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LUCKNOW SENTINE
LUCKNOW, ONTARIO
"The Sepoy Town"
• On the Huron -Bruce Boundary
Established 1873
Published Wednesday
Business and Editorial Office Telephone 528-2822
Mailing Address P.O. Box 400, Lucknow, NOG 2H0
Second class mail registration number - 0847
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A SIGNAL
PUBLICATION!
SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor.
ANTHONY N. JOHNSTONE - Advertising and
_ General Manager
PAT LIVINGSTON - Office Manager
MERLE ELLIOTT - Typesetter
MARY McMURRAY - Ad Composition
Subscription rate, $11 per'year in advance
Senior Citizens rate, $9 per year in advance
U.S.A. and Foreign,. $21.50 per year in advance
Sr. Cit., U.S.A. and Foreign $19.50 per year in advance
Celebrate liv ir.
June .1.7 - 23 was was Senior Citizens
Week to recognize .the. contribution of.
'senior citizens to to life and character
of our'. Ontario communities. It's slogan.
was "Celebrate Living" and for many
whose health and :.prosperity . allows
them to enjoy their golden years, there
is reason for celebration. Butfor some,
the senior years 'are days that never
seem to end Hours and hours that
string together in.: endless monotony:
The seniors who make their home at
Pine Lodge in :Lucknow • do not suffer
serious. health afflictions. They are for ,•
the most part . self-sufficient. But
because of failing eyesight or memory .
lapses, they find living alone difficult.
They can . enjoy the companionship of
:fellow residents and the gentle support.
of the staffat the rest homey"-
Because it is a : private home, Pin
.Lodge is not eligible for grants 'to fund`
an activity prografn such as theone
co-ordinated by Wilma Clarke .at Pine-
crest Manor Nursing Home in Lucknow.
At Pine Lodge the residents. are left to
their own initiative.to .occupy their time.
It is not easy to fill the „hours of the .
long days. The staff is responsible for,
care, of the residents, . cleaning and
washing, planningand preparation . of
the meals. Very little of their time is
available to provide companionship for..
the ' residents, : much less plan and
organize a program ,of activities.
It is the responsibility of the commun-
ity to see a need aline Lodge .for such
activities as take place at Pinecrest.
through' every ' .week of the year. Our
schools, churches:, womens' groups,.
social and community organizations and
service clubs have supported' -Mrs.
Clarke and -her program at Pinecrest.
There is no reason, now that the need
has been ,identified at Pine Lodge, that
these groups cannot create such a pro-
gram for the Pine Lodge seniors.
Senior' Citizens Week means little if
we only remember our.: senior citizens
one week of the . year and again at
"• Christmas. The week should be a start-.
ing point for an assessment of'seniors'
needs: and requirements as well .'as
appreciation for their contribution.to our
community:
Let'salso recognize how the com-
munity can contribute •to.:the lives of
seniors byhelping to make living
something to celebrate.
Huro:OUii1y Board
of Education Report
BY MARIAN E: ZINN
.TRUSTEE
Donald M. 'Simpson . was
the highest bidder (out of 5)
for. North Ashfield School.
His tender was $26,000. This
is still subject to Ministry of
Education approval: Bert
Vandendool bought the form-
er .school . lot - in Hullet
Township for $5;500. The
parcel of land in West Wawa-•
nosh (a former school lot)
was not sold as it was felt
`hat the top tender was too
low, for a severed country
lot.
--.Approximately 41 children
have been registered for
Brookside kindergarten in
September 19/9. This is an
increase of 10 from last year
at this time. It isinteresting
to note only 1 kindergarten
age child will be from the
North `A"shfield area. Kinder-
garten enrolment for the next
5 years will increase in this
area. Population has shifted
from the north to the . south
end of the township, particu-
larly around Dungannon and
Port Albert. .
Huron.Perth Separate
School Board have requested.
co-op busing and this is
, being studied at the present
time. It would involve Huron
County. Board owned buses
picking up all elementary
school children in both Ash-
field, and West Wawanosh
and some from Lucknow,
East Wawanosh and Col-
borne. Buses would meet .at
Brookside and an express
bus would then run to Kings-
bridge. Certain .criteria will
„have to be met - ex.
differences in policy regard-
LOOKING BACK THOUGH
THE SENT11'4EL
75 YEARS AGO
The beautiful lawn belonging to the
Lucknow Bowling Club at the corner of
Hamilton and Inglis Streets is now com-
' pleted and it is expected by the first of
July it will be ready for play. Frank
Patterson of Wingham who had the job of
levelling and sodding it, has made a first
class job and it is said we now have one of
the best lawns in Western Ontario.
