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Canadian Statesman (Bowmanville, ON), 4 Sep 1993, p. 23

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Scarecrows Enjoy Ganaraska Adventure Too The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, September 4, 1993 23 The number of scarecrows on display last weekend almost equalled the 65 stops on The Great Ganaraska Countryside Adventure Adventure held August 28 and 29. The countryside adventure allowed the public to see gardens, farms, businesses, workshops and studios of residents in the Ganaraska area. The tour was a fund-raising project for Save the Ganaraska Again (SAGA) and there are plans to have a similar project next year. Just two of the entries from the scarecrow contest held in conjunction with the tour are shown above. Participants Participants on the tour were invited to vote for their favorite scarecrow and the winners will appear at the Orono Fair next weekend. FRENCH GIRL SEEKS HOME IN OUR COMMUNITY Sandrine from France is anxiously awaiting news tliat there is a host family in Ontario who will help fulfill her dream of spending a school year in Canada. Sandrine enjoys shopping, skating, friends, sociology and is hoping to pursue some of these interests during her exchange year. Sandrine is also looking- forward to developing new Canadian interests and hobbies that she can share with her friends when she returns to France. Each year ASSE International Student Exchange Programs provide qualified Foreign students with the opportunity to learn about life m Ontario while attending tire local High School. If your family would help make Sandrine 's year in Ontario possible, please call the local ASSE area representative. ASSE, a non-profit student exchange, is dedicated to fostering International Cultural Relationships between countries and families through cultural exchanges. Additional information can be obtained by calling the ASSE- Canada office at 1-800-361 -3214 (toll free). Karen Fcrnlund, 668-9172, represents ASSE in your community. Call today to add excitement and learning to your family by hosting a well qualified ASSE exchange student. 0®, •HtfwOHWM SIIXMNIIHCMAM1C asm: iMiminllminl Student l^chaiijic I'miimm li a public liuiiolll, imiviimlll or||«nl*MI<m. CO-OP mums AVAILABLE FOR FARM DELIVERY FROM DURHAM FARMER'S COUNTY CO-OPERATIVE Grafton Orono 349-2411 983-9134 UCO PETROLEUM INC. AND MEMBER CO-OPERATIVES HAVE USED 150,000 BUSHELS OF ONTARIO CORN TO THE END OF MARCH 1993. GRAFTON AND ORONO WOULD LIKE TO RETURN SOME CORN TO LOCAL FARMS IN THE FORM OF CO-OP ETHANOL GASOLINE. YOU CAN HELP CREATE A DEMAND FOR ONTARIO CORN UCO Petroleum will sell 110 million litres of Co-op Ethanol Gasolines next year. These sales will use 6.6 million litres of ethanol which will take 660,000 bushels of Ontario corn to produce. Existing farm customers will take delivery of one quarter of this volume with the balance being purchased by our rural gas bar customers. If all gasoline used on Ontario farms contained ethanol we would use an additional 1,300,000 bushels of corn. FARMER SUPPORT IS NEEDED We need your support to make an Ontario ethanol industry a reality. We need to put out a signal to farm fuel suppliers that they must support Ontario agriculture by supplying ethanol gasolines if they want your business. In addition, your commitment will assist us in providing efficient delivery of Co-op Ethanol Regular Gasoline which will result in a farm delivered price that's competitive to conventional gasolines. We will be holding Ethanol Information Meetings in your area and calling to explain the Co-op elhanol initiative. ETHANOL CAP WITH 1st DELIVERY Co-op will deliver Ethanol Regular Gasoline to farm customers that are also taking delivery of Co-op Diesel fuel. Your co-op Petroleum Driver Salesman will quality check your storage equipment and provide you with a Co-op Ethanol Cap with the initial delivery. DURHAM FARMER'S COUNTY CO-OPERATIVE Grafton Orono 349-2411 983-9134

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