The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-05-27, Page 3Wednesday, May 27, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 3
Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Tori Cutting and Michelle Angst return from a golf game with the animals including Luna the donkey.
BPS student Liam Psutka drills holes in the front of the bat house he is building at the Staelhi farm Mark Staelhi keeps track of the animals and instructs the students to go warm up by the wood
with his partner Nolan Sproul. May 15, 2015. stove after a rainy game. May 15, 2015.
BPS students visit Staelhi farm
for educational program
Valerie Gillies
Lucknow Sentinel
This is the third year that
Brookside Public School stu-
dents were invited to take
part in educational program-
ming at the Staelhi farm at
36832 Zion Road where Nir-
vana Cabins are built. The
programs took place on a
very rainy and chilly May 15,
2015.
The morning program had
the students split into two
groups. While one group
learned woodworking skills
while building bat houses in
the Staelhi workshop, the
second group went out to
the field to play golf with the
animals including sheep,
horses, donkeys and llamas.
Each group had a turn at
each activity.
The students warmed up
by the woodstove for lunch
before taking a ride to the
cabin in the bush for the
afternoon challenges. It was
certainly challenging for the
students to build and light a
campfire in the damp
conditions. Other challenges
were a scavenger hunt and a
bush walk to learn tree
identification.
The students eagerly
joined in the activities
offered during the day at the
Staelhi farm. It was a won-
derful hands-on opportunity
for those who enjoy building
and being outdoors.
BPS students take a lunch break in the heat of the woodstove in
the shop at the Staelhi farm before their trip back to the cottage
in the bush. May 15, 2015.
Lucknow 4-H Beef Club
First and
Second
meetings
Maggie Durnin
The first meeting for the
Lucknow 4-H beef club was
held at Holly Holyoake's
farm on April 22. There was a
great turnout as 18 members
have joined the club. The
club is led by three wonder-
ful women - Heather Barger,
Christine Maclntyre, and
Holly Holyoake.
The club had an election
for executive. The president
of the club this year is Brad
Maclntyre, the vice president
is Connor Rodger, the treas-
urer is Melissa MacIntyre,
the secretary is Emily Pen-
nington, and the press
reporter is Maggie Durnin.
The club discussed dates
for meetings, club
fundraisers, club projects,
and 4-H shows that the
members can show their
calf in. The club also
watched a video on You -
Tube called "TEDxTC -
Peter Benson - Sparks: How
Youth Thrive'. The video was
about youth finding their
spark - which is something
that makes them happy.
Being part of a 4-H club is
one of many sparks that
people have. All in all, the
first meeting was a big
success.
The second meeting for
the Lucknow 4-H Beef Club
was held at the McIntyre
show barn on Tuesday, May
5.
During this meeting, the
club members learned the
basics of washing their calf.
They each took turns wash-
ing, brushing, rinsing, and
drying the calf. They also
learned the basics of halter
breaking their calf.
After the demonstrations,
the club discussed their
upcoming events. On May 9,
the club held a barbeque
Listowel
Wingham
outside of Hodgins' Home
Hardware in Lucknow.
There was a great turnout
and the club raised a lot of
money.
The club's next event will
Corporation of the Listowel
Memorial Hospital
Corporation of the Wingham
and District Hospital
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 2015
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DOORS OPEN AT 6:30
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be held on Saturday, June 6
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