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Huron Expositor, 2002-09-04, Page 212 -TME HURON EXPOSITOR, NPttewnber 12, 2001 tion 38-1uction Sale e...e,******.****...>A.........************** LARGE .AUCTION * At the Jacob Auction Centre, 185 Herbert St. in Mitchell • * THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 AT 3:30 P.M. * INCLUDING: Large oak hall seat with bevelled mirror; barristers stacking * * bookcase with secretary unit; 8 piece walnut dining room suite with bar- * * ley twist legs; fancy cedar chest; mdtfem 8 piece Peppier oak dining * * room suite; exceptional 5 piece oak bedroom suite; 3 piece 30s bedroom * * suite; sectional chesterfield suite; 2 piece chesterfield suites; console * 0 * table; teak wall unit; Maytag automatic washer (10 mo. old); Admiral * * fridge and stove; G.E. portable dishwasher; colour TVs; microwave; * * dehumidifier; 9 x 12 wool area rugs; pump organ; 2 door wardrobe with * * drawer (needs work); washstand; two treadle sewing machines; wicker * * baby buggy; fainting couch; bake cupboards; oak wall phone; wool * * winder, church pew; two Renfrew scales; two pedal tractors; horse and * * cart pedal toy; several Chatham cupboard tops; Vendo 44 Coke machine * (working); 4 ft. metal Coke button; 10 ft. Coke 1953 sign on masonite; * * Coke carrier and glass dispenser; approx. 70 sleigh bells; two colour * * Neon clock; milk bottles; crocks; featherlite sewing machine; 12 old * * restaurant counter stools; sap pails; large old ceiling fixture with 6 coach * * lights and 2 matching lights; coal oil lamps; old German doll 1390; col- * * lectible dishes including 3 pieces of Moorcroft, cornflower, depression, * * Noritake, etc.; hundreds of small collectibles; sofa bed; computer * * armoire cabinet; single and double beds; patio set; large quantity of CIL * * paint; refrigerated water fountain; Yardman 11 hp riding mower, quantity * of nursery stock including trees, shrubs and perennials sold at 6:30 p.m. * * PROP.: Enos and Eva Hutton; Gordon and Edie Dittmer with additions. * *AUCTIONEER: * * * * Doug Jacob * * 519-271-7895 * ******************************************** 42. Deaths BRITTON, Jeff Todd: At Matthews, North Carolina, USA, on Thursday, September 6, 2001, Jeff Todd Britton, formerly of Seaforth, age 29. Beloved son of Marlene Britton and friend Harold Wright of Walton and Denzil (Bud) Britton of Florida. Dear grandson of Hilda Austin of Seaforth. Loved nephew of Bruce and Jane Austin of Seaforth and Eileen Demmerling of Harriston. Dear cousin of Shannon, David and Shealynn Austin of Seaforth. Also survived by a son, Matthew. Special friend of Janet Wilson of North Carolina. Predeceased by his grand- parents, Bill Austin and Denzil and Grace Britton. Family received friends at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home, 87 Goderich St. W., Seaforth, on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service was held at St. Thomas Anglican Church, Seaforth, on Monday, September 10, 2001 at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Tim Connor officiat- ing. Interment Baird's Cemetery, Stanley Township. Memorial dona- tions to Seaforth Community Hospital or St. Thomas Anglican Church would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. Pallbearers were Bruce Ungarian, Stephen Jefferson, Steven Scott, Peter McKay, John Sparks, and Jamie Bennewies. 42-37-1 OLVER: Elizabeth: Elizabeth Ann Olver (Zanie Sholdice) of 361 Maple Avenue, Stratford, On. passed away peacefully at Stratford General Hospital (Palliative Care) on August 22, 2001 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in London, daughter of the late Fern Sholdice and step -father Grant Kompf and birth father Valentine Sholdice. She was raised in Seaforth by her late grandparents Edith and Andrew Dunlop. She is survived by her husband Ron Olver, daughters Rhonda (Tdny) Davison of Cambridge, Andrea (Jason) Crinklaw of Stratford and Lindsay (Scott) Voisin of Stratford. Also sur- vived by four granddaughters and three grandsons. Her funeral was held August 25, 2001 with a grave- side service at Maitlandbank Cemetery, Seaforth. 