Horses at Work; Feb 16 - 22

Horses are an important part of country and farm life. At one time they moved the world. Now you find them still hard at work on many ranches and homesteads. They are still used to work cattle, break ground and to remove logs in the forests. Their role has been greatly reduced, and more often they are kept for the pleasure they bring.

1st Place, tie

Randi DeBruyne

1st Place, Tie

Margaret Prekaski

2nd Place

Deborah J. Wasylowski

Country & Farmer's Markets

Farmer's markets, where the producer meets the consumer. What better way to sell or to buy than to know exactly where it is going and where it came from.....

1st Place

An Len

2nd Place, tie

Kenn Stilger

2nd Place, tie

Kenn Stilger

3rd Place
Linda B. Hine

Railroads, Trains & Elevators; Feb 2-8

Railroads, the life's blood of the rural country. For years they were what brought goods to the rural people, took them to the cities and hauled their produce away. As the years have gone by they have been replaced by trucks and cars. Many areas no longer have a railroad and elevators are a thing of the past......

1st Place

Linda B. Hine

2nd Place

Doreen Barber

3rd Place

An Len

The Watering Hole; Jan 25 - Feb 1

Watering holes are the most important thing on the farm. Whether they be dams, dugouts, puddles or even watering bowls, we cannot do without water.....

1st Place

An Len

2nd Place

Kenn Stilger


3rd Place, tie
Doreen Barber

3rd Place, tie
Krista 'Clarke' Brown

Country Schools : Jan 19-25 2010

Country Schools, as everything else gets bigger and supposedly better, so do our schools. These old 1 room schools are slowly dissappearing from the country landscape. Here's a little look at the past.....

1st Place

An Len

2nd Place

Jeff Paidel
3rd Place, tie
Doreen Barber
3rd Place, tie
Ron Rein

Tractors : Jan 11-18 2010

Tractors are an essential on the farm. Replacing the work once done by the horse, they enable the farmer to do so much more this day of bigger is better. Here we see some great photos of tractors from yesteryear......

1st Place

Linda B. Hine

2nd Place

Krista 'Clarke' Brown

3rd Place

Jeff Paidel