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I have been watching, sunsets for more than 40 years. Are
they getting more beautiful?
For six weeks this summer, I was able, with great per-
sonal sacrifice and tremendous effort, to do nothing. That
is, I accepted no summer assignments — mostly because
nobody asked me — and I took no summer courses.at univer-
sity. I just puttered around home.
I did more horseback riding this summer than I have in 10
years. I spent more time watching birds and more time just
settin' in the sun than I have since I was a child.
We couldn't afford to take a decent holiday this summer,
either, because I haven't had a raise in two years. (It's
tough. being a community college teacher).
I watched some g'rgeous sunsets and even saw a couple of
brilliant sunrises.
'Living in the country affords a better opportunity to see
the sky. I would hate to be surrounded by highrises and not
be able to see a horizon in -every direction.
The sky on Monday evening of Labor,Day__was one oLthe
most awe-inspiring Thave ever seen. Trust nature to end the
summer months with a fantastic display.
Around the dying sun on the western horizon, the sky was
a fire -bright red with purple clouds and fuschia cloudlets.
The wisp of a jet trail made a slash of pure gold across the
scarlet.
The pink glow spread slowly from the horizon all across to
the north and south and there was even a suggestion .of pink
in the east. But to the north, the purple sky was lit with
flakes of lightning as a storm 30 or 40 miles away rumbled
and groaned.
To see the beautiful glow of red, .gold and blue in the west
and the menacing spread of the storm through scalloped
whites -and blacks in•the-north was a'striking contrast.
I had to stop my horse and stare at the awesome beauty of
that summer sky. •
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The buckskin seemed to be affected by it, too. Instead of
dancing on the spot, she looked into the clouds for the lon-
gest time with her velvety nose still and her pretty little
ears full forward.
It is such scenes that remain in a man's mind and heart
^for many months. When the winter snows are piled high and
thick around the house and the wind is cruel and piercing, I
will think of that summer sky and be a little more contented
with my lot in life. I will feel, through the terrible coldness
of ,a howling Canadian blizzard. a trickle of warmth and
hope because of that sunset. ..
At the time, I was worried about the summer Chargex ac-
count, the dentist's bill, the car insurance, the taxes, the
garage bill and the bank loan. I had gone riding that evening
because the cares and worries of the world seemed to be
hanging on my shoulder.
All that money owed. No summer job to help pay the bills.
A cold winter approaching and snore Christmas. bills_
But I am a Christian, I thought, as I watched with increa-
sing wonderment. If I have faith as much as a grain of mus-
tard seed, I -must realize that a loving Christ created this
beautiful world. His hand was evident in that inspiring sun-
set and storm -tossed sky.
His beauty was reflected in His handiwork.
If, as a Christian, I believe in a personal God who loves
every grey hair on my head, then surely He who creates
such a sky can take care of me and my little worries.
In fact, before that sunset completely disappeared, I felt
humble and contrite. I bowed my head in gratitude while the
mare lowered her head to graze.
A loving'father who creates such beauty will surely see to
it that I will find enough money tokeep my debtors sa-
tisf ied
FARM PAGE
Ladies' program at IMP
Lots of variety to see
The corner of Fifth
Street and . Armstrong
..Avenue, promises to!be a
busy .spot during,tl'ie last
week of September.
You're not likely to'find
that intersection on a
local map however - it
will be' located in the
International Plowing
Match's famous Tented
City.
The "address" is the
location of this year's
ladies' program and it's
bigger and better than
ever.
"Women have always
been encouraged to come
to the Plowing Match and
there has always been
something especially for
them," says Carol
Armstrong, wife of the
host farmer and
chairlady of the match's
Ladies' Program
Committee. "But this
year we really wanted to
attract the whole family
and show them a great
time in Huron County."
The program will be
held in two huge tents and
a building, all tied
together by a landscaped
courtyard.
The main tent will be
set up theatre style to
seat up to 600 people. The
continuous program
features daily fashion
-
shows, cooking
demonstrations„ hair-
styling exhibitions and an
audience participation
exercise program.
"Since white beans are
Huron's high value crop,
the cooking demon-
strations will centre on
that food sponsored by,
the Ontario Bean
Producers' Marketing
Board. Pork will also be
featured thanks to .the
Ontario 'Pork Producers'
Marketing Board," says
Mrs. Armstrong.
