HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1985-09-25, Page 15Can population
rebound?
in North America are in serious
tro. e! e, according to a hard-hitting article
in 0 Septemher-0ctoper issue of Sporting
Cl pigs magazine.
hexed by eonfjlicing reports on the
stat is of duck populations, Sporting
Classics sent veteran outdoor writer Pat
Ribbertson to the heart of the Canadian
nesting grounds to uncover "The Turth
Abopt Ducks."
Robertson learned that mallard and pin-
tail populations are at their lowest levels in
.hiStocy, while blue -winged teal are at their
third lowest level ever. Mallards are down,
47;per cent from 1955, pintails 69 per cent,
and bluewings 41 per cent.
Overall, North Americais spring duck
population dropped 18 per cent from last
year, apparently the greatest decline since
the early part of the century.
Why are the ducks losing ground? Robert-
son 'discovered a host of pressures in
Canada and the U.S. that are limiting the
productive capability of ducks. The main
culprit is the five year drought on the Cana-
dian prairies, which has dried up thousands
of potholes. It is the most serious and pro-
longed drought since the Dirty 30s.
The drought has enabled farming opera-
tions to convert historic nesting areas to
croplands., drastically reducing the amount
of habitat for ducks. Habitat destruction has
become so extensive that some biologists
question whether duck 'populations can re-
bound like they have in the past.
Compounding the probleni is that ducks
are exposed to enormous hurting pressure.
In some cases, hunters are no longer
harvesting the annual surplus of some
species, such as mallards, but now are cut-
ting into breeding numbers. •
Robertson also discovered that several
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leading conservation organizations are
clashing with U.S.. and Canadian wildlife
agencies as to.the best ways to help 'ducks
recover. Bothered by this conflict, the
trustees of the Delta Waterfowl and
Wetlands Research Station, a leader in
waterfowl research, issued the following
statement: "We should recognize that the
decline in duck numbers is unprecedented
and extremely serious. This calls for an end
to the bickering over the resource. If we
don't act correctly now, there will be no
ducks left to fight over."•
Still, there is hope for the future of North
American ducks, Robertson reports.
Changes in Canadian agricultural practices •
may benefit prairie nesting areas. In ad-
diton, the U.S. and Canada are expected to
WWI 4.113 international agreement that 'sets
lofty goals for duck populations. In the
meantime, federal guidelines, imposed 20 to
25 per cent cutbacks in bag limits for the
1985-86 hunting season in the U.S.
One biologist sums it up best. "Our will,
our decisions, our creative ways of saving
habitat, and our willingness to control the
harvest are going to determine whether or
not we have ducks."
•
Ducks Unlimited, of course, has been
aware of the breeding ground problems for
quite some time and that is where the
By Steve Cooke
money they raise goes: They know that
without good nesting sites, waterfowl ,
populations are bound to diminish, so they
have been pumping millions of dollars into
habitat projects over the past decades.
It's a difficult balance when it comes to
agriculture vs. wildlife. People can't expect
farmers to let potentially productiveland lie
fallow for wildlife and yet, if all the wetlands
are drained, and forest cleared, what will
our quality of life really mean?
D.U. projects help landowners develop
wetlands for the maximum benefit of both
the owner and wildlife at no cost to the lan-
downer.
If you are interested in D.U., plan to at-
tend their annual Dinner -Auction in
Goderich on November 15 to meet other in-
terested people and learn more about the
organization. Tickets are available from
Matthew Affleck, 152 Widder Street,
Goderich, Ontario.
If you would like to read more about to-
day's immediate problem, contact Sporting
Classics, P.O. Box 1017, Hwy. 521 S.
Camden, South Carolina, 29020 for details on
subscribing to an excellent magazine. For
the September -October issue, with this par-
ticular story in it,. enclose $3 U.S. which also
includes postage and handling.
Clinton and area bowling league news
Wednesday Night Mixed
John's Roll Your Owens 7
Joe's Spor-tmans 5
Doug's DuMauriers 5
Ron's Tempos 5
Deb's Lucky Strikes 2
Brenda's No. 7s 2
Elizabeth's Camels • 2
Jim's Players 0
Ladies' high bowlers for September 18
were: Jean Good, high single of 268 and high
average of 220; Cathy Boon, high triple, 756.
