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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-08-30, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 30, 1989 -- 3A Eighty gunmen The Kippen Gun Club saw a couple firsts Sunday: the first time 80 trap- shooters have competed at the club, and the first time a shooter at the club hit 100 birds out of 100. There were 16 squads of five shooters at the Kippen club for its 12th annual 'competition this year, beating the • previous record number of shooters set last year at 63. People came from Lon- don, Sarnia, St. Thomas, Dresden... for this biggest -ever shoot, but there was also a full complement of local shooters in the running. Jamie Caldwell, one of the organizers of the shoot and a manager of the Kip - pen Gun Club, said there was a "good local crowd" and estimated about half of the shooters were from Hensall, Seaforth, Clinton, Exeter and surrounding area. He said 80 shooters made for a challenging shoot. "The competition's pretty stiff -I don't 'have a chance with a 95. One guy shot 100 straight today and there were a cou- ple of 99s." The competitor who registered the first 100 score at the Kippen club was Roy Galloway of Thamesville who claimed the "A" Class Championship. Three other shooters who dropped on- ly one bird held a shoot -off for the "A" Class Runner-up trophy. Bill Wylie of London, Ray Cockburn of Lambeth, and Bob Hazlett of Sombra shot rounds' of 25 until two shooters were eliminated. In the first round Mr. Wylie and Mr. Cockburn hit 23 but Mr. Hazlett was eliminated with 22. In the second set of 25 targets Mr. Cockburn earned the second place trophy by shooting 24 to Mr. Wylie's 23. "B" CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP Mr. Caldwell's 95 got him into the "B" Class Championship shoot -off against Bill Henderson of London. Both shooters were even until the Seaforth man dropped his 25th bird. Mr. Henderson hit 25 and won the "B" Class, and Mr. Caldwell was runner-up. "C" CLASS CHAMPIONSHIP Denis Steep of Clinton and Todd Caldwell of Seaforth were in the "C" Class shoot -off. Mr. Steep hit 23 to take first place, and Mr. Caldwell scored 21 to get runner-up. VETERAN CHAMPIONSHIP The winner in the veteran class was Calvin Christie of RR 1 Kirkton, and Tom Allen of London was the Veteran runner-up. The size of the shoot and the fact that it appears to be growing yearly has the organizers looking at building on to the come for Kipper Club, and possibly adding a third trap station. "It's in the works," says Mr. Caldwell "We've tried to get money from a Win- tario Grant." In recent years the new trap houses have been built, and cement poured for shooting stations so all shooters are on even ground. In earlier years lights were installed for night shooting. The cost of adding a third trap station would be expensive because of the trap machine, cement pad, strap station itself, as well as bulldozing, etc. So at present Mr. Caldwell says the club will be satisfied with two trap stations and will have to start its annual shoot earlier in the morning. The Kippen Gun Club has been around since the 1920s, and the clubhouse is ac- tually the old lawnbowling clubhouse from the Village of Hensall. The sport of trapshooting went into decline in Kippen, but about 15 years ago Mr. Caldwell, whose grandfather owned the property the club is on, with help from friends such as Dan Crerar of Exeter, revitaliz- Kippen Gun Club biggest ever shoot ed the club. It restarted with about 15 members but has grown to about 30 today. Most of the people in the club are hunters, but there is a broad range of people from across the area. The oldest club member is 84 and is a member from the original 1920 club. The boys shoot every Tuesday night from the time change in the spring until the time change in the fall. Each of the winners and runners-up from the biggest shoot the club has had was presented with framed print for a trophy. These trophies were donated by: "A" Champion - Murray Baker Construc- tion, "A" Runner-up - Hyde Brothers Farm Equipment, "B" Champion - W.G. Thompson and Sons, "B" Runner-up - Ontario Gun Services, "C" Champion - Royal Hotel in Mitchell, "C" Runner-up - Brad Mann Consultant, Veterans - John Anderson Trophy, Veterans Runner-up - Bob and Lil' Baker. Thanks from the club also go out to cook .Greg Campbell, Barb Caldwell for her help, all the people who ran the con- cession and the pullers and scorers. PREPARING TO SHOOT - Jody Mosurnjoht of Huron Park and Ken Whetham of Dublin grab guns and ammo as their squad lines up to shoot. Corbett photo. TOP MARKSMEN - These eight were the shooters at the Kip - pen Gun Club Shoot who took prizes home with them. There were 80 participants in the shoot this year, the record to date, and they came from across western Ontario for the competi- tion. These winners are: (back, left) Calvin Christie of RR1 Kirkton, Veteran winner; Denis Steep of Clinton, winner of "C" • Class; Bit Henderson of London, winner of "B" Class; Roy Galloway of Thomasville, "A" Class champion and the first per- son to register a perfect 100 score at the Kippen club; Bill Wylie of London accepting the Veteran runner-up trophy for Tom Allen of London; Todd Caldwell of Seaforth, "C" runner- up; Jamie Caldwell of Seaforth, "B" runner-up; and Ray Cockburn of Lambeth, "A" runner-up. Each of these winners was given a framed limited edition print. Corbett photo. LOCAL MARKSMAN Ken Whetham of Dublin shatters a bird at the Kippen Gun Club's annual shoot on Sunday. Corbett photo. LOCAL SQUAD -Marksmen from the area made up this squad at the Kippen Gun Club's annual shoot Sunday, and they include Dave Scott of Goderich, Jamie Caldwell of Seaforth (shooting), Roger Haines of Goderich, Russ Beaver of Crediton, and Doug Moore of Exeter. Corbett photo. STRAIGHT SHOOTING - 80 trapshooters from across western Ontario were in Kip - pen for the Kippen Gun Club's annual shoot on Sunday. Here can be seen Jody Mosurnjoht of Huron Park, Joe Woods of Kerwood, and Clarence Reid of Watford. Competition at the shoot was stiff, and a 100 won the "A" Class and there were also three 99s. Corbett photo. Maitland Valley Conservation Authority presents At the general meeting of .