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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-12-09, Page 31sww is EXETER DISTRICT CO-OP \ EXETER 735-2081 PUBLIC SCHOOL GROWN-UPS — Dressed in,the costume of a possible future career ore: (from left) Doug Kelis, drycleoner; Dorryl Simpson, motocross rocer; and Becky Ferguson. for the deaf. Exeter Public School held a career's,day, Monday. teacher Give a Gift of Fitness this Christmas Gift Certificates now available for memberships POOL SAUNA FITNESS ROOM Contact Vanastra Recreation Centre (2 miles south of Clinton) or CaII 482-3544 Two injured Two Exeter residents were taken to St. Marys hospital for treatment of injuries sustained on Saturday when their vehicle skidded off the Kirkton Road and struck a tree. Ron Cottrell and his daughter, Angela, sustained broken bones, cuts and bruises in the collision, which occurred east of Kirkton. The local businessman sustained broken ribs and his daughter has a broken collar bone. Sugar & Spice is working overtime for Santa this year to make your Christmas Extra Nice 4f. • •• ••• "IV 1•• 1 • • r • • •. •• 1 • • • •►•e•• ••• ••• `v Order Your Christmas Baskets and Trays early Wide selection of Collectors Plates, Stuffed Animals and stocking stuffers Have a happy holiday "Dissident" to speak on transmission plan Times -Advocate, December 9, 1981 Page 15A Partystatus requested at ro to s McQual said many of the approving a very broad farm groups had met over concept now, would affect lunch to discuss an umbrella future farmers at the ap- organization. prOval of a route stage. "It's coming right along," Other concerns raised he said. include securing of hydro McQuail explained in- supply in the future, design dividual farm organizations of towers, land use, how did not have the manpower much Ontario Hydro is to provide a representative really asking for, adequacy full time at the hearings. of hydro's route assessment, Working together would the way a report of the ensure farmers were working group on represented fully at the agricultural methodology hearings. was used, and others. No evidence was presented The hearings are ten at the preliminary meeting, tatively set for Stratford, but but Elbert VanDonkersgoed are to be confirmed at a later Tony McQuall of RR 1, of Drayton, representing the date. Lucknow', representing the Christian Farmers' Huron County Federation of Federation of Ontario, ex - Agriculture, told the Con- pressed concern towards the solidated Hearings Board whole two-stage approval the farm organizations process. The first stage is seeking participant status approvalof Ontario Hydro's may form an "umbrella" recommended plan of a organization to obtain party transmission line from status. At the preliminary Bruce Nuclear Power meeting there were Development (BNPD) to representatives from London, from there to several county federations of Hamilton. The second stage agriculture, National is approval of a specific Farmers Union, Christian route from BNPD to London Farmers, Concerned Far- then to Hamilton. mers of the United Town- VanDonkersgoed said Five groups, representing two different levels of government and consumers, have requested party status for hearings on Ontario Hydro's proposed tran- smission line. A preliminary meeting was held in Stratford on Wednesday, by the Con- solidated Hearings Board to determine which groups required party of participant status. The hearings are expected to start in the new year, possibly on January 26. Board chairman B.E. added status could be Smith, also chairman of the changed at any time. environmental assessment board, defined party status as taking part fully in the hearings, and participant status as taking part, "not on a regular basis". Smith FUTURE CAREERS— Exeter Public School held o 'Grown-ups' day as students dressed in the costume of a possible future career. Chosen as best were: (from left) Sandy Pratt. as a lawyer with business card, third; Kathy Hirtzel, as a fireperson, second; and paratrooper Charlie Bradford, first. Those groups requesting party status include Ontario Hydro, Ministry of the Environment, Niagara Escarpment Commission, Huron County, and Association of Major Power Consumers. A total of 31 other groups choose participant status. They are mostly farm organizations, but include one Goderich man who called himself a "dissident citizen." ships, and other agriculture related groups. Following the meeting, Offer commodity market course Understanding the Com- modity Futures Market is the title of a course that will be offered in various locations as part of the Fanshawe College, Middlesex County,Continuing Education program for adults in the Winter Term commencing January 1982. According to Joe Dunn, Manager of Continuing Education in the County of Middlesex. the part-time course is being offered "in response to strong interest and demand on the part of farmers. grain elevator operators. agribusiness people and others throughout the area". Last year .the course ran successfully in six different locations. The Commodity Futures Market course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of marketing strategies and information on how to choose them. Emphasis is on practical hedging and topics include forward contracting, fixed basis contracting, option contracting and other alter- natives Also included are Over 80 Club Mrs. Louella Simpson, 134 Sanders East, Exeter will be celebrating her 88 birthday on Friday, December 11, 1981. Most Exeter Mainway Stores Will Be OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M. Mondays - Fridays For your Shopping Convenience Beginning this Thursday studies of price patterns, price trend analysis and seasonality of markets. This year the curriculum has been revised and will be co-ordinated by R. Stephen Thompson B Sc Ag (Guelph). MBA W W 0) who