. Men's high bowler was Bob Atkinson wit h
a high single of 255, high triple of 739, and
high average of 247.
.Thursday Night Mixed
Space Invaders 7
Strikers ' 5
Best in Towyn • " 5
Beginners Luck 5
Whiners ' 2'
Gramme's and Grampa's ,I - 2
Corrnier's. Crus.hers 2
The Apple Gang 0
Ladies' .high bowlers for September 19
were: Nancy Atkinson, high single of 334;
Suzie Dale, high triple . of 703; Audrey
Stanley, high average of 209.
Men's high bowlers were:- Dave Saunder-
cock, high single of 258 and high triple of
681; Ivan Colclough, high -average of 214.
Tuesday Afternoon Ladies •
Bonnie's Bruins 13
,Joyce's Devils 11.
Candace'sOilers .. .11
Rose's Rangers • 11
Helen's Leaves 9
Nancy's Flyers , 9
Senior girls
look hot
June's Oilers II 8
Helen's,Red Wings • 8
The ladies were led by Karen Pounder
with a 324 single and 705 triple. Iva Reid had •
the high average of 209.
Other high games were bowled by 'Can-
dace Elliott, 226; Mert Elliott, 265; Betty
Fawcett, 264; Lois Gibbings, 237; Iva Reid,
230; • Janene Wise, 229; Helen Faber, 225;
Grace Castle, 223.. '
Londesboro Ladies
.Royal Flushers —16
Dixie Dew Drops 15,.
Misfits 9
Par Four 2
High bowlers Were: Gertie Greidanus
with a high single of 208. Runner-up was
June Fothergill with a single of .189; Debbie
Albrecht with a high . triple of' 523 and
runner-up was Tina ,Taylor with a triple ,of
518; Janet Taylor, high average of 189 with
runner-up Dorothy Airdrie bowling , an
average of 179. .
Clinton Area l ,allies
Between the Sheets 7
Pink Ladies 7
Grasshoppers 6
Golden Cad'illacs 5
Pina Coladas' • 5
B52s 4
Freddie Fudpuckers 3
Daiquaris
Louise Gibbings lead the ladies on
September 17 with a high triple of 648'and a
high average of 216.. Kim Reid bowled the
high single of 249. p
Bowling games over 200 •were. Louise Gib-
bings, 238, 227; Nancy -Sue Swan, 212; Li,a
Hoggarth, 203; Penny Overboe, 238; Kathy
Black, 239; Kim Reid, 249; Joanne Wam-
mes, 214; Betty Kelly, 204.
• Londesboro Men's
Rabbitts
Chev's
Model T's
Buicks
Packards
.626's
Bill Sottiaux bowled the high single, 283,
and high, triple, 725. Jack Lee had a high
average of 226. `
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By Margaret Hoggarth
Kippen - September 18 meeting of Kippen
East Women's Institute was under the direc-
tion of the Curator Frances Kinsman who
conducted the program and introduced the
guest speaker Maxine Sereda. Maxine
showed examples of calligraphy and spoke
about' script writing and its uses in this
world which will soon not need pencils or
writing but will have computerized informa-
tion instead. She was thanked by Margaret
Hoggarth.
Verda Sinclair gave a motto on; "Memory
is a wonderful treasure chest, if you kntio
how to pack it".. Helen MacLean gave the
ladies a puzzling contest. The roll call was
answered by- "a vanished custom in our
community".
This instructive meeting was held at the
horne of Agnes Eyre in Egmondville with
Verde Sinclair assisting. President' Grace
Drummond gave a reading and Mary
Broadfoot let the sing song.
United Church News
The Rev. Lorne Keays presided in the
pulpit of St. Andrew's United Church on
September 22. Mary Moffatt accompanied
the choir. Mr. Keays' sermon was based on
"Barriers to be Broken He expounded by
explaining that many barriers separated
the early church. Acts 10 tells of the greatest
turning point in the early church, when now -
Jewish people were baptised. The modern
Christian Church teaches that God's love
and mercy includes people of every race
and color, people of every class and men
and women of vaying degrees of moral liv-
ing.
