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Huron County 4-H Newsletter January 2019

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HURON COUNTY 4-H

NEWSLETTER

JANUARY 2019

Huron County

Leaders’ Association

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Member and Leader Info

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Events and

Opportunities

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Huron County 4-H Awards

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Huron County 4-H Store and Fundraising

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Leader Contact Info 13

Inside this issue: Happy New Year!

Another year, another chance to enjoy the amazing opportunities offered by 4-H in Huron County! This newsletter is your guide to getting the most out of your 4-H experience. Feel free to contact your leaders and follow the Huron County 4-H Ontario Facebook page for more information on the clubs, projects, and other ac-tivities available in Huron County.

Be sure to also check out the incredible achievements of Huron County 4-H members and volunteers in the Awards section. Please consider how you might be able to contribute to maintain-ing this enriching program through one of our rewarding volun-teer positions. Looking forward to another successful year of “Learning to do by doing!”

I pledge :

My HEAD to clearer thinking, my HEART to greater loyalty, my HANDS to larger service, my HEALTH to better living,

For my club, my community, and my country.


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Huron County Leaders’ Association Executive

President and Association Representative: Darrell Bergsma, 519-441-2103

Vice-President: ——

Past President: Reg Vinnicombe, 519-993-1798

Secretary: and Resource Contact Shannon Ritchie, 519-812-1807

Volunteer Screening Contact: ——

Membership and Awards Coordinator: ——

Treasurer: ——

Volunteer Coordinator and Support Contact: Judy Hall, 1-877-410-6748 ext. 487, [email protected]

Newsletter Editor: ——

Webmaster: Jolande Oudshoorn, Huron County 4-H Ontario (Facebook)

Directors:

Gitanjali Aggarwal, 647-972-6286

Mary Ellen Foran, 519-529-7870

Holly Holyoake, 519-395-3471

Betty Jane Higgins, 519-887-6143

Erica Murray, 519-615-2684

Mary Lynn MacDonald, 519-262-3123

Keith Todd, 519-528-2650

Amy Vingerhoeds, 519-229-8810

Cody Joudry, [email protected]

Coordinators:

Go For the Gold Coordinator: Marita Oudshoorn, [email protected]

Judging Competition Coordinator:——

***Open Positions on the Board

The Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association is seeking volunteers for 2019! We currently need to fill vacan-cies such as Vice President, Treasurer, and Membership and Awards Coordinator. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of 4-H in Huron County! If interested, please complete the Nomination Form (included with the newsletter email) and submit it to Reg Vinnicombe at [email protected] by

February 8, 2019. Contact Reg or Darrell Bergsma at [email protected] for more information.

Don’t forget to like and

follow Huron County 4-H

Ontario on Facebook for

the latest news and events

from the Leaders’

Association!


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Important Information for Leaders and Members

Attention all 4-H Members! Did you know that you can take as many 4-H projects as you would like each

year, all for a single $100 membership fee? Plus, if you are registered in a different county but wish to join

a club in Huron, the “Border Hopper” fee is only $15! For more information on 4-H projects and clubs in

Huron County, please contact the Huron County Leaders’ Association. We want you to get the most out of

your 4-H experience!

The 2019 Huron County 4-H Membership fee will be $100.00. Please make all cheques payable to: Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association.

If you are in financial need but would like to join, please contact the Association for assistance with the fee.

MEMBERSHIP FEE 2019

Re-engagement Training for Volunteers Do you need re-engagement training? Use the online resources (follow link below) and submit the ques-tionnaire for one of the sessions to update your volunteer training. Volunteers are required to have re-engagement training every 2 years and complete a back ground check every 3 years. https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLSeXRHJJCrNEvZN9v7…/viewform

Volunteer Symposiums are also a key learning opportunity! The Region 5 Conference will be held March 6 at 6:00 p.m. in the Listowel Ag Hall. Contact [email protected] or 1-877-410-6748 x487 to register.

New Clubs/Projects in 2019

Hensall Lifeskills Club: Breakfast Bonanza (beginning in Febru-ary) and Grow Huron (beginning in Fall). Contact Mary Lynn Macdonald at 519-262-3123 for more information.

