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Thomas Thompson- Advertish Manag
Sharon;Dietz, ditor
Pat Livingston - Office Manager '
Joan Helm- Composite"' •
Merle. Elliott - Typesetter
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When I first, arrived in Lucknew,. I vi►(
expecting two or three stores,,. the ever '
present hotel'annd of "course an arena. What t
.discovered was a quaint community ,with
plenty of character and friendly people
Two weeks ago I was assigned to replace.,..
the Lucknow Sentinel's editor, martin t etz.
Sharon was ill and I was required to"sit in,„'
for about two weeks.
`I'll. admit, I' had first heard- of Lucknow
last summer when I was invited to spend a,,
weekend camping in a nearby park (so the
name was relatively new to me). I declined'
tine invitation and by doing.so, never set foot
he village' until last week.
"PI'easantly/a, rp ri .
Right now, Clinton, :is home for me, but
Last summer 1 was diving lip `Kitchener and
thoughtsmoving : to. Clinton completely,
boggled ini_ld. I: pictured'.dirt roads and
"Johnny Haseed" types trapsing> down
min ey siaeWaucs. nay, was i surpriseu an
September when I found a somewhat sophis-
ticated crowd
ophis-ticated'crowd: with contemporary ideals and
modern ways.
rolled :arou .
(otlence the{
fee In s o esitation: l'kft
that L eo ;� a ct .. country a d
really did"tel ' h wct o coni "u n
lay ern border.
paF +c atch pads�ap
cameras a lent and set off for who
thought.wou'ld he the : `l eats: white nop
Zipping al911 9oupt r roads I saw
obviusl rPiro t ala ie O erations whe
•fernier seemn d to t el real pride I
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prr ierty Ialso tsesmallerfarms that
suriferi ng from hard times with paint te,
> larxrr==house's and gutted bank barns.
n of my'Drst .assignments' was' to toler
midgets hockey game between Lucknoyv'
amfleet. That was another surprise
The arena was literally . packet',41
enthusiastic fans whohad come out torch;
their ' boys cin '' to '" victory. The
epitomized the term ."good clean fun"
ironically Luciano* Wen.
Thanks to colder temperatures and etx
skies,I was able to catch a glimpse-,
prosperous village kwithf ail the ameniti
saw Lucknow as the. "roe et town Wnerc!,i''
could raise their children .1 saw Lucknow
a successful farming', community. I
Lucknow as a village proud of it's herr
place you' could .call home.
On March 11, Ashley Dawn, daughter, of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Humphrey was baptized
at South Kinloss Presbyterian, Church.
Attending the baptism were Jamie, Dana,
Perrin and Curt; Mrs. Jean May. (grand -
,mother); • 'Mrs. Isabelle England . (great
grandmother); Mrs.' . Rosie Stanley; Mrs,.
Rung northwestwards from the sprawl'•
ing outsk>rtsc: Of Toronto` as a hiway, known.
as. Airport Road. The reason .for ,its name is
obvious, but the writer' would dearly like to
rld. itslgolic ncV e appreeiated;
for we
nd to forget those w o blazed and
the 'iininigtatitt who ;passed ;along its way. ,
They skiirted. the edge the place where
neves, "jet age" terinninaiispa}tches people'
on a few'hou.rs flight to ypart.of'the world.
Their awn journey across-'the•Atlantc was a .
miserable endurance of several Meeh and
literally a game .with death-.
There is . little left now along .the entice
road to whisper of the valiant souls who
embarked upon that perilous adventure but
the observant may still find traces o heir
presence; a few knarled and blackened apple
trees standing in waist high weeks; the
remains of a log cabin sheltering the ghosts
and memories of a long lost family's hopes
and dreams; the screeching blades of a
windmill on a rusting tower, protesting the
passing of a humble but proud era.
in the middle of the nineteenth century
the road, or "sixth line" as it was called
then, was 4, one of tie main routes . of
by Donainpbell
r
rmngraints froth Toronto. he more affluent
c me, by wagon with a milk cow tethered in
the rear. .In our imagination we see the team
straining' at the :harness in negotiating the
steep sandy ;track bepreeiithe Caledon and
Albion Hills. Perhaps we see a woman with
babe arms, sitting on the driver's bench
seat , beside ...her husband and barefoot
children ;taking advantage of the wagon's
slow` progress to explore the edges of the
tree lined road. It took little in those days to
delight the infant mind. Maybe they
discover some wild flowers and run happily
back to the wagon with a present for
Mamma. •
They would pass through places called
Claresville, Woodhill and Tarbock's Corners
and at the final summit in the hills, reach a
place known as Sleswick. Ahead, as far as
the eye, could see, the dense bush blended
into .the, skyline. If they looked back from
whence they came, they would see the
waters of Lake Ontario glistening like a
silver border on a blanket of green. And if
TO THE
To the Editor: a
This June, Ganonoque, Ontario, known as
the Canadian 'Gateway to the 'Thousand -
Islands, will be joining in the province wide
Ontario bicentennial celebrations. It will do
so by a HeritageDays extravaganza known
as Gala Gananoque. The event wilt take
place on torte separate weekends, June. 15
through 17, June 22 through 24 and June 29
through July 1. •
:
On each of those `weekends, the c t zees
lttque and Visitors to the Aeea will be •
e to together .in a giant iitagg ..
