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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-01-06, Page 5Driver urges others to be conscientious To the editor: As we all are Excellent'and Con- scientious drivers, you should may- be not read this. But maybe your know a, neighbour or a friend who is not as ,good as you. You could help him/her with some good advice. Then we could all make it safely through snow and ice this. winter. Just be sure it is a really good friend - he/she probably thinks they are excellent and conscientious drivers. Snow and ice are nasty things; they belong on a ski hill, not on the windshield, side windows, rear window, and the "hood" of a car. The Conscientious Driver will take the time to clean all windows of snow • and ice before leaving the driveway. You will feel great shciw- ing your neighbours that you observe the law and are a respon- sible driver. The not so responsible driver will Reader can with .Rambl To the editor: - Those yellow stickers will soon be showing up on my subscription labels, so I am encloysing a money orderfor a senior citizen's renewal. I enjoy reading the column (Ramblings).and after the first page skip to Page 4 to see. what phobias you are dealing with! The one with. the parking in ticket in London! Reservations in a restaurant - could have hired more help to serve you and your family better! The car wash episode and getting in the mens washroom was the payoff. However, we all have these phobias so to speak. Mine is serving myself at a -self-service gas station. Dummy me, I stand there looking at the nozzle and forget where Iam supposed to put it, so I avoid these circumstances if possible. Also don't . leave . me in a city parking lot and ask me where my car is (the lights at night change the colour of cars); also in hospital and T0TE01T!R sooner or later face the OPP, will probably be charged with dangerous driving, get a heavy fine and lose points on his/her driver's licence. But maybe it will be luck it was the OPP the driver must face and not the victims of a fatal accident - an accident .that could have- been avoided by spending a few minutes to clear snow and ice from the car. Ice and snow are our enemy when we drive during the winter. Treat the enemy with respect and be a little afraid of his power. The enemy takes 70 per cent .of our traction in snow and 95 per cent on ice: But even with that low traction, we get our 2,000 to 3,000 pounds rolling. Our steel box is now mov- ing with a contact to the Earth of identify er's phobias high school parking areas - I get lost just turning around. In this -new age of words, it is amusing to see how our mayors, reeves and leaders of governments hide behind the word "optimistic." It seems in every other paragraph it is used so I am optimistic ifyou get this letter, before the deadline rolls around.Please don't use French words as this is my biggest problem - i.e: signs on our highways stating speed limits etc. In closing, I would like to repeat a senior citizen's remark: "When I get up in the morning, I have noth- ing to do and when I go to bed at night I have half of it done. Seasonsgreetings to you and your staff. Your faithful reader, J. Russell, Armstrong, Colbo . e. N.B. M. Armstrong, your letter dated December 30 arrived in our office January 4. ' Postage goes up Effective January I, the price of a basic letter increased by one ' cent. The price of a stamp went. front 42 cents 'to 43 cents for Standard letters mailed within • Canada, an increase of 2.4 per; cent. , The price of a basic letter to the United States increased by one cent to 49 cents, while the price of a basic international letter rose two cents to .86 cents. Other, price changes, included • the GreetMore staine.for 1993 ak 38 cents, up one cent, and vary- ing increases on TraceMail prod- ucts.. e including registered, mail from $2.85 to. $2.95. There will be an overall aver- age increase of four per cent on lock boxes as a secondary con- venient delivery option. Lock boxes remain free for those with this method as primary service. Farmers check out these .computer courses Introduction to.Farm Computers A three-day introductory farni computer Course is being held at the OMAF Board Room, Walkerton, on January 15, 22 and 29. The course . runs from 9:00 .a.m. to. 4:00 --p.m., and costs $60.00 per person. • This course is designed to show farmer-s=the capabilities of micro- -computers through hands-on .work sessions to, DOS and Lotus 1-2-3.. This course will also provide par- ticipants with information to assist, in making an informed computer buying decision. Farm Business Management This four-day computer course will examine four different,account; ing programs. This course will' be field at the OMAF Board Room, Walkerton, on January 21 and 28, February. 