HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-08-02, Page 6, Page 6—Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday/ August 2, 197e
Ethel area man is first IPM demonstration chairman
BY DAVE DINEEN
Though chairmen of the
other 22 International Plow-
ing .Match local committees
have experienced Ontario
Plowmen's Association
(OPA) representatives and
committee chairmen from
past years to help them, Don
August swimming
lessons begin
Health officials have assured the Lucknow Swimming Pool
and the Lucknow Recreation Department that the chlorine
levels at the pool are sufficient to kill common viruses, and
samples taken last week do not indicate the presence of virus
in the pool.
The second session of swim instruction started on Tuesday
and will continued for three weeks.
Debra and Brenda Arnold have been assisting at the pool,
on a volunteer basis, to learn about operating the pool for
swimming lessons and public swims
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Martin is almost alone in
planning his committee's
work.
Mr. Martin, of the Ethel
area, is chairman of the IPM
demonstrations committee,
and the annual plowing
match, which is expected to
attract about 250,000 to the
Wingham area, has never
had a demonstrations com-
mittee before.
The committee has about
205 acres of land in the
proximity of the tented city,
for farm equipment compan-
ies and dealers to demon-
strate how their machinery
works,.. There will be, about 90
acres of grain corn which
may or may not be ready for
combining during the match,
which will be held September
26 to 30, and there will be
grain stubble to till, and
there may be some corn
silage to harvest.
Huron County IPM com-
mittee members have met
with the 1976 IPM Commit-
tees from Bruce County and
with the 1977 IPM Frontenac
County committees, to get
advice on planning this
year's match, but when the
counties met, Mr. Martin
couldn't get much advice.
"There just doesn't seem
to be anyone to talk to at the
meetings between the coun-
ties," he said.
To date, Ed Starr, secret-
ary -manager of the OPA, has
been contacting farm imple-
ment companies to get them
interested in the demonstra-
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tions at the match, and the
local committee has been
setting aside five to 10 acres
of land for each.
Mr. Martin said machinery
companies havebeen less
than eager to participate in
the demonstrations.
"1 guess they are afraid it
may turn into a competi-
tion," he said. The demon-
strAtions, he noted, are
simply to give plowing snatch
visitors a chance to see the
various types of machinery in
action.
Even the OPA was a little
wary about trying the dem-
onstrations, Mr. Martin said,
because much of the revenue
brought in by the five-day
plowing match is the rental
of space in the 87 -acre tented
city. OPA officials didn't
want the demonstrations to
let exhibitors think they
could be a part of the match
free of charge.
Because some machinery
companies are still hesitant
to be a part of the demonstra-
tions, though the demonstra-
tion lots are given to exhibit-
ors free, the local committee
still isn't sure what the
companies will be display-
ing, or .even which compan-
ies are participating. Some
large companies like John
Deere, White, McKee Bros„
George' White and Same will
be represented, Mr. Martin
said.
Because of the limited
space, it is unlikely the
demonstrations will be con-
tinuous, he said, and will
probably be only at set times.
The demonstrations will like-
ly, be held late in the morning
or in early afternoon, Mr.
Martin said, so some tractors
and wagons which are used
to take people between the
tented city and their cars,
can be spared to give rides to
and from demonstrations.
The demonstrations; com-
mittee wasformed after the
Huron County Soil and Crop
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Virus infection......
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The virus is still present and there is no indication that it
has started to ebb away, as'yet.
The Bruce County Health Unit took water samples at the
Lucknow pool and'•sent them to Toronto, but the results are
not yet available.' The Lucknow Recreation committee decided
to close the pool to super -chlorinate it as a precautionary
measure only. The pool is super -chlorinated once or twice a
week as a regular precaution.
The chlorine levels have been fine all summer and officials
have assured the committee that these levels will kill common
viruses that are around.
Parents are advised that, if their children feel sick or look as
if they are coming down with something, to keep them at
home. When they are cold while swimming, children are
more susceptible to infections and, if they feel sick or are
coming down with something, they will pass it to other
children.
Symptoms of the infection are high fever, headache, sore
throat, and swollen glands.
There are also cases of mumps, chicken pox and measles in
the area and there ha's been a whooping cough like illness
around all spring.
Infectious illnesses are always around said the medical
spokesman. Last summer there were numerous cases of strep
throat.
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Barb Helm and.Diane De Groote, Lucknow, foreground, paint a Climbing elephant donated
by the Lucknow and. District Kinette Club to the playground at Caledonian Park. Made
locally by Lucknow Custom Welding, the girls got together last Tuesday and Wednesday to
paint it bright red, orange, blue and green. Kinette ian Langlois, from Amberiey, assists in
the background. The Kinettes hope to have the elephant installed at the park .with the
assistance of the Kinsmen this week.
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