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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 2016-09-21, Page 6Bethany Wilken to take ambassador crown at 153rd Ripley Huron Fall Fair The 153rd Ripley Huron Fall Fall will kick off with the Ambassador Variety Show, Car Smash and more. Festivities begin on Friday, Sept. 23 with the Ambassador event in the upstairs of the Ripley Huron Community Centre, with the program get- ting underway at 8 p.m. The evening will include the Annual Prince and Prin- cess of the Fair Pageant, which features Grade 1 and 2 students from Ripley Huron Community School. The prize winning first place pies and cakes will be auctioned off, with proceeds going towards the Ripley Huron Community School Grade 7 trip to the Royal Winter Fair. There will also be a friendly game of Fair Trivia to test the knowledge of the fair and our community for three lucky contestants and of course the crowning of the 2016-2017 Ripley Agricul- tural Ambassador. Bethany Wilken was the sole contestant in the ambassador competition and will be representing Rip- ley in 2016-2017. "The Agricultural Society is excited to have Bethany and hopes she has a fun filled year ahead of her as the 2016 - 2017 Ripley Agri- cultural Ambassador," Ambassador organizers said in a media release. Bethany is the daughter of Dan and Cheryl Wilken of Rip- ley. She is a grade 12 student at Kincardine District Secondary School, with the hopes of attending university to study law or medicine. Bethany is involved in the community and can be found coaching soccer, figure skating and bas- ketball, as well helping at vaca- tion bible school, the LINK Crew at KDSS and the Christ- mas Knights Food and Toy drive. She enjoys track and field, cross country running, figure skating, volleyball, and basketball. She is proudly sponsored by the Ripley Legion Branch 440. Ripley Fall Fair Events Thursday night before the fair a pre -teen dance runs rom 7-9:30 p.m. at the arena. Friday Night Under the Lights runs at the ball dia- mond from 7-8 p.m. with a Car Smash and Demolition, Super Frog Contest, Log Wednesday, September 21, 2016 • Lucknow Sentinel 11 An excellent family display is up promoting the Ripley Fai on Huron -Kinloss Concession 10, west of Highway 21. Sawing and Nail Driving. Carter Shows Ltd. Midway Hours are Friday 5-10 p.m. and Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional info and tickets are available at www. cartershows.ca/ ripley-fall-fair/ The 10th Annual Garden Tractor Pull runs from 6-11 p.m., along with the Pedal Tractor Pull from 6-7:30 p.m. Saturday will feature the Evolve Mobile Sakte Park for skateboards and scooters from 10 am. to 4:30 p.m., as well as a Petting Zoo and Pony Rides from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Ripley Fall Fair Mammoth Parade runs at 11:30 a.m. with a variety of floats from across the region. Meet A Mega Machine takes place at the fair- grounds from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as well as Jamie's Rep- tiles Show from 12:30-4:30 p.m. on the arena floor. Huron County Chuckers knife and axe throwing takes place from 12:30-4:30 p.m. with both expert demonstra- tions and chances to try it out. The fair wraps up with the Fall Fair Dance at the arena from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. For more information visit www.ripleyfair.ca Saugeen Conservation looking to fund cover crop pilot project Saugeen Conservation wants Bruce County to fund a pilot project that would establish a cover crop incentive program. The project would provide $10 per acre for up to 200 acres per landowner to be able to plant two or more species of cover crop seeds in the fall. A cover crop is planted pri- marily to manage soil erosion and improve soil fertility by adding organic matter to the soil. "It would provide nutri- ents back to the soil but also hold the soil in place from wind and water erosion," said Jo -Anne Harbinson, manager of water resources and stewardship services for Saugeen Conservation. "The program would help farmers understand how it would benefit them and benefit water quality," she said. In 2016 the authority already received 27 applica- tion from farmers with 3,867 acres throughout the Saugeen watershed and spent $15,000 on demonstration sites. "We could have spent another close to $25,000 on benefiting farmers and implementing cover crops;" Harbinson told members of the Bruce County planning and development commit- tee on Sept. 15. Although Harbinson 's request to Bruce County for funding didn't contain a spe- cific amount she did suggest that $60,000 would be appreciated. Bruce County beef pro- ducer Ken Schaus spoke in support of the pilot project and described the benefits of incorporating cover crops into farming operations. He told county committee members that for the past five years he's incorporated cover crops in the 3,000 acres of land which he farms. And he noticed beneficial results especially this sum- mer with severe drought conditions. "The ground that's been in continual cover crop has handled the drought so much better than the ground that hasn't been in cover crop that long ... cover crops are rela- tively cheap and have big pay offs over time," he said. "Our soil health is getting better every year, our runoff issues are virtually none. Dur- ing the heavy rain events the ground is like a big sponge and can handle the big downpours without surface ponding and heavy runoffs" he added. County councillor Paul Eagleson said while he sup- ports the idea of the pilot project one of his concerns is that the authority would accept a grant from the county and then augment the program with extra money from the local municipalities contribution to the authority through the general levy. "I think it needs to be one way or the other," said Eagleson. Wayne Brohman CEO of the Saugeen Conservation assured nwmo NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION members of the committee that no money would come from the general levy to cover the cost of the program. The general levy is the amount paid by member municipalities toward the operations of the authority. "The funding provided by Bruce County would fund the entire programme and SOCIETE DE GESTION DES DECHETS NUCLEAIRES no additional funding would be required to come from a general levy assessment from individual municipali- ties," Brohman explained later during an interview. Harbinson said she's sent a similar request to Grey County council but hasn't heard back from them. Bruce County CAO Kelley NWMO Learn More Centre Everyone is welcome. Drop in and learn more about Adaptive Phased Management (APM), and ongoing work in the area. APM is Canada's plan for the safe, long-term management of used nuclear fuel. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is working collaboratively with Huron -Kinloss to consider the project and advance preliminary assessment studies. The Township of Huron -Kinloss is one of nine communities involved in this learning process. Submitted Bethany Wilken will be named the 2016-2016 Ripley Huron Fall Fair ambassador during the Sept. 23-24, 2016 event. Coulter said the SVGA request for funding will be considered during the 2017 budget deliberations. "We will use the $10 an acre that goes directly into the farmers hands as our guide post and determine how many acres would be fair to recommend to the committee," said Coulter. NWMO Learn More Centre (Huron -Kinloss? 46 Queen St., Ripley ON (across from Lewis Park) 519.386.6711 Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.