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Andy DeVries, R.R. #2, Atwood NOG 1B0 Phone/Fax 519-356-2133
PCFA Office 229-6430 Fax 229-6269 e-mail: denham@quadro.net
County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER
' The Rural Voice is provided to farmers
in Perth County by the PCFA.
Perth County Federation of Agriculture Annual meeting held
Our Annual Meeting was held on
Thursday, October 30. Everyone was
welcomed by President Andy
DeVries. After a delicious meal
served by Carol Satchell,
presentations were made.
The Perth County Federation of
Agriculture Annual Recognition
Award was presented to the Perth
County Junior Farmers in recognition
of their 75th Anniversary. This was
presented by Rhonda Ehgoetz and
received by Elizabeth Johnston,
County President, Tom Mathison,
Past President and Laura Good, First
Vice -President.
The 1996 4-H recipients of the
Perth County Federation of
Agriculture Jackets were recognized
and were presented with certificates.
Those in attendance were Erica Levy,
Kirkton; Keith McIntosh, Milverton;
Angela VandenHoven, Monkton;
Matthew Eidt, North/South Easthope;
Alicia Smale, Stratford/St. Marys and
Lindsay Tyler, Stratford/Si. Marys.
Elections for Regional Directors
and Delegates to OFA Convention
were held with the following results.
Perth South: Director - Mary
McIntosh; Delegates - Ron
Richardson, Willy Keller, Agnes
Denham
Perth Central: Director - Ivan
Stueck; Delegates - John Hicknell,
Burnell Kipfer
Perth North: Director - Paul
Verkley; Delegates - Allen Hughes,
Andy DeVries, Larry Biesinger
Our guest speaker for the evening
was The Honourable Lyle Vanclief,
Minister of Agriculture and Agri -
Food.
We then moved into the business
of our Annual Meeting. It was moved
and seconded that the minutes of the
1996 Annual meeting be approved as
circulated in our annual Review.
CARRIED.
It was moved and seconded that
the Financial report be approved as
printed. CARRIED.
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It was moved and seconded that
the budget for 1997-98 year be
approved as printed. CARRIED.
Elections for County Executive
and Township Directors were as
follows:
President - Andy DeVries
First Vice -President - Allen Hughes
2nd Vice -President - John Hicknell
Township Directors:
Blanshard - Scott Graham, Kirk
Rankin
Downie - John Good, Ernest
Vanderschot
North Easthope - Marina Schmidt,
Willard Sherk, Elaine Cook
South Easthope - Vacant
Ellice - Burnell Kipfer, Rhonda
Ehgoetz, Dave Smith
Elma - Vacant
Fullarton - Willy Keller, Bruce
Morris, Dave McKay
Hibbert - Alvin Dow, Dave
VanDeWalle
Logan - Karen McLagan, Cecil
Rose
Mornington -Larry Biesinger
Wallace - Vacant
The following resolution was
presented to the annual meeting and
was lost.
Whereas the economy is the
swapping of goods and services, and
Whereas in 1936 the marketplace
balance was upset with government
legislation helping organized labour
get ahead, and
Whereas over the years,
governments have taxed and
borrowed, helping other parts of
society catch up giving subsidies,
pensions, welfare and supply control,
and
Whereas we have become a
society where our welfare depends on
how the government rules affect our
situation.
Therefore be it resolved that the
OFA lobby governments to remove
legislation that upsets the
marketplace balance.
The meeting ad,journed.°
PERTH COUNTY FEDERATION
OF AGRICULTURE
DECEMBER
DIRECTORS'
MEETING
Thursday,
December 11, 1997
Downie Mutual Insurance Office
Sebringville 8:00 p.m.
ALL MEMBERS ARE
WELCOME TO ATTEND
THANK YOU
to the Farms and Businesses that participated in the
4th Annual Harvest Day Tours
on October 5
Ehgoetz Farms Ltd.
First Lutheran Logan Church
B & D Fullarton Farms Ltd.
Brooklawn Farm
Hoffmeyers
Luckhart Transport Ltd.
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