Awards were given to Sunday School
students who had attended Sunday School 30
Sundays during the year. They are: first
year—Pamela Love; second year—Kim De
Wvs; third, year --Jeff Turner, Jane
Johnr—Cooper; fih
year—Beverleyson;fourth Le
yeaFeaivePaul, Nancy" Le Fai.ve;ft
sixth year—Dana Cooper, Robert Lostell;
seventh year—Mark Cooper, Angela Faber,
Jonathon Turner, Chrystal Jones; eigth
year—Candace Cooper, Brad De Wys; ninth
year—Steven Lostell, Lori De Wys; tenth
year—Carol Turner, Jason Turner; twelfth
year—Tricia Cooper; fourteenth year --
Christine Cooper.
4-H Club News
The second meeting of Kippen 3 4-H club
was held .on September 16 at Brucefield
United Church, with Joyce Wilson and
Eileen Townsend in charge. This meeting
was based on learning how to make pastry.
Members discussed how to make the dif-
ferent types of pastries then went to the kit-
chen to follow through on what they had
learned. They divided into three groups of
four each, and each group was given a pie
recipe to make. They made apple, cherry,
and blueberry pies, with all turned out very
well. While the pies were cooking they made
four other pasteries using four different
types of fat, oil, lard, vegetable shortening
and butter. These were baked in the oven
and rated in appearance, texture, flakiness
and flavour. - By Lynne Moffat.
People
Congratulations to Colin Albert Reynolds,,
son of Don and Yvonne Reynolds of RR2
Kippen, on his marriage to Gwendolyn Ruth
McColm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B.
McColm. Colin and Gwendolyn were mar-
ried on September 14 at the Baptist Church
in Burlington, followed by a reception at
Glendale Golf and Country Club in
Hamilton. rl'he: c'uuple honeymooned in
Spain and will reside in Toronto. Also atten-
ding the wedding were Colin's two brothers,
Turn to page 19
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. By Lisa Watt
CLINTON - Central Huron. Secondary
-School's i CUSS) senior girls basketball
team is back at it again in hopes of another
successful season.
The Redrneri first hosted the Seaforth
Golden! Bears in an exhibition game on
September 16. During this game, they
defeated last year's WOSSA 'A' champs, 40-
22. .
The Redmen; with definite !eight advan-
iphad little problem in working the ball
inside, which resulted in numerous shots
and rebounds. Scoring for the Redmen in-
cluded l.isa Watt, 16 points, followed by Lori
Bechtel with 8, Christa Lehnen and ,Chris
Botermans with 4, and Sandra Faber, Vicki
Peck, Lori Colquhoun and Jackie Norman,
all contributing twopoints.
On September 18, the Clinton /team
travelled to Goderich. There the last year's
Huron -Perth champs defeated the Redmen
• 75-25. Tile strong Viking press inhibited the
Redmen from setting up their offensive
plays and working the ball in. However, the
Redmen did force the experienced Viking
team to.mauy travelling and three seconds
in the key violations.
Chris Botermans led the Redmen attack.
with,10 points, followed by Lisa Watt with 7,
Jori Bechtel with 6 and Vicki Peck and
Christa 1 ehnen chipping in with a foul shot.
'Members of the team include captains
Jackie Norman and Lisa Watt, Lori Bechtel,
Chris Boterman:s, Lori Colquhoun, Linda
De.Jong, Sandra . Faber, Christa Lehnen,
Vicki Peck, Tracy Potter and Carole Roor-
da. The team's scorekeepers are Jacqui
Taylor and Annette Conk with Diane Nyman
the manager. Mr. Almeida is the team's
VI coach.
Racing
turns to skis
VARNA - On September 29, Bully Gully,
Yamaha and CRC Productions host the first
Grass Drag Race for the snowmobiles for
this season. Snowmobile Grass Drag racing
offers both spectators and participants a
great deal of excitement. Snowmobiles go
from a standing start, and in just under an
eighth of a mile, hit terminal speeds of up to
100 miles per hour.
Steve Brown and Craig Cox of
Brown Chevrolet -Oldsmobile cordially
invite you to inspect the new 1986's
This Thursday -Friday and Saturday
Sept. 26-27-28.
Ail -new for '86 - the Olds Calais 4 door.
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