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Rhea Hamilton-Seegar of Nile explains the value of native species to members
of the Wawanosh 4-H Huron Harvesters during a garden tour for their
Achievement Day. July 10, 2015.
Wawanosh 4-H Huron Harvesters
Maisy Jefferson
The final meeting of the Huron
Harvesters was held on Friday July
10 at the Auburn Hall at 7 pm. The
meeting was opened with the 4-H
Pledge, which was followed by Roll
Call. The Minutes from the previ-
ous meeting were read. Leader
Mary Ellen Foran asked which
members would like to participate
in the Huron County Go for the
Gold competition coming up on
July 15. Wawanosh will be sending
1 team consisting of Scott and
Maisy Jefferson, Cole and Connor
Rogers and Loretta Higgins. Mary
Ellen also informed members that
books are due to the leaders by July
21. She then gave a brief introduc-
tion to the pollinator club which
will start soon.
Members then turned to their
book to read about fruit availability
in Ontario. Members had to think
of 3 commercial fruit farmers in
their region and fill this in their
books. The next task in the book
had the members write down their
favorite way to eat different Ontario
fruits—whether it was fresh, in a
dessert, drink or part of a snack.
The club broke into groups of 3 and
completed a match activity related
to Ontario apples and pears.
Groups had to match the apple and
pear variety to a description of
appearance and how it was typi-
cally used or eaten. Members had
great success matching the apple
varieties to their correct descriptor
but did not know as much about
the pear varieties available in
Ontario. Next, members read from
their book about how to do differ-
ent garnishes such as strawberry
fans, cucumber wheels, tomato
flowers, radish fans and celery fans.
The members broke into their
cooking groups and each was
assigned a recipe. The groups pre-
pared fruit kebobs, strawberry
shortcake, melon balls and the last
Wawanosh 4-H members Tara
Snyder, Justin Morrison and Jolande
Oudshoorn practice using a melon
bailer. July 10, 2015.
Wawanosh 4-H members Kate
Higgins and Clarissa Gordon prepare
vegetable garnishes at the July 10,
2015 meeting.
group tried out the different gar-
nishes they had just read about. As
groups were finishing their crea-
tions they did a judging activity on
4 different fruit kebabs. Once all
preparations were complete, mem-
bers enjoyed their snacks and went
outside to play spud. The meeting
was closed with the 4-H Motto. For
their achievement, the Huron Har-
vestors went to Rhea Hamilton-
Seegar's of Nile for a garden tour.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 • Lucknow Sentinel 9
Local musicians create
Ripley Reunion Anthem
Troy Patterson
Kincardine News
The Ripley Reunion Anthem is a
product of local artists who love the
village.
'All Roads Lead to Ripley' a
"chorus -heavy" acoustic piece
written and composed by Jeff Bur-
rows, features lyrics by Ryan Berry,
Lennie MacLeod and Darrin
MacDonald.
The song runs 6:51 and features
historical tidbits, landmarks and
facts about the village anyone with
a connection to the village can
relate to.
"It feels like summertime when
you listen to it," said Berry. "It's a
song we're giving to the public. In
essence, it's an acoustic song with
various styles of vocals and
harmonies."
Part of the Ripley Reunion DVD
package and available online as a
digital download, the anthem will
also be viewable as an online video
with lyrics as well.
The song will be officially
unveiled with lyrics at the opening
ceremonies on July 30.
Berry said the four of them have
been working on the piece since
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early 2015, coordinating it with the
Ripley Reunion committee so it
can be made available to anyone
who wants it.
Celebrating Ripley as the 'Hub of
Huron' Township, the song fea-
tures references to the historic rail
system, local industry and com-
mercial ventures, as well as mod-
ern features that now set the com-
munity apart.
Burrows said the opportunity to
compose the piece for Ripley was
an honour, as it's a place where he
spent a lot of time playing hockey
and baseball, or hanging out with
friends.
"It meant a lot to be able make
the song," he said. "I've been
working on music for years and
finally get to do something
worthwhile."
Burrows looks at the Village of
Ripley as a "happy, hardworking
small town where everybody's
always in a good mood."
Putting together elements of gui-
tar, bass and drums, the piece was
produced at his home studio and
differs from the hard rock musical
styles he's used to.
"It has a happy, kind of folky
acoustic sound to it," said
Burrows. "It's kind of different
from what I'm used to, but I
enjoyed it a lot."
Berry said their hope is to have
people playing and singing along to
it during the July 30 -Aug. 3 event
and after.
"I think people will appreciate
singing along with the chorus in
the song," he said.
The song will be included on the
DVD, which will be a compilation
of reunion events produced by
Berry and distributed by November
1, 2015.
He hopes to see the music
track shared through various
media sources, as well as online
and social media. Bayshore
Broadcasting's 'The Beach' will
be playing the Ripley Reunion
Anthem on the radio the week of
the festivities at 10:20 am and
6:20 pm.
Berry said he will be handing out
copies of the song on thumb drives
during the reunion's opening night.
The DVD is $25 and available by
pre -sale on the reunion website -
ripleyreunion.ca or at ripley-reun-
ion.myshopify.com
For more information, e-mail
info @ripleyreunion. ca.
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Monday August 3, 2015
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