The Rural Voice, 1997-10, Page 53OCTOBER
1 — "Ontario Business Connects"
Official Opening, 4:00 p.m.,
Orangeville OMAFRA Boardroom.
1 — Dufferin 4-H Awards planning
meeting, 8:00 p.m., Orangeville
OMAFRA Boardroom.
1 — Bruce County Farm Safety
Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Walkerton
OMAFRA Boardroom.
2 — Sheep Management Course -
Session 2, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.,
Orangeville OMAFRA Boardroom.
2 — Dufferin Pork Producers
Directors' meeting, 8:00 p.m., home
of Marg Kouelenberg.
4 — Official Opening - New
Orangeville Agricultural Society,
2:00 p.m., facilities and grounds.
4 — Woodlot Workshop, 2:00 - 4:30
p.m., Tree identification, stand
analysis, stand improvement. Cost
$5. Register 519-376-3076 Monday -
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Grey
Bruce Forestry Service.
5 — 1997 Explore the Country Tour,
12:00 - 5:00 p.m., Lucknow and
surrounding area. Complimentary
farm tour sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce. For more information
call Cathy MacKinnon 519-395-
2483. Produce may be available for
purchase.
6 — Dufferin Milk Committee
Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Orangeville
OMAFRA Boardroom.
5 — Perth County Harvest Day Tour,
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Cost: $5/
passport. (See page 50 for details.)
6 — Bruce County Agri -Food Educa-
tion Council meeting, 7:45 p.m.,
Walkerton OMAFRA Boardroom.
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8 — Bruce County Holstein
Association Club Sale.
8 — Dufferin Soil & Crop Directors'
Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Orangeville
OMAFRA.
9 — Sheep Management Course -
Session 3, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.,
Orangeville OMAFRA Boardroom.
14 — Lake Huron Traders'
Commodity Club meeting, 8:00 p.m.
Walkerton OMAFRA Boardroom.
14 — Consignment Deadline
Simcoe-Dufferin Fall Calf Sale.
14 — Dufferin Beekeepers Meeting,
8:00 p.m., Orangeville OMAFRA
Boardroom.
16 — Bruce County 4-H Association
meeting, 8:00 p.m., Walkerton
OMAFRA Boardroom.
16 — Sheep Management Course -
Session 4, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.,
Orangeville OMAFRA Boardroom.
18 — Land Stewardship Network -
Forest Management Day, 1:00 p.m.,
Mansfield Outdoor Centre.
18 — Solar Heating and Resource
Efficient Housing Workshop, 10:00
a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Eric and Marsha
Eberhardt's Farm, Line 39, Ellice
Township, #5063 (near Stratford).
Rain or shine! Presentation by:
Robert Swartman, charter member -
Solar Research Society, co-editor,
Cdn. Renewable Energy Guide,
President, Solcan Ltd., Solar
Thermal. Two passive solar house
tours by Eric Eberhardt. Eberhardt
home as featured in Harrowsmith,
Passive Solar Subdivision home in
Wartburg, year-round vegetable
producing pit greenhouse. Fee:,
$15/please bring a bag lunch. Pre -
register by October 12. Call Bob 519-
524-8097, Eric 519-393-6951, Ziggy
519-795-7725. Sponsored by Citizens
for Renewable Energy (CFRE).
19 — Grey -Bruce Ostrich Emu and
Rhea Producers' meeting, 2:00 p.m.,
Walkerton OMAFRA Boardroom.
21 — Bruce County Holstein Club
Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Walkerton
OMAFRA Boardroom.
22 — Seminar - Starting a Small
Business, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.,
Orangeville OMAFRA.
23 — Sheep Management Course -
Session 5, 7:00 - 10:00 p.m.,
Orangeville OMAFRA Boardroom.
23 — Wiarton Feeder Sale.
24 — Huron County Federation of
Agriculture annual/regional meeting,
dinner 7:00 p.m., Seaforth
Community Centre, Seaforth.
Tickets $12, available from county
directors or county office.
25 — Dufferin Holstein Banquet, 7:00
p.m., Shelburne Legion.
27 — Bruce Federation of Agriculture
Meeting, 8:00 p.m., Walkerton
OMAFRA Boardroom.
28 — Region 13 4-H meeting,
Walkerton OMAFRA Boardroom.
29 — Expanding Our Horizons, 9:00
a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monora Pavilion.
29 — Dufferin Federation of
Agricultural Annual Meeting, 7:00
p.m., New Orangeville Fairgrounds.
30 — Perth County Federation of
Agriculture annual meeting, social
time 6:30 p.m., meal 7:00 p.m.,
Mitchell Community Centre,
Mitchell. Tickets are available from
directors or call 519-229-6430.0
OMAFRA OFFICES
Bruce County 881-3301 1-800-265-3023
Grey County 986-2040 1-800-265-9152
Huron County
Perth County
Wellington County
Dufferin County
482-3428
271-0280
846-0941
941-3830
1-800-265-5170
1-800-265-8502
1-800-265-8332
1-800-387-7359
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