The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-12-07, Page 5Greetings from India
Editor's note: The daily mail here at the
Sentinel produced a real treat this week: a
post card from Lucknow, India.
The card was sent to us by Elliot Whitby,
the son of George and Jean Whitby of our,
fair village. Elliott and his girl friend Ar-
dith Ekdahl are currently on a backpack-
ing tour of the sub -continent and found a
minute or two between adventures to jot us
a line.
Here's what Elliott had to say about the
other Lucknow -
Greetings from Lucknow, India. Ardith
and 1 have been visiting Lucknow for
several days. It is a city of one million peo-
ple on the Gomtii River. It has many big,
beautiful mosques and gates built in the
18th Century. Lucknow has many beautiful
gardens as well.
We visited the Residency which was the
sight of the Sepoy Rebellion in 1857. Only
the shell -pocked walls remain.
It is 30c during the day and about 18c at
night.
Elliott Whitby and Ardith Ekdahl.
1'0 THE EDITOR
Dear Sir,
The town of Longlac, Ontario will host
"The 60th Anniversary of Logging" during
July 13 to 16, 1989 and we are trying to con-
tact as many former residents of this area
as possible.
We are inviting all former residents of
Longlac tp to return and join in this
celebration.
If you are interested, or would like more
information, please contact the Longlac
Homecoming Committee, Box 479,
Longlac, Ontario, POT MO.
Thanking you,
Homecoming Committee
Love of the game
Does anybody know what last Sunday
(Nov. 27) was?
Yes folks, it was the 76th Grey Cup Day!
I'm sure any women out there, who have
sports -minded hubbys, don't need to be
reminded.
If your household was like mine, the TV
had been reserved by the sports lover, be it
male or female.
Mr. Fixit, as I am sure you all know by
now, is very sports oriented and while over
the years I have gained a meagre
knowledge of most sports he has been in-
-volved in, football is the one I feel I am
most ignorant about. Yes, Mr. Fixit played
football in high school, to which he at-
tributes the slight crook in his nose.
Last Sunday was a day during which I
was very ambitious - making the following
week's meals m advance. Between cook-
ing a chicken, meatloafs and a ham, I was
educated on the finer points of the game
called football.
The afternoon was quite "informative"
as Mr. Fixit coached from the couch, emo-
tions ranging from elation to exasperation.
My only interest to that point in time was
whether the ticket I bought on the game
was going to be a winner. Everyone said it
wouldn't be; I had 46-16 for the East.
The opening remarks of my education
began with being informed that the coach
of Winnipeg was ONLY 35 years old and
some of the players on the teams were
playing with injuries. I'm not sure if that
statement proved they are dedicated of
stupid.
I was amazed, when the T.V. camera
scanned Lansdowne Park in Ottawa, to see
the number of people who chose to sit out
in the cold and watch these two teams,
made up of gargantuous men, pound
themselves and each other into the ground.
I wonder if all these players are
"pussycats" at home.
Apparently playing conditons were fair-
ly reasonable, no snow; however the wind
could be a deciding factor.
AMBLINGS
by Pat Livingston
Thanks to my "teacher" I now unders-
tand the following (thank goodness,
there's no test): touch back, sacks,
touchdown, convert, yardage, third down,
flags thrown on ground, white rags as part
of some uniforms, receptions, turnovers,
strategy, mind games and wind
advantage. ,
As the game proceeded, I actually got in-
volved. At one point a player appears to
have a break up the field and I'm cheering
him on. Mr. Fixit actually rose off the
couch as he spouted "You're not cheering
for B.C.?" My reply was "Well, what's the
team I have the ticket on?" to which he
replied "Winnipeg dear!" Whoops!!
As the afternoon progressed, I took
notice of various other things. Dave Hodge
doesn't use Grecian Formula. Players are
treated quite well, a propane tank provides
heat for which appendage needs warming.
Little brown bags are provided for those
whi., are hyperventilating; oxygen for
those who need more air. Players are
knowledgeable in the use of hand and arm
language towards the other team. The
helmets prevented me from reading lips.
Sports announcers look like midgets when
interviewing players. Players prefer to
dump their champagne on each other
rather than drink it!?
The afternoon proved very entertaining
with Mr. Fixit jumping for joy when Win-
nipeg made some fantastic play and pull-
ing his hair out when they bungled it.
At the end of the game I was left with two
questions. What motivates these guys?
Money, love of the game, satisfaction of
winning?
Why do they make boring ground plays
when "going to the air" is much more
exciting?
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, December 7, 1988—Page 5
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after January 1, 1989.
Residential 1989
First 250 kwh 8.30
Balance 5.38
Minimum billing 5.15 per month
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