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Dear Editor :
On February-12nd, Girl Guides and Girl
Scouts -around the world will tieletrate
PEACE,Ihe'theme of this year'ininking
Day;Thisdatelitarksthelointhirtbday of
LordandLadynaden-Powell,thefontiders
.of the Giddeand Scouthlovements.
This year .is luspeeisdly significent for
Girl Guidesas itisthellOthanniversaryof
the tirth of Lady Baden-ft/well, 'World
Chief Guide. Many activities will rbe held
Ihroughoutthe-year_and celebrate.
The Brownie, Guide, Pathfinders and
Banger Guiders in Lucknow will be
decorating a store windowforthemonthof
-February with Guiding in.emoriabilia. We
would welcome contributions .of badges,
books orpicturesiromthcpastto be 'used
_in thelliSplay
Please call Anne Guay 5284639, Joan
• Chamney 528-3108 or myself 528-6492
before Saturday, February 4th if youtave
items that we could -use.
Thank You,
Wendy Herbert
Guider
lst Lucknow Pathfinders
To the- editor:
January was Brime Stoppers Month, a
time to reflect on the _previous year
- .and.forward to 1989ahead of as2The Crime
Stoppers program in Grey and Bruce
Coimties is a success thanks tothe sunnort
- received from the Lucknow Sentinel #e
Times.
Crime Stoppers is a community based
.programwhichis only successfulwhenthe
media, community and iaw-enforcement
,agencies work together toward our com-
mon ,,goal. This goal is to make our com-
a safer 4)lace to live, through the
reporting of criminal .activity to the law
enforeementagencies.
Yournewspaper:plays a vital rolein pro-
moting the program by :providing new
coverage of the "Crime of the Week" and
the regular apdates an the iirogress and
successfof the programmein 'Grey land
Bruce Counties.
Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward as
an incentive to callers forproviding infor-
mation. 'The reward amount ranges bet-
ween $50and $1,000 for information which
leads to ;an arrest or charges. A recent
survey of CrimeStoppers files reveals that
approximately B5 percent of the callers to
Crime Stoppers do not wish to receive a
reward. A /lumber of callers:have stated
that they do not wish to see the criminal
activity continue but :are concerned that
they may .have to testify in court. By call-
ing Crime Stoppers -at 1400-2654787 (toll
free). they are guaranteed :their callwill
not herecordedor traced:The infonnation
n
Winter celebration
Wawanosh
Conservation area
The Maitland Valley Conservation
Autborityinvites youtoaamplethe winter
season. Funln-The,SnonfDaywillleteld
Sunday Feb. 5, from 1 - 4 p.m. fat
Wawarboeh Valley Conservation Area.
13ring alammeriandluild a hirdleeder
($3:000ach,ilimited.quantities) oratrap-on
snowshoes ,and wander Abram* Inc Con-
servation Area (maid lee 5$1.00.per,pair).
The Nature Centre will _be open and lot
chocolate _available.
'TrY, out Yaar-araaaeaantrY skisor .1ring
your loboggan torso:me, slippery The
brd,feeds Vaiwanooh tare JAiristing
rvrAtkaCtiVitYLand with a Attie patience a
'CiliekadeeAllaYtake aaunnower400flirafa
yourhand.
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yoJavenQerjig
a414414,*4004to the, wiater
4000WICOOtettlindelPiOreilitailaanal
3ligianatthtliOUre-gthtrejrin/erialor
410.104/34011tLaethibatilathall
Vor,01,010,igOttnitiOnAgut Fun -b- The
now Day 'POOstet the Valley
ConamatiOnAllitheritY•at$354657.
ireceived In:total leonfidence.
Since the vrogranf's inion • in May
1987, CrirneStopperslascreceivedPver5DO
tel 4!a1iwrelating1nforitation:onil7
'legal 4etiliities in Grersnd Bruce Conn -
ties. Thee:call.shaveassiatedinthearrest
o44 ndivitliffils -With 127 Aargesloing
iaid.•Throughlthe /information received
from.our informants, 160 lawenforcement
.cases have -been cleared tor9date. We lave
!assisted in the 'recovery of '4139874
-Stolen 'property and a total of $35 In
Artigs have teen seized fromAestmets of
OUT 'communities. Compared to other
Crime Stoppers 'programs of similar
pOpu1ati012 mix we are Wren)* suc-
cessful. The above noted AatiStics rebite
to the 'period 'from May 15, 1167 to
'December SI, 1iitt8.
The Crime Stoppers program is ad-
ministered by a volunteer citizen's board
of :directors with /*presentation from
throughout Otey and 13ruce Counties. We
always welcome offers of assistance
vhother monetary Or of volunteer time
from the coininunity. Any persons in-
tereSted Should contatt a Crime'Stoppers
hoard member or the --office at
14004154167.
The program is asuccess because of the
efforts expended by the LucknowSentfttel.
Your efforts in promoting the program do
not go inmoticed by us or your toimmmity.
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