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Established 1873
STAR program was effective
for this LCPS Grade 8 student
Lucas Thacker
This past week has been a busy
one at Lucknow Central Public
School (LCPS). Students, staff and
special guests have all been in-
volved in STARpower week!
STARpower is the problem sol-
ving way to resolve conflict. STAR
stands for stop, think, act and
review.
Stop - Determine what is the
problem. How do others feel?
Think - What are the possible
solutions?
Act - Choose a plan and act!
Review - How. did the plan work?
Using. this concept, teachers at
LCPS hope children will learn to
solve their disputes peacefully.
During the week almost .
everything has. been based around
the .STAR concept.
On Monday, a play "Caught In
The Middle" was presented to those
of us in Grades 6,7 and 8. It
focused on the mediating skills that
can be used.
That afternoon the staff played
the star edition of the "Family
Feud" for the kick-off of the special
week.
On Tuesday Dave Black and
Bonnie Holtby told us about
refereeing and fair, safe play.
Later on Tuesday Loretta Penny
shared with us her experiences in
Africa and stressed the need to stop
the sale of elephant ivory in
Canada. She informed us of
Rby Pat Livingston
conflicts in other parts of the world.
Students chose from, the many
available electives in the afternoon.
I chose co-op games with Mr. Far-
rell. Here we learned to co-operate
with others in a fun way.
Some other activities were quil-
ting, song writing, line -dancing and
cooking. I'm sure all these were as
much fun as the games I was in-
volved in.
Constable Gaelar, of the Walker-
ton OPP was a guest in our school
Wednesday morning. He explained
to Grade 7 and 8 students about
"Conflict and the Law" and how
the STAR program could help.
Mr. MacMillian highlighted the
day's events with his eye-opening
presentation of how people in
Papua New Guinea live. I enjoyed
hearing about conflict half way
around the world.
Thursday was anothetr action -
packed day with the Primary and
Junior grades taking part in Earth
Day activities.
The afternoon was once again
time for electives. Many of the
same programs designed to build
self-esteem were re -offered. I was
one of the }ucky people taking part
in song writing with CKNX's own
Phil Maine!
The topic on Friday was conflict
in the family presented by Mrs.
Creighton' for Grades 3-6. The
afternoon was completed with the
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AMBLINGS
Body is in revenge mode
It's been 15 weeks, or. over three
months, or 141 days to be exact.
I'm still waiting for the day I'm
supposed to feel like a new person,
now that I am no longer a smoker.
I''m sure my body isrebelling, or
getting even with me. It's as if it is
saying, "Ok, chum, you smoked for
25 years, now it's pay back time.
You want to be healthy? Well, it
won't be immediately."
In three months, I've had two
colds! In three months, some of
my ' clothes shrunk, so they no
longer fit where they're supposed to
fit. In three months, my body has
reverted to puberty times when acne
is a common problem. Good grief,
I'm over 40 and combating pimples
again. I've heard of adult acne, but
this is ridicultus! My day is, made
if I wake up in the morning and
don't find another zit! '
Smokers are promised a healthier
life, if they give up the weed. The
problem is, you don't know when
the promise will come true.
Thelast three months have been
enough to drive me to smoke. Is
my body testing my will power? If
so, I'm being pushed to the limit. It
would be relatively easy to take up
the habit again. I'm still not of-
fended by the smell. I actually
catch myself staring at someone as
they light up.
It's all psychological. Everything
that has gone wrong with my
metabolism I blame on not smoking
and therefore I feel a nudge to start
again. However, I am remaining.,
stubborn, not because I am strong
on will power, but because I love
the look of the special savings
account I owned when I quit!
Every pay plod it grows a little
more. Every time I think about
lighting up, I open my little blue
pass book and take a peak. It's
incentive enough!
The Sentinel memoirs
Magic Gas was available in town
70 years agp
May 3, 1923
picture show closes - The Family Theatre
picture show, which, for a little over ° three
years, has been furnishing the people of Luck-
now with evening entertainment, has closed down,
and the equipment is moved.
According to Mr. Smith, the manager, the enterprise
was not profitable, and no doubt if it had been, he
would have carried on. To an outsider the shows
appeared to be well patronized, but expenses appear
to have exceeded. income, and there was nothing for
it but to close down.
More miles per gallon - Mr. Autoist: Magic Gas
will give you from 3 to 5 miles more per gallon of
gasoline. It cuts out carbon -knock and back -fining.
Guaranteed not to injure the finest motors, and to do
all that is claimed for it, or money refunded. Sold by
D.D. Gillies, Lucknow.
Zion news - We have ben given to understand that
those stingy hens out East of here who layed an egg
or two and then quit, are laying turkey eggs now.
Zion fishermen were down at the "Devil's Elbow"
last week fishing and caught between two and three
hundred suckers and mullet. They always get them if
they are in the river.
50 years ago
April 29, 1943
Sentinel in tabloid format - With this issue
The Sentinel makes its bow as a tabloid size
newspaper.
