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Times-Advocate, 1985-07-24, Page 31HONORED — Helene Regier of Mount Carmel, Jim Allaway of Vanastra and Jean Fleming of Mount Carmel were recently honored by staff, clients and other volunteers at the Huron Day Centre, Clinton. The three have volunteered more than five years of service for the centre which provides social and education activities for homebound people. (Shelley McPhee photo) Honour Day Centre volunteers Volunteer Appreciation Night was held July :3. at the Huron Day Centre. The volunteers and staff enjoyed a barbecue and social lime. Guest speaker was Ann St. Jean from Brantford. Ann. %vho was the founding co-ordinator of the Huron Day Centre %Then it opened in 1977. -thrilled all who attended with the adventures she and her husband had recently while .travelling around the world. One message she wanted to portray, take care of our water. sinc- ce there is so precious little of it left in the world. The Day Centre is happy to have several new faces this year. They are from Blyth, Ray Madill; from Brucefield area, Joyce Wilson, Bar- bara Moffat and Hilda Veenstra; from Clinton, Don Bruinsma, Betty Fawcett and Edna Mustard. Also. special mention went to those who come out occasionally,. from Vanastra, Mary Deveau, Ralph Guer- tin; from Brucefield, Eileen Town- send; from Bayfield. Liz Durand; FUN'DAY FARMER — Becky Bryan and Lisa Mardlin were in Satur- day's parade in Granton as Fun Day formers. T -A .hoto TALKING ABOUT FIRES --- During a recent Huron Mutual Fire Aid demonstration at Huron Park, Norm Hyde, chief of the Stephen township brigade at Huron Park chats with Lambeth chief Dave Pollard MUTUAL FIRE AID During a recent meeting of the Huron Mutual Fire Aid group secretory Jim Silts of Seaforth chats with Bill Hodge and Norm Wilson of the Huron Park department. T -A photo from Clinton, Betty Dreaddy, Pam Uyl, Karen Uyl, from Goderich, Dianne Ladd; from Seaforth, Isa Stanley. Volunteers who have given eine year of service are Bob Groves of Goderich, Bob Thompson of Londesboro and Betty O'Rourke of Listowel. Those who have given two years of service are Pat Watson, Sharon War- wick of Brussels, Marion Hill of Brucefield, Mable Price, Willa Rathwell of Clinton and Viola Riley and Elmer Rivers of Seaforth. Volunteers who have given three years of service are Gordon Finnigan of Goderich, Donna Klopp of Zurich and Irene Easton of Bayfield. Those who have given four years of service are June McCowan, Willy Brehm of Clinton and Ken McDougall of Vanastra. Volunteers who have given five years of service and received a five- year pin are Jim Allaway of Vanastra, Jean Fleming, Mary Mueller and Helen Regier of Mount Carmel. Volunteers. who have given six years of service and received a six- year pin are Henny Uyl and Phyllis Tyndall of Clinton. Seven year pins were given to Ed- win Zeale, Summerhill, Ruth Malkus of Seaforth, Muriel Jones of Clinton and Gertrude Postma of Varna. Awards were presented by volunteer co-ordiaators, Karen Scruton and Lois Fitzgerald. Tickets were drawn by .the three present seven-year volunteers. 1st prize - went to Rose Welch. a sheep- skin wall hanging. 2nd prize went to Denise Lane, Seaforth, an afghan. :3rd prize went • to Lenny Bloomfield. Seaforth, a handmade doll made al the Huron Day Centre. Times -Advocate, July 24, 1985 Page 19A Swine specialist leaves county This article will be my last as a Swine Specialist with the Ontario. Ministry of Agriculture and Food. My next thrust will be through the Ralston Purina Organization. First I would like to thank the pork pro- ducers of Ontario for so willingly opening your barn doors to me. You; the pork producers, were my training and my pleasures for the last 12 years. Every farm visit was a tremendous and pleasurable ex- perience. It is your thoughts and ideas that leave me with my current thoughts and insight into the Swine In- dustry. Thank you. I have always tried to challenge the readers and to create a new way of thinking in my articles. I believe press releases are to get you mental- ly stimulated, rather than to discuss specifics, like energy • alternatives. hovers, slates, nutrient densities, etc. Mental stimulation leads to action. You first have to think your actions through -- just like putting together a Rubik's cube. Specific topics, relative only to your operation. are to be discussed in a farm visit -- not a general press release. The