HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1990-07-25, Page 1a
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These little hidiaus, from Peddleducks visited Lucknow Horne Hardware last week, They were on a shopping
trip to buy a present -for a special adult who hasbeen very kiiiil-to\ them. Following their 'browsing period,
and shoPidnir being such a thing task, they simply had to sit down for a rest. Pictured back row, left to right,
WhittheW•Gristi Cory Gose, Dan McDonagb, Cal McDonagh, Melonie Elphick _Centre row, left to right) Graham
CO* NUMMI young, William': "%Mgt Brittany Ackert, Michael Oahe. Front rOw; left to -right, Patrick 'llfiltetP-
burg, Shaun Young, Brandon McPherson, Michael' Grist and Lomita Weber. (Pat Livingston Pbota)
ior Agriculturalist David Noble
For 17 -year-old David Noble, of
Queensville, his Summer job this
year is one he will remember.
David is one of 16 teenagers tak-
ing part in the Junior
Huron and Perth counties,
Agricultralist Program, hi Bruce,
through the Ministry of
Agriculture and Food.
It was an announcement made
at his high school in New Market
that started Dayid on his eight-
wech-seleurn on.the dairy farm of
Don and Karen Ritchie, of R. 5,
Lucknow.
Although David's family, owns
100 acres' in the Queensville area
he was not familiar with farming
as a business, as they ifent,the
land out. He looked at this sum-
mer job as an experience that
would take him away from home
-for the first time, give him a
change of pace and expose him to
a different environinent, And that
is just what the Junior
Agriculturalist Program is all
about - exposing today's urban
youth to other positive
experiences.
The Junior Agriculturalist works
alongside the host farmer and
learns to appreciate what kind of
a lifestyle a farmer lives. For
David that means rising at 5:30
a.m. to help milk the cows, feed
the veal calves and tend to other
chores. Putting 7,000 baler into
the mow, within a short time
after his arrival, was a unique ex-
perience for David, particularly
considering the one day was the
hottest experienced this summer.
Not only does the Junior.
Agriculturalist learn how to work,
he or she must learn how to play.
Video arcades and shopping malls
are not an everyday activity on
the farm and they soon learn how
to amuse themselves. For David,
some leisure time is centered on
playing slopitch With Don and his
team a couple times a week.
Moving in with a family with
three yotmg children was no pro-
blem for David as he has younger
children in his family and he
"likes kids". i
When asked if they had any ex -
Citing happenings to recount, the
only one they could come up was
when Don accidently cut his arm
with ,a chainsaw. David was up a
iaddiit when he saw the blood and
mkde a quick retreat - to the
bottom. -
FM. Don this first time ex-
perience of _tieing a host farmer
has been a positive experience as
Well. He said 'David caught on
quick and pohited out that he will
learn twice as . much- from the
hands on experience, as he would
reading books onfanning for a
solid eight weeks. It bas been a
worthwhile program for the fami-
ly and he would recommend it to
others, , considering. Setting
involved.
In summing up, David said he
would certainly consider being a
Junior Agriculturist again.
However, he did point out that
some uninitiated participants
could easily be turned off when
faced with the prospects of haying
as their first mixture to farming.'
Good luck In the future David,
and may all your new experiences
be as positive as your stint as a
Junior Agriculturalist:
M a Junior Agrindtimalist, David Noble (left) becomes completely
engrossed hi the farming way of life. Here Don Ritchie, David's host, gives •
a hand in holding this young Wt. FarMing win iiew experience for DOM,
but OM he has enjoyed, including hayhig. (1*at Livhigston photo)
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Fire at Pc)i!t A.Iber1.
A fire, early Monday morning,
at cottagg one mile north of
Port Albert, caused damaged to
two bedrooms, but according to
Lueknow Piro Chief Peter Steer,
it was a Miracle no personal in -
Jades were sustained.
The Lucknow Fire Department.
responded to a call to a cottage
,owned by Donald Beckman,' ilk
which- he and his family were
sleeping. It appears that the elec-
tric blanket being used by his
daughter malfuitetionecl, igniting.,
her pajamas. Fortunately the
child received no Wades.
Neighbours used hoses to, con-
tain the fire until the department
-1`arrived.
Heritage fun
available for children
Starting last Friday, and for the the pioneers servived the hard -
neat four Fridays, the sounds of . ships Of the early years .by being
.laughter and squeals will be very aware of their environment.
heard around the- Point 'Clark Nature provided them -with food,
Lightkeeper's House Museum. It building supplies, clothes, fuel and
won't bathe sound of.the ghosts trade goods. In 'order to maintain
ofthe. past ' children who lived themselves; the early inhabitants
there. It will- be the delightful , had to know how Mach to' take'
sounds of fun from area children and what toputback into nature
participating in a summer pro- so that there would be enough for
gram presented by the Bruce next year. The children in the
County Museum's Outreach Pi*. program will learn about nature's
,gram. Until August 24,4the Stan- balance and the pioneer way of
ding. Tall-prOgram will beheld inltie, through adventures, 'aeries,
• Point Clair at,the,'LlghtiteePar's 4160442-gainet And songs. It is also
House Minieluni for five le eight an important and fun way of
year olds.froin 10 a.m. to 12 noon. teaching the children of today
Children can be registered at the about a way of life that will soon
Museum at Point Clark. The pro- be forgotten. The awareness of
gram has limit of 20, children, so the Indian and the early settlers
register as soon possible. to the nature around them is an
Jodi Bell, the Outreach Pro- awareness that must be cultivated
gram's coordinator, will be in this time if we are to survive
. guiding the children through A on our changing planet. •
program fell , of fun, games, The whole point of Standing
crafts; stories and, songs that will Tall is to share some of the Pro -
delight them and.. at the same grams that the Museum puts on
time teach them a tittle about the in Southampton. If this, setision is -
way this area Used to be in the a success, theOutreach Program
days of long past. The program will be offering it in more coin -
combines heritage awareness with impales next summer. This is
an .appreciation of the environ- just a start of the programs that
ment in marmot- reminiscent of the Outreach Program wants to
past settlers in the area. The In- offer to the communities of Bruce
dian occupants of this area and' County. • ,
Education continues
during summer
While school was out for most
students and -teachers the end of
June, in Huron County there are
a good number who are still in
the classroom. They are students
and teachers involved in the Sum -
liter School Program offered
through the Huron County Board
of Education, with classes held at
Central Huron Secondary School
Clinton.
Bruce Eccles, principal of the
Summer School -Program said
that this is the. board's Most am-
bitious year In terms of programs
offered.
Eleinentary
This year 81 elementay (grade
seven and eight) students attend-
ed Central Huron, from July 3 to
July 20, taking 49 hours of math
and/or English instruction.
• Elementary students become in-
volved hi the summer program on
the reconunendation of their
teachers and principal, in con-
sultation with the parents.
The number of students enroll-
• ed this year is the highest in the
past five years.
Secondary
Secondary students enrolled
number 145- this year, and they
too are studying English or math.
This number is also the highest in
the last five years, compared to
102 in 1989.
These students receive 59.5
hours of instruction in their
respective subjects, between July
3 and July 25,
In addition to the elementary
and secondary subjects offered,
Driver Education, Continuing
Education for Adults and
Challenging Learning Needs pro
grains are offered throughout the
summer.
The adult program is a con-
tinuation of the night school pro-
gram and involves in excess of
1k0 students, studying to obtain
approximately 160 credits.
Five teachers are involved in
the adult program; three are at
the school and two who only do
marking at home. Students
prepare their lessons at home or
in the school and when they need
assistance the teachers are there
for them.
Students involved in the
Challenging Learning Needs take
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