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Agriculture focus at Russell Fair CANDICE VETTER candice.vetter@eap.on.ca
the m ost m ilk out of one of the Bols fa m il y ’s prize-winning Jerse y cows in one m inute. The Russell Fair boasts two of the best e x hibit halls of the local fairs featuring field crops, vegetables and ho m e m ade pre- serves. There are also horse shows, sheep shows and other far m ani m als on displa y .
New this y ear is the Agrivillage, which will showcase locall y -grown produce and naturall y -prepared goods. As alwa y s the fair has Education Da y on Frida y m orning. Area schoolchildren learn about where food co m es fro m .
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RUSSELL | There are endless activities at the Russell Fair but it has not lost its rural focus and this year ’ s agricultural events are better than ever. The Jerse y Show and Black and White (Holstein) Show are provinciall y recognized, as is the 4-H show. An a m using event is the annual Celebrit y Cow Milking Contest at which local newspapers, politicians and fair sponsors co m pete to see who can coa x
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Agriculture is still a pri m e co m ponent of the Russell Fair. Shown here are winners fro m last year’s Celebrity Cow Milking Contest, third place winner Jason Isaacs, first place winner Russell Township Mayor J.P. St. Pierre, and second place winner Le Re- flet/The News reporter Candice Vetter.
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