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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-04-01, Page 35Huron has 10 percent of Ontario's BFAP total Huron County's leadership role in plaque for being the 200th applicant agriculture was emphasized at the to start a new farm ui (he county. Alanaging F'or Profit seminar for The seminar was aimeiJ at par - beginning farmers here on March 26 ticipants of the Beginning Farmers when a couple was presented with a Assistance Program +BF'APr with GET CERTIFICATE - James and Tammy Spading, RR Tyco -no. receiv- ed a certificate for being the 200th applicant in Huron County in the Beginning Farmers Assistance Program (BFAP). Minister of Agriculture and Food Jock Riddell, made the presentation to the cou-°- ple at the Managing for Profit seminarhon March 26 at the Goderich Township Hall. The day long event was sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food. (Anne Nareiko photo) HURON OFFICIALS - The Huron County Municipal Officers' Associa- tion held their annual meeting in Exeter, Friday. From the left are Exeter Clerk Liz Bell, past president; acting secretary -treasurer Borb Leaman and Tuckersmith Reeve Bob Bell, president. At the microphone is Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham, .who was elected president later in the session. guest speakers tru+n various backgrounds as well as the Ministe of Agriculture and Food, Jack Riddell. Riddell told the audience that 10 percent of the province's new farmers are located in Huron County. Putting the number in to actual figures there are 200 out of 2,149 beginning farmers in Huron County. - "The • numbers speak for themselves. Huron's number one in the production of white beans, oats and barley - number two in pigs chickens, slaughter cattle and steers - third overall in grain, corn and fourth overall in dairy. When it comes to production, Huron County is right at the top of the class." Riddell was pleased with the number of young farmers in atten dance. and after explaining the government programs which are available. said, "But the focus of all these programs ultimately narrows down to preserving one institution. that's al the heart of our agriculture and food economy, and that's the family farm. "And that's one reason why I wanted to come here and speak with you lrxlay. i •wanted ble, the cash flow from the farm r should be put back into the operation. Ilowever, he says management is the most important element in successful farming. "Education is a key component m farming today. You have to know how to manage your farm," Prout said. Martin and Teresa Vanitaay of Dashwood are using the modern • method of management for their cash crop and swine operation. Although Mrs. Vanftaay says she'sstilllearn- ing, she finds a computer very useful. "I was afraid of it at first", she said. The•couple entered into the farm- ing business with VanRaay's father and have been in the BFAP program since 1984. • All speakers agreed that a farm is a business and should, therefore, be run as -u business: Riddell summed up this thought hest by saying. "1 tell ci- ty people that when they see a farmer • in coveralls. that's an executive in a - one piece business suit. And that's the - way you have to look at it." to tell you face to face that 1. and my government, are both committed to •the same thing you're committed to. the individual family run farming operation."- 13F'AP participants were in agree- ment with Riddell's thoughts on the family farm. Shawn Drennan. who is operating a dairy farm with •his brother and father in Dungannon. said the only way he could manage to get into the farming business was to enter into a family partnership. "1f it wasn't for my dad, I wouldn't he where I am today," he said. Paul Johnston operates a beef farm in Morris Township and is also a BFAP participant. He agreed with Drennan's statement. "My father has helped me get started. 1 use his equipment and in return I do work on his farm. "If it wasn't for him. I don't think .it would be possible c to get started in the farming business today)," said Johnston. The third BFAP participant to speak was Tom Prout who operates a swine farm in Usborne Township on a part time basis. His off (he farm job is as General Manager of the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority. Prout also shares equipment with his fathei:Ind has the belief that, if possi- WIN REC LEAGUE 'B' TITLE The Outlaws won the Exeter men's rec president Dave Urlin presents the trophy to captains Ron Ferguson, league 'B' championship. Above, Steve Baynham and Brad Baker. T -A . hoto One-room ;ch^ol back Middlesex county students may soon share with their __ --parents and grandparents the one room schoolhouse experience. The. MiddlesexCounty Board of Education at its regular meeting this week approved in • principle the establishment of a field trip centre in an existing one room rural school house in the county. Trustees recommended a feasibili- ty study examining costs and poten- tial sites for such•a centre•be done. Stewart Toll. Director of Education for the Board. sans such a centre could be used to stage unique out-of- school experiences for county students. As well. it would serve as an educational archive and museum. Toll says field trips to the one room rural school could include spelling bees, oral arithmetic and old- fashioned games at recess. -Field trips would try to duplicate the authentic experience as much as possible, even' to the point where the bus would let students out on the side of the road -and .they would have to walk the rest of the way into the school," says Toll. "A rural school field centre will give students a chance to live history and gain a better understanding of the changes in our society." says Toll. Ile says he is aware of four one room school houses still in existence. in the county, however he is hoping he will learn of other potential sites as - the study progresses. "1'd he happy to hear from anyone who knows of an existing Middlesex County one room rural school or of ar- tifacts that would be valuable in creating the authentic feeling of the one room school," says Toll. Similar centres are successfully operated in other school jurisdictions including the Peel Board of Education and the Board of Education for the Borough of East York. Toll says he expects it will take six months or more to complete the study and he hoeps that the Committee's report will be placed before the Board in September for a decision on whether to proceed with the project.. A CHORUS LINE IN REHEARSAL --- The more than 30 dancers ore shown rehearsing for the May 7, 8 and 9 presentation of the Chorus Line at