The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-10-02, Page 5The Toy Town Troupers from Hamilton presenteda scary tale Ws. Yfoungsters'at the.town
hall the evening of September 30. Aunt Chatterbox and King Crispin are terrorized by a
chess playing ghost in the production which saw an excellent turnout according to librarian
Fran McQuail.
Society assesses 'fall -fair
Lucknow Agricultural , Society held a
regular meeting on September 24 ' with
president Bruce Skillen in the chair. There
were 16 members present.
It was decided to pUrchase a half page ad
in the Pcsint Clark Beach Association
booklet toadvertise the Craft Festival in
1986.
• A. full report of this year's fair was given
by the treasurers. Attendance On Friday
night .was down, slightly while Saturday
afternoon was the best since 1982. Both
booths did a brisk business and were sold
out of many items. The chain saw compe-
' tition attracted ,close to 60 entries.
By popular request the Carlton Show
Band is going to be back for Fall Fair night
1 on September 20 in 1986 for a concert and
dance
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Landowners reject brainwashing session
•
.Dear Editor:
Of course the attendance was low at
0
Next year the official opening wili take
• place • on the Friday night with Miss
Lucknow Fall Fair doing the honours. •
• The society is sponsoring a logo contest
In - October for .any resident in West
Wawanosh, Ashfield, Kinloss and, the
village of Lucknow. The art. work is' to be
.done on 81/i x 11 paper. First prize will
;receive $20 and kplaque donated by the
NOthers Trophies. This logo Will be used on
the rosettes 'and stationery for the fair. .
Final plans were made for the benefit
dance for the. Hackett family on October 18.
It was decided to purchase an ice cream
freezer from Allan Miller for use at the
Craft Festival and the Fall' Fair.
The annual meeting was set for January
21 at the Lucknow United Church. '
-,Ontario Hydro's Public Information Cen-
ED I T OR
tres. Landowners on the proposed South-
western Ontario Transmission Corridor
could seelittle pOint in attending a second
brainwashing session to hear high pitched
salesmen trying to sell. them • something
they don't 'want I. The. weather was perfect, ,
the bean crop ready for harvest- rarely do
these two phenomena occur together.
Financially strapped farmers, already
digging into their pocketa to oppose
Ontario Hydro, were not about to leave
their harvesting operationS, to hear a lot of
"hogwash,: by highly paid smooth talkers..
Basically nothing has changed; the same
costly, meaningless. literature adorns the ,
table; the routes from the Bruce Nuclear
• Plan to London are essentially unaltered
except that one bears the label "recoil -
mended" and the other "acceptahle" ; the
Use of well known Hydro P.R. thetoric is
even predictable - what•is changing is
agricultural community. They are sick of
being. 'kicked around by bureaucratic
bodies. We vehementaly oppose Hydro's
recommended system on the basis of •
improper Use, of a natural; irreplaceable
resource • - prime agricultural land.
• kconcerned landowner at one of the well
attended information centres in Nairn,
asked a Hydro representative, "What is
your overall impression of the issues raised
today at this information session?" His
answer was quick and well rehearsed,
"People are responsive, concerned and
objectiVe." When the landowner indicated
the inadequacy of his statement he
•
retorted, "Well, people weren't yelling,
screaming, kicking or crying!"
Ontario Hydro is positive it will get the
transmission corridor between the Bruce
Nuclear Plant and thndon - . when it is
turned down at the public hearings, I hope
Hydrndoesn't yell, kick, scream and cry, it
• would tarnish the polish of the smooth
talkers!
• Yours truly,
• Jane Rose.
Query about
Lucknow ancestor
Dear Editor:
It seems that everyone is becoming
interested in their ancestors. As Research
Co-ordinator for Bruce •Grey Genealogical
Branch OGS, I receive many queries.
Recently Mrs. James Coyne, Wiarton,
Ontario is seeking information on a brother
of her mother, named Percy Malcolm
Crooks,.who had come from England and
worked in the, Lucknow area. ge received
his Mail at a Cameron's address. They
never heard from hitti after 1913. Did
anyone hear of him?
Mrs. Gladys Arnold
395-2958
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