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fefieFIERALPl Home Newspaper of Hills CVCA gets grant page- Studio III page 19 THE HERALD Wednesday I SECOND SECTION PEOPLED City girl goes country on a pig farm By MAGGIE HANNAH Herald Special When a young from a city family earns a degree in animal and poultry science then proceeds to put it to use on a farm and eventually winds up pig farming you know an Individualist Cathy filch was born and raised In Her family have no connection with culture and her three slaters have taken traditional lady like jobs as a nurse a physio therapist and a bilingual secretary The youngest sister is Still In high school Miss Rich Is definitely her own kind of person and finds It amusing when her mother wank to know how do I tell people you re a pppig former Misa Rich loved horses and took riding lessons from a Palermo As she grew older her friends began asking her for riding lessons and her hobby eventually became almost a full time job rede in a musical ride with Mary and Allan Cutts of the couple whose horses rode almost dally Cults was on Ontario Agricultural College graduate aid it wis his interest and enthusiasm for that sparked Miss Huh to tike a long look at the collide when she finished scl Her degree could have land a job with the ministry of agriculture in nutrition laboratory for a feed company i position on a farm or even a place with the Ontario College staff car ing for the animals around the college she says Instead she went to work for pig breeding company near Aurora when she graduated in 1979 Inside two months she hid given it up Corporate farming or mi she says It like working in a factory There no opportunity for me lo use my head or my education All I wis supposed to do was what I was told and I had no input to the decision making She left the corporate farm to Lake on a dual roll with the Anthony family of II I I house The eldest son needed a housekeeper for hi young son while his wife wis in the hospital and a mother herd for her herd Miss Rich found herself filling both roles as well as doing odd jobs for the two Anthonys like plititing a bit of corn in their cash crop operation I- r ink brother Fred hid n talked about starting pig firm with Miss Rich since he knew she was interest il in 111 it firnnrif Last fill things began falling into pi ice just before Christ Blue tarings I just north of He isked Miss to run it for him and begin converting the barn to meet their needs Since it had housed poulets or a previous owner the insulating ventilating and some of the framing cement work wiring had lobe changed Miss with Mr Anthony his crew at making the changes Mr Anthony is buying his stock from a breeding company whose herd has a good genetic potential and health record and replace stock will also come from that source she says Since the herd has a record for minimal disease it will also have minimal immunity and only Miss Rich will be to the animals They ire tvtn more to diseise than humans arc she says The operation will be part of a University of pilot project on computerized records The university visit the herd regularly to the herd and keep records of health status under the herd health program the university runs The firm his been well organized and fairly will mechanized she so hire won be a lot of physic il If then were to be a lot of problems either in or firrowing she says they may hire a university student to help out during their first ye using piglets is an otter of thru mi nths three Ihree days and threi clock in the morning she chuckles has four boars and so gilts on the premises now with another gilts to arnvn soon ventuatly they hope to turn sows ind nisi the litters through finishing size Since the Anthony brothers grow a lot of corn they will be feeding the pigs their own high corn and only buy protein feed she Miss Rich admits that runn ing a pig operation such as Fred Anthony is ing her the dunce to do is pnelici for it she hi pes will be her own future She has no specific lotition in mind for her own farm so long as it it f enough south for her to row her own corn for feed Id like to have i similar to this says I like lows but I prefer pigs They re smaller and lot easier to on your own and they don control our life as much as cows do During her days at of Miss Rich with ind Laurel near Maryhill and It i lot about pif from I htm Mr board and finish ope She refers em as her second fimily and s it w is their interest and of g irnnnf fostered her own interest Tint stint farm in Miss was to be part of a university student exchange in irti and pint three months on government station in Germany of the time worked with but tile rest was spent on pigs Miss Huh first work Tor the Anthony family in spring of 1977 when as a sect nd university student started quite literally knot king on doors looking for work Shi is having no luck until tin veterinarian who Seattle told 1 r it Mrs I wis pretly well on my ownthire learnedalot Shi hoarded with Mrs ind eontinutd doing chores until December When si finished I third term the of ITS she returned to Anthony arm for a short time until she found she had been one of students with sufficient to qualify for the exchange trip Miss Rich enjoys sports and 1 it no time for skiing this winter She was n the high school skiing liam r four years d on the track ind field mi for five years She did tome country running Shi enjoys baking when there is time I phns to hive her visible garden She lias also done quite a bit of traveling ind includes i three month hiking tour of with a girl friend in oi j her adventures When asked how she fits in time for peron i Miss Rich just liui ind explains i to drive to Mrs llumv arm on thi fifth lim list of to milk he eiws driving lo irk in lit hi rn with Hi re of the rus unround 11 to help Freds wife Rev mike lunch gou t back out to work on the bin in to make sii r he going luck out to fir mother few hours ii a Variety adds a little spice to cooking for Chef Annette By FROST Herald Start Writer You have a fair inkling of what the food is going lobe like at Bracken when you listen to Annette Milne who says I I serve any hlng to the