The Lucknow Sentinel, 1984-09-05, Page 20
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The men and ,Women Who publish com-
munity newspapers across. Ontario have a -
Bicentennial - year . program designed to
honour the ""good kids'".
The first 250 young people' to- be
nominated for Ontario Community News-
papers. Association's "Junior Citizen of the.
Year' z • awards, .will, receive . a Bicentennial
book, donated by the Ontario .Ministry of:
Tourism and Recreation
- Up to 24 of the nominees will receive an
airline ticket good for any Canadian desstina
tion, courtesy of CP Air which the program
patron. Twelve of those nominees and their'
families will be guests of OCNA and CP Air
at the newspaper convention in 'Y�'oronto next
atholic hig
roposaI
The li#nitatiops. We are looking. for examples of
Hurori` PeirtiX' Separate School : is set- � . .
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March, where Ontario's Lieutenant the Hon
John. B. Aird'will present. the Junior Citizen.
awards.' p .
The Junior Citizen recognition program is
co-ordinated by the 242 OCNA : member
papers, In its first three years of operation,
the program received 428 nominations, This.
year. minimum of 250 more is' -expected: -
Program. chairman Dave Wenger, Pub-
lisher of
ub-lisher.of the Mount, Forest Confederate; said
theairlinetickets',' and Bicentennial books are '•
new additions to :the program for .1984 ' "We
hope the added incentive wilt prompt
newspaper publishers and community,.citiz-
ens; to- send in more nominations than wrier," -
-he "said.
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.S�f� v :cNbY .
Juo',x Citizen nomtiifees should be aged 6
to 1 tI and h. ave contributed to their;commun-
ity, performed acts. of bravery dor shown
remarkable fortitude in overcoming physical
"d steering committee -10 ..stud the . good cititzenship or. leadership, net, Just, the .
up g y � �.� � " • r . �
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y� /•�1,, �y j� j�� Q,.,'� y,* so-ca}led "super -heroes' "� he said: , '•Y ,: � t -`
possibility of a VCihV�i.+++h school
this , -,r+ a ��n c178rC 11 �~.
ea. g
' Such. values- as , .courage,. ingenuity,
At its Aug27 meetirmg, the board approv -resourcefulness, initiative, leadership, forte. , ,
ed the formation of the committee and that • tude and selfless performance are what the `
peaple interested in'servittg on the corrunit judges look . for when the .award..recipieuts
r tee/besought;are-selected. Nominees can be individuals. or
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The .board s looking for two parents, one: ,gteups;
froth each county,,one priest to,be appointed
by the dune Nomination forms are available 'through
'deanery and one teacher• to :be a
- pointed- by the. Huron=Perth teachers: the cominµmty- newspaper; -local schools, or , •
association throughQat Box 451, Oakville, Ontario •
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{• thers'ea the steering committee will be • ,61, 5A8,'telephone,toh free 1400 -2E4 -50S4.
the chairman, two .other trustees . and the
director.
Thi
eco committee is a eted to set uPlan mmi lip a'P bio �iurttit emitted
that will help the board :decide how best to .z,...,;•..- ^ , {
providea Catholic high school inthe area• '- b 1 p t.
A. report identifying long > ange lapriing "� , ,» a nosh vagi ey
'needs, .major constraints or . special coi-
cern and omitting recomreridations iS ex• 'The Maitland Valley Conservation Author
• pesters. to be .. to.
,presented • the board in :