The Citizen, 1988-01-27, Page 38PAGE 14. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1988.
Wray named 'outstanding Junior Farmer'
A Brussels man has been chosen
to receive the Huron County Junior
Farmers’ Association’s Presi
dent’s Award, one of four of the
five major awards won by his local
club, the Seaforth Junior Farmers.
Warren Wray was presented
with the award, which recognizes
the county club’s most outstanding
first year member, by Robert
Hunkingof RR 1, Auburn, out
going president of the HCJFA, at
the Association’s annual Awards
Banquet in Brussels on Saturday
Farm
Warren Wray of Brussels, left, was the recipient of the Huron County Junior Farmers President’s Award,
presented by Robert Hunking of RR 1, Auburn, the club’s 1987 president. The annual award which
recognizes the county club’s most outstanding first year member, was presented at the HCJF annual
Awards Banquet in Brussels on Saturday. Mr. Wray is the 1988 treasurer of the club, while Mr. Hunking
serves as past president, secretary and public relations officer.
evening. Earlier, Mr. Wray had
been sworn in as treasurer of the
Association’s 1988 executive.
Mike Ryan of RR3, AilsaCraig, a
member of the South Huron Junior
Farmers, won the major award of
the evening, the Bill Armstrong
Outstanding Junior Farmer
Award, presented by the donor,
Mr. Armstrong, of the Teeswater
area. Established in 1979, the
Outstanding Junior Farmer Award
is given in recognition of extraor
dinary achievement in both club
and community work throughout
the year, as well as for an
outstanding ability to communi
cate and a thorough knowledge of
the work of the Junior Farmer clubs
at all levels.
Other nominees for the Arm
strong Award included Robert
Hunking of the Clinton Junior
Farmers; Linda Axtmann of God
erich for the West Huron Club;
Paul Hoggarth of RR 2, Kippen for
the Seaforth Club; and Rob Essery
of RR 1, Centralia as the County
nominee. No candidate was nomi
nated by the Howick Junior
Farmers this year.
The three other major awards of
the evening all went to the Seaforth
Junior Farmers, the largest club in
Vincent Farm Equipment Partici
pation Award, which was present
ed to Acting President Paul
Hoggarth of RR 2, Kippen, on
behalf of the Seaforth Club, by
company representative Bryan
Vincent, himself a member of the
Seaforth Club.
In addition, the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture Com
munity Betterment Award was
presented to Lynda Feagan on
behalf of the Seaforth Club, by
Federation members Larry Plaet-
zer and James Armstrong; while
the Huron County Junior Farmers
Broomball Award was presented to
the brother and sister team of
Ralph Nivins of RR 3, Auburn and
Sandra Nivins of Stratford. Miss
Nivins is a member of the Seaforth
Club, while her brother is with the
West Huron Club.
During the evening, the 1988
executive was installed during a
moving candlelight service, which
concluded with a rousing rendition
of “This Junior Farmer Light of
Mine.’’ Rob Hunking will remain
on/the executive as past president,
W/hile Linda Axtmann has been
elected president for the coming
year. Mr. Hunking will also serve
as secretary and public relations
officer, while Rob Essery and Paul
Fair needs Directors
Continued from page 2
long-time director Murray Hoover
ofRR3, Brussels, announced at the
annual meeting, the Agricultural
Society is short two members on its
12-member Board of Directors as it
goes into its 127th season.
At press time, no persons had
come forward to fill the seats left
vacant, and Society President John
McIntosh has asked that anyone
interested in serving on the Board
call him at 887-6412, or Secretary
Harriet Boon at 887-6484.
Special guests at the annual
banquet included Councillor Bob
Grasby on behalf of Morris Town
ship; Reeve Leona Armstrong of
Grey Township; Reeve Marie
Hicknell of McKillop Township;
Karla King, 1987 Brussels Fall Fair
Queen; and Neil Dolmage, presi
dent of the Seaforth Fall Fair. Both
Hoggarth were named first and
second vice presidents respective
ly-
Warren Wray will serve as
treasurer; Anne Alton of RR 7,
Lucknow and Sandra Regele of RR
1, Dublin have been elected as
Provincial Director and Assistant
Provincial Director respectively;
Sharon Nivins of RR 5, Wingham
was elected as both Agricultural
Contact and Zone Representative;
Paul Pentland of RR 6, Goderich,
was elected as Assistant Agricul
tural Contact.
Guest speaker of the evening
was Bruce McCall of Brussels,
former owner of Brussels Stock-
yards. He spoke with great warmth
of the Junior Farmer organizations
all across Ontario, and told the
assembled young farmers and
their guests that although they are
currently the victims of overpro
duction and low prices, the future
looks bright for them.
“The most important thing you
candoistolookafterthe careful
preservation of the land which has
been hatrded down to you from
generation to generation, as well
as to guard the Christian tradition
that has made this land great, ’ ’
Mr. McCall said. “The future is in
your hands.’’
MP Murray Cardiff and MPP Jack
Riddell sent their regrets that
previous engagements prevented
them from attending. “Cousin
Clem’’ provided the evening’s
entertainment.
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Secretary says more women needed on Board
Continued from page 2
Huron Tract Spinners Guild, and
has taught the Master Spinner’s
program at the Owen Sound
campus of Georgian College for the
past 11 years.
“I look forward very much to
workingwith the (Agricultural)
Society as secretary” Mrs. Boon
said. “I think that John McIntosh is
a very innovative president who
will keep the Brussels Fair viable,
but I would like to see more women
come on as members of the Board
(of Directors).”
Mrs. Boon and her husband,
Henk, run a commercial sheep
inventory due
BY DON PULLEN
AGRICULTURAL
REPRESENTATIVE FOR HURON
COUNTY
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those farmers who keep books on a
January to December basis. An
accurate beginning and ending
inventory is needed for both crops
and livestock in order to determine
how total cash sales have been
influenced by the change in value
in the barn or bin.
This type of information is
necessary for statements that are
required for government assis
tance programs and the new tax
proposals. The annual inventory is
a step that you can complete
yourself.
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