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The Huron Expositor, 1987-12-09, Page 3Lorne Fell world champion main It's not often that someone can claim they're a World Champion at something, But '.for Lorne Fell of RR 2 Staffa, it's becoming old hat. Mr. Fell, who operates Rosebank, Seed Farms Ltd. at. his 200 -acre farm outside Staffa, has been named a World Champion five of the past six years, for his entries in grain samples at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. This year- was no exception, Mr. Fell' recently received a telegram from the Fair informing him he had won the World Championship for his entry of pedigreed barley. It marked the second con- secutive year he's won the world title in that - perty of the Royal Winter Fair and are not returned. But the story doesn't end here. Two weeks, ago, Mr. Fell received a .phone call from Regina informing him he was a champion- ship winner at the Canadian Western Agribi- tion - the first tifne he'd ever entered the competition. jiis pedigreed, soybeans won Grand Champion and went on to compete against the winners of the field peas and len- tils, where they won yet again; That made him the winner of the prestigious Grand Ag- gregate Pulse award.. Mr. Fell went to Regina., to accept ,his prizes, and remained out west for 10 days as a special guest. He attended the Grain Show wards banquet, where he'received-a-122 class. In 1985 Mr. Fell won for Open Barley and in 1983, he claimed the Oats title. In ,1982 ' he won for his sample of soybeans. Ile miss- ed in 1984. • • "We're never sure what we're going to enter," said Mr. Fell: "Just whatever's'ready." But this honor is truly a World Champion- ship, as Mr. Fell annually competes against entrants from Australia, Africa and the United States. For his effort this year, he received a silver tray (as he has in other years), a $500 cheque and his name engraved on a challenge trophy which remains in Toronto in the Agricultural Hall of Fame. .. Other entries at' the Royal this year in- cluded pedigreed soft winter wheat (which won first prize) and in -the open classes, he claimed first for soybeans and second for two -rowed barley. All pedigreed samples submitted must be from a lot, of -grain which is at least 100. bushels in size. Agriculture Canada officials draw the samples and send them to Toronto. All samples sent to the fair become the pro - and was in school at the time. In 1960 Mr. Fell took over the family farm and decided to concentrate more on seed: In 1968 he bought his own seed cleaner and set ,up his own seed cleaning plant. His livestock farming, active' at the same time, ended ap- proximately 10 years ago. "It became too much. I couldn't look after both very well. The seed business was get- ting 'bigger and livestock was going the other way. Plus I had the equipment," he said. "We store grain in, the barns not livestock. It doesn't keep very warm, blit I don't have to get up Sunday mornings to feed it." 5 Ttrday-Mr- -hi Fell-saids-business-keeps him busy. Once early -December rolls around, he becomes busy processing oats, barley winter wheat, soybeans and white beans for the rest of the farmers in the area, to use in the spring. "We run steady'all winter," he said. . A FAMILY AFFAIR Mr. Fell, his wife Helen and their four children, Sharon, 20; Roger, 18, Joyce, 14. and Pauline, 12, are all heavily involved in 4-11 agricultural clubs and Junior Farmers in the area. The. Royal Winter Fair is no exception. This year Lorne, Sharon, Roger and Joyce all entered samples otseed at -the -fair. "It's kind of hectic around here in Oc- tober,"Mrs. Fell said. ' "They're all .competing against one another too. Sharon placed first and third, while Roger won two seconds and Joyce a fourth place finish. "They fight about it•too," kidded. Mrs. Fell. Turn to page 16A• cheque, a grand champion trophy, a banner and a gold watch. He'll also receive a cer- •tificate of recognition for, being the, pro- cessor of the seed, and his soybeans will be put in an appropriate display container and auctioned off at the Sales of Sales at the of- ficial opening of the Agribition. "I'd always thought about showing something at the Agribition in Regina, but I never got aroud to doing it before," he said. "Plus I had some seed ready this year." • The Agribition is one of ,the largest agriculture fairs in 'western Canada. FAIR GOER FOR 40 YEARS Mr. Feu said it's been 40 years since his first Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. He remembers because his first fair was exact- ly the same day as Queen Elizabeth's wed- ding to Prince Phillip (November 20). "I. came second in the Mitchell Fair then, so I decided to enter it at the Royal as well," he said. "I finished second then, too. That's -how I got started in the seed business," he added, recollectina he had one acre of land then, SCUBA EQUIPMENT was available for students at the Grade 9 Enrichment Day at Seaforth District High School. Suzy