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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-04-01, Page 26Page' 6A—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1987 Peter Roy, (left) was presented with a 20 year service award by Jack Riddell, MPP And Minister of Agriculture and Food, at the recent Crop Insurance Agents' Banquet. Mr. Roy is one of the original agents who started with the Canada -Ontario Crop Insurance Commission at its inception in 1967. (submitted photo) West Wawanosh Mutual Insurance Company Dungannon 529-7922 Farm Protection For: FARM OWNERS - Fire and Nam- ed Perils -Farm machinery - All external Perils, including Non -owned equipment. -Livestock (named perils), Broad Form including entrapment, elec- trical power interruption and fumes. -Earnings Insurance. -Farm Produce - Named Perils -Comprehensive Farm Liability in- cluding Limited Pollution Liabili- ty and Non -licensed vehicles. -Farm Auto. -Free fire prevention inspections. For a quotation, please contact any of the following agents: FRANK FORAM, Lucknow 528-3824 LYONS & MULHERN Goderich 524-2664 DONAI-I) R. SIMPSON Goderich 529-7567 JOHN NIXON Brussels 887.9417 DELMAR SPROUT. Auburn 529-7273 KENNETH MACLEAN Paislo 368-7537 SLAi)E INSURANCE; BROKERS INC. Kincardine 396.9513 LAURIE ('AMPHELi. Brussels 881'9051 BEST RATE AEINVESTMENTS FINANCIAL CENTRE, GODERICH 5244773 1.800-2654503 (; Twin City School of 1, Hairstyling Waterloo, Ont. •Hairstyling •Barbering • Ear Piercing • Make-up 55 Erb St., East 886-6305 Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Classes start 10 of every month Time for working outdoors By Marion Strebig For the Federation of Ontario Naturalists What sort of landscape has the melting snow uncovered around your home? Pro- bably an expanse of brown stubble and some carefully pruned bushes confined to edged beds. There is the large Spruce set squarely in the middle of the yard. But it is all a little boring, without surprises or variety in vegetation or terrain. And yet you probably enjoy spending time in more natural set- tings, walking in woods and meadows. Spring, like the start of a new year, is a good time to make resolutions. Why not change your personal landscape a little this year, and, in the process, maybe your style of gardening. After all, less use of the power mower and a little more hand weeding might be good for your figure; and getting rid of lawn sprays will benefit all living things, including you. The earth will pullulate with earthworms, the garden will swarm with bees, butterflies and ladybugs. This kind of garden won't be to everyone's taste. For some, neatness is compulsive; everything must be sym- metrical. Nature is seldom tidy; things sprawl and climb. However, if you would rather listen to the evening song of the Robin or the House Wren instead of the roar of the power mower, maybe you're ready to make a change, and to be, like Nature, a lit- tle more relaxed. Take a good hard look at your lot. Maybe there is a strip along a back fence BEST INTEREST 91/4% Guaranteed Investment Certificates *Subject to change Gaiser-Kneale 11‘1 L i® Exeter 235-2420 Clinton 482-9747 Insurance Brokers Inc. Grand Bend 238-8484 Goderich 524-2118 Back a Fighter Easter Seals or on a slope where xou could seed some wildflowers and forget about mowing. One seed company in Ontario is putting out native seed mixtures this spring. Try a packet and see what happens; it can't look any worse than it does now. Maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised. You may get some in- teresting self -seeders in the unmowed por- tion. Butterflies should certainly be one splended side-effect of introducing native wild flowers; the Swallowtail likes umbelliferous plants like Queen Anne's Lace and Dill and the Monarch will seek out the wild Asters, which are genetic parents of the Michaelmas daisies. One very difficult thing to do ih creating more nature space is to change one's mind- set about what constitutes a weed. The much maligned Dandelion provides, on unsprayed land, nutritious greens and, gone to seed, food for Goldfinches and other fin- ches and many kinds of Sparrows. Besides it is really quite attractive, and an early and vigorous bloomer. How often have you seen the road verges which had been brilliant with Ox -eyed daisies, Fireweed and Butter- cups, mowed or sprayed relentlessly because they're all weeds to the roads department. What mania drives us to turn open space into deserts? How much pleasure that fence corner, so hard to get at with