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P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 5M-2822; FF 06)19) 528-3529
Established 1873
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be paid at the applicable rates.
Transp,ort.ation assistance for
senors could end soon
The transportation assistance for seniors in this community, spon-
sored by the Ludcnow and :District Lions Club, could end - in the very
near future.
What .appeared to be an excellent 'idea, to give assistance to
seniors :and physically handicapped persons in .Lucknow, has turned
into a -very -costly community project for the local Lions Club. Spen-
ding .:over a $180.00 per - month does not justify retell:Ohm a ;company
to make . transportation avolldble for two people, once .0 week.
• -The • unfortunate part of cancelling thic:assistance . is the east -;that
.the two Who Ilicavei.4rikrin advantage lrif It.u: ill :miller as ,a :alt.
Last January the Lions conducted -0 survey to -determine `if=Lurlcnaw
seniors and physically 'handicapped persons required transportation,
from their residence 'to the downtown area.
In the 'February 15 issue of The Sentinel, the results of the survey
were .printed. 'The returns were poor (17), :considering that :according
to 1985 census figures, the village recorded .over 456 residents -over
the :age of 60.
Time went by and more 'replies were received. feeling the need
was there, the Lions decided to • go ahead ®ad provide the service
beginning lest June 2. 'Transportation wm iffcered every Friday, for
the nominal" cost of *2.00 :per;pickeeT, `nolhoded to and from
the person's destination. •
After giving .this project a :five month ? T,0 e, tLions Club now
has, to take a ,second look at this costly e - e o e e oore..While the Lions is
a "service" club, there are many other excellent community ;projects
that they feel these monies could be gain towards, 'ff this
endeavour of 'theirs is not necessary.
The bottom line is if there is not subst'u v " o ,crease in .usage
'between :now and January 1, the service evils be rdiscontinued.. This
could be the age gold .tale - you 'never know what •you're missing,
until It's taken awayl
Embarrassing situations happen to
most of us at some time or other. They
can be major or incidental, but they
always cause us to feel self-conscious,
confused and ill at ease: This week we
will take a look at some humourous
sltuations which caused embarrassment
to people I know. At the time I'm sure
some of them weren't considered
humorous at all!
There is a story of a hairdresser who
after shampooing her customer proceed-
ed to direct her to a chair for the com-
pletion of the appointment. As they pro-
ceeded from one room to the other, a ter-
rific gust of hot air exploded from a duct
literally scaring the customer right out
the door. As the customer, with turban
wrapped head and plastic cape runs
down the street, the hairdresser is chas-
ing after her, reassuring her it is not a
fire and that everything is OK. Anyone
unfamiliar with the hairdresser and see-
ing sucti a scene unfold on the street
would more than likely seriously consider
giving this lady her business.
Bow about exploding blow dryers. As
the customer calmly sits having her
golden locks blown dry, the piece of
equipment blows up in the hairdresser's
hands. The hairdresser dives to one side
and the customer to the other in shock-
ed disbelief.
A very adept waitress, delivering an
order to a suited businessman, in-
advertently allows ..a complete order of
french fries to unceremoniously slide off
the plate into the business man's lap. In
a panic she quickly makes an attempt to
remove the offensive french fries from
'his pants. Let your imagination .carry on
with this scene. Oh well, better the
AMBLINGS
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french fries than the chili that was in the
other hand!
Thep there was a man who dutifully
took his dog to the rabies clinic. While
standing there, innocently carrying on a
conversation with another pet owner, his
"best friend" lifted his leg and relieved
himself on the master's leg. Bad enough
this happened once, but the dog did it a
second time! At least the dog kept it m
the family. Consider the poor man who
had also taken his dog for his shot. When
nature called, his "best friend" aimed
and -hit a lady's cage full of cats! Now
that's embarrassing.
Truckers often see some furmy things.
One episode I recently heard occurred at
a truck stop where the trucker had taken
on some nourishment. While waiting for
the truck to warm up, a group of motor-
cyclists left the establishment. It was a
very cold day and the women stood
waiting for the men to back out the
bikes. One guy was apparently taking his
time and his woman friend, who was not
suitably clothed, stood shivering in the
breeze. Becoming very exasperated, and
in an attempt to show her guy just how
peeved she was, she proceeded to
"moon" him, right there in the parking
lot! At the same time the biker sees
what she is doing, he realizes the trucker
has full view of the performance as welL
Knowing the trucker, I can say he
wouldn't be embarrassed. I wonder if the
male biker was.