Symes of G S Water Sports shows Darlene Glan- ville how to breath through the 'apparatus. Corbettlihoto. Enrichment day gives students outsidehobby education A new initiative was seen last week at Seaforth DIstrict High School as enrichment opportunities were made available to students for the first time. Last Wednesday Grade 9. students at SDHS had an enrichment day, and got some time off from regular classes. Instead they attended classes which were meant to generate interest in recreational activities. People from around the area were brought into the school to show the students potential hobbies and answer any of their questions. There were eight activities presented., One of the activities was windsurfing and Tory McDonald of Goderich "Windsurfing brought a -demonstration windersurfer and a video. There was also a class in making candy which was taught by Lesley Ash. Hunting, overseen by Rob Gibson of the Hullett Con- servation Association, gave students a rough outline of what safe and responsible hunting entails. Scuba diving was another activity and it was presented by Suzy Symes of Goderich. Ms. Symes brought in a lot of scuba equipment and gave students a hands-on introduction to her sport Paul Carroll was another of the guest speakers at the school and he addressed the topic of sailing. He actually brought in the sails from a boat to demonstrate to students how they are menfpulated by sailors. Jim Horvath from Tilsonburg spoke to students who were interested in planes 'and flying. Mr. Horvath owns Jim's Flying Service in Winthrop. Architecture was another of the topics students were interested in, and John Rutledge of Goderich made a slide show presentation. John Empson and Dave Ger- man of the Sky Harbour Modellers Club in Goderieh talked to students about radio con- trelled models. SDRS Principal Jim Empringham, said it • Turn to page 16A • THE HURON EXPOSITOR, DECEMBER 9, 1987 3A WORLD CHAMPION YET AGAIN Lorne Fell of RR 2 Staffa was named World Cham- pion for the fifth time in six years, for his grain entries at the Royal Winter Agricultural Fair in Toronto. He won this year for his entry of pedigreed barley. Mr. Fell is,shown here with some Of the hardware he has claimed over the years. Bader photo. Beer -on -tap. now on wheels Some people drink their beer by the bottle, others by the can, andstill others by the case. Now, there's an opportunity to drink it by the truckload. Steve Murray, an insurance salesman•liv- ing in St. Colurriban, has converted a refrigerated truck he bought from the ,Seaforth Creamery, into a refrigerated truck for draft beer. Tuckersmith to "It was a business I hadn't intended on getting, into, but I ended up with. the truck and had different people approach me about it, so I did," said Mr. Murray. . o His -"Refrigerated Refreshments by Draft" business will cater to large parties,- dances, arties;dances, receptions 'or sports events, and will eliminate the mess that can result from hav- uti I'ize program • Tuckersmith Township through the new Canada program named "Celebration 88" will be able to award some of its citizens 'who havemade o`utAtariding confribiitions to. amateur sports and another group who have contributed to the quality of life in their community. A committee has been formed, anonymous at this time, which will adver- tise, for nominations required for these awards: Anyone in Tuckersmith wishing to nominate a deserving citizen is requested to mail these names to the township office at Vanastra before January 4. The nominations required are an outstan- ding athlete in the township, one male and one female; a voluntge'for his or her unselfish contributions 'to their sport and community; a coach for devoting his or her time to the encouragement of fair play and sportsmanship and for bringing out the best in the athletes under his or her guidance; an official - an individual for devoting his or her time to the promotion of fair play and sport-. smanship; and?or a sponsor - a business that has contributed monetarily or with ser- vices in kind, towards the development of amateur sport in the township. The local Celebration Committee is asked to identify individuals for "Celebration 88" certificates - they deserve recognition -for their unselfish contribution to the communi- ty. Their contribution can be any inspira- tional nature and recipients can be recogniz- ed for demonstrating the Olympic spirit in business, education, culture or community service, etc.. Both for the medal and certficate awards the committee is asked to solicit nomina- tions from the community and to select reci- Fly-on-the-wall. proud of Seaforth Warm Brick Wall, SEAFORTH, Ontario, Sunday Night, December 06, 1987 Dear Editor: Now wasn't that quite a weekend! Little • ole Seaforth was just a -bustling from one end to the other fer three days a -running. There weree kids singing, adults flinging, and cash registers ringing — all in a merry, harmonious tune. The Town crew's