The Citizen, 2018-08-23, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2018.
With another great turnout, eight
young women will be vying for the
Huron County Princess crown on
Thursday after last year’s winner
Brooklyn Hendriks went on to great
success.
Hendriks was crowned Huron
County Princess at last year’s Huron
County Plowing Match and would
go on to be crowned the first-ever
International Plowing Match (IPM)
Princess last fall in Walton.
This Thursday, Hendriks will pass
her Huron County tiara and sash on
to a new winner and then next month
she’ll pass off her IPM crown.
The competition will be part of the
plowing match’s annual Junior Day
on Thursday, Aug. 23, with speeches
commencing at 1:30 p.m.
The contestants will speak for the
judges and be part of a cake-
decorating competition en route to
the judges choosing a winner.
Eight young women will be vying
for the Princess crown that day:
Amanda Bos of RR3, Auburn; Kalli
McCowan of Tuckersmith; Emily
Hickey of Auburn; Jaden Shortreed
of RR3, Walton; Rachel Gras of
RR1, Dublin; Addie Treble of
Benmiller; Mackenzie Terpstra of
the Brussels area and Caitlin
McKercher of the Dublin area.
Kalli McCowan is the 14-year-old
daughter of David and Darlene
McCowan of Tuckersmith in Huron
East between Seaforth and Clinton.
A recent Grade 8 graduate from
Huron Centennial Public School,
Kalli received the Huron East
Female Citizenship Award and will
be attending Central Huron
Secondary School in the fall.
Kalli recently began working part-
time on the family farm collecting
eggs. Her interests include
horseback riding, travelling, the arts
and music. She enjoys spending time
with horses and her cats and in her
spare time, Kalli volunteers with
local non-profit organizations.
Amanda Bos is the 15-year-old
daughter of John and Tina Bos of
RR3, Auburn.
Over the years, Amanda has been
involved with the local 4-H Sheep
Club. Amanda will begin Grade 10
at St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary
School in the fall and her interests
include reading and camping.
Emily Hickey is the 15-year-old
daughter of Evan and Katie Hickey
of the Auburn area, where her family
owns a cash crop farm with veal and
sheep.
The St. Anne’s Catholic
Secondary School student will be
returning to school in Clinton in the
fall for Grade 10.
Emily’s hobbies and interests
include music, farming, riding
western horseback and reading.
Jaden Shortreed is the 15-year-old
daughter of Jim and Valerie
Shortreed of RR3, Walton.
The St. Anne’s Catholic
Secondary School student will be
entering Grade 11 in the fall.
Jaden currently works as a
waitress at the Walton Inn and also
works on a local goat farm. She
enjoys spending time with her
friends, dirt biking and playing
soccer and volleyball.
Rachel Gras is the 13-year-old
daughter of Andre and Liz Gras of
RR1, Dublin.
She lives on a farm near Seaforth
and has her own chickens and a 4-H
lamb. She says she is an absolute
lover of farm life.
In the fall, Rachel will become a
student at St. Anne’s Catholic
Secondary School. She enjoys
playing soccer, horseback riding and
spending time with her friends and
family.
Addie Treble is the 15-year-old
daughter of Barry and Laurie Treble
of the Benmiller area.
In the fall, Addie will be going
into Grade 10 at Goderich District
Collegiate Institute. Her interests are
broomball, baseball and 4-H clubs.
Mackenzie Terpstra is the 16-year-
old daughter of Jason and Michelle
Terpstra of the Brussels area, the
second-oldest of 11 children.
Mackenzie lives on a pig farm just
outside of Brussels. This fall she will
be going into Grade 11 at St.
Michael’s Catholic Secondary
School in Stratford.
Her interests are playing soccer,
running and Nordic skiing and she
also likes working on the farm and
collecting sap with her family.
Caitlin McKercher is the 14-year-
old daughter of John and Lorna
McKercher.
She lives on a farm near Dublin
and will be going into Grade 9 at
Central Huron Secondary School in
the fall.
Caitlin is an active 4-H Club
member and was a member of Perth
County’s 4-H provincial Go for the
Gold championship team in 2017.
She is an avid reader and plays
ringette with the Exeter-Seaforth
Explosion.
The 91st annual Huron County
Plowing Match is set to take place
Aug. 23-24 at the Clinton-area farm
of Stephen Thompson on Stone
School Line.
Ross and Shirley Smith of
Brussels celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary on Saturday
with friends, family, neighbours and
beautiful weather.
Shirley England, daughter of Jim
and Isabelle of Lucknow, wed Ross
Smith, son of Allan and Mable of
Grey Township, on Oct. 3, 1953 at
the Lucknow Presbyterian Church.
The service was presided over by
Rev. G.S. Bauleh. The couple was
attended by Marjorie England and
Larry Smith.
After the wedding, the couple
lived in Cambridge where Ross was
a labourer and Shirley worked at
Savage Shoes. The two retired in
1975.
Ross and Shirley have four sons:
Greg, Ken, Rob and Jeff. They have
12 grandchildren; Cherie, Julie,
Jason, Lisa, Cory, Blair, Jamie,
Christa, Michelle, Jolanda, Jenelle
and Janessa and 12 great-
grandchildren.
The celebration was held at Ross
and Shirley’s home in Brussels and
it included their wedding
attendants, Marjorie and Larry
among many others .
Eight young women challenge for Princess crown
Smiths mark 65th anniversary
AMANDA BOS RACHEL GRAS EMILY HICKEY KALLI McCOWAN CAITLIN McKERCHER
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65 years and counting
Ross and Shirley Smith of Brussels celebrated their 65th
wedding anniversary on Saturday at their home with many
friends and family members. The couple was wed on Oct. 3,
1953 in Grey Township and have been happily married ever
since. (Denny Scott photo)