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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-03-16, Page 71 news The mow Seeded, Wediseaday, March 16, l9113—!.e 7 Mollie writes about Dungannon visit... *from page IS asked me out to represent our town at their 125th Birthday Celebrations, 1 had to say no, promising them instead a lovely lady descended from their Founder's family. It was all fixed until the lady slipped a disc and that meant me or nobody. Once 1 decided, you couldn't have held me back. I charged around gathering gifts from the industries here, linen, cut glass, silver, town and city coats of arms, letters of greeting, big things, wee things, such a weight, thought they'd never let me on the plane. But I needn't have worried. It was VIP treatment for me every inch of the way, chatted up at the airport, paged on the plane, whisked off from Toronto to that other Dungannon in a limousine as big as a bus. From take off at Aldergrove to touch down there again, I had hardly time to breathe, Dungannon is a gem, a tiny town of grass and trees and homes like little palaces and good souls who welcome you with arms stretched wide. I was their guest of honour. Now 1 know what it's like to be a Queen, wined, dined, feted, cheered, broadcasting on radio and television, touring factories and farms, hospitals and nuclear power plants, harbours and mines and newspaper complexes with my own picture gracing the front page under enormous headlines - ''Mollie's Here!" With the acting mayor, I reviewed the Grand Parade, majorettes and prancing horses and fancy floats so numerous they took two hours to pass through this little hamlet, its popula- tion swollen suddenly from 282 to 20,000. Pen pals organised a picnic for me, most of them local but some flying in from Cincinnati, Saskatchewan, Vancouver. I presented my gifts and received gifts in return from their Dungannon, ate hamburgers and hot dogs, attended weddings and barbe- cue, judged beards and fancy dress, talked and visited and danced and sang and made more speeches than 1 could count, In nearby Goderkh, I was hosted by the Canadian Legion, then the W,i,, then the Legion again, many of its office bearers young Associate Mem- bers and all its men decked out in smart blue crested blazers that the - wear not just with pride but with dis- tinction. As a farewell, they threw a party for me in their club, fabulous from first to last, laying on drinks and savouries and music and distinguished fellow guests and gifts galore, finally joining their crossed hands around .me for "She's a jolty good fellow" and "Auld Lang Syne" that went right to my heart. Now quiet Cambridge is our goal again, this time for our son's gradua- tion. Drowsing among its dreams and its traditions, 111 not forget my new friends across the Atlantic, their kindness, their generosity, their affec- tion or the vigour of their fine young country. Canada is enormous but not any bigger than the hearts of its people. How wonderful it would be to see them all again some day! Some day soon? Home -bird or not, I'll have to go back, Mollie Wilson Whiteside, B,A. (Mrs.) Honorary Secretary, Dungannon/1'4°y Branch Concerned about opposition to tax proposal... *tram page 1 municipal taxes. Taxes on land should not be paying for services such as education, welfare etc, Gunby is concerned that farmers can be persuaded to believe their land rights are threatened by the proposal, The Ontario Federation of Agriculture is a farmers' organization represent- ing farmers and has always stated it would not tolerate jeopardizing the rights to land. Gunby said he can see no basis for this fear in the proposal which has been examined very closely by the federation. The ownership of property is recorded on the deed and is registered at the registry office. The farmers vocally opposing this taxation policy change are creating the impression among farmers and non - farmers that farmers are getting a special deal, comments Gunby. Farm- ers are not getting special treatment, This program simply equalizes pay- ment with non -farmers in the same community, Gunby states. Further- more, the amount farmers will pay under the new system is similar to the 50 per cent rebate or marginally more, he adds. This proposal is designed to provide an equitable tax system for bona fide farmers, provide comparable tax treat- ment of farm residences and similar residences in the same community and remove the distorting influence of farmland from the equalization pro- cess used for distribution of provincial Fairish is key t •from page 5 Farrish feels that the Leafs have accomplished a part of the "growing up" process in a recent stretch of games against the NHL's elite teams. "We played pretty well in Boston but they did the little things better than we did," he said. "We had a good first period in the islanders' rink, then they really turned it on to beat us. "We're