Belgrave Vet Club: Do you like animals? Thinking of becoming a veterinarian? Want to learn more about animal fitting? Join Belgrave Vet Club where we will go through different topics learning about animal healthcare. The club will be starting in May and ending in August and will be located around the Bel-grave area with possibilities of doing field trips throughout Hu-ron County. Please contact Shannon Bieman at

[email protected] to be put on the email list. More infor-mation will be emailed out when it becomes available.

Londesborough Lions 4-H Olde Time Square Dance Club: Wel-coming boys and girls aged 9-21. Beginning March 18th, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Londesborough Lions Hall. Contact Dorothy Bogie at 519-440-6565 for details.

Thinking of starting a new club? Huron County 4-H Leaders' Associa-tion has put aside funding to give new clubs $50 to purchase re-sources and another $50 when the club is completed. Contact Shan-non Ritchie at [email protected] with your club details!


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Upcoming Events in Huron County

Annual General Meeting: 7:00 p.m. on February 12, 2019 at the Londesborough Church (snow date, February 19)

Judging Competition: June 8, 2019 at the Seaforth Agriplex This is the event for testing your judging skills, with 6 different categories and a quiz to challenge your public speaking and reasoning!

Go For the Gold Competition: July 2019 Be sure to decide on your team of 4 or 5 members and start increasing your 4-H knowledge early! More de-tails will be available closer to the event.

Seaforth Fall Fair: September 14, 2019 at the Seaforth Fair Grounds Come out and support the dairy, beef, sheep, swine, and goat clubs as they show off their 4-H projects.

Awards Program: November 17, 2019 at the Seaforth Agriplex Not to be missed, this event is our chance to celebrate the amazing achievements and efforts of our mem-bers and volunteers!

Opportunities With 4-H Ontario

Provincial 4-H Leadership Camp: March 9-14, 2019 at Ontario Pioneer Camp, Port Sydney Are you a 4-H Member between the ages of 15-18 and want to develop leadership skills? If so, then this is the opportunity for you! This amazing experience offers members the chance to enhance their leadership, communication, and teamwork skills through hands-on activities. There are spots for a maximum of 80 par-ticipants, so be sure to register early!

Cost: $353.06 (including HST, with t-shirt) or $336.11 (including HST, no t-shirt)

Deadline to register: January 31, 2019

Dairy Sen$e Conference: May 2-4, 2019 at University of Guelph, Guelph If you are between the ages of 18-25 and have a passion for the dairy industry, this is your chance to ex-plore the business and management side of dairy farming! You will gain invaluable knowledge from guest speakers and some of Ontario’s most successful dairy farmers. A maximum of 45 participants will be ac-cepted (non-4-H members are welcomed).

Cost: $207.92 (including HST) which covers accommodations, meals, tour travel

Deadline to apply: March 31, 2019


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Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association Awards Recipients 2018

On November 18, 2018, the Huron County 4-H community gathered at the Seaforth Agriplex in Seaforth to celebrate the year’s achievements at our annual awards program. Thank you to all volunteers, leaders, par-ents, and businesses for your support of 4-H in Huron County!

County Awards Recipients

Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association Award, for the Club Secretary Competition—donated by the Huron County 4-H Leaders’ Association

1st—Emily Bieman

2nd—Kayla Drennan

3rd—No entry

The Citizen-Rural Voice Award—sponsored by The Citizen and The Rural Voice, Blyth 1st—Dugald McIntosh

2nd—Mercedes Prout

3rd—No entry

Go For The Gold Award, for the winning team of the Huron County Go For The Gold competition—donated by Cargill Ltd., Clinton

South Huron Sheep Club—Amanda Bos, Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan,

Evy Verschaeve (Coach Deb Falconer)

Top Gate Sign Award—sponsored by Dodds Century Farm Evan and Emma Howatt

Ontario Plowmen’s Association Award, for a graduating Outstanding 4-H Agriculture Member—sponsored by the Ontario Plowmen’s Association, Guelph

