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Times-Advocate, 1987-10-07, Page 11Times -Advocate, .October 7,. 1987 Page 11 Huron F ofA o oses reorganization a n i za t• o . of OFA board A Proposal to reorganize the board _ob Harrison, director for Huron Membership system was brought in of directors of the Ontario Federation northeast; said the proposal would said the proposal caused concern to of Agriculture (OFA) did not meet save the OFA about $2,000 in per him. "It seems like a mover back to favour with•about 40 members of the diems and travel costs each month the kind of organization we had before Federation at the Huron Federation but he felt the Federation could save the revolution in 1969," he said. He of Agriculture September meeting in greatly just by cutting out the 116 a said it seemed to be another case of Clinton recently. plate luncheon served -to directors. The proposal would see onlyone people who don't pay attention to p opose Doug Garniss, director for Huron history being forced to repeat it. "You director sent to the monthly board east central said in fairness, part of don't build an organizatiop in the ci- meetings in Toronto from each coup- the OFA thinking behind the plan was ty," he said, "you build it in the ty. Since Huron has five regions and that -a 100 -director board is just too country." now has a director for each region, unwieldly.. The OFA's present structure is the one Huron councillor would have Gordon Hill, the OFA president designed to give grassroots input five votes. when the present Individual Service right to the directors level. "If an organization has a budget of 12 million but they're reducing the life blood of the organization to save 12,000 a meeting," he warned, there was trouble ahead. He warned. the OFA must never get back to the point where the organization is run by staff in Toronto. Paul Klopp, the Huron President said he had recently taken part in the membership drive to recruit members so Huron would continue to qualify for five directors and found people who wouldn't otherwise have bought membership do so when they found out Huron might lose a voice. • Ara BEST STUDENTS FROM HURON — Awards were presented to top academic students of Centralia Col- lege of Agricultural Technology Tuesday night. Pictured above with presenter Tom Tomes of Stephen township are Huron County students Adrian Kester, Michelle Braecker and Linda Nash. Rural Leadership awards In celebration of Agri -Food Week the Huron County Junior Farmer Association will be presenting seven Rural Leadership Awards. The selec- tion process was .tough as the commit- tee received excellent nominations. Those selected best represent the many strong leaders in- Huron Coun- ty. The seven award recipients are as follows: Steven Beane, RR 1, Brucefield - Steven provides leadership and en- thusiasm to the 4-H Youth Council as President. Barry J. Cleave, Varna - Barry has given much leadership to Clinton and Bayfield Agricultural Societies. Carol Nivins RR 3, Auburn - Carol has given her whole self to the Dungannon Agricultural Society as President for three years. With her leadership, she encourages her team of Directors to be 100 percent successful. Ken Ramsey, RR 3, Blyth - Ken is Chairman of the Huron Milk Commit- tee and very involved in community work. Walter Renwick, RR 1, Clifford - Walter is presently Vice -Chairman of the Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency and is a former Chairman of the Canada Sheep Council. John Van Vliet, RR 1, Walton - John has displayed leadership as an active Junior Farmer and 4-H leader. . Bryan Vincent, Seaforth - Bryan has given a lot of leadership to Junior Farmers and is presently involved in Receives award from Heart, Stroke Foundation Donald Young of Auburn has been awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the Heart and Stroke Foun- dation of Ontario at the Provincial An- nual Meeting held recently in Toronto. This is the highest form of recogni- tion awarded by the Heart and Stroke Foundation to a volunteer. The volunteer must have provided outstanding service to the organiza- tion provincially or regionally. Don is one of only two to receive this award in Ontario this year. Young has been a dedicated volunteer both locally and provincial- ly'for many years. His greatest con- tribution has been in the area of Jump Rope For Heart but he is also a foun- ding member of the local chapter and has served as secretary and cam- paign chairman for Huron county. 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