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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1998-09-09, Page 16Page. 16 - Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday; September 9, 1998 11;,Conference offer- o a The first annual "Rural Development Conference"' is being held from Oct. 26 to Oct, 27 at the Blue Mountain Inn in. Colltngwood, At this conference you will hear the latest in rural development in Canada and abroad, realize epporr tunities for strategic net working, experience rural development in Canada 'and abroad, realize oppor- tunities for strategic net- working, experience rural telecommunications at its best and contribute to a research and action blue- print for lue-print.for rural Ontario. Some of the concurrent sessions include topica, such as Turning on Communities; Equipping Rural Communities For °Growth; Growing, T• o• g, e t h .e r; ... T -h e Compatibility of Rural and. .Agricultural Expansion; Collaborative Approaches That.Energize Organizations; Two Case Studies; Survival After the Alligator Pit: Where Do, . Municipalities Go From. Here?; A Tale of Two Communities: Turning AID YQU KNOW?' Ontario March of Dimes' mandate is to assist all adults with physical' dis- abilities to ' achieve. a ..meaningful and dignified life. • ' . Challenges into Dealing. with Rapid Opportunities;; . Rural Growth; Risk, What Water Quality...Is The Cup Risk?; Export Experts;. Half Full or half Empty?; Please Somebody, Show Rural Youth Speak Out -,Me the Money; Co- A Panel "Presentation;Opetition; •Rural. Where's the Money? . Marketing on the Net; Innovative Financing for S ]tress' - F r e e Rural Ontario. 'Entrepreneurship; New For more information , Business. Opportunities, contact Elvin Gwyn, and Areas of Growth in Conference Co-ordinator, Room 115, Johnston Hall, University of Guelph, Ont. NIG. 2W1 at 519-824- 4120 ext. 2136. You can email Elin at egwyn@torc,on.ca. . Connections '98: A link and think olportuinity • for women entrepreneurs 'Otis conference, is designed for women entre- .preneurs and -will enable participants to access lead- ing edgebusiness devel- opment seminars, exciting networking opportunities, dynamic.. speakers, CED workshops, world class theatre performance and the best of the best show- case/trade , show. The con- ference will be hosted by Women . and Rural Economic Development from Oct. 80, to Oct. 31, at the Victorian ,Inn en the Park in Stratford. Workshop sessions will covertopics. such •as: Cyberwornen; Connect in" '98; True Colons;; C.oniimuiiity Innovations Today and for Torxtorrow; the Health and Alternative Therapies. Sector; New Agency Alliances and Entrepreneurial Assistance Programs for Youth, For more information contact: Women and Rural. Economic Development at 519-273.5017 or 1-800- 790-99'49 -800790.-9949 or email, them at: info@wred.org. The Lucknow'.a"hd District Kinsmen received another donation towards, the costs of twonew soccer fields built this summer. Mathew Staehli (loft), on 'behalf of the Concerned Citizens of Ashfield and•Area (CCAA), handed over $200 to Kinsmen : Wayne McDonagh last week. CCAA opposed a Huron County .landfill site that was proposed for ,Ashfield Township a couple of years ago. Staehli said the group has not dis- banded but they are non-profit and were happy .to see the moneygo towards a more rewarding' project. The Kinsmen have reduced the .soccer field debt to about $10,000: (Livingston photo).. by Sharon Martin Wednesdaywas a busy day for Purple Grovers!. •The', Grey .,Bruce Holstein Shaw was held in' Walkerton. Six members of the Ripley 4-j1 Dairy :Club. were in attendance. - Several ladies from'the Grove attending the wed;. ding shower for Christine Van. Sickle held it the:. Legion. _ Over•40 were in atten- dance for the family, potluck Slipper held at the, Community :Centre. It amazes me. how potlucks; wuvork .Out 7 nothing is ever missing!' After' a great.. meal, the husbands ds ,and ',manychildren adjourned otttside while the. ladies listened to Margaret : Ann' Orr.. We .were .fortunate to have Margaret Ann ' here while on, holi.days`. She.. shared: storesof her life, in Pangnytung; Baffin';[rtand; (check your atlas) and showed, its some of the •Local artist's handiwork' including earrings made of, • ,tusk, Pitts made of baleen and "sculptures made of caribou antler: Her talk was enlightening; and entertaining: We thank Margaret Ann and her'mothei Jean, Scbtt . far' sharing our evening with• us. ' Happy anniversary. to Isabel and Norval: Stanley on Sept.' 11 from. your Secret sister Dr.'David and Nancy' Haldenby of Waterloo Marie and ;Ellen Colling and Marjorie Humphrey. visited. With. . Marjorie Thompson on Wednesday : Visiting with .Marjorie on. "Monday was .. Olive. •Hughes of Goderich. Summer visitors' :with Marjorie and Ab Middlekamp and family were Jesse,: Bruce and Janet McKay of Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Who were home for .the Kincardine' Reunion. Also visiting with .Marjorie--and- Ab were Doris' and .Dale: 'Young :of Fort McMurray, Alberta, • • : Isabel Brooks visited with Anne McCosh on Monday. • Two' of the seven fami- ly membersfrom the Netherlands to celebrate the Middlekarnps 60th wedding anniversary were Ce and Benny deBoer Marilyn. and 'D'on Reid- ., lunched with Isabel Gaunt •of • Lucknow and Bev and• Glen McDonald`. of Woodstock on Friday; Paul and 'Tammy Cunliffe of.Etobicoke vise • ited ;with Wilda and • Harvey ' Thprnpson on Thursday. Ian', Shari and William' Elliott ,departed- for Dalhousie University on Saturday for one: ,,more.: year, . Teresa Farrell returned to the University of, Waterloo this week for her. third :year of post -sec ondary education The Bruce County, Plowing Match took:::place in Tara on Friday.. The 'Ripley Sodbusters were in . attendance :representing the only .Bruce•County: ` entry. .1'•Ieather Clifford __ passed her crown toTtFie new Bruce County' Queen • 'of the' Furrow Sympathies are 'extend- ed to Fran Farrell• and fanri- ily for the loss he'r Fratt's father's; fiance, e , hope " everyone ,enjoyed the Kincardine `.. Fall You can reach this. Month's newshound at 395-4132. from TerApeL : ..'-amt 00121.$0, 951 '6.Vinc"; 41111V11 Let's Get Together itis Sunday SchooTime! Sunday September ber 1 Sunday Presbyterian Churches South Kinloss 9:30 AM Luckhow 11:00 AM See You There! Church .School Rally and Registration Join Sounclsation.: 1998 .. 99 Season Is Beginning!!. Where: Hillcrest Central. School,Teeswater When:. September 13, 1998 Why: For The Pun Of It.. . 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