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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-01-21, Page 14"k► Page 14—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 21, 1987 Pine River to Ripley road discussed by Ab, reader A recent article on page 6 of the Toronto Daily Star, 20th December, 1986 was highlighted by the headlines "Crumbling Roads A Threat To The Future Of Municipalities In Ontario". It is with this in. mind that I wouldlike to call specific atten- tion to the 8th concession, Huron Township between Ripley and Pine River. This road was first paved about thirty years ago. As a frequent and long time user of this road, I have watched this thoroughfare deteriorate in condition and upkeep. The uneven surface is due to numerous patches, and patches on patches as well as the heaving of the surface. This makes this road one of the least desirable to travel in this area. It is damag- ing to the cars and trucks and people with physical infirmities who find it necessary to use this road. Yours sincerely, J.D. Munn M.D., Lake Range Farms, P.O. Box 398, Kincardine, Ont. N7Z 2Y8 Lake Ayre Holdings Ltd. J.D. Munn M.D. pres, 395-5306. Dr. John D. Munn brought the above letter into Ripley last Wednesday afternoon Jan. 14 and we are placing it first in the column. Around here they say reading this column is a must. So Ab Wylds would like the readers to do just that - namely read the letter. We think that it is well written and says what many said over the last couple of years and still say. We used the section of the 8th con- cession from Ripley to Holyrood almost every day in 1985 in going and coming from Walkerton hospital but have not used the 8th west of Ripley in some time, hence make no comment taking the reports to be true. Many use the 12th, 10th, 6th, 4th, or the 2nd rather than the 8th. There are three different road systems in this area - namely municipal, county, pro- vincial. The municipal are looked after .by Huron township or Ripley village councils as the case may be. Next 'are the Bruce County roads - Walkerton, and the Highways Department or Ontario Highways Department in Toronto. Starting with the Ontario Highways they are number 86 or Bounds between Huron and Ashfield townshi s or Bruce and Huron Counties. It° joins the next highway at Amberley. This second one is Highway 21 or the Bluewater Highway or at one time the Gravel Road from Goderich to Kincardine. It goes north through Reids Corners, Pine River and on past the east side of Kincardine. The third highway is now number 9 also once known as the Durham road. Now for the Bruce County Roads there are two crossing here to form the main intersec- tion in Ripley. Commonly called the 8th con- cession and the 15th in reference to Huron Interesting/ township bn Queen Street and Huron Street in that order in Ripley. Now in the County road system the 8th is called Bruce County Road 6 and the 15th is County Road 7. These numbers used to be shown on the big pole at the corner of Gore Park, but they are not there now. Marlene Coiling and Annetta Forster at the Huron Township office gave us the By Carl MacDonald Another busy week for Lucknow Central Public School students was in the making. From orienteering to study in poetry, this week looked pretty interesting. Here's how it was: Grade One The Grade 1 class was enjoying using concrete material for things like sorting, classification, counting, making sets, and other fun things. They are asking for any "junk" materials for these activities. Aerosol can tops, toothpaste tops, old keys and jeweliry, dinky cars, and other things like that. Mrs. Maclntyre and the Grade 1 class thank you for whatever assistance you can give them. Grade Two The Grade 2 kids are busy studying pat- terns in poems. They liked it so much that they evenmade up a ,couple of their own poems. They liked the "Chips" poem the best because there was some tasting. Here they are! January is :.. Children sliding Snowblowing Skates gliding Wind, howling That's January! Frost freezing Grade Four In Grade 4, the class surprised their teacher, Mrs. Broad, with a surprise party for her 28th birthday, with balloons and yummy... baked goods. They were also Working on their speeches, with topics ranging from monkeys to names. Grade Five Grade 5 students have been. working with short division in . math, using road maps for Environmental Studies, and their speeches and science fair projects! Phew! Grade Six Grade 6 is learning how to use the com- pass for a lesson in orienteering. It will to of k for LCPS e place in the wooded area on the sixth Kinloss. House league floor hockey r umed last week and was well attended. Grade Seven The Grade 7 class is planning a trip to ali's farm to go snowshoeing. They're also keeping busy with speeches