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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-04-18, Page 4Page LOCUM ile*ibiely Why, April 111, 1* A4/ 411 irs pa Box 400, Lticknow, Ontario- NOG 2140' Established 1873 028-2822; Fax (519) 520-3528 • • Thomas -Thompson Advertising Manager Pat Livingston —a General, ,Managger, .Editor Subscription" rates advance: $170* Outside Canada $1 Po cuteide Canada $5800 senior Mixon Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is• accepted on the cOnditlon that in the event of a typographical a rot, the pat tion of the advertising space occupied" by the erroneous item together with reasonable ' allowance for. signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the adve isement will be paid at the. applicable ratees. • A'a1ute io LucknQw.• minor . sports ` volunteers VOL1IiNT$ER - a parson who enters. or offars to anter Into ,any ser- • vita of his own fro* will, usually without componsatlon. That definition- aptly •dnscrlbos ' the lois number of man and women who gave of their tin:° to coach or manage ringotto Or minor.: hockey; alt on thee,. hock y .committee or 'work in the food booth, last year, The. plop! deenarvek a tip of tho hat for the • thousands of hours they give to the youth of this community dur- ing thewinter sports season! No 'doubt, thor .were tinis when, they actually -quistionidtheir sanity in volunteering to' glee:. of thole Nine. so freely. Tinos when they thought longingly -of that , comfortable chair at home and 'th. hockey gam. on T.V. th.y wore, missing. Times whoa they raced . 70, years ago around the barn doing .charas •in :ordorr' to' reek.• if to the arena DAM BL1HGS by Pat Livingston Where did the years go? Attendance at a local function last week,mart, to mind and that of my that time stands call far no one. The month and years on the calendar have a way of slipping by ,unnoticed, until something payingou We have of copse had our Wade jogg- ed, eo to speak, during the last Year, with Number One Son leaving for college. But our attendance . at last week's minor hockey banquet brought it all into cleaner focus. Our reminiecinil or "l back" went to the years when r.t was coaching intermediate hockey in Lazknow and I acted as the treasurer for the team. A good numberof the players in- troduced throughout the evening were toddlers during those years. Heck, .some of thein •weren't even born or thought about. Their parents were -daating or ap- proaching matrimony at that time. We • could even remember the_first time some. of these kids played hockey. Justin blur - ray ,has grown lot over the years. As the coaches and managers were in- troduced, ' we chuckled to ourselves. On. stage were the likes of Dave. McKinnon, Carl Stanley, Greg Hamilton and Mike Courtney - guys coached by Mr. Fixit - and players whom I cheered on during those intermediate games. Here were these pest. intermediates taking their turn atr o the youth of these past �t�es area.. Here were with kids of their own coming along in the hockey syystem. Time las a way of SAM byl Conversations about where therty was following the banquet, brought bac memories from quite a few years ago, when the intermediates would all gather at. Hamilton's restaurant following a Listening to Bill Hunter give his: corn= liereminded me that - since we have d in Lucknow, (over 20 years)- Bill andthe arena have become synonymous with one and other, In a nut shell, what does it all mean? To me, It means that coming from a ci- ty to a rural. area, such as Iaidknow, ,that we have become a part of a wonderful community.. of .people, with whom we share their joys anti sorrows,: Now.. in what .city can you get such a feeling of belonging?. • Residents question -prospect of getting hydro electric, 1920 April time,. Timis when rho husband,. was. goingone way with .orso child About Hydro - The question as to and the wife another way with another child:' Times whin they whether Idaluiow will have fro electrlc< wondered if that group on the la, would over..undierstand and pay • service by next fall naturally is often in attention to what th*y twor. iirying to. tooth. What makes thani p.oplo given ,of .their time .so willingly? Third is 'no remuneration, at least: in *NY form of :dollars: There is however , remun.ratf on of a dif ee nt s.nsrii. That ,paYmant is till. stratlisfaction, gratification, plaosur+si or contentment ,they r.colye: from:. - sharing team with thele' son or dauylitr - returning to th* coinniunttii what had bean given thein -in the past - sowing that llttl. hockey" player finally mans*, to get off, his ankles and on to therblad s • - seeing 'that little hockeyplayer manage `to stay upright on' his skates•• - watching as the younger ones finally understand what that. btu* dine and offside mans • • - sharing O. thrill of that first goal: • - sharing the eitcit.ment with the tsar:` as they win thalr first game - commisaratiing, with .ach other as the team loss watching thir foam play penalty feel . - watching their team put their all Into the gam. dispit. the. fact they haw more losses than wing! • ' ' - seeing players ilmprove as they 'put: into practic. •'what Is being taught _ This Iist could go on forayer, but 1 think you :get the point. So to all you volunteers out there, we tip our -hat and' say thanks for making Lucknow such a groat village! PL -Quick farm chemical 'safety quiz Test your knowledge of farm chemical safety with this quick quiz. You'll find the answers on the classified pages, Code 39, Educational. 