December 2010 - 4-H Ontario
December 2010 - 4-H Ontario
December 2010 - 4-H Ontario
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4-H ONTARIO LEADERSHIP IN ACTION • DECEMBER <strong>2010</strong> • PAGE 12<br />
The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair<br />
TD CANADA TRUST AGRICULTURE SERVICES YOUTH LEADERSHIP CONGRESS<br />
Champion), Kade Earley of Middlesex (Novice<br />
Reserve), Charlie Crump of Middlesex (Junior<br />
Champion), Emily May of Middlesex (Junior<br />
Reserve), Randy Bloetjes of Middlesex<br />
(Intermediate Champion), Nathan Aitken of<br />
Middlesex (Intermediate Reserve) Gary Finlay of<br />
Huron (Senior Champion) and Cody MacKinnon<br />
of Elgin (Senior Reserve).<br />
The Grand Champion Lamb was Ruby Rose.<br />
Congratulations go to the Champions in each of<br />
the breed categories: Sarah Brien of Chatham-<br />
Kent (Any Other Breed), Nicole Shelley of Grey<br />
(Any Other Breed-Longwool), Gabbi Schlosser<br />
of Grey (Cross Breeds Class 1), Carmen Crump<br />
of Middlesex (Cross Breeds Class 2), Randy<br />
Bloetjes of Middlesex (Dorset), Emily May of<br />
Middlesex (Oxford), Brad Skinner of Middlesex<br />
(Soutdown) and Kristen Giffen of Grenville<br />
(Suffolk).<br />
The Classic Dairy Show<br />
Out in the dairy barns, 337 of Canada’s top<br />
dairy youth across Canada were preparing for the<br />
31st annual Classic. Walking through the barns<br />
you could see 4-H members working together to<br />
produce top quality displays and exceptionally<br />
well-groomed calves.<br />
This year the Champion Showperson was<br />
awarded to Justin Crowley from Peterborough<br />
with Reserve going to Kelsey Mode from<br />
Prescott. The Grand Champion Calf went to<br />
RockyMountain Goldwyn Trisha (Goldwyn)<br />
shown by Ashley O’Hara of South Simcoe with<br />
Reserve Grand Champion honours going to<br />
Augure Reine Laramie (Laramie) shown by<br />
Patricia Auger from Quebec East. Honourable<br />
Reserve Champion Kelsey Mode, Prescott and Grand<br />
Champion, Justin Crowley, Peterborough.<br />
Reserve Champion Calf, Patricia Auger, Quebec East<br />
and Champion Calf, Ashley O’Hara, South Simcoe.<br />
Mention went to Lockmar Sidney Dorothy<br />
(Sidney) shown by Andrew Lockie of York.<br />
The Herdsman Display competition was won<br />
by <strong>Ontario</strong>’s team from Waterloo 4-H Association<br />
with Northumberland in a very close second<br />
position. Northumberland was named Best<br />
Group of Three winners with Quebec East placing<br />
second. The Premier County Bill Edelstein Bowl<br />
was presented to Northumberland County.<br />
Junior Beef Heifer Show<br />
Team participants representing 4-H across<br />
Canada worked together to get their calves, and<br />
themselves, ready for the show ring during the<br />
Junior Beef Heifer Show. Showmanship Judge<br />
Brett Barber from Channing, Texas selected<br />
Scott MacDonald (Hamilton-Wentworth) as<br />
Grand Champion Showperson and Caylynne<br />
Brown (Northumberland) Reserve at this year’s<br />
competition. Conformation Judge Brent & Darrell<br />
Saunders from Markdale, <strong>Ontario</strong> selected the<br />
Champion Angus heifer Bailey Acres Barbara<br />
3W led by Sara Jobin (Durham West) as the<br />
Grand Champion Showman Scott MacDonald,<br />
Hamilton-Wentworth.<br />
Reserve Grand Champion Showman Caylynne<br />
Brown, Northumberland.<br />
Grand Champion Heifer with Reserve going to<br />
Hawthorne Queen 6W led by Emma English<br />
(Renfrew).<br />
Congratulations go to the other Showmanship<br />
victors: Caylynne Brown (Champion Junior),<br />
Laura Scott (Reserve Junior), Brett English<br />
(Champion Intermediate) and Jack Oattes<br />
(Reserve Intermediate) and Melanie Gollinger<br />
(Reserve Senior). On the confirmation side,<br />
victors, by breed, were: Sara Jobin (Champion<br />
Angus), Meghan Foubert (Reserve Angus),<br />
Michelle Micks (Champion Charolais), Erin<br />
Briggs (Reserve Charolais), Clayton White<br />
(Reserve Commercial), Josh Lasby (Champion<br />
Hereford), Ryan Briggs (Reserve Hereford), Tyler<br />
Nostadt (Champion Limousin), Melanie Gollonger<br />
(Reserve Limousin), Jarod Scott (Chamption<br />
Maine Anjou), Tyler Preece (Reserve Maine<br />
Anjou), Julian Brown (Champion Shorthorn),<br />
Connor Livingston (Reserve Shorthorn), Kalie<br />
Dufault (Champion Simmental), Aaron Mitchell<br />
(Reserve Simmental), Patti Blake (Champion,<br />
Any Other Purebred Heifer) and Ashley McNevan<br />
(Reserve, Any Other Purebred Heifer).<br />
Dairy Goat<br />
During this competition youth participated in<br />
both showmanship and confirmation classes.<br />
The Grand Champion Diary Goat Showperson<br />
was Adrian Franken of Durham, <strong>Ontario</strong>. Evan<br />
Stanley of Norwood, <strong>Ontario</strong> had a great day<br />
receiving Reserve Champion Showmanship and<br />
Reserve Champion Dairy Goat Confirmation<br />
honours as well as the Flora Zaporzon Memorial<br />
Trophy for Greatest Achievement during the<br />
Royal Youth Goat Show. Grand Champion Dairy