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County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER ' The Rural Voice is provided to farmers
in Perth County by the PCFA.
Huron -Perth Women for the Support of Agriculture
The Huron -Perth Women for the speaking on "Living safely in the 6711
Support of Agriculture HPWSA held
their Inaugural meeting on September
25.
This is a new non-profit
organization to promote
communication and to foster
learning. sharing and personal growth
of farm women and their families.
Their meetings are the fourth
Thursday of each month from
September to April at 8:00 p.m. at the
Mitchell Legion. Their next meeting
will be held on Thursday. October 23
with Const. Glen Childerley of the
Sebringville OPP Detachment
rural community...
Any woman with an interest in
agriculture is invited to join.
Membership fees are $25 per year
and cover the basic expenses to run
the meetings.
For more information contact one
of the executive:
Chairperson, Marianne Veldman,
263-2353
Vice -Chairperson, Clementine
Borgijink 229-6837
Secretary, Virginia Warwick 235-
3670
Treasurer. Catherine Weber, 234 -
Beef Barbecue
Sunday, October 5 — 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Shakespeare Optimist Hall
Adults $10, Children $5, under 5 eat free!
Advance ticket sales ONLY, until October 1
For Ticket information
Call 393-6777, 625-8323 or 1-800-511-1135
A joint project of the Perth Cattlemen's and
the Shakespeare Athletic Association
Perth Harvest Day Mystery Tour
Sunday, October 5
12 Noon - 4:00 p.m.
This year's tour will lead you to stops in the Shakespeare area.
Passports/maps selling for $8 per vehicle will be sold at
TSC Stratford, the Pork Shoppe, Shakespeare, and the
Perth Community Futures Development, Milverton
from 11:45 - 2:00 pm..
For more information call 1-800-511-1135
A joint project of the Perth Federation of Agriculture
and the Perth Junior Farmers
58 THE RURAL VOICE
Planning Committee Chairperson,
Jolanda Weber 229-6854
Communications Officer, Kate Monk
235-3527.0
Call for
Nominations
We are always looking for Directors
to serve on the Perth County
Federation of Agriculture Board, to
represent Perth at the OFA Board
and also as delegates to OFA
Convention November 24-25.
If you are interested or know of
someone who you feel we should
be approaching for these positions
please let our office know by
October 3 indicating the position
you are nominating them for.0
PERTH COUNTY FEDERATION
OF AGRICULTURE
Annual Meeting
and OFA Regional
Meetings
Thursday, October 9
Mitchell Community Centre
Guest Speaker: Dr. David Biesenthal
Dr. Biesenthal has lived at the centre of the
Walkerton tragedy. He and his wife Carolyn
run a cow/calf operation near the well
suspected of contaminating the water
supply. He will share with us his experience
and help farmers protect themselves and
their farms from similar events.
Meal at 7:00 p.m.
with meeting to follow
Tickets: $12
Available from County Directors
or call 519-229-6430