Emily Franken

Ben Lobb Award, for the winning essay on the subject, “What 4-H has meant to me as a member in Huron County” - sponsored by Ben Lobb, MP

Kayla Drennan

Warden’s Novice Award, for the Novice 4-H Member with the Highest First Year Mem-ber Score in Huron County—sponsored by Jim Ginn

Emily Datema

Dedication Award, for the member who exhibits dedication to Huron County 4-H—sponsored by Darrell Bergsma, Goderich

Evy Verschaeve

Vincent Farm Equipment Trophy, for the Top Educational Display at the Seaforth Fair Hensall Life Skills Club

TD Canada Trust Award, for the Champion Sweepstakes Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by TD Canada Trust, Seaforth branch

Kirsten DeJong

Longstanding Graduating Member Award—sponsored by Kubota Emily Franken

Don Pullen Award, for 4-H Member who earned the Highest Overall Score in the county Evy Verschaeve

Murray Cardiff Award, for the Top All-Round Member Loretta Higgins

Murray Cardiff Award recipient, Loretta Higgins Dedication Award recipient, Evy Verschaeve


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Lucknow Sheep Club Awards Recipients

Doug Kennedy Award, for the Reserve Champion Sheep Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Doug Kennedy, Thamesford

Alycia Coultes

Green’s Meat Market Award, for the Champion Market Lamb at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Green’s Meat Market, Wingham

Jack Reigling

Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Award, for the Champion Fleece at the Seaforth Fair Emily Bieman

Lucknow Sheep Club Leaders Award, for Outstanding Effort and Contribution to the Club Charlotte Suplat

Youth Leader Award, for Dedication and Excellence—donated by 4-H Ontario and Kubota Brooklyn Hendriks

South Huron Sheep Club—Crop Exhibit Awards

Cook’s Division of Parrish and Heimbecker Limited Trophy, for the club with the Champion Soya Bean Exhibit at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Cook’s, Hensall

Pickseed Canada Award, for the club with the Top Exhibit of Second Cut Hay at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Pickseed Canada, Keith Todd, Lucknow

John & Brandon Coleman Award, for the club exhibiting the Champion Haylage at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by John and Bran-don Coleman, Kippen

Hensall District Co-op Award, for the club with the Top Exhibit of Winter Wheat—sponsored by Hensall District Co-op, Hensall

Burn’s Acres Award, for the club with the Top Exhibit of White Beans—sponsored by James Burns, Seaforth

South Huron Sheep Club—Member Awards Recipients

Lisa Thompson Award, for the Champion Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Lisa Thomp-son, MPP

Evy Verschaeve

Lucknow Co-op Award, for the Novice Sheep Club Member with the Highest Score Emily Datema

Old Mill Award, for the Sheep Club Member with the Highest Score—sponsored by the Old Mill, Blyth Evan Krebs

Shillalah Farm Award, for the Champion Ewe Lamb at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Shillalah Farm, Clinton

Evan Krebs

South Huron Sheep Club Leaders Award, for Outstanding Effort Evan Krebs

South Huron Sheep Club


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Sod Busters Club Awards Recipients

Steve Corbett Award, for the member with the Highest Score in the Sod Busters Club—donated by Steve Corbett, Exeter

Andrew Fear

McGavin Farm Equipment Award, for the first year member with the Highest Score in the Sod Busters Club—donated by McGavin Farm Equipment, Walton

Elizabeth O’Rourke

Townsend Tire Award, for the youngest member active in the Sod Busters Club—donated by Townsend Tire, Londesborough

John Ryan

Leaders Award, for Most Improved Member—sponsored by the Sod Busters Club leaders Darcey Fear

Leaders Award, for the Most Dedicated Member—sponsored by the Sod Busters Club leaders Shawn Steeper

Agvise Award, for the member with the highest total points at the International Plowing Match—donated by Mike Hunter and Mervyn Erb, Brucefield

Lucas Townsend

Ross Gordon Memorial Award, for the member who plowed the Best Crown at the Junior Day—sponsored by Ian Gordon, Bayfield

