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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-12-31, Page 14Pag U ckmow Se iiia?], Wednesday, December 31, DSO Review '86 Water contamination cleared. August The contamination found in the Lucknow water supply has apparently b 4:.,n cleared up as the boil water order was lifted by ruce County Medical Officer of Health Dr. MacPherson on Friday, said an official off the county. Harold Rankin, the head of water inspec- tion for the county, said the order to boil water was lifted on Friday at 2:30 p.m. as extensive tests on the water supply last Thursday and Friday revealed the con- tamination no longer existed. "We did two sets of samples, one taken yesterday (Thursday) and today (Friday) and there was no coliform or .any other organism. present. Also, the chlorination was determined to be in all parts of the system," said Mr. Rankin in an interview with the Sentinel last Friday, August 1. Visits by chopper • When Todd Hogan comes to visit his grandmother, he does it in a big way. Last Wednesday morning, " with his grandmother Vivan Hogan anxiously waiting, Todd appeared over the horizon flying a Hughes 300 helicopter and after a few circles around the Ashfield Township farm, he completed a perfect, feather - touch landing in the backyard. For Todd, a 19 -year-old Glencoe resident who is the son of Kerry and Diane Hogan, formerly of this area, the hour-long flight from St. Thomas was another step closer to receiving his full helicopter licence. Currently, he is in TS last 10 hours' of solo time needed to complete the training. Accident leaves one dead. A single vee >> cle accident near Kincar- dine resulted in one fatality and sent three other local residents to hospital on August 15, according to the Kincardine detach- ment of the OPP. Dead is Tracy Hill, 19, of RR 2 Bayfield. Ronald Kerr, 21, of Goderich ws taken to Saugeen Memorial Hospital in Southamp- ton and transfered to the Grey -Bruce Regional Health Centre. He was later taken to Hamilton General Hospital and is listed in serious condition. Martha Curran, 19, of Rr 1 Dungannon, is°in critical condi- tion at' Victoria Hospital in London. The driver of the car Thomas. Park, 26, of Dungannon was treated and released from the Grey -Bruce Regional Health Centre in Owen Sound. Vicki Pentland fair queen Twelve young women from Ashfield, West Wawanosh, and Colborne Township competed for the honor of being chosen Miss Dungannon Fair for 1986. Miss Denise Maize, the 1985 Dungannon Fair Queen ,crowned Vicki Pentland, ,daughter of Nellie Pentland, as the new queen while Kay Edward was chosen as first runner-up. The choir from the Lucknow and District Christian,School sang a number of Christmas songs during the school's concert at the Town recently. (Alan Rivett photo). New minister October It's currently a little hectic around the. Lucknow Manse, as it's the first week of new ministerial duties at the church for Rev. Gerald McFarlane. • Rev. McFarlane and his family arrived in Lucknow from his former pastoral charge in Jerseyville, near Brantford, on September 30 and performed his first Sun- day :service 'on October 5. He said the first service went surorisinglycwell. Ruling hits couriers A new ruling by Canada Post regarding the contracts' for rural. mail couriers has met • with• controversy, with at' least one local mail courier saying mail delivery will suffer. Under the new Canada Post -ruling, an - welcomed to nounced two weeks ago, all rural mail routes will go to a public tender after the courier's five-year term has been com- pleted.. In the past, ` Canada Post would renew a contract after the five-year term if an agreement could be reached with the courier. The new ruling will go into effect on April 1, `1987, According to Anne Pritchard, the mail courier for the RR 2 Lucknow route forthe past 11 years, the opening 'of the mail routes to ' public tender *ill have an adverse effect on rural mail delivery. Simpsons win $10,000 - Monday, September 22 was obviously a lucky day for Alex and Cindy Simpson of Ashfield Township. For Mrs. Simpson,.she was the winner of Lucknow. a $300 prize in the Lucknow and District Arena Complex Lottery. However, an even bigger prize came into the family as Mr. Simpson, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Simpson of Ashfield Township, found out that a $2 scratch and wire ticket was. worth an automatic $10,000. ...On December 11, at the Lucky Million Sweeps' elimination draw for $1 million, $100,000, $50,000 and $25,000, the Simpson's lucky number wasn't- drawn. However, they still returned with the $10,000 prize. Emerson move Whitechurch's loss is Wingham's gain as two long-time and well -loved residents of that community took up residence at Bray Lodge in Wingham on October 1. • Todd wins by-election in West Wawan�sh November After the closing of, nominations on Oc- tober 27, two candidates are in the running : to "fill the vacated councillor's position in the upcoming by=election in West Wawanosh Township. Kathy Todd,of RR 2 Lucknow and Joseph Hickey of RR 3 Auburn, both of whom have served on council. before, are vieing for the council position left after the' resignation of - Jim Aitchison as reeve and the- subsequent appointment -of Cecil Cranston to the posi- tion in September. In the by-election results of the November 17 election, Kathyrn Todd was elected to council over Joseph Hickey, Mrs. Todd polled 177 votes to Joseph Hickey's 127 votes. She was sworn into council at the township's December' meeting. Canada Post no show The rural mail couriers in