HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-30, Page 3Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 30, 1987—Page 3
Wa1k-A-Dog-A-Thonthis Sunday
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After their first birthday, dogs are
returned to the school for an extensive
three-month training program. At the end
of this program, the dogs are put through
their final test to ensure their capabilities
as a guide dog.
,,c*fhe dogs are then matched with newly -
arrived students. As a team, they work
and live together for four weeks, building
their trust and experiences in day-to-day
situations, such as crossing streets, boar-
ding busses and riding in elevators.
After graduating, CVC encourages ongo-
ing Communication between students and
school staff to keep aware of their progress
and to help with any problems.
One common problem, experienced by
guide dog owners, said Anderson, is the
dogs' natural tendancy to fight with other
animals.
"When that happens, I quickly put him
on a long leash (guide dog leashes are ad-
justable) and let them fight it out,
because you have to remember that he is
animal."
Anderson said that obtaining a dog has
allowed her to put away the traditional
blind persons' aid, the white cane.
"If you relied on the cane, and the dog, I
don't think you'd ever really rely on the
dog: You have to learn to completely trust
your dog," she points out.
Despite their obvious advantages,
Anderson doesn't believe that guide dogs
are the answer for all visually -impaired
Rodents are migrating
Rodents: FARM REPORT
Can you afford them on your farm?
Do you have rats or mice on your farm"?
According to statistics, 89% of the pork
producers have a rodent problem. Accor-
ding to estimates, a single rat will eat,
spoil or damage $25.00 worth of food per
year. This is not taking into consideration
the structural damage that is done to
buildings or the potential diseases that can
be introduced to your swine herd.
This is the time of the year that a rodent
control prograni should be seriously con-
sidered. The rodents are migrating in the
fields and are looking for a warm potential
home for the winter.
A one time grant of $250.00 is available to
pork producers who are enrolled in the On-
tario Pork Industry Improvement Plan.
The grant can be claimed once you have
completed a twelve month rodent control
program by a professional licensed exter-
minat'r with a valid Structural Class 3 Ex-
terminator's License.
A factsheet entitled "Rodent Control in
Livestock Facilities" is available from
your local O.M.A.F. office. This factsheet
identifies the nature of rodents, the pro-
blems that they cause, eradication, and
tips on how to prevent entry into farm
buildings.
Please contact your local O.M.A.F. of-
fice for a copy of this factsheet or for addi-
tional information on the Rodent Control
Grant.
B.E.A.R.
The Budgeting Enterprises and Analyz-
ing Risk (B.E.A.R.) Program is now
available to farmers. B.E.A.R. can be us-
ed to project the profitability of the farm
and each enterprise using your own data.
Budgets for crops, livestock and the whole
farm are available. B.E.A.R. also assesses
the risk of each enterprise and the whole
farm and provides you, the farmer, the in-
formation to manage risk. B.E.A.R. can be
used to answer "What if" questions about
your business and provide an effective
planning tool to make strategic manage-
ment decisions. For more information con-
tact your local Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food office.
Scott Banks,
Farm Management Specialist.
Pat Kuntz,
Pork Advisor,
Bruce &-Grey Counties.
people.
"Some of them are extremely indepen-
dent with a cane and think that a dog would
be a hassle, because you have to take care
of it," she said.
However, ,there are still many more
blind persons desiring to have dogs, than
can be matched up at the moment, she
adds.
Ajiderson's dog, Josh, is currently two -
years -old and she hopes to have the animal
for another eight to 10 years.
WALK-A-DOG-A-THON
Anderson will be among those helping
make the dream possible of owning a guide
dog possible for other visually -impaired
Canadians, when she participates in the
local Lions Walk-A-Dog-A-Thon on Oc-
tober 4.
Grant Chisholm of Lucknow, District
Chairman of the Lions, invites everyone to
join in the walk which will take place in
Wingham starting at 1:30 p.m. at River-
side Park. If you'd like a ride to Wingham
on Sunday, call Joe Agnew. The walk will
be 10 km with pledges accepted by the
kilometer.
Last year, the Lions Walk-A-Dog-A-Thon
raised close to $34,000 for canine vision in
this district alone. Chisholm has hopes of
seeing $50,000 raised this time out.
We understand that Isabel Shepard is
walking Benji, Jake is pulling Nancy
Becker and Joe will carry Taylor, so why
not join in the walk.
Those Noisy Ladies are
finaily league champs
The Lucknow Noisy Ladies finished their
season ,off in 3rd place, to advance to the
playoffs against the 1st place team,
Goderich Elevators.
The two out of three series started out in
Goderich with a disappointing 11-9 loss. In
game 2 in Lucknow the Ladies got their act
together and the bats busy with a 13-3 vic-
tory. Game 3 in Benmiller was an action
filled, fast moving game with 7 strike outs
going to each pitcher. The Noisy Ladies
came out smiling with an 8-4 win to ad-
vance to the championship round versus
Belgrave.
Like the Noisy Ladies, Belgrave came
from behind finishing fourth in regular
season. Beating the West Wawanosh War-
riors found them in Lucknow for game one
with the Noisy Ladies coming out with an
easy victory with a 12-2 score. Game 2 in
Belgrave, the ladies came home with a
win, only 4-0. Back in Lucknow for game 3,
fans watched an exciting game that unfor-
tunately brought the ladies down to defeat
2-0. Sandra Moffatt, Belgrave and our Lon
Howard pitched outstanding games with 12
strike outs each. The ladies travelled back
to Belgrave Sept 9, bringing girls off both
teams home from college for the game. It
proved worthwhile tor Lucknow anyway,
when the team came home with an ex-
-citing 6-3 come from behind victory to win
the championship.
This is the first time in the history of the
Noisy Ladies History, that they have won
the Central Huron Ladies Softball League
Championship. The team has a history of
at least 15 years.
The Noisy Ladies also won the Consola-
tion Round at Lake Huron Lone Sportsfest
in Hanover after battling rain storms and
severe heat (arid a few ball teams) .
Special thanks go to Coach Brad Hum-
phrey, (you must've done something
right), our sponsors (maybe it was the new
uniforms) and of course our few, but very
dedicated fans.
See you next year, Thursdays at 8:30.
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