Lucas Townsend

Bill Leeming Memorial Award, for the member with the Best Finish at the Junior Day of Ploughing—sponsored by the Leeming family, Seaforth

Darnell Francis

TD Canada Trust Award, for the Top 4-H Plow Person—sponsored by TD Canada Trust, Seaforth Lucas Townsend

Huron Swine—Crop Exhibit Awards

Russell T. Bolton Memorial Trophy, for the club with the Champion Corn Exhibit—sponsored by the family of Russell Bolton, Dublin

Pickseed Canada Award, for the club with the Top Exhibit of First Cut Hay—sponsored by Pickseed Canada, Keith Todd, Lucknow

Huron Swine—Member Awards Recipients

Huron County Pork Producers’ Association Award, for the member with the Highest Score in the Central

Huron Swine Club—sponsored by the Huron County Pork Producers, Wingham

MacKenzie Terpstra

Huron County Pork Producers’ Association Award, for the Reserve Champion Show Person at the Seaforth

Fair—sponsored by the Huron County Pork Producers, Wingham

Darcey Fear

Vista Villa Farms Award, for member with the Champion 4-H Market Pig at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored

by Vista Villa Farms, Walton

Lucas Bergsma

Dodds Century Farm Award, for the Champion 4-H Swine Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by

Don and Maja Dodds, Seaforth

Nard Ruygork

Bank of Montreal Award for the first year member with the Highest Score—sponsored by BMO, Clinton branch

MacKenzie Terpstra

Goat Club Awards Recipients

Goat Club Leaders Award, for the member with the Highest Score in the Goat Club—sponsored by Joan Van Sligtenhorst, Zurich

Janelle Gras

Joan Van Sligtenhorst Award of Merit, for the member with the Most Improved Showmanship—sponsored by Joan Van Sligtenhorst, Zurich

Emily Dearing

Ontario Goat Award, for the Top Novice Member—sponsored by Ontario Goat Brad Steunebrink


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Brandon Metske Heart and Soul 4-H Memorial Award

Lucknow Beef Club Recipient— Connor Rodger

Belgrave-Brussels Beef Club Awards Recipients

Brussels Agri-Services Award, for the Champion Beef Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Tim Prior, Brussels

Ashley Higgins

Lawrence Beane Financial Award, for the Champion Senior Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Lawrence Beane, Goderich

Ashley Higgins

Maple Ridge Beef Farm Award, for the Champion Junior Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—donated by Paul Coultes, Brussels

Alycia Coultes

Home Town Custom Builders Award, for the Top Intermediate Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—donated by Steve MacPherson, Lucknow

Alex Coultes

Lucknow Beef Club Awards Recipients

Huron County Beef Producers’ Association Award, for the First Year Beef Club mem-

ber with the Highest Score

Raelyn Pennington

W.J. (Bill) Sproul Memorial Award, for the Top Group of 3 at the Seaforth Fair—donated by the Auburn Lions Club

Lucknow Beef Club—Tyler Murray, Connor Rodger

Belgrave-Brussels Beef Club—Ashley Higgins

Dairy Awards—South Central Huron Dairy Club Recipients

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Award, for the Member with the Highest Score in the

county—sponsored by CIBC, Huron County branches

Katrina Gubelmann

Scotiabank Award, for the Top Novice Dairy Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Scotiabank, Goderich

Caleb Krammers

Auburn Co-op Trophy, for the member who exhibits the Reserve Champion Dairy Calf at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by the Auburn Co-op

Landon Hallahan

Orr Insurance & Investment Group Award, for Champion Dairy Calf at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by Orr Insurance and Investments Ltd., Blyth

Emily Franken

D&D Glass Award, for the Reserve Champion Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by D&D Glass, Vanastra

Rebecca Franken

Huron Bay Co-op Award, for Champion Dairy Show Person at the Seaforth Fair—sponsored by the Huron Bay Co-op, Belgrave

Emily Franken

Huron Holstein Club Award, for Dairy Club Members with Highest and Second Highest Scores who exhibited a Holstein calf at the Seaforth Fair

