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| : 4-H Is more than cookies and cows but unfortunatel people have about the established 14 -- PORT PERRY STAR REAL ESTATE -- Tuesday, March 13, 1990 ¥, & y; y that's the impression many young group. 4-H offers a wide variety of programs including bread-making, environment protection, wildlife, community citizenship, and veterinary club. Find out more about 4-H by attending an information night. Pictured above are 4-H members Anne Parrinder and Dave Grandy, with cow Altona Lea. See story for more Infor- mation. More than cows and cookies 4-H information meeting Today's 4-H appeals to a new generation of young people and now 4-H leaders across Ontario are organizing public meetings to tell everyone about the program. Members of the local community are invited to 4-H's Family Infor- mation Night to be held at 7:00 pP.m., on March 21 at the Brooklin United Church. ~The Family Information Night 1s part of a province-wide cam- paign to promote awareness of 4-H. A lively campaign featuring "4-H is 4U"' has already begun to appear in the form of posters, newspaper advertisements and New Jerusalem to perform Welcome home Glen McBride, after spending ten weeks in hospital, following an accident breaking both ankles. The hall board are holding a euchre party in Greenbank hall on Friday evening, March 23, at 8:00 p.m.. Come and bring a friend. Marcus and Matthew Otis of Scugog Island spent the weekend with their grandparents Mr. and Mrs. William Earle. A couple of red wing blackbirds have returned at the Nonquon Educational Centre. Betty Stone was the organist at Church this Sunday, with her granddaughter Leslie Bradley as soloist. Rev. David Shepherd is on vacation this week. Speaker next Sunday is Rev. Walter Franklin - Hearne of Cambray. Nice to see John and Cathy Foster out to church on Sunday, with their twins. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Clark and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Forsythe were recent callers with Armour and Rachel McMillan. Audrey and Alvin McGee of Lindsay spent the weekend with his brother Mel and Betty McGee. Holly Beattie has her friend Lindsey Young of Oshawa, spen- ding a few days with her. Margaret Couperthwaite ac- companied the Senior Citizens on a tour of the Sky Dome on Wednesday. Adam and Mark Olivero are visiting a few days with their radio announcements. The cam- paign's goal is to introduce a new generation of young people to the 4-H program. The Family Information Night is for youth as well as their parents. 4-H is a skills and activi- ty program for young people 11 to 21 years of age. Adults also par- ticipate in 4-H as project leaders, organizers, field trip leders, etc. Plan to attend the Family Infor- mation Night on Wednesday, March 21 to learn about 1990's 4-H projects being offered in the Durham Region. Young people in grandparents Joe and Doris Olivero in Lindsay. Sally and Bert Bishop and sons Bradley and Matthew from Orillia visited Saturday with Don and Helen Mckean. Mrs. Muriel Gibson spent a few days last week with her daughter Nancy Leamon and family at Claremont. The Greenbank United Church Women invite you to an evening of entertainment with "New Jerusalem" at the Greenbank United Church. The High School Youth Cantata attendance will have the chance to win a pair of Blue Jay tickets. In addition, a gift, donated by White Feather Country Store in Raglan, will be awarded to one visiting adult. For those who are unable to at- tend the meeting on March 21, another meeting is scheduled for March 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sunderland Town Hall. For more information about either meeting, contact the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office at 852-3328 or 1-800-263-3251. group will be an inspiration to all, on Sunday April 1 at 7:30 p.m. for a one hour show, followed by refreshments. Ross and Mary Real and Betty and Willie Stone attended a special birthday get-together for Don Real at Bowmanville on Saturday evening. Please phone news next week to Doris at 985-7886. Gladys and George Van De Walker attended the 40th wedding anniversary of their friends Phyllis and Lloyd Clarke of Oshawa on Sunday. - Jack Moore elected president of local Historical Society A number of dedicated people were elected to hold office for the Society and Museum at the An- nual Meeting. This small but energetic group dre involved in numerous activities throughout the year to promote the historical significance of our area. If you are interested in serving in some capacity please get in touch with us. Society Directors: Jack Moore (President) 985-7194; Grace Hastings (Secretary); Roy Grier- son (Treasurer); Barbara Ellaschuk; Vilma Giannini; Vera Hazelhurst; Lesley Haynes; Jack Kane; Ray Munro; Marilyn Pearce; Roy Walker-Smith. Museum Board: Mary-Lynne Williamson; (Curator/Director) 985-3589; Pat Boyd (Chairperson) 985-7034; Bruce McHugh (Vice- Chairman); Rhonda Fraser (Secretary); Gail Sheridan (Treasurer); Marilyn Pearce (Council Rep.); Allan Goreski (Council Rep.) ; Art Richardson; Roy Walker-Smith; Jack Kane; Clive Boyd; Gary Woods; Pamela Henshall; Jack Moore. Group may Venture into Sunderland if interest is there The Scouting Movement is on the move in Sunderland once more. This has been a very ex- citing year