HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-03-08, Page 13By Ellen Jefferson
Meeting three of the Wawanosh
Safety Squad was held on
Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the
Jefferson’s at 7 p.m.
President Reba Jefferson began
the meeting with the 4-H pledge.
She went around the tables asking
members about the safety hazards
they found in their home.
Many members said that they had
clothes, boxes or something on their
stairs.
The members split into two groups
to talk about the safety manuals they
brought.
Mary Ellen Foran demonstrated
and discussed the proper ways to use
a ladder.
Next, the members spoke about
lawn mower safety. They learned to
always wear a helmet when riding
the lawn mower, to travel slowly
when on slopes and wipe all gas off
the engine before starting.
The members shared their stories
of lawn mower incidents. They did a
Safe Path to Cut Grass activity
where the members had to circle the
safe statements and go around the
unsafe ones.
The club discussed weed wacking,
but only two members, Scott
Jefferson and Kalvin
VanMassenhoven had ever actually
done this.
Since the club won’t be cutting the
lawn anytime soon, they learned
about shoveling and blowing
snow. The group read over the
snow shoveling tips and then
headed outside to practice some
shoveling on the Jefferson’s
deck.
Junior leaders, Sophie and Ellen
Jefferson, took the club into the
next room to play Dress for
the Occasion. In this game the
members had to dress for the
occasion safely.
Some occasions were: going to
the beach, unloading hay,
science class and attending a
dinner party. It was fun to see
the members dressed up in
crazy clothes and mismatching
shoes.
Reba Jefferson ended the meeting
with the 4-H motto. The members
enjoyed cookies that Joscelin
Andrews brought.
The next meeting is on March 9, at
9:30 a.m. at the Jefferson’s.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2007. PAGE 13.
Continued from page 1
conmplaining about the outspoken
Wheeler’s comments which have
raised the hackles of Ontario
farmers at various times in the past
year. “That s.o.b. shouldn’t have a
job today, let alone sucking money
out of every farmer here,” he
exploded.
Bob Hallam of Auburn said the
control over the agricultural agenda
by the bureaucracy has been an
ongoing thing. “We’ve been at a
crossroads for 10-15 years,” he said.
“The bureaucrats are in control.”
Steckle agreed. “We haven’t had
ministers of agriculture who really
controlled their departments since
Bill Stewart and Eugene Whelan,”
he said.
Steckle said the concept of the
bureaucrats in setting up the
Canadian Agricultural Income
Stabilization program that “one size
fits all doesn’t work.” He said he is
in total support of a separate risk
management plan for grains and
oilseeds producers.
Meanwhile Mitchell erupted when
she was told the chair of Agricorp,
the arm’s-length agency that
delivers programs like CAIS and
crop insurance, said he hadn’t been
aware of the call of farm groups for
an audit of the agency.
“I want to see an audit!” she said
emphatically. “Our government is
about transparency,” and Agricorp
should be audited like other
government bodies. “The chairman
will be notified about my feelings.”
Safety the factor for Wawanosh 4-Hers
Continued from page 12
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to $75. Brian Wideman of
Gowanstown, consigned two veal
averaging 760 lbs. selling for an
average of $107.26 with one black
steer weighing 775 lbs. selling for
$120. Henry M. Martin of
Teeswater, consigned three veal
averaging 688 lbs. selling for an
average of $105.86 with two red
steers averaging 700 lbs. selling for
$111.50 Marshall Durnin of Auburn,
consigned four veal averaging 750
lbs. selling for an average of $103
with one charolais heifer weighing
710 lbs. selling for $103.
Lambs, 50 - 64 lbs. sold $179 to
$217; 65 - 79 lbs., $171 to $206; 80
- 94 lbs., $136 to $159; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$126 to $133; 110 lbs. and over,
$121 to $128.
Sheep sold $63 to $91 with sales
to $101.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $129 to $146; 400 -
499 lbs., $121 to $146; 500 - 599
lbs., $101 to $137; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$105 to $121; 700 - 799 lbs., $96.50
to $112; 800 - 899 lbs., $104 to
$109; 900 - 999 lbs., $101.50 to
$110; 1,000 lbs. and over, $98.25 to
$109.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $111 to $128; 400 -
499 lbs., $110 to $129; 500 - 599
lbs., $100.50 to $114; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$100 to $113.50; 700 - 799 lbs., $93
to $105; 800 - 899 lbs., $97.50 to
$106.75; 900 lbs. and over, $93 to
$107.25.
Lambs sell $179-$217
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