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The Huron County WI announced this years award winners in life skills 4-H at their meeting
on Oct. 4, at the OMAF office in Clinton. Handing out the awards are from left, incoming
secretary, Dorothy Coultes of Belgrave WI, President Betty Archambault of Auburn WI and
past secretary, Helen MacKenzie of Seaforth WI. Not pictured are winners: Linda Hayden of
RR 3, Goderich received a scholarship and was awarded a certificate for her "outstanding
progress and development, excellent leadership and club work of high calibre." Cheryl Darlow
of Wingham and Pam Bennett of Seaforth received gifts for completing 24 life skills 4-H clubs.
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PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1993.
Anti-rabies clinics
coming to region
By Public Relations Officer
M. E. McMahon
Sixty Huron County Women's
Institute members met at the
OMAF office in Clinton for the
42nd WI Rally. Huron West
District President Betty
Archambault presided over the
meeting with Secretary Helen
McKenzie.
Sheila McCaffery brought a most
informative report from Huron
County Family and Children's
Services. She told the members
there is still a great need being
experienced by the children coming
into the care of Children's Aid. The
money given by Women's Institutes
towards the Bursary Fund is still
very necessary to assist a child to
further their education.
She deals with abused children
and she said wishes she could tell
the membership her job was
redundant, but in today's society it
is a very necessary job.
A new building is being
constructed for the Family and
Children's Services in Goderich
thereby giving them more room
and hopefully more services.
On Oct. 6 all the schools in
Huron County went to put their
dreams into a capsule in a big hole
By John Bancroft
Farm Management Specialist
for Huron County
A very successful Huron County
Beef Carcass Competition con-
cluded with an educational meeting
in Seaforth on Sept. 29. Beef
producers had the opportunity to
learn about lean yield, dressing
percent, average fat, grade fat, etc.
through pictures and figures.
Thirty-eight animals were graded
at Dorr Brothers in Stoney Creek.
The average carcass weight was
727 lbs. with a rib-eye area of
13.95 square inches, average fat of
11.2 'Tun and a percent lean yield of
59 percent.
where sometime in the future it
may be opened.
Jean Fraser gave the Huron
County Historical Society report.
The annual banquet is being held in
the Brucefield United Church on
Oct. 29, with guest speaker
Kathryn Hamilton. Memberships to
the Society are still $5 each. If
anyone is interested, more
councillors are needed in the
Society.
Board director for Subdivision
11, Marjory Humphries urged
members to promote the WI
scholarships. 4-H Club members
should be asked why they are not
applying for these scholarships as
Huron County has the highest
number of 4-H members and these
scholarships should be getting
awarded.
Rural Organization Specialist
Jane Muegge gave her report. She
told members of the upcoming
workshops which OMAF and
Volunteer Huron are sponsoring —
Collaboration, Communication and
the Art of Positive Thinking on
Nov. 5 from 9:30 - 3:15 at the
OMAF offices in Clinton. Eleanor
Wood will be the workshop
presenter.
The next workshop offered is
Percent lean yield is the amount
of lean meat that a carcass will
yield. As within the industry, the
carcasses varied in lean yield from
46 percent to 67 percent. To a
packer this represents quite a
difference in the amount of meat
they have to sell.
The top lean yielding steer was a
Charolais Angus entered by Darren
Johnston of Bluevale. This steer
had a lean yield of 66.5 percent
with a rib-eye area of 17.7 square
inches. Pauline Atton of Wroxeter
had the total lean yielding heifer
with a lean yield of 65.6 percent
and a rib-eye area of 18 square
inches. This heifer was a Belgium
"I'm a Director -- Now What?" On
Jan. 10 in Centralia and Jan. 19 in
Monkton it will be on the roles and
responsibilities of executives.
directors and members of volunteer
organizations.
"The 10 Steps of Leadership
Skills" will also be held in January.
Pat Down showed slides and
spoke of her trip to Brazil as part of
the second Agriculture Leadership
course.
The 43rd County Rally will be
hosted by Huron South in 1994. Pot
luck will be held for lunch and the
sales table will again be held. The
75 cent assessment fee per member
will be paid to support the Bursary
Fund.
The three Huron County Districts-
will help with the Slice of Huron
for school children April 11-15,
1994.