The Sentinel will now be entirely printed in this
office. The regular issue will contain eight pages, but
in this issue there are twelve pages, due to an unusual
volume of advertising.
The eight -page tabloid, five columns to the page,
will enable us to print an additional seventy inches of
local news each week in comparison with the
previous four page, seven -column size. The ready -
print section is abandoned.
This change comes at a time that marks the second
anniversary since the Publisher assumed ownership of
The Sentinel.
25 years ago
April 24, 1968
Build camper on truck - Garry and Bryan
Gammie left Apr. 17 for Dawson City in the
Yukon. The boys were accompanied by two
friends, Murray Proctor of Belgrave and Ronald
Bentley of Brampton.
The Gammie brothers purchased a 3/4 ton Ford
truck for the trip and their father built a camper on
the truck for living and sleeping accommodations
during the five to six thousand mile journey.
The boys' uncle Harry Campbell has been getting
jobs lined up for the four young men and they plan to
work in the north until the freeze up in September.
Ripley couple go to Scotland - Mr. and Mrs.
Murdock MacLeod of Ripley will leave on May 1 for
Stornaway on the Isle of Lewis. They spent the winter
of 1966-67 at Stornaway and while there purchased a
home. They are both of Scottish descent.
Holyrood team gets trophy - Holyrood Butchers,
winners of the Ripley Town and Country Hockey
league this winter, were presented with the Benson
Hardware trophy at a banquet at Holyrood. Allan
Colling, Ripley arena manager presented the trophy to
Gerald Murray, team captain.
10 years ago
May 4, 1983
Appoint recreation director - At a recent
meeting of the Councils of Kinloss, West
Wawanosh, Ashfield and Lucknow, an
agreement was made to employ a full time recreation
director for the four co-operating municipalities.
William R. Hunter, who has acted in this position
without remuneration for the past 20 years, was
chosen to fill the position commencing June 1, 1983.
Ratepayers organize to oppose sewage proposal -
Lucknow residents are preparing to voice their
objection to the Lucknow sewage works proposal
which has been sent to the Ontario Municipal Board
for approval.
Residents who live in the serviced area met with
members of the Lucknow Village council to learn
how the sewage proposal will affect their tax bills as
ratepayers and what they will be expected to pay to
hook up to the sewer system.
Village residents, living outside the serviced are, are
organizing a letter writing campaign to file their
objections to the proposal. These residents are con-
cerned they will be paying for something they will
never have, as the Ministry of Environment does not
intend to service the entire village in the future.
Schoolmates; Back row, Jim Stewart, Eldon Agar, Army Wilson, Donald Henderson, Fred Stewart,
Allan Murdock, Wilson Annstrong, Clarence Greer, Harold Johnston. Fourth row, ??, Roy
Finlayson, Stewart Mullin, Tom MacDonald, Jack Brabson, Wilfrid Bradley, ? Robinson, Mel
Stanley. Thins row, Pat Erwin, ? Drinkwalter, Ernie Baker, Alex MacKenzie, Tom .MacKenzie, Keith
Brown, Art Andrew, Phillip Menary. Second row, Isabelle MacMillan, Ivy Whitby, Grace Anderson,
Stella Stewart (sitting), Tom Anderson, Edwin Whitby, Willie Taylor, J.D. Durnin, Rex Armstrong,
Clarke Finlayson; ? MacKenzie, Clair Johnston, Norene Naylor (sitting), Margaret Button, Ada
Watson, Mae Robinson. First row, Laura Webster, Helen MacLeod, Winnlfred Armstrong, Margaret
MacDonald, Phyllis Cousens, Rozella Mullin, Gladys MacDonald, Francis Thompson, Kay Ferris,
Lorraine Brabson, Evelyn Nixon. Teacher Miss Isabel Murdle. (Courtesy Rev. Bill Henderson)
Palliative care workers are special
To the editor:
Apr. 25 to May 1, is Palliative
Care Awareness Week. Without a
group of dedicated and willing
volunteers, Wingham and Area
Palliative Care Services would not
exist.
The trained volunteers strive to
enhance the quality of life for
clients with a life threatening illness
as well as provide support for client
families before and after
bereavement. The volunteers may
visit the client at home, in the
hospital or in nursing homes. The
work can be emotionally draining
TO THE EDITOR
and the responsibility immense.
But the rewards can be extremely
gratifying when one hears a family
member comment, "When I
couldn't be there with Dad anymore
because of family responsibihties, I
felt at peace knowing a Palliative
Care volunteer would be there with
him." Or, as another stated, "It is
such a comfort to know that the
terminally , ill person is not alone
during the hours that the family
cannot be there."
Volunteering can take many
forms - a donation of time, commit-
ment, money, skills, compassion. A
friend having lost her mother
recently stated, "One of the best
ways to heal is by helping other
people." This desire to help others
especially someone who really
needs it often blossoms into many
personal benefits. A client simply
stated one day, "You allow me to
unload - I can say anything Hike to
you with no fear of sounding
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