(submitted by Gerry Pierce)
Joy and Gerry Pierce, retired secondary school teachers from Aurora, Ont., moved to Lot 22, Con. 6 NER, Warwick Twp. (8199 Townsend Line) in 1996. What attracted the Pierces to this 74 acre farm was the idyllic rural setting for themselves and for Joy’s horses. They enjoy the 10 acre bush and fencerows that are full of birds and wildlife. Although the neighbours refer to the farm as the Newman Johnson place, the Pierces purchased the property from Jerry and Ingrid Stevens. The Stevens had allowed the Ausable Conservation Authority to plant 6,000 trees, mostly Austrian pine, white cedar and Norway spruce, sixteen years earlier. These trees are now quite established.
Shortly after moving to Warwick, Joy acquired miniature donkeys. One of them learned to pull a two-wheel cart and he regularly pulls cart and driver in the Arkona Canada Day and Forest Fall Fair parades. He has also competed in judged events at the Alvinston and Walkerton Agricultural Fairs. Joy has provided donkeys for the Lambton County United Church outdoor Nativity presentations as well.
Joy and Gerry Pierce. Courtesy G Pierce.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Pierce, Joy and Gerry
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