Rubik's cube is your own. As a resulty, I have had some criticism in asking me to give answers to problems. in the press release. I do not believe this is possi- ble. Besides, hundreds of books are already written on each topic. in- stead, my method was for you to find -your own solution. Only you can relate best to your situation. By now you should have learned that you do not depend upon the masses of govern- ment to wave a magic wand. Your best view of government is in a mir- ror. The magic is already within you. Essentially. any criticism you have of government. you have of yourself. Point a finger and four fingers point back. If I could leave one motto behind. it would be AS COMPARED TO WHAT? The day for testimonials is over. If you want to be a survivor, it will have to be based on cold hard facts and not relative statements such as good or bad. It is doubly wrong when you compare yourself to industry averages. We waste a lot of good time and effort on meaningless com- parisons when there is fully one im- portant figure and it's your own cost of production. I believe one of the areas that offers the greatest 'bang for the buck' is the nutritional environment interaction. We can and will have to make better use of our feeds, but this is totally dependent upon the health that is created by the pig's environment. As a result, nutrition and environment are one and the same. 'therefore, like pork producers, I too have question- ed my future as a Swine Specialist, as I too depend on the industry. My con - The readers write Dear Sir, As Friedsburg Days '85 quickly ap- proaches. the most ambitious and en- thusiastic plans ever are being made to celebrate Dashwood's 125th birthday. One of the many highlights of this special event will be the debut of our handsome History of Dashwood book. Special emphasis is being directed towards our youth in games, sports activities, a gigantic birthday party and an enormous parade which will boast six bands and increased prizes. This energetic community effort reflects the lively spirit which makes one proud to be part of our town's history! Ruth Anne Merner Dashwood elusion is that we will be specializing a lot more; utilizing the technological advancements of electronics, com- puters, biotechnology, etc. We will be mass producing more than tver before. It's hard to break tradition, especially in farming. I may not be the way we want things, but it's the best guess of the future. Therefore, I've put my chips on the nutrition X en- vironment interactioh. So what does the Swine Industry hold for us'.' More information. more intensity. more speed and more volume looks like a sure bet. Marketing seems like the current fad word in the Industry. I can only hope we remember there are no free lun- ches, somebody always ,jays the price. If -marketing has a potential. then someone will have to pay the price to capitalize on its opportunities. The greatest fear is from petty politi- cians that put up artificial barriers in international trade agreements. therefore, versatility is 'a better choice. Versatility in marketing through a producer owned slaughter facility, new products such as a pork - soy -duck combination and other things beyond my imagination. The other side of marketing. yet to be discovered is corporate financing. So versatility may be the better choice than marketing. The Industry will also have to seek more representation on laws being made for you on environment and humane treatment of animals. I sincerely believe no one cares for animals more than a farmer. But, in spite of reality, the industry will become more diluted from the barn into negotiations across a boardroom table. The final result is: surviving is winning. Enjoy today, for it is your best day. God Bless. Richard Smelski Swine Specialist •I INDIANS ON PARADE — Appearing in Sunday's Ailsa Craig Turtle Days parade as Indian, were Charlene Sharrow, Casey and Heather Turnbull and Warren and Tina Sharrow. T -A �,photo to� L Cardiff returns from Taiwan trip - Murray Cardiff, MI' for Huron - Bruce is returning home today (Wednesday i from a 15 -day trade mission with external affairs to Taiwan. Cardiff and a fellow MP from Alberta as well as civil servants are there to see about exporting Canadian goods to the eastern country. - Perth's MP Harry Brightwell is sticking a little closer to home. ile spent this past weekend at the Listowel Fair on Friday night and later at the Lion's