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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-07-19, Page 1.::..::+$:n .;Y..:.{..'-.'.:.: ri r:,'•:+i. ��:"� v';K. {�:��!f.,}>>}:;i�;.,`.11':�. '{.:.;: �:y ... .G!:. S "1. ~ \t 'vC.CT+'`+*i.}{{Y,•ii:>Nk?r '.;.�� Local girl places third in Ontario Kinloss resident Jill Campbell literally threw it all away over the weekend and in doing so earned a third place finish in the Royal Canadian Legion's Provincial Track and Field Competition held in Toronto on Saturday. Jill, the daughter of Duncan and Eleanor Campbell, tossed -a seven foot, 600 gram javelin 31.52 metres to establish a personal best during the competition. She held first place threugh five rounds of throwing, but slipped back to third in the -si g --round -under -stiff _ ee*..npetit_ion from other girls in the Bantam division (15 years and under). Jill joined 47 other local athletes under the sponsorship of the Legion Branch 309 at the provincial competition held at Toronto's York University. First place finishers at the competition now move on to the national meet to be held in Vic- toria, B.C. "Jill has always been very active in sports but just took up the javelin last spring," Mrs. Campbell says proudly of her daughter. "To place third in the pro- vince is pretty good. We're quite proud of her." Ti11.....atteude e,a1 n—District— Secondary School and has been :awarded the .Junior Female Athlete of the Year award for two consecutive years. She was .a member of the 1988 Ontario Field Hockey Team and also participates in soccer, basketball, volleyball, badminton and other track and field events. In ad- dition, 311l is a pitcher for the Walkerton Bantam Girls baseball team. "I saw some of the other kids at school throwing the javelin and thought I'd like to try it," says the 15 -year-old with the winning smile. "Now that I'm into it, I really enjoy it." Last weekend's provincial competition was not the first meet Jill has been seen throwing the javelin. She earned a second place finish in the Bruce County BIA Meet, a second at the Grey -Bruce Coun- ties Meet, a third spot finish at the CWOSSA meet in Brantford, and a first place finish at the Legion District Meet held in Kincardine last month. Prior to "chucking the spear" 31.52 metres last weekend in Toronto, Jill's best distance had been 31.40 metres 537y:`4 4. 'k. Jill Campbell threw her way to a third place finish in the Canadian. Legion Provincial Track and Field competition last weekend in Toronto. (Rob Bundy photo) established at the district meet. "The provincial meet was a very well run competition," Jill says of the ex- perience. "It was lots of fin and I'd real- ly like to thank the local Legion for their support and encouragement." Obviously, even bigger and better things are just a javelin's toss away for this talented local athlete. When she's not practicing the javelin on her parents farm near Kinloss, Jill works at Fisher- man's Cove Tent and Trailer Park. peeve's ch sir still emvt Members of the Lucknow Village Coun- cil failed to name a replacement for retiring reeve Herb Clark during their regular monthly meeting held last Tues- day. Mr. Clark tendered his resignation effective June 30 and, under the Municipal Act, council has 45 days to name a member to take over the reeveship. At present, acting reeve Ab Murray is chairing the council meetings. The July meeting of council saw ;members make an .amendment to the local Sunday Shopping Bylaw making it legal for :businesses operating in Lucknow to open for business on a federal holiday. Need , for the ,amendment came about when confusion arised regarding the legality of staying :open on the July First holiday 'which fell on ,a Saturday this year. The Sunday Shopping Bylaw makes it legal for Lucknow businesses to open their doors ,On Sunday "if they so desire", and to conduct business on "holidays designated by the Retail Business Holidays Act". Such holidays include Christmas Day and New Years Day. Storm sewers In other business attended to by coun- cil last week, it was agreed to open tenders for the local storm sewer project on July 18 at 4 p.m. The project will see new storm sewers added tothe north side of the village along Havelock, N. 'Delhi .and Lodger(' Streets. Work on the sewers will begin soon. Council also approved the ,application for Town Foreman Gary Austin and Assistant Doug Haldenby to attend 'the Workplace Hazardous 1Vtaterial Informa- • tion System Training Workshop when the seminar comes to Walkerton. Approval was given to - the Hydro System to purchase one new 75I.VA transformer and 12 high preseure Odium lights. The high efficiency bulbs are ex- pected to save money in' the long run. In keeping with the current trend pro- vincially to become more environrnenta- ly conscious, council moved to have Councillor George Gibson look into the recycling program being implemented in Port Elgin. In addition, it was moved to have Village Clerk Berth Whitcroft pro- ceed with the purchase of a FAX machine for the Town Hall. This would mean the .addition of a second Bell Telephone line into the buildingand would allow the village to communicate quickly and efficiently with other businesses and departments of government. Just before the adjournment of the meeting, council went into a Committee of the Whole for the discussion of ad- ministrative matters. These discussions are not trade public though it can be assumed the reeveship .was given top priority. Council has until the middle of August to name a suitable replacement for Mr. Clark. Cardiff to speak MPP Murray Cardiff, Parliamentary Secretary for the Honourable Don Mazankowski (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture) will be the guest speaker for the upcoming Huron County Federation of Agriculture's members' meeting. The important meeting is being held on Thursday, July 27 at the Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton begining at 8:30 pm. Topics of discus- sion will include cuts to the agricultural budget, crop insurance, free trade, in- ternational trade and stabilization. All members of the Federation are urged to attend. Library fun "I'm having fun and you're having fun and we'll all have fun together!" So says Merrick Jarrett, a traditional folk musician being presented in concert at the Lucknow Library, Friday, July 21 starting at 7 p.m. A storyteller through song and guitar, Merrick's musical program of entertain- ment is perfect for every member of tl family ..__His_..background in tradi- tional folk music is extensive. He has various radio programs including a special series for CBC Radio, LP recor- dings, and numerous appearances at folk festivals across the cojntry to his credit. Merriek has worked with children for many years either through library pro- grams such as this, school perfor- mances and day care work. His show this Friday is being presented by the Lucknow Library with assistance from the Outreach Program of the Ministry of Culture and Communications .:and the t Ontario Arts Council. Tickets for the show are $1 each and are available from the library...summer fun for all. Farm Safety Next week marks the beginning of Canada's annual Farm Safety Week (July 25 - 31). The theme of this years event is "Children on the Farm - Keep Them Safe" which aims at making farm families aware that it is their responsibility to keep the workplace safe. Statistics from last show show that 22 children died as a direct result of farm accidents. Through the identification and elimination of hazards, the setting of good examples and through the pro- per education of our children on the safe procedures to follow on the farm, these numbers can be greatly reduced. Take a moment next week to review your farming operation. Is it a safe place for children to explore? Know the hazards and be sure the kids know them too. Children are the future of far- ming in this country - let's keep them safe! While the cat's away..... Sentinel Editor Pat "Mrs. Fixit" Liv- ingston has taken a break from the dai- ly ally grind of newspaper work for a well deserved holiday. Taking over the big desk at the office for the next two weeks is former Sentinel Editor Rob Bundy. Rob is just back fro*n a three month tour of South America and says, though it's tough to get back into the swing of things after such a long hiatus, he's pleased as punch to be back at the typewriter in Lucknow.