The Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-09-22, Page 1PUBLISHED IN
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
Wednesday,
September 22, 1993
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Darlene Smith (right), Miss Arthur, is the 1993 Miss Mid -Western
ntario. Pam Carmount, of Mount Forest, the 1992 Miss Mid-
estern Ontario crowned Darlene and presented her with the
raditional bouquet of roses during the pageant held in con -
unction with the Lucknow. Fail fair on Saturday evening. (Pat
ivingston photo)
It was a great fair!
Lucknow's 130th annual fall fair will be another successful entry in
the history books.
From Friday evening's kick off at the arena to the end of the horse
show on Sunday, events were well -attended:
The Bushell family _ Bruce, Barbara, Rachel and Whitney - enter-
tained in the arena Friday night singing some favorite gospel musicand
a famous Rankin Family piece, and the two 'youngsters step danced.
They were accompanied by Allan Grant with his guitar.
This was followed by a . square dancing and line dancing
demonstration by the well-known Huron Bruce Swingers.
Kim Snowden, Miss Lucknow, officially opened the fair and
welcomed everyone. •
The high point getters in the elementary school competition were
presented with their rewards from Paul Klopp, Huron ivP'They were
Bethany Luchies and Cam Sellars.
Two groups entered the new scarecrow building competition and did
a great job. The scarecrows were on display Saturday evening at the
Community Centre. The groups involved were Matthew Martin and
Shawn Ritchie, and Heather Irvin and Lynn Irvin. -
The champion hog was entered by John Black and The reserve
champion by Ian Clarke: The pork auction saw the Mayfair Restaurant
purchase a champion ham weighing 19.66 lbs. at $14/Ib; Snobelen
Farms, champion ham, at $10/lb; Lucknow Co-op, a champion loin,
16.3 lbs., at $611b; and KenRuth Farms a champion loin, 15.78 lbs., at
$5/1b. The reserve champion hams were purchased by the Lucknow Co-
op, 19.15 lbs. at $6/1b. and Norris Messenger, 18.6 lbs., at $5/lb.
The oldest lady and gent at the fair were' Mary Lavis and Harry Lavis.
Couple coming the furthest was Caryn Nicolson and Carlo Ventise from
Scotland, 'and person corning the furthest was Ross Lockwood of
Quebec.
The horse show on Sunday had 30 entries, with Denise Padla of
Ripley winning the horse and rider class, and Sarah Broadfoot of
Clinton, winning the pony and rider category.
The storefront decorating contest had 12 entries judged by Betty
Conlin, a well-known fibre and water colour artist. She is the president
of the Kincardine Visual Arts Group. First, second and third places
went to From Our Heart, Your Favourite Things and Margie's Specialty
Shop.
Mrs. Messenger said the whole fair was a success with exhibits "up.
Approximately 49 young, people entered over 500 pieces in the junior
fair.
The grand champion quilt was by Muriel MacKenzie and the reserve
by Lorna Lang.
The Strike it Rich and fair dance was very well attended. Twenty
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Bank officials. say "no"
Lucknow won't get banking machine
by Pat Livingston
Around 45 business owners and
interested residents turned out at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting
early last Wednesday morning to
hear Bank of Montreal officials
dance around giving a definite date
as to when Lucknow might receive
an automated banking machine
(ABM).
Legitimate strong points raised by
business owners and residents made
little difference in the bank's
decision.
Chris W. Hopfner, District Vice
President, from Guelph, Guelph
main office, and F. George Heisz,
area community . manager, Kincar-
dine were the bank officials.
Mr. Hopfner explained the
process used in determining where
machines are placed. Every six
months his district budget is
reviewed, and with the resources
available, decisions are made as to
what marketarea the banks wants
new business in.
Lucknow is termed a full service
bank. Mr. Hopfner compared the
local bank to a city bank where all
types of business can be handled
including agriculture, commercial
and personal loan requirements. On
two occasions he heaped praise
upon the local bank and staff for
their excellent service.
When considering placement of a
banking machine, which can handle
from 300 to 400 transactions daily,
Mr. Hopfner said,. cost is a factor.
"Which locales do we think we'can
get the volumes up to while
keeping full service?" The
"threshold" figure for daily use is
150 transactions, and Mr. Hopfner
said they didn't believe they could
reach that level in Lucknow. He
also said if Lucknow gets an ABM,
then other areas, such as staff, may
have be "cut back on."
