The Lucknow Sentinel, 1989-04-19, Page 6Page 6--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, April 19, 1989
By Janice Webster
and Jessica Fairbairn
Kl, Mrs. Cameron
This week we have been busy making
spring flowers and egg carton ducks. Our
April birthdays are Mary Joan Andrew
and Angela Schultz.
K 1
Mrs. Young's Kindergarten class II are
making Spring flowers, caterpillars and
tissue paper butterflies! We are studying
Community Helpers. So far we've talked
about the veterinarian, carpenter and
dairy farmer. In math we've been pattern-
ing and classifying.
Grade 1, Room 1
We are really enjoying making brown
birds out of construction paper in art. In
math we are learning to count by tens to
one hundred. We would also like to say
thanks to Mrs. Pickard for coming in and
supply teaching
Grade 2, Room 3
We are learning about the five senses.
We smell different bottles and see if we
can figure out what is in them. We are also
putting together a big book called, "More
Spaghetti I Say".
Grade 2/3, Room 4
The Wonder Tree has been buried in
books this week ! We've enjoyed visits with
Mrs. Blake in the library, looking at dif-
ferent types of books for ideas (to help with
the books we plan to make) . We've also
made pattern books and pop-up books with
some of our ideas. They're great! Friday
is ' -Name` Day. We'll i'-- -
remember to use the different names! .
Grade 3, Room 9
The Science Fair was a huge success !
Congratulations to those students who
entered their hobbies or collections. They
were wonderful! We've started a new unit
on Foxes. We have a Reading Centre, a
Research Centre, a Creative Centre and a
Word Study Centre. We split into four
groups. Each group remains at each cen-
tre for three days. Then we rotate to a new
centre. We're following the Pittsburgh
Penguins in the playoffs. LET'S GO
PENS!
Grade 4, Room P3
Grade 4 Portable 3 have studied New-
foundland but they have had their test and
are now going to study plants. Five people
in Mrs. Scott's class (Jassie Dhaliwal,
Caley Moore, Graham Cere, Tammy Mid-
delkamp and Liesabeth Hartman) are do-
ing individual study. They are studying
tomorrow, caves, camp, castles and fairy
tales. April 14 is Caroline Blecker's birth-
day. Happy birthday Caroline!
Grade 6, Room 12
The Journey's math group had a test on
Wednesday. In French we had a French
dictee. In art we are doing line designs that
are really fun to do. In social studies we
are starting a new unit on Asia. We just got
our music projects back last Wednesday.
On Thursday the 20th we are having a
music test on the treble cleff and listening
skills.
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Grade 7, Room 10
This week in home ec we made corn muf-
fins and deep dish apple pie. In geography
Tanya Maclnnis accidently broke one of
Mr. Hazlitt's chairs Whoops! . In music we
had a test on musical composers. In health
we had Mrs. Linton come in and talk about
sex education. In history we had a test
about the early explorers. In Science we
are doing experiments with microsopes.
Grade 7/8, Room 8
This week in math we are doing
equivalent fractions. We also watched a
few videotapes on geometry. In music we
had a test on famous musical composers
and the different styles of music.
Grade 8, Room 11
In math we have started percent. We
had a science test on Tuesday. In gym we
are finishing square dancing. We read, and
are now analyzing the play, "Black
Peter". In music we are writing our own
lyrics to a song.
WHITECRCH
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The Whitechurch Women's Institute held
their annual meeting on April 12 with a
potluck luncheon held in the community
hall. Twenty-two ladies and one child sat
down to dinner.
The meeting followed with president
Helen Currie. The opening Ode, Mary
Stewart Collect and Lord's prayer opened
the meeting.
Jean Ross led a sing -a -long.
The reports of the conveners were given.
Two new members were welcomed into
the group.
Jean Ross gave the report of the District
Directors meeting in Tiverton in March.