the mower, would give in September if it glowed with Asters and Goldenrod. Another way in which you might make your yard more like a natural woodlot is to replace dead or delicate ornamental shrubs or small trees with sturdy and attra;ttivc native species. Mast nurseries now carry a selection of these. Many species like Nan- nyberry, Red Osier Dogwood and Sumach have ornamental fruit which also attracts birds. In what wet corner a clump of White Cedar would provide color in the winter, fragrance in the heat and cover and food for birds. Or you may have an unused back cor- ner or a high°fence where you could allow the native Wild Grape to twine and curl itself into a dense tangle likely to attract a nesting Catbird in summer or provide shelter for a Sawwhet owl in February. Think about birds - Cardinals, Thrushes, Yellow Warblers; consider butterflies - Mourning Cloak, Red Admiral, Great Spangled Fritillary: or insects like the Praying Mantis and the Lacewing. Now look at your yard. What wildlife have you seen there in the past? Nature only needs a little encouragement. A little attention to what you plant, a little less tidying and no chemical herbicides or pesticides and who knows what kind of a little eden you could create. The Federation Of Naturalists has pro- duced a very useful pamphlet called Backyard Birdwatching. This includes sug- gestions for making your yard more attrac- tive to wildlife. If you would like this free pamphlet please send a stamped self- addressed envelope to the Federation of On- tario Naturalists, 355 Lesmill Road, Don Mills, Ontario, M3B 2W8 - Attention: Marion Strebig. Lake Huron to hit high level Although three of the Great Lakes usually begin a seasonal rise in February, levels on all the lakes have gone down since the end of January, says Environment Canada in its monthly news release on water levels. "Normally, Lakes St. Clair, Erie and On- tario rise slightly in February while La"'ke Huron remains stable and Lake Superior shows a slight decline," explained Ralph Moulton, Manager of the Great Lakes Water Level Communications Centre. "However, water supplies were well below normal in February, and this resulted in declines on all the lakes." In the case of Lake Ontario, action by the International Joint Commission to max- imize outflows also contributed to its lower level, said Moulton. Low supplies caused Lake Erie to be seven centimetres below the level it set in early March of last year. Lakes St. Clair and Huron were four and one centimetres respectively below their levels of early March, 1986. Although Lake Ontario remains below record levels due to low supplies and high outflows, it still reached a level five cen- timetres above that recorded in early March of last year, and it will remain higher than normal for the six-month forecast period. Lake Superior was 12 centimetres below its early March 1986 level but, as all the lakes, it remains well above normal. Environment Canada forecasters predict that over the next six months, levels on Lake Ontario will be above normal and close to those recorded a year earlier for March through June. The levels in July and August are expected to be slightly lower than levels recorded in 1986. Lake Superior is likely to remain substan- tially above normal levels but remain below those recorded in the March to August period last year. Lake Huron is expected to remain just below previous record highs, while Lakes St. Clair and Erie are likely to exceed previous records highs for May and be below previous highs for the remaining months. During this period, the latter three lakes will all likely be within 10 centimetres of the levels recorded in 1986. Under extremely wet conditions over the next six months, Lake Huron would set new record high levels in June, July and August. Lake St. Clair would set new highs in May, June and July, and Lake Erie would set records in those three months and August as well. Lakes Superior and Ontario would re- main below previous record highs during the six-month forecast period. Under extremely dry conditions, Lake Superior would move closer to long -terra mean levels recorded during the summer and be significantly below its levels of the same period last year. Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie would remain lower than they were in 1986 but would still be significantly above' long-term mean levels. Lake Ontario's monthly mean levels would begin to drop below long-term mean levels in May. Meanwhile, the International Joint Com- mission continues to direct outflows from Lakes Superior and Ontario, the two lakes that are regulated. The outflow from Lake Supetior averaged the amount specified in its regulation plan during February, and it is expected t� remain at that amount through April. Lake Ontario's outflow con- tinued to be extremely high when ice condi- tions permitted. As a result, the flow from this lake during February was only slightly below the maximum ever recorded for the month. The risk of serious flood and erosion damage remains extremely high on all the Great Lakes, and Environment Canada con- tinues to operate the Great Lakes Water Level Forecast Centre in Toronto and the Water Level Communications Centre in Burlington. Genealogical workshop offered April 8 The Huron County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society held its first meeting of 1987, its March session, held in the board room of the Assessment Office in Goderich. Chairman Karen Harman welcomed the 29 members present. The Branch is holding an open genealogical beginners' workshop at the Wingharn United Church on April 8 at 7:30 p.m. with Huth Galbraith of Brussels in charge. Visitors are welcome. The new executive for 1987 is: Karen Har - Man, Bayfield, chairman: Anile Clark, of Walton and Margaret MacLean, of RR 3, Seaforth, vice-chairman; treasurer, Bill Clutton, of RR 5 Goderich; secretary, Wilma Oke of Seaforth; membership, Ruth Galbraith, Brussels; librarian, Yvonne Porter, Goderich: bulletin, Alison Lobb, RR 2 Clinton, also cemetery coordinator; and research, Nancy Kale, RR 5, Seaforth. Mrs. Galbraith reported memberships paid in January at 177 members and in February at 247. Mrs. Lobb said the branch bulletin is ready to go to the printer and w be mailed out to members when complet Mrs. Lobb explained the new directives from the Ontario Genealogical Society, enlarging on the ruling that every branch HAVE YOU GOT YOUR COPY? 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She spoke of the Targe number of reports the provincial office is demanding which will he a burden for the volunteers to prepare on a regular basis. Mrs. Lobb has been asked to attend the annual meeting at the Sheraton Hotel in Niagara Falls on May 16 to speak on behalf of the Branch to explain the concerns. She said several other branches have written to the Huron Branch expressing similar concerns. Mrs. Lobb was authorized to purchase a letter quality computer printer from a Lon- don firm, which will be able to serve the machine as needed. The estimated cost is around $2,000. Chairman Harman read a list of enquiries from people researching family histories. Margaret MacLean, vice-president, read from a book of writings by Isabelle Camp- bell, Seaforth historian, on the Stories Cemeteries Tell. Miss Campbell writes that old cemetery stones give a wealth of information about the people, the changing styles of the times, the advance that medicine has made and in some ways you learn that the present age is no worse than 'in the so .called good old days'. Miss Campbell said the pagans burred their dead facing the west, the setting sun, with darkness beyond but when Christ came the Christians buried theirs facing the east, the rising sun. Miss Campbell writes, "one cannot wander through old graveyards without be- ing struck by the number of children and others who died young, young rnen and women from consumption r tuberculosis r, inflammation of the lungs r pneumonia r, in- flammation of the bowels r appendicitis i and young mothers from childbirth, and three and four small slabs tell of family tragedies from fever, diptheria, etc. On one small tombstone "Mary Ann Fear. Born May 20, 1867, three months and 15 days. A father's hope, a mother's pride. Just in the bud of life she died." Among the many writings on the tomb- stones this one first read: "He rests in Peace" but after learning that he had left most of his fortune to another, the widow ad- ded: "Until We Meet Again". Children had their say too. One was "He was a kindly father" and another A loving mother lies at rest. And this one. "Ma loved Pa. Pa loved Wimmen. Ma caught Pa with two in swimmin'. Here lies Pa.' DENTURE' THERAPY CLINIC Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm Open Weekends by Appointment HORST F ig� D.T. GODERICH Goderich Neustodt No Charge 58 West Street (519) 524-6688 (519) 665-7818 1-800-265-7555 To Darla Dawn Watson, Clinton Greg McClinchey, R.R. 1 Londesboro April Bartliff, elinton Jennifer Farrell, Rocheser N.Y. 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