The bank's long term objective is
"to have a machine in every
location", said Mr. Hopfner, "and'
Lucknow is getting closer to the top
of the list." But, he wouldn't say
where on the list.
"We must balance the overall'
demands of the market, and service
not only the business people but the
agricultural and seniors market.
How can we best service the
branch? Tellers," said Mr. Hopfner.
When asked about a cash dispen-
sing machine located in .another
business, Mr. Hopfner said, al-
though the cost for either machine
is about the same, "We are not
prepared to have any of our people
service a . cash dispensing machine
off our premises." The area of
concern is with the safety of
employees who in such a scenario
would be transporting thousands of
dollars of cash "down the street."
Constable Andy Burgess, . of the
OPP agreed with this point.
Deanna Reavie made reference to
the bank's, promotion encouraging
student banking, saying "It is ironic
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Three injured in Ohio accident
Three area men were injured in a
Sept. • 12 accident in Salem
Township, Ohio, in which their
American friend was killed. -
David Hanna of Kinloss
Township, Shawn Drennan of Ash-
field Township, and Brian Shiell of
Wingham, were passengers in a
1991 Geo driven by Dennis J.
Thorbahn, of Oak Harbor. Accor-
ding to the police report the vehicle
veered off the road, travelled
through a ditch and struck a utility
pole. Mr. Thorbahn was pronounced
dead at the scene. '
Mr. Hanna was flown by
LifeFlight helicopter to a Toledo
hospital for treatment, where. he.
was initially in serious condition.
He had surgery on his hand and
was subsequently released on Sept.
16 .to travel home.
Mr. Drennan and Mr. Shiell.were
treated at a local hospital and
released and travelled home to
Ontario that weekend. Mr. Drennan
subsequently. required surgery on
his nose and was earlier this week
in London hospital and was
released on Monday.
Mr. Thorbahn became a friend to
many in this area through Gordon
Kemp, who he met during a
business trip in Denmark in 1988.
The friendships developed over the
years through various visits back
and forth between Lucknow and
Oak Harbor. He became a member
of - the Lanesville Lords and par-
ticipated in several tournaments and.
other functions.
Mr. Thorbahn was employed for
the . past 15 years as a salesman at.
his father-in-law's John Deere
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Back .from Scotland band � tour
by Pat Livingston
Lucknow's Paul 'Finlay recently
returned from an exciting 21.day
tour in Scotland and England. As
part of the' Old Elgin Band of St.
Thomas, Paul said,. "it was not a
trip you could take on your own or
with a tour company."
Paul became a member of the
band around -18 months ago when
his father-in-law told him they were
looking for men to bolster their
numbers. Being a single -piston
trumpet player since a child, Paul
decided to' continue his playing as a
member of the band:
Lord Elgin, of Scotland, extended
the invitation in 1991 when he
visited for the 125th anniversary of
the Elgin Regiment, of which he is
the honorary colonel. •
The trip was an achievement for
some of the older members of the
band who had originally been in-
vited in 1974 to take part in
celebrations marking the 700th
anniversary of the birth 'of the
Lord's ancestor Robert the Bruce.
'Three days prior to departure, the
government grounded the military
planes they were to fly on and so
the trip was never made.
Th&band left+Toronto on Aug. 12
and was billeted at Craigiehall, the
Scotland Army headquarters near
Queensferry. This would be their
base for the busy 16 -day official
itinerary. Some of the band mem-
bers stayed on for a few days
longer. •
Their first concert was at �
the
international veterans' Erskine
Hospital, in the Glasgow area. This
hospital was established by Princess
Louise.
History was made when the band,
during an interval, became the Tirst
non -pipe band to play at the World
Pipe Bated International Cham ion -
ships at Ballahouston Park.
A performance at the V.J. Day
Parade at Newcastle, England also
made history. The Old Elgin Band
was the first band, other than the
Sixth Regiment of Fusiliers, to have
such an honor. Paul said a large
number of the Burma veterans were
at the parade.
The group toured, and later
played at, the Lochcarron Weaving
Co., at Galashiels. This is the com-
pany that wove Lord Elgin's Bruce
family tartan that the bands cum -
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Paul Finlay, a member of the Old Elgin Band of St., Thomas, IS
shown with Lord Elgin, the honorary colonel of the Elgin
Regiment, who was host for the 16 -day official tour of the band
In Scotland and area.'