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October 17, 2017

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Though not all winners received a trophy, there were plenty enough to go around. Back row, from left: Rebecca Nugent, Willis Egan, Ryan Lang, James Orr, William Orr, Reese Rusenstrom, Sheena Tubman, Dalton Egan, Amy Sheppard, Jeremy Laforest and Annabella Lamontagne. Front row, from left: Emily Laforest, Gavin Rusenstrom, Ben Judd, Laura Mayhew, Penelope Lamontagne and Mason Vereyken.

by DonaldTeuma-Castelletti
Trophies overwhelmed the Jack Graham Community Centre in Bristol Saturday night, as the Shawville 4-H Club held their annual awards banquet.
Preceded by a potluck dinner, the group met to distribute the four tables worth of trophies for everything from poultry to square dancing.
Club president William Orr kicked the evening off, remarking how great the year was and highlighting some of the events the club took part in, from Relay for Life to Canada Day. After that, Scott Judd hopped up to the podium and began doling out the awards.

The first half of the distribution began with the awards from the Friday of the Shawville Fair, achievement day. Willis Egan won big, hauling home four divisions in the dairy section, while Laura Mayhew won the Petro Pontiac award for her champion Ayrshire. Ben Judd, Ryan Lang and Tyler Tubman cleaned up many of the beef awards.
Lang garnered laughs and cheers from the crowd while rounding out the Friday distribution, as three trophies were shoved into his arms for the steer category.
Saturday’s fair awards marked the second half of the distribution, with trophies for the regional show being handed out. In the beef category of this day, the oldest trophy was handed to Egan, earning himself the Ronald MacKechnie Award. The trophy, dating back to 1946, is awarded to the champion cattle show person.
Not all the classes had trophies to distribute, especially with the inclusion of new categories like sheep and rabbits in recent years.
“My understanding is that if there’s no donators on the left, there’s room for trophies,” said Scott.
A door prize was also up for grabs, with the only requirement for entry being a guess at how many acorns were packed into a jar. Laura Mayhew took the goodie basket home, further filling her table as it sat alongside her trophies.
The awards banquet hasn’t been held since 2012, as it had been difficult to coordinate the gathering of nearly 60 members. With some notable exceptions, including multi-trophy winners, the return of the banquet saw a full house and some heavy arms for these award winners.
“We had a great year, you’re welcome,” said Orr with a laugh, closing out the night.

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