club youth camp at Wildwood. - Provincially. iluron-Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. now the agriculture minister for Ontario. is heading off to St. John's, New- foundland for the provincial -federal agricultural ministers conference. Riddell left Sunday and is expected back this Friday. - His counterpart to -the north. Huron -Bruce MPP Murray Elston spent his weekend in the riding. On Saturday he was at his Wingham con, stituency office and on Sunday he was at the Bruce County picnic. Mr. Elston has spent the past two to three weeks being briefed in his new role as provincial minister of health. - Recent elections in District 22 of the Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (Perth County ► READY FOR A PICNIC for ri picnic The riders on the seniors float in Sunday's Ailsa Craig parade were ready have resulted in Tom Barker. a teacher at Mitchell District high School being named president. Ile takes over from John Hofstee of Listowel. Chance to win circus tickets The Al G. Kelly -Miller Bros. Circus will be in Exeter on Saturday. August :3 for one day only with performances at 2:00 and 5:30 p.nt. at the South Huron Recreation ('entre grounds. Advance tickets are available at a discount price at the South Huron Recreation ('entre prior to show day for $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children ) 11 and under). Tickets al the box office are $6.00 and $3.50. so don't delay. Due to the generosity of several local businesses, the Rec Centre is of- •fering to free circus tickets to the win- ners of our "Test Your Circus Q" con- test. MI youngsters 11 years and under are eligible to enter. Just print you answers to the follow- ing questions along with your full name, address and phone number and drop it off at the Rec. Centre dur- ing office hours (9.12 and 1-4:30). En- try deadline is Wednesday, July 31st. One entry rr youngster, please. "TESTI YOUR CIRCUS Q" 1. WHAT CIRCUS ANIMAL iS KNOWN AS "KING OF F3EASTS"? 2. UNSCRAMBLE THESE LET- - TERS TO SPELL A FAVORITE CIR- CUS ATTRACTION. HEPNALTE 3. THiS CiRCUS ANIMAL iS ALSO THE NAME OF A FAMOUS DETROIT BASEBALL, TEAM. 4. FINISH THIS SENTENCE " Ile flies through the air with the greatest of ease. that daring young man on the flying 5. HOW DO YOU FiT FOUR ELEPHANTS iN A VOLKSWAGON? Remember, get yourentries in M• Wednesday. July 31 to he eligible for free circus tickets. A PARADE PAIR Erin Morris and Joanne Lansink were in Satur- day's Granton Fun Days parade as Siamese twins. T -A photo Cowgirls pick up pair of victories The Crediton Cowgirls ladies fast ball team ended up their two week stretch with two wins and one loss. The ladies defeated Parkhill 10.9. and Poplar 14-6 and lost to the Den- field squad 5-4. Crediton doesn't play again until Monday night when they host Den- field in Crediton. in their action -packed game against Parkhill. the Cowgirls came from an 8-2 deficit in the sixth inning to defeat the first place team by one run. Leading Crediton at the plate were Tammy Regier and Marilyn Smithers with five hits apiece. Brenda Iredale had three hits while Deb Lord added two. Batting out single hits were Lori Devlacminck, Wendi Schwindt, Kathy Gielen and Kelly l'hillips. Pitching an outstanding game for Crediton was Brenda Iredale with five strikeouts. In their loss to Denfield, the ladies didn't get on the playing field until 10:30 p.m. becaues of ;in Ontario Regional boys' game which made for a long tiring evening. The Crediton squad held Denfield hack until the ninth inning when (he opposition pulled ahead and took the win. Leading Crediton al the plate was Karen Williams with four hits. Bren- da Iredale and Marilyn Smithers pounded out three hits apiece while double hits were added by Tammy Regier. -Wendi Schwindt and Kathy Gielen. Karen Bowerman added a single hit. Brenda Wilds was the starling pil- cher with relief from Brenda Iredale. In their win over Poplar Hill, the Cowgirls had a slow start but came alive in the third inning with no holding back until 'the end of the game. Leading Crediton at the plate was Tammy Regier with two home runs and two singles. Brenda Iredale, 'Brenda Wilds, Wendi Schwindt had their hats going with three hits apiece. Sue Muller. Lori i evlaeminck, Cecil Muller and Karen Bowerman added double hits while single hits were added by Kelly Philips. Marilyn Smithers and Kathy Gielen. Brenda Wilds was the winning pit- cher chalking up five strikeouts.