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A20 - Champion Country, Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Nqptn~u. W~ ON ,/Ledwith awarded for lus decades of agricultural wort Milton resident Peter Ledwith bas reaped the bepefits of deca of hard work ini the agriculture indusury. On June 15, Mr. Ledwitb received the prestigious John Scblebecker Award from the Association for Living Histoty, Fa and Agricultural Museums- (ALHFAM). ALHFAM is a wo rldwide organization of people passion about the preservation of agricultural history. The John Schlebecker Award, named -for ALHFAM's founding member, awarded to outstanding members of the organization. "The award is based on essentially two things," said Ledwith. "It recognizes people who have contributed extensively to field of agriculture, and people wbo have contributed to AL FAM." Mr. Ledwitb was the curator of the Ontario Agricultu Museum, 110W Country Heritage Park, from 1975 to 1996. O the years he bas been the Canadian regional representative ALHFAM, served on the board of directors for nine years, ands the first person to serve as president of the orgallization for t years. Mr. Ledwith attended a banquet in Des Moines, Iowa to rece the award. He said he was surprised when he got the phone saymng he bad won, because he bas been out of the field for ei years. "It's quite an honour," he said. "I've known personally eveiy person who bas received award, and 110w it's me." Wben current ALHFAM president Lynne Belluscio presen Mr. Ledwitb witb the award, she said that be sbowed incredi commitment to the organization. "Peter was president of the organization during a critical timi its bistory, and it is feit that due to bis extraordinary efforts perseverance during this time, ALHFAM escaped fmnancial dit ter," she said. 0 Yocur nxtca ws I.- ----ifer Agieultural skis to be highlighted des This century has seen'more changes im technology than any other in histo- T. ry. on To demonstrate the cbanging nature of work over the past 100 years, ate Counstry Herstage Park will feature a T b eritage skills weekend this Saturday is and Sunday froru 1100111 5 p.m. The event wi higblight thse various skills prevalent in agricultur and the rural life over 100 years ago, and fea- .H- ti5e coStmed itetpreters such as a blacksinith and a 1910 schooteacher. iraI Vrisitors will be able to learn about ver eads ocoitn, and didm illi be for abetoexperiencewàt it was I&eto. vas be a sudpt 100 yearago. WO A mi&imtry cxhibt wif aao be fbtured. wltieh wll show the devel- call butin over the laat ceatury. nity to kan how butter atad cheese bhis are made, and even make butter flsm- selves. ted In addiio, visitais will ble to ble sSe kw farmers workod cows, bois es, pigsanmd otber livestock. in "lana wrlwbintechnologyhbu and overtaken mort physical ways of as- ~amplishing a tauk, t l fl mm to go back to one*s ows romt, bo upderstand and appreciate sow thinps wereoeoc," sM Reg Cressaaea, "Wé wat te tach cildeLto vahc about thse pant" For more information, cail (905) 878-8151 or viai www.coqbyber- lveChllurch adding *Wed. services IEbenezer United Churcb is now holding Ispecial services on Wednesdays in July and August. IbTe services will be offered in addition to regular Sunday services, and will take Iplace at 7 p.m. All are welcome. Ebenezer United Church is located at 12274 Guelph Lie, just north of No. 20 ISideroad. For more iformation, cail Pastor Mark RutIedge at (905) 854-2423.