HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-12-12, Page 38Inge. 6r,Imel now Sentinel, Wednesday, December 19, 1979
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LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
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Thep ttts fun
It. was a great parade!
The Christmas presents were gaily
decorated. She frog prince escorted the
fair`queenin her sleigh; Snoopy rode into
town perched on his 'dog., house;. the
clowns made everyone laugh;., candy was
tossed to':the; children and best of all,
Santa arrived, . tiding on : a big red fire
eegine' iJ
The community got :behind. the Leo
Club; creators of ;;Christmas Spirit, .and,
there were 22 entries in this year's Santa
Claus. parade. The weatherman co-oper-
ated for achange. and the day was sunny,.
bright and not too cool.: And the children,
not to mention.: their parents,,. who are
really kids at heart, just loved: it!
The success of this year's Santa Claus
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parade should encourage the Leos to
stage -another parade next year. After all,
when you even have the weatherman on.
your side, how can you lose?
And they achieved what they set out to.
do.. The Leos created Christmas spirit in
Lucknow on Saturday afternoon, even
'..though there wasn't any snow,the cost of
buying Christmas presents thisayear is up •
drastically! and . there 'isn't even time for
such merriment as a parade.
Just ask anyone who stood on the street
to watch the'. parade go by. And there, . .
were plently of 'people in town to ask.
There 's• nothing like a parade to create a
sense of celebration.
Christmas is a time of: celebration and
we thank the Leos for getting us into the
irit of .things. .
'lStmIIS
It is the. Christmas season -once again.. A
time for relaxing and the gathering of
friends and family to celebrate the most
-famous: holidayof the. year. A.tiime. free of
worries, for • happiness and good will; to
men.
Good willto men? The phrase seems
sadly out. of place. at: this time. As we are
preparing for festivities in the .security of
our. family :circled 49• hostages are tensely
awaiting the decision' concerning their fate.
Hardly a time for celebration.
• Then .'too, what of the men in whose
hands rest the lives• of these hostages and
possibly the rest of the World? What of the.
Cambodianrefugees whose lot is hardly
one to celebrate?
Now, I'm not trying to put a damper on
Christmas, but it is so often that we don't
carry the Christmas spirit in our actions. So
often Christmas is celebratedjust to have a
good time or because of tradition.
There are so many ways of celebrating
Christmas, so Many reasons for celebrating.
Christmas: Yet do, we *\ know why we
celebrate Christmas? Thinking of the This-
fortunes of others, we become ready to`•
give up or ; say Christmas is welt,
humbu.gl Not. -40!
We should, in humility. thank God 'for
what we have; for who .we are and for
where we are. We are in a country where
food. is in quantity and quality.. To nie,
Christmas is a time to renew faith in
ourselves and in each other; to renew the
trust so important in everyday life and to
thesurvival of mankind. Christ put His
trust in us, yet we hurt Him somany times.
But All He continues to havefaith in us
and promises a reward- of greatest value.
So at Christmas, •we should again learn
to trust in others: that the Iranians will re-
lent, that warring fractions will put aside
their arms and together seek peace. Only
with making ourselves vulnerable in
stretching out our hands to others will we
achieve the real Christmas spirit. Only
then will the prophecy of "Peace. on
earth, good will to men" be fulfilled.
Christmas and peace on earth are
synonymous. Letus remember and cele-
brate, because we are Christmas!'
BERNICE PASSCHIER, 12F
—From the Madill Mirror
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Letters to the editor
Ward closure ,(.ibd.uJtHl:.Pin
Mr. Bora Milosevic, Chairman
Wingham Hospital Board of Directors.
A motion was passed at the regular
meeting of the Kairshea Women's Institute
of Kinloss ,Township on December 13,
1979, that the following letter of concern be
sent to' you.
The 'change of location of the Children's
Ward at the Wingham and District Hospit-
al has-been brought to our attention. -We•
are greatly disturbed for the following rea-
sons:
---The possibilities for cross -infection are
extremely dangerous:
(a) One Pediatric nurse .acting with the
assistance of other General Surgery nurses.
presents a ludicrous health hazard for
children and other patients alike.
(bj Possibilities exist for exposure of
new-born infants to childhood diseases and
infections.
—The fire hazard of inefficient
evacuation of the Pediatric Wing in the.
event of an emergency represents an
extremely- foolish .risk to take with our
children. The entire crib room alone would
be non -ambulator, not to mention a room-
ful of older., panicked youngsters.
--Other hospital patients in the same
area as the new Pediatric location have
been placed under considerable stress
listening to youngsters cry through, the
night. .
—it. is most unfair to children to combine
all ages and genders above crib age in one
room. A three year-old child would not
welcome the presence of a recuperating
teen and vice versa. And a young lady of
nine would, be • most enribarassed by the
presence of a 12 year-old boy...in hospital
pajamas yet!
—Limiting space to two ,rooms means
that a child recovering from the general
anesthetic of a tonsillectomy, for example,
could well find him or herself in a room
with several ambulatory (and vociferous!)
toddlers...an unsettling experience ,for all
parties, at best.
--Hospitalization is an extremely
frightening. experience for a. child.. The
previous ward was cheerful, colourful,
sunny and•airy. It was a ward of which we
as a community could justly be proud, and
one which would welcome, not frighten a
child. The new location is dark, barren, and
intimidating...a sorry price to pay for -the
saving of •a few. pence.
—Decisions of this importance affect the
entire area of surrounding towns, villagei,
and townships. They should be made fully
public in localnewspapers., and should
certainly be at least considered :by the
Board of Directors before a final conclusion
is reached, rather than be the perogative of
one individual.
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• Snoopy rode Into town on hisusual perch, his dog house, when he appeared •in the Lucknbw
. Santa Claus parade on Saturday.. With On are from the lett, Debbie Nicholson, Mark
Andrew and Julie Nicholson, all of tucknow. (Sentinel Staff photo)
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