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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-06-08, Page 2Page 2 June 8, 1978 RECEPTION DANCE for ELAINE DUCHARME DAVE CLARKE (Bridal Couple) SAT., JUNE 10 (9-1) ZURICH Comunity Centre Music by Blue Water Playboys EVERYONE WELCOME PAST THE FINAL CORNER — The junior olympic competition at Zurich Public School was held this past week with the running portion of the event taking place on Friday. These boys were competing in the senior 440 yard run. Staff photo Plowing match will Danee still have a place for horses HENSALL & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRE Sat., June 10 Dancing 9-1 to MOZARTS MELODY MAKERS first dance in new arena $5 a couple Proceeds for Minor Association Athletic For tickets phone 262- 2438 or 262-2617 As chairman of the International Plowing Match team and horse show committee this year, Jim Aitchison of RR 2, Lucknow, sees hiscomrnittee's job as finding accommodation near the IPM site for horses, providing hay and straw for them, and supplying horses to people who want to compete in the horse plowing competition, but don't have horses. Ultimately, the job of any of the 23 committees organizing IPM '78, Mr. Aitchison said, is "to make things as pleasant as we can for anybody who comes to the plowing match". There really won't be a horse show at the match in the traditional sense, as most of the 34 to 40 horses expected at IPM '78 will be R. K. 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On a nice day, he noted, there is a whole field full of retired farmers who used to do farm work with horses and want to .rekindle some memories. All seven members of the team and horse show committee either show horses at competitions, or have shown them, Mr. Aitchison said. Glenn Johnston, Fordwich; Sam Pletch, Belgrave; Bob Aitchison, Lucknow; Tommy -Leiper, Londesboro; Tom Penhale, Bayfield; and Arnold Young, Goderich, are all members of the com- mittee, under Mr. Ait- chison's leadership. He APPOINTMENT Mr. Bob Hamather is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron Rader to the sales staff of Huron Motor Products Ltd. Ron is fully qualified to assist you with all your transportation needs. ZURICH 236-4361 shows his Belgians at competitions. The committee has secured space for horses in several barns near the match site, and Mr. Ait- chison said area farmers, especially Murray Jenkins, have been quite co-operative in providing room for the show and plow horses. The committee provides hay and straw for plow horses, he noted, and makes hay and straw available to owners of horses at the match only for promotion or the parade. Some horses will be staying in the tented city and won't need accommodation at a neighboring barn. A number of feed and seed companies use horses in their displays in the tented city, Mr. Aitchison said. Though committee work takes quite a bit of his time and even money, Mr. Ait- chison is proud to be part of this year's match, which is expected to attract 250,000 people September 26 to 30. • "It's really an honor to participate in a thing like this, in our part of the county," he said. This year's plowing match is the first time IPM has come to this end of the county in his lifetime "and I don't expect I'll ever see it again" in this area, he said. A tremendous amount of work is involved in producing a plowing match, Mr. Aitchison said, and everyone involved must really participate and not let others do all the work. So when the horses are seen in the parade or in Plowing competitions at IPM '78, they got there through a team effort. See Arc pictures The June U.C.W. meeting was attended by 31 members and 6 visitors and was opened by a poem read by Ina Neeb. The hymn "Near to the Heart of God" was sung after which devotional was taken by Greta Erb. Mary Clausius gave a reading on building per- sonalities. Sylvia Neeb played two piano solos. Ina Neeb gave a reading Understanding the Aged and I11, then turned the meeting over to Ron Heimrich who showed pictures and gave a talk on Are Industries. Greta Erb thanked Ron and presented him with a gift. Dorothy Bullock read a poem "When You Have Time" and suggested spending a few hours at Arc Industries when you have the time. 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