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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-12-27, Page 251 imes-Advocate, December 27, 1989 Page 25 Brucefield artist can put ychild in a ook Taylor is . proud of what she has accomplished. She had never used a computer until she became a Create -A -Book dealer. As she ex- plores all the capabilities of her printingshe ho to ain errstic tlent and branch out into original design work, creat- ing camera-ready posters, order forms, gift certificates and similar items. 1Sesk-top publishing is an- other possibility. Taylor has donated a gift certifi- cate for a Create -A -Book to the Times Advocate's 1990 baby of the year. By Yvonne Reynolds Name coloring book. Each page is BRUCEFIELD - Artist Andy a highly decorative letter from the Warhol once predicted that every- recipient child's name. one would be famous for 15 min- Other choices are My Birthday utes. Brucefield artist Cindy Taylor Surprise, My School Fun Book con - can make any child. the main char- taining puzzles, games, connect the acter in his or her very own book. dots and other activities, The Big The hard -cover, colorfully illus- Parade, My Space Adventure, My Crated 36 -page books are aimed at Beach Adventure, My Dinosaur Ad - children from birth to about • age venture and two Christmas stones, eight. The child's name, address, a visit to the North Pole or the relatives and friends can be woven Christian emphasis in My Christ - into a wide choice of titles. mas Wish. One of the most popular is Baby's Taylor can sit down at her IBM ' Create -A -Book, recording in story compatible computer, call up what - form all the information about a . ever title her customer has chosen, child's birth - Parents, grandparents, insert the data that personalizes that hospital, visitors - to make a unique book, and have the pages pop out • keepsake. This book comes in four of her laser printer in minutes. She versions. 1 he Christian one begins: adds the color plates, binds every - "God, who long ago made the sun, thing between covers, and has' a the trees and the flowers, per- sturdy, attractive book in 10 min - formed another miracle. A `brand utes. The final touch is pasting a new baby was bom to... and ........ picture of the little hero or heroine of ...." Secular, adoptive -and single on the front plate. parent versions are also available. Taylor has taken all her equip - Another bestseller is the My Own ment to craft and home and garden Corn production theme CLINTON - Brian Doidgc, from Ridgetown College, will be guest speaker at the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association produc- tion meeting, January 10 at the Goderich Township Community Centre in Holmesville. Brian, who many producers know for his arti- cles on Marketing in the Corn Pro- ducer magazine, will provide a Market Outlook and Insight Into Use of Agricultural Options. Another speaker on the program is Hugh Martin, Soils and Crops Specialistvlio will be speaking on Organic Matter, Its Role in To- day's Cropping Practices. Organic matter has been called the life' of the soil and many of our clopping practices such as cover crops, crop rotations and tillage are related to _organic matter. Rob Templeman, Soils and Crops Specialist for Huron and Perth, will be providing a crop production update on variety selec- tion, soil and crop projects, nitro- gen trials, soybean inoculants, etc. How can a producer adopt a cost effective conservation cropping sys- tem on their farm? Many producers arc making excellent strides in ad- justing their tillage and cropping practices towards long-term sustain- able production. Brent Kennedy, Soil Conservation Advisor, will be sharing some practical ideas on Adopting a Conservation Cropping System. Cost for the day is 57.00 per per- son for lunch. Pre -registration for lunch is required. Please call the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton for reserva- tions or further information prior to January 8. Brian Hall Farm Management Specialist for Huron County Annual reports ready from Soil and Crop trials and weather summary infor- mation. Membership to the Association supports these projects and entitles members to receive a subscription to the Soil and Crop Messenger. Cost is $5.00 per year. CLINTON - Copies of the Hu- ron Soil and Crop Improvement Association Annual Report are available from the Ontario Mini- stry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. Included in the report are producer variety trials for corn, soybeans, white beans, barley and wheat; results of the corn high yield competition; nitrogen rate study on corn; soybean inocuiant Brian Hall Farm Management Specialist for Huron County shows, and will be at the Exeter show this spring. This fall a nursery school. a daycare centre and a Kin- eue group sold Create -A -Books as fund-raisers. Taylor remitted $2 of the $13.50 price on each book sold. more than 200 books were pro- duced for one event alone. Taylor first heard about Create - A -Book on a tv talk show. The company was begun by a Florida husband and wife team in 1981. Karen Hefty, a former teacher, came up with the concept of per- sonalized books as a way to moti- vate children to read, and to impart a sense of self-worth. John Hefty devised the procedure of printing and binding pages between hard covers in minutes. Taylor had worked as an artist at AgriPress in Hensall from 1981 un- til 1987. As the mother of two small children; Create -A -Book Creates books - Cindy Taylor holds some of the books that can be personalized for each individual recipient. Soil and water group CLINTON - The Huron Soil and Water Conservation District is holding its Annual Meeting Tues- day, January 23, 1990 at 1:30 p.m. at the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority boardroom. An amendment to the constitu- tion will be addressed at this meet- ing. Proposed amendment to the H.S.W.C.D. Construction: Article 5 (Section 1) Other agricultural organizations ie: Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario, Ontario Federation of Ag- riculture and Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, appoint. one Road school graduates - Stephen township reeve Tom Tomes presents certificates from the C.S. Anderson Road School at the University of Guelph to road superintendent Eric Finkbeiner and road department employee Peter Wuerth. _ Your Farm -Guard policy with The` opertors protects bui' .ys, contents, livestock, prr ice and machinery. For 'ate farm insurance pro- tec• c n, call about Farm -Guard Bob Lammle 00 the ts CO°- tatoinauranc. S•rvic.s Exeter 472 Main Street - 235-1109 UM • NOME • AUTO .comAEnciAl.• FARM • TRAVEL Wins Lions draw - Gary Melvin, third vice-president of the Cen- tralia -Huron Park Lions club presents the first prize in a recent draw to Don Clarke of Huron Park. The prize was a hind of beef. Other winners were Joe and Pat Glavin and Tom Glavin. director each. i he District's activities involve a variety of tasks all directly tied to sustaining and improving our agri- cultural resources. The District co- ordinates and provides guidance to the various County agencies in- volved in conservation. In order that all area conservation issues are properly addressed, we require your involvement. I hope that all who are concerned with conservation come out to support and provide the input re- quired to maintain the direction of the District's activities. Rick Coghlin HSWCD Chairman seemed like an ideal way to carry on a business from her own home. She contacted the Canadian fran- chise -holder, and now holds the dealership for Huron County. At present she is one of 50 dealers in Canada; territory is apportioned on a population basis. initial set-up is expensive.. The dealer must buy her own computer and printer, besides purchasing the software, paper, color plates, book covers and other supplies from Create -A -Book, Canada. Taylor began with an Apple com- puter and a dot matrix printer, then switched to the IBM compatible and the professional -quality laser printer. HAPPY NEW YEAR Brute power. That's what you get with our 170 -horsepower Ford TW -35. 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