Clinton News-Record, 1984-01-04, Page 3P
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CLINTON - HUren e0111401 Mil 4roeien
are being tacidetifrOM the route
• Moat 20•farnerabere.arniavehied in 04-
. tarIa's fist grassroots Soil and Water Con-
s servation District to • find ways to reduce
eruslon oh their farms and at the same time,
sustain high yields.
f•-• „The Districtis supporte4V fear giatip,S
• the 3OOmembei Hron SolL'and-,Crop Im-
provement Association, the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF)
and the Aosabie-Bayfield and Maitland
Valley Con,servation Authorities.
Their efforts are coordiRated by an ext
e,cutive Committee and earned put by Con-
. servation Agronomist Carol Thompson at
• the Clinton OMAF office. She is working
with each farmer setting up on-farm plots to
.try ininininun tillage practices, terracing
and ridge cultivation. •
• 'I'm encouraging farrhers to_try these
- - methods themselves sotlicvy-gain first hand
experience and see/results on their own
. farms."
• "This gives them confidence to use these
methods again and talk positively about
• them with their neighbors.'
The District's grassrOots approach is
- ideal, says. Jitil_Aniold, assistant manager
°fa& management and conservation for
OMAF''s plant industry branch.
"It allows farmers to tailor their con-
servation methods to their area's Unique
soil conditions and erosion problems. Shar-
ing special equipment is also possible when
a small group of local farmers is involved. -
and that really cuts costs."
Promoting new tillage practices also in-
volves re-educating farmers, which is most
easily done at a local level, he says.
"Tillage and cropping practices are
farmer -dependent. They must fit into his
system of operation, his soil type and his
management style."
"Promoting these at the local level helns
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farmers realise that a change in tillagepractines is
can be completely'effKiive:"
A 1982 OMAF study 'outlined to area
farmers the need for a grassroots con-
servation group, says. Doh Lobb, District
Chairman who has been using conservation
tillage practices on his farm for the past
three years.
The study showed that erosion costs
•Huron county $6,8 million annually in lost
production - the second highest total erosion
cost in the province.
"The grassroots organization was also
formed because area farmers were becom-
ing increasingly concerned about yield
losses due to erosion and were looking for
leadership and technical expertise," he
says.
The District has held several workshops
and information meetings, including an on-
farm conservation tour to interest- farmera
in conservation measures and show them
how these can be used to save their soil, and.
at the same time sustain high yields.
Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority
says the organization of the District is uni-
que and' he hopes other counties will follow
Huron county's lead.
"The District is similar to.a co-operative.
AR -agenda work•together_ta set direction
and policy and function as 4 information
centre for farmers."
He says the conservation authorities are
working with farmers in the District to find
ways to stop soil erosion from affecting
water courses.
• He says he thinks it is realistic to expect
positive results from the District's work
within the next three to four years.
"I hope the trend is slow but continuous to
give us time to learn how to carry out soil
conservation management, protect the
water courses and at the same time, sustain
high yields.
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Wayne Tudwell of Clinton is an employee of New Orleans, a new establishment on Huron
Street in Clinton. He is seen here cutting one of the first pizzas to leave the ovens of the
new restaurant. The doors were opened on December 28 at 5 p.m. for Clintonians to sam-
ple pizzas, available in four different sizes or one of seven different submarines. Also
available are soft drinks and coffee. (Wendy Somerville photo)
Citizens and groups give donations to Clinton
DONATIONS TO CLINTON PUBLIC
HOSPITAL for December 1983 include:
Ruth B. MacLean, S.S. No. 4, Goderich
Township, Mrs. Marie Wilts; Mrs. Rose
Welch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Thompson,
Order of the Easter Star No. 266, Union Gas
Limited, Heilke and Gertrude Roetci-
soender, Palma Men?, Mildren P. Blake,
Robert and Patricia Mann,, Adolph and
• Hilda Gerger, Sunoco Inc. c/o Ross Scott
PiielS, Estate of Stewart Middleton; James
Towe, Francyna Cormier, Corporation of
the Town of Clinton $5 000 Sarah Rale
Chaptet 1.0.D.E., Signal Star Publishing
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;Lena KingsWell7 Lrfiretavitonrilderfe
Iteattie, Suzanne Brandon, Dorothy Carter;
• Carol L. Peel, .Brenda Dowson, Mr, and
Mrs. Russell • Flowers, Jean Kennedy,
. Velma Lewis, Linda J. Reid; Diane Stinson,
• Betty Wilkin, Margaret Dale, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Miller, Mrs. Norman Vincent, KlOm-
peen .Feest, Helen Wills, Jack Snell.
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Welcome
Mr. and Mrs. Herb Shannon, Mrs. Mary L.
Murphy; Richard Porter, Kenneth Cooke,
Eunice Arthur, Ken and Gail Daer, Jennifer
Brabant; Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Bruce, D.S.
• Coventry, Mary DeJong, Thelma Elierby,
Margaret Thorndike, Muriel F. Rooth, Mrs.
