Kady Rice is new Tiverton Fall Fair ambassador

Kady Rice is the new Tiverton Fall Fair ambassador, after being crowned at the pageant Friday night at the Whitney Crawford Community Centre in Tiverton.

The 17-year-old granddaughter of Tom and Cheryl Wragg of Tiverton, Kady was chosen over her fellow contestants, Myla Lanting-Saunders, Cailyn McKay, Janine Van Veghel and Lance Taylor. She also won the friendship award, while Myla was named first runner-up.

Philip Craig was MC for the evening and welcomed everyone to the event.

Tom Evans, president of the Tiverton Agricultural Society, said it's the people who live in a community and a country that make it great. He then declared the fair officially open. The theme of this year's fair is, "Celebrating Country and Community."

The evening also featured the Prince and Princess of the Fair competition. After the youngsters had been introduced and questioned, the winning names were drawn: Caleb Martin and Harlow Stevenson, both five years old, of Tiverton.

The ambassador contestants were dressed in casual outfits for a fashion show early in the night, and later modelled evening wear, as they gave their prepared speeches. Sponsors of the fashion shows were Baxter's Row Fashion and West Shore Clothing Shoppe.

Contestant sponsors were Tiverton Park Manor, The King's Pearl Pub and Eatery, Tiverton Lions Club, S&S Stables, and The Beef Way.

Entertaining the crowd, were Thales and Sappho Hunter of Kincardine.

Auctioneer Rodney Ribey then took to the stage for the annual auction of the prize-winning pies and cakes at the fair.

Evans presented the Award of Distinction to Katherine Gowing of Tiverton.

Rylee Evans, 2016-17 ambassador, was at her graduation ceremony at Kincardine District Secondary School, so Tom Evans presented the crown and sash to the new ambassador.