HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-02, Page 29Willits crowned queen at Plowing match
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Lindsay Willits (front) was crowned Queen of the Furrow at the Huron County Plowing Match.
The crowning ceremony was held at the Plowing Match and Taste of Huron dinner held at the
Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron in Clinton on Friday, August 27. Behind
Willits is one of the other Queen hopefuls, Allysa Gowing. (Denny Scott photo)
Lindsay Willits beat out four other
competitors at the Huron County
Plowing Match to be named Queen
of the Furrow on Friday August 27.
The RR1 Wingham native
currently works as an IT supervisor
in Mount Forest for Quality Homes,
and said that win signifies thebeginning of an interesting year forher.“It was exciting,” she said. “I’m
looking forward to a fun year.”
Willits’s job will consist of
attending parades, opening
ceremonies at fairs and the
International Plowing Match in 2011
in Prescott Township. She will also
be attending the Plowmen’s
Association Convention in Stratfordlater on this year.As part of preparing for thecompetition, Willits said she kept it
simple.
“I didn’t have to do a lot,” she said.
“I wrote my speech.”
Willits’s comfort with the
competition was brought on by
watching her sister compete last
year.
“[Seeing my sister compete] did
help me get ready for it,” she said. “Iknew what I was getting into.”Willits grew up on her parent’sbeef farm, so she had experience
with farming implements and rural
life, but she said that what really
helped her plow was her coach,
David Grobbink.
“And I drove a tractor, but I had
never really plowed before, my
plowing coach really helped with
that,” she said.
Willits thanks her coach and thePlowman’s Association for thechance to compete and represent theHuron County Plowing Match in the
upcoming year.
She had this to people who want to
fill her shoes in the future.
“You really just have to put
yourself out there,” she said. “Don’t
be nervous, get involved in the
competition. Whether you win or
not, it is a great experience.”
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
The former and the potentials
Former Queen of the Furrow Margaret Vincent of North
Huron (centre) talks with competitors vying for her crown at
the 2010 Huron County Plowing Match. (Denny Scott photo)
Monique Baan of Walton is the
winner of the contest to name the
Morris-Turnberry history book with
her title “A Harvest of Memories
from Morris-Turnberry”.
Baan was presented with a small
gift at the Aug. 24 meeting of
council, in thanks for her suggestion
which was chosen from nearly 20
entries.
***
An “open well” will be held at the
Belgrave water treatment plant Sept.
18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for
neighbours of the water system. The
event is part of the Source Water
Protection education program to
inform people of the importance of
proper maintenance of nearby septic
systems in preserving pure water.
***
Morris-Turnberry has received a
grant of $182,344 from the federal
government through the Ontario
Potable Water Program for the
Belgrave water system expansion.
The grant has been pending for two
years and the amount had already
been calculated into the charges to
users of the water system.
***
After a few revisions the lease
with KW Power Logic/SunSaver 2
Limited was approved for signing.
The company will pay the
municipality for use of a small piece
of land next to the municipal
building on which a solar electric
generation panel will be installed.
***
In his road report, Gary Pipe,
director of public works, said the
grass cutting on roadsides in the
southern part of Morris Ward had
commenced and would continue for
the next several weeks.
He also assured council that
graders would be out to smooth
rough roads as soon as it rained
enough to keep the dust control
active.
***
As part of the province’s five-year
review, council identified two areas
in the Provincial Policy Statement it
would like to see changed in any
revision.
Council told Carol Leeming,
Huron County planner, that they’d
like to see a relaxation of the section
that prevents small parcels of land in
rural areas from being developed for
residential purposes. If a small
parcel that isn’t suitable for
agricultural purposes meets other
criteria it should be allowed to be
used for a house, they said.
The other revision council sought
was a time limit on the prohibition
against building a residence on a
property from which a residence had
been severed as a “surplus
residence”.
Under the current law no house
can be built on the remaining farm
forever. Council felt that a 10-year
prohibition would prevent people
trying to use the surplus residence
provision as a way of creating more
rural housing lots.
***
The road to the Pioneer Seeds
development at the south-east side
of Wingham was named Pioneer
Drive in a bylaw approved at the
meeting.
***
The 20-day appeal period for the
zoning bylaw approving changes
required for the Morris-Turnberry
portion of land on which a new
North Huron elementary school
would be built expired without
appeals made. Council had
approved the bylaw at its Aug. 3
meeting.
***
Council agreed to buy a table of
seating at the Huron Manufacturing
Association awards dinner which
will be held Nov. 12 at the Brussels,
Morris and Grey Community
Centre.
Baan of Walton names
M-T history book
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. PAGE 29.