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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1990-04-11, Page 27THE CITIZEN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 11, 1990. PAGE 27. Entertainment Potato People invade Blyth Magic of music Directing the Blyth Festival Singers is Angus Sinclair who led the choir into a segment of music by J. S. Bach and songs by variousCanadian musicians. The37-memberchoirentertained a good turnout on Saturday night in the Blyth Memorial Hall. Cool chicks produce better quality Continued from page 25 Armed with this knowledge Prof. Doug Morrison, Department of Animal and Poultry Science, and Prof. Lambert Otten, Department of Engineering, set out to create “cool roosts” for a flock of chickens at the Arkell Poultry Research Station near Guelph. Their roost consisted of a contin uous one-inch PCV pipe inserted through the width of 32 chickens’ cages, just high enough to let the eggs roll under. Water refrigerated to 12 degrees C was circulated through the pipe. The air temperature in the room where the tests took place was I Breaking liquor laws costly Continued from Page 1 facility from undue risk because of -behaviour inside, she said. |She said those signing a liquor ^Ticence application for a group should be aware they are liable for a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to a year for breaking the law, as well as possible civil damages if an acci dent should result. “The person signing the permit really puts his neck on the line,” said Jim Hunter of Belgrave. “You’re not really putting your neck on the line if you do what you should be doing,” Ms. Rankin said. If you have had proper policing of the event and not served minors or let anyone get intoxicat ed you might still be sued but it would be up to the courts to decide if you were liable, she said. “I think I’ll be serving chocolate milk,” Mr. Hunter said. Ms. Rankin gave tips on what groups should do to make sure the rules are obeyed when holding an event. The key, she said, is having enough well-trained club members around to prevent trouble from happening. Prevent serving minors, she eggs raised to 35 degrees C, typical of a hot, summer day. And sure enough, the egg quality, produc tion arid weight of the cool roost chickens surpassed that of a control group which was not privy to the experimental apparatus. “For those farmers with breeder birds producing eggs for hatching, the difference could be critical,” says Morrison. He believes it’s only necessary to take just the “edge” off the heat - allow a 5-10 per cent body heat release through the chickens’ feet - to keep them comfortable. This research was supported by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Said, by asking for identification at the door. The five accepted forms of identification (all containing pictures are an LLBO proof of age card, a Canadian passport, Cana dian citizenship card, Canadian- Armed Forces identification cardi and a driver’s license. When in; doubt, she said, ask people fon more ID and if still in doubt, don’t serve people. She said it is especially import ant to have good people at the door to keep minors from getting in and to keep people who are already intoxicated from entering. If some one who has already had too much to drink gets in, she said, the permit holder is then responsible for that person. If minors are allowed in. the permit holder is “doublj or triply responsible to make sure they don’t get drinks.” Clearly identified security people, perhaps wearing special T-shirts should monitor the floor to see that minors aren’t getting served and people aren't drinking too much. This will often deterent. she said. There should be lots (no-saltv foods slow down of absorption into the blood stream) and people should be encouraged to eat. Four standard drinks in four act as a of food the rate The comical antics of the lovable Potato People will take over the stage on Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m. at Blyth Memorial Hall in their show, “Nothin’ But Trouble”. Theatre Beyond Words and their series of skits will delight young and old audiences - a perfect afternoon of entertainment for children aged three and up. Spons- sored by the Blyth Festival, tickets to the Potato People are on sale now for $6.00 each at the Blyth Festival Box Office. The Potato People - a delicious family of spuds features Momma,’ Poppa, little Nancy and their neighbours, friends and pets. The characters wear lumpy masks that make their heads resemble peeled potatoes and they have amusing adventures with the neighbourhood mutt, a burglar and the newspaper Soybeans new protein supplement for cattle BY DENNL/ MARTIN FARM MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST FOR HURON COUNTY Full fat roasted soybeans