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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-12, Page 291 SEE . By The Sentinel • What a fair Hundreds Of people turned out to the Lucknow Fall. Fair this past weekend to view the numerous • exhibits in the arena. The fair also featured games, contests, atnidWayi. a parade, entertainment and the crowning of Miss . 'Mid:Western Ontario on Saturday evening. Full • photo cOverage.is on page 16 and 17. Time for hockey. Registration 'for. hockey will be held October 6 and 13 and this year a special clinic will be held for poten- . • tial referees due to a shortage of officials for the Lucknow Minor Hockey system. Details are on page Babies The baby contest drew a large number of entries at the Fall Fair this year and many of the interesting facial expressions of the contestants were captured on film. See page. 5. Another fair The Dungannon Agricultural Soci- gty is holding its annual Fall Fair Wednesday arid Thursday and it features exhibits, a horse show, a parade, baby show, bicycle races, log sawing contest and a talent show. There will also be a dance on Friday MIss.PaIsIeyFall Fair, Weld Bryce was crowned Miss Mid -Western Ontario by Miss 'Dominion of Canada, Catherine MacKintosh at the Lucknow Fall Fair Saturday. 111104 Grand Valley Fall Fair„ Jeannie 'was the first runnerupand Karen Wood, '‘Yilss. Wingham • Centennial,- was second runnerup. Inez • Brown of Kincardine The • • • ; '..:v."4,;,italthl, 41.? handed over the Mies 1Vild-Western Ontario title to Miss Bryce.. CritliY Rowe, • Miss 'Walkerton Chickenfeat, was selected as Miss - Congeniality. Seventeen. young ladies from the area participated Ili.. • , • the pageant. Miss Bryce will .compete in the 'Mist Canada pageant next .July, • [Photo. by. Dave Sykes]. 32 PAGES EDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1979 • • • Single COpy 25e afr ets ololer arid better The 114th edition of the Lucknow Fall Fair is now history..• But that history will live, on in the form of • pleasant memories for the many people • of the surrounding area who turned out to view exhibits, the beauty pageant, participate in games .and.contests and enjoy lively .enter-' Minment. • • While members of the Lucknow Agricul- ture 'Society are chalking up one Of their • finest effortS, the fair was logging a bit of• , streak, • as :it marked • 14 •straight year: without Tain. Certainly an enviable record. The day was bright, although windy, 'and brought throngs of people to .line Campbell Street for the annual Fall Fair parade. ,The 'parade featured the Lucknow and Hanover bands, numerous ingeniotis floats and the • contestants of the Miss Mid -Western Ontario beauty contest. Following the parade, opening ceremonies • Were held at Caledonian Park with master of •ceremonies, MPP, Murray Gaunt, Gaunt • introduced several area reeves and spoke with each of the 17 contestants in the pageant. The fair was officially declared open by this years special -pest, Jim Reed, co -host of CTV's W5 investigative news ' program. Reed was born in Dulgannon and attended wheelbarrow and tug of war competitions M d -Western Ontario, Inez Brown, crowned rewarded them with some fine displays of this years queen, Miss Paisley,Vicki Bryce strength and dexterity. . The runnersup were Jeannie Windus' Miss On Saturday evening the Miller :Sisters, Grand Valley and Karen Wood, Miss Norm Dunsmodr and The Paul Brothers and Wingham. Miss • Walkerton' Chickenfest, • Shirley provided some exceptional live Cathy. Rowe, was •named Miss Congeniality entertainment at the Community Centre. by .the Other contestants. • Following the show Miss Dominion .of The judging was performed by • Miss Canada, Catherine MacKin10sh and Miss Dominion of Canada and Mr. and Mrs. Ted. Glinka of Hamilton, inghain, hospital board 6 • to take ministry to court , • The Winghamand District Hospital is prepared to fight. • Last week the hospital board announced it had decided to take the Ministry of Health to court to contest ' an order to reduce the number of beds. • Hospital board chairman, Bora Milosevic issued the statement, last week. The action follows the January order of the Ministry to the Wingham and District Hospital Board to close 14 t beds. • The board has retained the Toronto law: firth' of Lang, Michener, Cranston and k.• • Farquharson to act on its behalf in the action against the Ministry. The Ministry tried to force the board to comply with the closure issue by -deleting $168,000 from the operating budget. Last • month the board elahried the government refused to pay bills in the amount of ' $205,000 for patient care during April and May. The board said it would not send the government any further bills. There was no indication as to what course of legal action the board would initiate against the ministry. high sphool in LuCkliow before persuing a journalism career: He -Cbiprnertted that he Whitby replaces' Crump Lucknow Band, adding that it was much better now than when he Ws a member. •• The exhibits on display in the arena Friday and Saturday were as interesting and expert- ly prepared as they were numerous. Friday, patrons enjoyed some local entertainment prior to an opening address by Reed and the local favourite, the •Iog-sawing competition. On Saturday there was livestock and 4-H judging, a horse show and rodeo and youngSters enjoyed the' midway rides and seldom seen treats of candy floss and apples. The Saturday afternoon ' pole climbing, \ The Village of Lucknow 'has a complete council again. At the regular monthly meeting of council last Tuesday a new councillor was sworn in to fill a post vacated by William Crump following his resignation in July. Russell Whitby agreed to fill the vacancy and was sworn in by Clerk -treasurer, Alf Herbert, prier to the council meeting. Whitby is no stranger to the council table having served as a councillor from 1972.74 and will serve for 13 months until the next • election. During his 13 -month term, Whitby will serve as the ,council representative on the arena board. and hydro commission. Crump resigned from council in July for businessand personal' reasons. He and his family are now living in Winglranr: Crump was chairman of the hydro com- mission, a member of the arena board and the village representative on the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority. He will continue to serve with the MVCA until the end of the year.