HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-08-31, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1988.
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Huron County Plowing Match
Queen of the Furrow
candidates vie for
county title on Friday
MARLENE ALBERS
On Friday, September 9, six talented and charming
young women from almost as many Huron County
communitieswill compete for the coveted title of
1988-89QueenoftheFurrowduring the day-long
competitionattheannual Huron County Plowing
Match, to be held Thursday and Friday at
Huron-Bruce MP Murray Cardiff’s farm, just north of
Brussels.
A plowing competition for the girls will be held at 9
a.m., followed by interviews by the competition’s
three judges, and a lunch hosted by Huron MPP and
Ministerof Agriculture Jack Riddell. In the afternoon,
each girl will present a prepared speech before the
winner is crowned at 3 p.m. by Audrey Bos, Huron’s
1987-88 Queen of the Furrow, who will hand over the
responsibilities of representing the Huron Plowmen's
Association to the new first lady. Friday’s winner will
also represent Huron at the 1989 International
Plowing Match in Essex County.
BARBARA FOTHERINGHAM
The youngest Queen of the
Furrow contestant, 16-year-old
Barbara Fotheringham comes
from a plowing family, but says she
has never actually tried it herself,
although she looks forward to some
expert coaching. Barb has worked
at Bayfield’s Captain’s Cove this
past summer, but returns to
Central Huron Secondary School
next week, going into Grade 11.
She is active in 4-H work, having
completed 18 projects in both
agriculture and homemaking
clubs, and enjoys cake decorating
and sports, especially curling and
soccer. Barb is the daughter of
Robert and Mary Fotheringham of
RR 3, Seaforth.
MARINA RAWLINGS
After graduating with honours
from Clinton District Secondary
School last spring, 18-year-old
Marina is spending a year employ
ed as an admitting receptionist at
Clinton Public Hospital. She also
works as a volunteer at the
Epilepsy Centre in Clinton, and
hopes to enter a college in 1989-90
to pursue a career as a medical
receptionist. Marinasnjoys horse
back riding, reading and walking,
and is very fond of animals. She is
the daughter of Bill and Pat
Rawlings of RR 1, Zurich.
LAURA HALLAHAN
Seventeen-year-old Laura is the
daughter of Jim and Lorraine
Hallahanof RR3, Blyth, andis a
very active member of the Hallrice
4-H Dairy Calf Club as well as its
present president. She has also
held several other 4-H executive
positions, and has shown her
project calf at both the Silver Dollar
Competition in Erin and at the
Hays Classic in Toronto, as well as
at both the Brussels and Seaforth
Fall Fairs. In July, she took part in
the4-HExchange between Saskat
chewan and Ontario. Laura is a
Grade 12student at F.E. Madill
Secondary School, and is active in
volleyball, badminton and base
ball.
CHERYL REGELE
A graduate of Seaforth District
High School, 20-year-old Cheryl
attended the University of Wes
tern Ontario last year, but has
transferred to Ryerson Polytechnic
Institute to complete her studies in
Office and Administration. During
the pastsummer, she worked at
Corrugated Pipe Co. in Stratford,
and has worked on her family’s
cash crop and pig farm all her life.
She was active in 4-H Club work,
where she earned Provincial Hon
ours, and enjoys music and sports.
Cheryl is the daughter of Bob and
Laurene Regele of RR 1, Dublin.
Eighteen-year-old Marlene Al
bers live^ with her parents, Peter
and Helen, on the family dairy farm
at RR 2, Bluevale. She enjoys
working on the farm, biking,
playing the piano and music in
general, and is an active 4-H Club
member, having received her
Provincial Honours certificate for
completing 12 4-H Clubs. Marlene
is returning to her final year at F.E.
Madill Secondary School, and
hopes to pursue a career in food
service management. She is a
member of the FEMSS band.
ANNE ROBINSON
Noted Hampshire swine breeder
and farrow-to-weaning operator
Ralph Henderson ofRalhenHamp-
shires at RR 1, Atwood, is
progressing well at Kitchener-
Waterloo Hospital after falling
from a straw mow at his farm on
August 16.
Mr. Henderson suffered a num
ber of injuries in the 30-foot fall,
including a collapsed lung, several
broken ribs, a skull fracture and an
injured shoulder. He was expected
to be out of intensive care by last
Sunday.
Silo gas can be
Tissue testing of corn leaves
indicates a higher level of nitrogen
in corn plants this year. This could
be a result of the droughty weather
this summer. Corn plants are
generally smaller and the nitrogen
is concentrated in a smaller area.
Many farmers are familiar with
silo gas being formed at silo filling.
Some have not experienced the
odour o’- the characteristic yellow -
Thedaughter of Bob and Rose
Robinson of Vista Villa Farms, RR
4, Walton, 18-year-old Anne will
return next week to her final year at
Seaforth District High School,
where she is an Honours student.
Anne is vice-president of her
Students’ Council and secretary of
the Luther League; she is active in
sports and enjoys cooking and art -
especially portraits and designing,
and hopes to pursue a career in art.
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The accident occured in mid
morning, and Mr. Henderson was
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transferred to Kitchener.
Mr. Henderson is a director on
theboardsofboth the Canadian
Hampshire Club and the Ontario
Hampshire Club, and is a member
of the Ontario Swine Breeder’s
Association, which is headed by his
wife, Georgina. The family is also a
member of Quality Swine, and Mr.
Henderson is an active member of
the Atwood Lions’ Club.
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