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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-01-30, Page 22DOWN WE COME — Chris Fahner, Jamie Tomes, Jason Hartford, Mork Rothbauer, Duane Costain and Danny Hockey are ready to try out their skis at J.A.D. McCurdy School at Huron Park, Friday afternoon. Lioness hear about deafness The Exeter Lioness Club, held their regular meeting at the Exeter Masonic Hall Monday night and were treated to a delicious meal prepared by the Eastern Star Ladies. Guest Speaker was Marlene Taylor, from Hensall, who explained to the group how to cope and teach a hearing impaired child. At present Marlene has two children Chad - 9, who is hearing impaired and atten- ding Robart's School in London, and Danny - 8, who has perfect hearing. She stated that there are many dif- ferent levels of hearing loss, known as volume loss, by playing a tape of where volume sounds had been removed ,and statements wereillegi- ble to one's ear. Many defficiencies in hearing loss can be repaired, cor- rected or very much improved by hearing aids, but the inner ear and especially the small hair cells with fluid, are still one of the mysteries to doctors. A bad fever or extreme loud sounds, destroy these hair cells, and in a normal ear this loss of hair cells does not effect hearing, but in Chad's case a number that are destroyed causes a great deal of damage. Many things that we take for granted, we cannot imagine that a hearing impaired child cannot hear, such as a car honking, birds singing,. TV and Radio which are good learn- ing tools for children, the normal voice being heard and mimicking by Therefore, this causes an extreme barrier for children with a hearing loss to learn and keep up-to-date with what is happening around them or in the world. Communications can be explained thoroughly by sign language, but this takes two hands all the time, and you cannot do sign language and peel potatoes at the same time. So it is time consuming to explain the normal activities of life. At present Marlene `ts one of the main forces behind trying to keep open the Robarts School for the hear- ing impaired in London. This school has done wonders for countless cbildren, but enrolment is down and the Ministry is trying to close the school. The nearest school would be Milton and then Belleville, and the on- ly University for Hearing Impaired is in Washington, D.C. A dance, known as the "Lioness - Our Winter Break" is toiake place at the South Huron Recreation Centre on March 23, with the band - Traces. Tickets will be $12. a couple from any Lioness member. The Lioness will be again selling Chocolate Easter Bunnies for 62.50 a piece, and orders are being taken. Lioness Club members have decid- ed to embark on a program called the "Good Neighbour Project", in order to visit persons who are shut in their homes and are not able to get out dai- ly or visit others. The Block Parent Association Program for Exeter will be sponsored by the Lioness for the up -coming year. Many donations were made such as to the Huron County Day Centre for the Homebound 6100. Thames Valley Treatment Centre - $100. and South Huron Big Brothers and Sisters (Lioness Anne Prout to bowl) - $50. Once again the Huron County Christmas Bureau was a success. helping 40 families and 160 clients, many thanks to all the help, donations and businesses that donated goods and funds. Times -Advocate, January 30, 1985 Page 21 Soils and crop specialist going to private business Pat Lynch, the soils and crop specialist for Perth and Huron Coun- ties, is leaving the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to join the private sector as a consulting agrologist. Lynch, who says has spent "12 growing seasons" with OMAF is well known for his straightforward and often controversial opinions. Typical- ly, he worked by analysing informa- tion and then making specific recom- tt)endations- to farmers-,, rather than providing them with the facts and ad- vising them to make their own decisions. Allan Scott. the agricultural representative for Perth, said Pat "talks farmers' language, anticipates problems, and researches thing thoroughly. Ile has a lot of contacts and a tremendous ability to com- municate in articles and on the public platform." Lynch frequently contributed SNOW CASTLE — Sister Maureen Shgren smiles encouragement as children carnival at St. Boniface compete to build a snow castle in record time. Federation plans march on Toronto Parliament Hill will be the site for 0 Agriculture's (OFA) next big lobby- ing campaign. At a regular monthly meeting held in Toronto today, the OFA's Board of Directors decided they would be visiting their members of parliament en masse on Thursday, January 31. "This is an opportune trine to go," president Harry Pelissaro said. "Since the election of the new federal government, agriculture has been highly visible. A•trip to Ottawa will help maintain that visibility and give us a chance to reinforce with our members of parliament that agriculture can and does play a vital role in rebuilding Canada's economy," he said. About 150 farmers, representing most of Ontario's counties and regions, will assemble in Ottawa and will attend personal meetings with as many members of parliament as possible. In June of 1984, during a similar activity al Queen's Park, 130 farmers paid personal calls on the members of the provincial parlia- ment. The campaign received a good response from the elected officials and from the participants. January is "an ideal. time to con- centrate on our federal represen- tative," Pelissero said. "Once a new premier is chosen in Ontario and a new agriculture minister is ap- pointed, the OFA will have to focus on provincial matters. Besides, there's a federal budget due, and Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has said he wants to hear from the people when his government formulates policy. Ile can count on the ()FA and its members to be part of that dialogue." Pelissero said the visiting farmers will be discussing the election pro- mises made the farm sector. the 'recommendations from