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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-10-04, Page 19THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1989. PAGE 19. Hallrice 4-H club winds up year of activity It has been a busy summer for the Hallrice 4H club as they prepared their calves for shows this fall. The first meeting of the Hallrice Dairy Calf Club was held on Wednesday, April 19 at 8:00, at the farm of Ken Ramsey. Members started the meeting off by introducing themselves. The guest speaker was then introduced. His name was Mr. Bradshaw. He said that poor ventilation systems would cause lung damage to animals and also to people. He also talked about the importance of a good ventilation system. He demonstrated the flow of air currents in Ken Ramsey’s bam by using smoke. Shannon Hallahan thanked Mr. Bradshaw for his time to come. Members then continued the meet­ ing by discussing “Farmstead Planning’’, and “Zone Planning”. The election of officers was held. Nominations for secretary were opened: Shannon Hallahan nomi­ nated Donna Lynn Armstrong. Donna Lynn Armstrong took over position of secretary. Nominations for president were opened: Karen Bakker nominated Bryan Ramsey, Arthur Bos nominated Shannon Hallahan. Nominations were clos­ ed. Bryan Ramsey is this year’s president. Nominations for vice-president were opened: Julie Pentland nomi­ nated Arthur Bos. Sharon Ramsey nominated Mike Pentland. Melanie Knox nominated Karen Bakker. Nominations were closed. Arthur Bos took the position of vice president. Nominations for trea­ surer were then opened: Karen Bakker nominated Theresa Knox. Sharon Ramsey nominated Mike Pentland. Chrystal Cucksey nomi­ nated Karen Bakker. Nominations were then closed. Mike Pentland was the new treasurer; Julie Pent­ land offered to be press reporter. Sharon Ramsey and Shannon Hall­ ahan offered to do this year’s scrap book. 2ND MEETING The second meeting of the Hallrice Dairy Calf Club was held on May 17 at 8 p.m. at the farm of John Franken. After everyone was accounted for president Bryan Ramsey open­ ed the meeting with the 4H pledge. The minutes from the last meeting were then read, and roll call was taken. Members then discussed the business of the club. They were then told to go down to the bam and start judging. They had to judge four classes: hay, dairy cattle, pigs and sheep. After everyone had finished judging all the classes they went outside and listened to the official reasons. Giving the officials reasons were: Ken Ramsey, hay; Mike Franken, dairy cattle; Don Dodds, pigs; and Freddie Peel, sheep. They went back in the bam and listened to everyone give reasons on the dairy cattle class. They then adjourned the meeting and went into the house for refreshments. MEETING 3 The third meeting was held on June 21 at Mike and Julie Pent­ land’s. The president opened the meet­ ing, minutes from the last meeting were read and roll call was taken. Members proceeded to read about milking equipment and proce­ dures. Club business was next on the agenda. Members decided to hold a bake sale on July 1 at Point Farms to raise funds for club activities. Club members decided to have a camping trip on July 21 at Camp Kitchigami near Goderich. They then judged a class of cows and gave reasons on the placings, to be marked. The meeting was adjourned and lunch was served in the house. The club members thanked the Pent­ lands for holding the meeting. BAKE SALE The Hallrice 4H club held a bake sale on July 1 at Point Farms to raise money for club activities. The bake sale started at 10:00 and the happy campers cleared the tables quickly. The bake sale went so well that the club decided to have anoth­ er bake sale on August 5 at Point Farms. MEETING 4 The fourth meeting was held on August 19 at Shannon Hallahan’s. The meeting was opened with the 4H pledge. Minutes from the last meeting were read and roll call was taken. The president introduc­ ed guest speaker, Steve White, representative of New Life feeds. HE informed the club members on feed stuffs, quality feed control, and farm safety. Sharon Ramsey, thanked Mr. White for his presen­ tation. The club was reminded of the camping trip and given the details of the last bake sale and reminded of the one to follow on August 5 at Point Farms. The meeting was adjourned and the “slave auction” was then held. Steve White was the auctioneer. Members were sold to work for a minimum of three hours. Bids rose as high as $8 an hour for the clubs one and only “Dairy Fairy”, Pat­ rick Hallahan by Shirley Ramsey. It was decided that anyone unable to be sold should donate $20. Half of the proceeds earned will be donat­ ed to the Children’s Miracle Net­ work in London. CAMPING The Hallrice 4H club went camp­ ing on July 21 at Camp Kitchigami near Goderich. July 22, their families and friends were invited for a barbecue and fun day. Everyone had a great time at the NOW RECEIVING SOYBEANS & CORN ALLBORO ELEVATORS LTD Londesboro - 523-4470 Hensail Co-op is pleased to provide farmer-owned grain and bean elevator facilties in Londesboro. By working together, farmers can build their own successful agri-business! • Fast efficient service • Wagon dumpers • Trucking available • Fair grades and prices beach and playing the games that were organized. Special thanks to John Franken and Anita Bos, for chaperoning the happy campers, and also to the club members and their parents for making this a successful event. MEETING 5 The fifth meeting of the Hallrice Dairy Calf Club was held onAugust 16 at the farm of Greg Cook. The president opened the meeting with the 4H pledge. The minutes from the last meeting were then read and roll call was taken. The business of the club was next on the agenda. It was decided that the club would have a team for “Reach for the Top” this year. They then went into the house for the meeting. During the meeting The Huron County Rally of County Women’s Institutes was held in Ethel Monday. Among those taking part were: (left to right) Sharon Agla, secretary, Fordwich; Margaret McMahon, Huron East president, Ethel; Marian Dougall, Huron South District president; Mary Hunter, Huron East district president from Belgrave; and Helen McKenzie, Seaforth, new county secretary. members took up blanks that anyone had in their books. They also discussed “Manure Manage­ ment” and “Manure Safety”. Be­ fore the meeting was adjourned Teachers, Bd. at impass An impasse has in contract negotiations been reached between the Huron County Board of Educa­ tion and the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation and as a result the Education Relations Commission must appoint a fact finder. Two hundred and eighty Huron County secondary school teachers began talks last March with the they watched a video explaining how to clip a calf properly for fairs. That concluded our meeting and Arthur Bos thanked the Cook family for having the 4H meeting. Board and have as yet failed to work out a deal. It is, according to Superintendent of Personnel Gino Giannandrea, standard procedure for the ERC to appoint a fact finder if a settlement is not arrived at by this time in the school year. Secondary School teachers last year settled for a one year contract. John Gnay, a teacher at Central Huron Secondary School is Federa­ tion Officer for the OSSTF.