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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1994-06-22, Page 19Fed cattle sold $1 lower The market at Brussels Livestock last week saw fed cattle selling under pressure at $1.00 lower. Cows sold steady. Steers There were. 620 steers on offer selling from 93.00 to 98.00 to the high of 109.00. Elmer Smeltzer, Ripley, 41, avg. 1365 lbs., avg. 93.67 to 100.40. Bill Hayden, Goderich, 29, avg. 1528 lbs., avg. 93.35, to 100.00. Steve Alton, Lucknow, 6, avg. 1247 lbs., avg. 93.23 to 97.75. John De Boer, Lucknow, 6, avg. 1327 lbs., avg. 86.29 to 93.50. Claire Steffler, •Teeswater, 1, Vet explains calf diseases 4-H NEWS Lucknow Beef Club Alex Martin, a vet from Ripley, was the guest speaker at the June 2 meeting of the Lucknow Beef Club, held at the home of Stuart Rintoul. He talked to the group about the different diseases that calves can get. The next meeting is in the form of a trip to Bruce Packers on July 7. weighing 1150 lbs,, sold for 90.00. Gord Roulston, Ripley, 3, avg. • 1400 lbs., avg. 86.18. Heifers There were 322 heifers on offer selling from 93.00 to 98.00 to the high of 102.50. .Lome Hackett, Lucknow, 3, avg. 1240 lbs., avg. 96.06 to 98.75. John Black, Goderich, 1, weighing 1250 lbs., sold for 91.50. Bell Hackett, Lucknow,, 2, avg. 1020 lbs., avg. 90.26. Dale Gammie, Lucknow, 6, avg. 1092 lbs., avg. 84.52. Cows There were 209 cows on offer Trivia What was the first career -girl comic strip? Winnie Winkle, by Martin Branner, which made its debut in 1920. Who coined the world `hello' and introduced it as the proper way to answer a telephone call? Thomas Edison. Alexander Graham Bell favored `ahoy' but lost out to Edison, whose `hello'was derived from. `halloo', the traditional call to rouse hounds to the chase. Will look at changing role of 4-H programs this week • The' changing role of 4-1-1 programs will be the topic of discussion at a June 27 4-11 public meeting in Walkerton. Al Payne, Chair of the Ontario. 4-H council and Wayne McCausland, Region 13 Director will be the speakers, and com- ments from the Ontario 4-1-1 council will be presented. Topics will surround Ontario 4-H program roles and respon- sibilities, participation in 4-H, updating the Bruce County 4-H Leader's Association Constitution ' and volunteer screening policy. There will be an opportunity for people to ask questions. Anyone interested in 4-H from leaders, members, parents, spon- sors and volunteers is invited to attend. The meeting 'starts at 8 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 611 Colborne Street South, Walker- ton. Merle E. Elliott 1920 - 1994 Merle Elizabeth Elliott, of R.R. 1 Kincardine (Point Clark) died at the Kincardine and District Hospital on June 14, 1994, in her. 75th year. Mrs. Elliott was • secretary at the Lucknow High School for many years; was employed. by The Luck - now Sentinel for 17 years as a typesetter and was also. a book- keeper at the Lucknow Sales Barn. She was a member of the Lucknow United Church. The former Merle Anderson was born on April 3, 1920, in Wingham. She was a daughter of the late Oliver and Elizabeth (Rutherford) Anderson. Mrs. Elliott is survived by three sons, Ray and his wife Noreen, of Mississauga, Jamie and Graeme, both of Point Clark. . She is also survived by brothers OBITUARIES Ross Anderson of Belgrave, Graeme Anderson of Wingham, and a sister Bernice Kelly of British Columbia, as well as a granddaughter Angela Nicholson of Lucknow. Mrs. Elliott Was predeceased by her husband Bryce. The . funeral was held at the MacKenzie and McCreath Funeral Home, Lucknow, on June 17, with Rev. William Bresnahan officiating. Flower bearers were Ian and Scott Kelly. Pallbearers were Guy Kelly, Terry Elliott, Cam Anderson, Bill Nelson, Jim West and Rob McLeod. Interment Greenhill Cemetery, Lucknow. Dorothy Kloostra 1912 - 1994 Dorothy Kloostra, of Listowel, diad at the Listowel Memorial Hospital, on June 15, 1994. She was 82 years old. She was a mem- ber of the Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Listowel. Mrs. Kloostra was