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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-07-02, Page 1ESTABLISHED ABLISHED ON 1873 "THE SEPOY TOWN" ON THE HURON.BRUCE BOUNDARY PUBLISHED IN LUCKNQWa ONTARIO WEDNESDAY° JULY 2,1986 16 PAGES 400 PER COPY Vicki Owen, a member of :the. Rangers of L cknow, will be going on: an international Mapleway area trip to Britain on July 4 to July 23, Vicki will be travelling with 11 other girls and, three guide leaders to such places as Hastings and Edinburgh, Scotland, The group has also been invited to stay at Baden Powell House in London. (Alan Rivvett photo) Guide earns Britain excursion ° By Man Rivett kept telling me not to give up, and 1 didn't," said Vickie, a 16 -year-old F.E. Through a lot of hard work and deter- " urination, Vickie Owen of. RR 1 Lucknow has earned one of the most exclusive trips for Girl Guides in Ontario, On July 4, Vickie, a member of the First Lucknow Rangers, 12.. other Girl 'Guides and three leaders will participate in the International Mapleway area trip to Britain this year. The three week trip, ending on July 23, will take the entourage through such places as London,' Stratford, The Lake District, Leed and Cambridge. While there, they will stay at Baden, Powell House, ` the home of the founder of the,.. Guiding movement, and at various youth hostels across the country, They will also be invited for a "home stay" with Guides in England .of their own age. Vickie says she has applied to the Maple - way area district (a division of the girl guides) for a number of trips, but until now, had been turned down. However, she remained optimistic and last February she received a letter of acceptance. "I applied for their Switzerland trip, but 1 was turned down. 1 kept applying, but 1 said this year that this is it. 1 put my application in last September and three or four months ago 1 learned 1 was accepted for the trin.1 was really happy. My leaders Madill student, In order to qualify for the trip, offered by *Turn topage3 Stiidiesshow Brooks property "better site" for sewage plant By Alan Rivett The Village's engineering firm for the proposed sewage works says preliminary studies have shown the'Brooks propertyin Kinloss Township as the better property for the sewage - treatment plant, said a spokesman with B,M. Ross and Associates at an open house in Lucknow on June 25, "Basedv'an the tests, the Brooks property looks like the better site, But, we've in no way madea decision as yet," said Steve Burps, an engineer with the Goderich engineering firm, ` Mr. Burns says the 27 -acre :site located east of the village has been found to possess a greater depth of gravel and a lower level water table required for the sewage project, than the Martin property located on Concession 12 of Ashfield Township, the second preferred site. He said this information was gathered during preliminary testing completed in- May. Detailed work . .1 He said if more detailed work on the Brooks property revealed it to be suitable. for -the sewage worksotha,pagineering firm may not proceed with testing on the other site. He expects the 'detailed studies containing the site recommendation to be completed by early August with -a- formal report ,presented tocouncil shortly.. after. Another 'open house could be held at this point for "one more opportunity to present the project" with more information per- taining to the , actual costs of the sewage works. Mr. Burns and Reeve Herb Clark were on hand at the Town Hall auditorium to answer any questions from the public daring the open house on the sewage ..project; Four maps were on display at the open house, two maps showing the sewage plant as it would be established on each of the preferred properties, and two mans showing the water tables, the direction of flow and depth of water on each property.. Starting date The proposed staring date for construc- tion is the spring . of 1987 with 12 to 18 months needed to finish the entire project. The work entails building a sewage, disposal system, the pumping station,. which is to b located in the vicinity of the Fire Hall, th inch trunk lines from the village to the disposal site, and the upgrading of the collection system in the core area of the village, said Mr, Burns. In explaining the rapid infiltration systems, the proposed method of sewage disposal recommended for Lucknow, Mr. Burns said the sewage would be pumped into a shallow infiltrating basin where it would be allowed to percolate' into the ground through the granular •soils. In the winter months, the- effluent would be stored in -a large lagoon. , He also answered questions regarding .the sewage disposal' systems in other muni- cipalities with a lagoon discharging treated effluent into the river.. The.disposal systems of Blyth and Brussels also use a lagoon, but is more mechanical in nature, with the treatment process taking under 24 hours, He estimates the treatment of the effluent ,;in the rapid infiltration system would take five days. The? two.sites rvc x ld ,eY.latge enough t4. accotnmodate the whole municipality if. the village gets the,go`abead from the Ministry of the Environment. However, the engin- eering firm has taken only the core area into account in its planning the treatment plant. "It can- be easily expanded," said Mr. Burns. Poor attendance, The engineer said he was' disappointed with the turnout for the open house on the - sewage facility,as only approximately 12 residents attended. . "It would have been nice if more people could have come out to ask questions," he said. . av es transferred to Hepworth After nine years as principal of Lucknow Central School, Charlie Davies has trans- ferred to the position of principal of the Amabel.Hepworth Central. School com- mencing this September.. Mr. Davies had previously been the vice-principal and the acting principal at the Hepworth school before "moving to Lucknow in 1977.. He holds. a BA and an MA from the University of Western Ontar- io and from the University of Windsor, respectively and is a graduate. of the' Tdrento Teachers' College. In addition to t se tothing qualifications, Mr. Davies also "olds ' certificates in Guidance and Computers. Mr. Davies and his wife Bernice have been active in the community in their years in Lucknow, with Mrs. Davies taking part in a number of service organizations in :Lucknow. They have four children, Chris. tie, Fred, Brenda and Julie, Replacing Mr. Davies at the Lucknow school is William Pike, the former principal of Huron Heights Public School in Kincar-. dime for the past eight years. Mr. Pike is a native of Toronto and began his teaching career in Etobicoke. In 1974, he moved to Bruce County as% a1 teacher at Hillcrest Central School in iTeeswater. One year later, he was appointed vice-principal of Elgin Market Public School in Kincardine. Mr. Pike and his wife Sharon presently live in Kincardine. They have three children. - Also, Mr. Carl Bailey, the vice-principal at Lucknow Central School, has accepted a position as supervising principal at Eastnor Central School, Lions Head Public School and St. Edmunds Public School and admin» istrative assistant of Bruce , Peninsula District School. Retirement Brookside .teacher. Don Cameron retired from teaching at the end of this year after 35 years. ,leacher of many talents, he wits the man behind the school's successful concerts# SEE 'PAGE 3, Graduation School's out for students in the f ucknuw area. For the award winners at elementary schools.»...SEH PAGE 9 semi lottery This week may be your week for winning' the big prize in the Arena Complex Lottery. For the results....... SEE PAGE 6.