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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1986-11-26, Page 1VOL 2 NO. 48 Serving Brussels, Blyth, Auburn, Belgrave, Ethel, Londesborough, Walton and surrounding townships. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1986.40 CENTS Walton area woman Furrow Queen A 20-year-old Walton -area woman was crowned Huron Coun­ ty Queen of the Furrow in a ceremony at Walton on Saturday evening, marking the official end to the plowing match season. The contest had had to be deferred several times earlier in the season as record-breaking rainfall spoiled any chance of holding the county plowing match. Sandra Hunt of RR 4, Walton, the 1985 Seaforth Fair Queen, emerged as the winner, with a former Huron County Dairy Prin­ cess, Denise Nethery of RR 4, Brussels coming in a very close second. “It was a very, very difficult decision,’’ said Marie McGavin, one of the organizers of the event. “I’ve never heard girls give such excellent speeches.’’ Each contes­ tant had to speak for two minutes on agriculture, as well as give an impromptu speech on a subject drawn by lots. Miss Hunt, in an accounting course at Fanshawe College in London, will represent Huron County at the Ontario Plowman’s Association annual convention in Toronto in February, and will go on to compete for the Queen of the Furrow title at the International Plowing Match in Grey County next fall. Three other girls, Sandra Shoul- dice and Cheryl Smith, both of RR 1, Walton, and Marnie Gibbings of Clinton, had originally entered the Continued on page 11 Once again, exhibitors from the northern part of Huron County have excelled at the Royal Agricul- Editorial Now that's spirit When city people think about rural life they think about the fresh air, the peacefulness or space. But the true value of rural life comes through when we see a community pull together to help others. This weekend sees two instances of communities uniting to help neighbours. In Brussels, people of the Brussels and Walton area will be holding a dance to help the Murray Houston family of Grey township who lost their home to fire a couple of weeks ago. In Londesboro an even bigger project will take place when the Londesboro Lions Club spearheads a drive to raise $30,000 for a mobility van for Ron Nesbitt of the Londesboro-Blyth area who was paralyzed in a freak swimming accident last summer. People of the area have already raised half the money needed before the big weekend even begins. Odds seem good that by the time the fashion show, variety concert, auction and other activities are over, the goal will have been reached. Shakespeare wrote about the quality of mercy, saying it is twice blessed by blessing both the giver and the receiver. So it is with this kind of community-rallying support. The people who receive the support get not only financial help but the knowledge that hundreds of people care and want to do what they can. The community, by pulling together, builds those important bonds that make it more than just a group of individuals living in the same place. Congratulations to all the people involved in these two projects. Let’s make it worthwhile by getting the whole community involved. up the loads.Fellowship. Don Baan stacks papers in the truck whi Money from the paper drive goes to world relief. Local people succeed Royally ES3 tural Winter Fair which ended Saturday in Toronto, with champ­ ionships in several divisions going to Bodmin Farms Ltd., Huronia Farms, LoreldoFarms, Jan Van Vliet, Hugh and Jo-anne Todd, Brent Robinson of Vista Village Farms, and to the amazing Rintoul girls of West Wawanosh. In the Ontario Junior Barrow Show, Jennifer Procter of Bodmin Farms Ltd., RR 5, Brussels, brought home the bacon by winning both the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion rosettes with two of her animals, as well as taking third place with a third barrow. However, show rules disallow anyonecompetitor taking more than two wins, so third place went instead to Jennifer’s sister, Kate; while Brent Robinson of Vista Villa Farms, RR4, Walton, placed 13th with his barrow, going on with the same animal to win the Senior Showmanship division of the show, with the animal subsequently sold toT.B. Allen Ltd. of Londesborofor $1.75/lb. Jennifer’s champion barrow went to Fearman’s Packers of Burlington for $4/lb., while her reserve animal was purchased by Quality Swine of Shedden at $3/lb. Bodmin Ltd. also showed the Grand Champion group of Market Hogs, which sold to Canada Packers at $2.50/lb., and placed 5th out