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Spring school bazaar in Russell
RUSSELL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Russell Public School hosts a Spring Bazaar on Sat., April 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 14 Mill Street. The event features local vendors and artisans, a used book sale, canteen, kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; crafts and face painting and a silent auction. Admission is free.
Chilli cookoff for refugee cause CRYSLER â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Â The Great Crysler Chilli Cookoff heats up this Sat., April 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 5 to 7 p.m. at the Crysler Community Centre â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in support of the Crysler Refugee Support Project. All chilli, including vegetarian options, are welcome and encouraged. Entries will be anonymous, and if your recipe includes allergens, please advise at time of registration. Entrants and tasters pay $9 ($5 for children under 12). All proceeds go to the Crysler Refugee Support Project. Tasters should bring their appetite and come prepared to taste and judge! Prizes will be awarded for spiciest chilli and best overall chilli. Please register in Continued on page 3
Volume 123, Number 39 Chesterville, Ontario Wednesday, April 13, 2016 Single Copy $1.00 (HSTâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;included)
Seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cockfighting ring busted Nelson Zandbergen Record Staff MOOSE CREEK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Spurred by a report of illegal gaming activity, the SD&G OPP broke up a cockfighting ring and arrested 11 men on the spot, many of them approaching or well into their senior years. Eighty-two-year-old Gerald Tessier of South Stormont was charged with keeping a cockpit in connection with the incident at a Tolmies Corners Road property on April 9. Responding to a call at just after 10 a.m., officers observed and intercepted live cockfighting activities with several participants Continued on page 2
Whitteker laid to rest Candice Vetter and Nelson Zandbergen Record Staff L O N G S A U LT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; L o n g - t i m e politician, farmer, musician and hockey p l a y e r, Johnny Whitteker, who was on South Dundas Township Council for over 50 years, has died at the age of 89. The funeral took place at South Dundas Lutheran Community Church, Williamsburg, on Sun., April 10. Whittekerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uninterrupted career in township politics spans his time in the former Williamsburg Continued on page 2
Farmer of the Year in Stormont County
From left, Jill and Doug Robinson present Stormont Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farmer of the Year Award to Ginette and Marc Quesnel of Moose Creek, at the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Celebration of Agriculture evening, April 8 at North Stormont Place in Avonmore. See story inside. Zandbergen photo
Moose Creek couple Stormontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farmer of the Year Nelson Zandbergen Record Staff AVONMORE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stormont Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farming community gathered April 8 to recognize the excellence in their common agricultural field, bestowing the Farmer of the Year to Marc and Ginette Quesnel of Moose Creek, the Award of Merit on David Brown of Ingleside, at
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dairy operation in 1997. They starting with 70 kg of milk quota and 200 hectares of land, numbers that have respectively grown to 214 kg and 375 hectares today. In 2014, their farm was the best managed in Stormont County in the CanWest DHI management scores, with 844 out of 1,000 points. Its recent mission statement is: Ferme LCM Quesnel Inc. is a Continued on page 9
the annual â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Celebration of Agricultureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; evening. In front of the audience at North Stormont Place, last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farmer of the Year awardees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Doug and Jill Robinson â&#x20AC;&#x201D; handed it over to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honorees, Marc and Ginette Quesnel of Moose Creek. The Ferme LCM Quesnel Inc. proprietors were married in April 1983 and purchased their
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