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The Huron Expositor, 1994-08-03, Page 1i• � HuronExs to • 70 cents plus 5 cents G.S.T. (75 cents) TRAVEL A Turkish visitor, living near St. Columban, comments on Canada. see page five. Briefly Former teacher to appear .in.s_o_u A former Seaforth District High School teacher will appear in court again on Aug. 18. Buryl Wilson, who faces charges of gross indecency and paying for sex with a minor, was to appear in court on Friday, July 22 but the appearance was adjourned until Aug. 18. No trial date has been set and no plea given. Society seeks Alzheimer funds The Alzheimer Society of Huron hopes to raise $20,000 this year. Three thousand dollars of the total will be raised through special events, including a Tag Day to be held on September 10 and the sale of tickets for a Quilt Draw. It is expected that fifty per cent of the fundraising goal (S10,000) will come from increased donations from individuals and corporations throughout Huron County as they become more aware of the challenge to support families affected by Alzheimer Disease. Two thefts only problems, says Police Chief Despite two thefts the Seaforth Police were happy about the outcome of Seaforth's recent Moonlight Madness on Friday, July 22. "We're very pleased with the (street) dance. We had no prob- lems with it," said Seaforth Police Chief Hal Claus. However, during the day two stores reported thefts. The Seaforth Police Services are actively investigating. "That's the only damper on the day, the fact that two stores were victims of theft," said Claus. Farmers warned about washouts The Farm Safety Association has issued a warning to farmers on washouts created by recent heavy rains. Farmers should be cautious during harvest and be aware of areas where these washouts have occurred, including the sides of hills, ditch banks and on the shoulders of concession roads. These conditions can Icad to tractors tipping or machines becoming mired down in ruts. The following precautions should be taken: 1) Walk the field areas where potential washouts could occur and mark them so machinery can avoid the hazard. 2) Keep as far away from ditches and banks as your machine is wide. 3) Drive around ditches, not across them. 4) Back your tractor out when mired in mud or ruts. If this won't work, the only safe procedure is to tow the stuck machine out with another tractor, equipped with ROPS. DO NOT hitch the towing tractor higher than the drawbar. INDEX Sports...page six. Entertainment...page 11 Weddings...page five. Obituaries...page 12 "Your community newspaper wince I860...serving Seaforth, Dublin, Hensall, Walton, Brussels and surrounding Communities." MILTON J. DIETZ LIMITED SEAFORTH 522-0608 • Pesticides & Custom Spraying • Spraying Equipment & Parts • Nutrite Premium Fertilizer • Ventilation & Livestock Equipment . 1l [iPURINA FEEDS ce• & PET FOODS THE HURON EXPOSITOR, August 3, 1994 MUSIC A local musician has released an audio cassette promoting positive mental health. see page three. AI Your Full Line Dealer orf FORD MERCURY Sales • Service - Selection { ..:, `. AN HART F D MIRCURY USED CARS 'The Friendly Dear With The Btp Heart' TIM CUMMING PHOTO FUN IN A RURAL SETTING - Latavia Lesane (right), an eight-year-old from New York, enjoyed a visit to Seaforth on the weekend with her friend Katherine Schmidt, 9, who lives near St. Catharines. They were visiting Katherine's grandparents, Ed and Ruth Malkus. Latavia (shown here at Optimist Park) is visiting Canada for two weeks as part of the Fresh Air program which allows children from the Bronx area of New York see non -urban settings. She said there are more cows here than she is used to seeing. HISTORY Was it murder? Was it death by natural causes? A notorious case recalled. see page three, Huron County crops face average year in 1994 BY MARK CRIPPS For the Huron Expositor Average. A good word to describe expecta- tions for 1994 Huron County crops. "We've had some fairly good growing conditions," said Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs advisor Tom Hartman. "We've had good mois- ture and good heat unit accumula- tion." This past week, much of Huron County's roughly 33,000 acres of wheat was under the thresher, and Hartman said "quality is good. "Disease pressure was tow this year, and the time of any infection came late enough that it didn't affect yield." Hartman said that 70-80 per cent of the wheat crop in the south end of the county has been harvested, while the northern areas are running at about 50 per cent total harvest to date. Huron County is the number one producer of wheat in the province, with soft white winter wheat and hard red wheat being the dominant varieties. Soft white winter wheat is used in pizza dough or pasta, while hard red is used to make bread. Soybean crops in Huron County are also coming along well, and Hartman said the crop has experi- enced "tremendous growth during the past