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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-03-02, Page 4Page 4"—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 2, 1988 P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Established 1873 Ci CJ«.TION Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager S1700 Outside :,anada $6090 $1490 Outside Canada $5890 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 advertisment will be paid at the applicable rates. That's the spirit! There's big things happening in the small village of Lucknow these days. Sure, it's not the Olympics and the eyes of the world are not upon us, but you con bet the eyes of neighbouring communities are. And you con bet those neighbouring communities are jealous. Case in point: two weeks ago. Peter Steer. the Training Office for the Lucknow Fire Department, stopped by this office with an idea of soliciting donations to fund some needed equipment for the Fire Hall, namely a television and video machine for training and educational purposes. • Before the end of the month, in less than 14 days, the Fire Depart- ment had their equipment thanks to donations from service clubs, businesses and individuals. Another example: Al Miller called this office kite last week with a reminder that the Lucknow -Intermediate Lancers were involved in a tough playoff series with Drayton. Mr. Miller explained that he was making a few calls o try and get some fans out to support the team. Come Friday nigh , there was not an empty seat in the arena. The Lancers won the game and the 50-50 draw has never been better. Fans enjoyed the contest and the players rose to the occasion. And next: the Lucknow Reunion Committee is gearing up full tilt for the Celebrate in 1988 event planned for the end of June and the begin- ning of July this summer and surely. the members of this community are gearing up with them. The Great Lucknow Beard Growing Contest has been announced and already the contestants are wiping their slates, and their chins, clean for the event. While we often dwell on the negative aspects of society, the ac- cidents and the disasters, the prejudice and the injustice, it's nice to know that there is good out there too. Rarely does a community the size of Lucknow find the effort and the time to show support and initiative...but there it is, everyday. To the service clubs and volunteers, the unpaid chairmen and the committee heads, the coaches and the fans, a gold medal in the 'We Care Olympics'. R.B. I had an awful tough time deciding what to write about for you this week...there were so many possibilities. I'd thought about giving ourselves a pat on the back for staging the Olympics - until I saw the Canadian hockey team get blown away by the Russians. Good try though guys...have you considered taking up lawn bowling? I'd considered chatting with you all about how I survived alone last week while my wife was away in Toronto at a com- puter conference. It was tough figuring out the microwave AND the washing machine all in the same night, but hardly makes for interesting reading. For a brief moment (very brief) I'd thought about opening up the abortion cah of worms and seeing what slithered out, but On The Side is not the place for such things as touchy as this. I was going to write about how a teenager from Michigan was the mother of a alien's baby...but a trip to Beckers revealed that the National Enquirer had scooped me on that one. Oh well...maybe the next time. So...the only thing left on my list was all this hula-baloo about Jimmy Swaggart. Ready? Television evangalists leave a very bad taste in my mouth. Ever since Oral Roberts revealed that God had demanded he raise $4.5 million or die, most sensible people have begun to wonder what, exact- ly, these guys are trying to pull off in the name of the Lord. The one thing I noticed about evangalists such as Jerry Falwell, Jim and Tammy Bakker, and Jimmy Swaggart is the fact they they are incredibly well-dressed, have lots of expensive jewellery and drive big cars. Do they do this in the name of God? I am reminded of the story in the Bible where the young Jesus cleared the temple of the money changers saying they had no place in His Father's house. And I think it's time to clear the temple again. No doubt, at least some of the millions ON THE SIDE and millions of dollars donated in good faith to these high-tech churches of the air- waves does get to the people who need and deserve it, but obviously not all of it. The money Jimmy Swaggart paid to the prostitute that recently got him in hot water with his ministry came from the pay cheque provided by member of his con- gregation. The fact that he has admitted this in public doesn't change things. He was wrong