HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-09-02, Page 40PAGE 40. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010.The Huron County Plowmen’sAssociation held its 83rd annualmatch on Friday, Aug. 27 at thefarms of Bert and Nellie Dykstra aswell as Andrew and Irene Dykstra,west of Clinton.
The Queen of the Furrow
competition saw five young ladies
compete, and after the plowmen’s
banquet held at the Regional Equine
and Agricultural Centre of Huron
(REACH) in Clinton catered by Dan
Taylor of the Pineridge BBQ
Company, Lindsay Willits of RR 1,
Wingham, was crowned Huron
County’s 2010-2011 Queen of the
Furrow.
Fifty-two plowers from four
counties competed in 11 classes,
awards and trophies were handed out
at the banquet. Jacob McGavin of
Walton is Huron’s Junior Champion
with Kevin Haney of Seaforth as the
Junior Reserve. Paul Dodds of
Seaforth is the Huron Senior
Champion and Darryl O’Rourke of
Dublin is the Senior Reserve. The
McGavin Family Award went to
Trevor Townsend of Brucefield; the
Don Dodds Award went to Bert
Beyens of Parkhill, and the Best
Going Plow Team (horses) went to
John Dekroon of Dublin. The
Antique Tractor Awards were
handed out to Ron Coleman for his
Farmall M (original restored). WillisWardell of Strathroy won the title ofAntique Plowing Champion. TheVal-Lea Farms Award went to TroyLeeming of Seaforth. The WardenAward went to Trevor Townsend of
Brucefield. Huron County’s newest
class, the ‘Conservation Tillage’was
won by Henry Grobbink of Walton.
On Thursday,Aug. 26 the Princess
competition was held. Nine girls
vied for the title and Mary Paige St.
Onge from Seaforth was crowned.
The Huron County 4-H ‘Sod
Busters’ held their achievement day
of Thursday, Aug. 26. Their awards
were handed out on Friday at the
Plowmen’s banquet. Jacob McGavin
received the Ross Gordon Trophy
and the TD Bank Award. A new
addition to the 4-H trophies is the
William Leeming Award, donated by
his family in honour of his
contribution to the 4-H program. It
went to Jacob McGavin as well.
The Huron County Plowmen’s
Association would like to thank all
the donors of the live and silent
auction items and the volunteers, as
well as all the sponsors.
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Pham and shot him, the report says.
The report states that Pham
managed to pull his firearm out of
his holster and discharge a round a
split-second before he was shot in
the head.
The SIU still doesn’t know if
Pham intentionally shot his gun or if
he squeezed the trigger as a reflex
after being shot.
This clashes with early OPP
reports that Pham didn’t get a shot
off.
After the shooting, Mercey called
the incident in and reversed his car
35 metres out of the area.
Preston then began to walk
towards Mercey, shooting and
missing him twice as he got closer,
the report states. Mercey then took
out his gun and took cover between
his cruiser and the side of the road.
Mercey fired at Preston several times
as Preston continued to approach and
Mercey continued to back up across
the road.
Mercey yelled at Preston to drop
his rifle, then fired five more shots
while avoiding Preston’s fire.
Shortly after, several other
responding officers arrived to find
Preston laying on the side of the
road. Preston had been shot six
times, but was still awake and aware
of his surroundings. Beside him was
a Browning 30-06 rifle with .270
calibre ammunition, which was a
rifle Preston had used to hunt deer
and moose.
Preston then died in hospital three
days later.
OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis
spoke with Mercey after the report
was released, saying “Everybody
looks up to [Mercey]. He’s as solid
an officer as we have.
“I’m glad the investigation is
finally over so he can move forward
with his life and his career.”
2010 Plowing Match a success for Huron County
Match munchies and Taste-y treats
The Huron County Plowing Match and the Taste of Huron festival came together to host a
dinner at the Regional Equine and Agricultural Centre of Huron in Clinton to conclude
both events. The Taste of Huron ran from August 16-27, while the Plowing Match ran on
August 26-27. (Denny Scott photo)
Report
details
Pham
shooting
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