so far with Scouts returning to Sunderland and now the possibility of Ventures star- ting up. The Sunderland Scouting group committee is holding a Ven- ture Interest Questionaire on March 18 at the Royal Canadian Legion between 2 and 4 in the afternoon. The Venture program holds many exciting challenges for young men and women between the ages of 14 to 17. As Scouting sections, the emphasis of the pio- gram are on outdoor activities, for example; hiking, camping and canoeing. Ventures also learn to com- municate, solve problems, and make adult-like decisions through the program. Ventures also have a unique opportunity to explore vocational challenges. Ventures are set up like small companies with its own elected executive to handle ad- ministrative duties. Each com- pany works in conjunction with an adult Venture advisor on their projects and program. If enough interest is shown on March 18, then a Venture com- pany may be started in Sunderland. For more informa- tion please feel free to call, Larry O'Connor at 357-3011, the Group Committee, Chairperson. The Environment GOOD READING by Janet Banting This week I'd like to talk about some of the good reading material that is available on environment-related subjects. Almost every newspaper now has a regular column on the en- vironment and many environmental groups are publishing their own newsletters, magazines, and so on. Although I'm a voracious reader, there is no hope of keeping up with it all, and even try- ing to inform everyone of all there is is an impossible task! Since I like to keep this column practical, the intent of this one will be to let people know about extra reading they can do that will provide a lot of practical ideas on helping to improve the environ- ment we all share. First I'll give a list of the newspaper columns on the environ- ment that I'm aware of. The Toronto Star has a column by David Suzuki on Saturdays and one by Kim Pittaway in the Neighbors East Section on Thursdays. The Oshawa Times has a column by Suzanne Elston on Mondays and the News Advertiser (Ajax and Pickering) has a Recycler's Report by Larraine Roulston on Wednesdays. The Uxbridge Tribune has an environmental column once a month by Shelley Galloway. All of these columns are worth reading if you can find the time! I've received lots of good ideas at different times from these writers and will con- tinue to pass their ideas along, giving credit where it's due. I know that I have mentioned The Canadian Green Consumer Guide a number of times already in this column, but it's worthy of another plug. For those of you who haven't already bought or read a copy, it contains information on what environmental- ly conscious consumers need to know in order to avoid buying products that are harmful to the environment (by endangering health, causing damage to the environment, causing un- necessary waste, adversely affecting other countries, and so on). It also has chapters on "Working and Investing" and "Travel and Leisure." This book is widely available if you want to buy a copy (locally at Valu-Mart and Books Galore and More; at Zehrs in Uxbridge; and at the Civic Book store and Classics in Oshawa) as well as being available to borrow from both Scugog and Uxbridge libraries. Silent Spring is a book that was originally published in 1962 by Rachel Carson, and it makes for fascinating, if frightening, reading. Ms. Carson, an American biologist, wrote the book about the terrible effects that man-made chemicals in insec- ticides and herbicides can have on people, wildlife, and the en- vironment in general. The really shocking thing about this book is that it was published almost thirty years ago and massive reliance on these chemicals continues today! If you are in- terested in learning more about the dangers of man-made chemicals, this book is definitely worth a read. Unfortunately, due to its age, it is not widely available. I managed to borrow it from high school library in Scarborough, and it is also available from the Scugog Memorial Library. Another good book I learned about recently (from Kim Pit- taway's column in the Toronto Star) is the Home and Family Guide-Practical Action for the Environment. It is published by the Harmony Foundation of Canada, an Ottawa-based group devoted to environmental education. The book first offers general information about energy, hazardous products, waste, and water, then goes on a room-by-room tour of the average household and makes suggestions on how readers can learn to use less energy, avoid the use of hazardous products, create less garbage, and safeguard our water supplies. The book can be ordered from the Harmony Foundation for $7.50 ($4.95 plus $2.55 postage and handling), at P.O. Box 3444, Station D, 340 Laurier Ave. West, Ottawa, K1P 6P9. You can pay by cheque, money order, or Visa or Diners Club credit cards. The Scugog Memorial Library is ordering a copy which will be available for borrow- ing once it has arrived. The introductory message in the Home and Family Guide was written by well-known painter Robert Bateman, and in it he mentions famous photographer Ansel Adams' pact with himself to do something every single day toward helping save our planet. Maybe we could all try to follow his example. If we can't be bothered to do it for ourselves, let's do it for the sake of our children!