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Larry Monuk, right, president of the Richmond Agricultural Society, presents the Glen Jane Walsh, right, presents the Raymond Faulkner Memoiral Award for the top judge Scott Award for top junior member of the Richmond 4H Club to recipient Bethany Mowat, in the Richmond 4H Club in 2012 to recipient Craig Wytenburg, left, at the recent 4H left, at the recent 4H awards banquet in Richmond. awards banquet in Richmond.
4H banquet is time not only for awards but also for thanks John Brummell john.brummell@metroland.com
EMC news - It was a time of awards but it was also a time of thanks at the 2012 year-end 4H banquet. It all happened at the Dining hall at the Richmond fairgrounds where 4H members from three area 4H Clubs – Ashton, Richmond and Ashton Horse 4H – and their families gathered for the year-end celebration on Monday, Nov. 19. Richmond 4H Club president Craig Wytenburg thanked all the people and locations that hosted Club meetings during 2012 – Fallow-
field United Church, Valley View Little Animal Farm, Sam Wilson, the Graves sheep farm and the home of Nolan and Shannon Arthurs where the Club developed its “beach theme� for the tie up competition at the Carp Fair. “Twenty twelve was a very fun and successful year for the Richmond Club and none of this would have been possible if it weren’t for our family members and leaders,� Craig said. He also praised the Club members for the interest that they showed in the 4H program in 2012. “The great performances that they made at judging night and the Richmond and Carp Fairs showed how much they took away from all the
meetings we had this year,� he said about the Club members. Chad Henderson, president of the Ashton 4H Club, likewise thanked the many farms and families that hosted Club meetings over the course of the year. There were meetings for judging grains and identifying weeds and seeds as well as for judging dairy cows. Chad thanked the Club’s leaders for their dedication and support and for sharing their knowledge with Club members. “I would also like to thank everyone who had volunteered to give us demonstrations and helped us improve,� he said. These remarks were made following a meal
prepared and served by members of the Richmond Agricultural Society. 4H Club members Bobby Mowat, Sidni Hobbs and Jessica Wood led everyone in the 4H Grace before the meal. Those at the head table for the banquet include Richmond 4H Club president Craig Wytenburg and Club secretary Bethany Mowat; Ashton 4H Club president Chad Henderson and vice-president Justin McLaughlin; Jamie Barclay, acting president of the Ashton Horse 4H Club and the Club’s secretary Johanna Kavanagh; and Mrs. Kelly Barclay, president of the Carleton 4H Association. The banquet concluded with the presentation of awards marking their achievements in 2012.
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