been really busy and got the lamp -posts aglow; and, this year's Town ',Hall Tree is just as splendid as ever. That Tom Lemon's been hustling, and the BIAS living up to the challenge and trying to send a few lucky customers off to the sunny South for a few days. Store shelves are full — and price tags are quite competitive (Well, in most places they're trying hard-) = and a few more store doors are stayingunlocked just a wee touch longer ... Jure would be nice if they'd all keep the same hours as the drugstore, the furniture store and that place with thebig red triangle at the end of Main Street! Yup! It was quite a weekend! I'll bet the Ross Ribeys never got home long enough to see their kids. Now, wasn't that some parade! You got a big one there, Ross. That's gonna blow the BTA right off their socks next year 'cause the place is gonna be mobbed. They might as well turn out the lights on "Shoppers' Square", the "Heart of Huron", and the "Home of the White Squir- rel" that'night, cause all the folks are gonna be here in good ole Seaforth! _ The floats, the kids, and the festivity sure said there was a lot to be proud of in the ole home' town on Friday night. And no sooner . did they get the hot chocolate drunk, the costumes putaway, the portable generators back home, and a short overnight rest, than folks g g thet .— cen- tre for•were Saturday evening of song- more fun, more food, and more festivity. Things were just a hopping; a sell-out too! And they no sooner cleared out the tables and chairs than, they moved in about 10,000 mini -tractors, Talk about honey and flies! LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Wow — did they ever flock to Town. Now I didn't get close to the Brunch, (cause it's just not allowed) — but I hear it was something else. Four bucks and they gorged you with home cooking (didn't Neil do a good job Paul?) — and then fer two bits more you could slip upstairs and Dorothy and Betty would fry up apple fritters while you browsed through a great craft show. And free skating to boot, two days in a row! Now that's not to mention the staff parties for hospital groups and implement dealers and the tire place ... to mention just a few. And nut' for a stroll on sunny Sunday after- noon, George was the doorman at Steve's open house: what glitter and glow! And I note Reverend Jim's had the guys at work rigging up the creche again — to remind us what this season's really all about. And the Town of Seaforth Congratulations to all the Seaforth mer- chants, Town Council and Seaforth PDC for a job well done in window displays and decorations this year. The main street looks lovely and it's nice to take a walk after sup- per and window shop. I can certainly see a difference, and think maybe the efforts of our new town coordinator, Toni Lemon, have helped. The Chairman of the Santa Parade, Ross Ribey, and everyone who took part in it Dublin couple co Seaforth-Dashwood Band gathered on Goderich Street for a splendid tribute to its late founder, Charlie Toll. Certainly sad, but a fitting celebration for a lifetime's devoted work ... Yup, that sure was quite a weekend! As I creep back into the mortar and tuck tired wings into winter's resting folds, it'll sure be sweet dreams through January to the February thaws. ' Quite a place to live in, this Seaforth. No need to take a back seat to no-one. Good stuff! Kind season's regards, The Fly The Fly -on -the -wall (the first one - been too busy to write fer quite awhile.) is well decor®ted most certainly deserve thanks, a lot of work and planning goes into it. The idea of a night parade was lovely. The lights on the floats and from Main Street showed up so much better, adding a fairy land look. I'm a little disappointed though in the lack of public ap- plause as the floats went by. Surely we could have a little more of this so that those who worked so hard know itis all appreciated. Mary Doig. nriplirnent parade Seaforth must be congratulated On its San- to Claus Parade. Special compliments to the organizers and especially to all the par- • ticipante It showed -a lot of effort and was well done. The evening parade with all its beautiful lighting and music couldn't help but enlighten everyone's spirits. Have heard many good conirnents from our friends too. Well done. John and Marjorie Moore RR 2 Dublin A ing beer bottles at a social event. - Mr. Murray noted there have been a few problems at the Seaforth arena, and as a result management is disbanding with bottl- ed beer. . "They'll have to either liniit it (the sale of beer) to cans or kegs, or pour the beer out of the bottles into plastic glasses themselves," he said. ' "I feel there is a real need for it (draft, beer), 'and it's probably a coming thing," he said: - - • pients by consensus. The draft is stored in steel kegs inside of In other business council accepted the Mr. Murray's truck,. which is like a bar -on - tender by Chamney Sanitation Limited for wheels. When pressure is put on