Tiverton Fall Fair has best weather ever on Thanksgiving weekend

The Tiverton Agricultural Society was thrilled to see the best weather ever for the Tiverton Fall Fair, Thanksgiving weekend, Oct. 6-8.

This drew a fantastic crowd to enjoy the wonderful parade, entertainment and activities, thanks to the many fantastic volunteers. What more could you ask for?

The beautiful fall fair quilt, “All Things Canadian,” was won by Amy Langman. The “Canadian Tire Kids Draw” for any child who participates in the parade, was won by Kendra Buehlow.

The youngest person at the fair was Ayra Quipp, granddaughter of Vicky and Mike Quipp, born Sept 28. The eldest man was Glen Taylor’s father, Bill Taylor. The person coming the farthest was a young lady from Saskatchewan.

In the Children’s Pet Show, Best Behaved dog went to Hershey owned by Lachlan Nicolak; Best Dressed alike went to Ashlyn Moseley and her hamster, Daisy; Longest Dog was won by Charlie Kempers' dog Gretta (right); Judge’s Choice in this category was won by Hershey. Congratulations to all who participated.

In the Garden and Orchard Division – 1st place went to Lesley MacPherson; 2nd Bill Taylor.
Judge's choice in the Jr. Gardeners went to Tayson Passchier; 2nd Marlee Snow.

Best Overall Wine from a Kit was won by Bob Hunter.

In the Flower Division – Most Points in Plants and Flowers – 1st Lloyd Eskrick; 2nd Rick Lehman; 3rd Mary Young, 4th Melanie McPherson-Snow.
Most Point in Potted Plants – 1st Rick Lehman; 2nd Mary Young; 3rd (tied) Kathrine Gowing and Doreen Taylor; 4th Kathleen Young.
Most Points in Cut flowers – 1st Lloyd Eskrick; 2nd Rick Lehman; 3rd (tied) Mary Young and Gerry Brooks; 4th Rita Mooser.
Most Points in Design – 1st Melanie McPherson-Snow; 2nd Lloyd Eskrick; 3rd Mary Young; 4th Laurie Convay.
The winner of the “Elsie Cottrill” Memorial Special was Melanie McPherson-Snow.

Division 24
Overall Winners – 1st in Points – Pat Alexander; 2nd Melanie McPherson-Snow; 3rd Leona McPherson; 4th was a “New Entrant” Tressa (McPherson) Maniaci.

Division 25
Overall Winners in the Culinary Arts – 1st in Points Anne Marie Gomes; 2nd in Points Heather Martin; 3rd Colleen Craig;

Division 26 – Specials in Culinary Arts – Overall Winner was Anne Marie Gomes; 2nd Colleen Craig; 3rd (New Exhibitor) Jim Finnegan; 4th (New Exhibitor) Karelyn MacDonald.

Division 25A – Jr. Culinary Arts – Most in Overall Points – 1st. Dana Craig; 2nd Hannah Brown; 3rd Layla Moffett; 4th Kady Rice;

Division 27 – Needlework
Highest Points Overall – 1st Diane Clifford; 2nd Katherine Gowing
Judge’s Choices – Quilts (1 – 18) Joan MacIntosh; Small Quilted Item (19 – 34) Diane Clifford; Knitting ( 40 – 65) Lois Craig; Crocheting ( 66 – 101) Rachel Weltz.
Newest Exhibitor was won by – 1st Brenda McLean; 2nd Katelyn MacDonald

Division 31 – Senior Citizens
First in Points – Karen Ribey; Second in Points – Carole Robinson; 3rd in Points – Islay Eby.

Division 32 Photography
Highest Points Overall – Rita Mooser; 2nd Katy Kolkman; 3rd Laurie Moffatt

Division 34 Arts & Crafts
1st. Melanie McPherson Snow; 2nd Rita Mooser; 3rd Lesley MacPherson

Division 35 Jr. Section
Judge’s Choice (6 – 15) Cooper Moffatt; Judge’s Choice (16 – 25) Dalton Snow; Judge’s Choice (26 – 35) Morgen MacPherson; Judge’s Choice (36-45) Marlee Kirk;

The winner of the OAAS Chocolate Chip cookies was Gryffin Snow;

The Judge’s choice in the Antique and Collectibles Division was won by Barrett Book.

Overall Winner of Division 39 Children/Adults with Special Needs was Amy Boudrias.



