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{Scarborough city slicker -- takes "Thank God I'm a country boy, yeah!' ---- John Denver. Kim Friesen shore isn't no country boy. She ain't even a country gal. She's a city slicker as wet behind the ears as a day old calf when it comes. to milking cows. "I knew what a cow looked like', she insists. "I'd seen pictures before'. And yet here she sits in a country Kitchen, straw in her hair, manure on her jeans and some unknown black stuff smeared on her cheek. And what's more, she's liking it. At least, she thinks so. Kim's barely 17 years old, a Scarborough high school student who wants to do something in the social work field when she finished her education. She has no real desire to be a farmer and has no experience in the world of agriculture ("This is the first time I've been on a farm') but she does like to try new things. So last spring she applied for a spot in the provincial govern- ment's Junior Agricult- uralist Program, got the job, and reported for work last Monday at the van Ravenswaay dairy farm, just south of Port Perry. The idea behind the program is to provide farmers with summer assistance and to offer an opportunity. for non- farm youth to develop an appreciation for rural life. It also gives the participants farm experience and attempts to bridge the rural-urban canyon. It's been going on for the past 12 years, with more than 2400 people involved, most of them in southern Ontario. Students like Kim receive $18 per day plus room and board throughout the summer. Farmers pay-$8 while the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food picks up the remaining $10. All in all, it's a great deal for the farmer and the city slicker he takes on. "I'd driven by farms, seen them, and it all seemed like great fun," Kim recalls. "All the animals. You don't get much exposure to that sort of thing in the city'. But does she still think farming is "great fun" after spending her first week at the van Raven- swaay farm? "It's a lot of work', she emphasizes, but adds with a grin, "it's fun too'. The tall brunette is up at five every morning to milk the cows. That's pretty early, even when you're used to it, but it's really tough when you're like Kim, who "The Rolling Hills" Order your copy or copies of the 2nd EDITION OF THE HISTORY OF MANVERS TWP. Now only $12.00 ($14. if mailed in Ont.) Send your payment, name, address and phone to: "ROLLING HILLS BOOK PROJECT" Box 10, Janetville, Ontario LOK 1B0 or Box 11, Bethany, Ontario LOA 1A0 GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES -- Annual Rates -- 2 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS 3 YEARS 4 YEARS 5 YEARS -- MORTGAGES BOUGHT & SOLD -- Rates subject to change without notice. Call the office for more information. SCUGOG FINANCIAL SERVICES 250 QUEEN STREET - PORT PERRY PHONE 985-3832 All Members of Canada Deposit Insurance Corp. admits she can sleep until noon if she's able. "I was really tired, the first morning 1 got up at five', she admits. ""The sun was rising and it was really neat. I. 'didn't realize what it looked like at that time in the morning'. The milking and feed- ing take her up to eight o'clock, breakfast time, when she helps herself to a well-deserved country chow-down. When she's done, it's back out to the barn for mucking out and any odd jobs that need to be done. ' Since it's haying sea- son, she's been up on the wagon hauling heavy 'bales and acquiring her first country blisters. "I didn't even know what haying was,' she says. "It could have been anything for all I knew'. She works right through to dinnertime and then hits the hay, er, bed, about 8:30 p.m. "If you get up at five, you have to get to bed pretty early," Kim grimaces. 'She works two weeks straight with every 'other weekend off and as each day passes she gains more and more self-confidence. Her 'boss', farmer Alwin van Ravenswaay, has hired students before, but never any- one like Kim who has no farm experience. He doesn't regret the decision, however, and admits he has fun teach- ing the newcomer and laughing at her mis- takes. "She didn't know much at first,"' he says, a wide grin splitting his M&l AUTOMOTIVE MACHINE SHOP H 1d Rebuilding - Engines Rebuilt - Rotor & Drum Turning - Flywheel Resurfacing (flat & recessed) - Engine Boring and Head Resurfacing - L_] MERV PUGH 179 Casimir St. - Port Perry F52525252525050525052505052525252525252505¢52525252525¢5252525¢ 55 up the farming life face," but she's willing to try anything'. "Oh, yeah, he laughs at me," Kim quickly interjects. "He thinks I hold a hammer wrong but I get the nails in' y'know', she says firm- ly throwing Alwin a dirty look. Alwin laughs and his wife, Mary Lou, and his children all join in. So does Kim, somewhat reluctantly. "Animals don't really scare me much', she says about the 30 or so head of cattle at the farm. 'The tail is sort of awful. I've got hit more ~ than 100 times, I think. And the calves like to suck on your pants and / anything they can get a hold of'. The cows are milked twice a day with the pipeline system but Kim is determined to milk at least one Bossie the - old-fashioned way (pail and stool) before the summers up. So far she's been out of luck. "She really puts her heart into it and she can't get a drop', Alwin says. "But I intend to get some milk out of them before I leave', Kim said. Before she started at the van Ravenswaay farm last Monday, she spent an orientation week with other Junior Agriculturalists check- ing out different types of farms. And judging from her orientation, she's happy that she landed on a dairy oper- ation. Says Kim, "The smell is really quite pleasant compared to the pig farm we went to". 985-9345 TOWNSHIP OF SCUGOG 1984 SUMMER PROGRAM ALL Children ages 4 to 12 are welcome. DATE: July 3rd to August 10th, 1984 HOURS: Weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. -- LUNCH SUPERVISION -- FEES: $8.00 per week per child $3 00 per week for each additional child OR $40.00 per 6 week session $15.00 for each additional child LOCATIONS: PORT PERRY BLACKSTOCK SCUGOG ISLAND PRINCE ALBERT GREENBANK 'Details regarding registration will follow at a later date in the Port Perry Star. PROGRAM CO-ORDINATOR Kathy Irvine 985-7989 TTT. OT ThE gow mmee PORT PERRY STAR -- Wednesday, July 4, 1984 -- 25 * ye e - \ A 4 LAS She's not a country girl but she's doing okay! Seventeen year old Kim Friesen has a summer job on a local farm and managed fo land the job without a single day's experience on a farm. For more on the city slicker who came to the country, see story. At Blackstock Fairgrounds July 6,7 Tractor pull is coming up The directors of the Blackstock Agricultural Society are once again busy preparing for the annual tractor and Truck Pull which will be held on the evenings of July 6 and 7 beginning sharp at 6:30 p.m. at Blackstock Fair- grounds. The Black- stock pull was the first to be organized in Cen- tral Ontario and con- tinues to carry on the tradition of fine tractor pulling. Each tractor or truck in a class has the opportunity to pull the sled as far as it is able. With a weight transfer sled the load becomes progressively heavier as it goes down the track. The winner wins first prize which is $100. NOW AVAILABLE *Rhubarb *Aparagus *Strawberries MacMILLAN ORCHARDS - WHITBY - 668-5031 686-2531 cash. Other prizes are $50., 30., 25 and 20. MC. for both evenings will be Harvey Graham who is well known in tractor pulling fields for his knowledgeable commentary even though it is very badly prejudiced for colour of tractor! 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