Highest—Isaac Van Soest

Second highest—Emily Jongert

Stan Jackson Awards

Huron County 4-H Beef Member with the Highest Total Score in the county—Ashley Higgins

Grand Champion Steer—1st, Dakota Coultes

Reserve Champion Steer—2nd, Dallas Coultes

3rd, Alycia Coultes

4th, Olivia Johnston

Grand Champion Heifer—1st, Melissa MacIntyre

Reserve Champion Heifer—2nd, Connor Rodger

3rd, Tyler Murray

4th, Nicholas McArter


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Libro Project Book Awards Recipients

Novice (9-11 years) 1st—Mercedes Prout

2nd—Grace Theophilopoulos

3rd—James Speer and Emily Maloney (tie)

Junior (12-14 years) 1st—Emily Bieman

2nd—Ben Speer

3rd—Dugald McIntosh and Grace Hallahan (tie)

Intermediate (15-17 years) 1st—Evy Verschaeve

2nd—No entry

3rd—No entry

Senior (18-21 years) 1st—Tyler Murray

2nd—Melissa MacIntyre

Senior Libro Project Book Award Recipient,

Tyler Murray

Junior Libro Project Book Award Recipients

Libro Life Skills Awards Recipients

Outstanding Member Grey Township—Grace Hallahan

Hensall—Ryan Miller

Londesborough Square Dancing—Julia DeJong

Wawanosh—Kayla Drennan

Member that Best Lives up to the

4-H Motto

Grey Township—Emily Bieman

Hensall—Emily Maloney

Londesborough Square Dancing—Kayla Drennan

Wawanosh—Amanda Bos

Youth Leader Award—donated by Kubota and 4-H Ontario

Grey Township—Emma Baan


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Graduating Member Recognition: Congratulations to Emily Franken!

Member Recognition—Clubs Completed Recipients

6 Clubs Owen Dalton Simon Gubelmann

Katelyn Parsons Lauren Todd

Matthew Payne Zach Walden

12 Clubs Austin Bieman Andrew Fear

Ryan Smuck Shawn Steeper Evy Verschaeve

Grace Hallahan Ashley Higgins

18 Clubs Emily Bieman Benjamin Speer

Katie Payne

MacKenzie Terpstra

24 Clubs (Award Sponsored by Gay Lea) Emily Bieman Ashley Glaze

Brooklyn Hendriks

Loretta Higgins

Judging Awards Recipients

Hensall District Co-op Award, for the Top Novice Judge at the Judging Competition held in Seaforth—sponsored by Hensall District Co-op, Londesborough branch

Emily Datema

Hill & Hill Farms Limited Award, for the High Junior Judge—sponsored by Hill & Hill Farms, Varna

Max Johnston

Judging Competition Award, for the High Intermediate Judge Brooklyn Hendriks

Hill & Hill Farms Limited Award, for the High Senior Judge at County Judging Compe-tition—sponsored by Hill & Hill Farms, Varna

Ashley Higgins

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Award, for the Top Overall Judge —sponsored by CIBC, Exeter

Max Johnston

Judging Competition Team Award, for the top team— sponsored by Watson Home Hardware, Gorrie

Alycia Coultes, Emily Bieman,

Gabrielle Johnson, Olivia Johnston

Go for the Gold Award recipients, from left to right: Rachel Gras, Evy Verschaeve, Amanda Bos,

Grace Hallahan (Coach Deb Falconer)

Top Gate Sign recipients, Evan and Emma Howatt


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Volunteer Recognition

Congratulations to the following volunteers for their years of service to the 4-H youth of Huron County!

