- Personal Side of Mary Ann
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- Married 35 years to Lyle, a farmer, my best friend and farm
business partner
- We have 5 wonderful children, Val, Dan, Melissa, Justin and
Nathan, each running a business and living a short drive away
- We spoil 10 grandchildren, and 1 more is on the way
- I am the oldest of 5, 2 each brothers and sisters, Lyle is the
middle of 13 children
- Both of us grew up on a farm just a few miles from each other at
a time when that involved hard physical work, and co operation
- My spare time in childhood was preferably spent outside,
exploring the pond, the orchard and the creeks, or in a tree reading
a good book
- Favourite meal this week – a juicy t bone or pork tenderloin,
with a buttery baked potato and steamed veggies, with a glass of
full bodied red wine, shiraz or malbec
- Favourite meal next week – something savoury, maybe salmon with
hollandaise or a sweet sour stir fry, with a glass of red wine I was
blessed/cursed with adventurous tastebuds
- Dislike strong coriander, curry or mustard, don't use ketchup,
draw the line at animal head parts
- Love cross country skiing in the winter, walking in the summer,
taking grandchildren for adventures to the creeks and bush in the
spring and fall
- Spend the summer in the gardens, both flower and vegetable Only
way to get the right ingredients for my canned spaghetti sauce,
chili sauce, pepper jelly, sweet pickles and vegetables all winter
- We enjoy good evenings with friends and family, playing cards or
other games, just chatting
- A member of the Kerwood Adelaide Metcalfe Optimist Club
- Professional Side of Mary Ann
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- Co owner and secretary/treasurer of Lymarikx Farms Limited with
my husband for 35 years, growing crops and raising hogs
- Municipal Councillor for the township of Adelaide Metcalfe
- President of All Saints St Vincent de Paul Society, newly
reconstituted in 2012
- Board Chair of Strathroy Economy Shop, a thrift store affiliated
with St Vincent de Paul Society
- Vice Chair of Ontario Pork Producers' Marketing Board for 2
years, served on Board for 12 years, assisting in restructuring the
political makeup of the industry, among other duties
- Graduate of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, a
professional leadership course
- Served on various committees and organizations as chair,
secretary or treasurer
- Passionate Side of Mary Ann
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- Good governance is important A well run meeting stimulates the
brain and accomplishes something
- Do your homework, and know why you're there
- I love a good story, whether it's an HBO series, Star Trek or
books by Ken Follett, George RR Martin, Anne Perry or JRR Tolkien
- Originality – I love creativity and seeing personality in things
and events, it gives life flavour I try to do something new at least
every year, even if it's only mastering chopsticks
- Lyle and I both love to see different parts of the world, came
back from China with 2700 pictures and great memories Chile, New
Zealand, Denmark, Rhine River cruise still on the bucket list
- Don't waste, not water, not paper, not plastic, and especially
not someone else's time
- Grandchildren – they fill your heart with joy
