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parents of the Bride: The Groom's parents are Carmen Klaus.
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Lcau)ille. Rick Thompson. Rob Bell and Brett Thompson.
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Kingbearer was Brooklon Thompson Schindler. Guests were
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the ceremony were Joyce Vivian and Peggy Kerslake. both
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Bride. Guests enjoyed cocktails. dinner and dancing (If the
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and was the beginning of a wonderful
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News
Giant gourd may grant Guinness record
By Susan Hundertmark
Expositor Editor
Grant McGregor, of
Hensall, still can't believe that
he may have broken the world
record for growing the longest
gourd ever.
After building a seven -foot
trellis and putting "two little
plants" in the ground,
McGregor was amazed to
watch as his gourd plant
"grew and grew and grew"
until he had to dig a 45 -inch
hole in the ground to
accommodate its 114.75 -inch
length.
"I wondered at the time
(when the plants were put in
the ground) if he was going to
get his vines over the top. But,
1 stuck him in and he grew,
sometimes as much as 12
inches a day. He came down
lickety scoot," he said.
Though the gourd was the
longest at Port Elgin's
Pumpkinfest, organizers are
still researching whether it's
the longest in the world after
23 pumpkin festivals were
held around the world on the
same day as Port Elgin's.
"It's the biggest we've ever
seen but research is still
ongoing. We are filling out the
paperwork for the Guinness
Book of World Records," said
Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
coordinator Joanne Robbins
on Monday.
While he's been growing
hanging ornamental gourds
for four years, McGregor has
been entering giant pumpkins
at Port Elgin's Pumpkinfest
for the past 10 years.
"My pumpkins come first
and the gourds are secondary
but that guy just took over this
year," he said.
Once the gourd grew past
100 inches, McGregor started
to wonder if he had a winner
since the world record is 110
inches.
"They usually stop at 107
inches," he said. "The biggest
challenge with this one was
digging the hole."
While McGregor is living
in Hensall, he grew the gourd
at the farm of Wayne McBride
in Kippen.
He also got help from 11 -
year -old Dustin Mathonia, of
Hensall, who came to the
garden with him throughout
the summer and helped to
tend the plants.
"He is my right hand man,"
said McGregor.
Mathonia came first in a
regional competition with a
90.25 -inch gourd while
McGregor followed with a
75.5 -inch gourd, both of
which they grew together.
Before McGregor harvested
the award-winning gourd in
August, he had a visit from
the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest
organizers, who thought he
had a winner even then.
"This one could be the
biggest ever. If it is, we're
going to apply to the
Guinness
Book of World Records for
consideration," said
Pumpkinfest's grower director
Dave McCallum before the
final competition.
The giant fruit, part of the
cucurbitacca family, was
started from a four-year-old
seed McGregor had lying
around the house.
"It was a seed from another
big one I had that came in
second," he said.
The gourd went from 41
inches on July 30 to its
current size at 116.5 inches by
Aug. 21. The gourd shrunk a
little before the competition
over the weekend.
Submitted photo
Grant Mc Gregor, of Hensall, stands in a 45 -inch hole he dug to allow
the continued growth of his award-winning gourd while his right-
hand man, 11 -year-old Dustin Mathonia. stands on his shoulders.
McGregor said he didn't do gourd entered in the Port
anything special to help the Elgin Pumpkinfest is $100,
but additional money can be
won from the Giant Pumpkin
Commonwealth prize package
if it's world -record worthy.
with files from the Shoreline
Beacon
gourd reach gigantic
proportions.
I just watered it twice a day
and put a bit of fertilizer on
it," he said.
Prize money for the longest
Freecycle offers `give-away' website
By Susan Hundertmark
and Cheryl Heath
Got a 1970s' model TV
you would like to put out to
pasture but fear that
someone. somewhere, could
use it?
If so, the Huron County
Freecycle website has just
what your conscience
ordered.
Clinton resident Liesa
Thomas, a St. Anne's
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Mondays Oct. 18 -
Dec. 8
7:00 - 9:00 PM
For registration call
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527-1712
Cost: $65.00
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11( h1.1ill\'i1 I; ( A
Catholic Secondary School
graduate and a third -year
social -development studies
student at the University of
Waterloo, was inspired to
start up the free -of -charge,
give-away website earlier
this year while researching
pet products for a rescue
organization on the World
Wide Web.
While online on a
Freecycle website in London,
she met up with Bill
McCardle. of Seaforth and
the two thought it would he a
great idea for Huron County.
"i was giving away
dogfood and Licsa wanted it.
When we found out we were
both from Huron County, we
thought why aren't we doing
it here?" says McCardle.
Since then, the website has
attracted close to three dozen
members who are eager to
give away everything from
small appliances to a
wheelchair.
And, it is part of an
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international movement as
one of close to 1,500 groups
and 513,000 members
worldwide.
"It's growing everywhere.
in London, we approve 10
new members a day and in
Huron County it's been
growing in (caps and bounds
over the last month," says
McCardle.
The key to the site, says
Thomas, is all products must
he free. Indeed, it is
moderated to ensure
bartering and sales are not
taking place.
As well, members must be
approved to limit the spam
and junk mail on the website.
"it's a lot of fun and it's a
great way of helping out the
planet," he says.
So far, McCardle has seen
giveaways ranging from
brcadmakers, desktop fans
and dogfood to large
appliances like dryers.
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GRADUATION
Melissa Robertson, daughter of
Charlie and Joanne Robertson,
graduated from the University
of Windsor with a Honours
Bachelor of Commerce
Degree. She was involved in
the Volunteer Internship
Program, Co -Op Work
Program, International
Exchange to New Zealand in
2003 & played on the Varsity
Women's Soccer Team.
Presently, she is working for Weyerhauser in Windsor. She is
a former student of St. Columban and St. Patrick's, Dublin as
well as St. Michael's Catholic Secondary High School in
Stratford. Congratulations Melissa!
Love Dad, Mom & Chuck
person giving them away by
e-mail, where they can make
arrangements to drop them
off.
Members can also make
requests for items and
McCardle says those can be
the most amusing.
"One person was
requesting a vehicle and I
don't think anyone's giving
that away. I got a chuckle
over that one," he says.
Thomas says the site gives
area residents an opportunity
to benefit from another's
largesse. which is an
especially appealing benefit
for students attending post-
secondary school away from
home.
it helps the environment,
too, since products are not
dumped at landfill sites.
"One person's trash is
another person's treasure,"
she says.
To access the website, visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/grou
p/hcfreccycle.
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