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2 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 5, 1995
Agriculture
Men have given 70
BY GREGOR CAMPBELL
Expositor Staff
Both Don Dodds and Allan
Haugh know there is truth in the
old saying - that what goes around,
comes around. This explains why
they still get a kick out of 4-H
clubs.
Both were honoured for 35 years
of 4-H club service in the Seaforth
area at that rural organization's
recent annual meeting in Clinton.
And both were 4-H club members
before they got into leadership
decades ago.
"You don't do it for a piece of
paper or money," Dodds, who lives
at RR 1 Seaforth says. "Somebody
did it for me.
"I can't quite put my finger on it,
but there is a satisfaction you get
when you watch young people grow
and develop."
Confidence is something you can
unearth in 4-H, he adds, and Haugh
of RR 1 Brucefield agrees.
"I've seen shy newcomers of
questionable ability become
articulate young gentlemen," Haugh
says.
"I was that shy little kid myself.
I'm still that shy little kid but I
tried it."
Haugh says at times you can help
and be of "tremendous benefit"
while you watch young people, both
boys and gulls, mature. Compared
to the club members who joined
when he and Gord McGavin led the
Seaforth 4-H Machinery Club in the
late 1950's, he says today's
youngsters have a more
sophisticated outlook and are more
knowledgeable in many fields.
That first club was back before 4-
H records were kept in Huron.
Haugh, who was in a 4-H calf club
in the Brucefield area when he was
young, next helped lead Seaforth's
4-H Swine Club in the early 1960s
with Don Dodds. But he soon got
back to leading the local 4-H
machinery club, and still does.
It is right up his alley. He runs a
busy equipment business on the
ears of service
GREGOR CAMPBE.t. PHOTO
HEAD, HEART, HANDS AND HEALTH - Don Dodds of RR 1 Seaforth has been a 4-H club leader for
35 years and was honoured for his volunteer work at the organization's annual meeting early In
February. He likes to stay positive, and says as a leader he gets as much if not more out of 4-H than
than the young people who are members do. "There Is a satisfaction you get when you watch young
people grow and develop," he says, adding confidence is something you can unearth.
Bayfield Road, or County Road 3,
and is big on old tractors and *as
engines, with a healthy sideline
dealing in classic tractor, car and
gas engine manuals and books.
The machinery club now has
more than 30 members and is the
largest 4-H club in Huron County.
Activities begin in early March and
run for six meetings, every second
week, finishing with a bus trip.
There is a different main topic
each year. Last year it was tractors
- maintenance, history, safety and
economics. This year it is tillage,
such things as strip tillage and
safety. The club meets at a different
dealership each meeting and the
variety benefits all participants, he
says.
"I often get more out of it than
the kids do," he says.
GREGOR CAMPBELL PHOTO
4-H LEADER SINCE LATE 1950s - Allan Haugh of RR 1 Brucefield says he was once "a shy little kid",
so he doesn't mind putting back what he got out - so still remains active as a 4-H leader four decades
later.
Children get
Slice of Huron
What is this you say? Why, by
day, during April 10 - 13, it's an
opportunity for 1,500 Grade 4
and 5 students to get involved
with hands-on activities which
show the many facets of agricul-
ture in Huron County. There are
activities happening in the areas
of dairy, red meats, fruits and
vegetables, grains, poultry and
eggs, and others.
You can make sausage, talk to
an emu, find out if goats really
cat cans, check out an elk button
and much, much more.
The school children will have
a chance Monday to Thursday to
participate with their classes, and
as a family you can have the
same opportunity on: Wednes-
day, April 12 6:30 - 9 p.m.
Seaforth Fairgrounds and Arena.
Your admission is a donation
of a non-perishable food item to
the Huron County Food Bank.
Areas of activity have changed
from other years. You won't
want to miss this. The whole
undertaking is a fantastic effort
of the Huron Agriculture Aware-
ness Committee which is made
up of representatives from com-
modity groups, rural organiz-
ations, agribusinesses, education
and individuals.
For more information, contact
Jane Muegge, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs, Clinton (519) 482-3428,
1-800-265-5170.
ALLAN CARTER
DAVID GRAY, PRESIDENT OF MALCOLM GRAY
INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED of STRATHROY
and GLENCOE, is pleased to announce that
ALLAN CARTER OF SEAFORTH
has joined our firm as a sales representative. Allan has
successfully completed the licensing course as
Orescribed by the Registered Insurance Brokers of
ntario. Allan will be serving the SEAFORTH, CLINTON
and surrounding area. Call Allan at 519-522-0399 or
1-800-265-0959 for all your insurance needs.
Farm/Auto/Homeowners/Commercial
Specializing PREMIER DAIRY PROGRAM
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INSURANCE BROKERS LIMITED
f 97 Frank Street, Strathroy, Phone: 245-1720
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Dodds echoes this sentiment.
"It is a two-way street," Don
says. "You work with them - they
work with you. The parents have
been good to work with too, they
often get forgotten."
He remembers bus trips, train
trips, excursions to see the Blue
Jays, the CN tower and friendships
that last for years out of his four
decades with 4-11 clubs.
Dodds got into 4-H as a member
when Bob Campbell and Bill
Turnbull were co -leaders. He began
as co -leader with Allan Haugh with
the Seaforth Swine Club in 1960,
(Bob MacMillan and Ken Stewart
had been leaders the year before)
and still helps lead that club, now
called the Central Huron Swine
Club and an amalgamation of five
clubs that used to be - Seaforth,
Brussels, South Huron, North
Huron and Belgrave.
see 4-H, page six
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Wedneday & Thursday
April 5 & 6
4:59 p.m. - 9:59 p.m.
* SEE WHAT'S NEW
* DISPLAYS & DEMONSTRATIONS
IN LIEU OF ADMISSION, DONATIONS
rO THE HURON COUNTY FOOD BANK
WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
See These Exhibitors at
Seaforth's Home & Garden Show
McKillop Mutual Insurance
Malcolm Gray Insurance
Mclntee Real Estate
Seaforth Plumbing & Heating
McGavin Farm Supply Ltd.
Weedman
St. Columbary C.W.L.
R.A.M. Design & Drafting
Ball -Macaulay
Vincent
Te -em Farms
Katy's Closet Inc. (clothing)
Merv's Patio & Shewan's Orn.
Alvin Siding Cleaners
Hoffineyer's Mill
Middegaal Pools
Seaforth & District Horticulture
B&K Tire & Battery
Stewart Home Renovations
Box Furniture
Seaforth P.U.C.
H & R Carpentry
Just Country
Ontario Country Kable
Steamatic
CW Juvenile Girls (Broomball)
London Airport
D & D Glass
Logan Farm Equipment
Huron Expositor
Nelson Pullman
Blue Water Cabinets
Camp Out Trailers
Echo Water Systems
Hensall Co -Op
Clinton Credit Union
Rintoul Pools
Churchill Decorating
Culligan Water Treatment
South East Hope Insurance
Dashwood Lock & Key
CIBC
Countrywide Realty
Knights of Columbus
Marie Knight Draperies
(S & S Drapery)
Seaforth Police
FM Doors & Windows
Glavin Eavestroughing
Country & Beauty Den
Home Craft
Tractor Draw
Yellowbridge Construction
Seaforth Agricultural Society
Mary Kay Cosmetics
Habitat for Humanity
LawnMaster
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