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Huron Shines in . '99
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hosting the 1998 Huron
County Plowing Match on
Aug. 20 and 21.
Annual OPA convention
The Huron IPM com-
mittee will receive its first
major test in February
1999 when it will host the
annual OPA convention.
Without a Targe conven-
tion centre to accommo-
date up to 600 delegates at
once, Huron's special con-
vention committee will
have to be creative,
said Thiel.
Huron Shines in
and beyond
As promised in
the IPM's slogan, 'by'
etc. Planting of landscap-
ing projects -must he done
on puhlic lands to beautify
the community.
The competition is open
to residents and/or proper-
ty owners oI Huron
County. One entry, per
properly. Judging will be.
done by both photographs
and visits. Class #2 and #3
(Farmstead) must be farm
operations and judging for
these two classes will be
based on houses. outbuild-
ings and surrounding
SHtN, areas.
Class #3 registra-
tion began on Oct.
i10. 1997. and will
continue until May
15. 1998. with pho-
tographs being taken
Huron Shines in '99 " " up to May 30. All
Cultivating Ontario's West other class registration
Coast, the event is sure to deadlines .are March 31,
leave a tremendous legacy 1999 as there are no pho-
for Huron County, said
Thiel.
It will boost the econo-
my by millions of dollars,
he said, adding Renfrew
estimated its match drew
$13 million.
To ensure that success.
the IPM committee is
working to entice tourists
already in the area for the
annual Blyth Steam Show
and the single day
Canadian Plowing Match
to be hosted by Bob
Hoffman. ,
And it will leave a
county proud of its her-
itage and future. Part of
that feeling will be sten in
a beautification contest
being promoted by the
IPM committee.
Five mutual insurance
companies (West
Wawanosh, McKillop,
Hay, Usborne-Hibbert and
Howick) are sponsoring.
the event. Classes for the
competition are: Farm
Gateway/Entrance - most
attractive; Farmstead -
most attractive; Farmstead
- most improved; Agri-
business - most attractive:
Rural Home - most attrac-
tive; Urban Home - mpst
attractive: Seasonal
Cottage - most attractive;
Best Community
Landscape Beautification,
Project. Open to any group
such as school. horticultur-
al society. municipalities
tographs required. All
judging and final pho-
tographs will take place
between June 5-30. 1999.
An entry fee of 520.00.
payable to the Huron
County IPM '99 includes
two banquet tickets for the
Beautification Awards •
Banquet to he held in
August 1999 on Media
Day.
Registration forms and
information will be sent to
each household in Huron
County in March 1998 and
will also he available at
various locations through-
out the county. (The IPM
beautification committee
includes Bill and Marlene
Munn - chair ,- 519-263-
5096; Fred and Karen
Uhler - 519-887-6563,;
Cliff' and belores
Gingerich - 519 -236 -4065 -
and Tony and Mary Van
den Hengel 519-233-
3168.)
The Internet is playing
a large role in the IPM
committee's communica-
tion with the puhlic. The •
Huron IPM website is
updated regularly with
special events. the latest
news and photographs and
information on just about
everything from accom-
modation to contest rules.
Visit the site at this
address: ipm99.0n.cti