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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-07-14, Page 1• r PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW, ONTARIO Wednesday, July 14, 1993 550 G.S.T. Included at colt. July 9 was the official opening of the new $1.257 million bridge over the Nine Mile River at Port Albert. On hand for the ribbon cutting were: (1 to r) Councillors Ben VanDiepenbeek, Paul Frayne, , Gwen Fisher and Paul Black, Linda Andrew, clerk; Kevin Cook, road superintendent; Stan Connelly, of L.J. Lobby, the contractor; Reeve Allan Gibson; Ken Dunn of B.M. Ross Associates; Paul Klopp, MPP Huron; Clarence Doherty, of B.M. Ross Associates; Tom Tomes, Huron County Warden; Jim Walker, MTO rep, and Steve Kitlaire, District MTO engineer. (Pat Livingston photos) dent. Million dollar bridge opened at Port Albert The new bridge over the Nine Mile River at Port Albert was of- ficially opened last Friday. It is' located about 100 metres downstream from the old bridge, which is being left open as a pedestrian walkway. The century -old bridge was the centre of a dispute sinceen- gineering studies indicated that it was deteriorating rapidly. A 1974 partial analysis indicated that vehicles weighing seven tonnes or less could use the bridge. A later updated study indicated that that had slipped to two tonnes. Tem- porary repairs brought the .load limit back up to seven tonnes:. Much debate took place over what long- term plans should be made for the bridge. The new bridge. joined the exis- ting Sydenham Street and intersects, Melbourne Street. The project was. estimated at about $1.3 million, and came in at $1.257 million, said Kevin Cook, Ashfield Township road superinten- Madill names its scholars F.E. Madill Secondary School recently announced its Ontario Scholars for 1992/93.. Area scholars include Timothy Anthony Uyl, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Uyl of Kinloss Township, and Marita Ann MacDougall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacDougall, Kinloss Township. Other area Ontario Scholars are Jennifer Lynn Carswell, Teeswater; Gregory William . DeVos, R.R. 1, Bluevale; Ryan Douglas Deyell, Wingham; 'Andrew Alexander Gib- son, Wingham; Donald John Haw- kins, R.R. 1, Wingham; Jennifer Lynn Howes (Payne), Gorrie; Jason George Kieffer, R.R. 1, Bluevale; Kendra Doreen Machan, Wingham; Cindy Jeanette Newton,' Wroxeter; Simon. Blake Taylor,R.R. 3, Win- gham; Shirley Yvonne Versteeg, R.F. 2, Chung Weber, Wingham; Clement Wo- Wai, ,Wingham; James R.R. 1, Wroxeter; and Laura Elizabeth White, R.R. 2, Teeswater. Tim Uyl Marita MacDougall Mediation meeting set to discuss Donegan matter Kinloss Township -- The Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) has in- formed Kinloss Township council that a mediation meeting; to discuss the Donegan matter, will be held at the council chambers on Aug. 4. Clerk Mark Becker said the OMB apparently hopes to resolve the, matter before it goes any further. Donegan's Haulage applied itt late' 1991 for a rezoning of 15 hectares located at Lot 16, Concession 5, from Agriculture 1 to M2 Extrac- tive Industrial to allow for a gravel pit. The application met vVith con; siderable• opposition from area landowners. Council voted no to the proposed rezoning and Donegans subsequently appealed to the OMB. The involved parties have been.' waiting . for a hearing date since January 1992. Mr. Becker said the meeting will be closed to. the general public and the press. Amendments to the comprehen- sive zoning bylaw were passed in connection with the Bonnett and Snobelen properties. Pegg Construction's quote was accepted to strap, insulate and clad three walls, close off one set of windows, and install three new windows at the Kinloss Municipal building, at a cost of $12,833, along with the option of spray foam in- sulation at an extra cost of $1,275. Correspondence from MTO in, formed council that its application for supplementary funding for a new tandem truck was denied. A • letter will be forwarded to various 'turn to page 2 ---McAl.l�:-stir-s-ofW-gst-Wa-wanes-o1bserue_their_50th by Pat Livingston The weather was just as hot. 50 years ago, July 10, when Ethel MacKenzie . and Robert McAllister were wed at the St. Andrew's United Church, Port Albert, by Rev. .H.J.' Vickerson. The bridal patty included Mrs. McAllister's sister, Marjorie MacKenzie, and Mr. McAllister's cousin,. John Park of Dungannon. The young school teacher from Port. Albert and the .West Wawanosh farmer met when she started teaching at )Vest Wawanosh No. 3 in 1938. "With neither much gas nor tires," said Mr. McAllister, "you didn't go very far in those days." However, they did manage a honeymoon trip to Ottawa via bus and train. They got a royal send off in Goderich, as they boarded the bus for Stratford, where they would catch the train. Some prankster filled the back of Bob's shirt with confetti. It took a few minutes to figure 'out why people were staring at him as he walked down the streets of Strat- ford. The hot weather, causing him to perspire, had turned the back of his shirt into a multitude of dif- ferent colors. Mrs. McAllister recalled that "the white silk broadcloth shirt was worn out before the colors ever faded. He could only wear the shirt with"a suit. from that day on." The young couple took up far- ming on the McAllister homestead which has been in the family since 1854., Mr. .McAllister said his grandfather, his father and himself were born in the family home. Mr. McAllister served two years during World War IIand was dis- charged when he contacted pneumonia, In addition to farming, he worked for G & E in Lucknow, and just. recently retired from his position as landfill site attendant in West Wawanosh. Mrs. McAllister returned to teaching in 1947 and retired in 1950, after which she did some supply work. They fondly recall a tradition that was started in their area in 1955 when six' couples met to bring in the New Year. Mrs. McAllister said the same couplds, with a few new additions, met every year thereafter for New Year's Eve, and any other occasion that needed celebrating, until 1986 when the circle was broken by the death of one of their good friends. Many memories are stored away and, when brought out, bring smiles and laughs to their faces. Mrs. McAllister keeps herself active with- her involvement in the WMS at Knox Presbyterian Goderich, and just recently completed the history of schools in the township for the West Wawanosh History Book. Mr. McAllister is an avid reader. They are the proud parents of Mary Lou Baynard (Doug) and Bob McAllister (Beth),•and grandparents to three granddaughters and .two grandsons. • And what is their recipe for 50 years of wedded bliss? Mr. McAl- lister quickly replies, "If we got into an argument during the daytime, we settled it before we went to bedl" Mrs. McAllister added, "You must be willing to give and take." A come and go tea was held at the Raynard home in Lucknow. Bob and Ethel McAllister celebrated their 50th wedding anniver- sary on July 10. • Relatives and friends offered their congratulations during a come and go tea at the Raynard home in Lucknow. (Pat Livingston photo)