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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-12-12, Page 1le 24 moin, lifer and sent eant 1. the :hris Ison,' am- ated )3, to with wed, single copy 35e Buy. Walkerton erald-Times One of Bruce County's oldest and most respected weekly publications, the Walker- ton Herald -Times, has been -purchased by ' Signal -Star Publishing Limited, President R. G. Shrier announced last week. The sale marks the end of an era in Walkerton, and the end of a relationship between the Wesley family and the weekly newspaper business that spanned 101 years in the Bruce County. capital. The parr has been passed through the capable hands of three generations of the Wesley family beginning with William Wesley, co -publisher of the Bruce Herald in, 1883 and continuing with Artie Wesley, founder 'of the Bruce Times in 1905 through to, Harold Wesley, publisher of the Herald - Times. The Walkerton Herald -Times joins six weekly community newspapers published, by Signal -Star Ltd., including the Goderich Signal -Star, Clinton News -Record, Mit- chell Advocate, Huron Expositor, Lucknow Sentinel and,Kincardine News. Signal -Star also publishes Focus and Topic newsmagazines, LeisureLife, a tour- st oriented magazine and Heddle, a national publication for, spinners and weavers. Holiday schedule The Sentinel ,office will, be closed December 24 at 4.30 p.m. and re -open December 27 at 8.30 a.m. The office will be closed December 31 at 4:30 p.m. and re -open January 2 at 8.30 a.m. Advertising deadlines for the December 26th issue will be 4.30 p.m. December 20.. Editorial copy will be due in the office at noon December 20. Advertising deadlines for the January 2 issue will be 4.30 p.m'. December 27. Editorial copy will be due in the office at noon December. 27. SENTINEL 24p Ps Printed in Lucknow, Ontario, Wednesday, December. 12,1984 The Junior grades' at Lucknow Central Public School presented "Merry Christmas Mr. Snowman" at their Christmas concert December 7. Principal characters included Chris Boyd, left, and Katrina Abbott, foreground as the children; Eric McDougall as Mr. Snowman and Joel. Sutton as Mr.(-Sandma.n. More concert pictures appear inside today's Sentinel on page 6. (Phan hv Sharon Dietz] edam Snobelen chairman of Bruce board Michael Snobelen, acclaimed as the new chairman of the Bruce County board of education, feels the board should place a higher priority on telling taxpayers of the county how it spends $40 million a year. • "I think improving our public image is our most important priority with the second being to improve our labour relations between teachers and the board," said the former board vice-chairman. "The board is doing a better job than the public perceives it to ibe," he said, but declined to elaborate, saying .these are delicate matters. ' First elected to the board four years ago, he replaces, outgoing chairman Bill Setter- • ington, who declined to run for chairman again. • Snobelen, 37, said people without children see the board as spending too much money while those with children see • the board as spending ' too little. He has three children in, elementary school. Snobelen said immediate challenges are the development of a pre -kindergarten I program, French immersion and career - related programs. A Ripley area farmer, he also owns two grain elevators in Ripley and Lucknow. His past experience includes being a municipal councillor and reeve of Huron Township. While the race for chairman was no contest, it was the opposite for the post of vice -Chairman. Leslie Abell, 64, of Walkerton was chosen on the fourth ballot, defeating c;iief opponent Alma Conn -Armstrong in a draw Turn to page 14* rayne is Huron board of education chainhan Eugene Frayne of R. R. 3, Goderich has been acclaimed chairman of the • Huron County Board of Education for another year. Mr. Frayne follows a tradition whereby chairman of the board, although named each year, stay on for a two year term. The chairman is the Catholic school supporters' representative for the northern part of Huron County. He called the past, year a "taskfur one but said the board achieved many. things. The vice-chairman and chairmen of the three standing committees are almost a repeat of 1984. Only the personnel com- mittee has a new chairman. Graeme Craig, 1. R. 4, Walton, was natned as personnel committee chairman. He succeeds John Jewitt. of LondeiborO. Art Clark of Wingham continues to be the board's' vice-chairman and as such, chairs the board's in camera sessions. The only election took place for the chairmanship of the board's management committee. Dennis Rau of R. R. 2, Zurich and Joan VandenBroeck of. Saltford were both nominated for the position. Rau, the 1984 -chaiiirian, was re-elected as management committee chairinan. Frank Falconer of R. R. 5, Clinton will continue to head the education committee. The heads .of the three committees as well as the chairman, vice-chairman and past chairman make up' the board's executive committee. The past chairman is Dorothy Wallace of Goderich. Some local politicians were on hand for the board's inaugural meeting. Huron County Warden Tom • Cunning- • ham expressed the hope that the lines of communication built up betweencounty council and the board of education remain "open". •Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell said he wanted to do more than just bring greetings from the provincial legislature "so he took a few swipes at programs intro- duced by the provincial government. He noted that while the provincial oppo- sition Liberals supported in principal the introduction of special education the government has put grant money originally to be 'earmarked for special education into • Torn to page 16* Pee Wee A team win tournament The Lucknow PeeWee A team won the Southampton PeeWee tournament on Saturday defeating Chesley, Paisley and Wiarton. Lucknow's Brad Murray was chosen most valuable player of the tournament to add to the trophies he collected in Lucknow's other two games as first star of the game. Rod Crich of Lucknow also won a • trophy as second star of the Paisley game. Lucknow met their stiffest opposition in their opening game of the tournament against Chesley, when it took two periods of catch up hockey for them to hit their stride and put away the win to enter the championship round. Chesley took the lead on three occasions with Lucknow's Brad Murray tieing ,the score each time until the 3.25 mark of the third period when Adrian Rau got his stick on a shot from Michael Vandervelde to put the locals ahead for the first time in the game.. Rod. 'Crich clinched the win for Lucknow with theinsurance goal with 2.14 •left in the game. • Lucknow had little difficulty with Paisley winning 9 - 1. Dale Priestap opened the Tutu to page 154, Youths receive suspended sentence Two Lucknow area youths, found guilty on charges of theft over $200 and break and enter received suspended sentences and three years probabtion, when 'they appear- ed in Walkerton, Provincial Court Decem- ber 6. John Faber, 16, of R. 1, Lucknow, and Paul Carter, 16, / R. 5, •Liicknow were charged following an , investigation by Kincardine OPP of some 22 occurrences .in the Lucknow area. They were also told to pay restitution. • Carter and Faber, answered charges of break, enter and theft following a break in at the Lucknow Legion when they appeared in Kincardine Provincial Court, October 15. They received a period of probation and suspended sentence on those charges as well. Accident injures Lucknow Women • Three Lucknow women were treated for injuries at Winghatn and District Hospital following a car accident on Highway 86 west of Lucknow December 6. Lillian Abbott, driver of the car and .passenger, Elaine Steer were .treated and released while passenger, Shirley Hawth- • orne remained in satisfactory condition in Wingham hospital, Monday. • The car was westbound on Highway 86 when Mrs. Abbott attempted to slow for a school bus 'which had its lights flashing. She lost control of the vehicle in the loose snow and it slid into the ditch and rolled over. The accident occurred about 150 metres east of the Huron -Kinloss boundary at about 8.35 a.m. Santa is comm. g Santa will make his annual visit to the Sepoy Town this Saturday at Johnstone's. Furniture Store. Children can come visit with Santa from 1.15 .3.30 p.m. San,ta's visit is made possible by the Lucknow Business Association and Lucknow District Kinsmen.