�... At the the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) held Aug. 18, the Authority's Awards for Conservation were presented to five individuals and two groups. The awards are presented annually to recognize local conservation efforts. "The ' goal of the MVCA is to preserve, restore, enhance and sustain watershed soil and water resources," said Authority Chairman Brace McCall of Brussels. "Obviously this is a task that could never be accomplished without the co- operation, assistance, and support of the residents, and various groups and organizations that make up our com- munity. The Maitland Valley Conserva- tion Authority certainly receives this support and we very much appreciate it!" The MVCA presents two levels of awards, including Conservation Award Certificates to recognize andencourage noteworthy contributions, and Conserva- tion Awards of Distinction, to recognize long-term conservation work. The Conservation Award of Distinction was presented to Bruce Shillinglaw, a conservation farmer from the Londesborough area. Conservation Awafd Certificates were given to Herb Clark, from Lucknow, Murray and Reba Lobb, from the I-Iolrnesvflle area, Car- man Kaye of Minto Township, The Huron County Planning and Develop- ment Committee, The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, and Gary Boyd of Ottawa. Bruce Shillinglaw was recognized for his extensive involvement in soil conser- vation in Huron County and beyond. He was one of the first farmers m this area to recognize the need for soil conserva- tion and to work to promote conserva- tion tillage practices. In 1980, as Chairman of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Associa- tion's Conservation Committee, he helped to initiate the Norman Alexander Conservation Award, to focus attention on the need for conservation. He was also instrumental in the organization of the Huron Soil and Water District and later the Joint Agricultural Soil and Water Conserva- tion Program. He served as chairman of the District in 1984. Through his work on these various organizations Mr. Shill- inglaw has greatly advanced the use and interest in soil conservation in Huron County. Today the Shillinglaw farm uses a wide range of conservation practices in- cluding no -till planting for the entire 620 acre farm, windbreaks, woodlot management, and erosion control struc- tures. A large number of trials test the response of various crops to no -till plan- ting, and fertilizer rates, to name a few. Mr. Shillinglaw is now serving as the Chairman of the Technology Assessment Panel, a conunfttee of farmers, agrologista, economists and extension advisors, for the Federal Government's -SWEEP pprogram, (Soil and Water En- vironmental Enhancement Program). Herb Clark, former Reeve of Lucknow has made many contributions to conser- vation in •our area as an Authority Director, representing . Lucknow, and through his career with the Ministry of Natural Resources, were he served as a Conservation Officer, and the Fish and Wildlife Supervisor at the Wingham District office. As Reeve of Lucknow Mr. Clark was very supportive of Authority work in the Village. This work has included floodplain management, reforestation, erosion control, fisheries management, and flood plain land acquisition. Murray and Roba Lobb have been ac- tive in adopting a number of conserva- tion practices on their farm near Holmesville. They began using conser- vation tillage practices 10 years ago with the use of reduced tillage. Today their farm uses a wide range of conser- vation practices, including no -till plan- ting, erosion control structures, and windbreaks, and woodlot management. The Lobbs have also undertaken a number of plant variety and residue trials. In 1988, they received the Norman Alexander Conservation Award for their conservation farming efforts, and hosted Conservation Day for the Huron Soil and Water Conservation District. Over the past six years Huron County, through its planning and development committee and staff, has provided the MVCA with considerable assistance in preserving the remaining wetlands, and other resource lands in the watershed. Technical and financial support has been provided to help the Authority prepare reports on the location of the remaining resource lands, including wetlands, headwaters areas, •flood lains, and river valleys, In each •-mtttlielPality. The County has also supported and pro- moted the idea that municipalities should protect these lands from further development through their secondary plans. Carman Kaye has been quite active in conservation through his involvement with the MVCA, and as a private lan- downer. He has been an Authority Director representing Minto Township for the last ten years and has sat on the MVCA Executive Committee for the last five years. He has served as Water Management Advisory Board Chairman, and as Authority Vicom. He has been involved with the reforestation of parts of his property, and is now undertaking no -till pasture renovation trials. awards The Ecological Fanners Association of Ontario is a. grass-roots farm organization that shares many of the soll and water co„servation concerns of the MVCA. This organization was form- ed 10 years ago in Grey Township. Today they have over 600 members and work across the province to pro- mote farming practices that sustain soil and water resources. They do this through seminars, farm tours, newslet- ters and conferences that teach ecological farming methods. Gary Boyd, a policy advisor for the Federal Government has been a great service to the MVCA in problems related to the management of the Lake Turn to page 20 . 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