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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-06-10, Page 4Page 4—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 10, 1987 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow NOG 2H0 Established 1873 Thomas Thompson Alan Rivett Pat Livingston -Advertising Manager -Editor -General Manager 528-2822 BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1986 Subscription rates in advance: 17.00 Outside Canada $60.00 $1 4.°° Outside Canada $58.00 Senior Citizen 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. Alcohol and water don't mix Practically every Canadian lives within driving distance of a body of water large enough to float a boat - or drown .o person. Every summer, careless and unsafe behavior around water gets some swimmers and boaters into serious trouble that often ends in disaster. Water activities are supposed to be fun but recreation can quickly turn to tragedy - especially if alcohol is involved. June 7-13 is National Water Safety -Safe Boating Week and the Cana- dian Red Cross reminds all water sports enthusiasts that mixing water and alcohol can get you in over your head permanently. Boaters should especially remember that the tough changes made the Criminal Code of Canada (December 12, 1985) make impaired boating as serious an offence as impaired driving. And, the offence of impaired boating can be committed whether or not the boat is in mo- tion. Refusing to provide a breath sample is also an offence. This summer, law enforcement groups and provincial boating authorities will be continuing to crack down on alcohol abuse on our waterways. The crack -down, which got underway last summer, come about because there was an urgent need for some strong actin against drunk -boaters and also because of the success of the "Don't Drink and Drive" program. Drunk boaters (like drunk drivers) not only endanger themselves, they frequently put others at risk as well. Officials want to save lives and make boating pleasurable for everyone. They are deter- mined to come down hard on alcohol abuse on our waterways. The Red Cross has been involved in water safety education for more than 40 years and reminds all water sports participants that mixing alcohol and water is jai asking for trouble. Don't wind up in the drink - leave the alcohol behind! Write a letter k, to the Editor Saying goodbye isn't easy This column is an especially hard one to write, being my last column for the Sentinel. Just before leaving for two weeks of holidays on May 29, I had the good for- tune to receive a phone call from the editor of the Ajax -Pickering News Advertiser, a large weekly newspaper east of Toronto, saying I had a job with that paper. I was interviewed for a va- cant sports reporters job with the News -Advertiser over a month ago. And - because opportunity knocks but once - I decided to accept the job, most- ly for reasons of advancement onto a larger paper. But it was no easy deci- sion to say the least. It's going to be hard leaving behind the rural life that I've always been ac- customed in Lucknow and surrounding area, and especially my hometown of Dungannon. However, I'm sure city life won't be that bad. Every day, I enjoyed working for the Sentinel. It was simply a great job. What did I learn from my experience/ I learned that the Sentinel readers are very demanding, and very caring of what goes into the Sentinel every week. I guess that comes with the great com- munity spirit that is alive and well in Lucknow and area. I also learned that a newspaper is apublic trust and not just a business. It takes everybody in the community, not just the Sentinel staff ALAN members, to make it all worthwhile. A heart -felt thanks to all the people who have helped with the Sentinel, br- inging in write-ups and correspondence for the paper; to all the people who of- fered encouragement and constructive criticism to me which helped me do my job better; to fellow Sentinel staff members Pat Livingston and Tom Thompson who are super people; and to my former employer, Signal -Star Publishing, who gave me the chance to work in the journalism field. During the short time I was the editor of the paper, I hope that the paper con- tinued to be an accurate reflection of Lucknow and area every week. Only the readers can say for sure whether or' not the paper achieved this goal. Thanks again . to the people of Lucknow and area; I'm going to miss you. To sign off on a humorous note, I couldn't help but use in this final col- umn the immortal words of Porky Pig: "That's all folks! ! A Bike Rodeo, sponsored by the Lucknow Kinsmen Club, was held at LCPS last Tuesday morning with students in all grades participating. Here, Constable T. Lloyd with the Walkerton OPP inspects