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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-12-07, Page 1'PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO e5 y, Ceffi r 7, 1988 40t PER COPY Santa Claus himself highlighted the annual Lucknow Christmas Parade held Satur- day. After his ride through town on the top of the firetruck, the jolly ol' elf made time to chat with kids at the arena as the Business Association offered everyone a free skate. Saga of the fourth It appears the fourth and final seat on the Lucknow Village Council will finally go to Ab Murray. Following a tie at the polls between Mr. Murray and Eldon Mann, and then a mandatory re-count, the seat was decided by lot and awarded to Mr. Mann. Now, in an open letter to the Editor of the Sentinel, Mr. Mann has made known his in- tentions to tender his resignation of that seat come the first meeting of the council next Tuesday evening. It is expected that Reeve Herb Clark and his council will ac- cept the resignation and appoint Mr. Mur- ray to the vacant seat. It should be noted that the resignation of the seat by Mr. Mann will not be official until the new council has been sworn in at their initial meeting December 13 and that council has the power to refuse to accept it, though this is not expected to happen. In the letter received this week from Mr. Mann, he states that "Ab Murray, in my opinion, can be of much more help to the village than I can sitting on council". He adds that "age, learning and memory all are against me". In making his intentions known to Reeve Clark prior to penning the letter, it was suggested that Mr. Mann would stay in- volved with municipal politics by sitting on a committee to oversee the new senior citizens' apartments. Again, this decision will not become final until council meets next week. Following is the letter received from Eldon Mann in its entirety outlining his reasons for resigning his seat on council: "After the vote for the fourth place on seat the Lucknow Council on the November 14 municipal election, Municipal Affairs in- formed us there had to be a re-count. When no change was proved then, the names had to go into a hat and, of course, my name was drawn. I knew then what I had to do. "Ab Murray, in my opinion, can be much more help to the Village than I can sitting on council, although I know he is a very busy man and probably it is not fair to ask "Yes, I have lots of time but that is where it ends. Age, learning and memory all are against me. There is, a very busy year ahead with all the projects comming up. I would liked to have been a member of council for their completion, however, that, I guess, was not to be. "I did not come on council to begin with for the popularity or power that, in some cases, may be involved, but Lucknow has been good to me and I felt I could do something in return. I just hope I have ac- complished something. "The members I have sat with over the years have been great and I have many fond memories. It's been a great ex- perience. 1 want to thank the people of our village for giving me the chance. "I wish Herb Clark and his new council all the best in the new year. "By the way, Herb Clark has informed me that I will be on a committee with Bud Thompson to look after the new senoir citizens' apartments, so I won't be out of a job entirely." Sincerely, Eldon A. Mann Music Night was super The Christmas Youth Music Night, held last Thursday at the Lucknow Community Centre, was an unqualified success. A capacity crowd filled the hall to listen to the festive musical presentations of the Lucknow Concert Band, as well as choirs from Brookside Public School, the District Christian School and Lucknow's Central Public School. Lucknow Concert Band director Gordon Cayley acted as emcee for the evening and did a stellar job in keeping the two-hour concert moving without a hitch. As Mr. Cayley was careful in pointing out, the pro- ceeds from the evening were to be donated to the Lucknow Christmas Fund. While his aspirations to fill an entire bushel basket with cash seemed at first to be rather op- timistic, he must certainly be happy with the $811 which was collected. "The band has to pay to play tonight," he told the audience as band members dropped money in the bin on the way to their assigned seats. Later in the evening, students circulated through the audience to solicit donations. A unique addition to this concert was having members of the band take a break from playing to invite members of the au- dience to dance. This allowed everyone a chance to get up off their chairs and 'stretch their legs. So it could be honestly reported that the concert literaly had the crowd dancing in the aisles. Another highlight of this evening of fine entertainment was the excellent perfor- mance turned in by former Lucknow Con- cert Band members Ken Irwin, Paul Finlay and Doug Clark. Accompanied on the piano by Jo Ann Scott, the trio trumpeted their way into the hearts of all present. Not a favorite Christmas carol was miss- ed during the presentation and the local schools are to be highly commended for their efforts. Top leader On November 12 this year, at the Na- tional 4H Leaders Seminar held at the Hilton International in Toronto, Lucknowite Glen Walden was presented with an award in recognition of his conti- nuing support to the Canadian Livestock Industry Fund. Archie MacKenzie, president of the Canadian 411 council, made the presenta- tion to Glen commenting on his 20 -plus years as a 4H leader and his 30 years as a livestock judge. Glen's sharp eyes are well known in many parts of Ontario. In attendance were 411 members and leaders from all across the country. We'd like to take this opportunity to add our congratulations, Glen, for a job well done. Big winners The Lucknow Business Association recently had some tough decisions to make. It was the big Lucknow Poster Contest and the judges must have been pulling their hair out trying to decide which ones were best. When the winners were finally an- nounced, the results look like this: in the Grade 2 and 3 category, Sean Lougheed took first place with Ronnie Van Meeteron second; Jeremy Smith was first in the Grade 4 and 5 division, with Peter Neable placing second; the Grade 7 and 8 category saw Jeremy O'Neil take top spot with Melissa Brindley second. All the kids did a fine job and their hard work can be seen on display. in the old Village Market shop on Campbell Street. Stop by and have a look while you're out patronizing our local shops this week. Santa writes The Monday morning mail here at the Sentinel brought an unexpected surprise this week - a letter from Santa himself. Here's what the jolly ol' elf had to say: Just a short note to say that I arrived safely home in time to have dinner with Mrs. Claus on Saturday. Thanks so much for inviting me down to your annual Christmas parade. It was a real pleasure to be part of such an enthusiastic group with an abundance of community spirit. Please convey my appreciation to the Kinsmen Club for looking after my reindeer while I was downtown. Also, thanks to the Fire Department for the use of their vehicle and driver; Mr. Blake. We'll see you all in three weeks. Love, Santa The Youth Music Night held at the Community Centre Thursday evening offered the delightful sounds of young voices raised in praise of the season. The event, which in- cluded performances by local schools, raised over $800 for the Christmas Fund. ( Rob Bundy photo)