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Lowville area man is Farmer of the Year Richard Sovereign Fanner of The Year exemplifies the high standard of farming Halloa says- the Haltoa of Agriculture While he bui of agriculture is in itself immensely demanding terms of time and energy Sovereign is nevertheless involved in both and his community Sovereign is a man who returns as much to the land as be takes out He has been very active over the past number of years in the Halloo Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc He has served as Vice President and President of the and has participated in several erosion control and field demonstration projects As a member of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc he is a director representing the counties of York and Peel He has been a member of the So I Conservation Committee the Analysis Con and the Crop Insurance Coram In addition to his work in soil and crop improvement Sovereign actively involved in the Region Federation of Agriculture and is a member of the Agricultural Advisory ttee As if he work Sovere to agriculture I enough he is also very active in other activities thin the com ty Sovereign is Capta of the Vol Fire Department at Kilbride is an active member of several committees of United Church and is a member of the North Burlington Ratepayers Association The Sovereign farm is located on the Guelph Line just north of Lowville In ad dition to his own US acres Richard leases another 1050 acres His fanning activities are centered around the production of cash crops com and grains In addition to the production of cash crops Sovereign has a very large grain storage and drying plant which be uses for his own crops as well as custom grain drying storage and transport for other farmers in the area Sovereign is a longtime resident of county born and raised on a farm on Plains Road in Burlington He began farming on his own in 1958 and from 1958 until 1983 he did custom harvesting In 1963 he purchased his form at His son Tom age 13 takes an active role in helping his father around the farm stresses the of his fam lj ntheoperationofhisfarm While wire Helen and daughter Beth are not necessarily out driving equipment on the farm they re there when you need them especially for moral support Dr Richard Kunica of rederallon of Agriculture presents David Rock wood with a scholarship Las by is attending the Ontario Agriculture College In Guelph David RH 2 received a scholarship from Richard of the edrrallon of Agriculture Wilson Is a student at the Ontario Agricultural College lit Guelph Richard Sovereign has been named Farmer of the Year Jim president of the Federation of Agriculture Sovereign with a plaque and wife Helen with Royal answer soon Halton Region Conservation Authority officials expect to know within the next weeks if Queen Elizabeth II will officially open Craw ford Lake Interpret at ve Centre next summer The Region Conservation Foundation has invited Her Majesty officially open the new nature centre when she visits Ontario to celebrate the province bicentennial Gary Hutton spokesman for Foundation said he expects a definite answer from the protocol office In two weeks He added he has heard the Queen has been Invited to visit the Ontario Agri cultural Museum but that it also has vet to be confirmed The Crawford Lake nature centre will specialize in such subjects as botany biology Indian culture and history Crawford Lake and the Niagara Escarpment The Foundation has raised about of the needed to rebuild the pre European Indian village which once stood beside Crawford Lake and to create the nature centre adjacent to the village GftorgatownActon Monday Dec 26 19633 Dairy breeds New style NIP sets The Joint Dairy Breads Co has announced that new style formates lor the National Program NIP will be available tor salt coin December IS In tots of ten for HO B may order them directly from to Joint Dairy Breeds Committee O Box Ontario January 1 to February IS an exchange of one tttwformsct for one old will be offered From February to April two old may be exchanged for one new formset The breed office win dis continue processing old on June 30 NIP applications should be forwarded through the milk recording system to the breed office at least weekly The object la to provide the herd owner with the NIP certificate within one month or at the next test date For the breed a new live NIP certificate be issued In 1984 the same size a registration certl cm cm i in in Winners at Bridge Club Bill Din an and Art were the winners at Georgetown Duplicate Bridge Club this week with Kay Campbell and Gloria Coats second and Enid Ashworlh and Cam Sin clalr third In the east west section Brian and Goslovic tied with Fred Allen and for rst place and Gundy masker and Mike Lor us so and Peter Glf ford and Roy tied for second spot BOXING DAY DOWNTOWN VALUES GEORGETOWN BOXING DAY SALE Tuesday Dec Please no Christmas returns on Tuesday Quality Is still the best Investment The Village Shoppe 91 Main St S Georgetown Monday Wednesday Thu I day Saturday 9 ANNUAL BOXING DAY SALE TUESDAY DECEMBER 2783 ONE DAY ONLY Christians MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN BOXING DAY SPECIALS TUESDAY DECEMBER 27th Towels Things 70 Main St South Downtown 8778833 BARBERS JEWELLERS 25 STOREWIDE BOXING DAY SALE Tuesday Dec NO WRAPPING BARBERS JEWELLERS 77 MAIN ST S DOWNTOWN aEOROETOWN 5070 OFF BOXING DAY SALE STOREWIDE SAVINGS WES DEC ONLY MOEXCHANQeSORCHBDnSOECZTm 98 Main St S