of 40 entries with a market hog carcass. Jennifer’scousin, Anne Procter, showing Shorthorns for Bodmin Farms, captured the Grand Cham- pionshipwithher 2-year-old fe­ male , as well as taking a third place ribbon with both a yearling bull calf and a 2-year-old bull calf. In swine, Jan Van Vliet of RR 2, Brussels, made off with an armful of championships, including Su­ preme Grand Champion gilt, Champion Boar, Champion fe­ male, and Champion herd in the Hampshire Division; and Cham­ pion Boar and Champion Herd in the York Division, as well as taking one first and two seconds for York gilts. Mr. Van Vliet also took one first, two thirds, and one fourth with Landrace gilts, as well as one Sth place ribbon in the market hog class. In Jerseys, Fred Armstrong of Jack Armstrong & Son’s Huronia Farms, RR 2, Auburn, took the Grand Championship with a senior heifer, Huronia’s Golden Mitzi, which is co-owned by Moon Ridge Farm of Rochester, N.H. Huronia Farms also placed first with its Breeder’s Herd, and was runner- up for the Premier Breeder’s Herd award, a designation the farm took home in 1985. Mr. Armstrong also took a fourth ribbon with a four-year-old female. Huronia’s Bright Gloria, and a seventh with a three-year-old female, Huronia’s Title's Lydia. Huronia Farms isjust back from Continued on page 22 'Biter' Day Saturday in Londesboro Withstillafewdaystogo, the Londesboro Lions Club has realiz­ ed half its goal in the Back the Biter fund-raising campaign, the most ambitious project of its kind ever seen in the area. The 19-member club has already collected donations of more than $15,000, well on its way toward the $30,000 it plans to have in the coffers by this Saturday night, the amount needed to purchase a fully-equipped van for fellow Lion Ron Nesbitt, who will soon be home from hospital after being injured in a swimming accident last summer. Aided by a donation of more than $1,400 from Radford’s Auto, Farm and Industrial Supply and of $1,000 each from T.B. Allen Ltd. and the LondesboroUnitedChurch, and by other generous donations from local businesses and individuals, the fund is growing on a daily basis as help continues to pour in. As well, a large number of unique and surprising items have been donated for the Novelty Auction, the highlight of Satur­ day’s events. Among these is a private box for eight at a Toronto Bue Jays game, donated by John and Brenda Radford; a number of autographed Blue Jays items, donated by Peter Hardy, president of the team; a Rick Hansen “Man in Motion’ ’ commemorative collec- tor’s plate, donated by Mid- daugh’s Collectibles of Clinton; a 1937 $100 bill, donated by Gordon Radford; hockey tickets for “red” seats ata Toronto Maple Leafs - St. Louis Blues game in late January, donated by Jim and Brenda Kitcheng; an autographed, limited edition of the Huron County Atlas, donated by Tom Cunningham; and a red necktie, autographed by Ontario premier David Peterson and donated by Jack Riddell. On a more practical note, bids willbetakenby auctioneer Burt Lobb for eight hours of backhoe work, donated by George and Murray Nesbitt; four hours of chainsaw work, from Rob Shaddick and Al Caldwell; two half pigs, cut and wrapped, from Wayne Kenn­ edy; a yard light, installed, from Bill Bromley; or a permanent hairstyle, from Dorothy Johnston. Inall, more than 60 items will be on the auction block, starting at around 5 p.m. Saturday, Novem­ ber 29. The fund-raising marathon is officially kicked off Friday even­ ing, with a fashion show sponsored by the Londesboro Women’s Insti­ tute featuring adult and children’s styles from The Old Mill, and a men’s euchre tournament. Saturday starts off at 10a.m., when a day-long variety show and talent showcase gets underway, followed by an old-fashioned Box Lunch Auction with two divisions, junior and senior, at which gentle­ men can bid for the decorated boxes, and for the privilege of dining with the lovely lady who prepared the feast, unknown until the final bid is in. The Novelty auction will follow hard on the heels of the box lunch event, and the day will wind up with a family dance, with music by Ken Scott, Andy Andrews and others. Admission is by donation only to all the Saturday events, with tax receipts issued by the Lions if requested. All proceeds will go into the Back the Biter Fund. All in all, it will be an event not soon forgotten in the annals of Huron County, or in the history of one of the smallest Lions Clubs around. The Londesboro group may be small in number, but it has a heart as big as all outdoors, and a spirit of generosity to match.