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Home My WebLink AboutThe Rural Voice, 1983-07, Page 57COUNTRY CALENDAR JULY 1983 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Your meeting or event listed Free. Notice must be sent well in advance or call Rhea Hamilton at 529-7238. Lucknow Jamboree 83 (125th), June 30 - July 3. The Ontario Mass Pipe and Drum Legion Band Drumhead Parade is Sunday at 1:30. Huron County Junior Farmers Activities, July 2, Seaforth Junior Farmer Soccer Tournament; July 22, Soil and Crop Management tour; July 30, Seaforth Junior Farmer Baseball Tournament. Martin and Downs Circus, July 3, spon- sored by Minor Sports of Blyth at the Lions Pa k, Blyth. Advance tickets available or at the site. Huron Soil Conservation Day, July 6, at Nick Whyte's, 9:30 a.m. Contact OMAF 482-3428 or Z-73040. Quality Swine Gilt and Boar Sale, July 7, 7:30 p.m., Shedden, contact Norm Wilson, (Fordwich), 335-3127, or Chris Hills (Seaforth), 527-1913. Perth County 4•H Ball Tournament, July 10, 2 p.m., Newry. Agricultural Tour, July 10-21, sponsored by the Huron Cattlemen's Association, to Sault St. Marie, Thunder Bay, Rainy River, Red River Valley, Brandon, Winnipeg, Min- nesota and Michigan. Contact: Stan Pac- quette, OMAF, 482-3428 or Hanover Holi- day Tours, 364-4911. Holstein Judging School, July 11, 10 a.m. -4 p.m., Paul Irvine's farm. Open to all ages. Contact Dennis Martin, OMAF 482-3428 or Z-73040. Perth Holstein Club Twilight Meeting, Kurtzville Dairy Farms, July 12, 7 p.m. Contact OMAF 271-0280. Perth County 4-H Quiz Bowl, July 13, 7:15 p.m., Mitchell High School. Sheep Focus '83, July 15 & 16, Markham, Junior Sheep show July 16. Summer Games, Junior Farmer Zone 7, July 16, Goderich, Agricultural Park and GDCI. Ayton Fair, July 16. Zurich Fair, July 16, also 4-H Achievement day for Zurich Calf and Horse clubs. GreyBruce Simmental Club Picnic and Demonstration, July 17, 2 p.m., at Briar Dale Farms R.R. 1, Holstein. Speaker Doug Carruthers, Ont. Livestock Ex- change, video display, games for children, ladies please bring lunch. Contact Pearl Bumstead 986-2467. Huron County Federation of Agriculture Picnic, July 17, 2-4:30 p.m., Clinton Ausable Bayfield Conservation Park, Hwy. 4, south of Clinton. This is potluck -come-as-you-are picnic for all Interested members. Picnic and Judging Competition, Grey County Milk Producers and Grey County Holstein Club, July 19, Aitkenbrae Farms, Holstein. 4•H Judging, July 21, Stratford Fairgrounds. Contact OMAF 271-0280. ROP Test Station Boar Sale, July 21, R.R. 2, New Hamburg, Contact Gerry Hieter 519-662-2979. Perth County Judging Competition, July 21, 9:30 a.m., Stratford Fairgrounds, con- tact OMAF, 271-0280. Junior Farmer Day, July 22, at Canada's Wonderland. Grey County 4-H Dairy and Fitting Day, Ju- ly 23, 9:30 a.m., at Walton Sale arena, Durham. Ontario Junior Heifer Aberdeen Angus •Show, July 23, 1 p.m., Rockton Fairgrounds, Rockton. Contact Canadian Aberdeen Angus Association, 123 Woolwich St., Guelph. 519-824-8760. Huron Pioneer Threshers and Hobby Association Meeting, July 23, at 8 p.m. at the steel shed at the Blyth Fairgrounds. Aberdeen Angus, Ontario Preview Show, July 24, Rockton Fairgrounds. Contact Canadian Aberdeen Angus Association, 519-824-8760. Huron County 4•H Demonstration Com- petition, July 25, Central Huron Secon- dary School, Clinton, 8 p.m. Bruce County Cattleman's Barbecue, July 27, Chesley Community Centre, for tickets call OMAF 881-3301. Ontario Swine A. I. Association Annual Meeting, July 28, Tollgate School, corner Hwy. #59 and Cty Rd. 17. Boar viewing 3:30 p.m.; barbecue 5:30 p.m. and meeting 7:30 p.m. Rural Youth Connection, July 28, 10-10 p.m. Stratford Fairgrounds. Involves 4-11 groups from the nine county area in S.W. Ont. taking part in regional judging com- petition, inter -county demonstrations, and inter -county quiz bowl. Directions III—A conference for Rural Women, August 26 & 27, Centralia Col- lege. Registration $21. plus $10. overnight accommodation. Contact Valerie Bolton, 228-6691 or 523-9335. BARN AND ROOF PAINTING SAND BLASTING HOME INSULATION Free Estimates W. ADAMSON & SON Contracting Lucknow, Ont. 519-528-2113 Where Hopper goes, the water flows • PROMPT RELIABLE SERVICE • FREE ESTIMATES • 5 MODERN ROTARY RIGS Call Collect Neil 527-1737 James 527-0775 Durl 527-0828 W.D. HOPPER & SONS Water Well Drilling SINCE 1915 R.R. 2 Seaforth Members of the Ontario Water Well Assoc. THE RURAL VOICE, JULY 1983 PG. 55