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Conservationist feted ton
While Lila Hume has seen
many personnel walk
through ner office and many
changes in the size and
structure of the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation
Authority, Mrs. Hume main
tains one thing has remained
constant over the years;
conservation is and will
always be for the people.
It was 22 years ago this
July that Mrs. Hume began
her career with the Authori
ty as a part-time office
worker. In 1961 she was
named secretary-treasurer.
According to Mrs. Hume,
who the Authority office
is affectipnally referred to
as "Lila”, today’s conserva
tion authority is a far cry
from the operation which
was in existerice in 1956.
In that year, the Authority
had one full time and two
part-time staff and had
jurisdiction over 662 square
miles.
Today, the Authority is
responsible for the, Ausable
and Bayfield river
watersheds which takes in
946 square miles. In terms of
personnel there are now ten
full time field staff, two
technicians, two full time of
fice people plus the student
employment program which
operates during the
summer.
According to Mrs. Hume,
the goals of the local conser-
vation authority have
switched from the acquisi
tion of marginal land for
reforestation to today’s
priorities of water control
projects. Recreation has
also been an important part
of the authority’s program
in recent years, she added.
In terms of ac
complishments, Mrs, Hume
lists the construction of the
Parkhill Dam as her most
memorable. She said the
dam was something which
she had been involved in
from its inception and it was
satisfying to see something
done which people said could
and should not be built.
Mrs. Hume has a soft spot
for the many young people
who have worked for the
Authority in summers past.
“I’ve derived a great
satisfaction from the
number of young people who
have worked for this
authority and who are in
volved in resources
management.”
The resident of Farquhar
has found it to be a very
satisfying job and one that
offers a challenge on an
almost day to day basis.
"It’s not a 9-5 job,” Mrs.
Hume stated.
Smiling, she recalled a
moment a few months ago
when talking to her husband
Carl, who retired from the
Authority in February, she
said "What am I going to
think about in the mor
ning?”
Mrs. Hume said she ex
pects little problem keeping
active after her retirement
on December 29. Mr. and
Mrs. Hume plan on spending
the winter in Florida and to
do some travelling in the
summer with friends.
When asked about
piece of advice which she
would give to the new
one
resources manager, Mrs.
Hume said "Become very
well equated with the people
and their problems in the
Authority’s area.”
While the wit and the
dedication which she
brought to her job will be
missed, Mrs. Hume will
leave one visible reminder
of her 22 years of service.
It was Ljla who coined the
term which appears on all
the Authority’s letters;
"Conservation is People,”
"That’s pretty well how I
feel,’’she added.
Tonight, Mrs. Hume will
be the special guest at a
banquet held in her honour
by the conservation
authority at the South Huron
Recreation Centre in Exeter.
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Friday, November 10 Mrs.
Forrest’s Grade 5 class of
St. Patrick’s School
prepared and led a touching,
well-prepared and moving
Remembrance Day celebra
tion which involved all other
students in the school as
well as parents and other
community guests —
Reverend Father McGraw,
parish Priest and Mr. Sid
Daley from the Lucan
Branch of the Canadian
Legion.
The master of ceremonies
throughout was Michael
Arts who began with a short
introduction and welcome.
The opening hymn sang by
all was “0 God Our Help in
Ages Past”. Mona Morkin
told the Remembrance Day
story as Stephen O’Sullivan
and Ron VanGeel illustrated
the story by means of a slide
presentation.
Monique Beaulieu then led
the class as they recitred the
poem 'Tn Flanders Fields”.
This was followed by a bible
reading by John Leenders.
At this point Karen Lemmon
read the Homily which was
dramatized by Matthew
Welsh, Marianne DenOttei;,
Tom Vandenberg, Raymond
VanGeel, Jim Jacquith,
Nancy Vandervenne, Lisa
Anderson, Ann Toohey,
Mona Morkin, Margaret
Mitchell, Susan
Jongeneelen, John
Leenders, Eddy Heesels,
Robert Giesen, David
Manders
Dianne
Giesen,
Michael ,
Ager.
Rachael Rosch read the
World War Decree which
was also dramatized by
David Manders as
trumpeter and Eddy
Heessels as a soldier. After
this Maria Van Sas led the
class in a second ap
propriate hymn — "Peace
my brothers”.
Following the one minute
silence the guest speaker:
Mr. Sid Daley, who had ex
perience as one of the many
brave men who fought for
our freedom, gave a very in
teresting talk and in addition
fielded many questions
regarding the war, his ex
periences and his medals.
Father McGraw also
spoke relating our living in
peace to our life as
Catholics.
The laying of a wreath
was done by Wilma
Vereyken and Maria VanSas
which followed by a pledge
read by Lisa Bakker and
Kathleen Reymer.
Julie O’Shea distributed
the poppies and collected
donations from all who
attended. All in all a most
successful celebration!
i, Lisa Amaral,
Kelly, Christine
Rachael Rosch,
Arts and Michael
D. L. Muir
Mr. & Mrs. Wm Sillery and
Mr. & Mrs. David Millar
visited Thursday with Mr. &
Mrs. Harvey Edgar in
Blue vale.
Horace Pfaff is a patient
at the Queensway Nursing
Home, Hensail.
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derived from wine made of
mead and honey, which the
intended pair drank in
northern European countries,
for a month after the
ceremony. The month was
referred to as a moon.
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