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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2006-03-08, Page 2Page 2 March 8, 2006 • The Huron sitor Attention: Residents of Huron East Copies of the 2005 Huron East Water Systems Annual Reports are available at the Huron East Munlclpal Office during regular office hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and at www.huroneast.com. at 72 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario Phone (519) 527-1710 or Toll Free 1-888-868-7513 xWilt oH-rewI°x riving School March Break - 4 Day Course at St. Anne's - Clinton March 13,14,15,16 starting at 9 am $520 taxes included A MINISTRY OF JRANSPORTATION APPROVED COURSE PROVIDER For more information call 524-1479 Toll Free 1,888- 29-8188. announcement Dr. Elizabeth van Maanen and Dr. Gerald Hany are pleased to announce that Dr Mohamed Ellaw has joined them as an associate dentist in their dental practices in Seaforth and Clinton. Dr. Ellaw will be at Tulips Dental Centre, 55 Main St. S. Seaforth, on Tuesdays and alternate Wednesdays and in their office at 8 Albert St. Clinton on alternate Wednesdays and Thursdays. Dr. Ellaw is accepting new patients. Please call (519) 527-1370 (Seaforth) or (519) 482-7763 (Clinton) for an appointment. News . Cheryl Heath photo Close to 100 farm vehicles created a three-hour drive between Clinton and Goderich when they slowed traffic Wednesday to protest their farm income crisis. Farm protesters report support from passing Hwy. 8 motorists From Page Webster added that politicians he's talked with have been critical of the protests since they claim they do more harm to the plight of farmers than good. Correction The email address for Bent Romnes, the London man =research- ing Steven Truscott information, is berol@rogers.com. It was incorrect in last week's newspaper. YOUR FULL LINE JOHN DEERE SALES & SERVICE CENTRE 111111:1d1 HURON TRACTORJOHN DEERE 5 MILES NORTH OF MITCHELL AT BORNFIOLM (Perth Line #44) TOLL FREE: 1-866-347-2251 OPEN: MON.-FRI. 8:00=5:30 SATI 8:00-12:00 PN. 347-2251 Marilyn Broadfoot, public relations represen- tative for the Huron County Federation of . Agriculture, reported rally participants were cheered by the mostly positive reactions they received from passing motorists and truckers. She noted the event was an orderly one. Unpredictable winter should not affect wheat or hay crops Jeff H e u c h e r t Even with the unpre- dictable weather this win- ter has brought, farmers in Huron and Perth Counties should have no worries co a spring with the condi ion of their crops. According to Cereal Specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Peter Johnson, there were concerns with hay and wheat,' when much of the snow melted in January. He explains that crops go through a "hardening off process, where the crops go into a dormant state." At this stage, crops can withstand cold tempera- tures. Johnson says when fully hardened off, wheat can tolerate up to -24 C, with- out causing any damage to the crop. He adds that most kinds of hay have a similar response. When spring arrives, along with warmer tem- peratures, crops break out of their dormancy. If this happens before the spring, and then the temperature drops, the crops could be damaged, even killed. Luckily, Johnson says, "Before it got cold, we got snow," which protects the crops. He says, "Even one cen- timetre (of snow) can pro- vide insulation. It takes very little snow to act as a blanket (for the crops)." As a result, farmers have nothing to worry about, says Johnson. "I'm quite convinced everything is fine - we're in good shape."