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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-08-24, Page 44 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, August 24, 2016 www.lucknowsentinel.com me Lucknow SeAtiNel PUBLISHED WEEKLY P.O. Box 400, 619 Campbell Street Lucknow Ontario NOG 2H0 phone: 519-528-2822 fax: 519-528-3529 www.lucknowsentinel.com �] POSTMEDIA JOHN BAUMAN Group Manager, Media Sales john.bauman@sunmedia.ca ANGELA RIVETT Multimedia Sales Representative arivett@postmedia.com JOY JURJENS Office Administrator I ucknow.sentinel@sunmedia.ca TROY PATTERSON, Editor 519-396-2963 ext. 104 TPatterson@Postmedia.com DARRYL COOTE, Reporter 647-869-7720 DCoote@postmedia.com CURTIS ARMSTRONG Group Director of Media Sales - Grey, Bruce and Huron County Postmedia carmstrong@postmedia.com P: 519-376-2250 x514301 Publications Mail Agreement No. 40064683 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO SENTINEL CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT P.O. 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The Sentinel is available on microfilm at: GODERICH LIBRARY, (from 1875) 52 Montreal Street Goderich ON N7A 1 M3 Goderichl ibrary@huroncounty.ca KINCARDINE LIBRARY, (from 1875 to 1900 & 1935 to 1959) 727 Queen Street Kincardine ON N2Z 1Z9 The Lucknow Sentinel is a member of the National Newsmedia Council, which is an independent ethical organization established to deal with editorial concerns. For more information or to file a complaint go to www.mediacouncil.ca or call toll free 1-844-877-1163. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canadian Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. Canada ocna Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association and the Ontario Community Newspapers Association Waves erode lakeside Troy Patterson/Editor Stormy weather on Sunday saw waves climb the Lake Huron shoreline on August 21, 2016. Places like Point Clark saw waves splashing over the rocks, and as seen in the photo, erosion was nearing the viewing benches at the shoreline. I know where I was when The Hip played for the last time Darryl Coote Reporter It's the day after, and I've already been asked several times, where were you, man? On the night of Saturday, August 20, 2016, the iconic Canadian rock band The Tragi- cally Hip played their final con- cert from Kingston, Ontario, but the CBC broadcasted it com- mercial free across the nation. And everyone seemed to have been watching. And I know where I was. I was in my parents' basement in Scarborough, just outside of Toronto. This guy from my high school was sitting in my grandfather's old chair. I was on the couch. And we were listening to "Poets" on repeat trying to decode its meaning. We were 16, and he was quick and understood it while I was left nodding. It was the first time he had been to my house. And it was that night we became good freinds, solid. He messaged me during the show Saturday night and said he was thinking of me. We haven't spoken in a long time and it was good to know that after all these years of distance, he was still there in that basement with me, too. I was also with my first part- ner in crime, the one who loos- ened my grip on Bobby Orr, and I picked up a pen in its stead. I was with her again on summer road trips with Phantom Power as our soundtrack. She, too, didn't give a damn about hockey, but she sure did give a damn about me. She messaged me, too. Asked if I was watching. All I could say was yup. And I was at my family's cottage in Sauble with my boys trying to shoot arrows we lit on fire into the lake. We were stupid teeangers done high school but hadn't started anything else yet. And The Hip played behind us all weekend. And I was at the only bar in Luc- knowwith mywife, who isn't Canadian and doesn't understand who the man on the TV was. So I tell her and trywith every song that is played to take herwith me to my parents basement, on the road trips, to the lake, back to my high school, to walking downtown Toronto alone in winter. The Hip was the soundtrack to so many of our lives over the past two decades, and I think it took Saturday night for all of Canada to realize that they are more than just a band we like but a channel to our younger selves, our former selves. And for that moment in that emptybar in Lucknow I wanted a cigarette so I could blow smoke in the face of death and proclaim that I will live forever because Gord sang about me. He sang for me. Lucknow Fall Fair Facts - New this year: The Family Fun Zone The family fun zone is a new addition to the Lucknow Fall Fair. A new committee put their heads together and came up with some fabulous ideas for both Friday night and Saturday. The committee is urging you to bring your quarters with you. You will find carnival games, cow milking simulator, Little Tykes play zone, a plasma car track, face painting and a corn bin to name a few. These activi- ties will take place in the arena There is also a road hockey tourney, tug -o -war, a reptile show and R & R Pet Paradise Power Paws show. On Saturday, the family fun zone will also include inflatables, pony rides and petting zoo, min- iature ponies, pumpkin painting and of course the lovable Snip - pity the Clown who will be doing face painting and making balloon animals. In past years, the fair board has struggled to have a really good midway. So ... thanks to this newly formed committee for taking the initiative to provide events for our younger fair goers. This year's fair is Sept. 16, 17 and 18, with the theme Sew It, Grow It, Show It . Check it all out at lucknowagsociety.ca or in the fair book. Fair dates are Sept. 16, 17 and 18. Hope to see you there! www. lucknowagsociety.ca LUCKNOW NEWS Lucknow prepares for Music in the Fields arrival this weekend Ruth Dobrensky Happy 98th birthday tomor- row to Marcia Dawson. We hope you have a wonderful day Marcia and we wish you many more. This past week, I travelled to London and picked up my great-nephew Nick who is now visiting with me for the week. We spent some time at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Mary's before heading back to Lucknow. I was really excited to be there as my favour- ite sport is baseball and it was one of the few sports I was any good at. My nephew also likes baseball and has already inher- ited a number of pennants, signed baseballs, commemora- tive hats, books, etc. I haven't given up my, still in excellent shape, sweatshirts from '92 and '93 but he has all my other stuff. We were both very impressed with the exhibits and came away with a few small souve- nirs. Throughout this week we'll be seeing as many local attractions as we can and trav- elling further afield towards Owen Sound to see the King Tut exhibit at the Grey Roots Heritage. I'll let you know how many places we get to when next I write. There may not be a column next week, depending on where Nick and I are and when we are in town. The Lucknow Sepoy Ranees met last week for a picnic pot- luck lunch picnic, because of the weather earlier in the week, we had a back-up location, the common room at my apart- ment complex. However, the weather was with us and we had our picnic at Waterworks Park. No matter what we do or where we go, we always have a good time and it's always better when we can share food and and each others company. This weekend the town will be hopping with the Music in the Fields musicians and fans coming to town. We hope that this year's show will be as good as those in the past and that everyone in town, including all the businesses, have a great weekend. Sympathies of the commu- nity to the families of: Chris- tena Empey, 91, Goderich; Catherine Todd, 59, Pt. Clark; and Violet Taylor, 86, Auburn.