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The Citizen, 2017-09-28, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2017. IPM benefits from hot weather, community efforts Home field Walton's Brandon McGavin was one of the eager plowers trying to capture gold during the International Plowing Match in the fields around Walton last week. (DennyScottphoto) PEOPLE AROUND WALTON By Jo -Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 The news around Walton consists of International Plowing Match and the International Plowing Match! Congratulations to all involved in organizing and working at the match, it was great! Yes, Tuesday, the rainy day, wasn't the best and caused some concerns and the right decision for safety was made for Wednesday, but the rest of the week made up for it. Yes it was hot, but who complains about summer weather when we had so little! It was fantastic and anyone I spoke with agrees! I spent the whole day Saturday there from 8:30 a.m. until closing and did not see it all. We rode the wagons to the site, just for the experience, and then up and down the roads, into the many tents and on we went. The Huron East tent and display was fabulous, as were the Huron County tents. Great idea to have each municipality represented in a replica barn! Farming in Huron County was first and foremost. Also, the manufacturing sector of each area was highlighted and the information was available to draw folks back to Huron. Great job everyone! The Brussels Fall Fair tent was great with more entries than other years to have people looking around for awhile. Kudos to the Brussels Agricultural Society! The display of quilts in the fair tent was fabulous and the many quilts displayed in the quilt tent were awesome. The Lifestyles tent was busy everyday with a variety of great displays, speakers and we were able to enjoy the wedding dress show on Saturday afternoon. Good job ladies! To be honest, we did not see George Canyon, but we could hear him as we still had many sites to see before closing! We missed the dancing tractors, but we had seen them before, but did see the Szoke Extreme Motorcycle Show — amazing balance and timing required! We crammed as much in as we could before closing, even waiting until almost 3 p.m. to have lunch! We snacked on cotton candy from the Goderich to Guelph (G2G) Trail folks, apples from Hoegy's Brussels Agromart, popcorn from Thompson's and maple candy and peanuts from Morris Township and Fairlaine Farms. It was a wonderful day spent with two good friends at the 2017 IPM at Walton! I did take notice and count the many farms, houses or properties that decorated for the IPM. On County Road 12 from Seaforth to Brussels there were 51 places decorated. Some had just the orange and lime green bows, others had signs and plants and others had tractors, plows, milkcans, plants and plows decorated in some very nice displays. On my travels everyday on the backroads of Grey and McKillop, I counted 32 places decorated with the IPM colours. It was great to see so many getting Obituaries behind and supporting the IPM by decorating and making our area so welcoming to the thousands of visitors to our area. A comment I heard from someone from out of our area, was how very friendly people from our area had been and helpful when asking directions, where to eat, what to go and see. What a great community we have and to live in! We have sadness for the local community with the news of the passing of a courageous nine-year- old Rebecca Kipfer-Pryce of Winthrop. She will be mourned by her parents Karen and Dwayne Pryce and her siblings Drew, Alysha, Brittany, Courtney, Ryan, Anthony, Kyle and Darcy. She will be missed by grandparents Brian and Sharon Pryce and Hessie Kipfer and a large extended family. She fought a courageous battle against cancer and her infectious smile will be missed by many. Our condolences to the Pryce and Kipfer families. Our sympathies are extended to Bonnie Jacklin on the loss of her partner Mike Storozuk. He will be missed by daughter Amy and step- children Shawn and Sharie and their families. Our condolences to all. Neil McDonald has been here again to enjoy the hot weather and the plowing match. He worked alongside Gwen Devereaux at the Gateway booth at the IPM. An example of a small world and neighbours knowing neighbours happened at the IPM. An older gentleman named David Stewart (86) from Huntsville, and his three nephews from Ireland arrived to stay at the Bachert's Bed and Breakfast. They had looked around for things to do in Ontario and the IPM piqued their interest, so they came down. When visiting with the Bacherts, Mr. Stewart said he was familiar with the area because he had lived here in 1952. He was Wilfred