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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times-Advocate, 2002-11-20, Page 13Wednesday, November 20, 2002 13Exeter Times–Advocate Tickets for above noted Old Roxy performances are available at: • The Old Roxy Theatre Box Office in Mount Forest * Heather’s Pet Centre in Hanover * Ernie King Music in Wingham NEW TICKET OUTLET: Lifetime Video Productions, 371 Westwood Dr., Walkerton And all Ticketmaster Outlets, or charge by phone 416-870-8000 or order on line www.ticketmaster.ca Visit www.oldroxy.ca for further show information. 116 Main St., North, Mount Forest 323-0433 The Old Roxy - Covering all of your entertainment needs. Appearing a t The Second City Performances of “The Ice Cream Man Cometh” Saturday, November 30 @ 8 PM Direct from Las Vegas GREG FREWIN, Master Illusionist/Magician Thurs., Nov. 28•8 pm Nylons Nov. 23/02 - 8pm NEW DATE THE RANKIN SISTERS Wed., Dec. 11 • 8 pm Raylene, Heather & Cookie and Friends in Concert A Maritime Christmas with ABBAMANIA / Staying’ Alive Dec. 7 at - 8 pm Canadian Tribute to GLENN MILLER featuring vocals of “John McNab and The Fabulous Moonbeams” Jan. 11 at - 8 pm Hypnotist Mike Mandel Opening is Magician Glenn Ottaway Nov. 22 - 8 pm An evening with the talented and charismatic Michael Burgess Saturday, Dec. 14 at 8 p.m. The Musical Box Sun., Dec. 1 at 8 p.m. Reincarnation of Genesis’s Selling England By the Pound performance. Blue Rodeo Tuesday, December 3, 8 p.m. Caverners, A Tribute to the BEATLES Jan. 17 at - 8 pm Thames Road Abattoir & Meats would like to announce DALE ERB has joined our team as Kill Floor Manager Kill Day Tuesday 41130 THAMES ROAD 235-2969 CCCC ....GGGG .... FFFFaaaa rrrrmmmm SSSS uuuupppp ppppllllyyyy LLLL ttttdddd .... Sales & Service Phone (519) 236-4934 Fax (519) 236-7330 22 Main St. Zurich 4-H beef club members show at Royal By Sandra Forster TIMES-ADVOCATE STAFF TORONTO – The only two South Huron 4-H beef club members showing at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto are home. Dan and Lana Shapton of Airport Line are members of the Brussels/Belgrave Beef Club. Only three of the 20-member club applied to go to the Royal. There is no beef club in Exeter or Seaforth, the next closest. Both worked since February training, washing and feeding their beef calves in preparation for the Royal. They took “farmer days” off school to attend the Fair Nov. 6-9. First show Lana, 12, showed for her first time at the Royal. The Grade 7 stu- dent at Hensall Public School is in her second year of 4-H. She showed her calf ‘Buttercup’ at the Seaforth and Brussels Fairs. Her Maine Anjou/Angus/Limousin steer weighed in at 1,358 lbs at the Royal. Lana says preparing for the Queen’s Guineas conformation class was a lot of work washing, blowing dry and maintaining stalls, but it was exciting to be in the ring competing. She hopes to compete again next year. City/country Dan, 16, is a veteran showman. This was his fourth year at the Royal. The Grade 11 student at South Huron District High School was one of the few to show a calf from his own herd. ‘Twister’ was the third heaviest steer at the Royal, weighing in at 1,510 lbs for the Maine Anjou/Angus. Dan enjoys showing at the Fair and meeting a lot of people, espe- cially seeing the reactions of bus loads of city students with no expe- rience of farm life. He says showing at the Royal requires a big time commitment of days of “expensive work but it’s worth it.” Dan’s future plans include attend- ing Ridgetown College and eventu- ally owning his own cow-calf herd. Both Shapton calves were sold at the Fair. Dan was disappointed with the low bidding price but has already picked out the calf he’ll train for next year. He would like to see an Exeter 4- H beef club with leaders closer to home than Brussels or Belgrave. Dan,16,and Lana,12,Shapton showed ‘Buttercup’ at the Royal Winter Fair Nov.6-9.Both are members of the Brussels/Belgrave 4-H Beef Club.(photo/Sandra Forster) Agriculture program coordinator wins award By Stew Slater SPECIAL TO THE TIMES-ADVOCATE SEAFORTH — Ron Ritchie, co-ordinator of the inno- vative Bridges to Agriculture program, received an award from the Foundation for Rural Living on Oct. 29, at an annual conference about rural development in Alliston. Bridges to Agriculture was a shared initiative between the Avon Maitland and Huron-Perth Catholic school boards. It provided a unique chance for high school students to study topics related to agriculture in the classroom and on field trips, and also to spend time working in agriculture or agriculture-related jobs. Start-up costs for the program were paid by a three- year government grant, but as of this year the school boards now have no money to operate it on a district- wide basis. Now, its up to individual high schools to fund their own Bridges to Agriculture-inspired pro- grams. Ritchie, who worked out of the Avon Maitland board’s Seaforth offices, is now acting vice-principal at Exeter Public School. Word of his award was brought by South Huron trustee Randy Wagler during the "Good News" section of the board’s regular meet- ing, Nov. 12. The Foundation for Rural Living is affiliated with the Ontario Rural Council, which hosts the annual Alliston conference. The Foundation sponsors awards in eight cate- gories, ranging from philanthropic activity to partner- ships with business. The awards "honour and celebrate all those who’ve helped to keep our rural communities great (and) rec- ognize the excellence of those who strive to keep the vision of rural Ontario alive." Bridges to Agriculture was nominated in the "Rural Youth Achievement" category, along with four other initiatives. "I was very honoured to accept this award from such a great cross-section of nominees," Ritchie wrote in an e-mail to Wagler.Information from public needed for sinkhole study SOUTH HURON – The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is looking for public assistance to deter- mine the location of any known or potential sink- holes. A study in co-operation with West Perth, Huron East and the Ministry of Environment will update information on sinkhole location to better under- stand their susceptibility to contamination from municipal drains and sur- face runoff. Landowners can call Peter MacDonald at ABCA 235-2610 with the loca- tion, lot, concession, ward, municipality, prop- erty owner and contact information.