42-37-1 HAUWERT, Ronald J.: Suddenly in Burlington, Ontario, on Friday, September 7, 2001, Ron Hauwert, of Burlington, age 40 years. Beloved husband of Kathleen Hauwert. Loving father of Christian (7), Theodore (7) and Felicity (2). Loved son of Mary and the late Theodore Hauwert of Seaforth. Dear brother of Marianne Schweitzer of London, John (Margaret) of Guelph, Nick of Owen Sound and Dorothy (Dave) Smith of Mitchell. Ron is also loving- ly remembered by his many nieces and nephews, friends, neighbours and co-workers at Tamarack Lumber in Burlington. Visitation was at Smith's Funeral Home, 485 Brant Street (one block north of City Hall), Burlington (905-632-3333) on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. John The Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Brant Street (at Blairholm) on Monday, September 10, 2001 at 10:30 a.m. Private interment. If desired, expressions of sympathy to the Asthma Society of Canada or Anaphylaxis Canada would be sin- cerely appreciated. Vigil for Ron was held Sunday at 7 p.m. at the funeral home. 43 Bil the PHILLIPS • Cathy -Lynn, Matt and big brother Mark are thrilled to announce the birth of Benjamin Gordon, on Wed. Sept. 5, 2001, at the Ajax -Pickering Hospital, weighing 10 lbs. 3 oz. Proud grandparents are Beryl and Gordon Phillips. of Oshawa, and Catherine Hak of Seaforth Papa Hak is surely smiling proudly in Heaven. 'Ben sends a special thank you to Aunt Rose, for helping mommy and daddy so much. 43-37-1 47 Cards of Thanks ZETTEL Large hospitals are important with their skill and knowledge but noth- ing can compare with the smiling, friendly faces of our little hospital in Seaforth. I would like to thank my family and friends for their visits, cards, flowers and phone calls dur- ing and since my stay in Stratford and Seaforth hospitals. Thanks to Drs. Arciszewski and Rodney, the nurses of Stratford E3E• and all the staff of S.C.H. Last but not least, special thanks to my husband John for his love and support during a "difficult time' All was very much appreciated. P.S. To Helen, my roommate, many get well wishes. -.June Zettel 47-37x1 47. Cards of Thanks RUSTON We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the many people who have brought comfort to us over the past few weeks, since the loss of Keith, beloved husband, father and poppa. Thank you to all our family and friends who expressed their sympa- thy in so many ways, visitation, flow- ers, charitable donations, cards and food sent to the house, as well as practical help. Ruth and Ross at Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home, thank you for your assistance throughout this difficult time. To Hildebrand Flowers and Forbes Flowers for that extra touch. A special thank you goes to Dr. Rodney (family doctor), the staff at Seaforth Community Hospital, and the staff of Seaforth Manor Nursing Home. Many thanks to Father Lance for the meaningful service and to St. James choir for their wonderful voices and to St. James CWL for catering to the lunch. - With much gratitude, Elza, Rick, Lisa, Sandra, Brian, Lynda and grandchildren. "A remarkable hus- band, father and poppa is gone, but we remember the friendship he shared, the sacrifices he made and the example he was. We will always feel his love." 47-37-1 WILBEE The family of the late Elva Wilbee would like to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for all the flowers, cards, visits, food and memorial donations made to Duff's United Church and the Canadian Cancer Society. Thank you to the doctors and nurses of the Seaforth Hospital for your wonderful, compassionate care. We also want to thank Clara Blake for her much needed help at the house. Thank you to Reverend Joan Tuchlinsky for her comfort and support. Thanks to the Schimanski Funeral Home for your expert and personal care, and to the UCW for the delicious luncheon. Sincere thanks to Neil McGavin and Gloria Wilbee for your words of fond remembrance and to Graeme Craig for the special song. To the flower bearers and the pallbearers, we much appreciated your participation in the beautiful service held in the Walton United Church. A special thank you also to Jean Bewley, Leona and Neil McDonald, and Heidi McClure for serving supper at our home. We have greatly appreci- ated everyone's support and prayers in our time of grief. Memories of her love and great strength will live on in us forever. - Ian Wilbee and family 47-37x1 PENNER I would like to say thanks to Drs. Shepherd and Percival and nursing staff at Seaforth Community Hospital for the excellent care received while a patient there. Also thank you to family, friends and neighbours for cards, flowers, visits and telephone calls. All is greatly appreciated. - Elaine Penner 47- 37x1 DELANEY Thank you everyone for your cards, masses, prayers and visits during my recent illness. Special thanks to Fathers Charbonneau, Mooney and Quinlan for your visits and bless- ings; to Jack Lane for driving me to London; to Sherri Cronin for looking after the lawn and to doctors and nurses in Seaforth and London for your kindness and care. It was all very much appreciated. - Jim