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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-12-14, Page 1'PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO Wednesday, December 14,_ 1f88 40C PER COPY He's one super junior citizen Fourteen -year-old Brad Park of Dungannon got a pleasant surprise over the weekend. It came in the form of a telegram from Harry Stemp, president of the Ontario Community Newspapers Association, and informed young Brad that he had been chosen as one of the reci- pients of the Ontario Junior Citizens Awards. There were over 117 nominations sub- mitted across the province and Brad was one of 12 young people chosen to receive the honour. In a press release supplied by the OCNA, Brad is described as a young man "show- ing courage and determination in main- taining an active lifestyle despite an ongo- ing battle with diabetes". He has also volunteered tp be part of a pilot study conducted by University Hospital in London to eliminate the need for insulin injections. Brad, tlb son of Bill and Marie Park, is a Grade Eight student at Brookside Public School and said he "feels like a bit of a celebrity" 'after receiving the telegram Saturday. While he does his best to join in the activities of his peers, Brad knows when to limit himself. He has accepted the difficulties he may face in life and is deter- mined not to let his illness restrict his en- joyment of life. Award ceremony The Junior Citizens Awards are spon- sored annually by the OCNA. Award reci- pients and their families will be guests of Canadian Airlines and the OCNA at a special awards ceremony to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Toronto on Friday, March 3. The awards will be presented by Ontario Lieutenant -Governor Lincoln Alexander. Each award winner will receive $200, a commemorative plaque, a gold lapel pin and a family portrait with the Lieutenant - Governor. Brad is the youngest of eight children in the Park family and is described by Mr. Stemp as "one willing to go the extra mile, if for no other reason than his own, personal growth and pride". In the nomination form submitted recently to the OCNA, Brad is described as Brad Park of Dungannon is a bit of a celebrity around school these days. Over the weekend Brad was chosen as one of 12 Ontario Junior Citizens. The annual award is presented by the,Ontario Community Ne*spapers Association and will see Brad and his family travel to Toronto for an official presentation in early March. (Rob Bundy photo) a natural leader and a great kid who has had to overcome many difficulties in life at an early age. The staff of the Lucknow Sentinel would like to take this opportunity to offer their congratulations to Brad. This unique and special award is well deserved by this youngman. Other nominees Lucknow and area was well represented in the Ontario Junior Citizen search. A total of eight nominations were made from this area of the province. Aside from Brad Park, nomination forms were submitted for the Lucknow School Concert Band, Michelle Andrew of Lucknow, Dean Riegling of RR3 Lucknow, Donna Raynard of RR3 Lucknow, Heather Alton of RR7 Lucknow, Anthony Helm of Lucknow, and Rodney Crich, also of Lucknow. Lucknow and the surrounding communi- ty has good reason to be proud of these nominees. Each and every one of them are deserving individuals who give of themselves for the betterment of their community and others. Again, our sincere congratulations to all the nominees in this year's search for the Ontario Junior ,Citizen. Our annual break Just a reminder to advertisers and local correspondents that the Lucknow Sentinel will not be published during the week between Christmas and New Years. As in past years, the Sentinel staff takes a little break following the busy Christmas season and therefore will not issue a newspaper on Wednesday, December 28. Our first issue of 1989 will appear January 4. The local office will be closed during the week of December 26 - 30. Next week, December 21, be sure to watch for our annual Christmas issue. Local schools and churches help us out with this one and we're sure you'll be in- terested in seeing what they have come up with for the last paper- of 1988. Until then, all the best of the season and don't forget to give our local mer- chants a good look when you're finishing off your Christmas shopping list. Song sheets are here Any club or organization in town look- ing for Christmas Carol song sheets - the Sentinel has come to the rescue. We have taken the liberty of having a few hundred song sheets printed up. All you have to do is stop by the office and pick them up. There is nno charge for the song sheets and they sure come in handy when it comes time to sing a few tunes at your annual Christmas party. Worth repeating We've all heard the warning a•thou- sand times but it's certainly worth repeating. At this. time of year, Christmas parties abound and the festive spirits flow freely. We've gotten word from the local law enforcement agencies that they will be out on force over the next few weeks watching carefully for folks who drink and drive. If you happen to have one to many eg- gnogs at that party, consider taking a taxi home or have someone give youa ride. The cost of the taxi is considerably less than the fine you'll get for driving while under the influence. As a host of a Christmas party, take it upon yourself to suggest to guests that they not have that "one for the road". It's a good idea to. have non-alcoholic beverages available and the phone number of a taxi service at hand. Let's all be sure to make this Christmas season a happy one and not have it marred with disaster. Students celebrate season With the staging of the Brookside Public School Christmas Concert tonight, the stu- dent celebrations will be complete for another year. The Lucknow Central Public School students put their talents on stage for friends and family Last Tuesday even- ing while the Lucknow Christian School performed their annual gala at the church Friday evening. With song and skit, costumes and com- edy, the students have once again done themselves proud. Not a familiar Christmas tradition was missed. What a delight for moms and dads to see their youngsters raising their voices in praise of the season; to act out the Nativity and to celebrate the joy of Christmas as ' only children can. From all reports the various Christmas concerts held by the local schools enjoyed good attendance and enthusiastic response. Despite all the horror and despair evi- dent in our world today, it takes only the voice of a child singing to, at least for the moment, dispell the poverty and hear- tache brought to us each day on the even- ing news. i Thanks to the young students and their faithful teachers for bringing a ray of light into the darkness that often befalls us. Thank you, children, for your efforts. You have done a good job in bringing a lit- tle peace to a troubled world. Correction I'n an open letter to the Editor from Eldon Mann which appeared in last week's Lucknow Sentinel, a small error was noticed and should, for the record, be noted. In the letter, Mr. Mann was explain- ing why he had.resigned from Village Council. In the third paragraph of the letter, Mr. Mann wrote, "Yes, I have lots of time but that is where it ends. Age, hearing and memory all are against me." In the article which appeared on the front page of this newspaper, we Incor- rectly substituted the word `learning' for `hearing'