CIB provincial judges visit Eston
By Joan Janzen
The town of Eston welcomed two special visitors on Wednesday, August 10th. Communities In Bloom (CIB) provincial judges, Kathie Sproat Michelson from Saskatoon, and Marion Kelly from Unity arrived at 9:00 a.m. for a meet and greet at the Eston Town Office, before the judging began. Val Mohan, a CIB member, noted the judges were impressed with how informative the town’s representatives were, sharing so much information with the judges.
Val, along with CIB member Ellen Owens, accompanied the judges as they made their way through town. The town had recently received some hail and strong winds, resulting in many lost branches and leaves, however volunteers had been busy cleaning up.
“A lot of leaves were chewed up, but things bounced back pretty quickly,” Val said. “The judges understand these things were out of our control. We were pretty pleased as we tidied up days before the judges came. Things were looking really well considering the weird weather we had.”
The judges made their evaluation based on community appearance, environmental action, heritage conservation, tree management, landscape, plant and floral display. “Their critiques are always done in a positive nature to encourage people,” Val noted. Once the judging was completed, members joined together for lunch at DT’s Restaurant.
Eston’s CIB group includes seven core members, as well as two new members who signed up this year. The group feels they are benefiting the entire town. “We want the town to look good all year, not just one day,” Val concluded.
Some time at the end of September or early October, they will receive information from the provincial judges. In the mean time everyone is enjoying the flowers, greenery and the remaining weeks of summer.
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