The Citizen, 1995-11-29, Page 17Top 4-H citizen
Colleen Dalton, right, accepts the Murray Cardiff Ciizenship
Award from Murray Cardiff at Sunday's Huron 4-H Awards
Day. The Kingsbridge-area resident topped five other
nominees to win the award.
Top Holstein exhibitors
Katie McNeil, right of Goderich and Jimmy Franken of
Brussels were the first and second place winners of the
Huron Holstein Club Awards at the 4-H Awards Day in
Clinton, Sunday.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995. PAGE 17.
Nkt RON Huron County 4-H
Franken family
captures awards
In the money
Cheryl Franken of Brussels took the Teeswater/Belgrave
Co-op Award as Champion Dairy Showman at the Seaforth
Fall Fair, when the Huron 4-H Awards Day was held in
Clinton, Sunday.
The Franken family of Brussels
were among the multiple winners at
the 1995 Huron County 4-H
Awards Day held Sunday at St.
Armes Catholic Secondary School
in Clinton.
Jimmy Franken took the Auburn
Co-op Trophy for the 4-H member
exhibiting the Reserve Champion
4-H Dairy Calf at Scaforth Fall
Fair. He also won the Huron Hol-
stein Club award for second highest
point total among Dairy Club mem-
bers exhibiting Holstein calves.
First place went to Katie McNeil,
RR6, Goderich.
Cheryl Franken won the Teeswa-
ter/Belgrave Co-op Award for
being Champion Dairy Showman
at the Seaforth Fall Fair.
Bryce Toll, RR3, Blyth, was also
a multiple winner. He won the
Huron Bcef Producers' Award for
the first year beef club member
with the highest score in the coun-
ty. He also took third place in the
Signal-Star Publishing competition
for press reporters.
Mike Grobbink, RR3, Walton
won the Townsend Tire Award for
the youngest 4-H member active in
the Sodbuster club.
Darrell Bergsma, RRI, Londes-
boro, won the Ed Watson Award as
the 4-H member with the Champi-
on 4-H Market Pig at the Seaforth
Fall Fair.
Kevin Murray, RR4, Walton won
the Huron County Junior Farmers'
Award as the top novice Agricul-
tural Machinery Club member.
Carla Cook, RR1, Belgrave
received the D&D Glass Award as
the Reserve Champion Dairy
Showman at the Scaforth Fall Fair.
Patrick Hallaha'i, RR3, Blyth
won the Elliott Insurance trophy for
the Champion Dairy Calf at the
Seaforth Fall Fair.
The Warden's Novice Award for
the novice 4-H member with the
highest points went to Stephanie
Munday, RR2, Wingham. The Don
Pullen Award for the 4-H member
with the highest points went to
Laurie Rodges, RR2, Goderich.
The Murray Cardiff Citizenship
Trophy for the 4-H member who
best exemplifies the goals and aims
of 4-H went to Colleen Dalton of
Kingsbridge.
Double winner
Bryce Toll, RR3, Blyth won
two awards at the 4-H Awards
Day in Clinton: the Huron Beef
Producers' Award and third
place in the Signal-Star
Publishing Award.
Agriculturalists to discuss future
By Susan Hay
Farmers will be faced with
dramatic changes to the way
agriculture is practised in the near
future. Reasons for these changes
include global over-population,
environmental degradation, interna-
tional trade rules, and changing
government policies and support
programs.
Noted author and theologian,
John Cobb contends that commun-
ities must strive for self-sufficiency
in production of food and goods. A
panel of well known and respected
local agriculturalists will discuss
these important issues on Nov. 19
at 7:30 p.m. at Ontario St. United
Church in Clinton.
The panelists, Don Lobb, George
Thompson, Jack Kroes and Arenda
Streutker will give their reactions
to a video taped interview with
John B. Cobb, whose book "For the
Common Good", co-authored by
Herman Daly, an economist with
the World Bank, stimulated the
production of the video series,
"Facing the Future".
This panel discussion which will
be facilitated by Bob Humphries of
OMAFRA, will conclude the
series, which has been presented at
Ontario St. United Church since
Oct. 22.
Cobb's concerns include the
distance the average piece of food
consumed by Canadians must
travel (approximately 1,500 km.
from source to mouth), "Externali-
ties" such as the true cost of fuel,
and pollution that is created during
production and transportation, are
not figured into the costs of
products.
Cobb's underlying philosophy is
that eco-justice (preservation of the
environment) cannot occur without
social justice. Humanity cannot
allow the exploitation of the poor,
and expect that global environ-
mental degradation can ever be
reversed. He also emphasizes that
"quality of life" is more important
than "standard of living".
Panelists will be asked to give
their reactions to Cobb's theories
and concepts and to add their own
thoughts. Open discussion and
questions will follow.
How many of your city friends
can tell you what a steer is, or a
capon, let alone understand
conservation tillage? Babylonia,
and Ancient North Africa are
examples of civilizations that have
disappeared through the eons.
Historians have suggested that in
many cases it was the severing of
the link between the city and the
country that brought ultimate ruin
to these societies. The growing
urban communities lost their
relationship with the land, resulting
in its degradation and the ensuing
disappearance of the people.
Is it possible that our urbanized
society has lost touch with the land
which sustains us? Are we bound to
repeat their mistakes?
Agriculture is important to more
than just farmers. Whether we
realize it or not, filling the
proverbial' bellies of the world
could well be influenced by
Brian Hall
Business Management Advisor
Clinton Field Office
The Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs is hosting a one day
business planning seminar for
existing farm corporations and
small agri-related corporations. The
seminar will outline accounting, tax
and business ideas and strategies
unique to farms operating in a
corporation.
There are two seminars to choose
from. The two seminars have
different programs. One seminar
will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at
Ridgetown College Agri-Theatre.
In the morning Doug Jack, lawyer,
directions we travel towards
sustainability.
Everyone is welcome to attend
this panel discussion. For more
information, call 482-5068.
will discuss "Legal Consi-derations
for Farm Corporations: Shareholder
Agreements, Liability, Succession
Planning".
The afternoon will feature John
Dick, chartered accountant
discussing "Tax Strategies for
Corporation Shareholders".
The final speaker of the day will
be Wes Thompson, Jr., W.G.
Thompson & Sons Limited. He
will share ideas on "How To Keep
The Family Business a Family
Business".
The register for the Ridgetown
seminar contact the Chatham
OMAFRA office at 1-800-265-
Continued on page 18
OMAFRA course
covers tax ideas