4 and 11, Thecourse runs . from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and costs $90.00 per person. Farmers will be. able to' test the following programs; Simply Accounting (Bedford), Quicken, Farm Management Systems and TSL Accounting (Farm Hand). Farm Financial Management II This Farm Financial. Management I1 -Course will be held at the Walkerton OMAF Board Room on • CARM REPORT Bruce County OMAF umaimmilimminimmilmwom the following evenings: Januar y`l8, 19, 25, February 2 and 11. The course starts at 7:30 p.m. and costs $45.00.per person. The course will enable farmers to complete a set of financial docu- ments,to complete the balance sheet and an income and expense statement on the accrual basis.. A Day in the Woodlot Management Day has been part of the Grey -Bruce Farmers' Week. The theme for this year is a "A Day in the Woodlot." The new Trees Act and graded; lumber are issues that made news in 1992,.Both 'of, these topics will be addressed during the day. Extra revenue can be generated from the woodlot..A panel will discuss various ways of turning the woodlot into dollars. The highlight speaker of the day. is Andrew Dixon, a retired farmer, teacher and author. He will talk about his experiences with refores- tation and integrated forestry and fanning. the same grip as .four palms. Only on snow and ice, the four palms are coated with oil. On snow and ice, we must control our vehicle, accel- erate, steer, and brake with the friction 'obtained from 80 square inches of tire. Compared with a dry surface, we only have five to ' 30 per cent of the friction. Accidents do not happen accidently. Accidents occur because of the negligence 6f the driver. A car does not have its "own will." It is managed by you, the chauffeur. Accidents are a result of driving a car with no vision through the windows, driving too fast for the road conditions, bald tires, brakes and steering failure and last but not least, the driver's mental state. Think about it and let us have a. safe and pleasant 1993 on our roads. Best wishes for a happy New Year. JSN Air Cadets say thanks To the editor. . On behalf ,of all the staff and cadets at 183 Squadron Air Cadets, Lucknow, I would like to thank you and your staff for your support and coverage this past year. It is very heart-warming to see the amount of support and encouragement given to this group of young people, by the businesses, community groups and people of Lucknow and area. On December 19 past, we had a new commanding officer take charge in ,a formal ceremony here in Lucknow. The event was a huge success and drew many a favour- able comment from visiting digni- taries, military brass and parents. Staging a military event of this size here, would not have been possible without the extra efforts and dona- tions of time, money and decora- tions from such people as Jeff Taylor, Delores Cross, John Bremner, Rod Furness and the members of Branch 309 Royal Canadian Legion, as well as Margie MacPherson of This'n That Country Crafts, and Frank McKenzie of the Lucknow Legion Pipe Band, I thank you all again, and invite anyone interested to visit us at the Legion- any Wednesday evening during our regular training., • Yours truly, Mike Burgess, R.R. 2, Lucknow. 1993: a new year for corn producers The Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food invites producers to a one day seminar focusing on -corn production in the nineties. This informative day with feature speakers will 'be held on Thursday; January 14, at Centralia College from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. . Don Bullock, from Illinois State University, is in' the heart of the U.S. corn belt and will be sharing emerging production practices in the corn belt. Another feature speaker is Warren Gear, with the Toronto -Dominion Bank, who. will be speaking on the to,ppic,of Marketing with an Interna- tional Perspective. Other topics and speakers include: •Early Season Growth -Russ Barker, Pioneer Hybrid Ltd. •Managing •Fertility -Gary Kachenowski, University, of Guelph -Integrated Weed Manageinent Tarsi. ' Hartman, OMAF' -Hybrid Registration -Jim O'Toole, Centralia College Innovative production, marketing and management ideas will be featured on a producer panel. • Cost is $10.00 (including lunch) and pre -registration is advised due to limited seating. To register, con- tact your local OMAF office. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 6',1993 rage -a---- ‘4.1.1111.1•1011.1 LUCKNOW UNITED CHURCH Worship Service - 11:00 am Sunday School. - 11:00 am Nursery Provided Rev. 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