The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-09-05, Page 1The first day at school can be a disconcerting experience but:Chris-Stevenson didn't mind
quite so much after getting:a kiss from his mom, Sue. Area youngsters and teenagers
returned: to school Tuesday after their summer vacation: LucknowPabiic School reported 248
students registered Tuesday; with 45 in the kindergarten classes -attending their first day of
school. [Sentinel. Staff Photo]
ill canvass for
rvrnadQ fund
The
West.Wawanosh Township Federa-
tione
Sri re plan to canvass the
township to collect money for the Tornado
Relief Fund t� assist` the people , of" the
Woodstock -Oxford County area;
The federation which met -on .Thursday;
August 30 at .the• home. of Tpny and Fran
McQuail, Meeting Plate Farm, also decided
to organize work crews who will go down to
the Oxford area to help with the .cleanup and
rebuilding. • One crew will geto the area
September 7 to assist withcleanup opera-
tions and other crews .will go to. the area to
help with carpentry work to rebuild houses
and barns.
Anyone interested in joining a work crew
or doing carpentry work .should contact
Marybelle Cranston, 529-7691. '
The federation is working_ in connection
with the Mennonite Central Relief Commit-
tee which wills contact the federation . when
the area is ready to begin rebuilding.^
Ten members attended'.the meeting which.
also discussed a program this fall and winter
for federation members including ' card
parties, pot luck "suppers and other social
events to allow members to visit with each.
other and learn about the county and
provincial federations' concerns and busi-
ness.
The .'federation hopes to have the first
social meeting in early December with
others tobe planned during _the. winter-,
The
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By The Sentinel
Slo-pitch
tournament
Eleven teams will participatein a
Slo-Pitch' ball tournament at the
Dungannon and Lucknow ball diam
onds . this Saturday and Sunday.
Games begin at..9 a.m. both 'days:
Teams include Kingsbridge, Luck -
now, Dungannon, Kinloss, Kins-
men, Ashfield, Port Albert, Lanes,
Junior Farmers, West Wawanosh
and: Belfast. Come out to the ball
game and enjoy some of the last
action of. this season.
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Flower show
The Lucknow District, Horticultural Society
was honoured to have the past president of
the Ontario Horticultural Society, ,.Mrs.
Muriel Klie of Hanover, officially open their
summerflower show and tea.
Thirty-five contestants entered 294 exhib-
its in one of the best shows the• society has
sponsored
Mr's. Walter Farrell of R. S!•Kincardine;,
judged the entries:
Top exhibitor was Joan Robinson, Luck-
. now, with a total of: 112 points: She also.
Raise. X 1,001
for. tornado
-.relief fund
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, ..1979
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entered the mostexhibits with • 58.. entries;
Mrs. Robinson. won the gladiolus section
with 14 points; 'the annuals class with .28
points, . the arrangements section. with. 37
points. and . the vegetable class with 1:5
points.
Belle Mole,, Lucknow, `won the houseplant
-seetton with 21 points .and Audrey.MacDon-
S
ald, Lucknow, won the rose arid dahlia class
with 11 points.
The tea table was decorated with a
bouquet of red . roses. Tea wasserved. by
Liella Finlayson and Mrs. James Little in; the
afternoon and Mrs. Harold Treleaven and
'Mrs. Harvey Mole served in the evening.
Turn to, page '6••'
The Lucknow and, District 'Lions Club
raised $1,000 for the Woodstock -Oxford
County Tornado Relief Fund at a dance on
Friday night. i
Donations .will still be accepted according
to Lions president, Lorne Cook, 'however,
donations -utast be. made before September
13 to qualify for the Ontario Provincial
government's assistance .plan., Money col-
lected by the fund prior to that date will be
matched by the Ontario .government three to
one.
Donations will be accepted at Schmid's
Jewellery Store in Lucknow up to September •
13. .
Music was supplied by Aslan Miller and
the Kountry Katsas a benefit performance.
The Lions Club which organized the dance,
appreciate the assistance of the . Lucknow
Home Baker which supplied the donuts and
the Lucknow Business Association which
advertisedthe dance.
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• Lucknow Distriet Firemen conducted a tolll=gate canvass on highway 86 at the entrance to the
village on Friday to collect money for their muscular dystrophy campaign. Over the weekend,
'they raised $1,230 in their most successful campiaign. Jerry Lewis's Telethon raised over 30
Million for the children who suffer from this disease daring his labour day campalgn..
[Sentinel Staff Photo]
Jana Health Foods.
Judy McMichael, Dungannon and
her 'husband, Art have `opened • a
health food store in Goderich, Jana
Health Foods. Judy has found eating.
health foods cuts the cost of grocery
bills as well as providing a nutritious
alternative torefined foods - which
have preservatives . added and lose
their vitamin content, through refin-
ing. Pictures and story on page 2.
Cattails fight
pollution
The common cattail may be
nature's weapon against water pollu-
tion control problems from small
municipalities. According to 'the
Ontario environment ministry an
artificial marsh • composed primarily
of cattails is to be constructed in
Listowel to treat part of the
community's sewage effluent. The
process uses natural 'purification as
its basic principle. Details on page
23.