West Luther 4-H club gives out awards to members
The West Luther 4-H awards night was held Dec. 1 in Arthur. Members from the bat, beef, dairy, field crop and vet clubs received awards.
Winners were as follows:
Dairy Club awards
- champion show person - Charlene Elliott (sponsor - Indian Maiden Farms);
- reserve show person - Blaire Bauman (sponsor - Elliott Farms);
- champion calf - Grayson Kuhlmann (sponsor - Arthur Vet Clinic);
- reserve calf - Charlene Elliott (sponsor - Kenilworth Feeds);
- top scoring member - Alwynn Mackie (sponsor – Arthur Home Hardware);
- top placing first year member - Grayson Kuhlmann (sponsor – Jim and Sharon Quarrie); and
- top pro animal - Blaire Bauman (sponsor – Harrcroft Acres Ltd).
Vet Club awards
- top senior member - Charlene Elliott (sponsor – Islandview Farm Equipment);
- top junior member - Madi Bott (sponsor – Dave’s Auto Body Ltd.);
- top first year member - Grayson Kuhlmann (sponsor – McBride Automotive); and
leadership award - Zach Bott (sponsor – Car Quest Arthur).
Bat Club awards
- top bat house - Sydnee Stewart.
All members received a bag sponsored by the Canadian Wildlife Federation
Field Crop awards
- high score in judging - Charlene Elliott (sponsor - Beer Seeds Ltd.);
- top field plot - Dustin Schill (sponsor - Cargill Ag Horizons);
- top fair entry - Justin Coffey and Georgia Schill (sponsor – North Wellington Co-op);
- club spirit award - Edward Hasson (sponsor - John and Sharron Beer);
- top first year member - Dean Kelly (sponsor – Wellington North Tire); and
- high scoring member - Megan Thring (sponsor - Matt and Sharron Coffey, Pioneer Seed Independent Sales Representative).
Beef Club Awards
- top calendar year calf - Jack Van Milligen (sponsor – Arthur Agricultural Society);
- top junior yearling - Sarah Height (sponsor – Barry and Lynda Long);
- champion calf - Zach Bott (sponsor – Jim and Sharon Quarrie);
- champion market animal - Kate Thring (sponsor – Wellington North Co-op);
- top junior show person - Jeremy Burns (sponsor - Marg Smith);
- champion showperson - Jordan Burns (sponsor – Royal LePage RCR Realty Brokers);
- top exhibit by a first year member - Sydnee Stewart (sponsor - Evergreen Seed Co., Allan Elliott);
- top first year judge - Janelle Burns (sponsor – MARRC Apparel);
- top judge - Charlene Elliott (sponsor – Holstein Feed Mill 2015 Ltd);
- high standing first year member - Hailey Moyer (sponsor - Tremain Auto Sales):
- top placing member - Jade Ritter (sponsor - George Duncan Memorial);
- past presidents’ plaque - Justin Swanston (sponsor - Barb and Charles Twiss); and
- all other first year show persons (Hudson Hicks, Hailey Moyer, Janelle Burns and Max Snowe) received a rope halter donated by Marg Smith.
4-H at Royal Winter Fair
The following members represented Wellington County with their calves at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Nov. 3 to 12:
- Carson Blenkiron;
- Jacob Bott;
- Madi Bott;
- Zach Bott;
- Jordan Burns;
- Jeremy Burns;
- Charlene Elliott;
- Sarah Height;
- Colin Ormiston;
- Sydnee Stewart;
- Justin Swanston; and
- Kate Thring.
Megan Thring won second place at the Royal Winter Fair for her hay sample.
4-H awards
The following West Luther 4-H members won county awards:
- 4-H Ontario Award of Achievement (sponsored by Gay lea Foods) – Charlene Elliott;
- Wellington County Field Crop Award (sponsored by Wellington County Soil and Crop Improvement Association) – Matthew Hasson;
- Wellington County 4-H Overall Judging Winner – Jake Cousineau;
- Barb McAllister Secretary Book Award – Sydney Stewart;
- Federated Women’s Institute 4-H Scholarship – Charlene Elliott;
- Outstanding Agricultural 4-H Member 2017 – Genna Wright; and
- Outstanding Senior 4-H Member – Charlene Elliott.
Wellington County 4-H Judging Competition
- 1st place junior – Jeremy Burns;
- 1st place intermediate – Jake Cousineau;
- 2nd place intermediate – Justin Walker;
- 3rd place intermediate – Sarah Height;
- 1st place senior – Alycia Walker; and
- 2nd place senior – Charlene Elliott.