Clarance Van Raalte of Bellwood tries to keep his tractor straight as he competes in the lawn tractor pull at the Tiverton Fall Fair, Saturday; photo by David Dadson

Field Crops Division 14
Overall Winners in Barley: 1st Jamie Convay; 2nd Dan Weber
Overall Winners in Mixed Grains: 1st Norval McConnell; 2nd Jim Brown; 3rd Cody Hayes
Overall Winners in Soft Red Winter Wheat: 1st Steve Eby; 2nd Norman Robertson; 3rd Irwin Slade
Overall Winners in Hard Red Winter Wheat: 1st Lloyd Hendry; 2nd Mike Pinkerton; 3rd Bill Young
Overall Winners in Spring Wheat: 1st Irwin Evans
Overall Winners in Soybeans: 1st Ken Scott; 2nd Jamie Convay; 3rd Bill Young
Overall Winners in New Seeded Hay: 1st Steve Eby; 2nd Jamie Convay; 3rd Mark McConnell
Overall Winners in Established Hay: 1st Jamie Convay; 2nd Mark McConnell; 3rd Bailey McConnell
Overall Winners in Ensilage Corn; 1st Dave Robertson; 2nd Bailey McConnell 3rd Mark McConnell
Overall Winners in Grain Corn: 1st Irwin Slade; 2nd Steve Eby; 3rd Irwin Evans
Overall Winners in Black Beans: 1st Lloyd Hendry 2nd Irwin Slade

Friday night, Oct. 6, the Preteen Dance had 26 in attendance.  DJ Ryan Berry did a great job of keeping them all dancing!  Generous Food Bank donations were appreciated by our young people.

Saturday, Oct. 7, the roosters crowed to call the crowds to the decorated Poultry Show! Entrants increased in number from 2016 and fabulous prize-winning birds were awarded with rosettes.  Thank you to the participants for making the show a great feature to the Tiverton Fall Fair. Next year promises to be an even bigger show!

Sunday, Oct. 8, Linda Munro won the Farmer Chili Cook-Off for the second year in a row. Also competing this year were the spicy beef entry by Suzanne Miller, savoury pork by Karen Ribey of Angus Knoll Farms, and lean turkey by Team Taylor  - Taarna and Lisa. Contestants included five or more local ingredients to promote local agriculture.

There were 82 votes from guests who taste-tested the chili. The competition was held at the Tiverton Lions Hall near the popular Truck and Tractor Pull.  Who will be the Chili Cook-Off competitors for next year?

TIVERTON TRUCK PULL RESULTS

Thanks to all the sponsors of the Sunday afternoon Truck and Tractor Pull:

• Montgomery Ford of Kincardine
• Sunlife Financial of Kincardine 
• Kubota Canada
• Cottrill Heavy Equipment of Kincardine
• Tiverton Truck and Auto
• Greenfield Ethanol of Tiverton
• Tennysons Safety and Rental of Underwood
• Jackson's Construction of Tiverton

Black smoke pours from the truck of Mat Dirven of Mildmay as he races down the track in Sunday afternoon's truck pull; photo by David Dadson

But the real excitement comes from all of the drivers who come to put on a show. These are the winners from this year's event:

4 x 4 Gas Pick-up Class:
1st Brett Allsop of Arthur 357.98 feet
2nd Kurt Allsop of Arthur 349.61 feet
3rd Brian Siegfied of Formosa 339.96 feet

4 x 4 Diesel Pick-up Class:
1st Dan Kelly of Teeswater 355.02 feet
2nd Steve Lippert of Kincardine 321.14 feet
3rd Thomas Wilson of Mildmay 307.34 feet

Open Diesel Class:
1st Dustin Stroeder of Walkerton 376.06 feet
2nd Jamie MacDonald of Chesley 352.73 feet
3rd Dwight Riley of Teeswater 351.61 feet

King of the Pull Class:
1st Dustin Stroeder of Walkerton 344.40 feet
2nd Dwight Riley of Teeswater 330.66 feet
3rd Dustin Riley of Teeswater 310.84 feet



Dianne Atkinson (right) of the Tiverton Agricultural Society presents the top three in the King of the Pull division at the truck pull, Sunday afternoon: Dustin Stroeder (left) of Walkerton, Dwight Riley of Teeswater, and Dustin Riley of Teeswater; photo by Liz Dadson

Thanks to Glen McGillivray and Brian Ribey of Paisley and Stanley Munro of Tiverton for doing the tractor pulls.

And to the many volunteers who helped: Myla Saunders and Blair Kempers for flagging the drivers start and finish; Paul Fidler for keeping track of distance and speed; Glen Taylor for hook-up and Lance Taylor of unhook of pick-ups; announcer Ryan Berry; and sled operator Richard Pepper.