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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-05-24, Page 4Page 4 ®Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 24 1989 •:;:+`^:fi}`;::v<:;C>::+:rk<'s�<:•:::.:;r.,....:a.::.,r.:r;;•:t`:•.'s.:::•rs2.+ct:+t:•i::2;.:>Y>`. P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontaro NOG 2H0 528-2822 Estabiished 1873 vi 1711 1t C) GIRC:ul ATKIN Ell )t RIFiI O AWARD 1988 Thomas Thompson — Advertisng Manager Subscription rates advance: Pat Livingston — General Manager — Editor $1700 Outside Canada $6090 $1400 Outside Canada $5890 Senior Citizen Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condtion 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 advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. Poor response Last week's special meeting called by Lucknow village council drew little more than a handful of people out to express their opinions and concerns on the Sunday shopping issue. In a village with a population of over 1,000 residents, one would have expected the town a tH o be filled to capacity. Fourteen area residents, some of whom are not taxpayers in the village, attended and the mo- jority did not hesitate to state their views on this issue, which is plagu- ing most area towns and villages. The local business association was represented by its president, who in no uncertain terms stated that the business association was against allowing any more businesses to open for Sunday shopping. As councillor Ab Murray stated, it would have been nice to see a few more individual business people attend this meeting in support of their belief. Out of five churches in the village, one was represented. With the strongest arguments against Sunday shopping being that it erodes moral; values and is .detrimental to the one .day of the week that has been set aside as family or worship day, it is surprising there was not a stronger representation present from churches. The Tourism Association, a relatively new formed group was not represented. The aim of this association is to make tourists aware of what Lucknow and area has to offer and by doing so entice tourists to stop and shop in Lucknow. Some members of the Tourist Association are members of the Business Association, and it is not difficult to see that these people have conflicting views, as was evident from the associa- tion's president's remark, "tourists don't weigh heavy with the business association." On one hand they want more people to stop and shop, on the other hand they don't want to be forced into staying open on Sun- days in order to be competitive. Rather reminds one of the saying, "you can't have your cake and eat it too." Bell's Discount Centre, a new business in the village, was the so called perpetrator of bringing this issue to a public meeting. Lorne McGibbon, representing Bell's, stated that they, had received considerable interest from tourists as to whether they would be open on Sundays, and felt that his business could provide a service required by a certain segment of society. One would believe this would be a secon- dary reason for being open, with the first and uppermost being economics. The result of the vote was that the bylaw will remain the same allow- ing gas stations, restaurants and convenience stores to open on Sunday. Whether Bell's Discount Centre falls into the convenience store category still has to be determined. If it does, there will be no issue to decide, according to the present bylaw they will be allowed to open. Rambler has new side -kick This week I'd like to introduce you to a new sidekick. My sidekick joined the staff on here at the Sentinel on May 10. It was a red letter day for me as I have been look- ing forward to this addition since early January.. This new addition will assist me in my editorial duties. While not too large in stature, he is packed full of knowledge. Have I got your attention yet? Yes, well let me introduce you to Mr. IBM, model 25. . Are you disappointed - bet you thought I had another person on staff; one that was so smart you wouldn't see any more goofs in your Sentinel. This computer is a very welcome acces- sion. It has all kinds of capabilities. It has a spell check, grammar check, dictionary and a thesaurus. Gone are the days when my much used Webster's and 11 year old paper back thesaurus will be grabbed to check out words for spelling and meaning. As with most changes I have faced in the last five months, I looked upon this one with trepidation. My reliable old MDT had become ingrained upon my brain and the use of it had become a normal part of my every day duties. Now I was faced with reprogramming the grey matter between my ears. Although I looked upon this new ex- perience with some fear, I was also anxious to' to gain- experience-on—a—cotziptterr Afterall, we live in a computer era and any knowledge I can pick up on is to my benefit. The long awaited day arrived and my prized acquisition was set up. A Signal Star staff member, who I refer to as the com- puter whiz, came along to give me instruc- tions on use of the IBM. Before we started I asked him to PLEASE talk in simple language. Computer experts R AMBLINGS by Pat Livingston I find tend to use their own language and for someone being introduced to a computer, it might as well be a foreign language. It is very difficult to look