Dorothy Coultes from Huron
West is the new County Rally
Secretary-Treasurer with assistant
Margery McMahon from Huron
East.
The Huron County 4-H
Scholarship was won by Linda
Hayden of the Port Albert Club.
The 4-H 24 Projects Award was
presented to to Cheryl Darlow of
the Bluevale Club.
a success
Blue, Limousin cross animal.
Both animals were born and
raised on their respective farms.
Complete results from the Agricul-
ture and Food office in Clinton.
This educational competition was
a joint effort of the Huron County
Beef Producers' Association,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food in Clinton and the Seaforth
Agricultural Society. The generous
support of all the participating agri-
businesses was greatly appreciated!
Huron County Health Unit public
inspectors are encouraging pet
owners to take advantage of the
low cost anti-rabies clinics being
held on Oct. 13, 14, and 16. All the
veterinarian clinics in Huron
County are participating in the
reduced rate anti-rabies vaccination
program.
The $10 rate which includes
GST, is a real bargain to encourage
dog and cat owners to take
advantage of the clinics. While
most of the clinics are offering the
anti-rabies vaccination on Saturday,
Oct. 16, there are a few who also
have the reduced rate on Oct. 13
and 14.
Pet owners should check with
their veterinarian or the
advertisement in last week's and
this week's (Oct. 13) paper for time
and date of clinic.
These special clinics are organ-
ized annually by the health unit in
co-operation with the county
veterinarians for pet owners to
vaccinate their dogs and cats
against rates at a reduced fee.
Rabies in the wildlife population
(such as foxes and skunks) is on the
increase, so there is a greater
chance of domestic animals, dogs,
cats, cattle and horses, coming in
contact with the rabies virus. This
also affects people who have
contact with these domestic
animals.
The increase of rabies in the fox
population is due partially to the
cancellation of the Ministry of
Natural Resources aerial baiting
program because of lack of
funding. The incidence of rabies in
The first meeting of the Brussels
H 4-H club was held at the home of
Wilma Rammeloo cm Friday, Oct.
1 at 7 p.m.
The leaders, Mary Sanders and
Wilma Rammeloo, welcomed 11
members to the project "Home for
the Holidays".
The following officers were
elected: president, Heather Douma;
vice pres., Marian Vanden Heuvel;
secretary-press reporter, Michael
Sanders. The youth leader is
Andrea Rammeloo.
Members discussed using
recycled materials to make gift
wrap, gift tags, decorations and the
gifts themselves. Some things
which could be used are shopping
bags, old Christmas cards and
leftover scraps and ribbons.
Mrs. Rammeloo showed gift
boxes made from magazine covers,
wall paper and construction type
paper. Members all made
something from old Christmas
cards. such as ornaments, decorated
our area is expected to peak in the
next couple of years.
The health unit provides Human
Diploid Cell Vaccine (through
family physicians) for persons who
have had direct contact with an
animal that develops rabies. There
has been a 64 per cent increase in
the number of people who have had
to receive the rabies vaccine in
1993 compared to 1992 in Huron
County.
One way to avoid having to take
the series of rabies vaccination
shots is to avoid handling with bare
hands any animals suspected of
having rabies, and make sure that
all cats (including those in the barn)
and dogs are vaccinated annually
against rabies.
The anti-rabies shots for cats and
dogs in Huron County is mandatory
under the Ontario Health Protection
and Promotion Act. When a dog or
cat is involved in a biting incident,
the animal must be quarantined for
10 days to observe if it has been
exposed to the rabies virus. If the
dog's or cat's anti-rabies vaccina-
tion is current the odds are it will
be healthy at the end of 10 days.
Proof of vaccination must be
shown to the public health
inspector who is investigating the
biting incident and has quarantined
the dog or cat. Failure to p7ovide
proof may result in a charge being
laid and a fine of up to $5,000 for
the pet owner.
Vaccinating your dog and cat
against rabies costs much less than
requiring rabies vaccine for a loved
one.
For more information, contact the
Huron County Health Unit.
4-H meets
brown bag wrapping paper, gift
tags and placemats.
They closed the meeting at 9 p.m.
with the 4-H motto and instructions
to start a craft kit and finish one
craft.
Carcass competition
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