The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-01-17, Page 6Page 0-1Asciusew Sentinel, Wednesday, Janoary 17, 1979 "
The Liicknow Sentinel
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
"The Sepoy Town'
On the Huron-Briee Boundary
Established 1873 Published Wednesday
Published by Signal -Star Publishing Ltd.
Sharon J. Dietz - editor
Anthony N. Yohnsione - advertising and
general Manager
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ifet*'$, to our volunteers
People in Lucknow care about
each other.
"It's evident during thetimes
of crisis when neighbourspitch
in to do the seeding or harvest
for : a .farmer who is sick or
disabled; snowmobilers deliver
groceries to the stormed -in or
take. a. pregnant woman to
hospital to have ••her baby,
during' a winter when a.
family, who suffers a tragedy.is
supported by the goodwill and
financial donationsof the people
in the `aornmunity.. ••
But .leSSevident is the feet
that people in this . community
care apout each other all •the
tirne.• They are the it volunteers
whb give so freely of their titne
and money without thinking of
what's in it for. them. •
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They are men and women who
serve on the boards of important •
.scicial agencies andcultural in-
stitutions.. Those who belong to,
community service clubs such as
. the Lions and Kinsmen-Kin-
ettes. They. are the canvassers
whocollect money to support the •
CNIB, the March of Dimes, the
Canadian Cana% Scidiety, medi-
cal research an'd' the arts.
They are the friendly IjtGrs
who go to see the derly,
hospital patients, prisoners:.
They are the candy -stripers who
make days in hosPitals' a bit
'brighterr-The fatherly.types Who
make friends of lonely boys and
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the grandmothers who have
block parent signs in their
windows.
They coach hockey and base-
ball and they help with classes
fo'r the handicapped. ,They run
„ social and recreational pro- •
grams.. - •
They are the hockey mothers
who run the booth at the.arena to
support minor hockey and,figure'.
skating and they are the mothers
of the figure skating •club who
have organized thig year' S pro -
,gram so well.. • ''
Men and: women with. cars
deliver meals -on -wheels to the
• "elderly1 and the. diSabled, drive
cancer patients .to hospital andr
the• mentally handicapped to
The work of volunteers enrich-
es the life of every ,one in our
-community : They provide the
• personal touch. ••
, .
They'don't. replace the profes-
sionals and volunteer work is not
• a way of providing cheap ser-
vice. The cancer patient needs
his doctor as much as his
• volunteer driver.
• Volunteers are working 'to
nake Lucknow and • .the., sur-
rounding Community a better
• 'place to live. May their efforts
be appreciated and may their
• numbers increase.
TO the Editor: •
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On January 5, 1979, by the
grace of the Lord, meinbers
of the Lucknow and District
Christian School Society vot-
ed to 'begin building a
Christian School this spring.
We „rwill raise funds by
holding drives and it is ciur
hope that the doors of the
Lucknow and District Christ-
ian School will be open for all
• in September 1980. We wish
to keep you informed about
this project because this is
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not to be. a Christian School
only open to a few families.
Indeed, we heartily welcome
anyone to join our society
who feels in their heart that
Christ' -centred education is
the best way to train a child.
I remember •when 1 was
going to school, and. still
today, you hear of matiy-k
, who; before taking a job or
going on with higher educa-
tion, feel the need to take a
year off to -travel and find
themselves. What a sad
commentary on their lives
that after all their training
iiand education they should be
so confused. •But many
'• people are Confused %these •
• days and they are searching
for answers. You . become
aware of this when you think
of • the popularity of occult
• religions, the use of.yoga and.
• :transcendental meditation to
• find peact, commune living
and the power .of: certain.
• people . like Mr. Monie iti
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Toronto or Jones. These '
groups include . teenagers,
young adults and the elderly:,
Couldn't these people find a
better answer to their,. pro!):
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Ieins? That 'is why we feel it
is important to give a child
• Christian 'education.
• If Christian ideals are
woven into -overy aspect of
our child's liVes they will not
feel the need to search for
answers in such extraordin-
ary ways as these. They will
knoy the peace of 'faith and. -
the power of prayer. Indeed,
they will have the one
beautiful goal of salvation to
strive for and not lose sight
of even when .times are
troubled.
The 'Lord's Prayer and
Bible stories •in school, im-
portant as they are, are just
not •enough to instill these
ideals into, our children, nor
to- fulfill the Lord's will -for
us. Religious instruction is
not something that should be
added to the ctirriculum. We
of the curriculum, ,stressing
that Christ should be the,
center of our Live t and that
all of life is a service to -God.
For it says in Colossians 3:17
:
'and whatever you do in
word or deed„ do everything
• in the name of . the Lord
„Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through • him."
Rev: St. Version:
• Our constitution, which we
• have drawn up; states that;
The purpose'Of this associa-
tion (The LuCknow'ind
District Christian School:Scie-
iety) is to establish, maintain
and operate a school '''or
schools for the daily.instruc
tion •of our children. This'
instruction Must be in ae-
cordance .with articles of Our
constitution and its academic
• standard must at least meet
the requirements set forth by
the Ministry of Education of
the Province of Ontario"..
Here is a little Of' our
history. elis a result of a'
congregational meeting in
1966,, it was decided to estab-
.0 lish a society for Christian
education and a board of five
members was elected. We
then became part of the
National Union of Christian
Schools. Their headquarters
Ls in GrandAapids, Michi-
gan. In Canada they, have a
branch called the Ontario
' Alliance of Christian Schools
which we also belong tO. The
• first Christian school in Ont-
ario was formed at Holland
Marsh itt 1933. There are
now 62 Christian schools
with 9,323 pupils in Ontario.
In Canada itself there are 98
• Christian Schools with 14,840
tipils. Since 1970, in Luck-
-now, Christian: Emphasis
classes ' for children .11-14
years have been given for
two terms, each year. - The
, increasing enrollment and
the fact that we want to do
more for Christian education
led us to look into several
possibilities of acquiring a
• school; That is why-' were
so happy to be able to
purchase 71/2 acres east of
Lucknow on Highway 86.
• NOw that we are ready ,to
build we wish to let yonknow
Of init. availability and wel-
come your response'.
The Boarditthe
• Lucknow and District
Christian School Society,
c/o Ruth Geertstna;
- •• R. it, 5,
• . Lucknow,
Member of Parliament, Bob McKinley,
reports that the Minister of Employment and
Immigration has announced the4979 Young
Canada Works program'.
This program, which has been employed
for several years, is ilitended to' provide
summer jots for students. In 1979 the
emphasis will be not only on providing
income for Students, but also .on helping
t:
• thein • gain useful experience which will
enhance 'their future job prospects. ,
In this constituency we have presently a
nine per cent official •unemployment rate
among our young people between the ages
of fifteen and twenty-four," says McKinley.'
•"While not eradicating that problem, the
Young Canada Works Program provides a
• valuable 'opportunity to many students and
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• confers belie:its on the contndunity as a
whole.'"
Application forms., and guidelines for
-proposals tinder the program are .available
from Canada Employment Centres:. Interest-
ed groups and, individuals may get detailed
help from Project Offices at the Job Creation
Branch Office nearest them.
• In- London,' the Job Creation Branch
telephone number •is 679-4030. In Kitchener
the number' to call is 743-4187. ••
Applicants , are . advised act without
• delay so that their completed applications
will be returned before the, final application
date. This year the date comes early. The
completed proposals Must be mailed to the
•:Willowdale office of the Job 'Creation Branch
by February 2, 1979.
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...because every
child has the
right to smile
1979 International Year
of the Child
Unicef Canada
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