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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-02-17, Page 1`ittloimiE Yllal Wednesday, February i , 1993 5 t .$.-l; included tlr 47°. at mat Lions donate closed caption .units; enrich lives of area. residents b.y Pat Livingston Dorothy Johnston, of Lucknow, got the surprise of her life recently whcn three members of the Lucknow and District Lions Club came calling. Expecting they had come to visit with her 'husband Bill, who is also a Lions, you can imagine her shock when they started playing around with her T,V. What they were doing was installing a closed cap- tion machine designed for the hear- ing impaired. Dorothy was com- pletely "flabbergasted" when they hooked that machine up and the words started going across - the screecn. . Dorothy has an. heredity nerve deafness. She first noticed her hear- ing was impaired approximately 30 years ago. Since then thezondition has deteriorated to the point where, even viith the use of a hearing aid, it is almost impossible to hear. Certain tones of voices are easier for Dorothy to hear than others. For example, her husband's , voice is heard much easier than that of this reporter. Presently, Dorothy is on the wait- ing list for . an implant at Sunnybrook Hospital, in Toronto. The tests hive been completed and Dorothy says, "Lam waiting. impa- tiently for that phone call." Bill said 4,000 such "operations have been completed, with varying degrees of success, ranging from 10 to 90 percent hearing improvement. The implant in very simple terms is a mini -computer which will send electrical signals triggering response from certain nerves in the ear. The closed caption unit has meant the difference between not watching and watching television for Dorothy. An avid reader and patron of the Lucknow Library, Dorothy said she is now able to enjoy many programs on TV, such as made for TV movies, news programs, TVO and PBS programming. Bill is overjoyed for his wife, but jokingly says, "I've lost my exclus- ive control over the remote." The Lions Club also donated the closed caption units to Maple Breezes Manor, Pinecrest and Country Road Lodge. Dorothy • Johnston of Lucknow is one Lucknow resident who has benefited from the Lucknow and District Lions Club's generous donation of four closed caption units for the hearing impaired. The other three units were placed in Maple Breezes Manor, Country Road Lodge and Pinecrest Manor Nursing. Home. (Pat Livingston photo) Council accepts cost estimates. for hydro sub -station designs Lucknow Village, council extended its previous agreement with Rick Jones for the operation of the vaiuum unit at the Lucknoty , Service Centre until Dec. 31, 1994, with any complaint's' being dealt with by council and Mr. Jones. Couneii.moved .to..committee of the whole to discuss personnel ' matters during its Feb. 9 meeting. Reeve Stuart Reavie said no final decisions were reached and .the matter would be addressed again at the March meeting. Hydro substation Council continues its, pursuit to have the village's own hydro sub- station built on Canning Street. Reeve Reavie said the agreement with Ontario Hydro to rent-their— substation ent theirsubstation on Huron County Road 1 (south of Helm Welding) was not to, be an indefinite arrangement. Council accepted the cost estimate from Tiltran Services for the soil compaction testing and design of concrete pads for $3,500. They also accepted Tiltran's quotation in the amount of $6,206 to design a 5000 KV substation, subject to verifica- , tion of references 'submitted. Coun- cil requested prices on new and , reconditioned transformers. Development Gerrie Glenn discussed with council his concerns regarding the proposed•draft development agree- ment for property off Albert Street. Council advised that after a few corrections were made to the draft, that his lawyer could obtain a copy from the village solicitor, program is, available. Insurance Rod McDonagh, of McDonagh Insurance, presented information on the arena insurance for 1993..Coun- cil accepted the report carrying a premium, of $5,008. Fire truck Council requested that Fire Chief Peter Steer obtaina written war- ranty from Fort 'Garry Fire Equip- ment prior to delivery of the new fire truck. Council also requested thata training period be scheduled for the day the truck is delivered. Payment for the truck will not be made until thl -training is com- pleted. Reeve Reavie said the requests were simply a precaution- ary step. ApproVai'was given to preparing deeming bylaws for various lots, comprised of swamp or undevel- Anticipates "kids won't come" oped land on Walter Street. The bylaw will join the lots into larger • parcels of land. Council agreed to share with participating municipalities, on a use -by -resident basis, any operating deficit incurred to a maximum of $500 annually for the 1993 fiscal year of the