their part by preparing the boxes, promoting the collection and by coun- ting and rolling all that money. The theme of this year's campaign is the Rights of the Child. UNICEF believes every child deserves a chance to live, learn, love ands grow. All those who gave so generously on October 31 have helped this dream come true.