Huron Expositor, 2007-08-29, Page 8Page 8 The Huron Expositor • August 29, 2007
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Public meeting will discuss
need for more dressing
rooms at-Seaforth arena
Aaron Jacklin
Huron East council talked about
the need for a public meeting to
discuss renovations to
the arena in Seaforth
at their meeting last
Tuesday.
Seaforth Coun. Bob
Fisher started the
discussion by asking
about an item from
the minutes of the
Seaforth & District
Community Centres
management commit-
tee meeting.
C 1 e r k -
Administrator Jack
McLachlan answered.
"We're going to
have a public meeting
to see if the public is
McLachlan.
Fisher asked why now.
"Things have changed," said
McLachlan. "There are a lot more
girls playing on boys' hockey teams
so they need a place to
get dressed."
He said the meeting
will be to see if the
public supports the
idea and if they do sup-
port it, to solicit ideas
for how to fund it.
"In fairness, it would
almost have to be a
weighted vote at the
public meeting," said
Deputy Mayor Bernie
MacLellan, noting that
families with daugh-
ters who play on coed
teams and would bene-
fit from the renovations
`There areca lot
more girls play-
ing on boys'
hockey teams
so they need a
place to get
dressed,' --
Huron East Clerk
Administrator
Jack McLachlan
in support of doing some renova-
tions to the front lobby in order to
get additional dressing rooms," he
said.
"And whose idea was this?"
asked Fisher.
"The arena board's," said
r
could be outnumbered by
families who may not want the
money spent and don't feel the
need because they only have sons
using the arena.
A tentative date of Sept. 12 at 6
p.m. at the arena has been set.
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Laurie Grobbink, of Walton, takes part in a Sodbusters 4-H plowing competition
Thursday as her dad Henry coaches her. She was preparing for the Queen of the
Furrow contest the next day.
22 of 38 former queens
of furrow attend match
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exceptional," he said.
Twenty-two of the 38 former
Queens were there that day.
"Some of them are living in
Alberta and all over the world now."
The plowing match kicked off on
Thursday with the junior day, which
included the crowning of the Plow
Princess and the 4-H Sodbuster
Achievement day junior plowing
match.
Kabrina Bishop was crowned Plow
Princess.
"Brandon McGavin received the
Ross Gordon Trophy for best crown
on junior day as well as the TD
Canada Trust award for top junior
plowperson on junior day," said
Zbwnsend.
This year's seven Queen of the
Furrow contestants had their inter-
views and speeches Friday morning
and their plowing portion Friday
afternoon.
"Margaret Vincent of the Belgrave
area was crowned Queen of the
Furrow and Amber Jeffray as
reserve," said Zbwnsend.
The open classes were held Friday
morning. Paul Dodds was named
senior champ and Brian McGavin
reserve. Brandon McGavin was
named junior champ with Jacob
McGavin being named reserve.
John DeKroon of Dublin won the
sulky class in horse plowing.
lbwnsend said more than 400 had
dinner and guessed another 150-200
came to watch but didn't stay for
dinner.
"I don't think I've ever seen that
many out at our local match," he
said.