West Carleton 4H Community Club members and their families filled the Kinburn Community Centre main hall last Saturday night to celebrate the club’s traditional awards night.
Well over 100 guests and members enjoyed a magnificent buffet of, as West Carleton-March Coun. Eli El Chantiry was heard to remark, “everybody’s favourite dishes.”
After dinner was over, 4H vice president Avaleigh Eastman took on the role of MC in place of Brad Cavanagh who had found himself unable to attend at the last moment.
Eastman ably handled the evening’s program, which started with calling on section leaders of the 17-plus activities the club had been involved with during the year, as well as announcing a long list of prizewinners.
She also thanked the many sponsors whose “participation and support we really appreciate.”
These included Robert Sparrow of Kinburn, El Chantiry, the Kinburn and Galetta community associations, the Lorne Sutherland Women’s Institute, McDougall Insurance, Mike McNeely of Carleton Place, Signature Flowers and John O’Neill of Kinburn.
Awards were presented by Rick Cummings and Elmer Evans for winners in the beef categories:  John Eastman and Todd Styles for dairy, Bruce and Liz Hudson for field crops and Jennifer Eastman and Gail Cummings for scrapbooking and homecraft.
It was a long and happy evening with parents and friends of 4H members enjoying the event as much as the younger generation.

AWARDS
Hilltone Farms Award to top junior Beef member: Alison Hudson, Robert Sparrow Award to top intermediate Beef member: Kate Cummings,
Triple E. Farm Award to top senior Beef member:Gary Evans,
W.Gillan Farms Award to novice Dairy member: Victoria Eastman,
Cavanhill Farms Award to top intermediate Dairy member: Sarah Young,
West Carleton D.H.I. Award to top junior Dairy member: Blair Nicol,
Centuryholm Farms Award to top senior Dairy member: Leigh Hudson,
Kinburn Farm Supply Award to novice Field Crop member Isaac Cousens,
Wally Armstrong Memorial Award to top junior Field Crop member: Sandra Hudson,
Pickseed Award to top intermediate Field Crop member: Kirk Young,
Panmure Farms Award to top senior Field Crop member: Alex Weir,
Oakstone Farm Award to top novice judge: Delaney Ziebarth,
Lee Cavanagh Tire Repair Service Award to top junior judge: Sarah Young,
5 Span Feed and Seed Award to top intermediate judge: Bethany Weir,
Paul Sullivan Agronomist Award to top senior judge: Gary Evans,
Bank of Nova Scotia Award to most enthusiastic member: Melanie Styles,
Green Elms Farm Award for recognition: Kendra Cavanagh,
M&R Feeds Award for fellowship: Lizzie Elliott,
Brian and Mary Carry Award, the “Horizon Award”: Alexander Dean.
McDougall Award for Outstanding Contribution: Lizzie Elliott,
Royal Lepage Award for Junior Scrapbooking member: Shunli Cathcart,
John O’Neill Award for Senior Scrapbooking member: Josie Leaman.

The 2008 Go for the Gold team was comprised of  Brad Cavanagh, Kirk Young, Bethany Weir, Leigh Hudson and Sandra Hudson.