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Management, members pulled Co-op through tough times
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built on the site and the grand
opening was held in January of
1979.
Clayton Alton framed the first
dollar received at the new store.
In the early 80s, the Co-op was
hit with hard times - decreased
sales and higher interest rates. After
a long battle things started to pick
up. A lot of effort by management
to reduce operating costs, and the
support of Co-op members, helped
to pull the business through these
times.
Ripley Branch
The board, recognizing the need
to expand customer service outside
of the Lucknow area, purchased a
store in Ripley in the fall of 1988.
The aim was to maintain local
support and help reduce the need
for customers to travel further to
get supplies.
In 1992, a car wash was opened
at the Ripley Co-op to fully utilize
an unused shed.
Fertilizer Plant
When the property lease at the
fertilizer division expired in 1989,
the board decided it was time to
relocate the fertilizer blending to
the store property. This culiminated
a long time goal of the board to
have the store and fertilizer plant at
one location.
The new design had never been
built before and incorporated the
use of 40 -foot ocean freight
containers, attached to a huge metal
frame. Through the efforts of Paul
Ackert, then manager, a reduced -
handling and environmentally
friendly facility was created.
The facility was built during the
summer of 1990, mainly by staff
and management, and attracted
considerable attention. Many people
commented that the unit looked like
a solar heating facility.
Computers
In 1989, the age of computers
made its way through the Coop
doors. A POS system was installed
to enhance customer service, ease
and speed up reporting.
Ethanol fuel
The Co-op became another in the
fast growing line of Co-op bulk and
gas bars to sell ethanol blended fuel
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in the spring of 1993. Heralded as
the completion of the cycle of corn
production - from the fanner back
to the farm - ethanol gasoline was
promoted as "reducing pollution,
supporting Ontario agriculture, and
reducing the country's dependency
on imported crude oil."
Gas bar
With the increased concern
surrounding farm stored gas,
because of shrinkage and en-
vironmental factors, a fully
computerized card lock fuel bar was
opened in June of 1993. This was
built to reduce the number of
storage tanks on farms and to meet
the increased needs of members.
The system is capable of 2,000
cards, with the customer having
access to ethanol, regular gas and
clear diesel, 24 hours a day, seven
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Employees
Today, the Lucknow District Co-
operative employs 10 full time
employees: at the Lucknow location
- Al Scott, general manager; Linda
Hopper, office manager, Ralph
Morrison, store manager; Peter Van
Dyke, petroleum manager; Joan
Helm, store and office; Nancy
Hunter, store; Ross Pickard, feed
production; Ken Irwin, fertilizer
sales; at the Ripley location - Kevin
Murray, store manager, and Sheila
MacDonald, store. Allan Murray is
the petroleum truck owner/operator
and Bill Nelson is the
owner/operator of spray equipment.
Chris Jones, Heather Alton and
Vanessa Alton are part time
employees at the Lucknow store,
and Ainslie Martyn, at the Ripley
location.
Over its 50 year history, the Co-
op has continued to support local
clubs and the fall fair.
Since its origination the Lucknow
and District Co-operative Inc. has
adhered to the basic purpose of
"operating efficiently in providing
its members with an economically
sound Co-operative, furnishing farm
supplies and services, marketing
farm products and supplying
consumer goods and services in a
manner which gives presen and
future members economic ben, 'fits."
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operative, the Embrun,
Wellington and Mitchell C
all celebrating the big 50 in 1
Happy Birthday!
Plans are for a history book to be
produced in honor of the Lucknow
Co-op's 50th. Further information
mill be available later.
(Editor's note: thanks to Al Scott,
Evan and Margaret Keith, and
Murray and Gertie Henderson for
their assistance in compiling this
information.
1994 Board of Directors
Lucknow District Co-op
Brian Reid President
Bob McNeil Vice President
Grant Gilchrist Secretary
Jim Gibson Director
Nic Beyersbergen Director
Bev McNay Director
Brian Van Osch Director
John Elliott Director
Terry Zinn Director
Managers at
Lucknow District Co-op
John Jamieson 1936 - 1950
Alex McNay 1951 - 1952
Jack MacArthur 1952 - 1955
Grant Case 1955 - 1957
Lome Power 1957 - 1958
Ross Robinson 1958 - 1961
Don Elliott 1961 - 1962
Fred Pierce 1962 - 1964
Stuart Jamieson 1965 - 1973
Lloyd Crawford 1974 - 1977
Nelson Hill 1977 - 1982
Dave Dawson 1983 - 1986
Robbie Adam 1987 - 1988
Ken DeBoer (int.) 01-06 1988
Paul Ackert 1988 - 1992
Allan Scott 1992 -
Carrot's history
One of man's very early foods,
the carrot, an edible root, is native
to the part of the world now known
as Afghanistan and according to
some historians was being cul-
tivated - as well as being harvested
wild - before the time of Christ.
From its place of origin, the car-
rot travelled many centuries ago to
China, France, Germany and
England, and ultimately to the New
World with the first English
colonists.
The carrots we eat today are
invariably cultivated carrots, but it
is still possible to see on a trip the
countryside, what happens when
carrots revert to type in the wild,
for this is precisely what the com-
mon wild plant Queen Anne's Lace
is.
North Americans tend to be rigid-
ly predictable on the subject of
carrots. Of their shape, a certain
uniformity is expected, and when it
comes to color, only bright orange
need apply.
But the truth is that carrots,
depending on their variety, can be
long, short, skinny, spherical, stub-
by or pointed, and in color, not
only orange but also red, yellow,
purple and white. Their sweetness
is exceptional - second only to
beets among vegetables - and
makes them popular with animals
other than humans too.
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