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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-01-01, Page 2Page 2—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 1, 1986 Murray Elston wins resounding victory in M ay election *from page 1 by the village of Lucknow. Councillor Herb Clark presented the proposal to the Lucknow council at their April meeting. , Clark said town works employees, .ary Austin and Doug Haldenby, will receive $500 increases this year and next bringing their, salaries to $19,500 for Austin, the town foreman, and $8,000 for Haldenby, the assistant foreman in the first year.. The Super Scoop restaurant in Lucknow was robbed last week of a small quantity of cash, according to the Kincardine detach- ment of the OPP. May Rev. Warren McDougalI of the Lucknow United Church, will be the new chairperson of 'the Bruce Presbytery of the United Church of Canada as of June 1. The Bruce Presbytery, which runs as far south as Lucknow, as far north as Tober- mory and east as far as Arthur, has 90 members, 20 of whom make up its execu- tive. There ,are a total of 30 pastoral charges within the Presbytery. The sound of bagpipes ushered Liberal candidate Murray Elston into the Teeswat- er Community Center for a victory party when, earlier in the evening, the voters in Huron -Bruce ushered him into his second term in political office May 2. Elston won , a resounding victory in - Huron -Bruce to preserve the 19 year Liberal tradition in the riding. The 138 polls= in the riding showed' Elston with 17,148 votes compared to PC candidate Mike .Snobeien's 8,521 votes and NDP candidate ,Norma Peterson's 2,031 'votes. , The secretaries and clerical staff employ- ed with . the Bruce County Board of Education went on strike May 8 to back contract demands for wage parity with custodians and executive secretariesem- ployed by the board. The strike affects 46 school secretaries and clerical staff as well as secretaries and clerical staff employed at the board office in Chesley. They walked off the job following a May 7 board meeting when the board passed a motion endorsing the last offer by its negotiating committee. A report on thefuture.. of agriculture in Bruce County has outlined many of the problems facing farmers in the county, but several farmerswho have seen the report say its' recommendations are not strong enough to help farmers who are facing financial problems. The report, commissioned by Bruce County Council earlier this year, estimates as many as 30 per cent of the farmers in some townships in the county may be in financial difficulty. June Huron County secondary school teachers voted 71:1per cent in favor of strike action last week. Huron County's returning . officer, Eld- red Simmons of Exeter, was in, charge of the voting conducted in The county's five secondary schools. He reported that 165 teachers voted infavor of strike action while 65 were against.' There ' were two spoiled ballots. It will cost $5 instead of $1 ' for the privilege of taking part in the business at annual megtings of the Wingham and District Hospital Association, if a . bylaw• change approved by the hospital' board is ratified at the annual meeting next month. BRIGHT'S. FANCY Tomato juice .9 SAVE .80 . NABOB TRADITION VAC PACK GROUND REGULAR, FINE, EXTRA FINE GRIND 369 GIt , NABOB SUMMIT 100% COLUMBIAN VAC PACK REGULAR, FINE GRIND 369 GR VVE ,40 Coffee The membership fee is required for voting. Harsh words were exchanged in a heated argument involving Lugknow reeve George Joynt and Councillor Russell Whitby immediately after the close of the council meeting June 11. Councillor Whitby, while council was discussing sending an alternate to the Bruce County Planning Advisory Commit tee, jumped up from the table and began shouting at Reeve Joynt. Before leaving the town's municipal office, he directed Clerk Bertha Whitcroft to note that he was resigning. When contacted by the Sentinel, Whitby said the argument with Joynt was of a personal nature. He says he won't resign from council but will wait until the Novem- ber municipal elections before 'resigning. Joynt said he didn't wish to speculate on Whitby's outburst. The Huron County Board of Education and its secondary school teachers reached a tentative agreement after two days of mediation at the Park Lane Hotel in London. "Wrung out" is how teacher negotiator Shirley Weary of Goderich described her feelings on June 21 after the June 19 'and 20 mediation session. June 19 graduation for Grade 8 students. at Lucknow Central Public School proved to be not only a farewell to the students entering high . school in September, but also . a heartffelt goodbye to Grade 8 teacher, Mrs. Mabel Wheeler who retired this June. "I have really enjoyed teaching here. I've always liked working with young people..The staff.heire have been very sup- portive. They're not only .co-workers, but also friends," said Mrs. Wheeler in a brief speech during the graduation ceremonies. An era came to an -end as the Calvin United Church in St. Helens opened its doors for services for the last time June 30. A decline in membership and the high cost of maintaining the building were reasons for the closing of the church, said Treasurer Miss Isobel_ Miller. She said there was very little opposition to last year's decision to close the church. "People were a little sad about it, but they couldn't see the future in it," she said. July The Wingham and District hospital is in a "very enviable position" among hospit- als in Ontario, said outgoing chairperson Mary Vair during last week's meetings of the annual meeting of members of the hospital corporation. In her chairman's report, Mrs. Vair said the past year has been one of progress, adding that this hospital is one of a minority in the province which is not in financial difficulty. The auditor's report showed the Wing - ham hospital with a surplus of $368,387 for the past year on revenues of $6.3 million and expenses of slightly under $6 million. This is up from a surplus of $235,873 during the 1983-85 budget year. The public response to a recent open house and to a questionnaire designed to give public input into the proposed Lucknow sewage treatment facility, has been a disappointment, according to the village's engineer, Steve Burns. . "The response . from the general public ,•Turn to page 3 HIGH LINER FROZEN BATTERCRISP Shrimp SAVE 1.00 AYLMER 28 OZ. SAVE .10. Tomatoes y IGA CHOICE IN LIGHT SYRUP 28` OZ. SAVE .20 Fruit Cocktail IGA CHOICE IN LIGHT SYRUP HALVES, PEACH SLICES, BARTLETT PEARS HALVES, 28 OZ. 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