HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-04-05, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 2000. PAGE 7.
Couples exchange vows
Apparently Cupid’s arrows
worked their magic in the village
this past “heart” month. The
weekend following St. Valentine's
Day, two couples exchanged
wedding vows quietly.
Congratulations and best wishes to
newlyweds Brent and Janet
Scrimgeour and Scott and Kathy
Hare.
Twenty-five years ago today,
April 5, wedding vows were
exchanged by another area couple.
Congratulations, Neil and Aileen
Salverda, on your silver
anniversary from your family and
the community.
If you ordered cheese through the
fundraiser at Hullett Central
School, your orders can be picked
up Tuesday, April 11. Waiting until
the afternoon would give the staff
and students time to sort out the
orders.
Plan now to attend Songfest at
Londesboro United Church next
Sunday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. On the
program this year will be the junior
choir from Londesboro United
Church, Aubrey Toll and Cheryl,
The Bonds of Love Quartet, the
Scott family, and The Music
Making Moms. This is always a
pleasant evening, a nice way to
settle into the spring season.
Home from hospital following an
unexpected but thankfully brief
stay is Marjorie Anderson. A card
of encouragement or a call would
undoubtedly be appreciated by her.
LondesboroThe news from Seniors
see skit
Compiled by Brenda Radford Phone 523-4296
Armstrongs usher
Greeting churchgoers this past
Sunday at Londesboro United
Church were Isabel Scanlon and
Josephine MacGregor. Ushering
were Ken and Marlene Armstrong.
Musical numbers were presented
by both the primary and junior
choirs.
The scripture passage Numbers
21: 4-9 was the recounting of the
plague of serpents sent by God
upon the Israelites while fleeing
with Moses from Egypt . John 3:
14-21 mentions this experience
while assuring Christ’s followers
that belief in God brings
everlasting life. These scriptures
were the text for Rev. Paul Ross’s
sermon Superstition or Belief?
Serving the congregation big
smiles along with coffee and
muffins prior to the morning
service were Garnet and Margaret
Wright. They have a new
grandchild. Kevin and wife Julie
are the proud parents of a daughter
and who arrived March 28.
The Sunday School has two
events planned for the month of
April. They invite you to share in
both and bring along your family,
friends and neighbours^ well.
They are holding a soup and
sandwich lunch on Palm Sunday,
April 16. The cost is a donation.
A special Sunday School
program will be presented on April
30 followed by lunch.
The Londesboro UCW will meet
on April 17. Darlene Bogie from
Community Care will be the guest
speaker that evening.
On the sunny side
Murray Adams was frying up eggs for the Country
Breakfast at Londesboro, Sunday morning, sponsored by
the local Lions Club. (Vicky Bremnerphoto)
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Mischief in Hullett
Letter to the editor
Continued from page 6
Given the one per cent sample size,
this equates to 1938 sites with
problems just in Southwestern
Ontario.
As discussed above, the total
sites with problems could be
understated, given the possibility of
bias in the sample selection, and
the fact that some producers have
more than one site.
While plans for follow up were
somewhat uncertain, the study has
shown the likely presence of a
more pervasive problem.
This leaves the industry and the
public with some critical open
questions:
• If field and perimeter drain tiles
had been given full consideration,
to what extent would they have
impacted the results?
• What will be done to identify all
facilities with problems?
• Will problem correction by
producers be voluntary?
• Are there adequate skills and
equipment available to initially
audit all facilities?
• Who will pay for the cost of
identifying problem sites and
taking corrective action?
• Will periodic re-assessments be
required as facilities age?
• Who will assume overall co
ordinating responsibility to ensure
the job gets done?
• How will the public be able to
monitor progress?
If the $150,000 cost of the study
(*funded by the taxpayer) is any
indication, the one-time cost of a
full audit could exceed $15 million.
The cost appears to be more
manageable if producers are held
responsible. Each initial audit
would cost approximately $3,000
per site.
In conclusion, the study was an
important first step. It indicated
nearly 40 per cent of the facilities
and surrounding areas have a
problem. There is no clear sense of
direction as to when and how these
problems will be identified and
corrected.
This study supports the position
voiced by PROTECT and many
others, at the recent OMAFRA
public consultations:
1. A moratorium on the
construction of new facilities,
2. The completion of a full
environmental study, and
3. The creation of a more rigorous
industrial legislative framework to
manage both existing and new
intensive livestock operations.
The study identifies problems
with storage facilities and the
immediate area surrounding them.
The even bigger problem is the lack
of independent scrutiny and control
over Nutrient Management Plan
practices.
PROTECT feels livestock
producers and the public have
entrusted the Ministry of
Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs
(OMAFRA) with responsibility to
provide common sense livestock
production practices and
regulations. Agricultural producers
and the public demand and expect
OMAFRA to provide leadership on
th is issue. This leadership is
necessary to protect both
agriculture and our environment.
The time for OMAFRA to fulfill
their leadership roll is long
overdue.
George Hoy, Francis Hogan and
Dave Cooper
PROTECT.
On March 30 just before 9 a.m. a
1976 - 16' Lionel travel trailer was
reported damaged on Maitland
Block Road in Hullett Twp.
Sometime in the preceding two
or three days a person threw rocks
smashing the windows. Also the
side of the trailer closest to the
river had dents left in the outer
frame when rocks were thrown at
it.
Anyone who can assist the OPP
in this investigation is asked to call
the detachment or Crime Stoppers.
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prevention
The Happy Gang Seniors met at
Londesboro Hall on Wednesday,
March 29.
An entertaining skit, Help Me,
I’m Falling was presented by
Marguerite Thomas of the Huron
County Health Unit. The actors,
volunteers from the county,
dramatized several situations of
which seniors need to be aware.
The danger of taking too*many
pills and/or of mixing medications
was the topic of one segment of the
skit. Another issue was the need to
stay active, even just going for a
walk with a friend. Other
suggestions were offered
amusingly to help seniors lead
richer, healthier lives.
Following the February meeting,
letters of concern regarding the
changes to hydro service in Ontario
were prepared in conjunction with
the OMAFRA office. Members
were encouraged to add their own
comments and send copies of the
letter to Helen Johns and Paul
Steckle.
Thursday, April 6 is the date for
the spring rally. Registration at the
Stanley Twp. Complex will begin
at 9:30 a.m.
Seniors’ dances will resume at
Londesboro hall on the fourth
Friday of each month beginning
April 28.
Seniors groups from Auburn and
Blyth are invited to the next
meeting, April 26. Keith Tyndall
will buy the meat. Londesboro
seniors A to M should bring a
potluck item for the first course, N
to Z are responsible for dessert.
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