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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-08-08, Page 1Cra ;ersreport above average The Lucknow Agricultural Society held their ninth annual Craft Festival last Friday and Saturday .in the Lucknow. Arena. A good crowd was in attendance despite other activities in nearby towns. Many craftsmen reported better' than average, sales. One crafter left at the supper • hour thefirst day to work during the -night to replenish her stock for the next day:' The displays, set up by the craftsmen, were some of the best in the past nine years. The Kairshea W.I.. looked after the booth and sold meals. on Friday, while Holyrood W.I. catered to the people on Saturday. Many craftsmen donated prizes for the free draws. Donor and winners were as follows: (1) Donalda Slater and Isabel Gaunt, needlepoint, Rita Sweeney; (2) Suz-a-dor, The pillow, Mrs. Bert Nicholson; (3) Mabel. Fells, tray holder, Mat Plant; (4) Mrs, Archie Coughlin, picture, Mrs. Roy McKay; (5) McCarter, Kraemer, Fisher, candle„ Harold Haley; (6) Betty : Hamilton, neck scarf, Rosemary Neilson; (7) Mary Carter, cera- mics, Sandra MacDonald; (8) Mamie Roul- ston, flower. and macrame hanger, Lynne O'Grady; ,(9). Mrs. Lawrence, mitts, Lorna Boyle; :(10) Reg Gibb, .pin. cushion,.., Leo.. Murray; (11) Eunice •Cunningham, ring, Eleanor Kraemer; (12.) Murrays, spoon rest, Darlene Pollock; (13) Bob McMurray, wicker basket; Oliver Lackner; (14) Bruce County Tartan, hasti-notes, Mrs. Koenig; (15) Del - Geddes, over belt key ring, Mrs. Harold Campbell; (16) Isabel Thompson, quilted stocking, Clayton Cudmore; (17) Mrs. Dickey, neck scarf, Mrs, Tony John,.tone (18) Don Kenwell, wooden toy, Manford Harrison; (19) Robinson Maple Products, maple syrup, 'Aredella Kitchen; (20) Trinity U,C.W„ knitted slippers, Marguerite Rath; (21) Elaine Schmidt, necklace, Dennis Hokansson; (22) Nancy Brown, oven mitt, Bill Sampson; (23). Pearl McKay, towel holder, . Art Nickles;, (24) Mrs, Hymers, ceramic candle' holder, Hazel Smyth; (25) Mrs. Jean Jackson, ' shortbread. cookies, Gladys Johnston; (26) Henry. Smith, T-shirt, Mrs. Bob Mole; (27) Walter de Wolfe, cigarette lighter, Mrs.. Jack Ross; (28) .Mrs,. Huston, macrame,. Sandra Hays; (29). Ruth Alton, pair pot holders, Edna Arthur; (30) Crafts and Creations, pen and holder, Russel Turn to page2* LUCKNOW SENT! r^ 20 PAGES ' , : WEDNESDAY, AUGUST .8, 1979. Single Copy, 25c Refugees fleeing, Viet Nam and itstwo colonies, Laos and Cambodia are. leaving in'. panic according to Brian ven .Hove of the Jesuit Seminary in Toronto,' who has worked ..through the Terra des Hammes organization in . Ottawa in . association. with the United Nations to resettle Southeast Asian refugees in Canada. . . He explained the refugee situation in Southeast Asia is, . a complicated pattern politically, when he spoke to. about 50 people .interested in. sponsoring 'refugees who met at the .Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Wingham Monday night. "The population is so insecure., they leave out '4 panic," said ven Hove. "A neighbour. disappears and they panic and leave.'.' Since the collapse of the old republics four years ago, the three countries have seen grave repression said ven Hover Societies are being -reformed along'Sovet Turn to page 5• Flan: .to sponsor refuge Members of Sacred Heart Parish in Wingham met to form a committee to .look int the resources, available in the congre- gation to sponsor a refugee family from Southeast Asia. The committee which plans to meet Wednesday will approach the parish membeto."explore whether it will be feasible te4epport a refugee or a family of refugees. , , The cohimittee will be looking for housing, jobs, people who may help with language difficulties the refugees will.have, people to meet the refugees at the airport and other support which will be necessary. The group was informed at a meeting at t ,t, n to page 20 sales SEE.. By The Sentinel • Storm damage Rain, long awaited to end a . dry spell, came in a storm which flattened grain and uprooted corn last Wed- nesday night. A field of grain on the farm of Russ Ritchie, Kinloss, was severely damaged: Picture on page 4. SYo pitch tournament Dungannon`Slo 'Pitch. team were A `champs at theirthird annual Slo Pitch Tournament over the weekend:'Six- teen teams participated with signal Star Paper`Leafs of Goderich declared Grand Chainpions and Dungannon, runnersup.. The Paper Leafs were . B Champs. A description of alt the action appears in this week's Dungannon columnon page 8. It was Christmas In August in this display of handmade Christmas decorations and gifts at the Lucknow Craft Festival. The display was a collection of handmade Christmas crafts made by three sisters formerly of this area, Clockwise from the upper left are: Eleanor Kraemer, Toronto, Veronica McCarter, Wallaceburg. and Elaine Fisher; • Walkerton. They are daughters of the late Mr. and i Mrs. Alphonse; Murray of Kinloss. Their family holds Christmas the first weekend In December'mid the three ladte$ make handtnade gifts which can be used through the Christmas season, They decided to make a collection of ill the gifts and decorations they have made over the past years and bring it to the Lucknow Craft Festival.` . • [Sentinel Staff photos Craft carat'art Twenty children got'their hands into . the "clay" of things, when they learned clay casting at a Craft Cara% an workshop in Kinloss Township Balt. Uolyrood, last Wednesday afternoon. Sponsored by the Kinloss Recreation Committee through the Grey•Brute Arts Council. the workshop gave the children a taste Of art. Picture 'and story on page 2.