intelligent when so- meone is talking about DOS, bytes, conver- sion process, doc, dbk, ASCII and such like, when you have no knowledge of the work- ings of a computer. The monitor looked familiar - that's the screen. Two thirds of the keyboard looked familiar - exactly the same as a typewriter keyboard. After that I was lost. There are numerous other keys on the board for special functions. My instructor was very patient, running me through the process, starting with how to turn on the unit. After five hours I had programmed the grey matter sufficient enough to be able to use the unit for the next week's paper. This computer has so many capabilities my instructor did not want to confuse my brain, so only a limited number were taught in the first session. One of the great things about my new computer is it'sends you messages at the bottom of the screen as to what to do next. So along with its brains and the instruction sheets left for me, I am progressing at a de- cent pace into the world of technology. This unit is so smart it gives you a second chance on some commands you enter. The one I really enjoy is when it asks "are sure you want to "You must answer yes or no. If you answer yes it carries out your command. So you see if the dummy running the computer messes up, a method of escaping is available. This week I am going to be taught how to use the grammar check. Apparently I will be told at what age level I am writing a story. As I always try to write my column Turn to page 8 The Lucknow and District Lions Club held their gigantic rummage sale last Saturday and Brian Rintoul (holding ,microphone) got a chance to prove the Lions boast "our auctioneers say they can sell anything". Lending a hand are Barry McDonagh, recording the last bid and Bob Irwin displaying articles up for auction. (Pat Livingston photo) 70 years ago May 22,1919 Fishing was good - Mr. P. Graf of town was last week exhibiting a 171/2 pound pike which he had caught while fishing a few miles north of town, where the Nile Creek flows through the farm of Mr. T. Roach. Other large catches of dine pike are reported by other fishermen, so that more than a hundred good sized fish must have been taken. The Nile is but a small stream and the ap- pearance of such large fish in it is quite unusual. It is explained by the fact that a series of ditches recently constructed have connected the creek with Pike Lake, a small body of water which is well stocked with fish. During the spring freshet the big fish evidently found their way into the creA, and on the lowering of the water were unable to get back again. 50 years ago May 25, 139 Village barn razed by fire - Believed to have been struck by lightning on Tuesday ENTINEL M:EMC1RS morning the barn at J.W. Joynt's residence at the southern outskirts of the village, was burned to the ground within about an hour if its discovery. It is said lightning never strikes twice in the same place, but Mr. Joynt has the unen- viable distinction of having been twice a vic- tim of its pranks, within a year. During a summerelectrical storm last year, the barn on he "Red Brick" farm in West Wawanosh was destroyed after bei �..g,struck. Tuesday morning's outbreak was believ- ed to have originated an hour before it was discovered at about 7:30 o'clock. An hour earlier a terrific blast, 'during a brief and otherwise not severe electrical storin,took Mr. Joynt out of doors to investigate but there was no evidence of anything having been struck. 25 years ago May 27, 1964 Look out - we've got a bear behind - Once upon a time there were three fishermen from Lucknow who decided to go to Algon- quin Park for the weekend and sleep in the Esso home heat truck. Leaving their food to cool in a large cooler, they went fast asleep only to be awakened in the middle of the night by a noise outside the truck. "Who's after our food" sna . . Buster as he jumped from the truck to I greeted by Papa Bear only a few feet away from him. Pap Bear, a black one, was sitting on his rump with the.large cooler in his front paws shaking it. Roy and Jack soon had alight trained on Papa and heard him say this is just right" as he ripped the lid off the large cooler and pulled out the "porridge." With a sly look over his shoulder, Papa Bear took off into the darkness with the bag of food. The three fishermen went back to bed, but not to sleep, as their feet were hang- ing out of the back of the truck. The threesome, Buster Whitby, Roy Havens and Jack Treleaven caught ten lake trout over the weekend, but the moral of the story is "when you go bear hunting, never take a fishing pole". 25 years ago 1979 Craig falls to to - Graeme Craig, the Liberal candidate in the Huron - Bruce riding, a newcomer on the political scene, failed in his bid to win the Huron - Bruce riding from veteran PC Robert McKinley. Mr. McKinley, 50, a Zurich are fanner, led the race from the time the first polls reported, winning the riding for the sixth consecutive time. The final results of the vote were McKinley, 20,885 votes, to Graeme Craig's 11,897 votes and 2,776 for New Democrat Moira Couper, a community educator from Bayfield. The well-wishers at Graeme Craig's cam- paign headquarters in Walton were subdued from the time the first polls began repor- ting, with McKinley in the lead. By 9 p.m. the reporters were declaring McKinley the winner in the riding.