1 Year—Gitanjali Aggarwal, Shannon Bieman, Dorothy Bogie, Rita Gubelmann, Ian W. Hulley, Liz Ross, Paul

Schyff, Brendan Zettler

5 Years—Kristina Drennan, Darcey Garniss, Angela Gerretsen, Stefan Gubelmann, Krista Hoegy, Denise

Iszczuk, Kendra McNay, Jolande Oudshoorn, Ursina Studhalter

10 Years—Joan Finlay, Mary Lynn MacDonald, Curtis McNeil, Keith Todd

15 Years—Lorri Ann Moore

30 Years—Kim Higgins

Long-time volunteer and retiring board

member, Lorri Ann Moore

Volunteers pictured (from left to right): Mary Lynn MacDonald, Liz Ross,

Denise Iszczuk, Shannon Bieman, Dorothy Bogie, Stefan Gubelmann


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Huron County 4-H Fundraisers

The Battery Blitz

This is a year-round fundraiser—take your old batteries to any of the following depots: Townsend Tire (Londesborough), K&A Re-pair (Belgrave), Delta Power/Vincent Farm Equipment (Seaforth), Lucknow Co-op (Lucknow), McGavin’s Farm Equipment (Walton), Watson’s Home Hardware (Gorrie), Thompson’s (Hensall). Please contact Darrell Bergsma at 519-441-2103 for more information.

Huron County 4-H Store

White Polo Shirts with Huron County 4-H Logo

Adult sizes (S/M/L/XL) - $18 each

Youth sizes (S/M/L) - $15 each

Leaders’ T-Shirts - $18 each

Men’s sizes - Grey (XL/2XL) and Green (L/XL/2XL)

Women’s sizes - Grey (2XL) and Green (2XL)

“4-H Family Lives Here” Sign

Solid metal sign (12” x 12”) - $30 each

Please contact Shannon Ritchie at [email protected] with your orders and inquiries!

If you have any information for the next newsletter, send it to the Newsletter Editor by April 20, 2019 at:

[email protected].

Please include your name, contact information, and a brief descrip-tion of the announcement or photo. Members who compete at pro-vincial events, don’t forget that you can receive $50 if you contrib-ute a write-up to the newsletter (and another $50 if you present or create a display at Judging or Awards Day or the Seaforth Fair)!


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Lifeskills Leader Contact Information

Club Leaders

Wawanosh Mary Ellen Foran, 519-529-7870

Cathy Drennan, 519-529-7547

Reba Jefferson, 519-529-7870

Marita Oudshoorn, 519-529-3656

Eileen George, 519-357-3451

Grey Township Monique Baan, 519-887-6998

Reg Vinnicombe, 519-993-1798

Jolande Oudshoorn, 519-955-1579

Hensall Mary Lynn MacDonald, 519-262-3123

Denise Iszczuk, 519-629-3319

Gitanjali Aggarwal, 647-972-6286

Shelley Kinsman, 519-263-5221

Howick Denise Glaze, 519-335-4404

Londesborough Ian Hulley, 519-482-7972

Dorothy Bogie, 519-440-6565

Club Leaders

Belgrave/Brussels Beef

Paul Coultes, 519-357-4710 Kim Higgins, 519-357-5178

Lucknow Beef Holly Holyoake, 519-395-3471 Christine MacIntyre, 519-528-8646

Swine Darrell Bergsma, 519-441-2103

Barb Storey, 519-527-1049

Don Dodds, 519-527-0686

South Central Dairy Curtis McNeil, 519-525-2948

Rita and Stefan Gubelmann, 519-527-2428

Rebecca Miller, 519-619-2645

Lucknow Sheep Keith Todd, 519-528-2650 Joan Finlay, 519-528-2620

South Huron Sheep Deb Falconer, 519-233-5393

Fraser Falconer, 519-525-2072

Florence Pullen, 519-233-7896

Jolande Oudshoorn, 519-955-1579

Huron Goat Angela Gerretsen, 519-527-2874 Amy Vingerhoeds, 519-229-8810

Sod Busters Brian McGavin, 519-527-2394

Melissa Veldman, 519-317-8470

Don Dodds, 519-527-0686

Lucknow Field Crops

Kim Hooey, 519-955-4911

Brendan Zettler, 226-230-4102

Shannon Bieman, 519-357-2647

Rebecca Miller, 519-619-2645

Belgrave Vet Club Shannon Bieman, 519-357-2647 Jolande Oudshoorn, 519-955-1579

Agricultural Leader Contact Information

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