The Rural Voice, 1994-11, Page 46People
It's goodbye to the two Murrays
within days of each other
For residents of the Huron -
Bruce area late September and
early October was the time to say
goodbye to the two Murrays
within a few days of each other.
First of all it was a toast for
Murray Cardiff, former MP for
Huron -Bruce and parliamentary
assistant to the minister of
agriculture in the Brian Mulroney
government. Nearly a year after
his defeat at the hands of Paul
Steckle during the Liberal sweep
of Ontario in last fall's federal
election, more than 600 friends,
supporters, family members and
neighbours gathered in Brussels
on September 27 to pay tribute to
Cardiff who served the Huron -
Bruce riding for 13 years. His
gifts included his chair from the
House of Commons with a plaque
indicating the years he served:
1980-1993.
Since the election, Cardiff has
been staying busy on his family's
farm in Grey Township, north of
Brussels and finishing up his
business in Ottawa. "After so
many years, there are a lot of
things to take care of and finish
off," he said. "I still receive one
call per week from people looking
for assistance. This is all right,"
he smiled.
Cardiff said he may go into
Murray Cardiff
Honoured for service
market development, but wouldn't
divulge more of his future plans.
Murray Elston already knows
what he will be doing. The 13 -
year veteran of the provincial
legislature has accepted the
position of president of the Bruce
Energy Centre at Tiverton. Elston,
who originally represented the
Huron -Bruce riding in the legis-
lature before riding boundaries
were changed, resigned his seat
effective October 15. During his
years in Queen's Park he served
such important posts as minister
of health. He came within a hair's
breadth of taking over the
leadership of the Liberal party,
losing on the final ballot.0
Plowing the
straight and
narrow
When it comes to plowing, Huron
County Warden Allan Gibson knows
how to get it straight.
The Lucknow-area farmer and
farm machinery salesman placed first
in the Warden's class at the 1994
International Plowing Match held in
Renfrew County, near Ottawa, in
September.
Some of Warden Gibson's fellow
Huron County residents also did well
at the Match. Charlene Townsend of
Seaforth won the Ontario Plowmen's
Association Scholarship of $2,500 to
go towards study at one of Ontario's
colleges of agricultural technology.
Sharon Kelly, Huron County's
Queen of the Furrow, was selected
"Miss Friendship" by her 26 fellow
contestants.0
Dorothy Oberle new
Bruce Dairy Educator
Bruce County has a new dairy
educator.
Dorothy Oberle, R.R. 4, Hanover,
was recently named to the position.
She will tour schools in Bruce
County providing information on all
aspects of the dairy industry.
Oberle and her husband Brian
operate a dairy farm in the Carlsruhe
area.0
Best selling Kirkton food author goes international
If you've sold 70,000 copies of a book in Canada one
would think you'd be famous, at least in your own back
yard. But Kirkton resident Elaine Gottschall doesn't have a
high profile despite the success of her book Food and the
Gut Reaction, first published in 1987 by Kirkton Press.
Gottschall says food can play a large part in causing or
curing illnesses but, she says, the relationship of allergies,
cystic fibrosis, epilepsy, Krohn's disease, psoriasis and other
diseases to the intake of food is often not fully understood.
She returned to university to learn more about food after her
daughter was spared surgery through a change in diet.
Sales of the book soared after she appeared on the Dini
Petry Show. Now she and her ideas are getting more
exposure in the U.S. Recently she appeared on the Food
Network and CNBC as well as on radio interviews. She was
surprised to find that her work was already known there.
Copies of the book have been making their way to the New
York area to some doctors who want to explore the
relationship of diet and health.
Americans will have a chance read more of Gotschall's
sometimes controversial theories. A revised version of the
book renamed Breaking the Vicious Circle, (media people in
the U.S. didn't like the word "gut" in the title) will soon be
on sale. This fall Gottschall will be speaking or being
interviewed in Montreal, Cleveland, Kansas City,
Indianapolis, Dallas and Portland.0