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Dear editor:.
Wedinesday, Jan;. 13;, 1998•11tyself and
fellow °FA Ittezmber•si rvice reps from
western, Ot onto travelled to Cornwall to
assist eastern Ontario fanners meets by
the ice storat,, •
Working, fxont'C'ornwall,:we travelled
each,day to specific areas that were still
without hydra and in. some cases with no
phones,. x sited farms inl ngarry,
Stet -moot oot and Prescott counties. Our job
was to assistibose faunas that hack no.gen..
eratQrs, or were sharing,getteratgrs with
neighbors,:.and get thorn in eoncact with
emergency' shelters .for food and kite-
Wood,. et ctricians.. and repair shops tor
Ow numerous generators that were break,
-
in#1 down. .
Woodsalone can't beginto describe
the impact this storm had on the areas wren
visited. Milo atter;nai to of snapped off
hydro pules. transformers hanging across
hydro wires, and trees down:evetywh ,
In.totaGl, closeto i0,500 farms were
affected in the 12,county was of paste '
Ontario, representing.ntullx a.re of
- t hian4.•
Those who had generators before the
.stor n r were now having to deat with them
breaking.doww as they are not designed
to run' for days ;fit t time,
We encountered many dairy farmers.„
'who for the first couple days of *A0 0'6
couldn't mills, or who were having to
'dump the` milkbecause the processing
plants were also down. Many herdss
Ind ;ge:ncrattirs with neighbors., initially
'oinking On a: rotating has?s were only
able :td be truillt cl,arise ar°twit 9vory daY
and'lia.it, . _
Their -main concern was to get power'
so they Gould. Jo::the .;.bores, a~tldYwhen
ge ;eratef.41 d art ive it still took most c't
their ,tithe ju.t.to. 00 chorea asthey roar-.
.co bet teen runningmilking gty.tipinent,
bulk tanks. stable, eleanerti silouuk id-
crs, pixtrttaa and' tt lucky: i' ,tang: souie heat:
far' the hooch.
The roll. of ricin;g this lot' a voal,, or
,note was%cortaiu1y .wearing; down their
sprit At otto Earthier' put it, we'aro pow -
t rless itr lupi', Ways than One; it'S. liiCc
we've lied, cut oft from' the rest o€ the
Farmers
wixrld ,c The concerti shown for their.
neighbors was still -very: evident.. as tithe
and: again we were dirt teci: to•othe:r
farms that they felt were—verse. orf - „we
aXe coping but could you pleas- clue k.oni
so and SQ the' road as we .ear they *MI
don'tlia,ve a, generator,".wad Often Lbe
respchse ' , .
There are Loo. nt•atiy situatiOlIS :to.
describt her as to wha£ we eaiuei acwssi.
but the.under'lying message is that whet.
. ever we went. fanners wanted to:relay
the uu asager of thanks to all who exp-
.:
xgaa., nixed and sent relied' in the form .of gener-
ators, food, fiiewooda. supplies, utanpe w--
er etc. Regardless: of die farrn..Qrganiza-
tion,. t o nixtodaty-, ohureh, business or
c;exntntuirity Organizations that sallied tet
send; reliief to thvsc•atfeeted by the storm,
• at huge thank. you Oran the farmers of
eastern•tario.
Doua_tio is et:41 4 e to polar into- the'
Ontario, Relief FI,UKt set Ug by the Qnrarit>
iedetativn of Agrikulture and tile:
-Foundation. for. Rural. Living. The finrici.
will bei used to cover the cosi ar ttews: not.
covered: by. ttrsurariQq galic;ies or pwvin;
c al and federal disaster relief pro.grautas.
i . tr alw, a ;contribution to tlio,Ontario'
. Rural, Relief Futtti,,, donors can call on of
tour telePtiene numbers, `€o nnake a, $25
dotlatiott dial 1,=.900:.:,6304)0,2$': for .$5O
dgnatiiolns dial i --9Q0 630-Q0.50, for S12.,
donations dial 1-900.630.0125, and tot;
$250, donations. dtai' 1:-9QQ-630-0250.
'contributions:;will .be charged to the
donor, tetephon c number..
onations can also be. dropped off at
lc c al. bl'aii0!.os,, of the CIBC or R.oya.l
Ihtnk• Cvlrectiics eau, bo mailed tip :xli4
`tntdt'i0 I e'liii>`: Fuu 1," • efa.' the
.klOttndatioil tOr" Rural. P.v u g, 1.50 0.0,00e&nt,
O.:N90 I So; Tax 0.0,00e&x. recti ipt.,
will s.?.ssueti to:
411000m; tulietlic;i',>thcy
unakc their couttibutic'ns through the
.1)1 -tone Iine,c Or through the, tett 0444014
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Su b§c at x tkatm adva g Segolar (Anti pastarge ,94-.74 . Serger.