Sherri McCracken's bicycle prior to her completing the riding por- tion of the test. The students also completed a written test concerning bicycle riding. (Lou - Ann Hope photo) 70 years ago June 14, 1917 "Prof Katz makes reply - Our readers will remember an article which appeared in the Sentinel a few weeks ago, being an account of an incident in a Wingham boar- ding house, when Mr. Adam MacKenzie cuffed "Prof." E. Katz for indulging in what he (MacKenzie) regarded as offen- sive pro -German remarks. In connection with this the "Prof" sent us his story of the affair, by way of reply to the article which appeared in the papers. We at first thought of not publishing the prof's article, as we have long suspected his sympathies are strongly on the side of the Fatherland; but as the article is harmless and something of a classic in illiteracy, we have decided to pass it along, preserving the composition and spelling so far as possible. Here it is: About a MacKenzie and myself in Wingham there is no truth in.it it originate from a man with the name MacKenzie some times he pedels bagholders, now he is peddling dollar insurance. Known to be handie with his fist more so before prohibi- tion he had agrudge against me and jealouce over something wich i will ex- plain when the proper time come...I am neather German nor progerman my bor- thplace was captured by the germans some time ago. If it had not been for the falshood of the press over there germannie would not take one town in Russia, whyl the newspapers over there was telling the people in russia everything was all rigfht in the meantime that government was sell- ing my borthplace to the germans....etc... 50 years ago June 10, 1937 "Villagers in revolt over hand fire calf - The above caption beaded an article ap- pearing in the Toronto Telegram recently, that by its inaccuracies was made quite amusing. the article attracted the atten- tion of a Fire Engine Company, who im- mediately submitted a rather enticing pro- position to the Clerk of the Village and to the Fire Chief, regarding a fire truck. The article read: Lucknow, June 4 (Special) - Residents of this village are agitating for a fire truck to replace the hand cart used at present to transport the hose reel. The agitation has been going on for some time, but has been strengthened by an experience this week. The fire alarm rang and three of the village's 'four firemen grabbed the hand cart and started the long push to the blaze. But the three -man -power cart was only half way when it reached a heavy grade, and help had to be located. Three husky visitors from the northern part of Ashfield Township lent a hand and the truck got eventually to the scene of the fire. But the chagrined firemen arrived to find that while they had been laboring up the hill, a bucket brigade had extinguished the fire. 25 years ago June 13, 1962 To hold official school opening - The of- ficial opening of North Ashfield Central School at "Hemlock City" on Concession 12 Ashfield will be officially opened on Fri- day evening of this week. The Board of Trustees of Ashfield School Area No. 2 took office on January 1, 1961 and at once laid plans for the new school which serves four school sections. It was opened for tuition last fall with an enrolment of 118 pupils and three teachers. A fourth room will be opened next September with a four teacher staff. Dedicate Parish Hall this Friday - On Friday of this week, June 15th, the Lord Bishop of Huron, the Right Reverend G.N. Luxton, D.D., LLD., will dedicate St. Peter's. Memorial Parish Hall and also a Processional Cross. Inside the front door of the Parish Hall is a memorial plaque with the names of past Sunday School leaders, Mrs. E.V. Holmes, Mr. Moorehouse Mitchell, Miss Clara McLean, Miss Ethel McLean, Mrs. E.D. Hassell and Mr. R.H. McQuillin. SENTINEL 10 years ago June 15, 1977 Open meeting re Community Centre - An open meeting will be held at the Lucknow Town Hall on Thursday, June 16 at 8:30 p.m. to discuss the establishment*of a new community, centre to serve the needs of Lucknow and surrounding area. All members of the public, as wellas area organizations, service clubs and municipal councils are urged to attend. The Lucknow and District Lions Club is willing to spearhead the drive to raise funds for the proposed centre but the club wishes to assess the feeling of the com- munity at large before the project is undertaken. Gaunt has decisive victory - Murray Gaunt, 42 -year-old Liberal incumbent in the Ontario legislature, won a very decisive victory in the riding of Huron - Bruce in last Thursday's provincial elec- tion. What was projected in some circles to be a close race in Huron -Bruce, proved to be a walkaway for Mr. Gaunt over the Con- servative candidate, N.J. "Sam" McGregor.