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Occasionally the Lucknow Sentinel receives calls from readers who
have important questions about how the riewspaper works and' the servicesit offers. For your
information and convenience, we have compiled this page of answers to some most frequently
• asked questions. Save this page for reference.
Contact the Lucknow Sentinel
The 1.ucknn>w Sentinel i' IOGoted at
() 1 O Cnnapbell Street,
Lucknow. Ontario
NOG 2110
• Phone 519 528-2822
- 528-2823
• Fax • 528-3529
Office Staff includes:
'General Manager/Editor
- Pat Livingston .
'Advertising Manager/ Tom Thompson
Classifieds and Subscriptions .
- Phyllis Matthews -Helm
• Publisher - T.J. Flynn
All mall should be addressed to
The Lucknow Sentinel,
Box 400,
Lucknow, Ont.
NOG LHC)
Office hdurs are Monday to Friday,
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
For your convenience a mail slot is
located beside the front door for after
hours delivery. •
'The Lucknow Sentinel is published
weekly on Wednesdays •
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How To...
Submit a Letter to the Editor
To express an opinion or a
viewpoint, write. to "Letter to
the Editor." Include your
name: address and telephone
number. All letters •
will be verified
and must follow
the Sentinel's
policy.
ii;v-s' How To...
Submit News Information
Lucknow to the Sentinel
News is information or a report
that is submitted after an event.
Mail or deliver a typed or hand -
printed news release or fact
sheet to Pat Livingston, editor,
.as soon after the event as
possible: Include the who, what,
why, when and where of the
event andhe name and
telephone naber of a contact
person io clarify
any points.
Deadline is 2 p.m. d
Monday prior to
publication date,
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How To... How To..
Handle Birth Announcements
This type of information is
normally submitted to us by
the hospital if the child is born
in Wingham and District
Hospital. If you have an out-
of-town birth that would be of
local interest, you may call Pat
Livingston with, the
information or submit it in
writing, which is preferred.
Please be sure names are
printed clearly and a phone
number and name included as
a contact. There is no charge
for births as long as they do
not include a card of thanks.
How To...
Submit an Obituary
Obituaries that. appear in the
Sentinel generally are
forwarded to the newspaper
by the local funeral director
(MacKenzie and McCreath).
Obituary forms are available at
the Sentinel as a guideline to
the information needed. There
is no charge for an 'obituary
which includes complete
family information and is
treated as a news
article. Death
notices on the
classified page are
charged for.
ik:ir How To...
Submit Marriage
Information
Forms to be filled out for
weddings may be picked up at
the front desk of the. Sentinel
office. If you have questions
. please contact- Pat Livingston.
Submit Engagement
Notices
Engagement notices can either
be placed .on the classified
pages -as a word advertisement
or in a "happy note" display
type advertisement. There is a
charge forboth formats.
Contact Phyllis or
Tom at , the
Sentinel for'
prices.
How To...,
Obtain Back Issues
A limited number of back
issues are kept on file at the
Sentinel for one year and may
be purchased during regular
office. hours. However. some
backissues sell out quickly and
we cannot guarantee that any
given issue will be available.
The Sentinel is on microfiche
at the Huron
County Library.
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How To.,.
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Obtain Newsprint Roll 'Ends
Newsprint rolls are available at
the Sentinel. We also carry a
supply of desk size newsprint
pads, and various other sizes
of newsprint note pads, that
can be usedto entertain the
children, for . packing,
wrapping, shelf liners or table
covers. Rolls may
vary in size and
therefore ,vary in
cost.
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How To...
Obtain Copies of
Photos
The negatives of photos taken
-by Sentinel staff are available
at a nominal charge, for the
interested person to obtain
reprints from. A portion of the
deposit is reimbursed when
the negative is returned to the
office.
How To...
Get a
Subscription to the Sentinel
Phone Phyllis at. the Sentinel
or drop into the office during
regular hours. Subscriptions
are payable in advance.
Address changes may be
mailed', dropped off or phoned
into the office.
....'"-? How To.:.
Place an Advertisement
Phone 528-2822 or 528-2823
and• ask for Tom Thompson_ to
place a display .ad which is an ad
with a border around it and
appears throughout the
newspaper. including the classified
pages. In Tom's absence. Phyllis
Matthews -.Helm may be able to
assist you, You may also bring
your ad copy to the office. Colour
is available at an additional
charge. Deadline for proof ads is
12 noon Wednesday prior to
publication. Classified word ads
are placed through Phyllis.
Deadline is 2 p.m. Monday for
inclusion in that week's paper.
They are payable
in advance and
frequency rates and
regular rates are
outlined on the
classified pages.