Rena Fisher installed the officers of the
group: past president, Helen Currie;
president, Marjorie "Tad; 1st vice, Jean
Tiffin; secretary treasurer, Agnes Far-
rier; assistant secretary, Jean McGuire;
public relation officer, Jean Ross; district
director, Helen Currie; alternate, Betty
Armstrong, branch directors, Mae
Johnston; Elizabeth Tiffin, Norma Rin-
toul; pianists, Jean Ross, Jean Tiffin; pro-
gram committee, Jean Ross, Gertrude
Durnin, Mildren Purdon, Agnes Farrier;
auditors, Evelyn Gibb, Norma Rintoul.
Nominating committee, Elizabeth Tiffin,
Mrs. Brenda Day; curator clippers,
Mildred Purdon, Gertrude Durnin ;
delegate to convention, Marjorie Wall;
alternate, Norma Rintoul; curator, Helen
Currie; resolutions, Jean Tiffin; co-
ordinator, Merle Watson.
Helen Currie was given a vote of thanks
for her five years as a faithful president.
STOCKER SALE
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at
HENSALL LIVESTOCK
SALES LTD.
on
LUCKNOW
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday, April 23, 1989
11:00 A.M. Worship Service
9:43 A.M. Sunday School
Nursery For Children Under 4 Years
Rev. ALLISON J. RAMSAY - Minister
Everyone Wekome
Saturday, April 22,1989
at
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Barry Miller - 519-235-2717 (Exeter)
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Auctioneer - Larry Gardiner
LUCKNOW CHRISTIAN
REFORMED CHURCH
Invites You To Worship With Them On
Sunday, April 23, 1989
10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Nursery downstairs morning i evening
EVERYONE WELCOME
LUCKNOW
UNITED CHURCH
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SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1989
Rev. Gerald McFsrlane
Nursery and junior congregation provided
EVERYONE WELCOME
The Mayfair, "where you're
a stranger only once"
"Where you're a stranger only once" is
the motto of the Mayfair Restaurant,
Lucknow. A motto that Gladys and Al
Hamilton have promoted for the last 24
years.
Al and Gladys were married in 1952 and
spent ten years farming, moving to the
village in September of 1962. Al had been
working off the farm and at that time was
employed with the Co-op, a position he held
for nine years.
An excursion downtown on a Sunday
afternoon to buy the children a brick of ice
cream led to the Hamilton's getting into
the restaurant business. There was no
restaurant open to get the kids a treat,
recalls Gladys, and the next day they
bought the Mayfair, which at that time in-
cluded the easterly section only. Two
years later they purchased the adjoining
building to the west, the former CNR Ex-
press office, from the Elizabeth Henderson
estate. This was converted into a dining
and banquet room - a place to hold private
family dinners or for groups to hold dinner
meetings.
All of the Hamilton family - Patti, Ken,
Barb, Steve and Joan - have worked in the
restaurant business, and believe it's the
"best training -they -ever had. " It -taught- —1
them how to work with the public and that
sometimes when you wanted to play, the
work had to be done first.
In 1973, The Mayfair Ice Products
business was formed. What started out as
a means of providing summer employ-
ment for the children soon became a very
profitable business. Ice cubes and block
ice were delivered to camps and retail
outlets from Goderich to Tiverton. The ice
was made in the basement and in a day's
work, 200 bags of cubes and 70 blocks were
pumped out by the Hamiltons. At that time
a bag of cubes cost 450.
In 1980 the restaurant underwent a com-
plete remodelling and redecorating pro-
gram, to be known thereafter as the
Mayfair Restaurant and Heritage Room,
the first facility licenced in Lucknow to
serve spirits with meals. The walls of the
Heritage Room are adorned with many,
many tartans donated by area families,
thus giving it a Scottish decor.
Anyone who works, or has worked in this
type of business knows the hours can be
long and strenuous. When the Hamiltons
first started out the restaurant was open
from 7 a.m. to midnight and sometimes
longer - "until people quit coming." Dur-
ing playoff hockey, Gladys and Al recall
there were many, many nights they were
still dishing up food for the hungry at 2
a.m.
