The Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-04-16, Page 6Page 6-Luclmow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 16, 1986
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Thanks George, Jessie
George Joynt's long career in municipal politics has had
its ups and downs. He has badgered, and been badgered
by, fellow Lucknow council members, village employees,
members of councils in neighbouring townships, members
of county council and bureaucrats and politicians at the
provincial level.
George has seldom, if ever, backed out of a confront-
ation when he was representing his community and,
together with the successive, able
g village councils he: has
guided, he has pulled Lucknow into the 1980s^in terms of
the quality of services.
He led the municipality for 28 years. Twenty-eight years
is a long time.
His wife Jessie has been beside hit all these years;.' Just
as George's remuneration frowthe municipality couldn't
possibly cover his time and effort, the value of. Jessie's
work on behalf of Lucknow can't Possibly: be estimated.
George has : been behind some of the ':most profound
changes Lucknow has experienced. At the night recogniz-
ing his and Jessie's contribution to the village, he spoke
with justifiable 'pride of the agreement forged- through
hard work and determinationwith the neighbouring town-
ships.
The visionary dealsthe reevesand councils of .the fear
municipalities have` hampered together deserve the:
respect of not only the-people►eneftg;�'but from•ail the
municipalities in Ontario. Ifs rareHbreed of *elf sirlhee
put their understandably fierce community biases aside to..
pursue the agreement developed in this area.
From that agreement, capital. and operating costs have
been covered for the arena, swimming : pool and the,
recreation department, and has seen the development of a
thriving medical center providing excellent professional
services on a part not usually found in such an area. The
fire department also gains from the "contributions of the
four municipalities.
Seven bridges were built in a span of 15»,years to allow
residents use of the upgraded.road system almost
completed during George's ,. series of administrations.
"Cowpaths" became roads to be boasted `abou't. r,
Admittedly, not everything has progressed ,as well,. the
sewers for example, but Geor$e's successesfar outstrip
projects on which he was stymied.
George and Jessie deserve the congratulations and
thanks they've received. Their appreciation night hardly
repays them for their dedication.
•
The Redtrees Community Hall was 'the
main social centre in the -Caledon Hills and
was used to full advantage•during the long
winter. It served as a place where women
could gather: to make quilts or engage in
other pioneer handicrafts..Here too, the;
dramatic and choral societies'- practiced;
their arts. There was even one,
ornrs!irt,
aside from the rest for .the user of
mysterious group of ^mien Gated "reemas.-
ons". At all otheit -times .tl t exclusive
chamber was locked and :&►aired, ,,given
imaginative
native children food for
ex
c
i t
an
horribl fantasies. They, whispered' abo
u
t
all the dreadful seuids whiehh, were
supposed to be heard Whenever the Free-
masons b�thered to. ,petio�xteiraociis
pocus rituals the rattlingof.,skeletons
;.
which danced UYholy �Mgsy andthe terrible
moans of lot souls Condemned toetornal
'
damnation.
The t 00l0 dtV rsio v
ide
dl�a
the otanrii�Y _Hali.was t a iryy►._.
°night dance. Besides the traditional nuusiia
P eS provided by, Neil, MacCri 'r[.
r
m n re •was - also the music ,of the
impro tu" "orchestra" » . its quality de -
pendia 'Upon the number of' iustruiucnts
available at arty, given time and the exper-
ience"of the plaers. However, regardless
of the weird .results of. the ,"Combinations
Produced, their efforts were greatly
appreciated by the younger set, who pre-
ferred the; `'lmoder°n dances. to'—the
Highland reel's, Thus, there was something
for
-everybody: to enjoy and on Saturday y
nights sleighs from all directions converg-
ed on
onverged;on
- the hall;
Lucyand TeddyNurdoeh were regularalar:
• attendants at the dance, even though Lucy
rarely had the opportunity to display hers.
talents" an the dance.floor.: Teddy was more
interested in•thie whisky
whis
ky,
bottle
°than "enter
enter-
taining hiswife.Although she would have
admitted'th�,factto'n®body•
Lucy had long
ago feared that her marriage was breaking
u `b Teddyhad, polygamous tendencies and
p ,,..
eyed every woman who took his'' fancy.
Lately,.he had lked forward to` seeing the
s ire° (Bird et. ' Sutherland)at the
:p �y g � g
C^ e r
but ;�a "lie'h "d-:' o..�<' e.$"
, s a failed t alir 'M-
arano. Teddy was ,fascinated by the
rk; haired beauty and was determined to
more of her.
et Sutherland had decided to avoid
social contact with the community until she
felt her "fathers" unsavoury image had
dimmed sufficiently for. 'her to ` resume
normal activities. Although she would have
been : delighted to attend the social
functions, she remainedalone in the cabin
when Chippy and his wife Elizabeth went
off to enjoy, themselves.
She Was not " the only . person living a
lonely . life Allan Livingston' was rarely
y
seen except at church. Tormented and
devasted 'by his - wife Annie's -departure to
,places and with persons unkiiown, he
pondered an his future. Maybe -it was time
for him too to leave Redtrees and in son ie
urban cormmnnity, :fres nle his" occupation
as: ak saner iason. Onlychis at i•,hMent to
anpfitrfe.ieeetnuvrea,lhka. ' � ,`l:i,thhSy
:Khwan" S,glr:ti . °had be
~; n
s•
o"
kin
d pto
h
i
m
rom le�v there and
euexc iesacadgeasfveerig `erygcutil4.:
when began began thinking about;, another
�
•,
Bridget Sutherland. But v asfar
5. .J
moble to do anything
tow re
at lout
o to
attractc
course,
s
not the otaiy man;
girl ,•Teddy} . of
rate as Allan
d
Livingstone. One day, wellfortified with
whisky, he decided he must pay a visit to
On ti
Bridget. � the pretence ` of Wanting ng t4.
speak to Chippy on a matter of bUsiness, he
went to theChisholm cabin. When i old
Chippy "opened the door, _ he guessed
immediately: what was on Teddy's mind
and deliberatejy' kept him 'standing on the
porch, in spite of the freezing tempera -
tuft:.
"I'm. sorry tae',,: trouble ye, , M . .Chis V 0
i
holm,',, Teddy said in his very best respecik
fiat manner. "But I wonder if 1 -might come
in and;hae' a word wi' ye about grin' "nye: a
hand in the mill frae a few. days?"
Yerreathell o>aliar l[ Murdoch," Chi
s tdz, wi "out ,.nornent '�'o
s hesitation. "; ; .
a iia , .
tooIh e. i'
ken-- only yell that a m hands full at
the generalstorey:fiutye d do a
iytiinr
,V tta'
e
gt
� �t ye? near tae Erid et - wouldn't •'Get off .,I`
hone wi ye ye dirty wee'beastie, afore'ye
catchdeath o', , id Y`e're° rib fit>
ye p tat' set
If a e.
s
•" f' t respectable hose!