The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-05-20, Page 88 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentine
The 1st Lucknow Scouts did their bit to help with the Pitch -In Canada cleanup at the Lucknow Kinsmen Community Park under the
leadership of Kevin Finnegan. From left: Tyler HaIlan, Domica Myerscough, Declan Myerscough, Chase Smits, Dennis deBoer. May 7, 2015.
The Lucknow Lions met at the Lucknow Community Centre to begin theirAdopt-a-Highway cleanup on May 7, 2015. They work north
on Road #1 toward Holyrood. From left: Barry Johnston, Wayne Todd, Bob Irwin, Eric Exel, Kathy Todd, Tom Hogan.
Chris Fischer and Rod McDonagh worked the first leg of the
Kinsmen Adopt -a -Highway cleanup working south on Road #1
toward Dungannon. Each team worked a stretch of roadside then
leapfrogged past the teams ahead of them to cover the distance.
May 6, 2015.
The Kinsmen met at the Lucknow Sports Complex on May
6, 2015, to get ready to begin their annual Adopt -a -Highway
cleanup. From left: Chris Fischer, Al Zinn, Luke Smith, Kenton
Klasson, Jonathan Nelson. Absent from photo: Rob Searson, Steve
Neeb, Rod McDonagh.
Peter Jakobsen and Kayla Howald (foreground) scaled great
heights to make sure the embankments were cleaned right to
the top during the Pitch -In Canada cleanup in Lucknow on May 7,
2015. In the background working along the roadside are Morten
Jakobsen, John Kranenburg and Lasse Jakobsen.
Cleaning up Lucknow and surrounding roadways
Adopt -a -
Highway and
Pitch -In Canada
2015
Valerie Gillies
Lucknow Sentinel
There were three annual
cleanup events happening in
and around Lucknow the
first week of May in 2015.
The Lucknow Kinsmen
worked their Adopt -a -High-
way cleanup going south on
Road #1 on May 6. The Luc -
know Lions Adopt -a -High-
way cleanup going north on
Road #1 was held the same
evening as the Pitch -In Can-
ada event on May 7.
There were nine Kinsmen,
which is an average turnout
since beginning their Adopt -
a -Highway project in 2008.
Together they covered two
and a half country blocks.
Rod McDonagh reported
that they picked up "a tre-
mendous amount of debris.
Where does it all come from
year after year!" The Kins-
men project is done on a
reporting basis with the
Huron County office in
Goderich. Each year
McDonagh files their report.
The Lucknow Lions have
been doing their Adopt -a -
Highway project working
north on Road #1 for 10
years. This is a separate pro-
ject through the Bruce
County Shed in Lucknow.
Unlike the Kinsmen and
Pitch -In projects, the Lions
do not sort for recycling.
The Pitch -In Canada
cleanup organized and
sponsored by the Lucknow
Chamber of Commerce saw
the poorest turnout in 16
years. There were less than
20 people participating,
partly due to the Guiding
Association being unable to
attend this year. Despite this
lack of extra hands, the
volunteers were successful
in covering 11 of the 13 des-
ignated areas within the vil-
lage of Lucknow. On a posi-
tive note, it has been a trend
over the past few years that
there is less debris within the
village than in previous
years. Both the Kinsmen and
Pitch -In groups used the
arena blue box bins to recy-
cle to reduce the amount of
garbage going to the landfill.
The volunteers who have
taken the time and effort to
make Lucknow and area a
cleaner, more attractive desti-
nation to live, work and play
are to be commended for
their dedication. One of the
best thank you gestures that
can be made for this amazing
boost to spruce up after a
hard winter will be to keep
Lucknow and the surround-
ing countryside clean. That
will take everyone working
together. It is the least we can
do to demonstrate our grati-
tude and pride.