Wheels Away Program. Reeve Reavie said Lucknow's Share for 1992 totalled $502.17, which came in under what council hail apprgved for the year ($550). Council approved the fire board budget for 1993 in the amount of $50,235. Reeve Reavie said the petition, circulated by Anne Mann, regarding sidoaks was received but council didn't have a chance to address it at this meeting. He indicated it would be dealt with at .a future, meeting. to junior kindergarten The Bruce County Board of Edu- By law, the board . has to offer cation is planning for an elementary Junior Kindergarten in 1994, but school program it hopes people parents are not required to send won't use,. their children to school until they After a year of avoiding the issue, are six years old, which is usually the board has re -opened discussions grade one. on how to implement Junior Kin_ "We hope people put their money dergarten by 1994. where their mouth is and don't "To be perfectly blunt, we have participate," Thompson said. stayed away from it," said trustee Trustee Barry. Schmidt had a Gord Thompson. different prediction on Junior Kin - He said public reaction in Bruce dergarten attendance. is "20 to 1" 2gainst Junior Kinder- "There will be few,in the first garten, and he is "fully anticipating year, then more as the ears go on," the kids won't come" when the he said because of parents fears that taro to page 2, Huron County hires a new clerk/administrator by Rob Bundy Following a two month search, • Huron County Council has hired a new clerk/administrator. The job was offered. to Jocelyne Murray late last week. She is expect ed to assume the coon administrative duties by the of March. The don to hire Murray at a salary of ; 68.360 was made during a closed meeting of eoun . cii last week. She will also receive relocation costa of $5,000 and vwtl hold the job for a one-yearprobationary period.. "I believe this is an excellent choice * said }lullcU Reeve Tom CunninghamCunningharkaCtingelminnaii of the Ettive Committee, "She has a VerY dime background: itr municipal politics and was byfar : the best candidate of all those we interviewed." Once the re commendation to hire Murray at Level 3, Grade 31 of the county's salary sale was made to members of council by the Executive Committee, some discussion arose as towhat the exact salary figure being offeredhave no qual ns;about hiring '• this person," Town of Goderich Reeve John Doherty told ment- bers of council, "but can you tell as what exactly Level 3, Grade 31 isr When no answer was offered to Doherty's inquiry, Croderic_h Deputy Reeve Bill fford rose and asked again. "1 believe itis in order to tell the taxpayers of this county exactly what we're paying this person," Clifford said, Following 'a brief discussion and a motion to ger into closed session, tie exact salary figure was presented to cutch Once the recommendation to Vie. the position of clerk/administrator to luny wasand, council rose from cloosee(d Session,. the safety scale used by the county was made available to the pubs Murray„ a graduate of Carlton University with a degree in political science, is cnrrentty on sabbatical from her employment. with the City of Ottawa. She will fill the position left vacant by 'fanner clerk/administrator Nigel Bellchamber. Beilchanaber resigned . from. the job after accepting a similar position with the County of Middlesex in December, LCPS forms student's council Students at Lucknow Central Public School, in consultation with staff advisors Mary Forrest and Nancy Harrison, are .in the process of organizing a students' council. • • Mrs, Forrest said the organization will "give them (students) owner- ship in some of the, decisions and what takes place . (at school)." Grades 1 to 6 inclusive will have one representative each, while Grades 7 and 8 will have two repre- sentatives on council. A president and secretary -treasurer will be elected from the class reps. ,Four area students shine at 'zone level Irvine Eedy., Youth Education chairman for the Lucknow Legion, was recently advised of Branch winners at the Zone level of the Essay, Poem and Poster Contest. Jas' Eisen, a student at Lucknow District Christian School, placed third in the Grade 4,5 and 6 divi- sion of black and white posters. Sean Lougheed, a Lucknow Cen- tral Public School (LCPS) student placed second in. the Grade 7 and 8 division, of coloured posters, and Nick Mann, LCPS, placed second in the Grade 4, 5 and 6 division of coloured posters. Alicia Thacker„ LCPS, placed third in the Grade 4, 5 and 6 essay . division. The Lucknow and District Kinsmen's annual mushball tourna- ment was a huge success once again. The name of the day is fun,and as is evidenced by this picture a great deal of fun was had. The boardwalk proved to be little too m9ch for this team that during practice endedup with three out of fourroiling around in the snow: (Pat Livingston photo)