Delaney 47-37x1 COOMBS Time Heals the Hurts One Breath, One Tear One Step at a Time The family of the late Thelma G. (Forbes) Coombs would like to thank and remember each and every relative, friend, neighbour, bowling partner and Legion sister or brother with a fond memory of Mom. So many of you expressed your thoughts and concerns with phone calls, cards, food, floral trib- utes and memorial donations in ttNom's memory. It won't be forgot- ten. Special thanks to the Legion Ladies Auxiliary 156 for the •lovety" lunch they served and to Chris Smith for his guidance and person- al care. Steve Hildebrand - you are a special person that brought great comfort and support at a very sor- rowful time. Your personable words at the service reminded us of how many lives Mom has touched. Thanks also to the flower bearers and pallbearers. The outreach of kindness and consoling in this diffi- cult time has been overwhelming. Thank you. Our love and cherished memories of Mom will live on in our hearts forever. - Ken, Chance (Kathy), Glendon Coombs, Lynda Forbes 47-37x1 47 Card', nt KEYS Our sincere thanks to our many, many friends who came to help us celebrate our 50th wedding anniver- sary. Thanks for gifts, cards, phone calls and the Scottish music. Thanks to our family and especially our grandchildren for all their help. Also thank you to our circle of friends for the gifts, dinner and a wonderful evening together and to Nora and Arnold for hosting our party. Thanks again for the trea- sured memories. - Jim and Kate 47-37x 1 cc HUSTON The family of the late Dan Huston wish to thank relatives, friends and neighbours for the flowers, cards, donations and food brought to the house. Thanks to Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home and Rev. Nicholas Vandermey. - Evelyn and Kim 47-37-1 You can't train the brain if you don't include the food. 1 • BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING (:.,,.,J,an Li,inl• FuunJan.,n Hunger is a serious learning problem. 1 Support RreakfasiJnr Learning For information or to make a donation call I-RO0-627-7922 NC Huron farming practices help worms thrive, grow From Pogo 1 over that wholesaler's company and is continuing to expand as he ships out literally millions of worms harvested from the region. While customers are found across North America and Europe, Dekker's business is usually with other worm dealers in Northern Ontario, Chicago and other parts of Illinois, Michigan and Indiana. After buying worms from picking companies, Dekker resells them usually at two or three dozen at a time to other wholesalers who then distribute them in smaller quantities to various bait shops which then sell them by the dozen to fishermen. The worms he purchases are stored in styrofoam containers in peat moss which they consume as they continue to grow. Demand for worms from bait shops begins in February Community Calendar � WED. , SEPT. 12 1:30-4:00 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard at the Community Centres 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Seaforth Tykes hockey practice at the Arena 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Pee Wee hockey practice at the Arena 7:30-10:30 p.m. - Lakers Hockey Practice at the Arena THURS., SEPT. 13 9:00-10:00 p.m. - Fitness is Fun at the Arena 5:30-6:30 p.m. - Seaforth Novice hockey practice at the Arena 6:30-7:30 p.m. - Seaforth Pee Wee Girls Hockey practice at the Arena 7:30-9:00 p.m. - Lakers Hockey Practice at the Arena 9:00-11:00 p.m. - Centenaires Hockey Practice FRI., SEPT. 14 11:00 a.m. - Fall Fair Parade 1:00-3:00 p.m. - Free Public Skating sponsored by the Agriculture Society 1:30 p.m. - Seniors 5 Pin Bowling at Starlight Lanes - New Bowlers Welcome 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Lakers Hockey Practice at the Arena 8:00-11:00 p.m. - Kincardine vs Centenaires Exhibition Game at the Arena SAT, SEPT. 15 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - Seaforth Minor Hockey Practices 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Tykes 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Mites 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. - Pee Wee 2:00-3:00 p.m. - Atom 3:00-4:00 p.m. - Bantam SUN., SEPT. 16 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. - Western Region Ringette Practices 4:00-8:00 p.m. - Lakers Hockey Practices at the Arena 8:00-10:00 p.m. - Centenaires Hockey Practice MON., SEPT. 17 6:00-7:00 p.m. - Seaforth Novice Hockey Practice 7:15 p.m. Minor Sports Council Bingo at the Seaforth Arena 9:00-10:00 p.m. - Seaforth Midget Hockey Practice TUES., SEPT. 18 9:00-10:00 p.m. - Fitness is Fun at the Arena 4:30-5:30 p.m. - Teachers hockey at the Arena 8:30-10:00 p.m. - Centenaires Practice WED., SEPT. 19 9:30-10:30 a.m. - Preschool Playgroup at Northside United Church 10:300-11:00 a.m. - Toylending Library at Northside United Church 1:30-4:00 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard at the Community Centres 6:00-10:30 p.m. - Lakers Hockey Practice at the Arena If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO well in advance of the scheduled date. Free listing includes date, time, name of event and location only. