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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-07-13, Page 4/,) Page 4 —Lucknow Sentinel, Weauesd Iv, July 13,1988 inel P.O. Box 400, Lucknow. Ontario NOG 2H0 528-2822 Establis led 1873 vC RIR I[4 CIRCULATION BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1988 Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager Subscription rates in advance: Rob Bundy -Editor Pat Livingston -General Manager $1 790 Outside Canada $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, wilt not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisment will be paid at the applicable rates. Go for it, Lucknow A seed of on idea was planted in Lucknow last week. With a little at- tention and the right fertilizer, the seed could grow to bear a sweet fruit for everyone involved. The seed is promotion and the fruit is tourist dollars. Every year, millions upon millions of dollars are spent by tourists in the counties of Grey and Bruce. A lot of those dollars go to towns such as Durham, Sauble Beach and Owen Sound because those communities have promoted themselves in such a way as to become attractive to travellers. When Paul McKessock, Executive Director of the Grey -Bruce Tourist Association, spoke to members of the Lucknow Business Association last week, he stressed the benefits to the local economy brought by tourists. He also stressed the use of imagination to get them to spend some time (and money) here in Lucknow. The'question in the minds of the business folk who took the time to listen to Mr. McKessock•was what does Lucknow, hove to promote? We don't have a lake at our backdoor, nor do we sit next to a bird sanc- tuary or a gold mine. Or do we? Development of walking trails along the river, or promo- tion of farm vacations in the area could well be the gold mine we lack. Take for example the Wawa goose. The huge concrete bird perched on a hill overlooking the tiny and otherwise nondescript town in nor- thern Ontario. Beleive it or not, people flock (pun intended) from far and wide to see that goose. Wawa is full of hotels' and motels. There are restaurants and service stations and shops selling every type of tourist paraphernalia imaginable. If Wawa can do it, why can't we? Maybe we could have an agricultural museum, as was suggested at last week's meeting, or the world's largest statue of Donald Dinnie. People travelling to the shores of Lake Huron pass ' through Lucknow...all we have to do is get them to stop. Once stopped, they'll gas up the car, buy ice cr. J maybe pick up a couple of t -shirts. ' The seed is planted, r l tion is expected soon with a bumper crop to follow. R.B. The Lucknow Business Association, don't you dare call them businessMEN, listened intently while the Executive Director 'of the Grey -Bruce Tourist Association spoke candidly about pro- moting the local tourist trade. "But what has Lucknow got to attract tourists/" piped up a voice from the back after hearing how much money is spent each year on tourism m the two counties. "Well," replied the E.D., "you've got you...the atmosphere of a small, rural community. People like that and will come here to see it." And as silly as that sounds, it's true. Let's set a scene. Imagine you're stan- ding on a street corner in a city, any city, and you stop a passer-by to ask for direc- tions. If he doesn't think you're some kind of weirdo for talking to a stranger, his answer would probably be something like: "Go to the Grenoble subway stop, head west four stops, and turn up Slibber Street for two blocks." Right/ In a small community such as Lucknow, the answer would include a number of reference points which no longer exist. Like this: "Well son, you go on up to the corner where the Brown's had their dry -goods store, turn north until you get to where the old mill was and turn left. Keep going 'til you get to where the Johnstone place burn- ed down and you're there. It's right beside where the McPiddles used to live." Isn't that quaint. And the tourist pro- moter is right - people love that. N THE SIDE by Rob Bundy Also, if you're in a small town and dial the wrong number, the person you get will probably'know the right number off the top of his head. They don't do that in a city. If you don't have the right change in a small town, chances are the shopkeeper will say, "That's okay, Bob. Catch me tomorrow." In the city, the storeowner probably wouldn't hesitate to call in the SWAT team. In a small town you can go for a leisurely walk after dinner. In the city you wait in line to pay to take a bus. In the city they have organized crime. In a small town we have to put up with unorganized crime. City dwellers don't know their neighbour's name. In a small town you can't buy a bottle of Aspirin without