The festive spirit will be encouraged by activities planned by the Bayfield Ag Society. On the Christmas in Bayfield weekend youngsters will have the opportunity to decorate gingerbread cookies at the Library from 11:30 to 1:30 on Saturday November 8. All materials will be there and donations will be gratefully accepted. The children can also get a ride on or pet a pony on the same day right after the parade until about 2 pm. The ponies will be at Clan Gregor Square Park among all the decorations and rides will be by donation.
The Ag Society members have been busy making Christmas wreaths and some swags/tails. They will be for sale at the front of St. Andrew’s United Church on Friday November 7 and Saturday November 8. The wreaths are made from local evergreen boughs and are decorated with a bow. If anyone wants the wreath decorated, Anna Dalton-Needles (Landscape Designer) will decorate them for an additional fee. The wreaths will last well into January or February. If people cannot attend the weekend festivities, a wreath can be ordered by calling 263-2404 or Stonefield Garden Centre 482-3020,
The Agricultural Societies from Huron and Perth met for their annual meeting last week and it was hosted by the local Society in the Varna Complex. Some of our young people did very well in the poster competitions against all the other fairs in the District. Their skills at creating posters certainly makes the local Society very proud.
The annual meeting for the Bayfield Ag Society is coming along quickly. On Friday November 21 the meeting will be held in the basement of St. Andrew’s Church. It begins at 6 pm with a potluck meal. A guest speaker will take over at 7:30 and the meeting will begin at 8 pm. In addition to regular business, the meeting provides an opportunity to honour members who through their leadership have contributed a great deal over many years to the Society by presenting them with an honorary membership. This year the Directors decided to honour three people with this recognition. All are invited to join the meeting at any time throughout the evening and especially recognize the three new honorary members.
