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Four to vie for Brussels Ambassador crown
ERIN MCMAHON
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
Four young women from the
Brussels area will be competing for
the title of Brussels Fall Fair
Ambassador next weekend. This
year's winner will have the added
bonus of representing the fair in its
one -time -only location of Walton as
part of the International Plowing
Match (IPM).
The competition is set for
Saturday, Aug. 12 at the Brussels
Legion. Doors will open at 7 p.m.
and the competition will begin at
7:30 p.m. Winners of the Junior and
Little Ambassador competitions will
be announced before the Fall Fair
Ambassador competition.
Erin McMahon is this year's first
contestant for the position.
McMahon was involved in last
year's competition as well, and was
named the first runner-up.
McMahon lives at RR2, Bluevale
DANIELLE BERNARD
with her parents Shawn and Lorna.
She is 17. She is returning to
Listowel District Secondary School
this fall for a fifth year with a plan to
study in her first semester and work
in her second.
Once she graduates, McMahon
hopes to attend university, where she
plans to study Kinesiology and
Physical Education.
McMahon's hobbies include
photography, reading and playing
volleyball, baseball and track and
field. She also volunteered her time
at the Vacation Bible School in
Kurtzville this summer.
She is currently working at the
Old Mill in Blyth and is sponsored
by the Majestic Women's Institute.
Danielle Bernard is the 16 -year-
old daughter of Les and Brenda
Bernard. The family lives on
Sawmill Road in the Winthrop area.
At St. Anne's Catholic Secondary
School in Clinton, Bernard plays
rugby and this fall she will enter her
ASHLEY HIGGINS
Grade 12 year at the school.
Outside of school, Bernard likes to
play soccer and baseball and she
volunteers her time at different
events held through her church.
Bernard works at McGavin Farm
Equipment in Walton and is
planning on attending university in
pursuit of an Accounting degree. She
is sponsored by the Brussels Legion,
Branch 218.
Ashley Higgins in this year's third
contestant in the Ambassador
competition. She lives at RR5,
Brussels with her parents Bruce and
Kim.
Higgins is 20 years old and has
received her diploma in Interior
Decorating from Fanshawe College.
She now works at McDonald's
Home Hardware in Brussels and
hopes to one day return to school to
complete a business course on the
way to fulfilling her dream of one
day opening her own store.
Higgins has been a member of the
Huron East prepares IPM tent
A tent all its own
As the host municipality for the International Plowing Match
this September, Huron East has spearheaded a project to
host its own tent on the land, with the help of heritage
expert Chris Cooper, left, who is helping with the exhibits.
Cooper is seen here with Joe Beaudette, centre, and
Councillor David Blaney. (Photo submitted)
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
As the host municipality of this
September's International Plowing
Match, Huron East is planning its
own tent for the massive event.
The Huron County Showcase
will contain a spot for each of the
county's nine lower -tier
municipalities, but Huron East
Economic Development Officer Jan
Hawley felt that, as the host
municipality, the event called for
Huron East to have its own
showcase.
The tent will have a 40 -foot by
80 -foot footprint and will feature
five specific and diverse exhibits,
one for each of the wards. Hawley
has been working with Dr. Chris
Cooper on the exhibits. Cooper is
no stranger to Huron East and has
worked with Hawley on a number
of projects over the years.
Cooper has over three decades of
experience in heritage restoration
and rehabilitation all over the
world. He has also branched out
into media, serving as the editor-in-
chief of Ediface Vintage Home
magazine and the creator of a
number of award-winning
television and documentary pieces.
Hawley says that each ward will
be highlighted in a number of ways
in the Huron East tent. There will
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4-H Beef Club for 10 years and she
has always enjoyed showing cattle at
local fairs. She now pitches in on her
family's beef farm and plays
baseball in the summer.
Higgins is sponsored by McLean
Brothers' Concrete.
Jasmine Vader, the 17 -year-old
daughter of Lori Vader of Brussels
and Mike Vader of Listowel, is this
year's final contestant.
Vader will be returning to F.E.
Madill in Wingham for her Grade 12
year in the fall. She has been busy
this year taking part in the Lions
Youth Exchange, spending four
weeks in Australia.
She is currently the president of
the Brussels Leo Club and in her
spare time she loves to play hockey
and baseball.
At school, Vader is heavily
involved in track and field and
specializes in javelin, shot put and
discus. She hopes to pursue a career
in veterinary medicine.
JASMINE VADER
Vader is sponsored by the Brussels
Lions Club.
The competition begins at 7:30
p.m. at the Brussels Legion on Aug.
12. All are welcome and admission
is by donation.
Ambassador Chair Nicole Noble
says this competition will be her last
in the position, after overseeing the
competition for the last 10 years.
Noble says that while she has met
plenty of amazing people along the
way volunteering in this capacity, it
is time for her to step down.
The Brussels Agricultural Society
is currently seeking a replacement,
so anyone interested is asked to
contact Noble.
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