The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-03-30, Page 3That mad turkey
was no April fool
Call him .,► April Fool if you like but our
. litor, Rob Bundy, had a strange ex-
perience on Monday that will could have
him labelled a turkey.
The encounter with the UFO's (Uniden-
tified Feathered Objects) occured just
afternoon on Highway 1 between Lucknow
and Holyrood on Monday last. While retur-
ning from Kinlough, Mr. Bundy noticed
three very large birds standing at the side
of the road.
Slowing down for a closer look, it
became evident that the birds took an im-
mediate dislike for his small, blue Chevy.
The trio, two females and a large male, ap-
peared to be wild turkeys and as the car
approached they became quite distressed.
From a distance of about ten feet, the
huge male bird puffed himself up and
began a mission of protecting his "girls".
He ran full steam at the car, which had by
this time been brought to a halt, and pro- .
ceeded to peck with some vigor at the front.
grill.
Not quite believing his eyes, Hob tooted
on'the horn to clear the indignant fowl
trout his path, but to no avail. Instead, the
terrifying turkey came 'round to the
drivers' side of the car andbegan pecking
at the window!
. Eye to eye with the most vicious beak he
had ever seen, our fearless editor was
ready to flee...except that the other two
birds had moved closer and were now in
the middle of his path of escape.
Bewildered but still not willing to run
over the birds, Rob edged slowly forward.
This move envoked another stream of
pecks on the window from the protective
male, who by this time appeared quite
upset with the whole affair.
Finally, the ladies moved aside and Rob
was able to keep on his way, but not until
the male had run beside the car offering
squawks that seems to say, "And don't you
come back!".
Back in the safety of Lucknow, Mr. Bun-
dy looked high and low for someone to
believe his tale...but was greeted only with
laughs and strange looks from those he
told. No, he didn't have his camera with
him on the trip north from the village,
henc there is no real proof that this inci-
dent actually occured.
Mr. Bundy would be most grateful if so-
meone...anyone...would call to confirm his
story about the three wild turkeys wander-
ing the road early this week.
Did anyone else get a glimpse of them,
or was this just an elaborate April Fool's
prank at the expense of our editor's
sanity?
It could be that he's been working too
hard....
Town and Country
The Town and Country Club had an Irish
programme at the Legion Hall on March
21. Betty O'Donnell chaired the pro-
gramme and opened with the singing of 0
Canada.
The Wingham and Lucknow Scottish
dancers were present and delighted the au-
dience with several dance numbers. Little
Mary (resembling Elizabeth Robinson)
gave a humorous reading "Husbands".
Betty O'Donnell read the poem "The
Leprechauns". Several Irish numbers
LUCKNOW CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Invites You To Worship With Them On
Sunday, April 3, 1988
10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Nursery downstairs morning 8 afternoon
EVERYONE WELCOME
LUCKNOW
UNITED CHURCH
Special Good Friday Service
APRIL 1, 7:30 P.M.
April 3rd, Easter Sunday
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Worship Service 11:00 A.M.
Rev. Gerald McFarlane
Lucknow
Presbyterian Church
April lst, Good Friday
11 a.m.
Combined service of
Lucknow and Kinloss
Congregations in Lucknow
* * * *
April 3rd, Easter Sunday
11 a.m.
Sacrament of Lord's Supper
will be administered in the
Lucknow Church
* * * *
Nursery at both services
Everyone welcome
were performed by Harold Campbell on
the violin, Jean Conley on the banjo and
Betty O'Donnell on the piano.
Mary Hein and friend sang Irish Songs
with their own accompaniment. A contest
by Blanche MacCallum was followed by a
Sing -a -long. Betty O'Donnell gave the
story of the "Blarney Stone".
The programme closed with music and
dancing. Cake and ice cream were served
at 1 p.m. honouring birthdays. An Auction
was held to end the afternoon.
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 30, 1988—Page 3
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•Easter Bunny
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