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S SOCI a _ umss â€" s o â€" | stt 6 s * ; £ L. c w s 09 Farm safety became an integral ([ . T. _ %&‘gxf‘”x?g Cr fian of Norma Howe‘s life after her _ . o. iss _ es s usband Fred lost both knee caps (*f _ & when he fell from a ladder while &,z’“’é"”“?“ ~y" & a1l. . Swpge <f‘ 5 m ty y aases kess 2 % > y e § i o > | roofing a corm crib on their farm at «Q?‘? tss s . waR ie ols o . s %@%j RR1 Embro. is l . .n Mi”‘fz is y T f:cmdems make achangein your o;fl \3<¢ jl?w:fi Nys { ,; life," says Howe who is now presiâ€" | 4 e e Li N . . s h dent of th is‘ _ ty 1 lt oc ue oys _ We . t of the Oxford Farm Safety Asâ€" | i0 _.__ o. â€" k. c oo t a w i. sociation. "Because it had such an |â€" / .,@% ; y s t s C _ o3 mediate affect on our lives we | . ". _ . "*"*% MR 3. u2 ol ol ie es > 6 became much more aware of what | â€" "_> _ . . °.. 8e â€" «* k u\&i%”* k farm safety is about." [ ud se e l [ _ y o oL y w W‘i& ? Forthe lasteight years, Howehas | _ | . ce _ i ty y J fairs, help organize events and diss |â€"_ _ / .lz _ t u. e o s 4 F 22 se o. 2s #fv=n y igen s Cc tribute pamphlets promoting the | _ % f‘&%}ffl /ss ye o+ $ 0c se se. 209 #% c toytin o. o y h .ars. r'{,'::’;“'«" h) Farm Safety Association‘s message. | â€" Â¥ _ W 3p o PP 2. e 1 c M 5 ‘Everyone is in such a hurry these _| _ ‘%"’ S es $ t3 ) ol t s 2 [ D /"'f days that they are not taking the time | _ _ _ * l4 s â€" M l sc cc p. o *6#%%3 out to take precautions," says Howe. |__ _\ _ l ue 1 .. . a . apyss! o Farm safety is mostly common | _ _ . C o i w s "Machinery is dangerous and not . _ .NORMA HOWE _ %’ e 2 0 W anything to be played with. You see . tion to emphasize safety procedures %z " e . 0 so many children riding on lawn . in handling these bales during this 70 io ol c e s | mowers, tractors and other farm â€" year‘s Farm Safety Week campaign. é%@%fi*g“"’*fi‘& _ . l l | machinery. It makes you shudder to "If a person is not crippled for life k y o A i2 iL ast .. 3 3 1 o think that they can be killed by simâ€" _ orkilledwhenalarge round bale falls _ k o. L y s | _ ply falling out," she said. _ ,__on them then they are lucky," says e uc e o ce n atmiaiel,. 3i oc hoR 1| _ .0 _ grades are interested in farm safety _ She also says that statistics also _ _ *%}”‘mfifs,ww,fi,vwfig%’%” #~~Â¥% e I while olderchildren tend to think that _ raise people‘s awareness of farmâ€" e o o o P es > .. 0 1 s M/J"\:i they already know everything. safety. "There were 20 farm acciâ€" e § & : _ The Oxford Farm Safety Associaâ€" dents in Oxford and some of them MINI â€" QUEEN . Katlyn tion holds poster and essay contests _ occurred in the area just south of St. 24L Schelllenburger (left) . was ao 5 ‘ 3 ‘t:or, the county schools each year. Marys," said Howe. & â€"crowned by 1990 Fair Queen ; | It‘s becoming harder to get into the . _ Although Howe‘s work as presiâ€" Christina Tate. f city schools although those students . dent of the Oxford Farm Safety Asâ€" Lo 2C y . Ainnnocadimma ammen _1 ‘ are just as important," said Howe. sociation is strictly voluntary she - ‘ "Youngsters may have relatives who finds her work very rewarding. j _ live on a farm and even lawn and _ "*Mostly I talk to people and reâ€" ‘ | garden equipment pose hazards at _ mind them in a nice way about farm | their homes.t’ â€" safety," she said. "I have met a lot of z 7 The growing popularity of large people over the past eight years and f round bales used by Ontario farmers . some of them have become friends } is forcing the Farm Safety Associaâ€" for life." , s 0 Pss ; ‘ hss 3 yc f : $ hb 1. ts 3 oo e § olsn e f & ‘ §;<¥§,fi’«‘} i ' *’?’?} 5’% | > * s C ' ; T oa _ M“f%’ ‘ e 7 e 2s ol ie 4: \\ -, 5“?‘ 7 R s Â¥ 3 Kristina Tate _ _ :