Shortreed's hired man. The Bacherts called REBECCA KIPFER-PRYCE A long and courageous battle with cancer could not dim her infectious smile. Now that beautiful smile will live on in the memories of all who love her, as Rebecca passed away peacefully at her home, in the loving embrace of her family on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. Born in Stratford on Oct. 9, 2007, Rebecca Jenny Lynda Kipfer-Pryce of Winthrop was nine years old. Rebecca was the cherished daughter of Karen and Dwayne and adored sister of Drew, Alysha (Rebecca's second mom), Brittany, Courtney, Ryan, Anthony, Kyle and Darcy. Rebecca was the loving granddaughter of Hessie Kipfer (and the late David Kipfer, Sept. 16, 2016), RR 1, Varna and Sharon and Brian Pryce, Winthrop, and the great-granddaughter of Jenny Kipfer, Teresa Wynja and Naomi Pryce. She was the dear niece of Jenifer Clark (John Rudd), Jeremy Kipfer, Brad Pryce (Cindy), Brent Pryce (Catherine) and Theresa Pryce (Codey Simon). Rebecca will be fondly remembered by her cousins, Justin, Josh, Graycee, Gavin, Jaxson, Kyra, Kelsey, Naomi, Carson, Russell, Clinton, Bryce, Blake, Brock and Brody. Rebecca will also be dearly missed by her extended family, along with all who had the privilege of knowing her, including her special "sisters" Ashley, Aleshia and Emily. Rebecca was predeceased by her great-grandparents, Cecil Kipfer, Gerrit Wynja, Harold Pryce, and Nelson and Maxine Marks. Visitation was held at the Seaforth and District Community Centre, on Monday, Sept. 25 and Tuesday, Sept. 26. A funeral service to celebrate Rebecca's life was held at Northside United Church, Seaforth, on Wednesday, Sept. 27 and those who attended were encouraged to wear something pink. A reception followed at the Seaforth and District Community Centre. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to McGlynn Family Funeral Home, Seaforth. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to ChildCan or the TLC Foundation would be appreciated. Online condolences and memorial donations can be made by visiting Rebecca's memorial at www.mcglynnfamilyfuneral home.com BARBARA FERN (nee CLARK) SHOLDICE Barbara Fern (nee Clark) Sholdice of Goderich, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017 after multiple health problems. Barb was the youngest of 10 children of Sam and Katie Clark of Mitchell, ON. Born April 10, 1941, Barb attended Mitchell District High School, where she met Gary Sholdice of Brodhagen. They were married May 14, 1960 and had three children: Paul, Goderich; Mark (Debbie), Clinton and Judy Kemp (Doug), Wingham. They have eight grandchildren and seven great- grandchildren. Barb and Gary moved many times during their married life. Over the years Barb was in the Kinette Club and enjoyed playing bridge. She is survived by her husband Gary and sister Mary Mulford, Stratford. A celebration of Barbara's life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 at Lakeshore United Church, 56 North St., Goderich. Cremation has taken place. Memorial donations to Lakeshore United Church, are gratefully acknowledged and may be arranged through McCallum & Palla Funeral Home. Friends may sign the book of condolences at www.mccallumpalla.ca See histories and historic photographs on the Huron History section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca Margaret Shortreed Mclnroy to connect the pair. Mr. Stewart met with Margaret at the IPM at the Lifestyles tent where she was working and they had a visit. They met after the match and she gave them a tour of the Presbyterian Church, which he had remembered being a beautiful church. The year 1952 is before Margaret's birth, just in case you were wondering, but she enjoyed the visit with Mr. Stewart and his nephews. Small world! Celebrating birthdays this past week includes Heather Kelso, Bruce Whitmore, MacKenzie Dalton, Mike Boven, Darrell Hastings, Lucas Godkin, Sean Kirkby, Tim Nolan, Tara Smith, Peggy Sloan, Raymond Wilts, Sebastian Andrades, Karen Hoegy, Ashley Stevenson, Brandon Williamson, Gary Sutcliffe, Aliya Haggitt, Bill Gulutzen, Crystal McCallum, Nancy Godkin Schmeltzer, Michael Bernard, Elaine D. Brown, Ron Clarke, Kassidy Eckert, MacKenzie Hackwell, Brittney Pryce, Tom Williamson and Bryn DeVos. Happy birthday to all! FROM WALTON Shampoo & Set $14°° tax S!P SHEAR TALENT /` Hair Design & Tanning 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth loving and remembering - always Distinctive Memorials of Lasting Satisfaction North St. West, Wingham Mac & Donna Anderson 519-357-1910 North Huron Community Food Share Saturday, September 30 10 am-2pm at Local Stores Brussels Foodland Scrimgeour's Food Market Wingham Foodland Dean's Valu -Mart Sponsored by Montgomery Bus Lines