Emma Wheeler, 2023-2024 Brigden Fair Ambassador Emma is 22 and lives just outside of Corunna. She recently attended Lambton College where she took the office administration program, which helped her with her career at Manley Basics as the sales and customer service representative. In her spare time she enjoys reading, …
Emma Ouellette, 2022-2023 Brigden Fair Ambassador Emma Ouellette was crowned the 2022-2023 Brigden Fair ambassador. Growing up, I have always admired these girls and what they represent. To even be given the opportunity to compete was an honour. Lots of tears were shed. After thousands of hours spent volunteering here, …
Melody Riedl, 2019-2021 Brigden Fair Ambassador Melody Riedl is a 17-year-old who has lived on a farm in St Clair township most of her life, she is the second oldest of 5 and loves to sing, play guitar, and the piano she also enjoys cooking, baking, and canning. She has …
Julia Lester is 19 years old and lives in the town of Wilkesport. She is the only daughter of 5 children in her family. She is currently enrolled in her second year of Practical Nursing at Lambton College and works part time at The Source in Wallaceburg. Julia hopes to …
Kyle Cornelissen, Watford, ON Lauren Elliott, Corunna, ON Clancy Annett, Bothwell, ON
Kayla was born and raised in Brigden until she was ten years old, and then her parents bought their farm in Wilkesport. It didn’t take long for her to realize that the farm is where she was meant to be, and that’s where she developed her love and passion for …
Three post-secondary school students from Lambton County were each awarded $1,000 scholarships from the proceeds of the 1991 International Plowing Match held in Lambton County. Rewarded for their community involvement and scholastic ability were Kysa Willemsen, Ryall Willemsen from Plympton-Wyoming and Mallory Straatman from Alvinston. Kysa is a graduate of …
Esther Thomson is a 19 year old Brigden native and is one of seven children. She is an honour graduate of LCCVI and also a graduate with honours of the Pre-Health program at Lambton College. She is presently working for a year before returning to college. She has a great …
The legacy of Lambton County’s highly successful 1991 International Plowing Match (IPM) is continuing to help deserving students in Lambton County continue their post-secondary studies. Three students were presented with IPM ’91 scholarships of $1,000 each during a presentation ceremony held at the 2014 Brigden Fall Fair. Lambton IPM ’91 …