A garden party will be held on .the
parsonage grounds on Tuesday evening
next. A first class program will heliven.
During the evening the mortgage on the
parsonage will be burnt. An invitation is
extended to the public to be present.
There will be no fee at the gate, but ice
cream and cake will be, on sale during the
evening.
Mr. Clarke Vance, of Mitchell, former-
ly of Lucknow, received a surprise 'last
week when a brother whom he had not
seen for 43 years dropped in to see him:
His brother is the oldest of a family of 12
and resides in. Portland, Oregon.
Tieing horses to' shade trees is a vicious
. and thoughtless habit some people have.
• Some horses. are given to chewing at
anything that is handy and in such cases
.the tree suffers, in fact it is often killed.
This is theseason when many who
have departed friends at rest • in the.
cemetery often visit .."God's Acre" and
lay a tribute ofaffection upon the grave,
in the form of flowers. Sometimes others
pass by and thoughtlessly remove the
flowers. We are requested to ask that
floral tributes thus laid .upon the graves
be allowed to .remain. 4
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S0 YEARS AGO'
The Joynt trophy is back in Lucknow as
the result of a game played at Seaforth
Monday. The winning, bowlers were the
rink of Fraser Paterson, A. Turner, R.
Rae and W. McCoy, skip. It was a close
game and the winners had only one Shot
to boast about.
John Garnus who comes from Blyth is
the new assistant at J. L. MacMillan's
Butcher Shop
Reeve D. M. Johnstone and Mrs.
Johnstone .are on a motor trip to' North
Bay this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clair Agnew and little
daughter of Windsor are visiting with
relatives here.
Harvey Webster who has been with the
T. Eaton Co., Toronto, the past year, is
spending a.two week vacation at his home
here. `
Miss Lillian Mitchell of the Bank of
Montreal staff is on a . two week vacation
and will visit Toronto, Chatham and
Ferndale, Michigan.
25 YEARS AGO
Omar Brooks of Dungannon suffered a
severe blow on the head and was
Turn to page 7.
Congratulations:
Tommy
ing walking distances, repon-
sibility . for bus discipline,
length of school .days, -school
closures and school holidays.
Huron -Perth Separate School
Board would pay on a
pro -rated basis.
Only 4.5 new elementary
teachers have been hired and
none at the secondary level
in the County. This is the
firstyear in which l have had
students ask my , why are
some of good new teachers
being let gp and keeping
somewho are poor teachers.
According to the Collective
Agreement.,.,between the
Board. andel .e, Huron Sec=
ondary Scil''c`1 Teachers'
Federation, aclause states
that a branch affiliate mem-
ber (teacher) shall be consid.
ered to have seniority . rights
Turn td page 70
Letter to
the editor
The Editor,.
The Lucknow Sentinel.
Dear,,Editor,
Sometime after. your , com-
pany.took over the paper, I'
wrote you suggesting that
the addition of a"reporter for
news items of :the village and
its people might greatly im-
prove the 'news,. value of the
Sentinel, not only for us who
are former residents but also
for those now there. Some-
how there was a sharp redud-
tion since the changeover, to
the extent that', I decided to'
end my subscription. s .
This past week, however,
an item :appeared which
brought, back many. fond
memories and• even mention-
ed me The Article was
"That. Langside Bear".
This. tempts . me to hope
that now and again' 1 might
see an item about 'some of
the people I know and who
are still there, or else where.
In thatcase the. nine dollar
subscription: (which I under-
stand-is-the
nder-stand-isthe cost to those of
my era) would certainly not
be too highan expenditure,.
My cheque is enclosed.
After leaving. Lucknow, 1
was Supervising Principal of
•Bownianyille Public Schools
for sone thirty-three years,
and since retirement • have
served as a member of ,the
•.Northumberland -Newcastle
Board. of Education - this
year as chairman. You may
have heard through the press
or other media of the Board's
problems a seven -and -a
half week's strike by custod-
ians during which the schools
were kept open, and more
recently the case of the
Board's use of 2=4-D to spray
school lawns and play-
grounds.
I will continue to look for-
ward to the arrival of the
Sentinel each week.
With best wishes .for, its
ksuccess.
• Yours very truly,
Andrew M. Thompson.
11 Concession St. W.,.
Bownianville, Ont. •