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fo LL TERIA ES my a gi "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" _ Michelle Zorn would rather pick apples at this orchard out- side Port Perry than spend the summer in Scarborough. She had the opportunity to do just that through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Junior Agriculturalist Program. She describes herself as a fussy apple picker. "They can't be soft and they can't have brown spots," she says. Urbanite converts to rural living By Gillian Barfoot What's the first thing you no- tice when you spend a night in the country? "The first night it was hard to sleep because of all the noise," says Michelle Zorn, 17, of Scarborough. She has just finished a month-long summer job at an apple orchard just outside Port Perry as part of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Junior Agriculturalist Program. Michelle didn't only have to get used to the noise -- "In the city all the sounds are muffled" she explains, "but sound trav- els so far out here" -- she also had to get used to the work. It's a lot more work than be- ing a counsellor at camp, she says. "You have to always think and you can't be out all night. You must be well rested and alert." Michelle describes how she unloaded two wagons of hay bales one hot afternoon, then adds, "My friends would all \orking with the appl T t , ; pples b ren Sw? Mg drop dead if they had to do this. yourself, it gets lonely and or : : Lato Wi NOTICE n his Rigs to Know that ! oe start talking to yourself," she University 0 ai Lhs work, that im not explains. "The dogs become at Durham College just a city slicker." your best friends." 8 If she had stayed home, Mi- Despite of the lonely mo- Fall-Winter: HOLIDAY CLOSURE OF chelle says she would probably ments, Michelle is now plan- September to April be vegging around the TV and eating. Instead, she says, she wakes up every morning with a purpose. "There's always something that needs to be done," she ex- plains. "This isn't just a vaca- tion." 'Her host farm is run by Catherine McKay and Marvin Stevenson, who own 40 acres of apples, two acres of raspber- ries, 50 sheep, "and some hay and barley," she says. Under the program she is paid $40 a day, $20 of which comes from the government, for such diverse jobs as thin- ning and picking apples, pick- ing raspberries, checking on the sheep ("to make sure the coyotes haven't got them") and unloading hay bales. She's also been learning about everything from the dan- ger of not wearing a hat (she was off work with sunstroke for a couple of days) to worrying about insects and bad weather. "What amazed me most was the way natural causes affect a farm," she explains. "It's just unreal!" She says she enjoys every- thing except cleaning out the mice traps, and she also ad- mits that it can get lonely. "When you go out and start ning to buy a farm someday - after she's made lots of money as a lawyer, that is. "This is beautiful up here," she enthuses. "It's wide open spaces and clean air. This has meaning." When business Is good, it pays to advertise... Due to skills shortage our future is not bright by Marjorie Green It is a sad fact that, as an in- dustrial nation, Canada's future really doesn't look very bright. It's due to something called '*skills shortage." And although we may often read or hear that phrase, most Canadians don't seem to either care or understand just what those words mean. Whether we know it or not, we who are the parents and guar- dians of today's youth are unwit- tingly causing tomorrow's problems. It seems we are determined to have only the very best for our children -- and that does not in- clude work in a skilled trade. Ask any mother or father of a small child just what they see as a future occupation for that child and the answer will be predic- table: university education, a job in one of the white collar profes- sions, and of course, a huge salary. We want to program our children for success -- at almost any cost. Roy MacGregor, in his well- written and hilarious book, "Quantity Time,' talks of power parenting and even goes so far as to say that the post-war baby boom generation is a breed of "parents who feel a desperate need to control every situation, every outcome." Sadly,. the truth in Mr. MacGregor's words is all too ap- parent in today's business world. With the country's economy capable of accommodating only just so many university-educated professionals -- even in boom times -- the odds are stacked rather seriously against any young person starting down that road. University space is scarce and expensive. But worse still, the future prospects for even the brightest child are grim. The ranks of unemployed, well- educated white collar profes- sionals are swelling. And largely because today's parents fail to see the value in learning skilled trades. For some reason, students in technical courses have always been seen to be academically, if not even socially, inferior. Technical schools have often been looked down on as places where kids go when they can't master the tougher courses of academia. We've all heard of "Cocoanut Col- lege." Well, in case you haven't noticed, those smart "cocoanuts" even now, are having the last laugh. Traditionally, Canada has always looked outward to find its skilled tradesmen. They have been imported from other coun- Gho)- By study in Oshawa alone, you may obtain a Trent degree in: Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Economics, English, History, Politics, Psychology or Soc 4 Information: 7 August, 4:00-8:00 p.m., Oshawa Public Library tries, and yes, they have always been male. But evolution has a way of changing the status-quo. With Canada no longer a place of great opportunity, skilled tradesmen are finding they can do better at home. Shortages are already being felt in the auto in- dustry -- southern Ontario's largest industry. Skilled auto body mechanics are hard to find. Experienced machinists, tool and die, pattern makers, and carpenters can often name their price. Necessity is even opening doors previously closed to young women. The smartest thing forward- thinking parents can do today is educate themselves and learn what life is like out there in the real world and allow the child to see that choice as well. Power parenting often only pushes a young person toward disillusion- ment and closed doors. Read Mr. MacGregor's ex- cellent book. And the next time you call in a plumber or repair- man, and gasp as you pay his (or her) bill, you might give it some extra thought. Maybe those skill- ed trades aren't so bad after all. Tickets available for barbecue 23 FTTITITITITY) Mrs. Agnes Woodyard of Orono was a weekend guest of her sister, Betty and Mel McGee. Penny Fitzgerald of Oshawa visited with her mother Helen McKean on Sunday then visited with Don in hospital. He is anx- iously looking forward to coming home this week. We are happy to report Mrs. Eunice Rahm is now home from hospital. We wish you good health Eunice. Doris and Harry Hill spent last week in Northern Ontario. They took the Polar Bear Express to Moosonee and also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stewart in Magnetawan. They also met Rev. a SR ASAE RC, AA pa A BER Greenba by Helen McKean nk News Seis SARs SEE Art Rodgers, who is hosting a tour in March to Figi, New Zealand and Australia. Doris and Harry attended the Wray family picnic in Brooklin at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tabour. Mrs. Ruby Beare and Jean and Neil Hunter visited with Carol and Ted Cordner in Bobcaygeon on Sunday. There are still tickets for the Greenbank United Church Annual Barbecue on Friday, August 2nd. Ladies we really need your three pies for dessert. The handmade quilt will be auctioned off at 7:30 p.m. The Girls Intermediate choir will sing just before the auction. Durham West 4-H award winners The Durham West Agriculture Judging Competition was held at Wilson Sales Arena on July 15, 1991. Classes judged were: haylage, dairy, beef, horses, sheep, ID quiz, and lunches. Award winners were as follows: CNE SHIELD -- Highest novice - Tanya Wilson; Highest junior - Mike Wilson, runner up - Matt Phoenix; Highest intermediate - Ian McFadden, runner up - Laura Phoenix; Highest senior - Wendy Evans, runner up - Lesley Carnochan. BEEF TROPHY -- Mark Ir- win, runner up - Lesley Carnochan. DAIRY TROPHY -- Derek Molenaar, runner up - Wendy Evans. SHEEP TROPHY McFadden. Club with highest score - Ux- bridge Dairy Club. Ian Holiday. August 6, 1991. V.A. Silgailis, P. Eng. THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM SANITARY LANDFILL SITE The Cartwright & Scugog Transfer Stations will be closed on Monday August 5, 1991, for the Civic Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, For a brochure, counselling or infor- mation on admission please call (416) 723-9747. - When business Is bad, you've got to advertise! Commissioner of Works Pee ae EE SS SS SN CRS I I SA BN DE EE