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The Rural Voice, 2019-08, Page 91HURON County Federation of Agriculture NEWSLETTER 42 First Avenue, Clinton, Ontario N0M 1L0 519-482-9642 or 1-800-511-1135 Website: www.hcfa.on.ca Email: ofahuron@tcc.on.ca August 5 – Civic Holiday! August 5 – Lucknow 4-H Dairy Invitiational Show. August 16-18 – Bayfield Fair. Visit bayfieldfair.ca for details. August 22-23 – Huron County Plowing Match, hosted by Warden Jim Ginn and Windy Lane Farms, Ray and Anita Dykstra, 44407 Creamery Road, Gorrie. August 23-24 – Zurich Bean Festival. Visit beanfest.ca for details. Upcoming Events 88 The Rural Voice Every year the Huron County Federation of Agriculture (HCFA) produces an annual paper that is circulated throughout rural addresses in Huron County. This paper includes articles from the HCFA, commodity groups and local agricultural interest stories to review the important issues and activities occurring in Huron County agriculture. Currently this publication is called “The Huron County Survey”. We are looking to update the name of the paper. Please submit your suggestions to the HCFA office by email to: ofahuron@tcc.on.ca or HCFA, 42 First Ave, Clinton ON N0M 1L0. There will be one winning entry selected. The winner will receive a $20 local food voucher and a pair of tickets to our annual meeting. Entries must be received by August 26. All entries become property of the HCFA. ◊ Name our paper – send in your suggestions The Rural Voice is provided to all OFA members in Huron County by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture Huron County Federation of Agriculture BOARD MEETING August 26 – 8:00 p.m. Vanastra Office Follow us on Twitter twitter.com/huronfedofag and Facebook at Huron County Federation of Agriculture HCFA OFFICE HOURS: The office is open on Mondays and alternate Fridays 9:00 a.m. to noon and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. We are also open other days by chance Save the Date! Huron County Federation of Agriculture ANNUAL/REGIONAL MEETING Friday, October 25 Holmesville Community Centre Contact the office for further details and for tickets Contact the Blyth Festival for tickets 1-877-862-5984 or 519-523-9300 info@blythfestival.com The Huron County Federation of Agriculture will be August 15 - Performance Host The Team on the Hill by Dan Needles Send in your nominations! The Huron County Federation of Agriculture is collecting nominations for the yearly Huron County Agriculture Award for 2019. Please include in the nomination: the name, address and phone number of the nominee, plus a description explaining your reasons for this person’s (or persons’) nominations – eg. the contribution to Huron County’s agricultural or rural life attributed to said person (or persons). The nomination must be signed by the nominator. Nominations can be emailed to ofahuron@tcc.on.ca or they can be mailed to the HCFA office. Deadline is September 23 Huron County is currently undergoing an Official Plan Review. If you were unable to attend the workshop on May 14 and you would like to provide feedback for the Official Plan Review you can provide comments on the County’s Community Consultation form at https://www.huroncounty.ca/ plandev/county-official-plan/huron- county-official-plan-five-year-review/opr- feedback-form/. You can also send written comments or ask to be added to the Five Year Review mailing list by contacting: Monica Walker-Bolton, Planner at mwalker-bolton@huroncounty.ca or 519-524-8394 ext. 3 Don’t forget! ALL CANDIDATES MEETING for the upcoming Federal Election October 10 – 8:00 p.m. Holmesville Community Centre