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The Rural Voice, 1998-01, Page 62People Dungannon girl top Huron 4 -Her Kelly McNee of Dungannon, a member of the Port Albert Life Skills Club, was named winner of the Murray Cardiff Citizenship Award at the annual 4-H Awards Day held in Clinton, November 23. The award, presented by Murray Cardiff, former MP for Huron -Bruce, is generally regarded as the top award in the county 4-H program, Kelly McNee of Dungannon, accepts the Murray Cardiff Award for Citizenship from former MP Murray Cardiff Photo by Trish Wilkinson, Clinton News -Record goes to the 4-H member who has contributed in some way to his or her 4-H club and the community. McNee was one of eight nominees for the award. The others included: Sandra Alton, Lucknow Beef Club; Heather Becker, Huron County Goat Club; Debby Hoggart, Chinchilla and Maple Syrup Club; Derek Maloney, Huron Sheep Club; Katie McNeil, Hallrice Dairy Club; Taylor Park, Port Albert Club; and Melissa Wallace, Chinchilla Club. The Paul Steckle Award for the 4-H Junior Member with the top essay on the topic of "Proud to be a Canadian" went to Sarah Broadfoot, R.R.5, Clinton. Tim Wilkins of R.R.3, Lucknow, a member of the Lucknow Beef Club, won the Warden's Novice Award as the novice member with the highest standing on the Basis of Awards in Huron County. Mark Salm of Goderich won the Don Pullen Award for the 4-H member with the highest number of points on the Basis of Awards for 4-H club work in 1997 (he had 978 points out of a possible 1,000).0 Ken Kelly remains as Bruce County's claim to two-thirds of the top offices in the Ontario Federation of Agriculture ended at the annual convention of the province's largest farm organization on November 24 and 25 with the surprising defeat of Tony Morris as OFA president, but Ken Kelly remains as vice-president. Kelly, a Paisley -area cash -crop farmer, won re-election for a fourth term as one of the organization's two vice-presidents in a contest of five candidates. The other vice-president is Sharon Rounds of Oxford County, a long-time executive member, a director since 1983.. Kelly will still have company from Bruce County on the executive of the OFA. Peter Canning, a sheep OFA vice-president producer from the Clifford area was elected as an executive member. The surprise of the convention, however, was the victory of Ed Segsworth over Morris in an election that also included Mary O'Connor who had been the other vice-president along with Kelly. Segsworth had been a vice - Ken Kelly remains OFA vice-president president for one term in 1996 and had served on the executive in 1997. Kelly has been an outspoken farm leader dating back to the financial crisis of the 1980s.0 Farm products help St. Joseph family aid third world In a round -about way Ontario's` agricultural industry will be helping residents of two third world countries to have better medical care. Frank and Nancy Moore of St. Joseph on the Lake Huron Shore in southern Huron County, wanted to do something to help after seeing the effects of decades of civil war and poverty in Honduras and Guatemala. "Both Honduras and Guatemala have been in real strife for years," Frank told the Lakeshore Advance. "They're really just beginning the healing process." On visits to the region, Frank and Nancy developed a compassion for the people and their beautiful countries. They decided they wanted to help. "Both these countries have been so neglected by the west," Frank said. The couple have travelled to Central America 12 times in the past 10 years and they own a home in Costa Rica. Frank, who works for the Ministry of Community and Social Services in London and Judy, a registered nurse, dedicated their lives to helping people. They decided to collect medical supplies such as wheel chairs and walkers for the needs of the people in the two countries. Enter the local agriculture industry. By using available space in containers shipping produce south, they were able to piggyback their medical supplies economically. They sent their first shipment last year and a second shipment, this fall. They've had help through Casa Guatemala, and agency helping children. "Everybody is doing it for nothing," Frank says of the farmers an other helpers who collect the supplies for shipment. It's easy to be touched by the plight of the indigenous people there, mainly of Mayan heritage, Frank says. "I got to know the people .. . and over time I developed a connection with them."0