The Rural Voice, 2001-01, Page 62People
Huron 4 -Hers receive awards
Sandra Alton receives the Murray Cardiff Citizenship Trophy from Byron
Black, president of the Huron County 4-H Leaders Association. Alton was one
of six candidates for the award, given to the 4-H member who best
exemplifies the goals and aims of 4-H. The trophy was presented November
19 as part of the Huron County 4-H Awards Day in Clinton.
Sandra Alton of the Lucknow
Beef Club is the 2000 winner of the
Murray Cardiff Citizenship Trophy
for the Huron County 4-H member
who best exemplifies the goals and
aims of 4-H.
Alton picked up several other
awards at the November 19 4-H
Awards Day held in Clinton. She also
received the Hill and Hill Farms
Award for the top senior judge in the
county as well as the W. J. (Bill)
Sproul Memorial Award for being
part of the top beef group of three.
Among the other big winners for
the year was Doug Johnston of
Lucknow who finished out his 4-H
career and received special
recognition (along with Jackie
Klapak). He also shared the Sproul
Memorial Award and won the award
for having the champion heifer at the
Seaforth Fair. In addition he won the
Y.I.S. Financial Award for champion
senior beef showman at Seaforth and
the Brussels Agri Services Award for
champion beef showman.
Brad Gilchrist of Lucknow shared
the Sproul Award, won the Stan
Jackson Award for having the grand
champion beef steer at the Seaforth
Fall Fair, and the Maple Ridge Beef
Farm Award as junior champion beef
showman. In addition he took first
place in the secretary's book
competition.
On the dairy side of things Kora
Bennett received the Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce award
for having the highest overall score
in the county. She also received the
Elliott Insurance Trophy for
champion dairy calf at Seaforth Fair
and the D & D Glass award for being
reserve champion dairy showman.
Brandon Bennett won the Auburn
Co-op award as reserve champion,
the Bank of Nova Scotia Award as
top novice dairy showman and the
Huron Bay Co-op award for
champion dairy showman.
Shelley Kroes won the Bank of
Montreal Award for the swine club
member with the highest score.
David VandenHoven won the Bank
of Nova Scotia award as top swine
showman.
Tonya Drost of the Huron Sheep
Club won the Don Pullen Award for
highest points from club work.°
Photo courtesy Clinton News -Record
Bruce
cattlemen
support
Biesenthals
Bruce County Cattlemen's
Association is urging Ontario's
farmers and farm organizations to
unite in support of Dr. David
Biesenthal and his wife Carolyn
who have been in the media
spotlight since their farm was
identified as the source of the E.
coli 157:H7 contamination of the
Walkerton water supply.
The cattlemen say the
Biesenthals, who have a small beef
cattle herd on the edge of
Walkerton, are by all accounts
model farmers yet have been named
as a third party in a civil lawsuit.
Dr. Biesenthal, a veterinarian,
was one of the first farmers in
Ontario to take part in the
Environmental Farm Plan and the
couple has taken numerous steps to
ensure that their farming practices
are as safe as possible.
The cattlemen have set up the
Biesenthal Support Fund. "The
fund will help pay the Biesenthals'
legal costs," said Don Grant,
president of the cattlemen's
association, saying his group is
proud to launch a fund to support
one of its own members. "This will
ensure that the best legal team and
defense witnesses are available to
accurately represent and defend
Ontario agriculture as a whole."
Grant noted that the current
provincial inquiry into the tragic
deaths from E. coli and the civil
suit to follow could set a precedent
that would be unfavourable to
agriculture and therefore it's in the
best interests of all farmers and
farm groups to support the
Biesenthals.
Donations can be made by
sending cheques payable to the
Biesenthal Support Fund, P.O. Box
1289, Walkerton, Ontario, NOG
2V0. Receipts will be issued to
business purposes.°