Ardyss M. Daniels, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
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• Miss Mary I. Jamieson, Mrs. Marion Mc-
Cann, 4ung Mint, Mr. Brock Olde, Mr. and
Reta A. Kelland, Pauline Leppington, Mr.
and Lina Cochrane, Clinton Kinette Club,
$2,500, Royal Canadian Legion Br. -140,
$3,500, Don and Maaike Dodds, Margaret
Lawson, Violet Howes, J. Clifton Proctor,
DONATIONS IN MEMORY 'OF: Jeffrey
Alan Proctor, George Johnson, Irene Knox,
Lawrence Denomme, Della Nesbitt, Gladys
Wallis, Eula Roy, Linda Kennedy, Pearl
Westlake, Jack Yeo, Norman Walker, Roy
• Fitzsimons, Nelson Lear; Fred Davison,
and Mrs. Bruce Lockhart, Kathy Rueger, Mary Johnston, Ron McCann, Mrs. Pearl
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Jones; Mrs. Clara Shaddick Jerry and den, Blanche T„: Pownall, Russell Giles,
Joyce Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Percy Pugh, Mr. Albert Wright.
and Mrs. Walter Bell, Nancy MacDonald- Bradley Atkinsen, Viola Nelson, Harold
Excel; Christine Ball, William Blake, John Adams, Florence Elliott, Mr. and Mrs.
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According- • to Mrs. Durnin, who Is the
recreation director for the.; centre, the
course has been offered iiii.Vanastra for the
MI six years and has been a success. She.
said the centre started off with its own
*Stem of Oviminstnetion but two years ago
began teaching the Red Cross color course.
•$4.• ..
.-"We didn't like their 'Med Cross) Old
system of pass or fail so we adapted our
own.. Their new system -is on a continuous
valuation system that's much better,"
Mrs. Durnin said. •
-;:-Ontheaverage, the.student will tornplete—
enly one color in a 10 -week course. It takes
levels.abut seven years to complete all the color
Mrs. Durnin explained that the course is .
generally geared for. youths and that the •
only course requirement is that the child be
able to touch the bottom of the shallow end
of the pool with their chin above water. The
shallow end- of the pool -is 32" %deep. She
recommended, that. the child.onrol
parent and tot swim program or Km-
derswim before taking the Red Cross
swimming course.
She said that most children begin taking
the course at the age of four or five. The
student starts out in the yellow color and
after completing six colors advances to the
final color, white. The yellow color level is,
basically an introduction and orientatiiii to
the shallow, water environment through
exploration, enjoyment and safety. The
student is told the rules of the facility and is
taught water safety. The skills learned at
this level are basic.
"At the yellow level there is always some
hesitation on the student's part. The biggest
step 1., convincing them that it doesn't hurt
to go underwater," Mrs. Durnin said. She
explained that to encourage children to get
into the pool, water games are played. •
The final white color is much more dif-
ficult. The purpose of this level is to have the
student achieve a high level of proficiency in
survival, safety and strokes. Students will
also understand the signs and prevention of
hypothermia.' Since, approximately one-
third of Canada's 900 drowning victims last
year were involved withsome sort of water
craft at the time of death, the ,couree level
alsolleelawIth water o4tort safety.
'Regent bream** Stressed In the white
color. The student le asked 1040.40rin the
rescue breathing technique* any one of the
felaswieg, situations: Metter and victim on
land, rescuer onland,;14.010 in:water.
- The final activity In the white level for
the student to swim 50ametrea (20 leigth0 of
the pool).
• After successfully completing white, the
student can, ,take the Royal Life Saving
Socjety Bronze Medalion,coarse (minimum
e 0! 14). completion of this course allows
the participant V) become a.junior life guard
(must be10,-yearte anII._be accompanied
by a senior life guard *bile on duty). The
ROYa Life Course runs for 30 hours of pool
activ-ity'andA hours of lecture.
The next step is to take the Red Cross
Leader course, which is also a prerequisite
to getting an instructor's certif, icate. Upon
completion of the Red Cross Leader course;
the student is eligible to becolne a senior life
guard (must be at least 17 ye d).
Tertietionre a 'sviiinitiing instructor -can-
didates must complete a two-Vveekend 50
hour course. Mrs. Durnin said the centre
will run these courses this winter if there's
enough interest shown.
Adult courses
The Vanastra Community Centre also
offers swimming courses for adults through
a different system. Mrs. Durnin explained
that the adults perform Sonie-Of the Sitine
skills as the youthts-course but with -Out The
color system. She said the adult course isn't
as structured..
The 'course 'runs every 10 weeks and has
been a success in the past as 80 people
signed up last year.
Public schools involved
Each year 10 public schools in the area
participate in the Red Cross course.
Generally Grade 3 and 4 students enrol in an
eight-week course that is incorporated into
their physical education course.
Everyone should sign up
"The main objective of the course Is to
reduce drovining aecidents through people
awareness and skill development," Mrs:
Durnin explained.
• "Over the years We've had hundreds of
people go Omagh the course. A few have
gone on to higher levels to become in-
structors. Everybody should be exposed to
swim lessons. You should know how to react
to a life-threatening situation."
For further information on the swimming
courses contact the Vanastra Community
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