At the time these embarrassing
moments stare, our inclination is to
crawl in a hole. A little later, thank
goodness, we can look back and see the
humour+aus side.
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70 years ago
November 13, 1919
Home ICilled by Tab ;- Bill ,
of near 10402s village, ,,had a horse ki-
ed at the G.T.R. stiiti ire .yesterday.
He had aload of hogs on his wagon and
was crossing the twhen a work :train
which was operating *Tithe track unex-
pectedly
nexpectedly came ,along hitting; the team and
injuring one of. the horses so'ihatit died
in . a short time.
Banquet s to CM. Bowman ' - The
Liberals of Southampton, Port Elgin and
surrounding townships have arranged to
honor Mr. CM. Bowman, sex-M,P P. for
this tiding with a conAplimentarY banquet
on Nov 14. Mr. Bowman, who has
represented :a Bruce constituency in th?e
Provincial Legislature for 8.21 years, , is
about le move totKitebener, where f:hie
will undertake the:duties of president of
an isuranee company.
`Iyears ago
November 9, l9.$9
;Receives o&i' D+egree at ,London mer.
maimmaams.
IITINEL MEMOIRS
mi•mm=animminiimmo
eises - Miss Grace Blake of Ashfield was
one of a:classgraduates who shad . their
0,4 degrees, . erred upon th at. -
-pressive exercises,at Western University
at London on Friday, r October " 27. Miss
,who 'teaches at Dnuribo, studied
fir' k !er . degree ,extra-murally Her
ts, i' r°Y ;and Mrs. TbOrtiiiiC'Blake Mal
her sister Olive attended the eXerelsos at
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London.
Hunting Party Away - 'Dr.
..Treleaven, Jack Klpatrick, George Lane
and c WWF left by motor ion tur-
day owning fgrl the P' `Sound..di+strict
on a{two-week's'deer ,h ting zpoitien.
At parry Sound, they jgin theleMeiader
of their party and board . the Iunters'
Special for a forty-mllee rail trip into the
bush country and then :an overland trek
,of some seven miles brings them to their
'hunting ,ground and cabin.
25 leers ago
November 11, 1094
' .Lucknaw : new ,Jack MacDonald Is AA pointed As
}�brr3►sler• � .. • x stew
'Chrysler Product _ ar.agency. slack Mac-
Donald of MacDonald's 'Esso Service has
completed arrangements with the
'Chr,yder i< pany to handle their pre`
-ducts , locallly . with 'the sarrra igement
becoming effective immediately.
I by The Sentinel - THAT the
Lucknow turtling (enthusiasts aWillg swinginto,
action this.Thursday with open curing'
being held afternoon .and everting. The'
.: lub is,looking for ,newmembers to
bolster its ranks, so if you would like ,to
try the ,game', , iursday of ,bilis week is
the time when yon will have the ;best
oppunityy,
Ludmow and area residents woke up last
;Priddy morning to be greeted with winter
wonderland conditions, as the :night's
s. owi'al.elung to trees and bushes 'Driiv
ing .:Cndiiiens were a 'little tricky -early in
;the morning.. Bre, most of the
snow had ;melted (Pat Livingston photo)
10 years ago
November 7, 1979
njoyss Working with handicapped
Oaten Mary Lynn tCayley worked as
the Anima and ,mosio activity supervisor
'at a camp for handicapped children this
past summer. She directed their produc-
tions of four splays. Each group of
campers had two weeks to w en their
production of Mary Poppins.
Madill awards .- Receiving awards the
annual P.E. Madill Secondary School
-commencement were Faye Forster, Bar-
taro
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taro gree, Grace Alton, Margaret
Maclntyre, 1Mac1ntyre, Lymi Miller, Marie* Raynard,
n -Metzger, Stephen Pritchard and Nor-
ma Macfntyre.
Weather Memoirs
November 7, no, the ship Calcutta
was ,driven aground on the Magdalen
Islands 'by stormy�, seas while en route
from Quebec to Liverpool. A passenger
:and :22 crewmen lost'their-lives. The cap'
tain end four others ,aero saved.
November 2, 19,14 it finally rained at
Bagdad, ,California after 797 -days of dry
weather, the .lonest dry spell in
American weather history.
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