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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2010 19Senior Month focus on Mary WalsmaThis week is the turn of a family affair as Hank another Board Member. and their son John is also Mary Walsma is in her involved.second year as President She has been on the June is of the Acton Seniors Fall Fair Board of Dir-Recreation Centre after ectors for four, three year being Vice President for termsSeniors two years.Mary joined the Centre Mary was born in the to be involved with our Brampton Hospital. She choir. She is at present Monthwas the only child of President, and has helped The New Tanner is proud to feature seniors each week this montholder parents and lived on the travel desk for the all her younger years past six years.on a farm in Snelgrove. Mary can usually be She attended SS11 Chin-found at the Seniors Cen-guacousy, a one room tre on Friday afternoons school for the fi rst year. calling BingoThen an addition was I asked her if she still added for the junior helps on the farm and grades one to four. she said she is the Go She attended grade for Girl picking up parts eight at Herb Campbell for tractors, and feed for P.S, (in. a small ham-the cattle etc;let called Campbells On their farm they Cross) when her previ-have four Percheron ous school was closed. Horses which are used to She remembers walking pull wagons and sleighs to school, no buses.in the winter. They also Her father had a work-raise beef cattle. She ing farm and raised used to feed and clean Guernsey Cattle. He sold the barns, but now there the cream. Mary used to is additional help and help feed the baby calves she is glad of the extra and teach them to walk hand. on a lead, and drink from They have two daugh-a pail. ters and one son. Lisa Her parents sold the and her husband Mark farm when she was 16 live in Orangeville with years old and moved their three children She also helped serve Georgetown for seven to Brampton. She then Scott, Alex and Steven. meals at the International ayears, and had a acre, ttended Central Peel Terri-Anne and husband Plowing match in Cal-Secondary School, and kept ponies. fol-Chuck have two children, edon in 1962 In September 1976 lowed by one year at Thomas and Sabrina, and Sheridan College.In July 1966 Mary they purchased the farm they live in Arthur, and Her fihelped her uncle Herb at Churchill , north of rst job was as a their son John still lives recep(who lived on Missis-Acton, and Mary the funeral lunches and tive for just over one became tionist for Gummed at home and helps around for the past ten years has year.Papers sauga Road) because very involved with the in Brampton. She the farm.worked for 18 monthshe had broken his an-Churchill Communitybeen involved with the Mary is still a member Mary enjoys babysit-forkle. This was where she Cyearly Lenten Lunches. huof the Acton Fall Fair, rch. She belongs in the Peel County As-ting the grandchildren in sessment office. It wasmFor the past nine years and helps set up and et her future husband the choir, taught Sunday her spare time.Hank Wshe has served on the alsma. She used school; and. has beenannounce horse shows later taken over by the Mary is another very board of managers as and since 2003, the very Provincial Government,to help her uncle with treasurer for 21 years busy lady who has found secretary and has been popular lawn and garden and shefarm work and the hors-for the Churchill Ladies worked there for time to help in many ministerial representa-ys its a total of 31 years. es during the summer group. She helps withtractor pulls. She sa various fi elds.Most holidays.ladies who live on farms beThey married in Au-long to the Womansgust 1969, and have both Institute and YOURE INVITED TO COME & SEE...Marys mother Wbeen very involved with ilma was no excepvolunteer work involv-tion. She THANK YOU!was a member for many ing farming.years. Mary helped serveWhen they were first The Acton Horticultural Societymarried they lived in teas in many occasions. would like to thank and acknowledge all donors and sponsors of their Annual Plant Sale this past May 22nd.A Musical Arbour Garden Centreby Celeste & David T. Arnolds GreenhousesClydesdaleStagCanadian Tire DiGirolamos GreenhousesEvergreen Acres Nursery Gro-Bark Jon Hurst&Lost Horizons Plant Nursery McDonaldsPlant Paradise Country GardensReal Canadian Superstore GeorgetownDoeSheridan Nurseries Sobeys The Flower ShedTim Hortons Acton Town of Halton HillsPaul Dale & Amy BlackSUNDAY, JUNE 27 - 7:00 P.M.Tuitmans Garden Centre Tyler TransportVan Wissen Nurseries & Garden CentreActon Baptist Church - 80 Mill St. E.Saturday, June 26, 2010Youngs PharmacyPresented by7:30pm - 1amJ-FORCEYouth ChoirActon Legion, Wright Ave.