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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-06-19, Page 1. , . . Iii Lucknow Legion Branch -$09 celebrated their 50th anniversary in style over the weekend The whole ala affair kicked off wheti four lolanOrtirrtrainetletS frotc the $306rdtleritage ASSociatiottblastedocrosS the skies over the yill4 '-*;,P*4 0 a • ,,.', drumhead.service::followed,.,' . lead 0 the , Clinton Pipe Band The . ,,..., , .....:' (4Vr-'114.1*4°P°cIrt114 *101.1 , - 000(1°00411110 0-0Y0';}:011ingsh434.c4 the first 1:*6,PeOSiderstr-pirthfi•pro*,inalai comt04100f:.:40..S0e4k0(*: ..-0t019000-4 Th0.,16001 L tlHit"all:extre*IY: activeL' OtOo.—P'-'1ifhich has, 'i''':'''''''''':":'. verthelast-fiVe'ytia0; ri' over ,431$0.:90010:the'..community ':1:jtP''10-..0.0t..!,.., 'rti. .*.A,L :4 ' salute:'; ' ' ..' ' . • tit$:,4 0010.6' . members for l'a'memorable 1 'ifv--0" Oke .:(photo:by, Burkhart) ,, r . , . , • • , • etbg more and r :-search • ' . • • Pat Effective last .Monday, June contraetors. for Iota) route"mail delivery.: began,•,,pioking, up: .1nd:, sorting- the mail therdeilveriatrhe, • ,whighain 'Post •Until Friday, June 28, one . the.. present contraeter. will, tO 't!sPoit- . sibl for.. picking the village box malt and returning;iti'-'to 'LacknoW • whore :the current pest office staff • will it. - • . „.• Dive 'Hearne, the area,.retail • - • • representative, ,said the route centracters started; intco:'the. new • in order earlier weeks system two : . to °work out any bags".6.- It woOd °road reason that lOcat mail May be reedited -a little later thanusual until .the; new system is. irk place1 r• Finlay Decorators to be new RPO Canada Post has awarded the rat • of two Retail Postal Outlets (RPO) • to Finlay Decorators, located on the cast end of Campbell Street. Molar Decorators is open six days pet • weeks from 8 am. until 6pim. Pad Finlay says he and his staff is looking forward to being the local RPO and will do their utmost provide: fast„ efficient service to area residents. w RPO will open Inly 2 to oncidt with the Official closing of the local post tifice4 According to Jim Craig,Com- munity Affairs Officer with the Huron Division, says plans are underway to have the second APO open and operating by mid -summer, Vitt `Craig .4 that a -full litre of • retail PIOUCI0 services will available at ,outlets. In addition to the twoou ers' store is it'stan1P.sholi and will continue to operate as such. Those residents who are receiving Mail by 'general14tveliow been upgraded to:botes. Al! town If residents Will continue to pick up their 'mail at - the 'present location which is in the vestibule of t office building.: • These rural route contractors wilt be busy oveithe next few weeks and fecal residents are asked to Wei with the systentwhile the bugs are worked Out, The contractors for this area are Allan Cranston, Norma 'Flaynard, frank Mont Lorene Mont Francis MacAttley„ Marv -Cranston and Elaine defter. (Photo by Pat Livingston) T * i4u:Ahttro vigiage tee.* Ab Amur. ray reported earlythis week that the localsewer proJect is progressing "right on target" and that the, amount of money received fron citizens and businesses is eittiemet encouraging. , • Monday ;: June10was ilte cut-off day for participatiOn in the 'up front payment plan' by residents. A�or- ding to ,/qtriray,. the village has $695,000 in- .hand, et this time, though he cautions that this is an unaudited figure. - The village is responsible for raising 14,9' per cent of the total cost of, the sewer project. ", This represents a commitment of $1.1 ..• "Its been tremendous",.Murray • told the Sentinel late Monday, "We're in really geed shape right . now with that amount in hand," In addition to the $695,000 figure., the village was a number of rc. otisitions from, 'miens government -owned properties, in Lacknowk such as the school and the post office, Once that mencylias been processed, the total' amount raised toward the project' wilt sit at just over $700.000. "That leaves, us with around $400,000 to tome up with.more or lesSo". said Reeve Murray. "The 'project itself is ,doing welt. were very Pleased with the progress." ... • •Z•44;r0..,. ..... While ftiotorists are being detoured arOultd the sewer construction" work the inconvenience will be well worth it when this much awaited project is \complete. • t' •