HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-01-18, Page 1k
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Where else but in Lucknow could one
check out Friday the 13th superstitions?
CFFL TV, mon paid a visit to our
fair village last Friday to prove that
beliefs in the ,supernatural are inconsis-
= i tw th e 3 laws of science.
Bost Bevin Palmateer and camerman
High Beharrell threw caution to •.the
winds and pushed ir luck to the limits
by letting a black cat cross their path,
stepping on cracks, waking ander a lad-
der and breaking, mirror.
They also believed that as Friday the
13th was their birth date, there was no
way apolice officerwould ticket them for
not wearing seatbelts.
ifnfortzmately the` ice didn't really
care that it was their tdrthdays and only
lime will tellif their luck will be affected
by the other superstitious beliefs they ig-
nored on Friday the lath.
ft r ,to be .seen whether
Pailmateres;' ,
bad can bappen in 'sow ", was juSt
wMftd frgon hispartl
Council briefs
Lucknow village eodncil met on
January 10, with councillor Ab M
chairing the meeting in the absence
Reeve Herb Clark.
The meeting was a lengthy one due to a
long list of accounts being approved for
paymeht.
-Council approved a 6 percent increase to
Floyd Milne.
-1969 grants to the Horticultural Society
and the Agricultural Society were
--interim mill rate for 1989 was set at 26
mills.
-Linda Cranston received an increase to
$7.00 per hour for 1989.
-The 1989 road subsidy allocation has
been set by MTC with $45,600 construc-
tion and $31,000 maintenance.
One person injured
A single vehicle accident occurred on
the 10th concession of Ashfield Township,
January 10.
Lori Howard and baby daughter,
Nikki, of R. 7, Lucknow were travelling
eastbound when their vehicle entered the
north ditch and rolled over in a field.
Mrs. Howard received serious injuries
and is listed In stable condition in
hospital in London. Little Nikki was not
-injured.—
'Focus on Lucknow'
Seventeen year old -Heidi Pritchard of
Lucknow, Is a ode 12 student at: E.
Madill : Secondary School, .enrolled in the
CoopEducation`Program-
bylleiiiPrd
Co-op eonisoneofthenewestpro-
grams offered art:FE. Madill Secondary
School. It is.designed to give its in
grade 12anct13:the opportmatyto work at
a job which they are interested in.
My coop placement is atthe W.ingham
and Ilisinet Hospital in the Occupational
TherapyDepartment. I'mmainly involved
in two programs at the ho t 1.
The ovation Program is offered by
the hospital p yto'.elde's.Y,io-ng term
care or chronic care patients. This pro-
gram gives the patients a fiance to talk
with olherpe9ple their own age, as weuas
participate in activities theywouldfi'tgeta
chalice to do in their own rooms. .
The , other -
Stimulation Program for der.�elpomentally
delayed. In the 0,11. Department,
we work en a ,ne to"ame bay with ;the
children in the areas of fine zuotoraeo-
ordination and perceptual stills. 1 tan*
Iltiillotitekanl
enjoy workth withtheseeluldlen.because
when tlaey.accomlish a difficult task it
mikes me feel°od to know that I have
helped thdtn+aamailway.
�Jean r , the Occupational
greatIbis** at the boaPitalela my superaes red*
n Coun, y students
adill
She'salways willing to talktome about the
patients,. answer any qustions I may have
or give me suggestions on different ways
that I can work with the patients or handle
a certain project. . In the short dime I've
been working with Jean I've learned a
great deal abouttheliue of work that she is
involved in.
Iapplled to co-op last year for the ex-
perience T -would gain working with special
needs children andbecause Hiked the con-
cept of going to -regular classes for half the
day and then going to work for the other
-ball•
For the last CoupledyearsAihave .been
interested in waiting ,With children Who
have learning problems. Working et the
with these, Children bib:14of fun,
but . have alsolearned :that too irkwith'
them, you have to .he vu , -firm and
realize that the .get frustrated very eali-
ly. coop has helped Vitae forsure
that ibis is the-tyP of -career ;',war t.
'mould recomood the coopetimaitioo
Program to anyone -who -bait sore wt
theywanttotter br OoL
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The Sentinel will introduce a new
weekly feature, Focus on Lucknow,
beginning nest week.
A local business will be featured week-
ly, with a brief history and current infor-
mation regarding products available or
services offered.
V� receives
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Murray Ca. Aft, M.P. for Huron -Bruce
recently announced that the Maitland
Valley =on AUthority has been
awarded funding in the of$19,134
under Section 254 the Unemployment
Insurance Job Creation ;Program.
The money will go towards a work pro-
ject for planting trees and improving
woodlots in the Maitland Valley area..
This will result in three jobs consisting of
atotal of 54 work weeks.
The U.I. Section 25 Job. Creation pro-
gram is designed to provide oppor-
tunitiesfor :unemployed workers to main-
tain and . utilize their work Skills during
periods -When they are- laid off and
withoutother employment.
Veterans Program
Effective April 1, veterans with
Canada Service and -65 years or older
become eligible for assistance under the
Veterans Independence program.
"Veterans, subject to aLg iibllity under
DV4, may receive assistance for
homecare, residential care, nursing
home intermediate care, ambulatory
care, homeaadaptatiop.service, transpor-
tation or personalcoifo'rt.
If you would like'further information
came:edy, '529.7a64.
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