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i 16 The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Wednesday, April 7,1993 Local Hog Farmer Named to Co-op's Board of Directors Keith Allin, a longtime member of the Durham Farmers' County Cooperative, Cooperative, has been elected to the United Co-operatives of Ontario's (UCO) board of directors. His election election follows retirements from the board on March 10 and UCO's Annual Annual General Meeting in Mississuaga, March 31st. Allin has been a member of the Durham Fanners co-op for two decades. decades. He is Director of UCO Electoral Electoral Zone 4 - which includes Durham Farmers' County Co-operative, Peterborough Peterborough District Co-operative Services, Services, Sunderland Co-operative and Stouffvillc Co-operative Association. Though he lives in Toronto, he was bom and raised in Newcastle . Village. He earned his Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Toronto. Allin has spent the last 20 years farming, but he has also worked at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and has been an agricultural agricultural consultant. He operates a 200-acre hog farm north of Port Hope in Northumberland County. Most of the cropping is custom work. He and his wife Jan have two children, children, David and Sara. He has been a member of the local Soil and Crop Improvement Association; as well as the local Pork Producers Marketing Board. Four other directors were also elected, along with Allin, to the UCO board. They are Francine Cayouette of Casselman, Dave Malott of Muir- kirk, Jamie McCague of Cookstown, and Evert Bidder of Clinton. UCO is a wholesale co-operative providing goods and services to its Member Co-operatives owned by the farmers and rural people of Ontario. ■ UCO's sales and service revenue totalled totalled $252.4 million last year. It is led by a 14-member board of directors. directors. Program Emphasizes Farm Equipment Safety Sponsored by Durham Region Farm Family Enhancement Program, and Ontario County Farm Safety Association. Association. Approximately fifty youth from Durham East are now more aware of farm and home safety precautions following a fun, hands-on workshop presented at Evergreen Farm and Garden, Taunton Rd. E., Orono on Saturday, April 3. Aimed at youth between between 7 and 13 years, the workshop was assisted by the generous support of local volunteers from the farming and local community. Topics, included Basic First Aid by Jenny Bowman; R.N.; a dramatic Power-Take off display by Tom Barrie; Barrie; Poison Look-Alike Quiz, Basic Equipment and Lawnmower Safety by Evergreen Farm and Garden staff and Fire Prevention by Randy Rein- • hart, Fire Prevention officer with the Town of Newcastle. The children participated in a series series of rotations through the various sessions and enjoyed a hot dog lunch sponsored by Durham Region Farm Family Enhancement Program and Farm Safety Association. All participants participants were presented with graduation certificates at the close of the day. The coordinators of the day, Sally Barrie, Farm Family Enhancement Program, and Ruth Powell, Ontario County Farm Safety Association would like to thank all children, parents, parents, presenters and donors for their generous support. M Pet of the Week Rosie is a mature dog with a gentle nature. She would be ideally-suited to an older couple or a family with kids. This female female dog loves attention and taking car rides in the country. Animal Shelter 623-7651 Sponsored by: TI E TOWN OP ONTARIO by Laura J. Richards Thinking is a creative, intellectual process that must be taught to people, but usually isn't, said the guest speaker speaker at the Orono Farmers Cooperative. "It doesn't matter where you go, educational curriculums don't include thinking," said motivational speaker Bob Proctor, from Toronto. He was speaking at the Co-operative's annual meeting held in Orono on March 30. Looking around at the faces of about 150 farmers and their family members, Mr. Proctor told them most people learn how to think while working working through the problems they are given given in school. However, no one is actually actually taught to think. In many cases, it is a hit and miss scenario. "Did you know that two per cent of the population thinks, three per cent think they think and the other 95 per cent would rather die than think," he said. This statement was greeted by an uproar of laughter. Thinking in a positive way will get you more places than thinking negatively. negatively. "There's a way to do anything -- our gift to God is to develop our talents talents and creativity," he noted. "You can't let negative thoughts interrupt the positive ideas you have." "Very few people actually think," he said. More often than not, most people fit into the status quo. In fact, most people think the way they were taught to think. They don't think for themselves. "You and I have a marvelous mind -- we become what we think we are," he said. He pointed out to those in the audience audience that he had become what he thought of himself to be when he was .26 years old. He was sick and tired all the time. He owed a great deal of money to creditors and couldn't seem to get on track. However, a talk with an enterprising enterprising person who showed him how he could turn his negative thoughts into positive'ones, soon put him out of his misery. Looking at what Mr. Proctor calls the Power Principle, people can predetermine predetermine how things will turn out for them. Life can have goodness or greatness greatness or life can be full of sorrow. "As farmers know what it is to reap what you sow," Mr. Proctor told them. "Decide what you want and invest invest in yourselves. "Life can really be a blast," Mr. Proctor said. After Mr. Proctor spoke he autographed autographed his book: You Were Bom Rich for members of the audience. A dynamic and internationally acclaimed educator and speaker, Bob Proctor, was the key-note speaker speaker at the Durham Farmers' County Co-operative Annual General meeting on Tuesday night, March 30. The meeting took place in Orono. After speaking to the group of about 150 farmers and family members, members, Mr. Proctor autographed his book, You Were Bom Rich, for individuals. Here Carolyn Barkey; of Blackstock, has her copy of'You Were Bom Rich,' signed by Mr. Proctor. More than 60 kids attended Farm Safety Day on Saturday, April 3, at Evergreen Farm and Garden Ltd. on Taunton Rd. Cousins David Worry and Robert Wenry (above) learned about the need for bright, orange "slow-moving vehicle" symbols on the back of farm vehicles. 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