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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-23, Page 20Page 413 The Wingham: 4dva Times, This year, Ducks Ulailnited is celebrating Its 50th anniversary; For rdostg�le, that i big news, but only because they are unaware of what DIPJ stands for. For the past 50 years, DU's 0 purpose has been to acquire manage habitat for waterfowl A HORSESHOE TOURNAMENT was held last Saturday at the Wingham Sportsmen's Club as part of f Sportsfest '88. Here Niel Edgar of RR 3, Wingham, shows good form throwing horseshoes. ac Un hiibutera Seven Y+ later, ' the amount*. to 1704re t and •close 75,000 Caa*. port DU by organizing u sole ticipating h1, fundraisingacti I and One of the mast act ve chat and DU in Canada is bead gnark , Wingham — the Wingham ani,. • Ducks Unlimited Cott which annually attracts in excess of 300 supporters to its dinner action. Dr. Duncan Sinclair of Aylmer, this year's DU Canada "' esident says that DU members have learned over the years that they cannot rest on their laurels or stop investigating new ways to accomplish its goal. Blake Evans, chairman of the Wingham and Area Committee of Ducks Unlimited, emphasizes that the future of our wildlife rests with all of us and how wisely we manage the resource today. Mr. Evans•always has maintained ed a close relationship with the youth of the our community and his rapport with ks our young people is evident in the interest the Wingham committee, d under his direction, has show in Greenwing, the youth branch of DU he Canada. 0 ks 'Young people, seven to 18 years of he age, are eligible to become Greenwings for a membership fee r which entitles them to participate in n Greenwing activities and to proudly n wear the DU Canada Greenwing hat. Mr° Evans says that education of our _young .people con.cerin d rreSce n'i uiagem"cnt isx cr`iiic��al o ` ensuring that healthy resources are e available to future generations. The Wingham DU committee will holds its annual dinner and auction on Sept. 2.3 at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Anyone wishing more information may call Dianne Thynne, committee secretary, at 357-3077 or Blake , Evans, chairman, at 3574920. onationS other wildlife on the North American continent for the benefit of all those who enjoy. the outdoors. With growing pressure froth agriculture, industry and ur..r banization, the last opportunity to set aside available land is now° Wildlife, like humans, must have a suitable environment if it is to survive and thrive. As long as wildlife populations have adequate habitat in which to live and reproduce, they can withstand outbreaks of disease, the effects of some pollutants, legal sport harvest and other factors. Social events, including dinners, raffles and auctions featurini w ed aterfowl decoys and limittion art work are some of tivities used to finance Duc limited Canada. Although most of the money use by DU Canada comes from the United States, Canadians also h with .hundrreds,.af. fundraising even each year in communities across th including Wingham. In Canada, it all started in Octobe of 1974 when a group of seve sportsmen from Southwester Ontario organized the first banquet in Tillsonburg. Until 1974, Canadias "contribute to DU through the use of their land In fact, the value of the land mad available was about equal to the money raised by the U.S. But the fundraising pioneers in Long Point wanted a way to per- sonally participate. DU's con- tributor services department was established in 1980 and in that year, $385,000 was raised by 3.200 con- 1.5 litre 4 -pack Cottonelle 1.69 �f Pronto Zs Schneiders 500 g Wieners 1.79 Assorted POPSICLES Frito 200 g Chips 119 each 150 Heinz 4 Titre Pickling & Regular VINEGAR Canada Dry 750 mi GINGER ALE • 750 ml. CRUSH PRODUCTS Pure Spring 750 mi GINGER ALE • 0 0 • .••••••••••.... $2.49 ...••.•..••••.•.•• 590 2/980 Frit° Lay PRETZELS •.eeep ...•••. Hostess CCtess 200. . • +• • • e a • • • • • • gCHIPS.•® Kellogg's 400 g box CORN FLAKES .......0 41 ••••••••••• RAISINS & PEANUT • G►ossette0•e'•••"'••"• Beatrice 2 litre Asst. Flavours All Natural Old Fashioned ICE CREAM • s • • LAWN CHAIRS s • • • ® • 90 • • • • • • • . • •' • 990 •. 1.39 ••ee•• s1.69 ea • 400 • • • • • • o • • • 0 • 0 0 0 • • • • • • • • • 0 • 0 0 m s e is • e M • • • • • • • *3.99 each $7.99 VISIT OUR DELI COOLER FOR FRESH SLICED MEATS 8 a.m. to 7p.M. ....�...�., Fri.till9pn�e;Sat. 8a•m #06 m. � quantitie 335-3442 i�utiee s last .. • 7..o•:• s +;bY6:XSfx%.+aX?vXZv.'ot ctA ,..an .'. '�roG 9. �. x/ :vi � 'v y4' V VALIANT EFFORT • The Advance -Times Newsboys went down swinging in three games straight at the Sportsfest three -pitch tour- nament, in spite of the heroic efforts of the players. Here Dave SChieste! takes a mighty Cut at the ball.