The Rural Voice, 1991-06, Page 60RAINY RIVER
Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
Box 416, Emo, Ontario POW 1 E0
807-482-2051
The Rural Voice is provided to Rainy River
Federation members by the RRFA.
The Rainy River Federation of Agri-
culture met on May 7 at 7:30 p.m. Direc-
tors present were Linda Armstrong,
Stanley Armstrong, Susan Boersma,
Gertie Bujold, Peggy Mason, Kim
Hunsperger, Wayne Flatt and Jacquelyn
Hunsperger. There were not enough
directors to make a quorum so the meet-
ing will need to be ratified in June if the
directors show up to the meeting.
The "nuisance and wildlife resolu-
tion" is going to the NOMA meeting
shortly, with the support of most of the
local municipalities. The fair prize
books have been printed and should be
out to members shortly. Genie Bujold is
the queen contest chairman this year.
Word has come out that the OATI
funding has been given an interim ex-
tension.
Roger George has called a presi-
dent's meeting for just before the June
20 provincial meeting and we are going
to suggest a teleconference meeting
with Thunder Bay, here, and Toronto.
Bob Nault, MP for Rainy River-
Kenora, has written a letter to the vari-
ous people in the U.S. that could be
concerned with a border crossing for
transporting cattle through the States to
Winnipeg. He noted that the Rainy
River Cattlemen's Association have felt
that the inspection station would be of
greater service to the district's produc-
ers if the station were to be placed on the
Rainy River/Baudette border crossing.
His letter cites several valid reasons that
this would be advantageous to the area.
There is provincial crown land
immediately adjacent to the new cus-
toms building. The town of Rainy River
could use the employment that would be
provided by the locating of the facility in
that area.
The vast majority of the livestock
producers reside closer to Rainy River
than to Fort Frances/International Falls.
I hope something can come of this as we
have been working on it for some time
and the area would benefit greatly.
It is raining this morning and not
very conductive to getting much done,
and I am later than usual in getting down
to work on this month's column.
I was pleased to attend the "10 steps
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to community action" class yesterday. I
learned much about the educational
opportunities through our Confedera-
tion College Campus. The modified
correspondence courses available
would be worthwhile looking into.
Ruby Wepruk would be very pleased to
help anyone interested in furthering
their education. Don Lovisa would be
happy to help anyone in almost any
course that they can set up locally.
Irene Salchert gave us a brief histori-
cal background to the college and an-
swered questions on course availability.
Here is a little bit of weather lore that
Shirley Morrish gave me at the last
meeting. "A snowstorm in May is worth
a wagon load of hay. A cold May is
kindly and fills the barn nicely. Dry
May brings nothing gay. Change not a
clout till May be out. Shear your sheep
in May and shear them all away." Think
about our weather this month and make
your own decisions.
A little note from Shirley again, from
an agriculture paper. The Marsh Mari-
gold is poisonous. When pasture is
scarce in the early spring, livestock may
be forced to graze on marsh marigold
and accidentally be poisoned. The
marsh marigold, or cowslip, grows in
wet areas, and has shiny green leaves
and bright yellow flowers. The plant is
bitter tasting so cattle normally avoid it
unless they eat it by mistake or by neces-
sity. Symptoms of poisoning are vomit-
ing, colic, bloody urine, twitching of
eyelids, a weak pulse, hard breathing,
reduced milk production, and tainted
milk. Cattle with these signs should be
seen by a veterinarian.
Did you know that there has been
cooler weather later in the season in the
balmy south than here in the great north
west. According to weather records, we
even get more sunny days in the winter.
The Rainy River Charolais Breed-
ers' annual barbecue will be held in the
Emo arena on Saturday, June 8. Tickets
are available from the members. They
are planning to have a Charolais show at
the fair on Friday August 16, and mem-
bers are planning a mixed breed female
sale on Saturday, September 28. They
are a busy group of people.
I was given the following by a volun-
teer who was getting just a little peeved
at something in her organization that
upset the whole feeling she had in volun-
teering in the first place, and made her
suggestion that all concerned should
take to heart.
Bill of Rights for Volunteers
1. The right to be treated as a co-worker,
not just free help.
2. The right to a suitable assignment,
with consideration for personal prefer-
ence, temperament, life experience,
education, and employment back-
ground.
3. The right to know as much as possible
about the agency or service, its policies,
its people, and its programs.
4. The right to training for the job, train-
ing that is thoughtfully planned and
effectively presented.
5. The right to continuing education on
the job, and, as a follow-up to initial
training, information about new devel-
opments, and training for greater re-
sponsibility.
6. The right to guidance and direction by
someone who is experienced, patient,
well-informed, and thoughtful, and who
has the time to invest in giving guidance.
7. The right to a place to work, an or-
derly, designated place, conducive to
work, and worthy of the job to be done.
8. The right to promotion and a variety
of experiences, through advancement of
assignments of more responsibility,
through transfer from one activity to an-
other, and through special assignment.
9. The right to be heard, to have a part in
planning, to feel free to make sugges-
tions, and to have respect shown for an
honest opinion.
10. The right of recognition, in the form
of promotion and awards, through day-
by-day expressions of appreciation,
and, most importantly, by being treated
as a bona fide worker.
I am gettingthe high sign that it is
time to get ready to go to town, and the
appointment won't keep, so I'll leave
you with this note of thoughtfulness:
Basic key to success: run like a
horse, eat like a pig, play like a cat, work
like a dog, and see a vet twice a year.0
Jacquelyn
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