born Jan. 26, 1912 in Ooster Nykerk, Friesland, • The Netherlands, a daughter of the late Taede de Vries and Antje van der Ploeg. She and her husband, Nick, who survives, emigrated to Canada in 1952, settling in Ridgetown and later moving to Wingham and Listowel. Mrs. Kloostra is also survived by three sons: Ted and his wife Edith of Wroxeter, Theodore and his wife Margaret of Elmira, Thys and fiance Marlene of Kitchener; four daughters: Ann and George Postma of Cottom, Ruby and Jacob Haas- noot of Gorrie, Betty and John Huiziriga of Campbell River, B.C., and Elizabeth and Rudy Jaklitsch of Kitchener; 24 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. She was predeceased by children Tetje and Sieger, and brothers Tiete and Thys de Vries. Visitation was at the Robert Trench Funeral. Home, Listowel. Rev; Ron Luchies conducted the funeral at the Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Listowel on June 18. Pallbearers were Abe Haasnoot, Nick Kloostra, Fred Postma, Kevin Kloostra, Mike Kloostra and John Jaklitsch. Interment Wingham Cemetery. selling from 50.00 to 62.00 to the high of 85.00. Jack Farrell, Ripley, 1, weighing 1470 lbs., sold for 73.00. Bev McNay, Lucknow, '1, weighing 1100 lbs., sold for 69.25. Ross Farrell, Ripley, 1, weighing 1010 lbs., sold for 69.00. Veal There were 170 veal calves on offer selling from 76.50 to' 84.97 to the high of 119.00. Albert Miller, Lucknow, '1, weighing 540 lbs., sold for 91.00. David Coiling, Ripley, 1, weighing 630 lbs., sold for 89.50. Bob ,Rutledge, Ripley, 1, weighing 630 lbs., sold for 88.00. Lambs Under 50 lbs. 123.00 to 153.00; 50 - 79 lbs., 122.00 to 152.00; 80 lbs. and over 116.0.0 to 123.00. Goats 575.00 to $170.00. ° Lucknow Sentinel «Vc ;lrr 'day. June '22. 1994 - Page 19 Acreage reports due soon The final acreage reports for crop insurance and market revenue are due by July 1. Producers who have insured their crops are required to complete their final acreage report for the 1994 crop year and to send it to the Crop Insurance Comniission no later than 10 days after they have finished planting their crops. Packages were mailed to farmer% on June 7 and included simplified forms and detailed instructions. Premium cheques for crop in- surance and/or market revenue must accompany the returned forms. Crop insurance premium cheques can be post-dated to July 1, 1994. Market Revenue premium cheques can be post-dated to November 1, 1994. "We remind producers that completing final acreage reports and collecting premiums by mail is a „ARM REPORT, Bruce County OMAF new procedure and they will not be contacted by crop ' insurance agents," said Greg Brown, General Manager of the Crop Insurance Commission. "The producer will complete the forms and mail them back to the Commission's Toronto office. Should they have any concerns or questions after reading the instruc7 tions, district co-ordinators are available to provide any assistance they need," Brown said. Producers must also report any crop damage or unseeded acreage to the district co-ordinator whose name appears on their personalized form. TRY READING THIS AD WITH ABAGOF ROCERIES & KID IN YOUR ARMS.. There are good times to sell. And there are bad times to sell. The best time to sell is when a person is ready to buy. And when people are ready to buy, theyturn to their newspaper. Not their mailbox. • Too many times, advertising nil comes at exactly the wrong time, mixed among your. important daily mail. Perhaps that explains why three times as many people would prefer to receive their advertising information from a paper. Newspaper readers share a common curiosity about people, places, facts, figures. And prices. People turn to their newspaper for the latest price information, and they turn there with interest. Which means that's where your advertising message needs to be: With all the choices available, it's difficult deciding how best to advertise your business. But everything becomes a little s'impler,when you remember one rule... This message sponsored by this newspaper and the Ontario Community Newspaper Association 1