Home & Country Newsletters (Stoney Creek, ON), February, March 1988, page 18

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lune II TIN LIZZIES AND RL'MBI E SEATS (Itth to one of Canada's largest antique car show; User I00 anti- que cars dating from I898 to 1968 mil be featured, .Iunc 27-Sept. 5 RURAL REFLECTIONS i PORI RAITS Ol‘ A CENTURY The impact of rural life will be captured by the artistic talents of amateur ttnd professional ()ntario photographers. ltllV | (‘ANAIM DAY CEI [iBRATIONS i'cttturing 2: [91h century l'itfmt‘l'N Plt'erL'H. and high- lighting traditional lll'Ll\IL‘. games. pri/ex anti i'tvtitl. .lul} 23724 (ithA'l (‘ANADIAN ANTIQUE IRAQ IUR I-Il'll) DAYS “It only cient of its kind in ('utizrda, spotlighting over 30 truc- turx. 5|! untitlue gasoline engines and several steam engines all of ('tutttdtttn manufacture prior to I‘ISK Aug 2| I-AMIIY (URN l‘ltSTlV’AI. ("clcbratc the gttldcn days of sum- mcr and tempt your tustcbuds with trcshly steamed Ct‘lrlbot‘lrlltc-Uub. Sept. ll HA RVEST l‘AlR Enjoy a I'unlt'illcd. old-fashioned country fair \tith craft and plow trig demonstrations. horse judging, livestock displays and prize winn- ing entries. Sept. 24-25 CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Forty-five booths of unique homemade crafts are featured. For more information, contact the Ontario Agricultural Museum, PO. Box 38, Milton, L9T 2Y3 416 878-8l5l. Life membership fee increased The Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario life membership fee has been increased to $50, plus the cost of the badge. For more information, contact the FWIO office at the Guelph Agriculture Centre. OMAF 100 display A travelling display highlighting the centennial of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is available to interested groups. The display is a combination of graphics, text and artifacts which gives a brief overview of the development of agriculture within the province. The display requires 12 feet of wall space, is seven feet high, two feet deep and needs a hydro connection. To book, contact: Tour Coordinator. Ontario Agri- cultural Museum. P.0. Box 38, Milton. L9T 2Y3 416 878-815]. Family Farm Forum Report The Family Farm Forum Report was released in November '87 by Agriculture Canada. The report outlines the results from the Agenda for Discussion Qustionnaire completed by over 7,000 farm families nation- wide. To obtain a copy, write to Family Farm Forum. Sir John Carling Build- ing. 930 Carling Avenue. Ottawa, KIA 0C5. Change in rural life Land & Community: Crisis in Canada Countryside is a new boat on change in rural Canada by R. Alct Sim. It examines the potential for a new rural community, whue neighborly- values reappear, when wise ecological practices dominate and when Fungi people themselves assert the virtue; .11 a rural way of life. The book um released in rnid~February and its ct ml is $12. Send a cheque or money moi-,1 payable to the University of Guelph to Office for Educational Practzm Attention: Ian Easterbrook, Ul’llVCI’vllf of Guelph, Guelph, NIG 2W1. ‘ Computer shopping for your farm AComputer ioryourFrn-mâ€" urn: Things to Think About is a pill tri- tion which will help you make (in “IE about buying a computer for till farm operation. For a free copy rite to Rob Lindsay, Agricu! ital Representatives Branch, Or inn Ministry of Agriculture and | Mid, P.O. Box 1030, Guelph, NIH h 4|» Booklet on drugs A booklet designed to help tiltlflg people and their families talk about drug abuse is available from the Addiction Research Foundation. It 15 called Really Me and is available Ill both English and French. Write to the Addiction Research FOundatittn. 33 Russell St, Toronto, M55 ZS] or call toll free I 800 387-2916. N l8 H & ( I‘ehrunry. March 1988

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