ebration. Each weekend has a- different
tie and each weekend has a ; t major
event to distinguish it, supplemented by a
variety of other smaller happenings hosted
by virtually every group or organization in
the municipality.
As organizers of this large event,.we wish
to invite former residents and visitors to
Gananoque, or anyone else for that matter,
to the event. To that . end, we hope you
publish this letter and help us in the cause.
Thank you for your kind assistance.
Kindest regards,
Barry Grills,
Publicity Director:
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To the Editor: •
For the past two years, I have been
researching a book detailing the experiences
they heard the plaintiff notes ofthe pipes it
may have been the music of MacCrimmon
for they were close to a Highland settlethent
called Redtrees.
Charlie -Grant's smithy was_ close- •to the
sixth line so he saw more of the newcomers
than the other Friends of. Skye. aline k
grants would seek his skills In .replevin a
ltrown No a shoe, re airing a ',piece o
wagon irouwofaslii `onhig, some rough
tool. There were these' of courso who drove
into his place to break the monotony of the'
long journey. As a lame excuse for their visit
they begged water from Charlie's well even
though there were plenty of creeks in that
area. The children would' ,stand b ; ,the"
kitchen door of the house and savour the
delicious odors of . Maureen's culinary art,
Maureen never could turn away from the
appealing eyes of the little ones and to the
children, her fresh baked bread,liberally
embellished with wild strawberry preserves,
was a treat they would always remember.
About that time, most of the immigrants
were Irish. They were people accustomed to
living on small rented farms at the mercy of
aristocraticallandlords who had little or no
consideration for their welfare. In lean
years, they were forced to sell precious grain
of Canadians who served or worked in
Southeast Asia during the Vietnam "Era.
To date, I have confirmed several
hundred Canadians who served with IJ:S.,
Australian and New Zealand Armed Forces
in Vietnam as well as Canadian troops who
served with thc series of International
Controls Commissions between 1954 - , 73,
Canadian journalists, doctors, nurses and
others whose duties ranged from covert
operations to rescuing orphans.
I am appealing to .your readers, who may
have served or know someone who did, to
contact: Doug Clark, 7 Douglas Crescent,
Fergus, Ontario. N.1M lCi, 519-543-4010.
Thanking, you in advance for your
assistance, I remain,
Yours truly,
Doug Clark.
Marjorie MacLeod; Mr.
and, Mrs. 'Doul
Humphrey and family; :Mit. Robert Hum
rey and family; Angela ,Forap,and. Mr.
Mrs.' Donald England' and''family.::
• • �:A', duet was sung by Trina and D
Humphrey and a lunch was served folio
the baptism with ,Rev. and Mrs. Alli
Ra nsay attending. .
to pay ' their • rents: To be dehngd;
regardless of the "circuums'tances, nig
eviction from their hdinble . cottages
potato was their steple Ldiet and in fact;
mainstay of their pathetic existence.
. w
*Patrick O'Connor, Charlie Grant's
hiredman, was intensely interested in
stories'- of those who stopped by at
smithy.. The nerds he: received from the"
was horrify ng; stories of ;Mato
rotting in the;' earth,' killed by a myster
blight which turned ,the top growth
green slimy decay.:.The fortunate few w
fleeing.fx p thc'country but back iirhel
a
men,;women nd 'Children. Weirs
hunger. But all was '.not well for those w
managed to immigrate. Many had s
their last pennies to pay for the voyage.
now roamed the streets of Quebec, Montt
and Toronto, begging for bread.
When the plight of the poor immigt
became known in .Redtrees, the Revel
Duncan MacLeod urged his flock to
prayers for the newly arrived and desti
people. But as MacCriinmon reminded:
after the service: "Prayers will no fol
empty , bell 1"
To the Editor:
Farmers are showing a lot of interest th,,
days in 1'iiiing" up this year's rental land
grow their cash crops.
Both -landlords and tenants in Huron
telling me cash rental rates of between•
and S135.per acre. 'here is certainly a 10
variation in What land is renting for,
around a concession. This is a reflection
landlord. and tenant attitude towards
rental. There are other types of re
agreement*, such as share crop and vans
she
wbi h 1 personalty savour. Hut s
we will discuss cash rental.
Tenants consider a number of thing
the land they rent and what they
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