Page THE VOICE of Pelham Wednesday, Otober 3, 2012
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Communities in Bloom celebrates with awards BY SARAH MURRELL
VOICE Staff Gardeners, garden lovers and volunteers gathered at the Fonthill Branch of the Pelham Public Library Wednesday night for the annual Trillium Awards. Presented by the Community In Bloom Committee the awards recognize Pelham residents who help keep Pelham beautiful by keeping their properties well taken care of and those who open their gardens to the appreciating view of the community. Mayor Dave Augustyn said the event is important for a couple of reasons, the first that members of the Communities in Bloom committee and the residents
they were recognizing take pride in the community and in their own properties and secondly, it’s always nice to be recognized by your peers. The nine homeowners who opened their gardens for the Annual Garden Tour were thanked and recognized with a certificate. Those homeowners included Bill and Catherine King, Shirley Lazareth, Bob and Pat Koehler, Mike and Rosemary Hunter, Sandra Kettler, Sasha Frijters, Ruth Wanless, Jocelyn and Kirk Zavitz and Lin Zavits. The volunteers who acted as “garden greeters” were also thanked and received Communities in Bloom shirts for their hard work. The winners of the Trillium
Award were announced. They are: Residential Small, first place Mark Palsco; second place Jackie and Henry Vanderveen; and honourable mention Jackie and Herman Heikoop. Residential Large, first place Peter and Greta Hildebrand; and second place Betty and James Fowler. Residential Small, professionally landscaped, first place Lea Jensen; second place Trevor and Joely
Capra; and honourable mention Hayden and Beverly Davis. Residential Large, professionally landscaped, first place Leonard Pupo. Commercial Property, first place Pedlar Funeral Home; second place J&J Floral Expressions; and honourable mention Lazy Loon. Multiple Residential, first place Town Square Manor; second place 42 Concord Street; and honourable mention Chris Marvin, 1519 Pelham Street.
Best Balcony, first place Pamela Young. Schools, Churches, and Institutions, first place Jehovah Witness Kingdom Hall. Most Improved, first place Balfour Animal Hospital; second place Storm Hair Group. Bill King recognized the committee for their hard work. The committee is King, Edie Basaraba, Sheryl Pitre, Richard Rybiak, the council representative, and Emma Caldwell, the MYAC
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TRILLIUM award winners are Ivan Bos of Balfour Animal Hospital (left); Lea Jensen; Harland Young of Town Square Manor; Devin King, Paul Furtney and Tina Moessner of Pedlar Funeral Home; Sherri Damm of J&J Floral; Greta and Peter Hildebrand; Pamela Young; and Betty and James Fowler. Sarah Murrell/Voice Photo
representative. Noting that’s a small committee, King made a pitch for new members, saying it is a lot of fun and is a learning experience to meet and talk with other gardeners and gardening enthusiasts. King also noted a lot of work goes on behind the scenes and thanked Town of Pelham Community Services Coordinator Katie Thorpe for her contribution to the committee. The Communities in Bloom Committee was established in Pelham in 2000 and runs the annual Trillium Awards and Garden Tour; has established Village Signs in all corners of Pelham, organizes Community Clean-Up Day and takes part in other events. Community Clean-Up Day this year takes place on October 20 with volunteers requested to meet at Centennial Park at 9 a.m. with a barbecue by the Fenwick Lions after the clean-up at 1 p.m. Corporate Challenge Day is October 18 when local businesses are asked to clean up their properties or areas near their businesses and students will be picking up near their schools on October 19 for Student Participation Day. To register for any or all of the clean up days visit www.pelham. ca.
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