HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-02-05, Page 1Public speaking' winners were
declared Friday at Lucknow Central
Public School in 'the preliminary
round leading up to the Lucknow
Legion area contest.
Judges were Duncan MacKay,
Mrs:. George Kennedy and Rev.
Glenn Noble.
In the Junior Division, grades. 4,
5 , 6, Marilynne Maclntyre placed
first, speaking on 'Stanley Cup.
Second was .Murray Gilchrist, 'with
the topic Movies and third standing
was ' won by Richard Moore,
speaking 'on Streaking.
In the Senior Class, grades 7 and
8, Suzanne Corrin placed first with
the topic, Teachers. Alice Van der
Klippe, speaking 6n Holland, was
second and third place went to
Kathryn McKim speaking on, My
Grandmother.
The top two in each class will
compete with area winners this
Friday at the Legion Hall.
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Cattle Die From
Rabid Fox
LANGSIDE NEWS
A rabid fox, which, was shot in
the 'stable on 'Bob Orr's farm, has
resulted in the death of four of his
cattle.
A fox, thought (to be rabid,, was
also shot on Jim Young's' farm last
week.
Other foxes have been* reported
in the area.
The fox was shot in the Orr barn
on Christmas night. The barn
contained 14 cows: 14 calves and
several heifers.
Since that time two cows, one,
calf and one heifer have come down
with rabies and have been destroy-
ed. A watch is being 'kept on the
other cattle.
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?6-Unit Ripley Senior Citizens Housing
.Tenders To Be Called Thuriday
3% Increase In Gross Sales
:olgeop Has Excellent Year,
gal Sales Are $1,364,385 May.
Ontario Housing earlier porch-
aSed property for the project. from
Murray Pollock in :the south-east
part of Ripley.
'established program of acquiring '
land in the Saratoga Swamp area,
the- Authority proposes to acquire
an additional 100 acres :in the
Townahip of West Wawanosh for
the enlargen-ientof this Conserva-
tion Area. The proposed acquisi-
tion is primarily swamp forest with
cedar, hemlock, swamp maple and
some 'white pine comprising the
bulk of the forest, species. Sharp's
Creek 'traverses the 'south-west '
corner of the' property. •
All member municipalities will
bear the Apthority's share' of the
cost.
lose to 200 attended the annual
eting and banquet of Lucknow
trict Co-operative held at the
;know Legion Hall on Tuesday
ht of last week to hear.repOrts of
exceptionally successful year in
local Co-op with. sales exceed-
the one million dollar mark'and
y sizeable net savings before
ronage returns.
In. Thomas Pritchard played
sical numbers on the piano prior
he banquet. Following a toast
the Queen, proposed by Co-
rative president Bill „Andrew,
Glenn Noble of Lucknow '
sbyterian Church offered'
ce.
iurray Henderson v.a director of
Drive-In Opens
At New West
End Location
he Sepoy. Drive-In Restaurant
tied its doors at a new location
Friday of last week. Operated
Tom and Margaret Grafton and
lily; it is situated at the western
`skirts of the village on Highway
They plan their grand opening
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
this week which is a
nvhere in :this' e.
1r. and Mrs. ra,fton have een
he Drive-In food business in
know for three years having
n previously located in the east
of the village. They came here
a Goderich,
he Graftons purchased property
their new outlet from Alex
day, west of the old Fina
age. Ron Wingfield 'of Wing-
', general contractor, erected a
)3, 24• foot building. The new
ding has a dining room on the
side toseat 28 people which is
actively decorated and carpet-
No washrooms for the public,
veil as a staff washroom and
age area; ate located in the
re of the building.
n the west side of the building
corder counter and kitchen, as
as a waiting area for custom-
'''. and Mrs. ' Grafton have a
ly of nine, all of whom have
ited in the business at one
Or another sinee' coming to
:now. They are Fred of
erich; Mrs. Brian (Linda)' Mil-
f Goderich; Christine, training
nurse at Stratford; Keith of
lon,; Deborah,' Daniel, Warren,
and Briaii, all at home.
uadruplet Lambs
n Kintail Farm
LOCHALSH NEWS
iadruplet lambs, -about two
:s old and doing well, are an
etion on the farm of John ,
Kenzie on Highway 21 in the
ail area,
e mother ewe is feeding two of
ambs 'while a foster mother,
lost her lambs, is feeding the
two. Triplets born near the
time at the Mackenzie farm
the Co-operative, introduced the
head table which included Vice
Preiident Jack Alton and Mrs.
