Over 1000 delegates from agricultural societies across Ontario attended the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS) convention held February 22 – 24 in Richmond Hill. Among the delegates were representatives from the Bayfield Agricultural Society: President Doug Yeo and Treasurer Jentje Steenbeek (District 8 Provincial Director).
Bayfield fared very well in these provincial level competitions. Congratulations to Jackson Hivert, who won Reserve Champion (2nd place) in the Youth Class Chocolate Chip Cookies competition. Bayfield also entered several photography classes and received three prizes. Congratulations to Doug Yeo who won first prize for his photo in the category of “Proud Moment” for his photo of a young girl with her first-prize-winning chicken. Other photography prize winners included Heather Robinson whose photo of a knitted tractor and farmer in the “Quilts & Handicrafts” category won second prize. Heather also won fourth prize for her photo of a Cayuga duck in the “Reptiles/Birds/Small Animals” category.