The Rural Voice, 1989-03, Page 21Blyth, Ontario. THIRD - Tina Eidukaitis, 12, Stratford, St.
Aloysius School. HONOURABLE MENTION - Morgan
Murray, 13, R. R. 5, Seaforth, Seaforth Public; David
Boonstoppel, 12, R. R. 1, Auburn, Hullett Central; Steven
Kirkland, 13, Tara, Arran -Tara Elementary; Chris Weigand,
13, R. R. 1, Dashwood, Zurich Public; Aaron Long, 13,
Teeswater, Hillcrest Central; Clara Streicher, 13, R. R. 2,
Milverton, Amish Parochial.
POETRY: 7 and under
FIRST - Jane Ahrens, 7, R. R. 2, Elmwood, Elderslie Central
School. SECOND - Justin Sauv&, 7, Blyth Public School.
THIRD - Alicia de Boer, 7, Lucknow Central School.
POETRY: 8 to 11
FIRST - Chris Schott, 10, Chesley, Elderslie Central School.
SECOND - Kerry Hill, 11, R. R. 4, Wingham, Turnberry
Central School. THIRD - Mark Kraemer, 10, R. R. 3,
Walkerton, Mary Immaculate School. HONOURABLE
MENTION - Jeanette McArthur, 11, Wroxeter, Howick
Central; Larry Kelly, 8, R. R. 5, Seaforth; Earl Thomson, 10,
R. R. 1, Auburn, Hullett Central; Adam Cook, 9, R. R. 1,
Blyth, Hullett Central; Trevor Trewartha, 9, R. R. 4, Clinton,
Hullett Central; Brad Dillon, 9, Clinton, Hullett Central; Mary
Streicher, 11, R. R. 2, Milverton, Amish Parochial.
POETRY: 12 to 16
FIRST: Jan Noestheden, 16, Priceville. SECOND: Steven
Kraemer, 12, R. R. 3, Walkerton, Mary Immaculate School.
THIRD: Dennis Kraemer, 13, R. R. 2, Holyrood, Mary
Immaculate School. HONOURABLE MENTION - Sandra
Yates, 13, R. R. 2, Tara, Arran -Tara Elementary School.
PROSE: 7 and under
FIRST - Justin Sauve, 7, Blyth Public School. SECOND -
Charlene Tisseur, 7, Blyth Public School. THIRD - Elissa
Jackson, 7, South Perth Centennial School. HONOURABLE
MENTION - Aaron Irving, 7, Blyth Public School.
PROSE: 8 to 11
FIRST - Matthew Emmerton, 11, R. R. 2, Harriston, Howick
Central School. SECOND - Jennifer Allan, 10, R. R. 4,
Saltford, Colborne Central School. THIRD - Michael
Ready, 11, R. R. 2, Paisley, Mary Immaculate School.
HONOURABLE MENTION - Lisa Gingerich, 10, R. R. 1,
Walton, Seaforth Public; Sean Ludwig, 8, Seaforth, Seaforth
Public; Scott Price, 11, R. R. 2, Gorrie, Howick Central; Jeff
Clark, 10, R. R. 5, Goderich, Colborne Central; Drew
Alkemade, 9, Seaforth, Seaforth Public.
PROSE: 12 to 16
FIRST - Sean Ernewein, 13, R. R. 3, Walkerton, Immaculate
Conception School. SECOND - Linda Takken, 13, R. R. 3,
Walkerton, Mary Immaculate School. THIRD (tied) - Lynn
Coulthard, 15, R. R. 3, Stratford, and Lilian Schaer, 14, R. R.
1, Elmwood. HON. MENTION - John Zettel, 13, and Chad
Millen, 14, both from Immaculate Conception School; Shanna
Dayman, 12, R. R. 2, Cargill, Mary Immaculate School.
Congratulations and thanks to all entrants on their fine work.
The Cows are Out!
If they can find an opening, trust them to get
out. I am talking about cows, and neither sleet,
nor shine, nor electric fence can keep a cow from
getting out if it can find a way out. If one goes,
they all go!
When I was just a little tad, the cows got out
one night. My dad awoke and heard a series of
moos below his bedroom window. He got up and
looked out and there was a black and white
speckled cow bellowing up at my dad. It looked
like a scene from Romeo and Juliet. There was
another cow beside Romeo with a look of "Ha,
ha! I got out and you have to chase me!"
That was the night my mom had a laughing
fit because at the moment my dad had not
thought of pulling on a pair of pants. He came
around the corner of the barn in a pair of Long
Johns, floppy running shoes three sizes too big
for him, and his hair on end. There and then my
mom went into hysterical peals of laughter.
Another time we were having a nice peaceful
breakfast when sure enough my mom utters,
"OH! THE COWS ARE OUT!"
The cows had got out because my blind -as -a
bat of a brother went to get grass for the cows
and forgot to close the gate. We spent the rest of
the morning chasing cows while coffee, eggs,
and bacon got stone cold and cereal got soggy.
As I said before, no matter that the weather,
they will get out. This winter the young cows got
out in the yard. They went back into their
pasture, but could easily jump over the fence
again. So we decided to chase them back into the
barn. Our mistake!
It took us half an hour to chase them all back
in as our hands began to freeze off and our
bodies got hot from chasing the calves from the
far corners of the field.
We also get a lot of phone calls. "Hello," they
say cheerfully, "I hate to tell you but your cows
are out." All you can think is okay - brother,
the cows are out again.
You know if I had a dollar for every time the
cows or a cow got out I'd be able to invent a way
to keep. the cows in ...0
Second for Prose, 12 - 16, Linda Takken, Walkerton
Hon. Mention for Poetry, 8 - 11, Brad Dillon, Clinton
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