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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-06-13, Page 1• f-Luck•noiv's former veterinarian, Dr, Brock Cleland, who was assigned to the Caribbean for two years b3r-CUSO (the Canadian University Service Overseas) 18 months ago,has been praised for his humanitarian efferts during the recent volcanic eruptions on the island of St. Vincent. . A photographer for the National Geog- raphic magazine was so impressed by Dr.. Cleland's work that he wrote- a letter of commendation to the CUSO executive director. • Photographer • Nathan Benn wrote: "I met Dr. Cleland when 1 *as on St. Vincent to photograph the recent •volcanic eruptions and their effect upon the population. While almost every govern- ment servant, policeman and military man , ,411411. remained away frem the area of the volcano, Dr, Cleland made repeated trips to help villager'S salvage a few .of their necessities, remove or release livestock caught in the area, and evacuate victims when other transportation was unavail- able." • .., La Soufriere; the. volcanic mountain in the north ef St. Vincent erupted violently on April 13 and since then there have been about 20' eruptions. Twenty thousand people living in the northern half of the island have been relocated in national shelters schools, churches etc. Stock has been lost and,crops destroyed as the whole territory' has, received showers of ash and stones. Benn added in his letter: "Dr. Cleland's primary interest was the safety and welfare , of the ,people of St, Vihcent whom he serves selflessly. The natives of the affected areas were very appreciative of. Dr. Cleland's help, and you can be sure • that it reflects well on your organization." Dr. Cleland, a .father of five grown children, ha.d been 25 years in private veterinary practice in Lucknow, Ont., Yv,hen he was assigned to St. Vincent by CUSO in November, 1977. Ills wife, Mary, has a non-paying job teaching English and Math at a training school for teenage dropouts on the island.. They' are planning to take a second CUSO contract - this' time in Papua, New Guinea -- when their current contract expires later this year. The • ENTINE 28 PAGES WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1979 Single Copy 25c The Luck• now Farmers Market opened fpr its second season on Saturday morning. Market hours this year will be from 8.30 to • 11.30 a.m. every. Saturday from June 9 through September 8. Vendors from Ashfield, West Wawa - nosh., East Wawanosh, Huron, Kinloss and Culross Townships and the village. of Lucknow will sell items handmade or n • growby the vendor and/or family throughout the summer. °• Market clerk Tony McQuail said the committee organizing the market decided to close in early' September this year because following the fair last year interest lagged and the Weather was uijcomfortably cold. Last year the market OP' til mid-October. • - Articles sold 1 at Saturday's • market included home grown prod,uce, bedding plants, home baked goods and home made crafts. -„ Rates per day for vendors are $3 paid to the market clerk on the day. Season. rates are available at $25 paid to the clerk the . first market day the vendor sells but are non-refundable. . •Applications for space are available from Bill's Place, Lucknow, and Sieker's store, St. Helens and should be sent to Tony McQuail, R. 1 Lucknow. The days of the.35-cent hamburger returned: to the main street of Lucknow, Saturday . .when barbecued hamburgers were sold .hi front of Fairview Foods an part .of their .grand opening celebrations. Left, Tom Andrew'and Ruse Dutton, tight, cook up the burgers. Tom and his wife, Hilda recently PurchaSed-the Store; formerly Mehan's Supermarket from Lail and Kenna Mehan. ••• "Sentinel Staff Photo] Power off for 11 hours on weekend • The village ,of Lucknow and parts of Ashfield, West Wawanosh and Kinloss townships were without hydro power on Saturday evening and Sunday morning when a tap pole going into the Lucknow distribution station burned off. The power first went out around 8.40 p.m. Sattird4 when the 44,000 volt section at the top of the pole grounded and burned. Hydro crews managed to restore power to the village by 10.13 p.m4 but power was off in the surrounding areas until 2,40 a.m. Hydro spokesman, B. J. Pierce said the crew suspected the station had been struck by lightening earlier in the week which caused the equipment to ground. All equipment was inspected when the hydro crew reinstalled the section on a shorter pole. At 7.36 a.m. the circuit went out again. This time the insulators in the equipment on the tap pole had "flashed over" meaning the porcelain on the insulators had, been burned. Holes had been burned into the insulators when the equipment went to ground a second time.. There had been no indication when the crews repaired the equipment the first timethat the insulators were going to ground said Pierce. "The second time it grounded, it literally blew holes in the insulators," he comment- ed. - Power was restored to the village at 9.00 a.m. the second time, but- surrounding township areas did not have power until 12.33 p.in. Repairs made Sunday are temporary said Pierce and permanent repairs will be made at a later date. SEE . . . By The Sentinel Spring rally The United Senior Citizens of Ontario held a spring rally hosted by. the Lucknow Town and Country Club' at the Lucknow Legion last Wednes- day. Some 60 delegates from area clubs gathered to hear guest speak- ers and discuss topics. • Turn to page 50 ) That Langside bear • A Langside resident who was having animals stolen from his trap line made up wooden casts to make bear tracks in an. effort to 'scare away the culprit. Harvey Scott .had the • neighbours 'so scarerdom went outside after dark.. A poem, Langside, Bear, was written about , the incident and has been contributed to the Sentinel by. Walter Scott, Lucknew and William Ken- nedy, Kincardine. Turn to page 14* • v,,..ae ek,e, Cooling off The 'weather was hot—and muggy last week and little- Stephanie Passmore of Lucknow found the perfect way to cool off - a chocolate popsicle! Turn to page 20.