Prices have inevitably changed over the
years. Do you remember the 14 cup of
coffee, home-made hamburgers for 44,
home-made french fries in a cone for 14 or
a plate for 15e? How about when a pail of
ice-cream could be bought for $2.97 and
was purchased from Silverwoods in
Lucknow. A pail now costs $26.00.
Gladys fondly recalls the days when it
took her 15 minutes to do the books - now it
takes a minimum of one hour; when a
FOCUS ON LUCKNOW
Gladys and Al Hamilton
restaurant licence cost $1.00 per 'year and
when a Department of Labour Inspector
called regularly to check the premises.
Not long after buying the restaurant, the
Hamiltons realized they had to give
quicker service to the working person dur-
ing their lunch hour and so the "worker's
special" was born. A complete hot meal,
with soup or juice, this special originally
cost 950, today it's $4.63. Then in 1980, they
decided to offer a lighter lunch special for
the smaller eater and so came the "ex-
ecutive lunch" - soup and a sandwich.
A breakfast special - two eggs, bacon,
toast and coffee for $1.99 - is another
special offered these days.
Whlle Al has worked out over the years,
he has always been involved in the family
business. Both he and Gladys admit it has
been hard work, with long hours, but the
benefits have been worth it. They have
given a lot of young boys and girls their
first start in the work force and watched as
they grew, some going on to be employed
in the the food business, or as nurses and
one as an airline stewardess. As Gladys
said, "the fun part has been the close con-
tact with the young people." When the high
'school was in Lucknow, everyday after
shcool was out, "the place filled up, the
music started and a lot of cokes were
served."
Being very hockey oriented, the
Hamiltons always treated any minor
hockey team that made it to the All On-
tario level with milkshakes, hamburgers
and french fries.
The Mayfair Restaurant and Heritage
Room - 24 years of serving the public;
another long time Lucknow business -
"where "you're a stranger only once."
Shower held for bride-to-be
Brookside School was the setting for a
lovely bridal shower for an early May
bride-to-be, Elizabeth Wilkins, daughter of
Charles and Mayme Wilkins.
Liz received many lovely and useful
gifts. A lovely piano recital was enjoyed by
all. Janet Wilkins conducted a contest and
Barbara Wilkins, sister of the bride-to-be,
gave a skit on Uz.
The gifts were brought in by the nieces of
the bride-to-be. A lovely lunch was served
by the ladies of the W.M,S. of Ashfield
Presbyterian Church.
Liz very cordially thanked the ladies for
their gifts.
Karen Irvin, the youngest daughter of
William and Shirley Irvin, has been spen-
ding a couple of days with her grand-
parents Mr. and Mrs.Gordon Robb.
I Barry and Betty Jones went to Guelph on
Thursday to pick up their daugher
Charlene.
James Webster of Waterloo spent a
number of days at home with his another
Kae Webster last week, and Cecil came
home on the weekend.
Weekend visitors with Charlie and
Mayme Wilkins and Stella and Lloyd Irwin
were: Elizabeth Wilkins of Mount Forest,
Barbara Wilkins, Jean Miller and Rowena
Kirkpatrick of Paris, Allan, Janet and
Steven of Williamsburg, Bill, Joanne and
Stacey Wilkins of Guelph, Donna Pawluk
and her parents of Hamilton and Laura
and Mabel Campbell of Toronto.
These people were also at the shower at
Brookside School for Liz Wilkins.
A weekend visitor with Barry and Betty
Jones was Betty's father Maurice Hunter
of Dorchester.
Pine River
On April 11 the ladies of Pine River
United Church met for their monthly
meeting in the basement of the church.
The meeting was then given over to
guest speaker, Mrs. Harvey Thompson of
Bervie.
Mrs. Thompson read several poems and
pieces -of prose that were very much en-
joyed by the ladies.
Mrs. Thompson led in prayer, grace was
sung and a lunch was served