restaurant pit Irons that I my own family eat and Annette very discerning family of five Annette was bom in New Zealand in he city of Welling ton and trained at the slty of as a hospital dietician Twenty five years ago she left her native country and Iravelled to Europe and England she worked in i vanity of hospitals and While in London Annette studied gourmet cooking and until this day considers hat type of cooking to be not only her most accomplished but also one of her most enjoyable hobbles I have no reservations a bout calling myself a gourmet cook Annette says and she has the credentials and icnce back It up ago Annette taught a The kitchen at is and efficient thank to Milne prime rib dinner Herald gourmet cooking course at the Georgetown District High School You can teach it If you don do Annette claims and at the present lime she is not only cooking at Bracken but teaching two young would be chefs her son Peter and Richard Both young men help An in ihe kitchen and re ceive Intensive on the job training at the same time This insures consistent quality at all times even when Annette there Althemomcnl she is putting in as many as go hours week and is glad for a little time off which the train afford her Dave Bracken claims that since Annette look over the cooking job the business has picked up considerably Our business survives on a reputation of quality food That is what Annette has given us consistent quality all times That the reason bus I has been so good lately we get a lot of repeat custom he said Bracken is a steak and seafood restaurant In the Plaza and Is owner Dave Bracken first restaurant venture One of Ihe reasons we arc doing so well Is the size of our meals The portions arc very large with fresh vegetables and people are always com on the fact Mr Bracken says Our prime rib Is becoming one of our biggest sellers Annellc claims The large por lion is a full ounces and very few people could consume he entire meal Another Mr Bracken claims is our salad bar It has a fairly wide selection of salad and an inter selection of extra add hem People I like the that cook allows me soys The restaurant has a voriely menu which she likes but admits some items arc more popular I suppose our and New Yorker an biggest sellers in the steak side of ihe menu and our seafood sells the best from the seafood side says The plotter comprised of crab scallops and shrimp all cooked from their raw form It very popular and at we feel it is quite reasonable lias enter Friday and Saturday night in the form of a piano player that Mr Bracken feels people enjoy It provides background ind helps create a more intimali We also have the fireside bar In the other half of the restaurant for those who wish enjoy an after dinner drink or for those who want to enjoy themselves in quiet surround he said Annette agrees thai phcre is important but says thai it doesn matter what we do in the kitchen or what the dining atmosphere is like if don t have the floor staff I agree entirely that is why I am generally overstaffed during peak periods to ensure hat service is as good as possible Mr Bracken claims is the rtslau rant manageress and looks after things when Mr Bracken isn t Inert In addition here are five wnlresses Fern Mid Barb Davis Diane Stephanie Gonn and June Stevenson All the waitresses have pre vious experience and are very adept it their trade and Mr Bracken says he is quite pleas with them has in George town for years after hiving moved from Toronto Georgetown is a very good place to raise kids I have a wonderful she said My inlerests are varied and range from to hors riding but my main interest is my kids Annette has five children four boy ind a aged In Annette lives out on the line and enjoys the cross skiing hat is available she admits that lately she been getting out of the number of hours spent looking at Bracken Brackens ilso keeps An busy with he lunch time Iride generited by the luncheon special The special which caters to businessmen includes soup the sahd he and i This ills people Mcause is prepared with tin sime care thit the evening are The stress we put on quality and service is begin pay off Mr Bracken It Is this consistency tint is very laudable in any trade but especially in the restaurant business Mr Bracken feels is due in the mam to Club president directs GLTs final production UN GI final show of its season Is Relatively Speak ing directed by Pat Joyncs Pat began directing in Can or GIT with A Girl in My Soup She chose to direct Relatively Speikmg after seeing the play at I Theatre Pit believes hit a director is i person who sees the play a whole Although she pre acting Pal realizes lhi iclors only see their own part and how part touches others The director dinale all aspects of the pro from to sel lighting sound ind costumes This i well rounded and much experience in theatre before even attempting directing Pat of course his had much experience in acting both in Britain and with IT Her Iwoycirs of art school iraining in Britain have lehl her in good stead with working on sets in the of production has been acquired in various six easier dirccl because of the be gencnled Pat also says lhat directing women is easier for her because she finds it easier to identify with their roles Pat has been with GLT lor 1 1 ycirs She his served on the executive f hi group as publicity representative for years years Pat Itela lively Speaking began on Her job as director will end after dress rehearsal on April 13 and she will be inolher member of the dunce or the performances on IH 19 and Unlike rest of the audience Pal will have have witnessed ban bones f a play grow into her inlcrprclation of lively Speaking he bare lakes the play and idds his or her imprint reading and Relatively Speak Pat his become very inulnrwithlhepliy let imagination lake over idns for the show keeping in mini input will be given by pirformirs and production The director docs hive ihi final but as Pat says they arc usually never tied for their imagination is bigger than what can in reality be achieved very director his their own nil preferencei and Pat is no different enjoys dincling medics ind pre Sin lallir