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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-07-19, Page 1kzti Grey Township firemen were. called out Monday and. Tuesday evenings to Lorne Strickler's barn where overheated hay was causing an anxious time. On Grey firemen keep hay cool Thursday they had the same problem at the Kerr farm Concession 8 where Ken Fischer had hay. Fortunately, they were able to control the problem. 1 4Brusse s Post BRUSSELS N_ro 107th Year — Issue No. 29 WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1978 ESTABLISHED 1872 A LAZY SUMMER DAY—School's out and. Brussels' bridge over the Maitland looked a bit like something out of Huckleberry Finn one day this week as this group of kids busily passed an afternoon, watching the water go by. They don't know it but their parents who are sweating away in stores, offices, factories and at home do...you're only young once. (Photo by Langlois) "City slicker" Spends summer on Ethel farm By Debbie Ranney Pam Henderson a "city slicker" from Sarnia has not only proven herself to be an able farmer but she has fitted in just fine with the family of John and Carol Boneschansker of R.R.l, Ethel where she is staying as part' of the junior agricultUralist pro- gram. The program is sponsored by the provincial government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food in which the government pays $6 a day and the farmer pays $5 a day and provides room and board so that city "kids" get a chance to see what farming is all about. While Pam may be new to the program, her hosts are certainly not, as last year they had a boy staying with them to learn the basics of farming. Both he and Pam, the Boneschanskers say, proved to be capable, eager workers. Before that the Boneschanskers had ,also been involved in a similar type of program called the Urban-Rural Exchange in which a city person would stay at a farm for one week and vice versa, They have also taken part in the 4-H exchange program: HOUSE A HUME As Carol Boneschansker says "We often have strange children in the house of all ages. The house is always open. Our house is a home." Pam who will stay Until August Resignation accepted At a special meeting held July 17 Morris Council accepted the resignation of Clerk Jane Badley. Her resignation was submitted June 6 and to date the council had neither accepted nor rejected her request. The township is presently looking for a new clerk to tontine tice duties September 5. 19, wanted to participate in the junior agriculturalist program because of her desire to be an assistant veterinarian., - Pam who is 18 wasn't accepted at veterinary. college this year , because she had.-had no previous experience with animals. She is hoping her experience '-at the Boneschanskers will get her in next year. At BoneschanskerS, Pam has helped with the haying and cleaning the barn. She milks every morning and every night and she has been in on the births of a couple of calves. Pam learned about the program through her guidance counsellor at high school. It is a program. mainly for city kids who have never worked on a farm before. A OPP charge five Five persons have been charged by Wingham O.P.P. for theft and break and enter and theft over numerous occurrences dating back to June 12th. David Rosekat, "Age 18, R.R.1, Walton, 8 counts. Richard Befurt, Age 16, R.R.1, Ethel, 1 count. Learnon Sayer; Age 18, R.R.5, Brussels, 2 counts. Darwin Sayer, Age 19, R.R.5, Brussels, 4 counts. And a fifth person, whose name police are not releasing yet, have been charged as a result of mulitiple crimes including the breaking of the school in Ethel, The Blyth Arena, the booth at the Walton Ball Park, the booth at the Brussels Ball. Park, a. Radford Construction Shed in Turnberry Township' and freqtient gas thefts. The tour named appeared in court in Wingharri on July 12th and a warrant has been issued for the unnamed 5th person. lady named Dorothy Haley is the co-ordinator for the program in Huron County. Interviews are set up with the people who want to tiy the program so they can tell her what kind of farm they'd like tote on'and so she can tell where they would be most suited. • VISITS The co-ordinator visits every week to see how they are doing and straightens • • out their problems. Pam doesn't seem to be having problems, however. She has learned about some of the diseases of calves and their breeding and care. Pam said she knew a little bit about farming because she has -an uncle who owns a farm. "I'm just getting things in a little more detail now than I had known before," Pam said. What km didn't know before- hand she learned quickly. She only watched the milking pro- cedure for one day and knew what to do after that. GETS UP EARLY And none of the' facets of farm life seem to faze her. "I'm used to getting up early in the morning, I'm used to being around animals didn't mind the heat when we were haying and I don't have any allergies," she' says. "I enjoy it a lot. It's different than working in the city. It's a change from going out every day," Pam says. Pam works at the farm six days and goes home every two Weeks. After her stint at the Boneschansker farm is over she will be returning to Sarnia to a job at the newspaper there inserting ads. Asked about Pant's stay there, the Boneschanskers said, "It wasn't strange, net herespedially. She fits right We have three girls of °Ur own, She seems just like One of them. She seeins at home, that's to our benefit too. It's really worked out well for both dins: It's been an all around great experience for us," the Boneschanskers said. Mr. BoneSeliansker said the longer program, gives thc part- icipa nts a better insight on the whole thing. Mrs. Boneschansker said its for the young people's betterment to , know where their food comes from and 'what's involVed in, growing • food. She said the boy who was there previously didn't- know how potatoes were grown and he had never seen peas in a pod. A TEAM The Boneschanskers have a Air Canada has hired their first female pilot. She is 24 year old. Judy Cameron, who, they say, been just as rigorously trained and tested as any of her male counterparts. and has all the qualifications required. Good for her! We cannot help but wonder how many passengers would prefer a flight which does not include her as a member of the flight crew. We suspect there are still a good many people around who are not willing to believe that women can be as' capable as men in such a demanding position. * * * * * * The price of coffee, we read, has come down sowewhat in the U.S. But, as is too often the case, the reduction will not be reflected in Canadian Coffee prices. It would be great if all coffee lovers could cultivate a taste for some of the coffee subStitutes on the market. True coffee drinkers who are accustomed to several cups or more of good coffee a day find it hard to adjust to such substitutes. ***tic*** Next-week Iam taking off for a two-week vacation with my family in Ottawa. What the trip to Ottawa and back home, by cat, will entail Ian' not sure. My family, who are providing tran- sportation both ways by station,' wagon not only invited "Mom" to visit theni but also the dog. She is hired man, so they thought it would be nice to have a girl for a change and they say that Pain teams up with their own daughter- Cathy really well. Both the Boneschansker say that Pam catches .onto things easily. Pam's natural affinity with animals was made obvious as a dog, a cat and a kitten tried to climb all over her during the interview. not used to travelling so what the outcome will be nobody knows. They insist she will be no trouble at all but I wonder. ******* We read recently where 16 year old couples in one high school were required to spend four weeks in planning for their "make believe" wedding. The course was designed to show students the difficulties in plan- ning a wedding, living on a budget, cost of food; re- sponsibilities of parents; the reality of the job market. Among other things they had to prepare a week's menus, then visit a super market to determine the cost of the food required. We are sure this study was a revelation to those young people Which opened their eyes to what they would face in a teenage marriage for which they were unprepared. *****4:** Some advice. Take'mighty good care' of your natural teeth. Believe me learning to cope with what seems like an overly full mouth stuffed With' false ones is no easy achievement. It is easier to learn to manipulate chopsticks with dexterity,- One good thing about it is that never again will you have to open your mouth for a dentist to poke around in, drill, fill, or extract teeth.- That sUits me just fine for I have always been a craven coward in a dentist's chair, Short Shots by Evelyn Kennedy