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=> Sougog Citizen EWE --15 _ Davis family finds Walkerton area just great from S John and Debby Davis uith sons Jeff, 16 and Brad, 15, ip to Walkerton four years ago where they operate Hrs 140 acre dairy farm. And the family Is finding western Ontario very much to their liking. See story. Ceramics artist show at Library The Kent Farndale Gallery at the Scugog Memorial Library is delighted to announce the opening of the work of ceramics artist Cynthia Cupples on Saturday, May 28 with the reception to meet the artist between one and four o'clock for the general public. Cynthia resides in Uxbridge with her husband and proudest creation, baby Ella, born last December. Her studio home, The Blue House, may be visited during the annual Uxbridge Celebration of the Arts Tour in September. Cynthia is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art with a Students sharpen job skills On May 17th, PPHS hosted an Employability Skills Conference for 145 senior students. The focus of the day was on the development of "employability skills". Local employers worked with teachers to develop a roster of thirty workshops for the students. Topics included a wide variety of options, such as: "Goal setting and planning for success," "Interview presentation skills." "The electronic super highway," and "Communication skills in the workplace." Each student selected, and attended, three workshops. The tone for the day was set by Gordon Paynter, a motivational and comic speaker. Denise Campbell, a Durham student, addressed the group at lunch and spoke about "youth empowerment." The conference was generously subsidized by the PPHS student's council, service clubs, and local government. Students, employers and staff alike" had a wonderful, and productive day together. degree in Ceramic Design. After related employment she now works full time at her art in her studio in Uxbridge preparing her gaily coloured ceramics for sale at Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, P.E.I., The Robert McLaughlin Gallery Oshawa and Presents, Presents in Uxbridge. This show will celebrate Spring and lead us into the Summer mood. The fully functional pieces, vases, mugs, bowls and plates are, brilliantly and tastefully coloured and would grace any home. Cynthia's current themes are of flowers, fish and horses among others. Do come in for coffee at the library between one and four on Saturday, May 28th. The show continues to June 17th. by Heather McCrae It was the spring of 1990 when John and Debby Davis bought their farm in Walkerton. Not knowing a soul in the area they have since built a solid reputation in the dairy industry and their 140 acre farm has been the focus of many tours from the Grey and Bruce counties. Three weeks ago the Davis' learned that, of the 350 dairy herds in Bruce County, they were the second highest producer on DHIA (Dairy Herd Improvement Association) in 1993. - John started farming in 1968 with his mother and two brothers on Scugog Island. When the decision was made to split up the herd John and Debby moved to Walkerton, taking a third of the cattle with them. While many people couldn't understand why they chose that area to farm, the Davis' knew it was the right choice for them. It had been a year or so prior to their moving that they had travelled through the Bruce county and marvelled at the beautiful countryside. Both felt that if they were ever to move away, striking out on their own, this area would be their home. Speaking with John recently, he told the Citizen when they farmed on Scugog Island, their two sons, Jeff and Brad, now 16 and 15 respectively, were always too embarrassed to admit to anyone they lived on a farm, and would only say their father was "self-employed". But once they moved to Walkerton and attended the 8; room country school, soon discovered the students either lived on a farm or certainly knew about one. Today, their friends are mostly from the country and the boys are now proud to say they live on a farm! Davishill Holsteins is aptly named. The large brown barn v v The Rotary Club of Port Perry wishes to acknowledge and give warm thanks to all those who contributed time and support, making our Artlest fund raising event such a tremendous SUCCESS ... Maud John Darby Utica Farm Equipment Ruth red Dévid's Hawsying Griffin-Scott Don Preston Paulmac Pet Homasiead Fumie Diane Pole, Port Perry 0 uml Iris 4 Taylor Ford Fy I Club Amanda Britiin Kentucky Fried Chicken Brock's Dept. Store Sinae Lee Joe's Pizza Nicholson Leslie A. Parkes 's Barbeque Emiel's Place Cheryl Green T Sam's hway Lumber Scugog Lakeside Goll & Philp Pontiac Buick Spinners & Weavers Hockey Centre L. Paterson Brad J. Dowson's Valu-mart Renan Perspectives n Originals Halibut House in Nicholson David Chow's Restaurant CIBC C Canadian Tire Settement House Williams Design Studio Henshall's His & Hers Pentland Paul Livingston Van Camp Construction Stiller Wellness Centre Dolly Pargetter The Linen Comer Kifh Price Linda Holtby Strawberry Threads Cinemax Video Claudia Cullen Royal Bank Pon Cl Clarence Titcombe Sunnybrae Golf Course Galley Fish & Seafood Dr. W.D. Stevenson Bruton By V Drugs Home Hardware Jeph Bailey-Brown Guardian Jake Vand Eaton's, Oshawa Centre Stedmans VAS Store Lloyd Wilson AH. Bertrand Hold Personal Te Al Wells, PS.C The Framers G: Gord Lewis Motors Don Cochrane Ives Florist Port Perry Feeds Rick Valleau Crestwood Goll Club Hair Centre - Plaza Irwin Smith Luke's Store Place Port For Port Ro Auto Supply Janet Rainbow Kad C Hong Kony Camuniy Video Super Store 7A Everett Kerr Hospital Foundation Dixie Lee Jade Herder House Pont Rent & Save Dorothea Weise Eye on Toronto Lease-a- Norma s Cable TV Port Perry Printing Mary B. Brown Signs ro Decor Centre Leahy Mini-Hoe & Paul Scala Bobcat Service Ben Jensen Port Perry Star PPHS Custodial Staff Janet Coates Mother Jackson's All our tie donors Ann's Bed & Breakfast Bonnie Byer A special thank you to Mrs. Kent Famdale, Mrs. Fran Herder, Mrs. Stacey 9 Dowson, and all Rotarian idends and family for thelr generous support. rd A A which houses the 32 purebred holsteins is set high bn a hil} overlooking the countryhjde between Walkertop and Hanover. Having built up quite a herd, their average composite BCA is 219 (217-219-223) with their average calving interval being 12.4 months. Their top cow, Spruce Hall Ann Leila (GP/BP) is a three year old holstein with a BCA of 294-287-288 which is 13,231KG. milk, 481 kg. fat and 406kg. protein in 305 days. These results are well above the Ontario average and definitely shows excellence in managing their dairy herd. While Brad and Jeff have been involved in th local 4-H dairy calf club since their arrival in mid-western Ontario, their father is also in his fourth year as a leader. After nursing for 18 years at the Community Memorial Hospital in Port Perry. Debby now juggles her time between helping out on the farm and nursing part-time at the 80-bed County Bruce Hospital in Walkerton. The Davis' pay a whopping $2600. in taxes on their farm and then get a lot of this money back. Housing is cheaper than in Durham Region but wages are less. "People just aren't in such a big hurry where we are now" says John. "Somehow I feel the more hurried you do things, you really don't achieve anything more". Their attitude is "what doesn't get done, doesn't get done!" And since owning their own operation the results have been good from their efforts alone. Man charged A 27-year old Midland motorcyclist is-facing several charges after he led police on a chase early Saturday marning from Greenbank to Cawker's Creek in Port Perry. Police say the incident began when a man on a motorcycle went through an OPP radar on Highway 12 north of Greenbank. The OPP officer radioed to the Durham Region detachment office on Old Simcoe Street and an officer in a cruiser attempted to get the motorcyclist to pull ayer. The motorcyclist drove over séveral lawns in the Cawker's Creek subdivision and was eventually found by police hiding in = wooded area. 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