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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1999-06-23, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1999. Machines in motion demo to show farming over the past century It’s that way Blyth Public School student Nick Dale points where his team should go as the Grade 3-5 pupils spent time at the Wawanosh Nature Centre last Friday. Aside from learning orientation skills the students were taken into the bush to discover some new things about woodlands. By Nellie Evans The Lakeshore Advance A comprehensive look at progress in farming over the last century will be available to urban and rural visitors to the 1999 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show Sept. 21-25. Farm machinery displays and technology from the years 1919, 1959 and 1999 form the basis of the theme. Back To The Future, of the 210-acre Machines In Motion display. “Our goal is to educate. To show the evolution of agriculture across the century. To make it worthwhile for all ages,” said co-chair Len Lobb. You don't have to have grown up on a farm to understand the logical flow from one era to another to be provided by the Machines In Motion committee. As visitors enter the area immediately east of Tented City, they’ll be greeted by site specific farming displays, a Student Centre and bleachers with full view of the “Latest and Greatest Parade Square.” The Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association will display site specific farm technology and map the topography and soil nutrients of soybean fields at the rear of the Machines In Motion area. The soybeans will be harvested prior to the IPM so that yield maps can also be done. Lobb said the association will also work with a manure management committee to demonstrate “prescription” applications. The Alan Walper in a Huron match from early days in Winchelsea. Ontario Environmental Farm Plan will also have a display in this section. The Student Centre will feature the winners of a county-wide Back to the Future Competition. Students from junior kindergarten to high school have already been invited to enter their vision of agriculture in Huron County in the year 2039 in the form of posters, photographs and essays. There is also an open essay class for students and adults. Lobb said the competition is open to every school in the county. The Latest and Greatest Parade Square is one feature that will go on rain or shine, said Lobb. The bleachers will be located under a roof so the parade will run starting at 11 a m. daily whatever the weather. Each hour features something different, said Lobb. Spray technology, manure management and farm machinery from every era. “If there are weather problems, we'll still have a show," he said. Visitors may learn about the farm machinery from 1919, 1959, 1999 by walking through three “machine sheds” (fenced paddocks) that house the typical equipment needed to run a farm from each era. “People can see how the farm operated, machine cost and expected productivity will be displayed for most units. Commodity prices have risen a little,” said Lobb, adding machinery productivity and costs have increased considerably. The Machines In Motion committee knows one has to see it to believe it so they’re planning a series of active field demonstrations from planting to harvesting. On the soybean field harvested before the IPM, the committee will show tillage and planting. Combines will spend several afternoons harvesting another soybean field and a com field and the process starts again with planting. Hay will also be harvested in the methods used today and in 1959. The Machines In Motion committee is looking for assistance. Call chairman John Becker at 519- 237-3628 if you can help. Wingham gets new doctor By Margaret Stapleton Wingham Advance Times There were smiles all around last Thursday at Wingham and District Hospital when it was announced another physician has been recruited to the area. In fact, two physicians are coming to town. Dr. Shawn Marshall will begin his practice early in September in the new medical clinic adjacent to Wingham and District Hospital. His wife. Dr. Bonnie Marshall, has plans to return to work part- time when the couple’s two children, five-year-old Brianna and three-year-old Rebecca, are older. The Marshall family flew by corporate jet to Wingham from their Kingston home on June 10, courtesy of Wescast Industries. After a visit to the town and the hospital earlier this spring, they made a decision to come to Wingham. The town was declared under­ serviced by two physicians almost two years ago. With the retirement of Dr. Brian Hanlon late last year, that number was increased to three. In April, Dr. Alenia Kysela signed a contract to come to Wingham and will begin practising here in July. With Dr. Marshall onboard, the town now is