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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-11-23, Page 5Of interest to all Dear Sir, Since this news item is of interest to the entire county, I would be pleased if you would print it in your paper. Thanking you in advance Christine Welsh Box 662, Port Elgin, Ont NOA 2C0 An Album Of Vanishing Heritage The annual dinner and meeting of the Bruce County Historical Society w; s held at Elmwood, recently, at Elmwood Com- munity Centre. About 110 members and friends enjoyed a delicious beef dinner after which a singsong and a brief business meeting were held. The Society has again enjoyed a suc- cessful year with a number of projects completed, most notable being the fourth reprinting of Norman Robertson's History of the County of Bruce, 1831-1906. Warden Roy Pennington also spoke briefly. The guest speaker was Mrs. Kathryn Lamb of Kitchener, who showed slides of the many different types of barns in Canada, the United States and Britain. The word "barn" is derived from an old English term meaning "place for barley" and one of the oldest barns still standing which Mrs. Lamb had photographed was a 13th century barn in England which was owned by the church. English farmers tith- ed as well as other parishioners and paid one tenth of their goods to the church. Another old barn in England was guilt about 1140 by the Norman English and still had the stone supports clearly visible. Yet 'r0 THE EDITOR another barn used timbers taken from the "Mayflower , the boat which carried the Pilgrim Fathers to America in 1620. Early Canadian barns, made of logs, had a maximum height of 12 logs and had plen- ty of ventilation. One of the barns at Black Creek Pioneer Village was constructed in 1809. Mrs. Lamb went on to describe the six main types of 19th century barns in Canada today, from the English barn with its three bays, most common in this part of Ontario, to the round or "Shaker" barn with its unique "hay -moving" apparatus. The gradual disappearance of the 19th century Canadian barn is another indica- tion of our vanishing heritage. The slate of officers for 1989 was approv- ed as follows: President - Reg Avis; Vice President - Christine Welsh; Secretary - Marion McGillivray; Treasurer - Edna Avery; Directors of North Bruce - Joyce and Harry Whicher; Directors of South Bruce - Anita Kennedy, Florence Grant; Directors of West Bruce - Shirley & Bob Woodason; Yearbook Editor - Isobelle Underwood; Newsletter Editor - Shirley Woodason; Membership Secretary - Clara Gilchrist. The address of the Society is: Bruce County Historical Society, Box 1900, Port Elgin, Ontario, NOH 2C0. Listen up teens, mom has spoken Recently after having read my latest column, Number 1 son remarked that he was surprised I hadn't "picked" on him yet. He was, I believe, referring to a colum of Rob's, in which Rob stated there were only certain people or topics you could safely write about. My reply was "I assumed you would by upset if I picked on you." Upon receiving a negative response and seeing as I haven't come up with anything else, teenagers will be the centre of this week's column. I'll let you know next week, if he is still speaking to me! Webster defines "teenager" as "in one's teens" which is "the years from thir nineteen". A very brief descrip<<un viously not defined by a mother of It is most difficult to impress , of teenagers' "grey matter" (b: a ., once jeans have been washed 100 times, it is NOT NECESSARY to continue using HOT water to obtain shrinkage! They've shrunk all they are going to shrink! Teenagers who have been sick during the week are miraculously well on Friday. Parents only wish they had the same recuperative powers. Teenagers do not realize that the appen- dages they were born with did not include a phone attached to the ear. "Doing dishes" to a teenager means washing only and let the air dry them. If given a choice, teenagers usually pick. Friday night rather than Saturday to be grounded, unless of course he/she is work- ing a weekend night and then for obvious reasons that is the night they choose. On a scale of one to ten, teenagers believe a parent's capabilities of remembering on Friday a statement made on Monday, is "one". The bathroom of the house is the most important room to a teenager. It must 'be true! Look at all the time they spend showeruig; shaving; applying makeup; brushing teeth; washing, blow or air dry- ing, brushing, combing and flipping their hair. Amazing how the aforementioned become so important to a teenager just as their interest in the opposite sex becomes evident. Previously it was a fight to get them to shower' or wash their hands! Parents need the mind and speaking capabilities of a lawyer when explaining guidelines, rules or discussing issues. AMBLINGS by Pat Livingston What a parent believes he has stated and what the teenager believes he heardare usually completely opposite. Teenagers when they have a car of their own always find the time to clean and polish it. When they were driving the fami- ly car there was never enough time in the Week to clean it unless of course it was for a special date! And while on the subject of cleaning cars, certain sons believe that mother's towels make ideal cleaning rags! Teenagers' listening abilities turn off automatically when their ears hear "When I was your age". This one I must agree with, although I hate to admit it here. Teenagers love to make a good impres- sion on their boyfriend's or girlfriend's parents. When invited to dinner they al•••ays help with setting the table, doing u5. ''" etc. While some of the above apply to Number One Son, I was a little short of fill- ing this space and gratefully accepted some comments from my lunch mates. As a parent I look forward to the future when my teenager will be a parent ad- dressing his own teenager and I can say "I remember when ..." And ... to all teenagers reading this arti- cle ... remember ... your parents were teenagers at one time, believe it or hot! Thought for the week: "You can't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again." (Bonnie Pruden) 911 number The Emergency Health Services Study Committee of Huron and Perth have put into motion the first steps to providing a 911 System for the area. The committee has invited the Fire Chiefs, Police Chiefs, and Municipal representatives of Huron and Perth to a meeting on November 30 to be informed on how -a 911 System can be implemented in Huron and Perth Counties. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 23, 1988—Page 5 THANK YOU for your support at the polls. Tony McQuail Iqk Svudee Scud est,& 7.44 CHRISTMAS SHOPPING?? We are the store with more For the "Hard to Buy For." PARTS CENTRE & SERVICE SPECIALS r�ODERSCH ��Y MOUT CHRYSLER LTD. .._b.._.....,.IOW .._._.. eft. ...... 524-7383 54rvs. SN'. 0—. -'' Yndr dM IVun Ret G......cE. 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