The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-06-26, Page 9The staff from Lucknow pool stopped in at Lucknow Central School io teach the students
some water safety while having a little fun with skits and sing -a -longs last Tuesday morn-
ing. One of the numbers was The:Twelve Days of Swimming which was sung by, Kent Camp-
bell .(Mr. Sunshine); pool staffers Marilynn •Maclntyre, Heather Maclntyre, Wilma
Vandervelde and Helen MacIntyre, and students, Matthew de Boer, Russell Sutton and
Mike Schlosser. ( Photoby Alan Rivett ).
Pool staff teach water safety
Now that summer is here, it is time 'to
think . about safety both in and around the;
water. In an effort to emphasize swimming
and boating safety rules, the Lucknow
swimming pool staff visited four local
elementary schools and presenteda pro -
ram of games, skits and songs.
The summer's activities will soon begin at
the swimming pool. Swimming lessons
begin July 8. While lessons are being taught
there will be a playground program run by.
Julie ' Nicholson and Michelle Gardner.
Children are invited to the playhouse to do
crafts and play games from 9 a.m. until
noon.-
The
oon.The pool should be open for public swirnm-
mg this weexend, weather permitting. For,
the first time since the pool was opened
more than ten years ago, the admission
prices have been increased. The cost for a
child to swim is now 50 cents, for a teen it is
75 cents and an adult can swim for $1. These
slight increases are necessary to cover the
rising costs of,chemicals and maintenance.
There is a schedule in this edition of the .
Sentinel outlining the activities which will
be taking place at the pool this summer.
There are times available for groups to rent
the pool. If you have any questions about the
program at the swimming pool, please feel •
free to contact someone at the pool for fur-
ther details: Be sure to get into the "swim of
things" at the swimming pool this year.
Hospitality excellent....
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price for milk. It's double the price for milk
than at home," he said. In addition, he said
that cows generally take a lot more time to
become marketable in England than in
Canada. In England, a cow is .usually
marketable in 18 months to two yearswhile
it takes approximately 15 months in
Canada. He attributes this to cattle in Bri-
tain being.mostly grass fed while Canadian
farmers use a grain and corn diet for cattle.
Robert also noted that Canadian beef has
a much higher'fat content than British beef:
"Theyf,want leaner meat in England. We
don't make them overfat," he said.
Robert's parents own a 475 acre farm call-
qd Higher Weekaborough Farm in South
Devon, Located in the south-west corner of
England near the English 'Channel. The
farm consists of 340 cattle, 800 pigs and 500
ewes (sheep). He says sheep farming is
popular' in England while it's done on a
small scale in Canada.
Open spaces
The wide open spaces of Canada and the
fact that it's still . relatively unpopulated is
what attracted Robert to go on the ex-
change. "I've always been interested in,
Canada because it's quite English in some
ways and still has ties to the U.K.," he said.
Since he's been here, Robert has
discovered that a few of our customs would
be considered peculiar in England. He says
he's surprised by the slow speed limit in
Canada.
"The speed limit in England is 70 m.p.h.
but you can go up to 85 and the cops woli't
bother you," he says.
The drinking laws in Canada are more
strickly enforced in Canada than in
England. He says all liquor and beer is sold
in variety stores and. no, food is required
when having social function where alcohol. is
being served. J
The agricultural club that he belongs to
seems to be more agriculturally based than
the Junior Farmers'. Clubs. He says the
Junior Farmers are more sports oriented
while the ' ttonal Federation of Young
Farmers' • ._.. have more events and com-
petitions •' • :ng agriculture.
Hospitality .
Robert • • the hospitality he has receiv-
ed in Ca;'. • . ;las been excellent. The next
stop on hip .,',enda will be in Kent County
next week fotiowed by South Niagara, Vic-
toria and a two week visit in Lanark County.
Since coming to Canada, he has visited
Canada's Wonderland as well as touring
many farms. During his visit to the Alton's,
he has spoken to the Junior Fearmers as well
as to Walton Public School and Brookside
Public School. He was also interviewed on a
segment of Murray Gaunt's Farm Show for
C.K.N.X. radio. .
When he arrives home at the end of
August he says there is a fewAhings-lke
would like to put into practise on his parents
farfn. He hopes to grow corn (or maise to
the English), for silage but he admits that
corn doesn't grow too well in their climate. •
He will also be required to give talks to
various, agricultural groups around South
Devon about his experiences in Canada.
Besides helping ' run the 'family farm,
Robert also takes a part-time agricultural
course at Bickton College which he has at-
tended
ttended for the past four years. He has one
more year in college before he graduates.
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