1) What is the best source of information on cutting down exposure to a chemical? 2) What are the three . levels of toxicity indicated on a pesticide container? 3) What parts of the body are at the greatest risk of exposure to farm chemicals? • 4) You must regularly check chemical resistant gloves to see if they're safe to wear. What its the most effective way of checking? 5) What two signal words on a pesticide jug mean "Always wear eye protection"? • 6) Does a dust mask do the same thing as a respirator? 7) What is the best safety tool you can have with ou when working with pesticides? 8) Where can you find out about the symptoms of chemical over.espoeure and what first aid is necessary? 9) What are the four ways in which your body can be exposed to pesticides? 10) What should you do before taking off chemical resistant gloves? 11) When woe i with chemicals, how often should you launder work clothes even though they haven't. been exposed toa sail or splash? 12) What are the areas of the body that absorb• chemicals at the highest rate? If you would like to know mote about farm chemical safety, Write for the free Farm Chemical Safety Is In Your Hands booklet It's a great guide to complete safety precautions. No farm home should be without one. Write to:\ Crop Protection Institute of Canada, 1200-910 7th Avenue S.W., Calgary, All. T2P 3N8. :the . minds of our citizens. A bit of evidence, as to' the prospects came to hand this week in the form of a •letter from the: Commission to •ask what the prospects were for having,;hydro current next fall, and urged upon the Commis- sioners the special conditions in which Lucknow . is placed at the present time. This week the council received a letter from the comssicu. which reads in part as follows . "As Mr. Johnston was informed when,he , called at the office, the Cominlssion do. not anticipate. any 'difficulty at the pre- sent time in connection • with giving ser toe'tytoyyour municlpality•by late fall of thIt is safe to say that anything that the council or the commission can do to give service at the earliest date_will done. 50,yearsago 11940 . - Tutored Leal Star Rookie - To hockey fans the name' Wally Stanowaki brings to mind that dashing rookie defenseman.of the Toronto Maple Leafs, To•HerbrMiller of town . it brings to mind a lanky youngster and -a bad young devil at that, whom he tutored asa, kid when playing City Playground League hockey in Winnipeg. - Herb managed one of thirty-nine teams, from the age of 12 to 15. Wally Stanowski was a member of Herb's team, which on one occasion won the city championship. Stanowski then played juvenile hockey, ' caught a spot in Junior hockey with St. Boniface and was picked up by Toronto • Maple Leafs, and starred all season in his first year with the Oros, being nam- ed the outstanding rookie of the season. 25 years ago April 21, 1965 Principal Resigns at Kinloss Central - James Stott,principal of Kinloss Central Public School at Holyrood' for the past year, has resigned and the board is presently advertising for a successor. Mr. Scott has accepted a position as principal of a four room school at Moorefield operated by the Marybrough Township School Area Board. His resignation is effective at the end of the present term. • SENTJNEL MEMOIRS Purelmae Top Thomas Inglis of R: 1, Lucknow purchased the top priced bulb at the Bruce -Grey -Huron Aberdeen Angus sale at Walkerton fpr X35. Schedule' for Ashfield Area Ashfi Township School Area board and teachers in the Township, School Area met recently .and arranged a salary ' schedule for teachers in the area to come into effect,... at the , start of the Fall teaching term. All teachers pntly in Ashfield are in -level 1:and a minimum of $3300 was set as .a started salary in this category.: Teachers will be allowed $200 per year .for experience up to five years. The an- nual increment will be ;200 and $100 will beallowed for each university credit oh-, tained through bra courses`taken by the teachers. . . No maximum was set at -the time the contract was negotiated. • •. 10 years ago. April 16, 1980 • Melissa Becker, Dianne DeGroote and Jamie Humphrey were the top fund raisers in the 1980 Rinamen Skatethon The proceeds from the 'event will help ffor the tennis court a prefect of the ocal Kinsmen club. ' Sports - The Lucknow Juveniles gave their best effort in. their bid to win the Western Ontario Grand Championship and their Toss to Walkerton only attests to the capability of the champions. It was a evenly matched °series which might have gone either. way, proven by the fact that the wins were decided in overtime and one game remained a tie. The final game went into the dying • minutes 5 - 4 for Walkerton and ended 6 4 when Lucknow pulled their goalie in a last ditch effort to tie the game -and force overtime. • . Weather Memoirs April 15, 1904 - Up to 25 cm of heavy, wet snow fell on southern Ontario, paralyzing streetcar service in various localities. In Toronto, the wet snow freez- ing in switches derailed ,three streetcars and tied up 80 others. .