"The fashion show is a
collaboration between
many of Huron County's
leading retailers and
should be an accurate
preview of fall and winter
styles. The exercise
program entitled "How
fit are you?" is a first and
we are hoping it will be
fun for all."
A second tent will be
home to a much -
expanded horticultural
display and program.
"The horticultural part of
past programs has been
enormously popular so
we decided to give ours a
roof of its own. A 200 seat
theatre will feature a
continuous program on
all aspects of house
plants, gardening and so
forth.
The other half of the
tent will, contain displays
arranged by the resource
people presenting the
programs, the District
eight Horticultural
Society and the Ministry
of Agriculture and
Food."
Jo -Anne Dinney of
Country Flowers in
Exeter will be in charge
of a live flower demon-
stration Saturday af-
ternoon at 3 p.m.
Both tent programs will
feature lots of valuable
door prizes.
The building will house
craft displays from forty
talented exhibitors. All
the crafts will be offered
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for sale. In addition, the
outlet for official Huron
'78 souvenirs will be in
the Wilding 'as well as a
display of quilts from a
special quilting contest.
"Each of these quilts is
an original design to
commemorate Huron
'78;', explains Mrs.'
Armstrong. "Entries
come from Huron county
residents in competition
for prizes of $100, $75, $50
and $10 for every entry.
Judging took place at 10
a.m. on September 18 at
the. OMAF office in
Clinton."
Mrs. Armstrong's hard
working committee in-
cludes Joan Campbell
and Susan Wheatley, both
of the Seaforth area,
Dorothy Coultes,
Belgrave, Shirley
McAllister, Zurich and
Betty Cardiff, Brussels.
"We
are sure the
program will be a
popular one - and not only
with the ladies," says the
chairlady. "We expect to
have at least 125,000
people pass through the
display between Sep-
tember 26 and 30."
Location of this year's
match is the Jim Arm-
strong farm, one mile
east of Wingham.
Barn dance coming
The time is drawing.
near when Huron County
will be hosting the
International Plowing
Match near Wingham.
Just so that everyone
throughout the area is
able to get in the spirit, a
big attraction to be
staged is the CKNX
BARN DANCE AND -
REUNION AND
BROADCAST to be held
in the new Grey, Morris'
and Brussels Community
Complex in Brussels,
Saturday evening,
September 23rd, 1978
beginning at 8:00 p.m.
More than thirty of the
original Barn Dance
members will be on stage
to entertain you with a
show, followed by a
dance. This is a rare treat
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for the many barn dance
fans that once climbed
into the family car and
headed out ,every
Sr turday night to see
their favorite performers
on what was often known
as Canada's Largest
Travelling Barn Dance.
Advance tickets are on
sale in various stores
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Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food Bill Newman, centre, inspects the
cranberry crop during "open house" at the Gibson Indian Reserve near
Bala, Ontario. Showing him this year'scrop are band chief Ken Com-
mandant, left, and project manager Bud Rennie. This pilot project began in
1-970 with a grant provided through the Federal -Provincial Agricultural and
Rural_ DevelopmentAARDA). The. projeet provides. 12. to 1.5._jobs for. Native.
people. Since the first crop in 1975, production has almost .tripled. The
Iroquois Cranberry Growers expect to harvest more than 135,000 kilograms
of berries in October.
Ontaiiowine garden
at plowing match
A unique "Wine Gar-
den"._ will be setup this
year in Tented City in
Wingham, on the oc-
casion of the 1978
International Plowing
Match and Farm
Machinery Show being
held September 26.
This "Wine Garden"
will feature a great
selection of Ontario
Wines in order to
heighten consumer
awareness of Ontario
Wine • • and grape
products. It is part of a
promotional program
°being launched this year;
a major effort involving
the total industry,
sponsored by Foodland
Ontario . (Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture
and Food), the Ontario
Grape Growers'
Marketing Board and the
Wine Council of Ontario.
Co-ordinator for the
program is Faye Clack,
well-known Consumer
Marketing Specialist,
with
with many years ex-
perience in the marketing
and public relations field.
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