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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-04-24, Page 6Page 6--Luc!mow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 24, 1985 SENT "The Sepoy Town". / Established 1873 The Lucknow Sentinel, P.O. Box 400 Lucknow NOG 2110 Telephone: 528-2822 Thomas Thompson - Advertising Manager Sharon Dietz - Editor Pat Livingston - Office Manager Joan Helm -Compositor Merle Elliott - Typesetter Subscription rates in advance utside *16°' Canada .45." Senior Citizens 1360 Outside Canada •43 " Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, the portion of the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid at the applicable rates. +CNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1984 mai Super Scoopers!Open clerks office over noon hour The Lucknow municipal_clerk's office should be open for business over the noon hour now that village tax- payers can no longer pay their hydro bill and taxes at the Bank of Montreal. Lucknow Village Council decided last year to stop the banking service which permitted residents to pay their hydro and taxes at the local. bank branch. Bank service charges were increased and the village council felt it was an unnecessary cost to the taxpayers. The new method is still an unnecessary cost to the taxpayer. - The clerk's office is open from 9 a.m. 12 noon and from 1.30 until 5 p.m. Anyone working from 8.30 to 6 p.m. as many people do, or anyone working out of town, must mail their payment to the clerk's office. This is an unncessary cost to the taxpayer. At a time when a letter costs 32 cents to mail and the cost is . about to be increased to 34 .cents, Lu'dmow taxpayers shouldn't have to mail their payment because the clerk's office is not open at convenient hours. Many working people could'run to the clerk's office over the noon hour to avoid the mailing costs. With mail service as poor as it is, there is also the additional concern the letter will not make the deadline and' additional charges will be made for overdue accounts. . Since Lucknow has a clerk and .a deputy clerk, their • lunch hours could be staggered on the days the deputy clerk works. If the days of the week the clerk's office is open over the noon hour wete publicized, Lucknow tax- payers could use thisopportunity to make their payments .at the clerk's office to avoid postal costs. A second alternative is for the village to provide a mail sloton the front door of the town hall. Anyone wishing to avoid mailing their payment is reluctant to slip the envelope under the front door because the front door' opens onto the lobby. If the front door opened, into the clerk's office this would be convenient. No taxpayer wants his municipal tax payment left lying around the floor of the town hall lobby where people using the library and the meeting roonis of the town hall come and go• • A mail slot could be provided to protect the mail and taxpayers of the village wouldn't need to worry the mail would be lost before the clerk collected it the following day. ' Village council has made a practical decision refusing to pay increasing bank service charges, but now they should provide an opportunity for taxpayers to make their payments without increasing the Dost and incon- venience to the individual taxpayer. S.D. Photos by Alan Rivett It was pig -out time at the Super Scoop when they had their ice cream and pie eating contest Friday evening. Contestants wolfed down lemon meringue pies, and gobbled different flavoured ice cream as part of the restaurant's fifth anniversary party, Top left, Tommy. Stewart puts back another mouthful of ice cream while Lee Sayer (top right) hashis hands full with a pie. At bottom, the crowd watches as Jamie Johnston (right) and Joey Curran take a breather fromthe pie eating contest. As long as man is totally occupied with the struggle for survival, he has little time to contemplate evil. Thus it was wnen the Friends of Skye first came to Canada. United in poverty, exiled from their beloved Scotland but given a chance to carve out a new beginning from the wilder- ' ness, who could ask for more than a roof, clothes and a full belly? Fortune had smiled upon the people of Redtrees. They/ now had land of their very own and wealth , which, as compared to what they had in the ' `auld hame", - was beyond their wildest drealns. So far, except for a few cases of drunkedness and some domestic problems, there had been little cause for concern. MacCrimmon was determined to keep it that way. "The only way tae prevent mischief, is tae keep a body busy," he said to lan Jamieson one day in the General Store. "Gi' him lots o' work tae do during the day, and plenty o' community recreation at night. "What do you have in mind, Neil?" Jamieson asked. "A big community 'hall," MacCrimmon said. "That's what we need. A place frae you tae drill the militia, for nee tae hold the council meetings, and frae the young folk tae meet and enjoy themselves!" "It sounds like a splendid idea Neil. Will. you being that up at the next gathering of the council?" "No. I dinna think so. This is a matter frae all the people of Redtrees. I am going tae have a community gathering -and ask for everbody's opinion. That way, every . man and woman can take part in it." So it was, that in the month of February, a large crowd gathered in the school house to hear, what MacCrimmon had to say. It was ""very cold outside, but the heat generated within the school made,it neces- sary for the door to be left open. "I want tae see a building which will be used long after we are gone," MacCrim- mon said. "If we are tae build a hall, lets build a big one, and build it right!" ' "Where di ye expect tae get the money y frae,such a place?" 'a pessimistic voice in the audience shouted. "We'llworry about money, if and when we need it," Neil called back. "In these hills, we hae sand, gravel, stone and lumber. All we need is Muscle, and we.hae plenty o' that! Lucy Murdoch was at the front of the audience and she rose to her feet. "My mill will supply the work to dress any, lumber for the project," she said. "When W hen do you expect to begin the contrac- tions?" "As soon as the spring planting is oyer,", M'acCrimmop replied. , Although: Chippy Chisholm had been 'actively engaged in the supervision of the lumber.mill, he was dying to get backto using his craftsmanship in carpentry. Here was his opportunity and he made his voice heard. "I think Teddy Murdoch can manage tae run the mill wi'out me," he said, with an enthusiastic smile on his face. "I volunteer tae provide all the framing frae the doors an' windows." From the back of the hall came the voice of Grant the blacksmith, who had driven his sleigh over from Albion for the occasion. "I'll provide any ironwork that's needed - ye're no gonna forget me - .I'm still a member of this community!" What followed was a hubbub of excite=' ment . with everybody trying to contribute their services. REDTREES By Dion Campbell "You will need glass and many items we cannot produce ourselves," Ian 'Jamieson sa'd. "I have discussed this with my wife, Kathleen. Not only will we donate 'the funds necessary, but as soon as the road opens up, I'll take some wagons to Toronto to get everthing we require." When the meeting ended', everybody was enthusiastic at the prospect of particip- ating in the largest project„the community had ever 'undertaken. It was just like the old days. Neighbour helping neighbour in a combined effort for the good of all. On the way home, the Reverend Duncan MacLeod spoke to Rebecca Barclay. "When are you expecting . to marry the. doctor?” he asked. "Not for a while yet perhaps in the summer. Why?" I was just thinking how splendid it would be for you to hold your wedding reception in the new building," he said with a smile.