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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-02-24, Page 7N• Wednesday, February 24, 1999 ' �Ext► Timm*ARh►opatt Reflective tape campaign making rural roads safer tiKate Monk campaign has been . vies -president. TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF launched across Canada The tape does not to promote the marking of replace the slow moving farm machinery used on vehicle sign which is public roadways. required by law. The colours are a In early February, HFA change for farm equip- executive members deliv- ment.. Red and amber ered tape kits to ail farms communicate to on-com- in Usborne Twp. and one- ing traffic they are third of the farms in Hay approaching a slow mov- and Stephen Twps. The ing vehicle, compared to committee hopes to wrap red and silver on commer- up Hay and Stephen by tial vehicles that usually the end of the month and travel faster, explained' complete Tuckersmith Charles Regele, the HFA's later this year. Over three VANASTRA -- Huron County will be a safer place to drive thanks to the Huron Federation of Agriculture's safety tape campaign. Federation members will be receiving a free package of two red and two amber reflective strips to use .on their trac- tors. The Be Seen, Be Safe Crediton church to endorse start to search for a new minister CREDITON - A congregational meeting gregation. will be held on February 28 after the There will be two members from the regular service at Zion United Church in joint needs assessment committee Crediton. appointed, and the other volunteers The joint needs and assessment com- should be available for interviews and mittee has completed a.church survey in committee meetings. There could be preparation to search for a new minister some travel involved. to replace Rev. Ed Laksmanis, who Members of the joint needs and assess - recently accepted a call to the United ment committee are Eleanor Beaver, Church. in Wiarton and has requested Barb Robertson, Fred Bowers, Doris the upcoming meeting. . Ohmayer, Jeff Slaght, Cathy Skinner, There are four purposes for this meet- Suzanne Brand. in g. The committee will present their sur- vey report for acceptance by the congre- gation. The congregation will then ask the Huron -Perth Presbytery to declare a vacancy in the church at that time. Members will be appointed to a joint search committee in order to find a new minister and a budget for that commit- tee will be set. • As they prepare for the meeting, the congregation is being respectfully asked to consider who they feel should be on the joint search committee, keeping in mind that the six members should be a good representation of the entire con - Youth plan lunch The youth group of the church will be having a spaghetti lunch after the wor- ship service and congregational meeting on February 28. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for children under 12 with those under two years being free. Upcoming events A fashion show will be held at South Huron District High School on -March 24 at 7:30 p.m. as a fundraising project for the church. A yard and bake sale will be held at the church on Saturday, July 17 and the annual chicken barbecue goes August - 17. years, they will visit all 2,000 members. The complimentary tape kit can be picked up at the HFA office in Vanastra by members who don't want to wait for the executive to visit their farm. The tape must• be applied at temperatures above 15 deg. C. (60 deg. F.). Additional tractor kits are $5.50. Tow kits are $11.50 and include four red and eight amber strips and are suitable for gravi- ty boxes, big square balers and combine with heads that are not mount- ed. Overwidth kits are $10 and include four red and six amber strips for culti- vators, combines with heads mounted, round balers, no till drills etc. A local farm mutual insurance company is pro- viding the kits at cost to the HFA, Regele said. In 1993, according to Transport Canada, 344 farm and construction vehicles were involved in traffic collisions including 13 fatal incidents. -• The Manitoba govern- ment enacted legislation in .1997 for marking farm machinery and the HFA anticipates the Ontario government will soon fol- low the Manitoba guide- lines and, legislation. Wellington County FA has been promoting the red:: an:d silver . -tape because the regi and., 13 114 amber were too costly and Regele, says Perth County FA knows the HFA is doing the project but aren't involved yet. He says other counties may be waiting for the tape to be legislated. The 3M reflective strips are six times brighter than conventional sheeting and provide superior reflectivi- ty at night and high visi- bility during the day This results in better visual 7 information so drivers can make faster, more accu- rate decisions. Properly installed tape will help drivers judge the width and length of the equipment being towed. Regele says the response from federation members has been "great." All new farm equipment is sold with the reflective tape. Capsule Comments with Ernie Miatello Not all prescription medication is labeled with 6n expiry date. Give us a call if you have medications you are unsure of. 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