Photos by the Tavistock Gazette for Wednesday, July 6, 2016. For colour prints, please contact the Gazette at tavistockgazette@rogers.com or call 519-655-2341.
Greg Henry won the Open Fiddle category for the third straight year while Becky Reid won her first Open Stepdance championship here in Tavistock this past weekend. Both earned $1,000.
Open Group Stepdance Champions – All Reel Drive – from the left, Miranda DeWetering, Katie Paradis, and Katie Luckhardt.
Staff and a resident of peopleCare, Tavistock pose with some children who stopped by the refreshment stand Wednesday afternoon. From the left are in front, Ember King, Ruth Tattersall (in wheelchair), Ella King, Molly Bender, Ethan Bender, and Sophie Bender; and staff behind are Stacey Leis, Lindsay Marsh, Jenn Kairies, and Tammy Smith.
TPS Grade 8 Academic Award winners are, from the left, Peter, Marie and William Behnke.
Twins Sarah (left) and Megan Bailey earned the Physical Education Awards.
Students of the 2016 Tavistock Public School graduating class include, from the left, seated: Amelia Dickson, Karissa Wagler, Hanna Edmonstone, Leeah Schoonderwoerd, Morgan Stock, Marie Behnke, Abbey McLaughlin, Kamryn Lamond; second row: Payge Schlosser, Sarah Bailey, Stephanie Cahill, Jordan Smith, Shelby Wettlaufer, Megan Bailey, Erinn Spicer, Katie McGrath, Fiona Olliffe, Alexis Shantz; back rows: William Behnke, Nicholas Remenda, Carter Roth, Zhao-Yu Tan, Brady Roth, Anikin Kirkbride, Alex Dingwell, Luke Hyde, Kyle Roth, Ryan Ziegler, Clayton Gerber, Ryan terMaat, Mason McKay, Chad Brown, Shawn Farrell, Blair Sparling, Brayden Hutcheson, Peter Behnke.
Principal Laurie James (centre) is leaving after 5 years at TPS. From the left are parent volunteers honoured at the assembly – Sara Ropp, Mary Rae Brennan, Kim Hill and Kim Hutcheson.
Grade 4 student Beau Witzel (left) and Grade 1 student Ruth-Anne Hall were lucky winners of the bicycle draw for the Optimist Club of Tavistock Annual Bike Rodeo. With them is school secretary Corinna Grevers.
The Tavistock Juniors are, from the left, kneeling: Justin Wagler, Travis Hyde, Bryn Wagler, Jake Wiffen, Deven Kropf, Travis Ramseyer, Angus Rowland, Carson Lamond; standing: Coach Paul Hyde, Dylan Taylor, Derek Wagler, Liam Laforest, Tristan Hohl, Jesse Deweerd, Alex Vandervoort, Tyson Zehr, Derek Hyde, Coach Chad Harmer, and Coach Kevin Zehr.
Other stories in this week’s edition:
- Laurie James leaving Tavistock School after 5 years as Principal
- Triplets/twins among 2016 school graduates
- The Departed: Benny Schurink
- 50th Anniversary: Robert and Marie Brodrecht
- peopleCare celebrates Random Acts of Kindness
- Horticultural Society bringing Wild Ontario to the Tavistock Fair
- Tavistock Public School Year-End Assembly
- Speakers at Village Manor share visit to South Africa
- Optimist Bike Rodeo draw winners
- A Trip Down Memory Lane: Ladies’ Bowling League Award Winners – 1978
- Tavistock to host U21 Men’s Fastpitch Canadian Championship – Team Photo
