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Home My WebLink AboutHuron Expositor, 2004-10-06, Page 13Community Calendar WED. OCT. 6 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Play and Leam Ontario Early Years Program at Duff's Untied Church Watton 1:004:00 p.m. - Seniors Shuffleboard at the Arena 4:00-5:00 - After School Shinny 6:00 p.m. - Ruth's Fitness upstairs THURS. , OCT. 7 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness is Fun with Druscilla 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Baby Time Ontario Early Years at Egmondville United Church. 4:00-5:00 p.m. - After School Shinny FRI. OCT. 8 10:00 a.m. - Morning Out at Bethel Bible Church, Seaforth 10:00-10:45 a.m. and 11:15-12 noon - Seaforth Branch Library presents Tales for Tots. Aged 2-5 and their caregivers. Pre -registration required. 527-1430. 4:00-5:00 p.m. - After School Shinny SAT. OCT. 9 6:30 am Houseleague Hockey Oilers vs Leafs 7:30 am Houseleague Hockey Bruins vs Panthers 8:30 am Houseleague Hockey Ducks vs Blues 9:30 am Houseleague Hockey Sharks vs Kings 9:30-11:00 a.m. - Jumping Gym Fun Early Years program at Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre SUN..,OCT. 10 2:30-4:00 p.m. - Public Skating MON. OCT. 11 9:30-11:00 a.m.- ABC 123 Ontario Early Years Program at St. James Gym 4:00-5:00 p.m. - After School Shinny 5:30 p.m. - Clogging Starts Upstairs 6:00 p.m. - Ruth's Fitness upstairs TUES. OCT. 12 9:00-10:30 a.m. - Fitness is Fun with Druscilla 4:00-5:00 p.m. - After School Shinny 7:00-8:00 p.m. - Dog Obedience with Anita Hanson in Hall 7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Harmony Hi-Lites rehearsal at Northside United Church 7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary Meeting in Conference Room #2 WED. OCT. 13 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Play and Learn Ontario Early Years program at Duff's United Church in Walton 1:00-4:00 p.m. - Seniors Shuffleboard at the Arena 4:00-5:00 p.m. - After School Shinny 6:00 p.m. - Ruth's Fitness upstairs 7:30 p.m. - Seaforth and District Horticultural Society meeting Northside United Church Hall. Susan Beatty of Huron Master Gardeners, guest speaker. If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other. Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office 527-1272 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK MO well in advance of the scheduled date. Free lisung includes date, time,. name of event and location only Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. News THE HURON EX‘OSITOR, Oct. 6, 2004-13 400 participate in Huron farm hike By Jason Middleton Expositor Staff Exploring agricultural operations ranging from a rutabaga plant in Blyth, to a dairy producer near Walton and a horse ranch near Belgrave, close to 400 people took part in this year's Huron County Farm Hiker Tour. The event, which took place on Sunday afternoon from noon to 5 p.m., featured some farms from areas near Walton, Brussels and Grey, as well as other parts of the county. "The basis behind the Huron County Farm Hiker Tour is an educational tour for people who don't get to be on farms on a regular basis," said Dorothy Cummings co-chair of the Huron County Farm Hiker Tour. The tour featured nine stops including a dairy farm, rutabaga processing plant, an apple and pear orchard, sheep farm, two cash crop farm, a ranch, beef cattle operation and rural clothing store. "They can see how 'farm to table' farm products are produced and it gives us an opportunity to showcase Huron County agriculture at its best," said Cummings. Walton -area dairy farmer Jim Blake said that farm tours are a great idea because it lets people see what's going on in your operation. "I think it's important to let the public know (what you're doing) and invite them in to your place. We're not hiding anything," said Blake. Blake's daughter, Lisa Stevenson, said that she had some people ask basic questions like where the cows are milked, how they are fed and where the milk goes. • "They're just basic questions that I'm surprised of because people don't know it," said Stevenson. "So, I guess that's why they come on these tours to learn a little bit." Blake explained that he enjoyed some of the questions because he knew the people were interested in the farm. "I'm always impressed with people that ask those questions because they're thinking," said Blake. "Like if I go someplace, I kind of look and when 1 come home 1 think 'oh I should have asked that.— Lori Pipe, of Brussels, said that this was the first year her family had participated in the farm tour and they were surprised with what they learned. "I think it's a great service. People should should take advantage of it," said Pipe. Both Pipe and her husband grew up on a farm, but she said that living in town her children do not know as much about farming. Pipe said that by going on this tour her children "are just getting exposure they wouldn't get in town." Beef cattle farmer Dave Wheeler said the tour was an opportunity for people to see a cattle operation. "There's a lot of people that just haven't seen a lot of cow calf operations," said Wheeler. Although hecf farmers have been going through a tough time with the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) "I'm not here today to just get out to Jason Middleton photo Walton -area dairy farmer Jim Blake shows a piece of equipment during the Huron County Farm Hiker Tour. tell everyone about our problems with BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) because most people in the rural area know that we're still in trouble," said Pipe. The type of people that come out to these are curious to what's going on in the farm," said cash crop producer Mervyn Bauer. "This gives them an opportunity to get out on the farm and see for themselves." "The urban people get to see what the country's all about," said Bauer. until REMOVAL , removal & dean -up t truck service chipping p Grinding n Rolling Bamard • 819.482.3976 SCHOONDERWOERD BROS. 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