month." Over 100,000 acres of soybeans were planted in Huron County this year, making the area the fifth largest producer in the province. Hartman said the outlook for this year's crop is optimistic, but added that it is only mid-season and it is too early to speculate on what final yields may be. see Crops, page 10 Foodgrains bank, churches provide help to Rwanda BY TIM CUMMING Expositor Staff Local residents can do something to lessen the magnitude of the tra- gedy in Rwanda and region. A civil war has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and one or two million more refugees are trying to flee the country while being threatened by starvation and cholera. Canadian churches and other organizations, however, offer the chance for area people to fund relief projects. Farmers in Huron and Perth can donate to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank which has growing projects in Blyth and Seaforth. The organiz- ation is providing food to some of the people affected by the Rwandan crisis. To find out how to donate funds, goods or labour to'the Foodgrains Bank you can contact Don McKercher, coordinator of the Perth -Huron Foodgrains Committee, at 527-1837 or Jim Papple, Ontario coordinator for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank at 522-0699. Cash donations can be sent to the Cana- dian Foodgrains Bank at 400-280 Smith Street, P.O. Box 767, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3C 2L4. Local residents can also call toll- free, 1-800-665-0377. The Canadian Foodgrains Bank sent a July shipment of 1,000 met- ric tonnes of Canadian beans to Africa at a value of $1.25 million, said Melody Goetz, Communica- tions Coordinator. The .food is expected to feed about 50,000 people for 100 days. The food is expected to arrive by early August in Dar Es Salaam, which is the capital of Tanzania, which borders on Rwanda. It will be distributed by local church agencies which have worked with refugee concerns in the arca. "We're anxious to receive all the contributions we can get," said Goetz, speaking in a telephone interview from Winnipeg. The Foodgrains Bank is now accepting donations of wheat through the Ontario Wheat Pro- ducers. Canadian churches are also mak- ing it possible for Canadians to help east the plight of Rwandan refu- gees. First Presbyterian Church, of Seaforth, has appealed to the con- gregation to support the Presby- terian Word Service and Develop- ment Fund (which is participating in a Canadian Foodgrains Bank - coordinated program). see Donations, page 10 Great blue heron mended, returned to wild BY DAVID EMSLIE After months of medical care and rehabilitation, a Great Blue Heron was given the opportunity last Fri- day to once again return to the wild. Tom Dunbar, executive director of Huron Wildlife Rehabilitation, located just outside Bayfield, explained that the heron was brought into his care in mid-May with a femoral fracture. The bird had been rolled by the wind of a passing truck south of Grand Bend, and the injured heron was spotted by a following vehicle. "They picked him up right away. They actually called the Raptor Centre in Wyoming," Dunbar said, explaining that the Bluewater Centre for Raptor Rehabilitation, located just outside Samia, cares for birds of prey. The director from that centre called Dunbar, who then travelled to pick up the injured bird, "Within 24 hours, he was in care, which is critical when dealing with breaks," Dunbar said, explaining that x-rays taken at the Clinton Animal Hospital revealed a serious fracture in the bird's kg. "The bone was literally chipped and shredded." The first decision that had to be made was whether the Great Blue Heron could be treated and rehabili- tated to the extent that it could eventually be returned to the wild. Because the bird had been picked up quickly, and because it was a young bird in otherwise excellent shape, Dunbar decided to make the attempt at rehabilitating it, rather than having it put to sleep. Therefore, working at the Clinton Animal Hospital, the bone was reset, then x-rayed, then reset again. He noted it took about four attempts until the bone was set properly. The decision to reset the leg and begin rehabilitation was an educated one, as Dunbar has his degree in Wildlife Biology, and is a director of the Ontario Wildlife Rehabilita- tion and Fducation Network. He also sits on a nine -man Canadian national oil spill response advisory board, representing wildlife rehabili- tation. The bird remained in critical care, with its leg splinted, for approxi- mately four weeks. Over that time, it was cared for only once a day, including feeding, medical attention, and the cleaning of its arca, in order to reduce stress for the bird. "Birds, especially Great Blue Herons, can't handle stress," Dunbar said. see No public, page 10 INTO THE AIR - Tom Dunbar, Executive Director of Hurofi %ildlile Rehabilitation, releases a Great Blue Heron into the air.