March 2, 2015
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Our sympathy goes out to the families of Irma Slessor and Vern Norman.
Congratulations to William, Alayna and Ethan Houghton of Michigan who were recently honoured to become members of the National Elementary Honour Society. Grandparents Shirley and Doug MacDonald were pleased to hear the good news.
Betty and Art Helm visited with Deanna and Morley Scott on Sunday.
All the folks who attended the Purple Grove Card Party on Friday evening were glad to have an opportunity to get out and visit with friends and neighbours. Thanks, Marilyn and Don Reid, for hosting the event.
Largaret McInnes and family were sorry to hear of the passing of her great-nephew, Wayne Anderson, of the Barrie area.
Janice and Stephen Elliott of Blind River visited with June and Earl Elliott of RVilla last week and with other relatives in the area.
Margaret and Stewart Lane visited with Mary Anne Kukoly and Wilma and Cecil Sutton during the week
Jim and Fran Farrell returned home Monday afternoon. Feb. 23, to a Bruce County welcome of minus-20 Celsius with snowsqualls and roads closed, after touring in Australia and New Zealand. They had a wonderful time catching up with cousins, Jane and Tom Beer of Docklands, Melbourne; they attended the International Dairy Week at Tatura Park, Victoria, where the Illawarra Champion Cow was the Supreme Breed Champion cow.
They met with Laurie and Sandra Chittick, Bec Gell and her parents, Ron and Rhonda, of Shepparton and Kyabram; and toured organic farms in the area.
Back to Melbourne and found friends from the 2002 Great Britain tour - Jim and Christine Ware and Rob and Heather Kimm. They spent four days with them and their families too
Jim and Fran got around Australia and New Zealand great - good thing the tour directors are on the ball and bus drivers know the roads. Everything went very smoothly. They went out to the great Ocean Road to the 12 apostles, walked around Ayers Rock, snorkled at the Great Barrier Reef and climbed the Sydney Bridge.
Over to New Zealand, where the tour started at Auckland to Rotoura and then Christchurch - still recovering from four major earthquakes in 2010-11. Dave and Joan Black send greetings to folks back home!
Jim and Fran took a train through the Southern Alps up into the mountains to the Glaciers, then Arthur's Pass and Greymouth, over to Queenston, a day trip up Melford Sound, did the Skippers Canyon - one road in and narrow!
Spectacular mountains, deserts, lakes, forests and waterfalls! Lots of wonderful food and great folks to travel with. It's certainly one big wonderful world but as the saying goes, there's no place like home!
Reine and Ron de Gans and Jim and Fran Farrell attended the funeral of their aunt, Gerda Dam of Guelph, on Sunday.
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