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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-12-14, Page 4Page 4 --Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 14, 1988 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 cU G�PLU�4T�ON Hw[ O gs% AKARAFO 1988 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager $1700 Outside Canada $6000 $1400 Outside Canada '85890 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisment will be paid at the applicable rates. r VMMI eggexmoviests* RIDE keeps the holiday perspective The holiday season is here and so, thankfully, is the annual stepped- up police RIDE program. Unquestionably, driving and drinking habits have changed and con- tinue to change. People are becoming more responsible. They drink at home or take a cab or make sure a non-drinker drives. Compare that to the not -so -distant past; when partyers were likely to end their evening with"One more for the road" or the ditch or worse. Too often it was much worse. Sadly, not everyone has malt the change, and even one drunk driver on the road this holiday season, or anytime, is a danger. But there certainly will be one or more or many more. Count on it. Count also on the local police and OPP to be out there running road checks under the RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program. We would no doubt like to say as a society that we are now more enlightened and have sense enough not to drink and drive. In fact, that attitude is spreading and peer pressure prevents impaired drivers from hitting the streets more now than before. But people being what they are, most of the credit for our char in drinking and driving attitude goes mainly to RIDE and the the thr of discovery under this continuing, effective program of deterrence. Credit also the steeper fines, lost licences and mandatory jail h.r for repeat offenders. Whatever your reason, don't drink and drive this holiday season, or any time. B.H. Neighbourhood peer pressure is a modern day phenomenon that can be frustrating, time consuming n , above all, irritating. Take my Christmas lights for example (please! ). Our little house is kinda hidden away; it's at the enu of a dead-end lane and you can hardly see it from the street, the rt ' ore I decided to be a Scrooge this year and not worry about putting a thousand feet of lights around the vest Las. That is until, t'"ernight, all the other houses on tht block suddenly had floodlights, flashing stars, blinking Rudolphs, plywood Santas with fake presents and neon nativity scenes. Then the pressure was on. Our place suddenly look- ed like we didn't celebrate Clu istmas at all; with no lights around the doors and win- dows, you might as well hang a sign that proclaims "Bah, Humbug" Little did I know when we moved into the place that it was in the middle of downtown Candy Cane Lane! Needless to say, I succumbed to the neighbourhood peer pressure and by the next morning I was rummaging through the boxes in the basement in search of the out- side ornaments. After three hours trying to get at least half the bulbs on the string work- ing at the same time, it was out to the front of our humble chateau to hit my frozen fingers with the hammer a few times. By the end of the day I had the door and the window trimmed with twinkling lights. I had done my duty and kept up with the Jones's. Now people won't be pointing at our place and laughing due to our lack of twinkle lights in the midst of the winter wonderland that the neighbours had created. Or so I thought. • The only thing wrong with the way I in- stalled the lights was the fact that. I did it during daylight hours. Had I possessed the insight to put them up at night I would have realized my mistake. When darkness did descend on the land, and a silent night it was too I might add, with the snow lying deep and crisp and even, I went out and plugged in my brilliant display of the Christmas spirit. The doorbell rang a little while later and N THE SIDE by Rob Bundy low and behold it was the fellow who lives across the street. He was laughing heartily. "Listen Rob," he said, trying hard to sup- press his evil laughter. "The other guys in the neighbourhood have been talking and we took a vote and I lost and so I have to come and tell you that your Christmas lights look much {� better in the daytime when you can't see them." He giggled a little more and, turning on his heel, made his way down our front sidewalk. At the end of the driveway he look- ed back over his shoulder at what he described as my "feeble attempt at hangin' Christmas lights" and broke into another fit of laughter. Can you believe it? It was because of this guy that I put the stupid lights up in the fust place. I was totally outraged; that is, until I went out on the front lawn in my sock feet and looked at the lights I had spent all day hanging. He was right. They looked terrible. All the reds were together. There were far too many yellows, not enough greens and there was a big gap on one side of the door. I rush- ed back into the house, unplugged the lights, and attempted to drown my sorrows in eggnog. And . now the dilemma. Do I resist the neighbourhood peer pressure and let my lights burn bright no matter how bad they look; do I try and replace the burnt out bulbs, move the red ones around and discard some of the yellows in an attempt to bring them to the level of excellence established by the rest of the neighbourhood; or do I rip the damn things down and allow my home to stick out like sore mistletoe amongst the holly? For the time being, until we decide what to do with our poor excuse for festive decoration, I've hung a Turned off for Repair' sign on the lights. Have a good week! 1 -'1T -1E REAL SECRET OV A Goco CHRISTMAS Carl CAKE IS To MEASURE AL.114E INGREDIENTS CAREFULLY 70 years ago December 12, 1918 Do we buy the plant? - "What do you think of the law to purchase the electric light plant?" asked a Lucknow ratepayer the other day. Without waiting for a reply he continued, "At first I thought it was no good and ought to be defeated, but after hearing some ex- planation, I changed my mind and believe I'll vote for it. It's about the only thing we can do." • That's the point. Get an explaination of . it, don't make up your mind until you are sure you understand what the light is going to cost and what it would mean to be without them. Village council will call a public meeting next week when the general threshing out of the subject will take place. All ratepayers ought to attend. . 50 years ago December 15, 1938 Cream producers protest - On Tuesday evening, a meeting was held in Ripley SENTINEL MEMOIRS when a gathering of cream producers of this area were addressed by the Provincial Director of Dairies. The meeting was called following the presenting of a petition to the Minister of Agriculture regarding the closing of cream receiving stations in June of this year. The principal reasons for the closure were outlined as being the production of a better grade of cream and butter. Although the cream stations were dos- ed, the Pine River Cheese factory was given the right to receive cream from patrons. Santa came to town - Saturday marked the day Santa Claus made his annula trip to Lucknow and throngs of kiddies were on hand to greet him. Foresaking his usual speedy means of transport, Santa climbed aboard a pony -drawn carriage for the main street parade which was headed by the Lucknow Pipers. Excellent entertainment was provided at the Town Hall following the parade. The entertainment came from the rural school students under the direction of Miss Peggy MacDonald. 25 years ago December 11, 1963 Farmers depend on business - "You can't fool economics," Bruce Federation of Agriculture members were told at their annual meeting at Walkerton last week. The group was warned to depend on sound marketing boards on a national scale, but these should be built, Mr. Arthur Musgrave president of the Federation said, on the structure of the provincial boards and not imposed from the top. members were warned not to rely on wishful or emotional thinking. About 125 members attended the meeting and ratified the officers of the directors, C.A.S. helps children - Intitial results of the 65th annual appeal of the Bruce County Children's Aid Society indicate that many towns and townships are responding with characteristic generosity. "The people of Bruce Co. once again this year are answering our appeal for sup- port," Mr. Young, President of the Society said, "and the number of children we are able to help in the coming year will depend on the generosity shown at this time of year." 10 years ago December 13, 1978 Road program to accelerate - Lucknow plans to accelerate the village road pro- gram in 1979. Reeve George Joynt told Lucknow Village Council at their inaugural meeting on Tuesday that he has applied for an in- crease in the road subsidy allowance for road construction next year. Joynt said that in recent years the village has been plagued with payments in bridges and debentures which will retire in 1979.