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Council urged to
Reeve Herb Clark welcomed his recent-
ly elected Lucknow Village Council on
Tuesday night to the inaugural meeting..
The Reeve, in his welcoming address, said
he hoped council members "can act as a
team to overcome any problems which
may arise" during their three-year term.
He added that coucillors can expect their
positions to be "interesting, confusing and
at times frustrating."
The first order of business at the
meeting was for each member to repeat
their declaration and to take the oath of
allegiance.
The second item on -the agenda was to
hear and accept the the resignation of
Eldon Mann from his seat on council. The
resignation of Mr. Mann, who was not pre-
sent for the reading of his letter to council,
was accepted "with regret".
The third order of business, as was ex-
pected when Mr. Mann made his intentions
"act as a team"
to resign known last week, was to appoint
Ab Murray to the vacant seat.
Snow removal
Following the motion to pay all village
accounts, council heard a letter from the
Lucknow Business Association regarding
the obligation of each and every store
owner to assure their sidewalk is free and
clear of ice during the winter months.
Council decided to write letters outlining
these obligations to the owners of the three
vacant storefronts on Campbell Street.
Council honouraiums were also discuss-
ed and set. For the first time in eight
years, council got a raise in the pay they
receive. This year, the reeve will receive
$1,200, up from the $1,000 paid previous,
while coucnillors will be paid $1,000, up
from $900. In addition, a mileage of 28
cents per kilometer will be paid with a
special meeting rate of $45.
A bylaw was moved and carried to
In the land there were Shepards, watching their flocks by night, and those shepards
were well portrayed by the students of the Lucknow and District Christian School dur-
ing their annual Christmas concert. The students of all the area schools are out for
their winter holiday these days and it won't be long before the big day is here. (Rob
Bundy photo 1
establish a Fire Department for the village
of Lucknow. It was discovered recently
that the old bylaw, passed in 1949, was in
dire need of an update. Now, officially,
women can serve with the Fire Depart-
ment and the department can leave the
town limits if the need arises.
Sanitary Treatment Site ,
Two parcels of land in Kinloss Township
were approved to be purchased at Tues-
day's meeting. The parcels, owned by Gor-
don Brooks and Floyd Milne, will be used
in conjunction with the sanitary treatment
site proposed for the village.
It was also moved the the village of
Lucknow enter into an agreement with the
Ontario Provincial Police to provide office
space for the Extended Service Office
Program.
Council decided to provide space for an
OPP satellite office in the building former-
ly used as the Recreation Office beside the
arena. A similar agreement was recently
entered into by the village of Dungannon
and the OPP.
Future plans of council were briefly
discussed before committee positions were
set. This year, Ab Murray will serve on the
Planning Advisory Board, the Sanitation
Committee and the Arena and Recreation
Boards. George Anderson will serve on the
Roads, Fire and Water Committees while
George Gibson will act on the Property,
Arena and Recreation Boards as=,well as
serve as an alternative for the Sanitation
Connnittee. Joan Pollard will serve on the
Library Board, the Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority, as well as the Fire
and Hydro Boards.
Reeve Clark will sit on the Finance Com-
mittee, the . Medical Board and the In-
dustry Board.
As was expected, Eldon Mann was ap-
pointed to the Housing Committee follow-
ing the acceptance of his resignation from
council.
'Tis the season
for chimney
fires too
Chimney fires appear to be the order of
the season for the Lucknow Fire Depart-
ment as members have been called to two
separate blazes recently.
On Saturday, December 3 an alarm was
called in to tend a fire at the home of Ron
Delbergue, RR2 Lucknow. The call came
in at approximately 5 p.m.
Last Wednesday, December 14, a
similiar chimney fire occurred at the
home of Jack and Judy Miller of Dungan-
non. No damages were reported in either
incident.
The Kincardine Fire Department a1si
report tending to two chimney fires over
the weekend.
In light of these recent fires, Fire Chief
Bud Hamilton urges all residents in the
area to give more attention to wood burn-
ing stoves and furnaces. Also at this time
of year, lights on Christmas trees can often
prove hazardous and much care should be
taken. As Chief Hamilton says, "The
Department would rather not be busy over
the holidays".
Only one person has to read this to
make the Christmas of the Hanna fami-
ly one of joy rather than one of lingering
despair. That person knows what they
have to do.
Lois Hanna has been missing since
July of this year. Her family misses her
very much and will have a hard time
facing Christmas morning without her.
The search and OPP investigation in-
to her disappearance have turned up
nothing to date. Not knowing what hap-
pened to their daughter and sister six
months ago is a terrible burden that no
one should have to bear, but one that
the Hannas are presently trying to live
with.
Please call the family at either
528-3224, 395-3330 or 392-6505 or contact
the Kincardine Town Police and ask for
Doug Proctor.
Santa speaks
The Sentinel, through the good folks
at the local Post Office, got word from
Santa Claus this week. Santa was a lit-
tle worried that some of the letters he
received through the Post Office this
year didn't have return addresses on
them.
He asked that we assure all the
children who wrote that he'll stop by
their house on Christmas Eve even if he
was unable to reply in person to their
letters.
He also mentioned how nice it was to
receive so many letters from Lucknow
youngsters and that his sleigh is all
ready for the big night.
Last of 1988
Keep in mind that this is the last issue
of the Lucknow Sentinel for 1988. The of-
fice will be closed next week but we'll
be back on the news stands Wednesday,
January 4.
Local correspondents should keep
these dates in mind when preparing
their regular reports. Anything you
have to drop off at the Sentinel next
week can be slip through the mail slot
located beside the front door of the
office.
From the entire staff here at the Sen-
tinel, a wish for a safe and happy
Christmas and continued prosperity in
the New Year.
Special issue
Does your Sentinel feel a little
heavier this week? That's because we
have included our annual Christmas
supplement inside. Be sure to have a
look at the greetings from local
business folks, Christmas messages
from the churches and all the special
writing the local students do at this
time of year.
We've taken great care to include as
many pictures of the students perform- •
ing at the school Christmas Concerts as
possible so watch for your youngster
and enjoy this special issue.
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