HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-06-07, Page 14PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1989.
Heavy competition at Clinton Cattle show
BY USA BOONSTOPPEL
The Clinton Fairgrounds was the
site of heavy competition when
local dairy farmers and 4-H mem
bers showed their carefully groom
ed cattle on Friday.
The 4-H show started the day
and the top winners were Lori
Farm
Stand still please
Arthur Bos of Blyth (right) is making sure his calf is standing
properly for the judge at the Clinton Spring Fair. Beside him,
John Egli from Waterloo County is checking out the stance of
his Jersey. Both showers were participating in the 4-H
competition at the fair on Friday.
Maintenance
equipment
on view for public
The general public is being given
a unique opportunity to view
equipment by the road superinten
dents of Ontario. They are meeting
in Mount Forest June 8 and 9 and
are opening their annual equip
ment show to everyone.
The show features the kind of
equipment they purchase to main
tain and build roads and parks. All
kinds of people enjoy the opportun
ity to see this kind of technology
but the displays will also feature
many items of interest to home
owners, farmers and business peo
ple.
Over 200 exhibitors of trucks,
graders, backhoes, lawn equip
ment, pressure washers, snow
plows, chemicals as well as engi
neering and rental companies will
be there to discuss their products
and services with the public.
The show will be opened at 10
a.m. Thursday by Ian Nethercot,
manager of municipal road office of
the MTC. He will be assisted by
local dignitaries who will all be
introduced by famous actor and
singer Dinah Christie.
Armstrong of Auburn and Patrick
Hallahan of Blyth.
Lori won the Senior Showman
ship class with her Jersey and then
proceeded to capture the Overall
Grand Champion Showman. She
then won first in the Junior
Yearling class and completed her
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Tuesday, June 13th/89
7:00 p.m.
Huron County Pioneer Museum
110 North Street
Goderich, Ont.
Guest Speaker: Ms. Lorraine Greaves
“THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
IN THE 1980’8”
Please join us and celebrate
another year of service to
the women and children of
Huron County
An Invitation to ...
SURVIVAL THROUGH
FRIENDSHIP HOUSE
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Tuesday, June 13th/89
7:00 p.m.
Huron County Pioneer Museum
110 North Street
Goderich, Ont.
Guest Speaker: Ms. Lorraine Greaves
“THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT
IN THE 1980’s”
Please join us and celebrate
another year of service to
the women and children of
Huron County
day by winning the Overall Reserve
Grand Champion Calf.
Patrick showed his handsome
Holstein in the Senior Heifer class
and won first place. Then his calf
came on top in the Grand Cham
pion Calf class.
Other winners in the 4-H show
were: Shannon Hallahan (Blyth),
second in senior showmanship and
second in the Junior Yearling class;
Conrad Bos (Blyth), first in the
Summer Yearling class; Henry Bos
(Blyth), second in the Junior Heifer
class; Sharon Ramsey (Blyth), se
cond in the Summer Yearling class;
Pam Carter (Clinton), first in
Junior Showmanship, overall Re
serve Champion Showman and
second in the Senior Heifer class;
Cindy Carter (Clinton), second in
Junior Showmanship, and Kevin
VandenNeucker (Seaforth), first in
the Junior Heifer class.
The Huron County Holstein show
followed the 4-H show and the
competition was stiff. The big
winners for the day were Ken
Ramsey of Kennairn Farms of
Blyth, Jim Hallahan of Lazymea-
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Kennairn Farms won the three-
year old and the five-year old class
and then captured the Grand
Champion Female class. These
wins enabled them to receive the
Reserve Premier Breeder award for
having the second highest points
for cattle owned and bred.
Lazymeadows Farms won six
classes. Their junior heifer calf,
junior yearling, intermediate year
ling and senior yearling all took top
place. They then won Junior Cham
pion calf. Lazymeadows cattle then
won the Mature Cow class and the
Best Udder class and proceeded to
win Reserve Grand Champion Fe
male. All these wins gave them
topnotch standing as the Premier
Exhibitor for the most points with
cattle owned.
HeatherHolme farms won the
Premier Breeder award and Re
serve Premier Exhibitor award.
These placings came after Heather
Holme won the Junior two-year old
class, the Senior two-year old class,
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the Progeny of Dam class and
Breeder’s Herd.
Other top exhibitors of the day
were Art Bos of Bellestein Farms
who won the Summer Yearling
class; Bob McNeil of Robmarann
Farms who won the Senior Heifer
Calf class, Reserve Junior Cham
pion calf, and the Dry Cow class,
and Paul Gibbings of Wilvem
Farms in Clinton who won the
four-year old class.
The Jersey farmers had their
cattle out in the ring and two local
breeders did well. Fred Armstrong
of Huronia Jerseys (Auburn) won a
second and third in the Intermedi
ate Heifer class, first in the Senior
Heifer class and this heifer won the
Junior Champion Female. Paul
Franken of Paullor Farms (Auburn)
won second in the Junior Class.
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