the area again met with a stone wall in their attempt at a meeting with Canada Post officials to discuss a controversial, new ruling regar- ding rural mail service. Over 100 rural mail couriers met at the Dunkeld Hotel near Walkerton on October 29 for a meeting with Canada Post regar- ding the ruling which will place all rural mail routes up for public tender after the five-year term has elapsed. However, according to Mary Cummings, co-chairman for the mail couriers, she was told the day before the meeting by Dan Coldwell, the director of transportation contracting services with Canada Post in London, that no' representatives frdm the corporation ,would be attending z the meeting. Farm accident A farm' accident claimed the life of a Kinloss Township man after becoming en- tangled in a corn auger last Friday morning. According to the Kincardine Detach- ment of the OPP, Allan (Keith) Maulden, 41, of Concession 3 of Kinloss Township, was killed while cleaning the cbrn bin of a White 7300 Diesel. Combine while the vehi-, cle was running. He became entangled and was later pronounceddead. Madill Commencement A large turnout of parents and friends turned out Friday to witness the presenta- tion of awards, bursaries and scholarships totalling $13,364.60 during the commence- ment exercises at F.E. Madill Secondary' School. • Township farmers oppose development December Approximately 50 members of the public . attended a public meeting in Dungannon to voice their, opposition to a ° proposed recreation complex on Concession 4 of West Wawanosh Township. The planning • Meeting at the Senor Citizens' Centre in Dungannon was held by the Huron County Planning •Department to get the public's view on the recreation pro- ject, Balled Sherwood Forest Lodge, to be built in the township by. Alvin Sherwood of Dungannon, Architect and developer Nick Hill, representing,, Mr. Sherwood, in introduc- tory.comments at the meeting, said the 450 acres of land east of Dungannon would in - elude a restaurant and a lodge for accom- modations. Cabins would be located in the interior of the site with the rest of the land being used for "passive recreation" for such uses as snowmobiling and skiing. He also explained that the farming would con- tinue on 300 of the.450 acres. . • • . • CWL celebrates 65 years The Catholic Women's League (CWL) of St. Joseph's Church, Kingsbridge celebrated 65 years of service to the com- munity parish last Monday with a special anniversary mass and dinner. Formed in July of 1921, the Kingsbridge CWL has been an active council, one which boasts of a rich legacy of service and dedication to °a rural community. One of the highlights of the celebration was , a special presentation. by Teresa Courtney to Mary Kogan, the only survive ing member of the first council. Hogan,. alongwith Maryetta Martin, Bernadine Kinney, Irene Dalton and Vivian Hogan, were presented with 50` year pins by Joanne Doherty and Pauline Nicholson. Mary Frayne, also a 50 -year member, was absent. Society to lease school Members of the Wingham District In- terdenominational Chrsitian' High School Society endorsed , a proposal from its Board of Directors to offer a Christian High School program for Grades 9, 10,0 ef- fective September 1987. A special membership meeting was held in the now vacant Kinloss Central Public School in Holyrood, just northeast of Lucknow. The High School Society expects to, lease these facilities from Kinloss Township. New principal starts at school in September September Coming to a new school is every bit as hard for teachers as it is for students. So it was for Lucknow Central Public School's new principal William Pike. But the opening day jitters, fortunately, were `short-lived for the new, high energy principal at the , school. "I' didn't how smooth things would run here. But everybody was very positive. It's amazing how smooth things run here,' said Mr. •Pike, who replaced former prin- cipal . Charlie Davies who's now the prin- cipal at Amabel-Hepworth Public School near Owen Sound. Mr. Pike comes to Lucknow with 16 years of teaching experience. He was the former principal at Huron Heights Public School in Kincardine, being the first .prin- cipal at the school when it opened in 1978. Aitchison re -instated Following a controversial ruling at a special meeting of West Wawanosh Coun- cil on September 15, Jim Aitchison, who resigned as reeve of the township on September 2, was re -instated to the position. According to • West Wawanosh Clerk , Joan Armstrong, the township's solicitor who attended the special meeting said the resignation of Mr. Aitchison was not valid as the resignation of a .reeve requires a three-quarters majority of council. This - motion was never passed at the September 2 meeting.. . Mr: Aitchison later withdrew his resignation: The clerk said the members of council had a "verbal understanding" that Mr. Aitchison would resign as reeve because of health reasons, but would remain on coun- cil as a councillor. By-election called Following a meeting with West Wawanosh , Township's solicitor on September 16, a new reeve has been ap- pointed and an upcoming by-election, will fill a vacant councillor's position. In the midst of 'some allegations from some council members as to' his atten- dance at Huron County, Couneil meetings, and •the handling of his resignation and subsequent re -instatement to the reeveship, Reeve Jim Aitchison ' has resigned from the reeve's position » this time for good. "1 might say that I'm very disappointed with the actions of this council. But, if that's the wav von want it, so be it.