The Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-07-29, Page 1VOL
VOL.1125 WK 30
WEDNESDAY, JVLY 294 .1998.
654 INCLUDES GS,T,
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Weekend events:
Iots to do here--'
Lucknow merchants kick off the. Civic holiday
weekend on. Thursday with the annual sidewalk sale
days and moonlight madness promotion,
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday you'll, find, bar-
gains galore on the street, and Friday night you can
shop till you drop until 10 p.m.
Friday night is also the annual lip sync competition:
sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. Take a
break from your.. Fridaynight shopping and check out'.
the action at the corner of Inglis and Campbell streets,
The Lucknow Agricultural Society is hosting, its
28th craft festival starting on Friday at noon. The show
runs until 10 p.m and then reopens Saturday at 10
aan.
As usualyou'll find a 'multitude of crafts for sale.
You: can watch demonstrations,, pick up -homemade,.
baking and fresh; produce too. All the action takes
place at the sports complex.
Come Sunday, you can take it easy while you listen.
to sortie great fiddling music. Or if.you're a mind to,
you can take to the, floor and spin to the music as the
10th' annual :Fiddler's: Jamboree, takes place at the..
Community Centre. Please note the change of venue
this year.: The ,event gets underway at 12:30 pan-.
Meals are available on site.
I.,ar'Jy:de.adiLfles
..Please. note.; as Monday is the Civic holiday, early
deadlines are .in place at, the Sentinel office. Please
nave .all. •,your. :advertising and correspondence, in by
noon on. Friday:
NQ Dunn
ganonfair
ambassadoraspa or this year
The 19th' Dunannon Fair.and Fainil Fui Day` s:.
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Will not include an ambassador of the fair.:-Lack:of
interest :in',the competition• forced the cancellation.
when only one young woman entered. .Na males
entered in this ihe first year the pageant lecaine•co ed;
Arietta Glenn; the current •organizer of the pageant
was very disappointed. "The last three or four years,
it's :been tough getting girls," Glenn said it,appeared
the writing was. :on the wall. Glenn said it is unfortu_
nate that there will be no ambassador this. year. "Ii,took'
a lot of hard work by earlier organizers to get this up
and going.'
•Glenn :said they .will try againnext year.
The random•draw for a prince and princess will still.
take place during fair days, on Sunday; Aug.9 at 3
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ansitioit
.ard hear
from its fire chiefs
by, Dwight Irwin
The transition board
from Lucknow, Huron and
Kinloss Township met in.
Ripley Thursday night to
'discuss, how to run their
fire departments if they
amalgamate.
Ripley -Huron Fire
Department Chief Doug.
Martyn and Lucknow
District. Fire Department
Chief Peter Steer were in
attendance to share their
ideas with the board,
Martyn and Steer have
met with each other and
have decided on a few
Nazareth,
was one
.'stop over" •
for. 90 kids.
With their "Passports to
the Holy, Land" in order,
90' young, travellers had a
'stop over' in Nazareth last
week where they learned_
how Bible -time carpenters;
lived and worked. Then
therewas a visit to a mar-
ketplace, in,Ieiusalern and
:a sy,-nagogue ;-in
Capernaum, followed by.
Bethlehem and Bethany.
Their adventure was: part
of the activitiesthat took
place during vacation
Bibleschool.
things.
The chiefs feel they
should keep reign over.
their own, departments..
"Why should I have
control over. Peter's
,department,'or him have
control over mine?"
Martyn said:
They also want to have
an updated radio . system
between the two depart-
ments.
"We ... can hear .
Kincardine's calls clear as
a bell, but Luckngw's is
• just static," Martyn said.
A►. ,aerial would be set
up on the water tower
behind. Knechtel's in
Lucknow for better recep-
tion.
ecep-tion..between the two,
departments.
They also Want, to run
the fire halls the same and
*have the.'same response
`area as . before, Martyn
said. •
If both departments
keep the same name it
might helppeople feel.
more comfotable' with,
their department as well,
'Martyn said.
"It will save money too.
We won't needpew shirts
and our trucks .won't have
to be .Painted," Martyn
said.
The two departments
will share, equipment like
heavy hydraulics, and band
toolsfor accidents and
each department will have
a backup pumper in case it
is. needed. They will, also
share in : training 'and
• instructors, ,W artyn said.
The chiefs' *ill discuss
matters further with their.
firefighters and return to • -
the transition board with 'a
recommendation on how
to run the:deliattments.
Making'pan•flutes was one of the crafts 90 children.enjoyed:during vaca-
tion Bible school last Week at the Lucknow and•District Christian
Reformed Church. From the haft are Katelyn;Baakelaar, Avaleigh Nonkes,
Adam Simpson, andlleather...deBoer. 'The theme for this year was
Passport to the Holy. Land, following Jesus every day. (Livingston
photo)
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This summer has been.
• one the hottest and spial .
est in recent memory.
,Therefore, the lifeguards
at the pool, have decided to
devote a week to educate
the public on ' the dangers
of sun exposure,, A variety
of: special events and,
activities were organized
for this week'
On Monday, a hat and
sunglasses day was held.
Everyone was encouraged
to wear these accessories
in the water to emphasize
theimportance of covering
up in the sun.
A' deck decorating con-
test' was held on Tuesday,
with the theme"How to be,
safe in the sun.' This
resulted in many creative
and interesting designs:
Tonight, you can take
part in.ai Ha wai,ian 'night.
swim from 6 to 9 p.m at a
cast of only $1 per person..
The lifeguards invite
you to°come down to their
paradise by the water
where you will be `sur
rounded by great in.tisic,
scenery and people:
Tomorrow (Thursday)
will be the day of a 3on-3
basketball tournament:,; It's
open to anyone who wish-
es to participate: rust get a
team, together and come.
on down to the pool.
A tread-a-thon will be
. held on the Friday morn=
ing from; 9 a. m. to 2 p.m.
Participants ;will ..see :how.'
long they can tread for
while they participate; in a
variety of. activities.
All proceeds go to the
swimming pool renovation. •.
fund.
Safe Sun Days proms
es to be a great, so make
sure you take in the rest. of
the week's events.
Formore information''
call the pool at 52, -2902.
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