The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-04-17, Page 13 (2)Second Section
EXETER, ONTARIO, APRIL 17, 1975
A trip to the sugar bush is more fun
when you get to discover for yourself
Although 45 youngsters from
Exeter Public School's grade one
classes started out to have a tour
of Wayne Tuckey's sugar bush, it
turned out to be almost a com-
plete self -conducted nature
study.
After a short bus ride Friday
morning. the kids and teachers
had to walk nearly half a mile to
the bush. Some of the trek was
along railroad tracks.
All the way along the tracks,
they kept wondering if the train
was corning.
Once they -reached the trees,
they were immediately en-
tranced by the sap buckets and
the spites. For most of them, it
was their first venture into a
sugar bush.
That part of the study lasted
about two minutes.
Then all 45 pupils scattered in
the three -acre bush. And, while it
was obvious they were in a real
learning experience, by, aiding
and seeing for themselves, they
had a lot of fun. Much screaming
was heard, and provided for
some funny listening.
"1 found a bear's hole ... in a
big hollow tree."
"There's some maple syrup
making at this tree."
"It's all frozen.,"
"Sean, --this one's dripping -real_
good."
And, while making discoveries
of maple syrup production, they
found some other things, which
provided some really neat
souvenirs.
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TASTE IT ON THE TONGUE — It's o bit difficult, but right from the
tree, it tastes the best. That was the opinion of Becky Ferguson as she
tried to gat some sap on her tongue as it dripped from the spile. She
was one of 45 grade one pupils learning about the sugar bush
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BY BRUCE SHAW
Spring traditionally provides
two diversions for Canadians:
first. an opportunity to egjoy
Nature, to watch the robins
return, to hear the insects buzz,
to smell the fresh flowers and to
experience the best life has to
offer; and secondly a time for
spring tleaning, to look with
disgust at what winter left out-
side and begin the massive job of
the inside.
Many people, undoubtedly
spend so much time doing the
latterthat they miss the former
entirely.
For some the Town of Exeter
may provide a change in the
routine. Much time will be spent
by many of you preparing your
homes for the summer. Well,
what does this summer offer?
The answer is simple:
frustration and anxiety.
Almost every section of town
and a Targe number of streets
will be affected by the excavation
required for the installation of the
sanitary sewers.
The construction as you no
doubt know, has been three years
coming. We have planned,
budgeted, petitioned and pleaded
to undertake this project, and
now we have it in sight.
It will take several months to
complete and will affect
physically, directly or indirectly.
most of the town. The clerk has a
map indicating specifically what
is to be done, if you are curious.
We. in Exeter, are used to dust,
but we should have more this
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Health Centre"
summer than ever before (but
hopefully, less and less for each
ensuing year). In the past. we
have used various means of dust
control. but this year, because of
costs. concerns by ratepayer
and the excavation itself, we will
not be using oil, but calcium
chloride.
Mothers and car -owners will be
pleased. It would seem that the
oil treatment as a cure was worse
than the disease. At any rate. we'
will be spared that inconvenience
this year.
Detours and rough roads will
be the bill of fare this summer but
the difficulties we face now will
be the beginning of the end.
Our sewage and water
problerns should be almost
completely eliminated by the
winter; many of our roads will be
ready for paving next year.
sidewalks will be laid as quickly
as possible; and tree -planting
will he vigorously undertaken.
Many times in the next few
months you will be wishing for
the end of the chaos. but it will all
be worthwhile. You might
however re -consider the amount
of spring cleaning you plan to do -
during April.
Enjoy _yourself for a change
this spring. relax. Remember
things will probably get worse
before they get better. But with a
great deal of enthusiasm and
optimism in closing I can assure
you that, next year, you'll be glad
you live in Exeter.
"We found some bungus," said
one boy. Ile meant they found
some fungus growing on trees.
They chipped it off, and chopped
it off, and carried it back to
school
They found that the frozen sap
in the buckets tasted pretty good.
"I saw rabbit tracks and fox,"
said another, which brought
questioning looks to one of the
teachers.
LOOKING FOR THE GOLD — Cindy Mothers and Elizabeth Robertson wait for the right time to turn the
top and get a bucket full of maple syrup. The two girls were waiting for the end productthey had been lear-
ning obout as they visited a sugar bush Friday. They are grade one students of Exeter Public School.
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Long before they had their fill
of seeking for themselves in the
woods, they were called back to
-Ibe -sugar--shanty-All-were- gi ven-
a sample of syrup in a paper cup.
"1 dont like this kind. I like the
kind from the bottle."
.1 think it's just delicious."
"It tastes like sugar candy."
"Pastes awful, Brian."
"Hey, Janice, this tastes
good...
"It's my third glass."
"oh, you poured that right
down her leg and into her boot."
While the reactions of tasting
maple syrup right from the
factory so to speak were mixed,
all learned from the experience.
Owner of the bush,Wayne
Tuckey, said there are about 235
trees that can be tapped in the
three acre site.
Before a tree is considered
ready • to be tapped it must be
about It► inches in diameter, he
FROM START TO FINISH — Katherine Jolly finally •dot to taste maple syrup after learning all obout
it's production Friday. The 45 grade one pupils learned how the sop flows from• the tree, is collected, and
said. eaten. They found the last port the most fun. The lesson was held at Tuckey's sugar bush; north.of Exeter.
He said a tree produces about' - T -A photo
to times as much' sap as it
requires. There were about 500
pails out catching the sap.
Taking the kids on the trip were
their teachers Mrs. Trudy
Cjlaffe. Mrs. Bernice Thompson
and some parents of the children.
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pnly three accidents were
investigated "the Exetei OPP'
this week. one of them involving
an aircraft.
It occurred on Saturday at 1:30
p.m: when a Hamilton man was
taxiing his Cessina 182 aircraft at
Huron Industrial Park and had a
wing tip come in contact with a
parked truck.
The plane sustained minor
damage and the three people on
board had to leave it at Huron
Park.
There was no damage to the
truck. The mishap was in-
vestigated by Constable Bill
Lewis.
At 9:45 p.m. Saturday. Xavier
Boogemans. Grand Bend.
sustained minor injuries when he
was involved in a single car crash
on Highway 4 near Centralia.
A tire blew out and the car
careened into the ditch.
Boogeman's head hit the wind-
shield.
Constable Bill Osterloo in-
vestigated and set total damage
at • $ 100.
The other crash was reported
at 2:40 p.m. Sunday when cars
driven by Brenda Haskell. Lucan
and Jerry Allen. London collided
on Highway 21. half a mile north
of Highway 83.
Both had been northbound and
the Haskett vehicle was in the
process of making a turn at the
time of the crash.
Constable Frank Giffin set
damage at $900.
During the week. the local
detachment officers charged 34
people under the Highway Traffic
Act and issued warnings to
another 25.
There were two charges under
the Criminal Code and five under
the Liquor Control Act. There
have been 126 LCA charges to
date this year.
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