The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-11-02, Page 5410
Thanks for the help
To the editor:
We wish to thank everyone in the
Lucknow-Dungannon area for their
generous contributions to the Arthritis
Society Campaign.
Once again contributions were up from
the preceding year with the total of
$3,799.37.
Special thanks to the captains and can-
vassers. Captain Bonnie J. Hodges and her
30 helpers canvassed the Dungannon, Nile,
St. Augustine and rural areas.
Captains for the Lucknow and rural area
were Mary Cranston, Sarah Ritchie, Anne
Austin, Betty Ritchie, Edna MacDonald,
Rhoda MacKenzie, Maimie Roulston,
Dorothy Hamilton, Cora Cranston, Mary
Treleaven, Helen Hall, Margaret
Hamilton, Lorraine Brophy, Mary Macin-
tosh, Tillie Wilson and Betty Smith.
Forty-one others helped their various
captains.
St. Helen's Womens Institute also made
a contribution.
Sincerely,
Catherine Andrew and
Jean Whitby,
Chairman and Treasurer.
THE EDITOR
To the editor,
The Christmas Season is fast ap-
proaching. The Christmas Fund of
Lucknow would like to make sure that all
families in the Lucknow area, have a
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
Last year we helped 24 families, approx-
imately 74 children and those on Disability
Pension8 and Seniors who have no family
support, by supplying food for the Holiday
Season and Christmas Gifts.
We greatly appreciated the support we
received from you last year and pray that
you will help make a brighter Christmas
for those in need in 1988.
Sincerely yours,
Marion McFarlane
Co -Ordinator,
Lucknow Christmas Fund.
Hubby appreciation day
Over the last few weeks (since I started
this column) a few people have remarked
that they think hubby is "hen picked".
Now nothing could be further from the
truths When I began my endeavour as a
columnist, hubby new he was going to be
picked on.
This column this week will show how
much I really do appreciate him (and love
of course).
Not being too mechanical minded, I find
hubby handy to have around. This I have
been reminded of over the past -few weeks,
as we seem to be going throgh a period of
time when almost every appliance in the
house is acting up
It started on a Sunday morning, while I
was home alone. Guess where hubby was -
you got it - golfing That is where hubby
has been every Sunday morning since
Aprils Oh, oh, I forgot, this column is to
show how much I appreciate hubby, not to
complain.
Being the good little wife I am, I decided
to cook a roast beef dinner for the man of
the house. I turned on the oven and began
preparing the • roast. In the background, I
hear a sizzling noise (that's the best way I
can describe it). As I quickly turned
around I am greeted by smoke coming out
of the back of the stove. I had the presence
of mind to tu4n the oven off and -then panic
set in. As the smoke rolls out, I am trying
to decide if I should call the fire depart-
ment or a neighbour.
I decide on neighbour. He comes to my
rescue, although by this time the smoke
was clearing and nothing seemed to be on
fire. I then got a lesson on what to do if this
happened again, for Which I sincerely
thank my neighbour.
I was quite disturbed by what had hap-
pened and a quick call to the golf course to
track down hubby was unsuccessful. He
was STILL on the course. He calls back
shortly and calms my nerves by saying he
will come home immediately. Upon his ar-
rival he pulls the stove out and examines
the problem, get his tools out and repairs
it. Now I couldn't have done this I admit
and yes we did have a roast beef dinner
that night. So you see, I really do ap-
preciate hubby'
Our frig being 20 years old is getting a
little worse for wear. The bottom area,
that holds the two crispers broke in half
the other day. I tracked down a used outfit
that a local appliance man thought would
fit with a little cutting here and there.
Home I go with my find. Hubby checks it
out and yes, he figures it will work. After
some "hen-pecking" he got some kind of a
power tool out and proceeded to cut a little
here and a little there. After a couple of
trips to the garage it fit perfects Now I also
admit I couldn't have altered this contrap-
tion to fit the bottom of the frig, but hubby
did'
Last Sunday morning (hubby was on the
golf course again) I decided to have a
shower and do my hair. We had been in-
vited out to dinner. I plugged in the curling
AMBLINGS
by Pat Livingston
iron and proceeded to curl my golden
locks. While in the process I could smell
something burning. I checked my hair, no
it wasn't that. I looked in the kitchen, just
to make sure the stove wasn't acting up
again, after all it was Sunday morning and
hubby was on the golf course. No it wasn't
the stove. As I continued curling, I realized
I had little heat in the curling iron. Great
Upon investigating I notice a tiny break in
the cord. Here I am with the top area of
my hair curled and the sides and back
straight as a poker.
I quickly run upstairs recalling that I
had an old one stored away. After rum-
maging around I find it and give it a try. It
heats up and I start to relax figuring I will
get the job done. No such luck The clip
that holds your hair against the iron is
sprung and there was no way I could keep
my hair in it.
It has been many years since I have used
rollers in my hair, but as a last resort, I
wet my hair and stuck the rollers in.
Hubby arrives home early afternoon and
is greeted by wifey in rollers. Being a very
polite or very wise person, he makes no
comment on my appearance.
After explaining why I look like
something from outer space, hubby calmly
looks at the curling iron, brings in
something I think he called a soldering gun
and within no time my curling iron is
repaired' Again I admit, there is no way I
could have fixed this. I would have thrown
it out and bought a new one.
Last week, as usual, hubby took the Liv-
ingston pets to the rabies clinic for their
shots.
Our pets include a house cat, a Siberian
Husky (that isn't too smart) and some
barn cats.
Now this may seem like a simple chore
to you. But our house cat hates riding in a
vehicle, so he has to put in a sport bag,
which he loves to curl up in. The Husky is
insane at the best of times. He only wants
to run at full speed when you put a leash on
him. Catching barn cats is not easy. You
have to be real sneaky and con them with
food and then you put them in a bag.
Apparently all was well until hubby ar-
rived at the clinic and the Husky decided to
make a mess m public. Hubby was most
embarasseds As he proceeded through the
line the Husky again performed a very em-
barassing act upon some cats who were
minding their own business. By the time
hubby came into visit at the office, he was
ready to give the dog away and declared
most vehemently that next year I get to
take the pets for their needles.
So you see, I REALLY DO AP-
PRECIATE all the great attributes of my
hubby
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