. $ xci, p stag and LS.T.)
r ign 44 T - Swum Pubucatwteta. Regwatten N4. Q76
at cfWerigla. Ontario. Pohlislasgt Uu lef4yam.
These L,C.l ., *Wants OK vats well in the zone
level of the Royal :'Canadian : legion's Poem,
essay and lector contest. Heather-SancieNs
black: aµct whip* wonky placlIct first in the Serfinr
• division; dames WOW* essay, plaCed second in
the junior divisions Nigel. Black's, poem: was
thtrd in the senior divislon;.an!d Jessica.
Ttrn Wallies' btaak
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andwhite ¢poster,,
entered .in the
Legion's eaea%: poem..
and; poster -
oon:test,..
p -.l a c e s
second -at
the, 'zone,,.
1 ev. e,1
recent I
'hitt',, ar. .for.
met • student: at
Lucknow District:
Christian 'holly, now
lives in Lindsay.' why
hie family rercentf
Moven
Mann's: cr y took. ells* t place In the senior
division. Heather end Jessicawill now have
their work ve tQ the district level kr 1410
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age v,i tory. 464 may be. depended upon, to i s
Jan. Z60 > : ` put up a great fight.
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pretty lows, thief- The Ripley
Express says that during the
A; fire..: Thursday morning •, a
party,. who -was. assisting;. Neil
1V1,acLeunart rents ve tli ootiwnLs rat'
hi;. barber shop- to save_thern'froix the
tire;; helped hililself to.thcc contents•.of
the ull, st(!aiin.8a,litee, sti n of inolie-`y.:,,
.`1Vel1,.wliat do,you think' of .i man
•c r' 1)O"would do that`?:..
►fe `s, aew,:arena About 70t?
spectators eiijoyed'the ,Qccet ony and
the ganig herald rig, tlhe.opening.01,lilt
Ue'. orbita.,
i `is a fine structure asitt; right up -to
1 h' minute in. etlu:iplileiht. Tt I$, a' ot' sl-
it to the village> and suggests -what is
lilcoly to be ane ` a� ',lite ' petlrlFulent�
tiistitutiotis of ail towns. and. yilI L (' .
to 'this northern country.
nether hockey victory. - It was:
almost too much, tq expect, but" the
>oys;ditl it defeatedKincardinc on
home tee - score 3 to l
Qekriclge of Vitit$h4111was again
11[Mre, and' gave all round satisfac-
Iliis maks Lucknow the leading,
team of thn;,gr+up with three game
won and taQria lost.
ingkiai7r -has a veru large sheet, o
i,Ge andrhe Loewy up -
a ainst the hardest gppos UonJ of the-
season, .but: tl teams is. ftusl'ted.::with:
50 years ago
Jail, 29,;1948.
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sl, .Land. tis.
Haw v
areyfor Hall: anis her . 17
'rt�tZtitli�old.soti, lalal anti,lvls
Ralpht-Iocigins anci'her seven month
old s(}u, Atxdre.w, leave-here'.:caix ;
Sun ay on:the first lap Of a ourney to;-
the ladies hozmaeland iii Scotland.
. Both came. to .Luckiuas. war
brides, lvirs, kladgins ,hv;n boci:.
here about three yew's, and Mr.S. Hall ;
about two.yeals..
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Cla$e. l�tt�sincrs Thar lvlaeGregra�c
Qroeery anti; Restaurant has been:.
closed. and the stocck.disposed`of. The.;
busiliesa wtis purchased last, tall train A
Misses.Ida:ai d.Fein Reid.: '['he, pcop-
erty has lot > et`, been .; old; The
seGregot fatittly left for'Uet't•oit.
For busy people Bring your
mending and ' knitting to the Reading
Circle at. S: p.nt. every Wednesday:. at.
the ':borne,of Ivlisst}s. 14enc erson ' on
k1aveloclr,,Street,
Christian bookss..,will be, read aloud:
and a happy, profitable time piounisccl
to those attelnding.
Beg nnitug-Feb. 4, thebook ".How 1
'Know Qod,Answers Prayer" by Mrs. ti
Goforth will be reviewed.
Bolh: tin and''Wonnen, are Invited,
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