considered under-serviced by only one doctor. Doctors who sign contracts in under-serviced areas are entitled to $15,000 over three years, paid by the provincial government. BACKGROUND CHECK Dr. Shawn Marshall was bom in Ontario, but attended the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and later Memorial University in St. John’s, Nfld. He will soon complete a three-year family-emergency residency program at Queen’s University in Kingston. His wife. Dr. Bonnie Marshall, was born in the Maritimes. She received her education at McMaster University in Hamilton and later at Memorial University in St. John’s. She has lectured in family medicine at Memorial and worked as a family physician in several Ontario communities. OBVIOUS DELIGHT George Underwood, chairman of the board of governors at Wingham and District Hospital, is delighted that another physician has chosen to come to Wingham to practise. Underwood, who stepped down as chairman after the annual meeting of the hospital corporation, attributes the recent success in Thieves steal mower On June 21 a shed was found broken into at Grey Public School. The custodian arrived at work at 6 a.m. to find that someone had forced open a door leading into the storage shed behind the school. Once inside the culprits stole a blue coloured Ford riding lawn mower having a serial number of LJJJ402K1023D and a Simplicity 24" snowblower having a serial number 18878. The two items valued at over $6,000 were removed from the building and hauled away on a trailer sometime after June 18 after recruiting doctors to several factors. First of all, he says, a renewed sense of commitment and co­ operation among local doctors has played a large role in attracting new physicians to town. As well, it is no doubt that three years of effort by the hospital’s recruitment committee are finally paying off. The third factor is the new medical clinic currently under construction adjacent to Wingham hospital. Clinics are the wave of the future in medical practices, says Underwood. Finally, Underwood points to Wescast’s obvious strong commitment to the community. He cites the company’s generous offer to fly the Marshalls and Dr. Kysela and her husband, Rob Foreman, to town earlier this spring as another factor in attracting the physicians to town. LHEALTH ON THE HILLJ 3 p.m. Anyone who can help find these items or the persons responsible is asked to call the Huron OPP or by contacting Crime Stoppers. ON $3.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our office* any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $3.00 (paid in advance). That’s $1.00 off regular rates Citizen r > Ji A Review of activities at SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Farewell to Co-operative Students Derek Hunt, SDHS and Lorraine Blake, St. Anne’s SS who have gained practical experience in various Hospital Departments over the past semester. Your pleasant personalities and productivity will be missed. Best Wishes to you both in your future. “MORNING OUT” New Parent Support Group please note, there will be NO SESSION Friday, JUNE 25, 1999. Parents wishing childcare for the following Friday, JULY 2nd 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. are requested to pre-register children by Wednesday, June 30th by contacting Grace at 527-3001. July 2: CPR - Patient Lounge. July 9: Car Seat Safety - Board Room. July 16: Sun Safety - Patient Lounge. “Thank you for the Flowers” We wish to take this opportunity to extend our appreciation to the Seafogh Do It Center for their generous donation of “Annuals”. They are planted in the wooden barrels on the patio at the Seaforth Community Hospital for everyone’s enjoyment. $500.00 BURSARY OFFERED Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary invites eligible students (resident of the Seaforth Community Hospital catchment area as defined by Seaforth Community Hospital Board of Directors) and accepted by a College or University approved by the Ministry of Education in a course leading to a health related career, to apply. Application forms available by contacting Grace at Nursing Office 527-3001. Application Deadline: ALL applications must be received at the Nursing Office no later than Friday, August 13,1999. HOSPITAL AUXILIARY QUILT FUNDRAISER tickets are now available ($1.00 ea. or 3 for $2.00) on a beautiful pansy patterned quilt. Draw to be made at the Seaforth Fall Fair. Tickets can be obtained from any Hospital Auxiliary member or inquire at Hospital Switchboard. 3rd ANNUAL CELEBRITY GOLF TOURNAMENT is sponsored by Huron Hospice in conjunction with the Seaforth Optimist Club. It will be hosted by the Seaforth Golf & Country Club Saturday, August 21, 1999. Featured attraction this year is golfing legend, Moe Norman. Register early to avoid disappointment. Contact Huron Hospice Volunteer Service at (519) 527-0655.