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| The Ottawa Valley Hereford Club was organized in 1953 to serve the Hereford Breeders in the Counties of Lennox and Addington, Frontenac, Leeds, Grenville, Stormont, Glengarry, Dundas, Prescott, Russell, Carleton, Lanark, Renfrew and the distinct of Nipissing in Ontario. Our Junior Club was organized in 1978.
Our members compete in cattle shows at agricultural fairs to score points which are compiled in a competition for several Ottawa Valley Hereford Club trophies. The awards are presented during the Annual Meeting at the end of each year. The OVHC tries to participate as a group in one or two sales of registered Hereford cattle each year, generally a club organized sale in the early spring, and the Hobbs Brothers Invitational Sale in Ashton in the fall. Many of our members participate in other sales throughout the year as well. In the cattle show and sale rings, our members are staunch competitors, but outside the ring, they are the best of friends. Several well attended social events are on our annual calendar, including an annual picnic (now known as the Twilight Meeting), the Annual Dinner Meeting held at the end of the year, and sometimes a dance or other event. |
| To be a member of the OVHC, a person must be the owner of one or more purebred Hereford animals registered with the Canadian Hereford Association in Calgary, Alberta, and must reside within the Counties that define the Ottawa Valley Hereford Club Zone. Hereford breeders outside our zone from Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec are always welcome to participate in club events, including the Annual Meeting, and to compete in our shows.
The aims and objectives of the Ottawa Valley Hereford Club are: |
| To assist the Ontario Hereford Association and the Canadian Hereford Association in the promotion of the Hereford breed of beef cattle and to focus attention on the accomplishments of this breed.
To organize and co-ordinate consignment sales to satisfy the needs of the membership. To develop comradeship among Hereford Enthusiasts. |
| OVHC 2009 Board of Directors Burt Grundy, President 489-3136 Sheila James, Past President 257-2032 William Briscoe, Vice President 432-5572 Lynda McCuaig, Secretary-Treasurer 822-0884 Laura Cox, Director 623-3782 Jim Brass, Director 623-5230 Brent Palsson, Director 256-7053 Rick Cummings, Director 832-3588 Hugh Brownlee, Director 623-7948 Robert Meredith, Director 489-3047 |
| About Our Website During the 2004 Annual Meeting, the OVHC membership made it very clear that not only did they want to have a presence on the internet, but they wanted the site to promote the club and to promote the Hereford breed as well. The existing site at that time was a small privately owned photo gallery on the Yahoo Geocities system. In response to the wishes of the membership, the webmaster applied for a domain registration on January 10, 2005, and the application was approved. A minor technical glitch was resolved, and at 10:45 AM on Tuesday, January 11, 2005, ottawaherefords.com was born - a sister site to MetcalfeFair.com and OttawaFarmShow.com. Since that time, three more sister sites have joined our family - RobertsonAmusements.com , SaubleBeachFunWorld.com , and JimsPlayground.com . Ottawaherefords.com is a very powerful Small Business website with lots of bandwidth and room to grow, so it should meet the needs of the Ottawa Valley Hereford Club for many years to come. The webmaster is open to your comments and suggestions. With your help and support, this site can meet all of the expectations expressed by the membership at the 2004 Annual Meeting. It's your site - enjoy it! Jim McCuaig Webmaster |