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Daltons, Ryans unite to chair Lifestyles Tent
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The Dalton family
The Daltons have been an important part of Huron County for generations now and they will
help put their stamp on the International Plowing Match this September. Back row, from left:
Scott Dalton, Caitlin Dalton, Luke Dalton, Darrell Dalton, Jodi Dalton, Tom Turner, Alicia
Dalton, Brenda Dalton, Ken Dalton, Brandon Dalton, Geoff Dalton and Michele Dalton. Front
row, from left: Brady Dalton, Rylee Dalton, Emma Dalton and Hannah Dalton. (Photo submitted)
hosted the 2012 match, Brenda has
been elected a councillor of Huron
East, representing the McKillop
Ward.
She says she wanted to give back
to her community and to have a say
in decisions being made about the
area. She has been a resident of
Huron East her whole life, she said,
so who better to represent the
municipality than a life-long
resident?
Through her work as a councillor,
Brenda says Huron East has been
supportive of the match since day
one and will contribute to aid in the
match's success by way of public
works manpower and landscaping
around the site.
With many residents in the
immediate community taking on
integral roles in the IPM executive,
Brenda says it's truly that
community spirit and hard work that
will make this year's event a success.
"It really does take a village," she
said.
She also said that hosting the
match in Walton would be a fantastic
tribute to those local families that
have worked so hard to put
competitive plowing on the map
throughout Ontario like the
McGavins, the Craigs, the Doddses
and the Townsends.
Early on in the process, Brenda
was approached to take charge of the
Lifestyles program and very soon it
Continued from page 10 1977 and they began their life When the Daltons first hosted a was evident that it was a job she
deep as some other families in together on the farm Ken grew up plowing match in 2012, Brenda said wasn't going to be able to do on her
Huron County. Her parents were on, staying there and working the that members of the Huron County own.
immigrants from Ireland who began farm until 2005, when they moved to Plowmen's Association had She brought in her neighbour
farming in what is now Huron East. their current location on Canada surveyed area properties, looking for Cheryl Ryan, who was immediately
She was a farm girl growing up on Company Road. area farms that would meet the keen to chip in any way she could.
her family's operation, she says, After the couple were married, match's needs. At the time, the Ryan's father-in-law, Jack, is one
chipping in whenever it was they had four children, Geoffrey, Daltons had just recently of the main landowners leasing his
necessary, whether it was picking Darrell, Alicia and Scott. Darrell and constructed a new shed on their
stones, helping with hay and straw Scott both farm now through their property and match representatives
or doing the daily chores. own operations, while Alicia works felt they had a perfect fit.
As she grew older, however, she for a farm supply dealer. It's safe to As for work at the time of the
pursued her own choice of career say that the farming bug has match, Ken said that the association
path and became a nurse in Huron remained in the family. did most of the work and that all that
County, a profession she would The farmers in the family continue fell to the Daltons was cleaning out
fulfill for the next 30 years of her life to work together alongside father their shed so that exhibitors and
at the Clinton Hospital and then at Ken, as they work to share events would have space indoors
Seaforth Manor. equipment and resources to ensure during the match.
Ken and Brenda were married in all operations are successful. In the time since the Daltons
Grey 4-H makes low -caro pizza
BY KATRINA GUBELMANN
& LEAH PARTRIDGE
Who would've guessed that low-
carb pizza could be so delicious? At
the fifth meeting of the Grey 4-H
club, held at the home of leader
Monique Baan, members learned
how to make pizza for people on
certain diets or with food allergies.
The recipe we made was called
cauliflower pizza bites, a pizza for
people on low-carb diets. While
cutting up the cauliflower and
cutting the stems off of the florets
we learned how to properly hold a
paring knife. Some members were
experts, and some members need to
practise a little at home the leaders
thought. But good news, no one cut
themselves!
Members then put the cauliflower
in a food processor, mixed it with
some cheeses and eggs and shaped it
into pizza bites. Then they topped
them with sauce, more cheese and
pepperoni and, even though the
recipe didn't call for it, they put even
more cheese on top for good
measure. You can never have too
much cheese!
While the pizzas were baking,
members then practised their
judging skills by judging a class of
pizza pans for a thin crust pizza.
They also discussed the quilt
block that the club needs to make as
part of a Huron County 4-H quilt
that will be heading to the
International Plowing Match in
Walton. Members voted to help the
Brussels Lions Club again with
serving at their Elimination Dinner
and Draw on June 3. When the
pizzas bites were ready, they were
so tasty that they quickly
disappeared! The meeting was
closed with the 4-H motto "Learn To
Do By Doing".
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land to the match, so Cheryl said it
wasn't long before she came forward
wanting to volunteer. Organizers felt
the Lifestyles tent alongside her
long-time friend Brenda Dalton
would be a perfect fit for her skills
and interests.
She said that with the Lifestyles
Tent targetting the interests of a rural
Ontario woman like her, she thought
it was a perfect fit.
She also wanted to make sure that
she was doing her part for the
community, which she says is very
much like a family.
As for her and Brenda's work on
the Lifestyles program, there
will be presentations and speakers,
but it will all be very interactive, she
said. Lectures and guest speakers
can sometimes be a bit dry, she said,
so in the IPM Lifestyles Tent, she
and Brenda are planning
programming that will be very
exciting and interactive over the
length of the entire event.
While Cheryl says that she's
focusing on the Lifestyles program,
the match as a whole represents a
crucial moment in time for rural
Ontario.
"I hope we can make a successful
event to showcase rural Ontario,"
she said. "I'm proud to be part of
rural Ontario"
She also added that while the
event will go a long way to show off
her part of Ontario, it will
also raise millions of dollars for
various non-profit organizations
throughout the community and
beyond. There is so much
good being done by the match and
those organizing it, she said, that
she's honoured to be part of the
team.
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