The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-10-04, Page 1•
Lucknow area youth critically
injured in. car accident.
A Lucknow area youth is in critical
condition in University Hospital, London,
following a car accident just north of
Belfast on Saturday evening. •
James Cranston, .18, R. 2; Lucknow, was
injured in the single vehicle accident which
occurred around 7.20 p.m., 1.2 kilometres
The
north of concession 10 and 11, Ashfield
Township. •
The Cranston car was heading south on
Huron County Road 1 when it left the
roadway on the west shoulder, crossed the
ditch striking a fence and rolled over
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several times. The car came to rest on its
side about 14. metres west of the edge of
the roadway in a field.
Joseph Van Hoven, London, reported the
accident to Ivan Cranston, R. 2 Lucknow,
who called Goderich Provincial Police.
Wingham amublance removed Mr. Cran-
ston to Wingliam and District Hospital
where he was transferred to University'
Hospital in London. Lucknow Fire Depart-
ment was also called 'to the scene.
Mr. Cranston is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Keith Cranston, R. 2 Lucknow.
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1978
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IPM attendance record set
BY JEFF SEDDON
The Huron County -edition of the
International Plowing Match set
attendance records for the 65 year
history of the snatch despite- down-
pours Wednesday and Saturday that
turned much of the Wingham site into
a quagmire. .
A spokesman for the Ontario
Plowman's Association (OPA) said
between 215,000 and 220,000 people
attended the match during its five day
spanNo final figures had been
compiled by the OPA and exact "at-
tendance will not be known until a.full
report on the match is prepared for
the OPA convention this winter. •
Opening day- ceremonies featuring
Sepoy�
retired
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receive
New
Horizons
grant
A group of retired people
from Lucknow is among 66 in
Ontario to receive New Hori-
zons grants .announced by
Health and Welfare Minist-
er, Monique Begin.
A total of $555,249 in
grants was awarded tothe
groups in Ontario.
Sepoy Apartments, Walter
Street, receives $680, to
iriitiate new activities, in-
cluding picnics: pot luck
dinners, - and such outdoor
games as croquet and horse-
shoes.
New Horizons .is a federal.
government program that
enables retired people to
create projects of their ,own
choosing. It offers grants :• to
groups of retired who under-
take activities for the benefit
of, themselves and others in
their community. The accent
is on local needs as seen by
older people and on their
willingness to meet such
needs. ,
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Professor Neil Armstrong was one of
the biggest drawing cards at the
match and was one reason attendance
was upover past years. An estimated
30,000 people went to see the first man
on the moon •setting an opening day
attendance record. The OPA reported
that attendance figureswere up for
four of the five days compared to last
year's match. The figures were very_
close to 'last year's on the third day 'of
the match and on the closing day they,
were down slightly compared to
Walkerton's effort to host the event
two years ago. - .
Rain dampened , enthusiasm of
spectators twice during. the five days
causing traffic ,.problems on access
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roads.. Sudden cloudbursts Wed-
nesday . afternoon and Saturday af-
ternoon
fternoon sent thousands scurrying to
their cars only to find .access roads
jammed with vehicles or parking lots
scattered with vehicles stuck in ,the
mud. Match workers spent hours on
tractors pulling mired vehicles to
solid ground.'
Only one special . event was can-
celled because ' of the rain. The
Wednesday version .of the daily
Parade through the match site was
cancelled because organizers wanted
to give the roads through tented city a
chance to dry up. Closing ceremonies
weresnortened4by the'rain Saturday.
No plowing competition was af-
fected by the rain. All classes were
completed with over 200 plowmen
going after over $35,000 in prize
money.
Match organizers said there was no
way of determining ,this early the
financial impact : the match : would
have on Huron. County. Hotel and
motel -rooms within a 100 mile radius
of the 'Wingham site were booked by
participants and competitors in the
match. One spokesman said every
business in the Wingham area would
have had some success because of the
match
This is the third time since World
War Two that Huron County has
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A record crowd' of Direr 30,000 turned out on Tuesday, September 26, at the
Windham °site of the International Plowing Match to witness the official
opening of the °five F day competition beng *hosted by °`Huron County.
Spectators flocked arout id a makeshift platform to hear an opening speech by
astronaut Neff Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon. Armstrong
proved to be the main"attraction,at the matt5h opening stealing the show fran1
dignitaries such lig federal miilster of agriculture Eugene Whelan, , provincial
liberal party leader Stuart Smith and MPP Lorne Henderson. The turnout
Tuesday is the largest ever for opening day of the International Match. Here
Whelanpresents the astronaut with commemorative stamps honouring the
occasion. The Lucknow Concert Band in the lower right of the picture
attended the .opening 'to provide, the music for the opening of the 'Match.
[Photo by Jeff Seddon]
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