South Huron District High Scholl. It's being presented by a group of community players and musicians. Directors ore Deb Homuth and Glenda Burrell. Pianist is Carol Carter. Tickets are on sale at- The Beat. T -A phyto Plan to honor more seniors - The Honourable Ron Van Horne. Minister for Senior Citiiens' Affairs and M.P.Y. for London North, has.an- nounced (hat the Provincial Govern- ment will again honour individual seniors with Ontario Senior Achieve- ment Awards. This is part of the Senior Citizens' Month celebrations held in June each year. "Through these Senior Achieve- ment Awards we want to recognize and honour outstanding,seniors who have made significant contributions to our communities and to the quali- ty of life in Ontario". said Mr. Van Horne. • • Nominations for (he Awards may be made by the public as well as com- munity organizations wishing to recognize inividuals in their area. Nominees must be senior citizens. residents of the Province of Ontario, and have achieved significant goals andd-made an outstanding contribution to the citizens of the province during their retirement years. • • Times -Advocate, Aril 1 987 A TOWNSHIP GIFT - Stephen township reeve Tom Tomes presents a Huron county aflas to Jack Malone on his upcoming retirement os manager of Huron Industrial Park. T -A photo TALKING ABOUT THE OLD DAYS Shown chatting about the ear- ly days of_ Huron Industrial park and Centralia College -are ODC - Operations manager Kaye McMillan, Jack Malone who was honoured Thursday ort' his retirement as manager of the local park for ODC and former Ontario agriculture minister Bill Stewart. Tiger Times... ,.,. Stephen C,ntral Horse Workshop For five weeks in February and March, Jill. Lynette, Reid and I went to enrichment class about horses. Our teacher was Mr. Brand. Ile has a horse farm. Ile said that he has about 2-1 horses so he should know lots about horses. We each did a painting of a . horse farm or a group of wild horses. It took about tour days to paint the whole picture. It only took Jill two. days to paint her. picture. The first thing we did was to• make a book about horses. We cut .pictures .and made fact pages. On the last day we got a cross word puzzle. a sheet with points of •a horse on it and a booklet about horses and horse tack. We all like horses a lot so we -had a great une. Kim Gowers Read-a-i'hon In the middle of \larch Mr. Rundle came to our school to start off our read-a-thon. He told us how we could earn certain prizes for our class. We could earn a set of dictionaries or en- cyclopedias. If we read seven books • and get seven sponsors we get the cer- tificate of achievement. if we read eight books' and get eight sponsors we get a silver medal. if we read ten books and get ten sponsors we gel a gold medal. Almost everyone in my class is going tor ten books and ten sponsors. i hope all of us get what we want. Murray McKay Game During reading class we played an African game. Erin and Elizabeth taught it to us. l'ou must sing a song while kids go through a bridge made by your hands. Richie and Ted made the bridge. 1 was the first caught for itichie's team. When five people were caught for each teamwe had a tug of war. Our. team lost but we gave it a good try. i hope to play it. Robbie -Wagner Enrichment Duane and Kevin went to an enrich- ment unit in Exeter. They learned Bliss symbols and they had a tour around the high school. Some girls gave us a presentation. They made a video too.• Kevin King Student of the week Every week we have a student bring in his or her favorite belong- ings. We bring in things like geto blasters. trophies. stuffed toys. books and a bunch of other things. Every Tuesday we listen to the student. After he. or she is finished we ask questions. Every student gets a chance sometime in the year. Kyla Werrett Congratulations Lisa Robertson and Tim Hoffman went to Crediton and Grand Bend for public speaking. Lisa talked about marbles and Tim talked about his farm. At Crediton Lisa got second and Tim was third. Lisa placed first at Grand Bend. We thank Tim and Lisa for representing our school. Tammy Durward' Rabies In -March a man came to Stephen Central School to teach us about rabies. We found out that Southern Ontario is the highest place for rabies. We also learned how and what to do if we saw a rabid animal. He said that they're dropping meats with vaccine in it so they could slow down the rate of rabies. Ted Baker Ausable-Bayfield iloodplain presentation Kathy Monk of the Floodwater Awareness Program came to discuss the dangers of flooded creeks and rivers with grade four. five and six students. She showed the classes slides of some flooded places which are very dangerous. She also talked about how to save yourself or save so meone from thy wild rivers or creeks. The participating students of Stephen Central really appreciate the visit. Erin O'Rourke Author's Day This year grades three. four, five and six are all entering our school's author day project. We all make books of our own and we keep them set up for a while so the younger kids can read them. Someone from our school will take their book to the area Author's Day. Darcy Brintnell Author's Day We have been working on Author's Day books for a couple of months. There are a lot of different stories be- ing written. Some are on space and animals and one is going back in time. The deadline is coming soon and peo- ple are finishing their books. .+ Cary Gallant Fire safety Mr. Lightfoot and Rev. Elder visited grade five for fire safety. We watched tiro films about fire safety. Also we talked about things you can do and some you shouldn't do in a fire situation. !learned a lot. We thanked them before they left. in Art class we are.making pesters about fire safety in the home. The firemen will be judg- ing them. Jessica Linton Richie Dobson If YOUTH RETREAT--- About 60 high school students from Zurich, Goderich and Seaforth attended a Catholic youth retreat at the Hensall Community Centre organized by the religious studies staff in con- tinuing education of the Huron -Perth R.C. S.S. Board. Shown with liturgical specialist Tim Crowley (who is the voice on some of the commercials heard on TV) are (back left) Pete Wick, Goderich; Doug Regier, Exeter; and (front) Brenda Smith, Goderich; Anne Regier and Margi Hartman, Zurich; teacher Dora Hart- man, Crowley, and Tommy Cronin and Lori B'ruxer from Seaforth. • RENEWING OLD ACQUAINTANCES --- Pres Levier o former employee at Huron Industrial Park was back Thursday for the retirement party of manager Jack Molone. Javier, now manager of Northam Park at Cobourg is welcomed back by former fellow employees Bill Ford. Doug Parsons'and Chub Edwards. •