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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-08-23, Page 4` e—Luc no , editesdy, August 23, 1969 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontaro NOG 2H0 528.2822 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson — Advertisng Manager Subscription rates advance: Pat Livingston — General Manager -- Editor $1790 Outside Canada 46090 41490 Outside Canada *5890 Senior Citizen Second classmailing 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. The two false fire :alarms .tailed in last week have the members of the :Lucknow and District Fire -Department .upset. And so should be the presidents of this village and surrounding municipalities. The no ° minds that :phoned in these calls are playing a dangerous game. They are .playing with your life and mine and wasting tax payers' money. "These volunteer fire fighters are there to protect life :and property not for the amusement of some. bored soul who derives enjoyment from hearing :sirens. Anyone who has hada fire knows the eerie feeling that runs through your body when you hear that alarm go off. The automatic assumption made is that it is probably 'unsupervis- ed :children who are placing the vans. This could very well be a misassumption. There are those, .well out Of the ":child ,age bracket" who would •this& ;:sum _a: sten t ;was "'fust". show °south ".fun" would - it be 0 while the firs department was out .thaSing :down a false ,clan. - another person was caught in a burning house waiting for :our volunteers to °rriVO? How much "fun" would -it be 0 that ,someon® was =related to Whoever placed these :cans? How 'math ":fun' do you °think spending two years in jail would bo? =Placing false fire alarms 'fans under the 1Crhrsiinal 'Code and the maximums sentence is two years. 'Conviction .under the 'Criminal Code marks 'one <as a ',,'criminal" and that stays with the :convicted person 'forever. Try and get a job with' a criminalrecord and one .will find - :out just how moth II fun" that can be. Now would be a good -time to review .with our ;children the value of our -fire :department, And if there are any "older" children ..J00k- log •for something to occupy their lime with.. sweeping the main streert =with core :broom should to .k rafter the rest Of the ;summer for them gaits nicely:! p1. years ilito August 28, 1919 Thieves in ' 1 own - "Was your house robbed ;last might?" will soon be a suitable niorning .gra in Iaucknow. At .least ,so we mould understand from the number sof lun sebreakings and rioney- stealings reported recently. The 'thieves have notiyet`bad Any great ,,reward for thein :crirnes, but that may have' been due to thence. As•ono,ssuspicious 1octkivg litrangers•,have been 1 -observed .in town, it is thought that the burglaries are being ane by dotal youths, who -oust ;have :money for 'cigarettes rand is Cream. Evidently lheY havedecided to /graduate to the 'peniten- tiary rather than to thecollege. 'They have escaped do far, but duck ;vim. ;net Always favor thew, And they ,are no rizleveiler than toWows mind the -'bars II Walkerton ;:and lingttton. .:Oyears Ago Await. F31, 009 '!ace . °G,1'wrgss in:Crashrattsuldval - ' larges of ,ree est driving And ec u um- xIxEL IN Rs ring, were laird against two Kitchener Youths by Constable IU. Moore as the aftermath ;of a ;motor crash on the main street here, /during. the `Clavus nsens's Car- nival last 'Thursday night. The two youths will appear before Walker sun policecourt at No e w i against a Wingliam youth, mho lovas A ;wird passenger in the light • Car Which xis afted to live car a n- ied down the street at an, ex+ five . The accident toceurred in 'front sof Nelson iiinters ,n's, hear the yold poet of- fice corner, and eye tales da, that • the ,Crash at Ws point iwas fortunate, :for the r e s c L have been mueli x;i'iore ,,setotus had the ear. continued ,fur- ther Own fur- •therdown the street Ohere A eartauival crowd ` fhronge,td the ;street. Another milestone! Once again I have reached another milestone in my life! Nineteen years ago today (Wednesday) I spent the whole day in the labour room at Alexandra and Marine General Hospital. No I wasn't a nurse back then, I was about to become a mother. That baby I had carried around for nine months was demanding, with a 'vehemence, entry into this world. I can remember checking immediately to see if he was equipped with all the necessary fixtures the moment the doctor told me I had .a son. 1 remember that first squall, the tiny little fingers, pinch- ed up face, pudgy cheeks, little feet, fat legs and bald head (well maybe just a wee bit of peach fuzz) quite vividly. I remember coming home scared stiff, feeling very inadequate. How was I going to make out with this tiny bundle of joy? Thank goodness for my mother and a very dear friend who got me through the first couple of weeks. I remember the 8 p.m. nightly ritual of crankiness. I remember the colds, sore throats, ear infections, tummy aches and all those wonderful other ailments our young pick up. I remember how scared I was when he was hospitalized at five months old. I remember howhe screamed when F left him in the hospital. I remember the guil- ty feelings I had when I had to leave him. Aren't children wonderful? I remember the storm of '71 when the hydro was out four days and, how ,we heated his bottle over „a candle, until we finally had to walk to our neighbours. Be- ing from the city we hadn't prepared for such emergencies. It was so stormy with such strong winds, it was necessary to bundle him in numerous . blankets to keep him safe. I was sure he would have suf- focated by the time we got there, but, thank .goodness he -was safe when we ar- rived at Miltenburg's. I remember one morning bathing him in his little white tub, when a mouse, �� by Pat l.fvingscAru AMBLING$ �y Pat l�ivingst©n who had escaped a trap. rr ° ne f , ',1" across the floor. I gathe raj p n, Ili A arms and we literally hopp� ° ) r"). to chair until I reach? . the . �w'° V ia, ,n called for help from my mothe.,-rn-iav', who was visiting down, the road. 1 scall hate mice! Those 19 years have flashed by in a hurry. Today my bundle of joy has multiplied his birth length by S.5 arm4, his weight by 21. What was once pf b fuzz and then fine, golden curls has turned in- to a dark mane of hair. Those soft pudgy cheeks now grow a beard. The fat little legs, are extremely long and thin. The tiny little fingers now hold hamper and swing it with th , best them. Amazing the changes that occas. over 19 years. So to Number One Son, from the Rambler and Mr. Fixit - happy birthday - we're proud to call you "son" 25 years ago September 1, 1904 Park Belk, To Be.Seeded;- The Caledonian Park;.Hill which at one time, before ,the advent of bleacher 'seating, was a natural ..grandstand, isreceiving some landaeape treatment. The .irs O'Neil 'crested the top of the, �' "theater 'bad all died and hill had grown up ;wild. A few Weeks ado, power equipment moved *Ad in ;port order bulldozed the lunderbiush, :mocked down the dead trees And levelled the hill: ,geed • s to be done. 1t atterAitiN to , i p ove Fa ," ui- tain OW d1 OY fa Often l'fillatrad . Last week ofvaihs decried to upend two sections the -bleacher is and the playem benches to the edge of :the p1y- ins field. A psjychiatric study might ex- plain such actions. 10 years ago August 12, 1979 Spooaor Refugees - A meeting at Knox Presbyterian Church urch in Ripley was well attended by members from churches in thepleyuron Township area. The g agreed : to look ito the ap(Hisor- ship of .a refugee family hecanae :,they feel they have* moral obligation to help the boat people. It wasreed St. An- drew's Um Church would be the spon- sor with others named .as co-sponsors Brownies slot • The ,Lucknow ,Broome Pack went camping at °Vamp Aneesi;h near Owen Sound :on the weekend. One of at the eamp is aOld Guide Leader Ooini England