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. when Dekker will start sending more and more of his supplies kept during the winter which he builds up during the summer months when the harvest is at its peak. Worms are kept alive all year in cool storage with plenty of peat moss and soil on which to feed. Every four weeks, the containers are emptied. "The dirt we take out is 100 per cent worm castings," said Dekker. That waste, now nutrient rich soil having been completely consumed and excreted by the worms, is collected and eventually sold to gardening centres as fresh peat moss is replaced in the worms' containers. "The worms really enrich the soil," said Dekker. Johnson said it was a mistake that worms, now a major commodity for some producers, even exist in Ontario in the first place. He said worms arrived through rooted plants brought to Ontario by Europeans. Either actual worms or their eggs were in some of the soil of plants that were transplanted in Ontario soil. Now, there are literally billions of worms in the soil which Johnson said has been Quoted They are a beneficial insect. We are not unhappy they came,' -- Peter Johnson; soo and crop specialist with Ministry of Agrk;`e on the arrival of worms. waste and of great benefit. "They are a beneficial insect. We're not unhappy they came," said Johnson. Earth worms, which literally eat dirt and debris such as left over plant material, convert that into even better soil through their the action of millions of them moving through the soil works like a plow. "They plow the soil every two years for us," said Johnson. In that period of time, they move enough earth to be the equivalent of a farmer having plowed the field. Despite their importance now to the local soil and the millions of worms harvested in the area each season, Johnson said there are little environmental concerns to the worm harvest. "Pickers will rarely remove more than 20 per cent of the worms in a field," said Johnson. He advises farmers let pickers in the fields for between three and four months but then wait four or five years before letting them back on the field, to ensure their worm supply does not diminish below levels helpful to the fields. Worm picking is backbreaking work By Scott Hilgendorff Expositor Editor Armed with a light on her head, an empty tin can tied to one ankle and a second can holding sawdust tied to the other, the worm picker is ready to enter a field ready to catch as many as 1 ,000 worms in a night. "It is a very hard job. It's a lot of work," said John Alafogiannis, manager of Great Lakes Bait in Toronto, adding that it is mostly women who do the work. 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A picker will use the light on her head to spot the worms as they are coming out of the ground and, dipping her hands in the sawdust in one tin can, quickly grabs the worm and pulls it out of the ground. The sawdust helps the picker keep her grip on the worm, preventing it from sliding out of her hands and back into its hole and network of tunnels beneath the soil in the field. "They arc pretty fast. You have to move quickly," said Alafogiannis. Some will even put up a fight, contracting and gripping to their tunnel walls to prevent being hauled out of the ground and placed in the containers around the pickers' feet. A container will hold about 500 worms before the pickers take them back to the trucks that accompany them and return to the fields to find more. Dirk Dekker, a wholesaler from near Listowel, said many of the pickers arc immigrants and refugees from countries such as Vietnam, finding the job something they can do to bring home a healthy pay cheque without having to speak English. Dekker said the average picker will typically make between $35 and $45 per 1,000 worms but has seen them paid as much as $80 per 1,000. He said it can be a good paying job with a picker bringing home $500 in a night. But there can also be slow nights where a picker takes home very little. It is seasonal work with pickers in the fields usually between April and October.