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The Rural Voice, 1992-09, Page 43workshop will be "Nurturing yourself, your family and your community" with Eberhardt herself leading discussion at Milverton on Dec. 3. There is a charge of $30 to take part in all six sessions, $15 for three or $6 for individual sessions. The remainder of the money made available through OMAF is targeted for counselling through Stratford Family Counselling. Anyone seeking assistance can call 273-1020. Neighbours Being Neighbours is also trying to find funding to bring John McKnight, Professor of Community Studies at Northwestern University in Chicago to a spring session to talk about helping communities to organize to take responsibility for their own health and safety. Huron's Rural Connections program is the newest of the efforts to reach out to help alleviate stress on the farm. Although there has been a level of stress on Huron's farms for some years, Bonnie Johnson feels it may have taken longer for some of the stress problems to hit her county in a big way because some people were living on "old money", capital accumulated in better times past, to help get them through until now. That money has been used up and people are on the edge, she says. The Huron chapter of CMHA put in a request for funding for a two- year program from OMAF earlier this year. Johnson joined the staff at the Clinton office in mid-May and has been busy going around talking to farm groups learning what they feel is needed. She has been talking to agencies that see farm stress first hand, from financial consultants to Farm Credit Corporation to the Farm Debt Review Board. A Huron County Farm Resource Directory is nearing completion and will be distributed this fall. Johnson is also speaking to professionals who deal with farmers in a variety of capacities and to the public in general to increase awareness of the problems farm families are encountering. Rural Connections, she says, can be a resource for farm families to find out where to get help. Johnson feels that farm families helping farm families is the best way to help people deal with their problems. She's hoping to help set up peer 7ettes < �10URS AND TRAVEL LTD. 3 DAY WHEELING -October 23rd Starring Kathy Mattea. Dog Races, Dinner Cruise- $309.00 pp twin 4 DAY RENFRO VALLEY - October 9th Gospel Jubilee and Barn Dance Show, Sunday AM Radio Show - 5329.00 pp twin COUNTRY MUSIC FETTES TOURS & TRAVEL LTD. 4 DAY NASHVILLE - October 91h Opryland, Grand Ole Opry Show - $399.00 pp Lwin 6 DAY DOLLYWOOD - October 17th Dollywood Park, 2 shows, 3 meals included and sightseeing in Smoky Mountains - $619.00 pp twin 3 DAY NIAGARA FALLS - November 20th 2 concerts - Statler Brothers - Vidor Borge 3 meals, shopping in Buffalo - $325.00 pp twin 2 DAY NIAGARA FALLS - December 5th 2 concerts - Barbara Mandrel) - Jim Nabors 2 meals, shopping in Hamilton - $229.00 pp twin + GST MOUNT FOREST 1.800.265.2131 323-1545 OWEN SOUND 371-3281 MITCHELL 348-8492 LISTOWEL 291-4100 OG ALFA -LAVAL WATER BOWLS MACRO DRINKING TROUGH Round or Square Let the cows decide! NOW at Special Prices! SUPPLY LTD. 'AgrIMetal Neustadt, Ont. ,,0«=7:„00o0' 799-5366 SEPTEMBER 1992 39