HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-09-30, Page 13THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1987. PAGE 13.
Robert Dickert hired
to run Morris grader
A Bluevale-area man has been
hired as grader operator for Morris
Township, following the recent
retirement of Jim Casemore of RR
4, Wingham after 25 years of
service on township roads.
Robert Dickert of RR 2, Blue
vale, was selected for the job by
council, one offive persons who
were interviewed for the position
prior tothe regular council meeting
on September 22. Thirteen appli
cations were received by deadline,
as well as one which came in after
the deadline and was returned
unopened.
Mr. Dickert's employment is
subject to the usual probationary
period, and will be reviewed by
council next April.
Mr. Casemore was the guest of
honour at a small retirement party
held at the Morris Township Shed
on September 18, and attended by
members of council and township
employees. He was presented with
an engraved watch and a cheque
from the township in recognition of
his years of service.
Meanwhile, an apparent discre
pancy in the price quoted by
Champion Road Machinery in
Goderich to supply Morris Town
ship with a^new grader, and
subsequently accepted by council
for delivery in mid-October, came
under discussion at the council
meeting on September 22. Accord-
ing to a spokesman for the
township, there is a marked
difference between the price
Champion quoted to Morris and
the price quoted to a nearby
township for a similar machine at
the same time, and a representa
tive for John Deere has contacted
Morris officials to suggest that the
project be re-tendered. Further
discussion of the matter will take
place at a later meeting of council.
Agri-Food week
set for Oct. 4-12
Agri-Food Week, an annual
event focussing attention on the
importance of Ontario’s agricul
ture and food industry, will be
celebrated this year from October 4
to Thanksgiving Day, October 12.
Scores ofdisplays and special
events are planned in communities
across the province including a
Farmers’ Marketatthe Ontario
Chairman of the year’s Agri-
Food Week committee is Joseph
Christi, a Bowmanville-area farm
er and member of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture’s com
munications committee.
Mall displays, luncheons and
other special events are being held
by local Agri-Food Week commit
tees in about 45 Ontario counties.
Theresa Knox of RR 1, Blyth, congratulates her 4-H heifer for ajob well
done after she helped her owner win the A.Y. McLean Trophy as the
top 4-H Dairy Showman in Huron County at the Seaforth Fall Fair last
Friday. The pair are members of the Hallrice 4-H Dairy Calf Club, one
of the largest dairy calf clubs in the province. Miss Knox was also the
top Junior Showman at the Brussels Fall Fair last week.
Theresa
Knox
top dairy
showman
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pionship in Showmanship, as well
as taking the Topnotch Feeds
Limited (Seaforth) Award for
exhibiting the Grand Champion
4-H Steer at the Seaforth Fair.
Kim Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow,
showed the Reserve Champion
Steer; and Steve Dolmage of RR 4,
Walton, took the trophy for Grand
Champion Heifer. The Rintoul
sisters are members of both the
Lucknow BeefCalfClub and the
Huron County 4-H Sheep Club,
while Mr. Dolmage is a member of
the Brussels 4-H Beef Calf Club.
Kim Rintoul also won the Grand
Champion 4-H Sheep Showman
ship Award and the Grand Cham
pion 4-H Market Lamb trophy;
while sister Debbie showed the
Grand Champion 4-H Ewe. Renay
Taylor of RR 2, Auburn, was
Reserve Champion 4-H Sheep
Showman; and Darren Johnston of
RR 2, Bluevale, exhibited the
Grand Champion Fleece.
Theresa Knox of RR 1, Blyth,
won the A.Y. McLean Trophy as
Grand Champion Dairy Showman,
while Anita Bos of RR 3, Blyth,
captured the Reserve Champion
ship. Lori Armstrong of RR 2,
Auburn, showed the Grand Cham
pion 4-H Dairy Calf, and Mike
Pentland of RR 1, Dungannon
exhibited the Reserve Champion
dairy calf. All four are members of
the Hallrice 4-H Dairy Calf Club.
Science Centre on Sunday, Octo
ber 4 and a special float in the
Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest
parade on Monday, October 12 as
well as farm bus tours, dinners,
poster contests and TV coverage of
Agri-Food Week.
The official Agri-Food Week
kick-off will take place at a
luncheon for business, farm and
community leaders atthe Royal
York Hotel October 6. Keynote
speaker will be George Fleisch
mann, president of the Grocery
Products Manufacturers of Cana
da.
The promotional week is spon
sored by the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, the Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food and seven
commodity groups - Ontario beef,
chicken, egg, grape, milk, pork
and turkey producers.
Huron 4-H'ers
judge at London
The Rural Youth Connection was
held on September 11, 1987 at the
Western Fair. Seventeen Huron
County 4-H members took part in
the Judging Competition and also
seventeen 4-H’ers participated in
the Education program.
The 4-H members were able to
judge Beef, Dairy Swine, Fruit
Juices, Door Locks, Gate Signs and
Corn. Ben Rathwell of RR 1,
Brucefield took top placing in the
Junior division and he also had the
highest score overall.
Those participating in the Edu
cational Program heard from
various speakers dealing with such
topics as Family Abuse, Future
Work, Animal Rights and Environ
mental Pollution. Also a panel
discussion was held entitled “Is
There a Future for Young People in
Agriculture?’’.
Dateline e
Monday, October 5 - “Huron
County: An Agricultural Leader’’
Dinn and Program Clinton Le
gion Hall, 7:00 p.m. Tickets may be
obtained from the Clinton Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
office 20 King st. or by phoning
482-3428 or 1-800-265-5170.
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