The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-03-25, Page 11Mrs. McFarlane speaks to Auxiliary
By Grace Gammie
The Evening Auxiliary of the Lucknow
Presbyterian Church held their monthly
meeting in the church on Tuesday, March
17.
Unit 4 of the Lucknow UCW were invited
guests.
Mrs. Bert Moffat opened the meeting
with a few words of welcome and read a
poem. A hymn was also sung.
The offering was received followed by a
prayer by Mrs. Moffat.
Mrs. Harold Greer, president of the
UCW, thanked the Presbyterian ladies for
their invitation to join with them for their
March meeting and presided over the
program.
Another hymn was sung followed by a
scripture reading and the meditation by
Mrs. Jack Treleaven.
Miss Norma Weatherhead led m prayer
and introduced the guest speaker for the
evening, Mrs. G. McFarlane.
Mrs. McFarlane spoke on her work done
by her and her husband in churches in
Quebec. Mrs. Robert Finlay thanked Mrs.
McFarlane for her most interesting talk.
The members sang another hymn and
Mrs. William Graham played two lovely
Irish piano instrumentals. Miss
Weatherhead read three Irish poems.
The meeting closed with Hymn 320. Con-
tests were conducted by Mrs. William
Henderson. The ladies served lunch which
brought a very enjoyable evening to a
close.
Oral rabies vaccine perform well
Ontario has moved a giant step closer to
its goal of. reducing rabies in wildlife. In
tests of a new oral vaccine last fall, 53 per
cent of 94 foxes which ate the vaccine -
laced bait, distributed by aircraft over
Huron County, were successfully
immunized.
"That was the first time in North
America that wild foxes have been vac-
cinated in the field," Natural Resources
Minister Vincent Kerrio said. "We have
worked a long time to achieve this."
A test drop in 1984, using bait laced with
a chemical marker instead of vaccine was
even more successful. Of 86 foxes trapped
and examined later, 71 per cent were found
to have eaten the bait.
In last fall's live vaccine bait drop, each
bait consisted of a three -centimetre Onbe
of sponge, coated with a mixture of wax
and tallow. Fourteen millilitres — about
three teaspoons — of the vaccine were in-
jected into the sponges. The sponges, along
with a tablespoon of pureed liver and a
small ball of ground beef to attract
animals, were dropped by air in plastic
sandwich bags.
The baits were made by Dr. Ken Lawson
and his team at Connaught Laboratories in
Downsview, and were dropped in a pattern
over 760 square kilometres of Huron Coun-
ty on September 25, 1986.
Trappers in Huron and Great counties
were enlisted to provide MNR staff with
carcasses and blood samples of foxes,
skunks and raccoons. The blood samples
were tested for the rabies antibody by Dr.
Jim Campbell's laboratory at the Univer-
sity of Toronto.
"This was a real team effort," Mr. Ker-
rio said. "Everyone has a stake in reduc-
ing rabies, and the co-operation on this
project is exceptional. Iam especially
pleased to see individuals, industry,
governments and universities all involved
together. The support from Huron County
residents and local officials made the
whole operation run smoothly."
In the experiment, 61 per cent . of the
foxes in the baited area ate at least one of
the vaccine -laced sponges, and 53 per cent
of them were immunized. That meant that
32 per cent of the total population was
protected.
Many of the baits were picked up by
foxes within a few days. The number of
foxes vaccinated will likely be higher as
the method is improved.
"We have a busy year coming up," said
Dr. Andrew Rhodes, chairman of MNR's
Rabies Advisory Committee. "The baits
need improvement, and we need to learn
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how to mass produce them." In the ex-
perimental phase, the baits are
handmade.
Once the method is perfected, MNR
researchers anticipate that rabies in
wildlife can be reduced by scattering such
bait widely in areas where there is a high
incidence of the disease.
For more information: Charles Maclnnes,
Wildlife Research Section Maple (416)
832-2761
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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 25, 1987—Page 11
Short Circuits learn
about doing laundry
By Matt Sproul
The fourth meeting of the Dungannon 1
Short Circuits was opened with the 4-H
Pledge led by president Tim McNee. The
minutes of the last meeting and the
treasurer's report were given.
Several girls had made a fun cover for
the books. A vote was conducted and
Krista Pannabecker's cover was chosen. A
short dicussion about the skit to be
prepared by the members for achievement
night followed. If the members have any
suggestions, bring them to the next
meeting.
The rollcall was answered by 13
members "How many loads of laundry
does your family do in a week?" Everyone
learned the eight steps for doing laundry
including reading the labels, which they
checked on their clothes and sorting. The
leader had a basket of clothes and
everyone had to decide what clothes
should be washed together. They also
learned how to pre -treat stains and they
were shown several fluids used with a -
discussion on what was used at home, fill-
ing the washer, rinsing, drying, ironing
and storing laundry.
Meeting 5
The members then held meeting five
called "Keeping it in Order". The r ollcall
was "What housekeeping chores are
presently your responsibility?" Topics
such as clean as you work, work smarter
not harder, have a good attitude, steps in
washing dishes, making a bed, and safety
in the kitchen.
At this point, the members broke into
groups with Laurie Pentland working on a
crossword puzzle on things learned so far;
Jean McWhinney, the youth leader,
assisting the members with mending an
article at home and sewing on buttons, and
Joanne Sproule helping the members to
replace an electric plug on a cord.
The next meeting will be held at Matt
Sproul's with the members eager to learn
how to check a car's oil level, lights,
change a tire and look at the workings of
the battery.
Future 4-H clubs which will be starting
soon are "Sewing Plus", "Rabbit Nutri-
tion" and "Forestry".
Those who need training the most
often lack the basic skills, they need to
get started. The Ontario Basic Skills
program prepares adults for a better
future in Ontario's workplace. Free
courses in three important areas are,
offered at most community colleges
and sometimes through
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and unions.
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If you, or someone you know, wants
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We can all profit from it. 25 ::''7
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