HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-02-15, Page 6Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, February .15, 119$.4w -Page 6
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Cornmuty is close knit
Modern technology has permitted rural families to
become much more independent than they once were. In
today's society -the farm family is a nuclear family unit just
as many : of their city cousins.
A generationrago,the family farm was just that, a family
business with often three generations inone family
working and living together. Neighbours were dependent
on each other at seedtne and harvest and: for barn rais-
ings and corn'huskings. .
Faris technologytoday means one generation of a family
can ,operate the. family farm and a farmer is not nearly as
dependent on his . neighbours.-- But unlike our urban
counterparts who don't even know the names of their
neighbours, rural communities are still somewhat ,more
interdependent and this is especially true in tunes of
trouble,
Neighbours stillcome together when someone in the
community has :a death in the family or an accident. This
coming together to provide help and support was evident
at the barn fire on the farm of Hary and Pat Livingstonlast
week -
Neighbours and friends came to help fight the fire and
they, as well as the firemen, were responsible forsaving
the barn. While the men worked to fight the fire andsave
livestock, women gathered at the house to . prepare hot
coffee and sandwiches to feed hungry . firemen and neigh-
bours who were working in,cold weather to fight a
stubborn blaze.
We don't hold barn raisings any more and 'often we
withdraw into our own sphere to the point where we. think
we can manage everything on our own. But when trouble
strikes, the community comes :together to provide help and
support'and we learnonceagain that the community is still
as close knit as it once was.
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lympics den barriers
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The • winter Olympic -pities in ` Sarajevo' are exciting
because they bring together the best athietes to compete
in sports. But these ,games are also important: for the way.
they break down the barriers erected•.by different political
ideologies: e ' .•
While 'the ' athletes 'representing their countries are
fiercely, loyal and proud .of .. the flag they represent,
individual athletes are meeting people from different
cultures and :making new friends. .
While. Society:and American politicians engage in.sabre
bashing, their athletes compete on the slopes and 'ice .rinks
in Sarajevo and such healthy competition and personal
contact cannot be but ease .the tensions_ created between
the super powers. It is one American athlete meeting a
Soviet athlete and learning that in many respects they are
people justas we are, with the same hopes, dreams and
aspirations, that will go a long way toward resolving the
differences createdby different .political ideology.
While we are justifiably proud of our own athletes, the
Olympics give every country which participated the
opportunity to observe other countries reach their goals
and suffer the disappointment et losing. It's a chance to
set, aside our differences and compete in the name of sport,
a positive way to act out our coir• petitive instincts.
Valentine sweethearts
Lori Porter, Tina Jews®n..
(Photo by: Sharon Dietz)
EDITOR'S
NOTEBOOK
By Sharon Dietz
My apology this week , to the
Lucknow PeeWees who have just as
much of a chance of making the
playoffsthis year as the other teams
in our . minor hockey system. I
inadvertently missed them in last
week's column when referring to
playoff hopes our teams carry with
them into the season finals.
Jessie Alton sent a letter to her
brother, Charlie Wilkins and his
wife, Mayme of Ashfield Township,
which included a label from her
daughter's October 5, issue of The
Sentinel., Jessie is spending the
winter in New South Wales, .Austra-
lia with her daughter; Dorothy,
husband, David and` their daughter,
Jane.
The issue of the Sentinel had
apparently been sent to Russell Barr,
formerly of Kinlough, now .of Dur-
ban, . South Africa. On the label,
Russell . writes a , note ,to the post
office which reads "Sent to Durban,
South Africa in error, please forward
to Mrs. David Harris, Sydney, New
• South Wales, signed Russell Barr".
Jessie writes in her letter that she
believes a Russell Barr went to
Lucknow high school and would
. Mayme please call his familyandsay
thanks for sending on their Sentinel.
Hope your valentine remembered
you on Valentine's Day yesterday. If
he/she didn't, you might want to
take your valentine to this year's
Lucknow skating club carnival which
has chosen the theme, Be My
Valentine, just to prod . his/her
memory for next year. Even if your
sWeetheart diid remember the special
day, the carnival Makes .a pleasant
evening out.. The carnival is an
exciting event for the skaters and
judging by past performances, prom-
ises to be a good good show again
"this year.
TO THE EDITOR
To the Editor,
I'm hoping that once again you'll have
space for me in the LUCKNOW SENTINEL
so that not only can I send 'good wishes to
you and your staff but I'll also have the
opportunity to wish everyone in youflits.
very happy New Year and thank those
among your readers who very kindly sent me
letters and cards at Christmas.
I would mention in ' particular Sheila
Campbell of Lucknow who is always so
generous in 'sending me cuttings from your
paper, also Mary Alton of Auburn who does
the same and in addition sent me some of
her beautiful crochet work which is greatly
admired over here.
Mrs. Campbell suffered from ill health
last year so 1 hope 1984 will be better for her.
Mrs. Alton has not been well either and I
wonder does she try to 'do too much. When
you've been very active all your life, I know
it's difficult •to relax but maybe she will test
more this year. ,
I was dreadfully -sorry to hear from Mrs.
Alton and Margaret Pritchard of Goderich
about the tragic death of Larry Pentland.
When I was in Canada, Mrs. Pritchard took
me to visit his ,farm and meet his family.
They were busy milking then and putting the
finishing touches to the very elegant float
hey had entered for the Grand Parade ne*t
day. From my position on the Saluting
Platform, . I was particularly interested to
watch it pass. Please extend my deepest
sympathy and kind thoughts to the young
widow and children and the whole Pentland
clan.
I'm always interested to hear news of Mr.
and Mrs. Colin Crozier who seem to be a
very energetic couple. Looking back, I can
hardly believe it's nearly " four years since
they called at my home, a visit my husband
and i enjoyed enormously. They also met
distant relatives in our Dungannon who
often think and speak of them and wish like
us that they'd come again. They'd returned
to Canada by the time I reached your
Dungannon and it was a great thrill to me
when meeting so man strangers to see their
familiar faces and renew acquaintance. I can
imagine the joy they have in their little
grandson.
I'll never forget Mr. and Mrs. John
MacDonald who kept me for a weekat their
home in Goderich, drove me about and
introduced me to the Canadian Legion, It's
.good to hear the children are doing well and
the Legion is flourishing. In spite of being so
much involved with work and family, they
seem to get about a lot and make me feel
quite lazy. Since my husband's . illness, we
try to take life very quietly. Thank goodness
his is very much better and back at work but
I'try to make sure he doesn't get over tired.
Alma Black and Phyllis Morrison send me
lovely letters about their children and grand-
children. t thought Mrs. Black looked
smashing in her Dungannon hat and 1 was a,
guest at the wedding of Mrs. .Morrison's
son. I have so many many different'
memories of my Dungannon -and -District
friends and their generosity to me.
While staying with the MacDonalds, I had
lunch; one day and coffee another- with Mr,
and Mrs. BillCaesar and spent a night with
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McCliarles who took me
on 'a tour of your nuclear plant, showed me
beautiful gardens and were wonderful to me
in every way. They've moved house since I
was there and seem to have settled very
happily. I'm glad to hear Bill Caesar is better
but sorry Cora is having trouble with" her
eyes. .
It was good, too, to hear .from Jean Lobb
who spent time with us here in the company
of her niece, Janet Amos, who I understand
wrote a play about this country on her
return. Mrs. Pritchard enjoyed it very much,
she said, as she was over here herself some
years ago and knew the setting. I was
particulary interested in the .. production
because Goderich Canadian Legion took me
to the theatre in Biyth to see "The Life that
Jack Built" which I though was TERRIFIC. I
also met the author.
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