are attracting a lot of attention as a protein supplement for dairy cattle. Part of this interest is due to simple economics. Raw beans, stored at 87 per cent dry matter are approximately 36 per cent protein and 81 per cent TDN. Roasting results in 6 - 7 per cent shrink due to lost moisture resulting in a product with 38 per cent protein and 86 per cent TDN. When current prices per tonne are applied, the feeding value of raw beans is $20 to $40 per tonne above the price of beans to the grower. With roasting costs added, beans still break even or come out ahead compared to most other supplements. A second reason for considering beans in a ration is that they can help reduce the “energy crisis” in early lactation, high producing cows. One kilogram of roasted beans can replace 1.17 kilograms of hours (two the first hour, one the second and a half-drink for the third and fourth) is the average limit most people can drink safely but not everyone can be safe at that level, she warned. Soft drinks and low-alcohol beverages should be available at reduced prices. The bartender and the other security forces should be trained in how to carry out their duties and what signs to look for to see if someone has had too much to drink. The Addiction Research Foundation offers courses to train people, she said. One ot the shocks for those attending the presentation was that there is virtually no legal way to hold a buck and doe or open wedding reception. Admission charged and the price of drinks is supposed to only cover the legiti mate costs of the event such as the hall rental, entertainment, and liquor and food. Ms. Rankin felt there was no way money could be raised for a couple in this way but Brian Johnston, the liquor inspec tor responsible for the local area suggested if a donation box was put at the door and the price of drinks was reduced, people might donate the money they would normally have paid for drinks to the couple. delivery boy. Momma is the com pulsive organizer and head of the house; Poppa’s main concern is to do as little as possible and Nancy Potato is an imaginative four-year- old who has a never-ending supply of toys and lollipops that pop up everywhere. The Potato People create a hilarious and inventive mixture of carbon characters that gets both adults and kids giggling. The company features performers Elizabeth Van Wyck, Melinda Lit tle, Terry Judd, Harro Maskow, Robin Patterson, Charles P. Schott and David Satterthwaite. The Potato People have delight ed audiences from St. John’s to Vancouver and New York to Mos cow, playing to over 1.25 million people worldwide in just 12 years. Founded in 1977 by members of the Canadian Mime Theatre, the com pany has quickly risen to the top of its profession, garnering both criti meal and corn in the diet. This higher concentration of nutrients results because part of the energy is in the form of fat. This impacts on the ration in two very positive ways. With higher energy density, the cow requires slightly less grain and supplement, allowing the cow to eat slightly more forage, and with some energy from fat, there is less starch in the diet. With more fibre and less starch, diets which contain soybeans usually result in a higher butterfat test in early lacta tion. With more energy available, many cows also respond with a slight increase in milk production. In summary, full fat soybeans are an economical source of protein for dairy cattle. The fat which beans add to the diet is beneficial for early lactation cows and may improve milk production and butterfat test when fed at levels up to 3 kilograms of beans per cow per day along with extra calcium and magnesium. Higher feeding levels, especially combined with low fibre diets can result in serious fat test denreccinn Ernest Jail A PARENTAL ■ GUIDANCE LONG DISTANCE? 1-800-265-3438 for toll-free movie info. 4 WINNERACADEMY AWARDS I | bYCBVMTHBATRB J ■ Phone 357-1630 for 24 hour movie information ■ I I 1 I 1 I I I 1 I Playing from Friday to Thursday April 13th to 19th Showtimes: Friday and Saturday at 7:00 and 9:00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday one show each evening at 8:00 p.m. “‘Driving Miss Daisy’ comes close to perfection. To see it once is to remember it forever.” -Gene Shalit, TODAY, NBC TV cal and popular acclaim. Theatre Beyond Words makes its home in Niagara-on-the-Lake. But it seems they’re rarely there! Major Euro pean tours of France, Spain, Portu gal, Belgium and Holland are scheduled for this season. For ticket reservations call 523- 9225/9300 or drop by the Festival Box Office to choose your seats. Happy 30th Tigger “Good Help Is Hard To Find...” Oh Well, Happy Birthday Anyway, Gerry! Best Wishes from your Staff Fri.-Thurs., April 13-19 1 Fri. & Sat. 7 & 9 p.m. F Sun.-Thurs. 8 p.m. HELD OVER 2ND BIG WEEK