a young team and we have to go through the little bit of awe at playing against the top teams in their buildings and that's tough the first time around for young players. Kids tend to have their mouths open a little, playing against the teams that have been the big clubs in the NHL for the past few years." Farrish experienced the first part of his maturing process with New York Rangers, who drafted him from Sud- bury juniors in '76. "That's why what happened this week is a good sign. We had a streak where we played pretty well but lost to some good teams by having a bad period or an even shorter let down. But we went into Montreal and came back from a three goal deficit to tie and than beat St. Louis." "I went through that big rink awe with the Rangers, especially the first couple of times we played in Mont- real," he said. "The Canadiens had been the class of the league for as long as 1 could remember and i was awestruck the first time i played in The Forum and could barely keep my feet untangled." The Farrish view is that the Leafs learned some valuable lessons in the games against the top teams. No Blg Surprise "Boston and the islanders showed us how important the little things in the game really are," he said. "The Islanders, in winning those three Stanley Cups, and the Bruins this season, just execute the basics of the game so well and so consistently. They 'little -thing' you to death. "It's a matter of puck control and doing smart things with it. It starts with moving the puck out of your end and, many times, the team that does that the best wins the last game of the playoffs. By doing that well, a team doesn't let you off the hook. "The improvement in our club has come from us gradually getting better grants. "The government will not be paying our taxes," stated Gunby. Surely some method is necessary to equalize the tax system, observes Gunby. Farmers have issues to deal with that non -farming business does not have to contend with, including capital investment in relation to dollar return which is much higher compared to other businesses; inventory turn- over is much slower and there are climatic and biological uncertainties which play an important emphasis. To conclude, Gunby points out that the federation and farmers have not yet seen the government's final draft of this legislation. The objections are being raised over a proposal. The final policy has been presented as yet. at executing the little basics of the game." Some permanence on the club's roster hasn't hurt the cause, either. "I've heard some of the guys who have been here a while talking about the stabiility we've had since Dan Daoust and Gaston Gingras joined us," Parrish said. "The fact that we haven't had changes has really helped to build the confidence the team has developed. When 1 was here before, there always was talk of the shuttle bus to the minors but that's gone now." To Farrish, the Black Hawks suc- cess with Orval Tessier as coach is no big surprise. Tessier coached the New Brunswick team to the AHL title last season in his pro debut. "Tessier wasn't a coach who had a big bag of magic cures," Farrish said. "He stressed the basics, the execution of the little things. "By the playoffs, our team was executing like clockwork and it was ,a really good experience to be part of it, no matter what league it was in." Now, if the Leafs can execute like clockwork in the league they're in... it's All in the C) 2001 MAY'81 ED The L.dtnow end District Lions Easter Seat Conpoign MARCH 1- APRIL 3 DONATIONS MAY BE LEFT AT THE BANK OF MON TREA L or THE ROYAL BANK or WITH TH ORVILLE ELLIOTT Fanny and Children's Services of Huron County [Operated by the Children's Aid Society) invites You To The M72nd Annual DATE: MARCH 30, 1983 TIME: 2:00 P.M. PLACE: 46 GLOUCESTER TERRACE COOERICH, ONTARIO Memberships available at the door - $1.00 REFRESHMENTS LYNNETIE HANbLEY'S a n 0 e Lobs • AN Ade: Come out and be part O , of DANCE IT'S 4th A Division of DanceFIT (Canada) Ltd ' session In Lucknow. DANCE IT is a cardiovascular fitness program that combines the fun of dancing with the basis elements of a good fitness work out. Th. ten week program will be held at the Town Hall In Lucknow, beginning April 12, 1053. The 336 fee Includes a one hour workout, twice a week, to be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 • 9:30 p.m. ,. A partklpatlon, demonstretlon and registration even- ing will be held Wednesday, March 30, 1913,7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall. Come prepared to work out and hoar about the Dance It program. Running shoes are a must) Returning students may register by contacting instructor at 625.3645. PLAN TO MAKE DANCE 1T YOUR FUN WAY TO BECOME PHYSICALLY FiTI i. 7 BANNER BIJYS 1981 PONTIAC CATALINA, 4 door with air 1980 CHEV IMPALA, 4 door 1980 MERCURY MARQUIS Brougham 4 dr. 1980 DODGE ST. 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