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CT a heii lA Sf 4 Ld dh ire ud Dil Lh aac ose Mal ae 4 Ted and Wilma Smith of Blackwater, north of Port Perry, have been named as Central Region reps as Outstanding Young Farmers, and they will be visting Calgary later this fall. (see story for details) NS WINDOW FASHIONS VERTICAL & VENETIAN BLINDS ROLLER & PLEATED SHADES CUSTOM DRAPERY SPECIALTY BLINDS Residential & Commercial PATIO DOOR SPECIAL 72x84 72 HOUR 84x84 89.95 wu 99.95 Includes Valance - Many Colours to Choose From Lifetime Warranty on Tracking System. Lowest Prices Guaranteed. sition 985-3067 MOBILE SERVICE GUARANTEED WORKMANSHIP DE EERE RE EAP REY LE Blackwater couple Central Region reps as Outstanding Young Farmers Ted and Wilma Smith will be heading west this October. The Smiths will represent the Central Region in the Na- tional Outstanding Young Farmer Program to be held over five days in Calgary this fall. They were selected to rep- resent the Central Region at ceremonies held April 7 in New- market. The Outstanding Young Farmer Program is a joint effort by the Canadian Junior Cham- ber/Jaycees and the Calgary Exhibition and Stampede. This is the fourth time Mr. amd Mrs. Smith have been nominated in Central Region, but the first time they have been chosen to represent this area at the National level. The Smiths operate a large dairy farm in Brock Township, east of Blackwater. They are partners in Tele- dale Farms with Ted's parents, Leslie and Ruth Smith, his sis- ter Norma and her husband Jim Ferguson. They milk 656 pure-bred Holsteins and keep some 150 head of cattle. The 480 acre farm includes nearly 400 acres of corn, hay, wheat, oats and barley, as well as a small scale seed cleaning business. Being selected to represent the Central Region was based on several factors: the success of their farming operation, meas- ures to enhance soil conserva- tion, and their involvement in numerous community organi- zations. The Smiths are active par- ticipants in an experimental program known as Tillage 200, which is designed to preserve the soil and come up with the best crop yields. And they adopted a land stewardship program which en- courages tree planting on non- productive lands to prevent soil erosion. While Ted and Wilma keep busy enough helping to run this large diary farm, they have found time to be actively in- volved in many community or- ganizations. Wilma is a past president of Pinedale United Church Wom- en; she's the church organist and both teach Sunday School classes. Ted is a steward with the church, and he's past president of the Ontario County Holstein Club and the Durham West Soil and Crop Improvement Associ-. ation. Both Ted and Wilma are di- rectors of the Sunderland Agri- cultural Society (Ted is a past resident) and he has been a 4- h leader for some 20 years. Commenting on the nomi- nation last week, he told the Star "it's always nice to be thought of in this way." The outstanding Young Farmers Program is épen to nominees between the ages of 18 and 39. And he joked that there are some days when he "doesn't feel very outstanding or young." (He's 38) Both Ted and Wilma are looking forward to spending the five days in Calgary this Octo- ber. They will present a slide show about their own farming operation in Brock Township and have the chance to meet the eight other National nominees from all parts of Canada. Should the Smiths be fortu- nate enough to be selected as the National reps, it will mean a return trip to Calgary next summer, for an all-expenses paid visit to the world famous Stampede and Exhibition. Halfway to reaching waste diversion target Almost 41,000 tonnes of gar- bage was diverted from Dur- ham landfill sites last year. A recently released waste management report states that 1989 waste diversion programs kept 12.3 per cent of the gar- bage generated in the region out of the dumps. 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