everyone asking if you're sick for a week afterwards. In Lucknow,-people will line up at the Super Scoop if they get in a new flavour of ice cream. In the city, the world's leaders gathered for the Economic Summit and nobody cared. Yep, we have something unique here that people with money who live in the con - Turn to page 5 • NON- ORGANIC FARMING UTNE SECRET is INSECTNG OSTRIC.N MEMBRANE ExTRACT MixED wTN „ A L L E E_ X -LAX INTO - E CJ-11CKEni FEED 70 years ago July, 1, 1918 Food Officer may search - It is announc- ed from Ottawa that in order to faciliU,' e the operation of the anti -hoarding law, an order has been passed giving to an authorized representative of Canada's Food Board the right to enter and search any place where it is suspected that food is being illegally held. The order provides that any person duly authorized may inspect any building, vessel or vehicle suspected of containing any foodstuffs in excess of the quantities prescribed by law. Searches may be con- ducted at any time of day and may result in a warrant of seizure. Registration in north Huron - The work compiling the registration return for North Huron has been completed by the officer of the Registrar and for the information of the public, the results are published. A total of 16,067 registered before June 22 that being 7,440 males and 8,627 females. This is regarded as being very complete and exceeds the expected registration. 50 years ago July 14, 1938 Excellent hay weather - A prolonged period of dry weather with temperatures SENTINEL MEMOIRS E3. not excessively high for July has enabled farmers in this area to continue with little interuption in taking of a heavy hay crop. While the dry spell has facilitated hay- ing, a good rain would be welcomed for pastures, crops and small gardens. Grain is ripening rapidly and cutting will be con- siderably earlier than the average harvest season. Rain did fall here on Sunday for the first time in a long while, but more is needed soon. UFO secretary speaks - The meeting of the Lucknow Joint Club opened with Direc- tor John Colwell in the chair. Mr. H. Han- nam, the general secretary of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO), was then call- ed on to give a very interesting talk on the Consumer Cooperative, which was the main subject of the evening meeting. In his address, Mr. Hannam said, "we have been in the habit of letting other peo- ple do our business for us, but we did not seem to get any further ahead, so it is time we tended to our own business". 25 years ago July 10, 1963 Meeting favours cement floor - Subject to being able to arrange all the details and solve the problems associated with the project, a permanent cement floor will be poured over the artificial ice pipes at the Lucknow arena this summer. This is a Lions project and will pro- pbably cost about $6,000 in addition to the $25,000 spent to install the ice plant. On Monday evening, the Village Council hand- ed over a cheque in the amount of $3,700 received through the Winter Works pro- gram sponsored by the provincial government. Council plans modern lighting - At the July meeting of the Lucknow Village Coun- cil, the Board approved an extension of modern street lighting at an estimated cost of $7,400 subject to the approval of the Ontario Hydro Electric Commission. The expenditure will be made out of the surplus built up by the local commission which can only be spent on improvements to the system. New flourescent fixtures similar to those on Campbell Street will be extended to the town limits. The same type lights will be installed on Havelock Street north from Campbell. 10 years ago July 14, 1978 Heavy 'sport comes to Lucknow The Heaviest Sport on Wheels is coming to Lucknow during the weekend of July 22. The Lucknow Class A Tractor Pull, with a purse of $9,450, will be the biggest in Western Ontario. Featuring six classes of mini tractors and seven classes of super stock and modified, the Lucknow Pull is a Molson's point series event. Lucknow was submitted as a possible location for the Pull by Art Helm of the Lucknow Pullers Association because he was "sick of travelling such long distances to compete". Grey Ox corner gets plaque - A Scotch mist cleared and the sun broke through as 0, the kilt was drawn away to unveil the Grey Ox Memorial plaque at a dedication ceremony held Sunday afternoon, July 9, 1978. Former pupils of Grey Ux School and former residents of the community from across Canada and the United States join- ed families of the community today at the Grey Ox corner for the unveiling. The plaque was unveiled by 90 -year-old William F. MacDonald, the oldest living pupil of the Grey Ox School. Heather Mac- Dougall assisted as a, representative of future generations who will live in this community.