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host to the IPM, which was in 1999.
She was one of six on the Queen of
the Furrow committee, which was
chaired by Lynne Godkin, who is
now the secretary of this year's IPM
in Walton.
She remembers the committee
being a lot of work and spending
plenty of time with all of the
contestants in the days leading up to
the match.
For the 2017 IPM in Walton,
however, Falconer said that while
she wanted to take part, she had
some specific conditions
surrounding her involvement.
Falconer wanted to help where she
could this year, but she wanted to
ensure that she could enjoy the
match. Working on the
beautification committee, Falconer
said she figured the bulk of her work
would be done by the time the match
rolls around, leaving her and her
family free to enjoy themselves this
September in Walton.
Initially, Falconer had volunteered
to be part of the beautification
committee, but it was Chair Jacquie
Bishop who convinced Falconer that
she could better serve the match as
the committee's chair and Falconer
agreed.
The committee is now made up of
five other women, who come from
all corners of Huron County: Barb
Bennett of Gorrie, Vicky Morrison
of the Lucknow area, Katie O'Leary
Swinkels from the lakeshore, Patti
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provision," Mayor Paul Gowing
said. "We're approaching them to go
into the agreement and, if after
going through all this, we don't want
to be involved, that's our decision."
He went on to say he saw nothing
wrong with it and would structure
the deal the same if he was on the
other side.
Councillor Dorothy Kelly and
Gowing agreed it was a non -issue as
they didn't feel they would pull out
of the agreement.
"This is a big step," Gowing said.
"Unlike many smaller things, it had
little debate, and that is a real
breath of fresh air. We're going to
see numerous savings and
efficiencies and have always
had great service from Huron East."
Councillor John Smuck agreed,
saying other joint ventures like
landfill services have worked well
with Huron East.
Council approved the agreement
pending the Fire Marshal's input.
As part of Michie's report, she
suggested telling North Huron and
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh that
Morris-Turnberry would no longer
be providing Fire Prevention
Services as of May 31, however it
was decided to defer the
announcement until after a meeting
with the Ontario Fire Marshal. If the
meeting goes well and the Fire
Marshal approves the plan, the
announcement will be made as soon
as possible.
Obituaries
SHIRLEY LILLYCROP
God saw you getting tired, and a
cure was not to be. So he put his
arms around you and whispered...
"Come with me ".
It is with great sadness that we
announce the passing of Shirley
Elizabeth (Bolger) Lillycrop in her
75th year on Monday, May 1, 2017
at Parkwood Hospital with her
family by her side.
Shirley fought valiantly but finally
succumbed to the vulnerabilities of
Leukemia. She is survived by her
husband of 50 years, Robert "Bob"
Lillycrop, their children Tracy
Hernandez and Sheri Malandruccolo
and their spouses Jim and
Guiliano. Shirley was the proud
grandmother of Jakob Benko and
Alyssa Hernandez and the cherished
sister of Jean (Bolger) Hutchison
and Larry Bolger. She was also
loved by her three nieces, five
nephews and sister-in-law Doreen
Lillycrop.
Shirley was predeceased by her
parents Harold Bolger and Elva Mae
Pryce, and brothers-in-law Jack
Lillycrop, Ted Lillycrop and Bill
Hutchison.
Cremation has taken place and
in keeping with Shirley's wishes
there will not be a funeral.
However, there was a graveside
service to inter her cremated
remains at Brussels Cemetery
on Monday, May 8. Hillary
MacDonald officiated. A recep-
tion at Brussels United Church
followed.
As an expression of sympathy, in
lieu of flowers, memorial donations
to the London Regional Cancer
Program would be appreciated by
the family.
Online condolences may be left at
www.schimanskifamilyfuneral
home.com
Hendriks of Seaforth and Anna
Needles of Bayfield.
The beautification committee has
been hard at work for months
brainstorming a number of ideas
about how locals can spruce up their
properties and make the entire
county look ready to host one of the
biggest IPMs in history.
There are, of course, the basics,
like the home beautification contest.
This year's competition will feature
eight different categories and
Falconer knows a thing or two about
this competition, because it was the
Falconer family home that won the
competition ahead of the 1999 IPM
that was held near Dashwood.
There are eight categories, far
more than have been offered at past
matches: most attractive farm
gateway/entrance, most attractive
farmstead, most improved
farmstead, most attractive agri-
business, most attractive rural home,
most attractive urban home, most
attractive seasonal cottage and a
new, special 4-H category created
strictly for members of clubs.
Falconer says that she and the
committee are aiming to have
between 40 and 50 properties
enrolled in the beautification
competition in time for the match.
The deadline to enter the
competition is June 30 and
applications can be downloaded
from the IPM website at
www.plowingmatch.org.
However, the committee has taken
it upon itself to implement a number
of non-traditional initiatives that are
a first for IPMs. One is the barn quilt
trail that Falconer says has taken off
since it was first announced late last
year.
Morrison has now taken the lead
on the barn quilt division of the
competition, but since Brussels
Agri -Services came on as a sponsor
for the competition, Falconer said,
the interest has been incredible.
In addition to the barn quilts, the
committee also devised a bow sale
system, which was rolled out in
April at a special beautification day
that was held in Clinton at the
Regional Equine and Agricultural
Centre of Huron (REACH).
Falconer says the interest in the
ribbons has also been great.
For more information on the 2017
IPM's beautification competition,
visit www.plowingmatch.org.
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