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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-11-07, Page 28The Wawanosh Golden Girls representing Huron County won the Provincial Go for the Gold Championship held at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair on Nov. 2. The winning team consisted of Kate Higgins, Melissa Higgins, Reba Jefferson, Jolande Oudshoorn and Jeanette Schramm, with Mary Ellen Foran and Marita Oudshoorn as coaches. For 32 years, Go for the Gold has been an integral part of many 4-H projects across the province. In order for teams to participate at the provincial level, they must have competed and won at their local county level and at their regional level. The competition presents the ultimate challenge to members by testing their skills and knowledge of 4-H, agriculture, food, nutrition and current events. At the Royal Winter Fair, the Huron County team (Region 5) competed against all 4-H Regions, whose teams were from the counties of Sudbury, Carleton, Prince Edward, Halton and Oxford. Each game was about 30 minutes in length and was formatted with short answer, assigned multiple choice, who/what am I, team discussion and snapper (true/false) questions. After the round-robin tournament of five games, the two teams with the highest accumulated points from the total of all games played advanced to the championship game. The Wawanosh Golden Girls were leading in points and therefore qualified them for the Championship game against the Halton County team (Region 4) which was in second place. It was a very close game, but the Wawanosh team pulled ahead at the end of the game, and won by a score of 165-155. The Wawanosh Golden Girls would like to thank the Ontario Mutual Insurance Association for sponsoring the event and the Royal Winter Fair for supporting the event. It was a wonderful experience for all the 4-H members participating. An additional thank you goes to all the volunteers who acted as judges and scorekeepers, and to the organizational committee.Coming out on top The Wawanosh 4-H Golden Girls were thrilled with their most recent Go For The Gold provincial competition win at the Royal Winter Fair. The girls defeated a team from Halton County in the final by a score of 165-155 to claim the provincial title. Celebrating are, from left: Mary Ellen Foran (coach), Reba Jefferson, Jolande Oudshoorn, Melissa Higgins, Jeanette Schramm, Kate Higgins and Marita Oudshoorn (coach). (Photo submitted) PAGE 28. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013. Wawanosh 4-H Club wins provincial gold at fair What’s in a name? A lot more than you’d expect. DundeeWealth, now part of Scotiabank, has become HollisWealth. Our advisors still have the freedom to provide you with independent advice like they always have, only now they’re backed by the strength of Canada’s        stability that proves HollisWealth is more than just a new name. Visit holliswealth.com HollisWealth is a trade name of Scotia Capital Inc., HollisWealth Insurance Agency Ltd. and HollisWealth Advisory Services Inc. Scotia Capital Inc. is a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. HollisWealth Advisory Services Inc. is a member of the Mutual Fund Dealer Association of Canada and the MFDA Investor Protection Corporation. ® Registered trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia, used under license. ™ Trademark of The Bank of Nova Scotia, used under licence. 7-Day Weather ForecastElliott Nixon Insurance Brokers Inc.Monday Tuesday WednesdaySundaySaturdayFridayThursday Brought to you by Elliott Nixon Insurance Brokers Inc. ~ 519-523-4481 • enib@himginsurance.com 8°8°6°8°6°9°6° Get breaking farm news on the Rural Voice section of our website at www.northhuron.on.ca