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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-05-07, Page 31St. Mary's School students David McCallum, left, and Mike Brennen drop a match Into their homemade volcano while dubious classmates look on. The project was an entry in the school's science fair, which is part of Education Week activities at the school. Seconds later, in true Vesuvian form, their volcano erupted. (photo by Cath Wooden) Dutch honor Canadians in Morris Thirty-five years ag• o;, Holland was liberated from the German forces: For helping give the country this freedom, the Dutch people are thanking Canadians and the war veterans who fought for them. The Canadian veterans of WWII will be honored in special events in Holland frons April 28 to May 8 and Morris Township's Reeve Bill Elston and his wife Isabel are two of 1,500 Listowel has surplus LISTOWE IL - Reaching the end of its fiscal year, the Listowel Memorial Hospital board has found itself with a $9,000 sur- plus. Dr. Frank. Ellingham, hospial administrator said, "This indicates how much we cut back." He said that the board was concerned at the More layoffs T r T1 WEL _ Farmatir of Gorrie, a grain -grinding equipment • manufac- turing company has .laid off .19 of its 40 plus em- ployees. Farmatic's president, Eric Jarmaine, at- tributed the poor hog and beef market and high interest rates as the causes. Mr. Jarmaine said the company .would be slowing' down production and the layoffs would be staged over a period of four weeks. beginning of the year about how the hospital would operate when it received only a 2.25 per cent increase in funding from the Ont ario ministry of health. While' costs for maintenance, supplies arid X-ray film soared, Dr. Ellingham_ said that staff reductions through attrition helped the budget. • Canadians . who will join the celebrations in Holland. A Walton area couple will also be at- tending. Reeve Elston was an artillery man in the first division during. WW II and was stationed in Holland and Italy for two years," Some hikhlightts of the trip to Holland .on. May 5 include a formup in front of the Military barracks in Groesbeckwes and ,then a parade, which will include some Canaadian bands, to Nijmegen where 35 maple trees will be planted in a com-' memoration ceremony. A military gathering will be held at the Canadian Cemetery in Groesbeckswes where a large number of Canadian sliders who died in the liberation are buried. Princess Margariet of Holland, will take the salute and two RCMP constables, will act as markers at the saluting base. popularityincses each year, Just ask a cora grower why. Ask the man who grows corn year after . year why he uses Ekko 80W- and he'll likely tell you that Ekko is simply the most effective, flexible herbicide for annual grasses and broadleaf weed control. Many growers found that a herbicide program in a continuous corn operation allowed the build-up of annual grasses. 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