and science fair projects. Grade Eight Saving the best for last, Grade 8 students are having success as newspapers are coming in from all over the country and only one letter was returned with a stamp on it saying "address unknown". Topics for speeches have been chosen and work on writing the winning speech has begun. Mr. McKeon's class has issued a challenge. Six students -from LCPS were com- petitors in the Knights of Columbus "Free Throw" Championship held in Kincardine last Sunday. The winners were: 11 -year- old girls, Tanya Rumble, third; 11 -year- old boys, David Carter, third; 12 -year-old girls, Cindy Raczkevi, first; 12 -year-old boys, Adam Skillen, second; 13 -year-old numbers. So the road which is in need of replacing is Bruce County Road No. 6 west from Ripley to Pine River. students LOPS girls, Betty -Anne Murray, fourth; 13 year- old -boys, Dennis Johnstone, third. Con- gratulations all! Mr. Pike's Remarks The Canadian Legion will video tape the students of LCPS on January 26 and 27On- ly students who have signed perniission slips will be done, so please make sure they are returned. Science fair and speeches are good work projects for cold January,,--erenings, and alleviate a last minute rush. The school finals for public speakiagwill be held on February 18 at 7 p.m. The public is cordially invited. Road safety on the ice and snow is very important as youngsters travel to and from school,. Thanks for the help! Grade 3 learn to make belts Mrs. Ottewell's Grade 3 Room 10 class welcomed Art Co-ordinator, Mrs. Graham, to their class last week and had a great time learning how to make . God's eyes from wool and how to weave using wood and strows. Some super belts and scarves have been produced. Mrs. Cameron's Kindergarten 1 are talk- ing about the most important person - "Me". "Me": They are learning their addresses, phone numbers and all about their families. Sports news The students have started to prepare for their annual table tennis tournament Priced at only 4.95 This book has been published at the request of MANY readers and listeners. Bob Shrier's comments on many subjects are written to stimulate your own thoughts. They present a positive point of view that possibly you've never thought of before. It isn't the only point of view. This book may help you to look at the things we encounter in our daily lives just a little more positively. B OOK N OW AVAILABLE A Collection of 175 FOCUS Columns and RADIO Programs by BOB SHRIER A GREAT IDEA FOR THAT EXTRA GIFT Book. Available at 1(1 N G c BoEASokT S&TG.,iftOERICSp v 33 GOhoH PINCHER'S GODERICH • KINCARDINE • EXETER THE ENTERTAINER the Square • Bob Shrier SUNCOAST GREETINGS Suncoast Mall HARVEYS Ticket Counter Suncoast Mall BROOKSIDE which should take place some time in March. Interested students in Grade 5 to 8 are competing in a double elimination tournament. The houseleague program is well under- way. The seniors (Grade 7 and 8) are busy playing broomball and road hockey during the lunch period, and the juniors (Grade 4 to 6) are competing in volleyball during the recesses. ' As well, the juniors are practicing their' volleyball skills during the lunch period in preparation for the volleyball tournament which is the week of February 9. Winter word booklets Mrs. Young's' Grade 1-2 class has been working on Winter Word Booklets and Animals in Winter. The Grade 1 group has been doing subtraction stories to 5's and the Grade 2 group has been counting by 2's, 5's 'and 10's. Special science unit Mrs. Tebbutt's Grade 6 Room 7 class, thanks to Fred McCabe, has a special addi- tion to the Science Unit, Animal coverings. Fred brought in a fox's pelt which • is, displayed in the class's Science Centre. Snow Sculptures Grade 3, Room 4, Krakatoa, is still stu- dying, snow. On Wednesday, they made snow sculptures. There were bears; whales, fish, turtles, a hippopotamus and people! There are 149 circles on the bookworm now. It is Lee's "introducing" this week. The class also wrote snow stories. The students also chose titles for their stories. Some of the titles were, Lost in the Storm, The Green Snow Flake, and Wayne Gret- zky Asked Me to Play. Reporters for Grade 3, Room 4 are Car- rie Merriam and Robin Hoggarth. Mr. Liddle's Grade 6 class is in the mid- dle of a novel study on the- book, I Am David. Speeches are being rehearsed for the upcoming Public Speaking. Contest. Experiments on the characteristics of gases are continuing. The latest Theme Topic is Conflict ver- sus Consequences and many activities are underway. The students are viewing the visual novel called Midnight is a Place. In mathematics, the children are learning how to operate fractions. As well, they are involved in watching Trade -Offs, a video series that involves problem solving in monetary areas.