From humble beginnings

September 28, 2022 @ 1:20 pmRural, Walkerton Herald-Times, Wingham Advance Times

Rico is the only Billy at the farm who still has his horns. Most horns are removed early because farm-raised goats can injure their handlers or other goats in shared housing. Rico is two-years old and one of the favourites of Remco, the youngest van der Vlies son. (Cory Bilyea photo)
Anja and Henry van der Vlies are from the same town in Holland. Yet, they never met until both were in Canada. Henry was on a one-year work permit and worked on a dairy farm in Moorefield. Anja was on her third trip to Canada with her church when she met Henry. Realizing they were…
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Cory Bilyea is a reporter with Midwestern Newspapers.