The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-08-30, Page 8WEI mom
Boys and Their
GORRIE — Larry and Shirley Bott,
hosts of Walk -a -Gott Creek Bed
and Breakfast, are busily preparing
for their premier Giant Weekend
Show "Boys and the Toys" to be
held at Walk -a -Boat Creek from
September 9th to 10th in Huron
County.
The premier "Boys and Their
Toys" Collectors Show is open to
everyone from small boys who col-
lect model cars or trucks, and
Grandpa's who have waiting for
the perfect moment to display a
classic and treasure automobile.
Anything shows at this premier
event including cars, trucks, bikes,
tractors, children's car collections,
ultra -lite aircraft, antiques and any-
thing else that young boys and
girls, moms and dad, grandpas and
grandmas would like to exhibit. In
fact, host Larry Bott is anticipating
the exhibition of his own 1968 au-
tomobile at the upcoming event. '
The Bott's have a wide variety of
activities planned for the weekend
and insist that there is something to
do for everyone young and old.
Some of the activities include a pig
roast and Old Time Fiddle concert
Saturday evening and Sunday Bar-
becue. Free camping facilities will
be available foe all exhibitors. The
Bott's have also arranged for a re-
mote control rniniature aircraft
show. Walk-a-Bott Creek also of-
fers a children's playground and
exotic animal petting zoo which
will include a pair of extraordinary
white tigers, exotic birds, and mini-
ature goats and horses.
Several car clubs have already
pre -registered and any more inter-
ested parties willbe attending the
event. The Bott's are anticipating
an exciting and successful week-
end. Trophies and prizes will be
awarded to winning contestants. A
$400 grand prize will be awarded
to the largest group or club partici-
pating at the show.
Where did the Bott's come up
with such an idea? Well, Larry
Bott, a vintage automobile owner
himself, who is not a member of
any antique car club, decided that
the "Boys and Their Toys" show
would allow others like himself to
'show off' their proud collections
while having a wonderful time.
Larry and Shirley Bott, members
of the Ontario Farm and Country
Accommodations (OFCA) associa-
tion, also operate a Bed and Break-
fast business in their 90 -year-old
farm house which overlooks the
winding Maitland River. The Bott's
also operate a .100 acre cash crop
farm and a veal calf operation.
Walk -a -Gott farm also offers
tours of their exotic animals. The
Bott's offer three bedrooms in their
own home, but also offer their
"cosy gingerbread cabins" to visit-
ing guests. In fact, cabins have
been reserved for the weekend of
the show for participatingentrants,
Walk-a-Bott Creek will be an ex-
citing place to be from September 9
and IQ. Registration for the "Boys
and Their Toys" Giant Family Fun
Weekend Event, while not manda-
tory, is only a mere $30 per couple.
Any ,Interested individuals, groups
or clubs may .pre -register by con-
tacting Larry or Shirley Bott at
519-335-3234.
• Come ready to `show and shine'
at Walk-a-Bott Creek. Everyone is
welcome.
Cook family celebrates
reunion with 100 people
BELGRAVE--The family of the
late George and Ivy Cook held a re-
union in the Belgrave arena on Sun-
day, Aug. 13.
An afternoon of games, pictures
and visiting was enjoyed by over
100 people and was followed by a
potluck supper. Several prizes were
given out, including the oldest man,
Wes Cook, oldest lady, Annie
Cook and youngest person present,
Kimberley Woollett. The person
coming the farthest was Karen
Green of Vancouver.
"Happy Birthday" was sung and
prizes given to four people, Marc
Cook, Jordan Weishar, Kim Wool -
lett and Stephen Lechinsky.
Relatives attended from British
Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan,
Manitoba, Sault Ste. Marie, Cal-
lander, Timmins, Toronto, London
and the surrounding area.
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Producersshould
focus on marketing
By CHERYL oue�...��....
RUSSWURM
Bruce Co. Beef Advisor
WALKERTON - As harvest comes
to an end, beef producers need to
focus their attention on marketing.
Anne Dunford, a Canfax Analyst
from Calgary, recently spoke at the
Canadian Cattlemen's conference
in Waterloo. Her prediction for this
fall, given a stable Canadian dollar,
was a buck for 500 to 600 Ib steer
calves. If ,her predictions are cor-
rect, this will be the first time that
cow/calf producers will experience
a substantial decrease in prices sine
the early eighties.
So what can producers do to gen-
erate calves that will fetch a top
dollar in a down market?
• Know what auctions are offering
special calf sales. Book cattle early,
so you don't get turned down.at the
last minute. To the best of my
Knowledge there are 10 special calf
sales in our local area:
• Consider castrating and dehorn-
ing, if not already done. Be sure to
allow time for the horns to heal.
• Weigh your calves so you know
what weights you have to sell. Per-
haps the lighter end should be kept
at home until a. later sale.
• Consider creep feeding calves if
pasture has been scarce. Don't for-
get to calculate the cost and be sure
you're providing a ration that will
keep them growing versus getting
fleshy.
• Stay tuned to the markets. The
first sale at Wiarton on September
7 will be a strong indication of
what kind of dollars the back -
grounder will have to turn around
and put into calves later this fall.
Market reports on all Northern
Feeder Sales are available after
each sale at 1-800-461-9622. OCA,
519-824-9161 has an updated live
market report every day.
• • Dunford also says that there will
be no increase in cull cow prices ei-
ther.. The Canadian cattle inventory
is up 4 per cent from last year. Con-
sider culling cows earlier to avoid
the slump.
Dunford also passed on a strong
message from a previous market '
predictor: "A sure cure for low
prices is low prices." .
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Brian and Sally Roes and wish them
well in their new business here.
Brian's valu-mart is offering Bus
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from the Post Office.
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