the kegs the the garbage pick upat Vanastra for $210 per draft -is forced -out- through -a-lineinto-a-tap week, plus $80 per month for the container at the Vanastra .Recreation Centre for a two- year period. A policy will be established'by council that any fill removed on the clean out of a municipal ditch will be levelled at the ex- pense of the drainage system. . Council -Will apply to the Huron County development committee for assistance to reproduce the township industrial brochure. Passed for payment were the following accounts for a total of $359,906.06 - regular . Turn to page 16A • and eventually into a glass. Twenty kegs can be hooked up at one time, and when pressure is put on the -last keg it will even- tually empty all 20 kegs.. The Murray truck has a capacity for at least -50 to 60 kegs. One keg provides 200 glasses of draft.beer.. But in addition to servicing the area with draft beer, Mr. Murray -is -also -available -for, ---- other events as well. Through a.deal worked out with the Stratford division of Coca-Cola, Mr. Murray was able to provide free Coke to the children waiting in Seaforth Friday night to see Santa Claus. Ken Brown is new manager There has been a new face in town, more particularly around the Bank of Commerce, in the last few weeks. Ken Brown, the new manager at the bank, has taken over where Jim Gould left off. Mr. Brown is somewhat familiar with Seaforth as he has worked at branches in nearby towns such as Mitchell. He says he is looking forward to working and living here, as he enjoys the lifestyle In a smaller community. Mr. Brown is from Chatham, but like all bankers has done a lot of moving around. He started in the banking business in 1965 in Chatham where he worked for six months. He then went to Windsor to work for nine years. In 1976 he took a job as manager in Hensell. Following this Mr. Brown went to London where he worked at two different branches from 1978 to 1981. He then left the urban type branches and went. to Mitchell where he was the assistant manager from 1981 to1983.`Following this he was manager in Wroxeter for a year and half. His last position was as the account manager in Chatham, where he first got his start. Mr. Brown enjoys golf, and also coaches baseball. He is hoping to get a team this summer. He has also coached hockey. Mr-. Brown will be building a two-storey home in Egmondville near the golf course. His family is still but will move to Seaforth KEN BROWN will be the new manager at the Bank of Commerce. in January, when their house is completed. Mr. Brown and his wife Pat have two children - barren who is 12, and Allison who is 6. They will be enrolled at St. James Separate School when they arrive. COMMUNITY CALENDAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 527.0882 or the Expositor al 527.0240, or mail the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Hurdn Expositor, box 69. Seaforth. antario, NOK IWO well in advance of the scheduled date. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed., Dec. 9 1-3 p.m. - Mom's and Tot's skating 1:30- 4 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Atom 11 practice 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Centenaire practice 7:30 - 9 p.m. - Minor Broomball 9 - 11 p.m. Ladies Broomball 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Wood Carving at S.D.H,S. 8 - 10 p.m. - Volleyball at S.D.H.S. Thurs., Dec. 10 12:00 noon = 1 p.m. Reading Club, Seaforth Library. Brown bag lunch. Coffee provided' 4:30 • 5:30 p.m. - Novice practice 5:30 - 6:30 pan. -Bantam practice 6:30 • 7:30 p.m. - Minor Broomball 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball at 7:30 130 a.rn. - Men's Broomball Fri. Dec. 11 4-5 p.m. - Senior Houseleague practice 5 - 6 p.m. - Junior Houseleague practice 6 - 7 p.m. - Midget practice 7 p.m. - I.H.L. Tournament Sat. Dec. 12 6 30 a.m. Canadians -Vs. Oilers 9:30 a.m.. Brulns vs. North Stars 10:30 a.m. • Fivers Vs. Whalers 11:30 a.m. Jets vs. Leafs - 12:30 p.m. - IHL Tournament 1:30 - 2:30 • Story Hour at the Library Sun. Dec. 13 1:30 p.m. - Clinton vs. Centenaires 4-5 p.m. - Atom 11 practice 5-6 p.m. - Petite Ringette 6-7 p.m. - Tween Ringette 7 p.m. - Film at. Bethel Bible Church, "Peace Child", a Christmas story 7-8 p.m. - Junior Ringette 8.9:30 p.m. - Bruins vs. Flyers 9:30 - 11:00 p.m. • Penguins vs. Hawks Mon. Dec. 14 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Figure Skating Tues. Dec. 15 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - PeeWee practice 6:30 - 8 p.m. - Mitchell Vs. Bantams 8-10 p.m. - Milverton vs. Midgets Wed. Dec. 16 1-3 p.m. - Mom's and Tot's 1:30,- 4 p.m. - Senior Shuffleboard 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Atom Practice 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Centenaire Practice 7:30 • 9 p.m. - Minor Broomball 9 - 11 7:30 - 9:30 rife. Wood,C vin p m Ladies Bro p arving at S.D.H.S. 8-10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball at S.D.H.S.