the federal - provincial Tast Force on Agriculture and the government's decision on Canagrex. , • taking part in the winter 4. stories to farm newspapers and welcomed farmers' feedback. Writing press releases is one of the things he'll miss, Lynch said during an interview in his office. • So why is he leaving the public sector? "I set an objective about four years ago to help establish crop consulting in Ontario and I guess I'm not satisfied with the way we're( OMAF ) getting into crop consulting," Lynch saicfadding the ONtario government can't afford it. By Lynch's estimates there are 5,500 farmers in Perth and Huron Counties who need information on crop production technology, but "in terms of professional government staff to look after them, there's about two of us," tie noted, explaining it works out to spending seconds per farmer, per year. Farmers hire accountants to help them with their fanancial manage- ment, mechanics to service their equipment, veterinarians to look after their livestock, but the one area where farmers lack professional ad- vice is in crop production. Yet "there is no way they can stay on top of everything," he said, ex- plaining, "there are two dozen dif- ferent label manuals and pesticide recommendation books." If each farmer read all of these, he "wouldn't get anything else done." •I am convinced that crop con- sulting in Ontario is needed on a larger scale, 1 hope to be able to make this happen," Lynch stated in a press release. As the head agronomist for the agri- chemical company, Cyanamid, Lynch will be training other agronomists to do the field walking and keeping the retail plant up-to-date on current crop technology, as well as doing crop consulting on a "user -fee" basis. "The reasons that I'm going to Cyanamid is that they were thinking the same way I was thinking in 1984," Lynch said, "If 1 become a salesman. then I'm going to leave." "I want' to work for the good of On- tario agriculture, but I am working for the good of agriculture with selfish reasons. I know if I look after Ontario agriculture, it will look after me, Lynch commented. Before working for OMAF, Lynch had spent a year getting his Masters • of Science in Crop Production at the University of Guelph, and the two years previous to that selling forage seed for Maple Leaf Mills in Eastern Ontario. He graduated from Guelph with his Bachelor of Science in crop Science in 1970. Pat will continue to live in Stratford with his wife and three children. He begins working out of Cyanamid's farm supply centre in Shakespeare on January 28. Exeter firm purchases magazine, trade show The equipment rental business trade magazine; Canadian Rental Service and its associated Rental Mart have been purchased by AIS Communications Limited, of Exeter. Established in 1976, Canadian Ren- tal Service serves the general tool and equipment rental business from coast to coast in Canada with trade news, feature articles and new product in- formation. It is published six times each year and includes a product directory issue in April. The Rental Mart. which was started in 1978, is an annual trade HAVING FUN -- Tommy Rau shows two teams competing in an event at the St. Boniface, winter car- nival how to handle a pair of communal skis. PENALTY TIME More than the usual number of altercations occurred when Hensall's Hopeless Heroes played cin equally skilled team from CKNX during Mockey Night in Hensall. CKNX player Glen Creamer complains that someone broke his double -length stick. show held in January in Toronto. Both the magazine and the trade show have shown continded and steady growth since their inception. They are supported by suppliers•of products to rental operators across the country and enjoy a close relta- tionship with suppliers and readers. Circulation of Canadian Rental Ser- vice is 2867. The Rental Mart is attend- ed regularly by 1094 visitors and in- cludes about 150 displays. In 1986 the - Rental Mart will move to larger facilities at the Constellation Hotel in Toronto. In addition, AIS Communications has purchased the other services of- fered in the rental business: The Canadian Rental Census, a market research_ re • I rt • 1 • • • 1 ,- -------- a opera ors and the mailing list are both available. AIS Communications Limited is well established in the specialist magazine publishing business and currently publishes nine agricultural magazines, including the Agri -book series of annuals, Farm Equipment Quarterly, WFCK Commuicator and the internationally accepted Drainage Contractor. It also produces the quarterly Canadian Water Well, which serves the groundwater drill- ing and pump installation trade in Canada. MS Communications has a full- time staff of editorial and advertising sales personnel. based at its Exeter locations and is wholly owned by Peter Phillips (publisher) and Peter Darbishire (managing editor ). The company also supplies advertising representation, custom publishing and editorial services. Advertising manager for Canadian Rental Service will be Sally Stewart and editor will be Peter Darhishire. Former owners of Canadian -Rental Service are Peter and Naomi Watkins. They founded the magazine and The Rental Marl. Peter Watkins will be retained on a consulting basis by AiS Communciations. FLORIDA WINNER -- Brenda Vanderlaan, 13, of Exeter, has won a trip to Florida through the Free Press carrier club. The March break trip includes three days at Disney World, a day at "Wet and Wild", and V day at Seaworld. Brenda hos been a Free Press carrier for two years, and recently took on her brother's route as well. She is one of 28 carriers going on the trip, and was chosen by a draw all carriers with new customers could denier. ON THE TEAM - Tony Bedard, deputy reeve of Hoy towship, was one of the minor hockey coaches making up the Hensall's Hopeless Heroes team which played on equally adept team from CKNX at a Mockey Night in Hensall. CHEERS Hensall's Hopeless Heroes player Mary Anne Vanstone cheers the plight of the CKNX goalie during a Mockey Night at the Hensall Areri. 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