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2008 Host Family

By Joan McFadden

More than one anniversary is being celebrated in 2008; not only will the Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show celebrate its 20th anniversary but the Town of Stirling is celebrating its 150 year anniversary as a town.

In addition, the Stirling Agricultural Society is celebrating its 150th anniversary as an organization.

And this year's Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show is being hosted by the Carlisle family who dairy farm northwest of Stirling on Lake Road, adjacent to Hoards Road.

The 450 acre farm, known as Lysle View Farms Ltd. is owned by Ross Carlisle, his wife Elaine and son Jeffery.

The Carlisles are anticipating an exciting year of activities in the Town of Stirling and with Ross' 40-year involvement with the Stirling Agricultural Society, the location of the plowing match is a great addition to the events planned by the Stirling 150 th Anniversary Committee.

The Committee plans to kick-off a week of celebration beginning with the Stirling Fair and moving the fair's midway to downtown Stirling, where a number of interesting and fun activities are being planned.

More activities are scheduled to continue the following week when the Hastings County Plowing Match Committee hosts their annual agricultural event.

And the site for this year's match is located on the same parcel of land that was used for plowing competitions during the International Plowing Match held by the Hastings County Plowmens Association on the Dracup and Richardson farms in 1986.

The Carlisles invite everyone to join in the celebration activities planned for their municipality and to visit their farm during the Hastings County Plowing Match and Farm Show and celebrate 20 years of Eastern Ontario's largest annual outdoor farm show.


 

Past Plowing Match Presidents and Host Families


Year President Host Family
2007
Bart McFadden
McCaw Farms
2006
Jennifer Ellis
The Ketchesons, Moira View Farms
2005
Jennifer Ellis
Martinvale Farms
2004
Harry Danford
Eugene Farrell's Farm
2003
Harry Danford
Cooney Farms, Stirling
2002
Bruce Demille
Kim and Jean Hadwen and the Kahns, Tuckers Corners
2001
Bruce Demille
Kerbidell Farms, Ivanhoe
2000
Jacie Gunning
Mary Elliot and the Denyes family, Plainfield
1999
Jacie Gunning
George and Ena Palmateer, Tweed
1998
Jim Haggarty
SpenceMaple Farms, Springbrook
1997
Jim Haggarty
Jim Sandercock, Trenton
1996
Larry Groves
Dave and Marg Craig, Tyendinaga
1995
Larry Groves
George and Margaret Thompson,Stirling
1994
Bob Harvey
Jongenotter/Doornbos Farms, Foxboro
1993
Bob Harvey
Keith, Mark and Shawn Donnan, West Huntingdon
1992
Richard Dracup
Bruce McPherson, Thurlow
1991
Richard Dracup
Jim and Jacie Gunning, Tweed
1990
Jim Thompson
Robert Burkitt, Frankford
1989
Jim Thompson
Cooney Farms, Glen Ross