will share instructional duties with Douglas Bieber B Sc Ag (Guelph) of Ridgetown and Robert Fraser B Sc Ag (Guelph). The plan is to teach the course from a stronger agricultural viewpoint. Each instructor will bring a depth of personal experience in farm futures marketing with Chicago and local markets to the course. "The ultimate decision to sell must rest with the in- dividual". says Thompson, "but a good understanding of the options available and their pros and cons often results in a better price for our crops." Taking an advisory posi- tion on the revision were members of the Strathroy Advisory Committee with in- put from the Glencoe. North Middlesex and Lucan area representatives. College Area Advisory committees are comprised of citizens who volunteer their time to assist in selecting and plan- ning part-time courses for the various centres. Stephen Township is the principal in R.S. Thompson and Associates. a firm that provides agricultural con- sulting services and infor- mation to agribusinesses, the professions and the governments. Thompson has developed and 'or taught courses in Farm Manage- ment and the Commodity Futures Market for Guelph University and Centralia College of Agriculture. In addition he is a full-time farmer from the Clinton area Doug Beiber of Ridgetown area is a full-time farmer who grows corn and soybean and raises beef cattle. He also lectures at Ridgetown College on Commodity Futures Marketing. He is a former commodities broker with Richardson Securities and is actively involved in current futures trading as a farmer. Robert Fraser of Thorn - dale is the owner -operator of one of the first computerized swine production operations in Ontario and he grows corn and soybean. His farm was featured in a CBC Documen- tary special entitled "You Won't Starve Here". He is also personally involved in farm futures trading. The Futures course will be offered in Glencoe, Thorn - dale. Arva. Lambeth. Dorchester. Parkhill and Strathroy. Other courses of particular interest to the agricultural market include Estate Planning For Farmers (Strathroy, Glen- coe). Alcohol Production For Farm Engines (Strathroy I. Computers and How To Use Them (Glencoe, Strathroy. Dorchester). For complete information on courses. content. dates and fees call the Middlesex County office at Fanshawe College 452-4441. Join the Super Bowl Activities Detroit Jan. 82 Call Doug Small World Travel 235-2000 Ye Olde Country Store` FERGUSON APIARIES &to' 64 ,R 236-4979 -ing room. All home-made. Also Glen & Della Rice will be here with their Wooden toys, hobby horses, clothes for Barbie and other size dolls in our pock - BETWEEN HENSALL & ZURICH on HWY. 84 OPEN: TUES.-SAT. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. FRIDAYS 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. CLOSED MONDAYS ��� r Friday Night& Saturday 7-9 9-6 Specials this weekend only All Christmas candies, peanuts, fruit snacks, bridge mixture, chocolate raisins and peanuts, malt yogurt balls etc. Will be 10% off 1 A NURSERY CLIMBER — Wally Webster watches as his daughter Jana completes a climbing trip at the Exeter Sunshine Kids nursery school, Saturday. It was Open House for fathers only. T -A photo Horticultural group names new officers The Kirkton Horticulture Society held their annual meeting December 1. at the Kirkton-Woodham Com- munity Centre. President Mrs. Jean Copeland welcom- ed everyone to the meeting. All people present enjoyed a sing song of Christmas carols. Martha Lee Bearss did a step dance and Doris Youngson sang and accom- panied herself on the guitar. Mrs. Olive Thomson in- troduced the speaker Mrs. Diane Gerstenkorn. She demonstrated different techniques of arranging silk flowers and feathers. Proper care of these articles was also discussed. Miss Doris Elford thanked Diane Gerstenhorn for her in- teresting talk and demonstration. Doris Youngson sang another number before the door prizes were drawn for. The business meeting opened with Mrs. Jean Lynn reading the minutes of the previous meeting. The minutes were adopted and the treasurer's report was read by Mrs. Jean Lynn. Miss Jean Copeland read the activities report highlighting the special events of the year. Mrs. Georgina Baker con- ducted the election of of- ficers. The results are as follows: Past president. Mrs. Mar- jorie ,Johns: president. Miss Jean Copeland: vice presidents. Mrs. Joyce Strahan and Mrs. Marjorie Atthill: Directors for two years. Mrs. Olive Selves. Mrs. Margaret Richardson, Mrs. Marilyn Robinson. Mrs. Olive Hodgins. Directors for one year: Mrs. Beulah MacDougald, Mrs. Madeline Parkinson, Mrs. Doris Waddell, Mrs. Olive Thomson, Miss Doris El ford. Associate Directors. Mrs. Myrtle Willis. Mrs. Jean Ratcliffe. Mrs. Evelyn Harrigan, Mrs. Helen Bearss. Mrs. Ilene Aikens. Mrs. Josie Ryckrnan, Mrs. .lean Docking. Miss Ruth Skinner. Mrs. Evelyn Wiles. Auditors. Mr. and Mrs. Delmer Skinner. Mrs. Beulah MacDougald gave the nominating com- mittee report and it was adopted. The executive com- mittee moved and seconded that Mrs. .Jean Lynn be secretary -treasurer for the corning year. All members received a green plant compliments of the Kirkton Horticulture Society. Any persons wishing to join the society are asked to pay the El fee to their direc- tor by January 31, 1982. A pot luck lunch was en- joyed by all present. al First Quality Prefinished Panelling Easy -to -install prefinished panels suitable for any room in the home. Nails or adhesives make installa- tion quick and leave no messy clean-ups. It's a great way to give your home a new lease on life ... and with selected panels now on special there couldn't be a better time to redecorate .. just in time for Christmas and the New Year. Come in today and choose from the many selected patterns as available from our in- ventory. Each panel is 4' x 8'. CO-OP SPECIAL 15%