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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.