Zurich Citizens News, 1978-08-03, Page 71
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Notice
Monthly Meeting of Huron County
Federation of Agriculture
August 3, 1978
8:30 P.M.
CREDITON
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NOTICE TO EQUIPMENT OWNERS
For "Winter Maintenance Operations 1978-79 Season",
the following equipment is required:
TRUCKS - With minimum R.G.W. 32,000 lbs. suitable for
mounting power sanding units, are required at
the following locations:
ONE TRUCK - Arthur, St. Marys, Freeport, Ac-
ton, Clinton, Erin
TWO TRUCKS - Harriston, Listowel, Wingham,
Goderich, Grand Bend
NOTE: Standby rate for single axle 32,000 Ib. R.G.W.
trucks is $15.00 per day.
TRUCKS - With minimum R.G.W. 45,500 lbs. tandem
drive, required at the following locations:
ONE TRUCK - Listowel, Wingham, Clinton,
Milverton, New Hamburg, Acton, Hickson
TWO TRUCKS - Arthur, Guelph, Erin, Freeport,
Mitchell
THREE TRUCKS - Shelburne
NOTE: Standby rate for tandem axle 45,500 Ib. R.G.W.
trucks is $19.00 per day.
THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER MUST HAVE A P.C.V. CLASS
"R" LICENCE FOR THE APPROPRATE REGION.
LOADERS - (without Operator) - 11/2 Cu. Yd. 4 Wheel
Drive
ONE EACH AT THE FALLOWING LOCATIONS:
Shelburne, Arthur, Listowel, Wingham, Clinton,
Erin, St. Marys, Milverton, New Hamburg,
Freeport, Guelph, Acton, Mitchell, Hickson
Sealed tenders on forms supplied by the Ministry will be
received by the District Engineer, 581 Huron Street, P.O.
Box 8, Stratford, Ont. N5A 6S8 - Telephone - 271-3550 -
until 9:00 a.m. local time. -
MONDAY, AUGUST 21st, 1978
Specifications, tender forms and envelopes may be ob-
tained in person or by mail from the District Office in
Stratford, When requesting tenders, please specify
location(s).
THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARILY
ACCEPTED
PART OF YOUTH EXCHANGE — Vernon Hendricks of
Jamaica is one of many young people from around the world
who is participating in the Lions International Youth ex-
change. Vernon who is staying in Bayfield, was a recipient of
this inflatable footballer from the camp near St. -Marys where
he has been staying for part of his visit to Canada.
Jamaican visitor
likes local area
One of the major
problems which this world
faces is a lack of understan-
ding between the various
peoples of the world but ac-
cording to Vernon Hendricks
the peoples of the globe are
basically the same
regardless of skin, colour or
language.
Vernon is a 16 year stu-
dent from Old Harbour, a
community of 1,000 people in
the south central portion of
the Caribbean island of
Jamaica and is one of 54
young people taking part in a
Lions International Youth
exchange.
Hosting the young man for
his stay in this part of the
country is the family of John
and Kathleen Siertsema of
Bayfield.
Hendricks became in-
volved in the exchange
through his membership
with the Leos club, a youth
organization sponsored by
the Lions, in his home town.
Hendricks who is presi-
dent of the club, said he was
one of three Jamaican
youths chosen to take part.
It was only in June, that he
became aware that he was
chosen to be part of the ex-
change.
The trip for the young man
who lists soccer and cricket
as his favorite sports, began
on July 15 in Toronto after a
four hour flight from his
homeland.
When asked for his first
impressions of the country,
he said it was the large size
of Toronto which has as
many people as Jamaica
does.
While this may be his first
trip to Canada, Hendricks
said he has visited Mexico
and New York City.
As part of the exchange
program, the youth from
around the world have spent
much time at a Lions
operated camp at Wildwood
park and reservoir near St.
Marys.
At the camp which places
an emphasis on sports and
fellowship, Hendricks
received an inflatable soccer
player as a momento of his
stay at the camp.
When he returns home,
he'll go back to school for
another two years to study
and hopefully Vernon adds,
to play soccer for his school.
When he finishes his
secondary education, he
hopes to study engineering
at a school -in either England
or Florida.
While staying in Bayfield,
Hendricks has been to
Grand Bend and Ripley and
has also visited a local farm
which is of interest to the
young man since he lives on
a farm in Jamaica.
The farm which consists
of 40 acres is operated by his
father, mother, brother and
himself and has 20,000
broiler chickens plus a few
acres of vegetables.
"Most of the land is
irrigated and crops are
grown year round," he said.
One of the differences
between farming in Canada
and Jamaica aside from the
larger scale, is the extensive
use of electric fences in this
country.
Hendricks said he has
been swimming lake Huron
but prefers the warmer
waters of the Caribbean.
In terms of food
differences- he had never
tasted peaches, currants and
cherries before and added
that although there is
a chocolate faciory in
Jamaica, "basically,
Jamaicans don't eat
sweets."
One thing that is universal
is the quality of a
MacDonald's hamburger, he
says, with a "Big Mac"
tasting the same in Jamaica
as it does in Canada.
Like most good citizens of
any country, he comes to the
defence of his homeland
which has gained a reputa-
tion of being politically un-
stable.
"In Jamaica there is a
peace treaty now. That bad
time was only a small era
but it gave us a lot of bad
publicity," he says.
As with most lands that
were settled by -the
Europeans there has been a
considerable intermixing of
the peoples with Hendrick's
great grandfather being
born in Scotland. On his
mother's side, his great,
great grandfather was a
chief of an African group,
the Maroons, slaves who es-
caped to the hills of
Jamaica.
The Siertsema's have
been involved in the Lions
youth exchange for about
three years with John saying
"We find it very in-
teresting" and added that
the children of the household
enjoy having a visitor in the
home.
According to the principal
of J.A. McCurdy school in
Huron Park an equal of
Canadian youths have gone
abroad to complete the ex-
change.
The young man from
Jamaica will be in the coun-
try for another two weeks.
Citizens News, August 3, 1978
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