The Rural Voice, 1979-01, Page 41their interview and 100 points for their
plowing.
Goodwill ambassador
Of her position as Queen of the Furrow,
Wanda says, "You're sort of like a
goodwill ambassador for the county when
you go to the International Plowing Match
(IPM). That's the biggest thing that you do
in the year."
Wanda said that up to now contestants
had entered the contest on a voluntary
basis. She said the first year she entered,
that that year's queen phoned different
girls and got them to go in the contest.
Wanda did the same thing this year.
She didn't think it was a very good idea
though since she said that they then tended
to just get girls from around the Teeswater
area. What she would like to see the
Plowman's Association do, she said, is
approach somebody like a farm equipment
dealer in different towns to sponsor the
girl.
As well as the Bruce County Plowing
Match, Wanda was one of 27 girls entered
in the International Plowing Match (IPM)
where the girls had to tell how their local
plowman's association worked.
Wanda said at the local plowing match
competition they had a coaching day the
day before they plowed where they were
told the basics of what to do. "None of us
really had any idea of how to plow,"
Wanda said.
Coaching
This year, however, she looked after
getting a coach Don Gowland before the
IPM and they started practising about the
middle of August. At the International
level, the girls had to do the adjustments
on the plow themselves, whereas at the
local level their coaches could do all the
adjusting for them.
As Bruce County Queen of the Furrow
Wanda's other active duties include going
to the Plowmen's Convention in Toronto
and representing the county in various
parades.
Wanda, who is 18 years old is the
daughter of Robert and Bev Colvin, has
three sisters and one brother. She is a
grade 12 student at F.E. Madill Secondary
School in Wingham is involved in the 4-H
agriculture and homemaking clubs and is a
Junior Farmer member. She enjoys music --
plays the piano and guitar and is just
starting to learn how to play the bagpipes.
She also plays hockey.
She lives on beef farm where she helps
to take in the hay in the summertime and
sometimes helps out with the chores as
well.
The girl, whose plans include probably
doing something in the legal field when she
graduates from high school, said of her
Queen of the Furrow duties, "It's a lot of
fun. You meet a lot of interesting people.
You get to travel around Bruce County and
see the whole county and when you go to
the IPM, you're able to meet people from
all over Ontario."
Gifts
As Queen of the Furrow she received a
trophy, a bouquet of roses, a challenger
trophy, and at the end of last year's reign
Wanda was given a piece of luggage.
Wanda also may well have struck a blow
for the Women's Lib movement with her
new position. She is currently the only
woman who is a member of the Bruce
County Plowman's Association.
Lynn Townsend
Some of Lynn Townsend's friends call
her "Porky" but the pretty girl who is this
year's Ontario Pork Hostess certainly bears
no resemblance to the cartoon character.
It is quickly apparent when talking to
Lynn that she has the charm, poise,
personality and good grooming that are
required for the position she holds. That's
probably why Lynn also holds the title of
Woodstock Fair Queen.
Lynn, who started competing at the
county level, (she represented Oxford) was
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