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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-10-26, Page 140C PER COPY I 'PUBLISHED IN LUCKNOW ONTARIO WednMay, October 261 1988 Alt candidates meeting Got a question? Concerned about an issue? Want to know where the federal candidates stand? Huron -Bruce voters will have their chance to ask candidates about important issues at the All -Candidates Meeting to be held at 8:30 p.m., Oct. 27, in the Clinton Public School auditorium. The Huron County Federation of Agriculture is hosting the meeting for the Huron -Bruce riding. The meeting is free and open to everyone. The candidates from all four parties — Liberal, PC, NDP and Christian Heritage — will take part. The meeting is not centred around any specific issue, said Carol Finch, secretary - treasurer for the HCFA. "There will be questions from the au- dience — that's where the issues will come from," she said. Each candidate will give a seven -minute presentation, followed by the question - and -answer session. "(The candidates) will draw numbers to see which order they'll speak in," Finch said. Fire calls Lucknow and District Fire Department received two calls last week. The first was to car on fire at the Lucknow Community Sales Barn on Wednesday. A vehicle owned by Leo Steffler of Lucknow took on fire, but with no threat to any other vehicles or buildings. On Thursday, the department answered a call to the Jim Finnigan residence south of Lucknow. The cause of the fire is unknown. The upstairs was fairly well scorched, along with smoke and water damage. There were no injuries. Lucknow Fire Department was called to the residence of Jim Finnigan, south of the Village on Thursday. Cause of the fire, which erupted in the upstairs of the home, is unknown. (Pat Livingston photo). Municipal: Elections Village of Lucknow Reeve Herb Clark was returned by ac- clamation in the Village of Lucknow. However for the first time since the fall of 1976 the Village will go to the polls to elect councillors. Acclamations have been the norm in Lucknow for years. Of the incumbent councillors, Ab Murray is the only one to have been elected. Those campaigning for the four positions are Ab Murray, Eldon Mann, George Anderson, George Gibson, all incumbents; along with newcomers Joan Pollard and Lynn Peck., Ashfield Township The Township of Ashfield saw Reeve Allan Gibson returned by acclamation with councillor Bill Andrew acclaimed deputy reeve. This seat became vacant with the resignation of Grant Farrish. The vacant council seat will be filled by newcomer Art Simpson. Incumbents Paul Black and Lee Cairncross were returned by acclamation. Kinloss Township Kinloss Township will hold elections November 14 for the position of reeve and four councillors. Incumbent Barry Johnston and 3ames Boyle will go head to head for the reeveship, while five residents have filed papers for the four councillor seats. In- cumbents are George McBride and David Eadie. New contenders are Clifford Lynn Fielder, John Meyer and David MacKinnon. 1988 West Wananosh Township Incumbent Cecil Cranston was acclaim- ed as reeve in the Township of West Wawanosh. Rhea Hamilton Seeger and Kathryn Todd, councillors, have filed for the posi- tion of deputy -reeve. At the close of nominations on October 17, only two had filed for councillor posi- tions, Joe Hickey and David Errington. According to the Municipal Elections Act, if there are insufficient candidates for any office, additional nominations for the re- maining vacancies were to be accepted on October 19. The third councillor vacancy was filled by Roy Taylor. Bruce Raynard and Harry Brindley have resigned. Village of Ripley In the Village of Ripley, Donalda McLean was acclaimed as Reeve. At the close of nominations there were three acclamations for councillors; George Vander Glas, Allan Tranter and Ron Freer. As referred to previously, regarding in- sufficient candidates, additional nomina- tions were accepted until 5 p.m. on October 17, resulting in two additional candidates filing. An election will be held to fill the fourth council seat between Marin Phelan and Brian Dewar. Township of Huron Johm Gamble was acclaimed as reeve and Murray Thompson as deputy reeve in the Township of Huron. Voters will go the polls to elect three councillors. Candidates are incumbent Elmer Smeltzer; Brad Rotteau, Edward Dobrowolski, Maryse Cale and Hugh Mason. School Trustees An election will be held for Public School Trustee/Huron County Board of Education for the combined area of East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh and Ashfield Townships. Candidates for this position include Tony McQuail, Vicki Culbert and Donald Alton. An election will also be held for the Separate School Trustee for the Huron Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Zone Board, which is for the combined area of Ashfield, West Wawanosh, Col- borne, Hullett and the Town of Clinton. Louise Martin of RR 3, Goderich and Gordon Phillips of Clinton seek election to this position. Mike Snoblen has been acclaimed as Public School Trustee for the combined area of Huron Township and the Village of Ripley for the Bruce County Board of Education. William H. Zettel was acclaimed as the Separate School Trustee for the combined area of Townships of Ashfield, Culross, Huron, Kinloss, Villages' of Lucknow, Ripley, Teeswater, Turnberry and West Wawanosh Townships for the Grey -Bruce County Roman Catholic Separate School Board of Education. Donald Stobo was acclaimed as Public School Trustee Bruce County Board of Education, for the combined area of Kinloss and Culross Townships, Villages of Lucknow and Teeswater. Recreation programs set and ready Approximately 25 area residents attend ed the organizational meeting of th squash program last week. A committee consisting of Lloyd Graham, Tom Pegg, Walter Arnold and, George Brophy who have experience it this sport, will give direction to the pr gram through the Recreation Department All bookings for court time will be don via the Rec Department. Instruction nights will be held on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m., starting o October 26 and running to the end o November. These evenings are set up t. give interested persons the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the game. Space is limited to six per session. If you wish to participate please reserve yo spot with Recreation Director Bill Hunter. For beginners the recreation depart ment has racquets and the necessa equipment for loan until a person knows i he is interested in continuing and purchas ing their own. A MUST is super clea shoes. Street shoes will not be allowed a they can damage the court floor. As well as the instructional evenings, three free sessions will be granted to in- dividuals to come in and try out this new sport to Lucknow. This is a terrific way to keep the ole body in shape as well as being a good sport. You can set your own pace with the use of dif- ferent balls. However if you are really out of condition and as is always suggested, Turn to page 3 Exercise your righ Exercise your right to vote in your municipality. Advance polls are November 5 and 10 with regular poll on Monday, November 14. Hallowe'en safety Safety measures for children take on ad ded importance during Halloween, when; in their excitement, trick -or -treaters ar:; more apt to forget to obey the basic safet rules. In order to ensure Halloween is a saf and enjoyable outing, parents shoul.i follow these guildlines: - Masks and hoods can obstruct a child' vision. Makeup can be used instead, o eyeholes should be made large enough t allow the child to see properly. - Costumes should not be so ldng that child is in danger of tripping. - Costumes should be brightly coloured. - Children should travel in groups or wit their parents, and they should be in structed to avoid dark alleys, parks and schoolyards should they become separated from the group. - Children should be reminded to look all ways before crossing the street and told not to go into a house unless accompanied by their parents; - With safety in mind, children should be encouraged to trick or treat in areas familiar to them. - Parents should check all treats before allowing children to eat them. Chocolate bars should be broken in half and fruit cut up in sections. Any suspicious looking treats should be discarded. Turn clocks bac Spring ahead - fall back. Don't forget to turn your clocks back Saturday evening.