Page Wednesday Jar Almanacs predict February as mild cold By SANDY CAMPBELL Do you believe weather con be predicted for an entire year Most people are skeptical of a weatherman predictions for the weekend Yet without fail each year The Old Farm and The Chase Almanac forecast the weather one year In advance The Chase Almanac docs not say what methods uses to moke such predictions The Old t A man states it uses a secret weather forecasting formula devised by the founder of the in 1791 and modern sci calculations based on solar a inly Weather experts are skeptical about these long term fore- Cad let Alain is a meteorologist at the Canadian Climate Centre where monthly and seasonal forecasts arc made Of alamanc predictions he said we can only laugh They arc like horoscope You can read into them what you want Everyone knows the year solar cycle bill I don think solar activity can be forecasted Peter Branch is a retired farmer living at Avenue and the Ninth Line I d be surprised if a modern farmer consulted almanac he said Politics and rain are unpredictable he added Barry Greer Is Chief Meteorologist at the Ontario Weather Centre The Canadian Climate Centre is having some accuracy predicting tempera t but little accuracy predicting he said don know anyone showing accurate long range predictions Anyone can make a fore cast Yau are bound to get a certain amount right he said Anyone can make forecasts yes but few do If you want to get long The Old Farmer Almanac has December of the tenth followed by plummeting range look at the weather for 1966 the predictions for November 19B5 to Both almanacs reveal that Jan temperature and rain by the end of best place to find It is an almanac like October 198C The Chase Almanac ary will be cold with snow The Chase month the Chase or Old Farmer predictions are for January through Almanac said heavy snow and Those cool temperatures will moderate temperatures at the end of July until a heat wave begins Jnmiary in the month which will stop by the predictions are in l7 Almanac when it comes to The Old farmer Almanac predicts it following month February will be mild Julv hot for the first and cold late in the continue into August month arid early September March to be a month of Almanac norm temperatures according to vy am early August folloved by Old Almanac The Chase heat wave and below average Almanac indicates there be heavy slce to raln by the second The Old Farmer s Almanac The Old Farmer Almanac states tes temperatures in September and tern pi rut tires in April May will be October will be variable and that below normal until mid May The will come by mid October Almanac predicts April temper Ice and snow will come in October will be moderate May tempera reveals the Chase Almanac frost lures will be cold and turn cool by mid warnings begin by Oct 1J November be stormy until will ben month of moderate end of the month and rain changing into snow by The Old farmers Almanac belie- November Early December first part of June will be stormy will begin very cold followed by followed by a heat wave at the end of moderate weather until December the month The Chase Almanac fore- and by mid December bitter cold and sees a cold first week warming up by snow will set in Fitting ski boots for kids Like haircuts filling boots be a iraumatic business fur anil your child may not be able to tell ilui iht boots I right Willi the font in bout mid lie able to i r two jusl behind he heel with the lots jusl touching fnnlofthcboot After buckling up most children can tell you if boot is loo loose or too game f by boot with hi h him his hx in mid jhlg in Ti nuke I in t in Ik skiing I 1l r w ilk I lflhelxHlurts i II he OXBOW BOOKS SALE ENDS SATURDAY 20 OFF ALL STOCK ENDS SATURDAY JANUARY nut MARKS CARDS Enlinded 3D pm Monday Thursday Friday a m 9 Saturday ROBERT BATEHAN OXBOW JSSSftl 8778881 ALL MOHAIR YARNS 20 Up To 50 SELECTED YARNS AND CRAFT MATERIAL STOREWIDE Register NOW for afternoon evening classes in PAPER TOLE STENCILING KNITTING STOCKING CROCHET STITCHERY in person at