and how can he ever stand on a stage in, front of television cameras and again ask for donations to his church? These man and women are giving religion a bad name. The poorest beggar I have personally ever seen was in Rome on the very steps of the Vatican. She was a ragged women clut- ching a hungry child to her breast with one hand while reaching out to passers-by with the other. Behind her was the priceless statues, art and gold of St. Peter's Basilica. It was a strange sight. The poor and hungry begging for a penny in front of un- told wealth. The image of that poor, helpless women comes to mind each time I hear of another television evangalist in a three-peice suit falling from grace. The taxes Jimmy Swaggart pays on his home in one day would probably keep that women and her child fed and clothed for the rest of their lives. It's not right. Mr. Swaggart and friends and just humans. They are no more holy than that woman in Rome. Salvation does not come from watching television. It comes from within. It comes from having faith not from having a big car thanks to the collec- tion plate. Have a good week. AND THE LORD SAto To ME , JinrtY iF YOU DON'T- RAISE $500 MILLION BY NOON I'LL INVOLVE You IN A TERRIBLE SEX SCANDAL wiTH A HOOKER." WELL I TuST COULDN'T COME UP WiTN THE CASH... BIC LIGHTERS ASb BRINSToNE 70 years ago March 7, 1918 Pioneer train service - Folks living along the Palmerston -Kincardine branch of the Grand Trunk feel as though they are being reduced to pioneer conditions when it comes to passenger train service. Of course it is the same elsewhere as passenger train service has been reduced to a minimum. One train up and one down each day is pretty slow. Not so long ago, we had three both ways. "Blame it on the Kaiser", we suppose. So far as the village of Lucknow is con- cerned, its passenger train service con- sists of one train per day from Palmerston, and:one train from Kincardine. The morn- ing and night trains that used to run here will be greatly missed for travel to Toronto and London. Drug fiend serves 60 days - The "dope fiend" taken to Walkerton from Lucknow last week will serve 60 days for stealing co- caine. The man has been operating freely in Western Ontario and having an easy time of it until he was gripped by the law SENTINEL MEMOIRS I- J last week in Lucknow. Finding all avenues closed to him in his home of Toronto, he tried pastures green and for a short time had everything his own way. Over the past few months, the man has been stealing cocaine from doctors and also broke into drug stores to supply his craving for the drug. He had been spotted in Wingham and Listowel before his arrest in Lucknow. 50 years ago March 3, 1938 Escape from blaze - In their night attire, and in sub -zero temperatures, Mrs. A.H. McQuillin and her two children, June and Roy, escaped from their blazing home in Toronto last week. Mrs. McQuillin is the wife of the late Roy McQuillin of Lucknow. She was aroused from her sleep by crackiling flames. The children also awoke at about the same time and all three escaped unharmed from the home. Roy was bale to alert the fire department before fleeing the house. New shop opens - Hoffamn's Men's Wear store will opens its doors for business to- day with a wide range of new merchan- dise. Mr. Hoffman is featuring opening day specials at the shop and hopes to do a good business in the village. The new shop is located in the former Treleavan book store, conducted for many years by Mrs. Treleavan who has now disposed of the greater portion of her stock and has discontinued business. 25 years ago March 6, 1963 Loss of $25,000 - Fire of unknown origin which broke out early last Wednesday morning, levelled the large barn on the farm of Murdoch MacDonald and his son Grant. The farm is located in Huron Township about two miles west of the Ripley Road. The fire was discovered when Mrs.gpac- Donald was awakened by the glow from the fire in the barn. The fire department, when called, was helpless to save the building. The building, stock, feed, and im- plements represent the damages in the blaze to the cost of about $25,000. In addi- tion, 118 pigs, including 11 sows, 12 head of cattle and 16 diary cows died in the fire. 10 years ago March 1, 1978 Lucknow archers are Canadian champs - Three Lucknow archers hold most of the 'major championship titles in the Canadian and Ontario Barebow competition. Peter Steer, who was raised in Lucknow and has recently moved back, is the Cana- dian Outdoor Barebow and the Ontario In- door Barebow champion in the men's division. Carol Adams holds the ladies' title in the Canadian and Ontario competitions, while her husband, Ken Adams is the silver medalist in the Candian Outdoor and In- door Barebow men's division.