HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1992-07-01, Page 45THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 ,1992. PAGE A13.
East Wawanosh Township 125th Anniversary Commemorative Edition / x^z
Fowl supper
a feast
beyond
compare
There's an event held every October in
Belgrave that shows that if area people ever
have to raise an army, they already have the
organizational skills.
Most of the 1000 or more people who
show up each year at the Belgrave Fowl
Supper just come for a good meal but the
event is also as well orchestrated as an army
invasion or a huge theatre production.
Within minutes each of the diners has a
heaping plate of turkey and vegetables in
front of him or her, served piping hot.
The Fowl Supper is a tradition that dates
back to 1949 when a supper for 1000 was
held to celebrate the opening of the new
Belgrave arena. Each year since the
community surrounding Belgrave has held
another big supper to help raise funds to
keep the arena operating.
It's a masterpiece of organization. Homes
on each concession are assigned to bring
certain parts of the dinner in amounts large
enough to supply the huge crowd. Each
group brings its prepared food to an assigned
section of the arena at the appointed time.
After grace is said, dozens of volunteer
servers fan out across the building hurrying
the food to the tables.
Coffee is brewed in huge caldrons, then
poured into jugs to take to the tables. The
noise level from 1000 diners talking and
eating can be loud but the organization still
seems flawless.
The dinner is one of those events that
doubly rewards the community. The money
raised helps provide a local arena at small
cost to the taxpayers and the community
benefits from the ties built by getting people
working together. The many diners get the
added benefit of having a good meal.
Reid has
prominent place
in history
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pioneer life from his native Huron County,
beginning what many refer to as his
"folklore in paint period".
In 1906, Reid was appointed president of
the Royal Canadian Academy. It was from
this position he helped to launch a campaign
to bring together the National Gallery of
Canada collection in a suitable building.
In 1912, the Associated Watercolour
Painters was formed in Toronto with George
Reid as a principal member. With the
formation of the Ontario College of Art in
the same year, Reid was appointed the
school's first principal (1912-29).
In 1915, Reid worked on a committee
responsible for donating a collection of
paintings to the Patriotic Fund. He was also
commissioned to do works of art for the War
Records Office in W? 17 and 1918.
Following the death of his wife, Mary
Hiester Reid in 1921, Reid soon remarried,
wedding artist Mary E. Wrinch in 1922.
George Reid remained active in the art he
loved up until his death in 1947.
The magnitude of his contribution both to
the art and the educational life of this
country guarantees Reid a prominent place
in Canada's history.
Collectors plates of "Mortgaging the
Homestead" may be obtained at the East
Wawanosh Township Office in Belgrave.
Published by North Huron Citizen jO
Feeding the masses
The Belgrve fowl supper is a huge event in the commmunity that has been a tradition since 1949, when it was held to
commemorate the celebration of the new arena.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
EAST WAWANOSH
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