Alton; Secretary Evan Keith; Pres-
ident Bill Andrew and Mrs. And-
rew; Director Charles Wilkins' and
Mrs. Wilkins; Director Merle Gun-
by and Mrs. Gunby; Manager
Lloyd Crawford and Mrs. Craw-
ford; Mrs. Murray Henderson;
Director Terry, Dalton; Director
Blake Alton and Mrs. Alton;
Director Albert Taylot and Mrs.
Taylor; Rev. Glenn Noble and Mrs.
Noble; U.C.O. Board Director
Stewart Lockhart of Owen Sound
and Mrs. Lockhart; U.C.O. store
specialist Murray Close and Mrs.
Close.
Jack Alton expressed thanks to
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LUCKNOW DISTRICT
CO-OPERATIVE
Ontario Housing Corporation will
call tenders on Thursday Of this .
week, February 6th,- for the_ con-
struction of a 26 unit Senior Citizen
,Housing Project in the Village of
Ripley.
Mary MacKinnon
Named Queen
At F. E. Madill
Mary MacKinnon, 18-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fraser
MacKinnon of the 4th concession of
Kinloss Township, has been named
School Queen at the F. E. Madill •
Secondary School in Wingham. •
Mary is a grade '13 student and
hopes to attend Sir Wilfred Laurier
University and pursue a teaching
career. .
Fellow students front grades 12
and 13 nominated , students for the
School Queen Award and also
School Leader Award• from among
the male students at the school.
Steve. Caslick, son of Mr., and Mrs.
Wilford Caslick of Wingham, was
named School Leader.
Nominations are based on the
contributions made to the school by
each student and popularity among
their fellow students.
All students in grades 12 and 13
and the graduating class in grade
10 were eligible to - vote on those
nominated. Mary and Steve gained
the most votes in the balloting.
Died In Hospital
David G. Scott of Lucknow
passed away in Wingham and
District Hospital on Tuesday, Feb-
ruary 4th: He was 87.
The funeral service will be held
at MacKenzie Memorial Chapel,
Lucknow on Thursday, February
6th at 2 p.m.
Temporary entombment will be
at South Kinloss Mausoleum.
• Pictured at the annual meeting of
the LueknOw District Co-operative
are the board of directors. ' •
Seated, left to right, Ore Evan
Keith, secretary;, Bill Andrew,
president; •Lloyd CraWford,
Murray Gaunt, M . P. P. .for
Huron-Bruce, told • the Sentinel
Tuesday that the closing date for
tenders will be March 5th and that,
upon approval of a tender, it is
hoped to start construction in mid
The Honourable Leo Bernier,
Minister of Natural Resources, has
announced the approval, of a
provincial grant of $11,000 to the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority for, the Saratoga Conser-
vation Area.
This Conservation Area present-
ly coMprises some 357 acres of land
in the Township of West Wawa-
nosh, County or Huron.
In keeping with the Authority's.
Declare Speaking
Contest Winners
er; Jack Alton, vice president. -
Standing, left to right, are
directors Merle.- Gunby, Austin
Martin, Murray Henderson, dair-
ies Wilkins, Albert Taylor, Terry
Dalton, Harvey Culbert, 'Blake
Lucknow Men Enter
Tractor Pull
At Farm Show
Glenn Porter and 'Art Helm of
Lucknow' spent last week at the
Canadian Farm Show 'in Toronto
where they entered their tractor,
owned and built jointly by the men,
in four successive nights of tractor
pull. competition. This is the only
indoor traetor, pull in Canada.
On ,. Tuesday and Wednesday
night, January 28 and 29, the men
participated in the National TraCtor
Pullers Association events which
included entries from both Canada
and United States. They finished
14th in the 9000 pull and 10th in the .
7000 class.
On Thursday and Friday, in the
. Canadian Tractor Pullere Associa-
tion Class, they finished 9th in the
9000 class and also 9th in the 7000 .
class,
It was the first time out for the
tractor since ' the engine was
overhauled and the two men
are satisfied with the resultS
achieved.
Alton,
Evan Keith and Murray itender,
son both retired from the baud at
last week's meeting, They were
succeeded* two new men, Asistha
Martin and Harvey Culbert.
Provincial Grant Of $11,000 Goes
To Maitland Conservation Authority
For More Land In Saratoga Swamp
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