On Dec. 28 the Maloney family got together at Bill and Anita Sawyers’ to celebrate Neil’s birthday. Their daughter Julie also announced that she had won a trip for two, all inclusive to Barbados, on the CTV Morning Live Ottawa. Congratulations to both of you.
Belated birthday greetings go out to Cam Hilborn and Dave Clyde who celebrated on Jan. 3, Peter Morris on Jan. 4 and to Christine Turner on Jan. 6.
Happy birthday to Mollie Brielle Murphy of Thunder Bay, Ont., granddaughter of Wayne and Janet Murphy. Mollie celebrated her birthday on Jan. 8.
Prayers and well wishes go out to Gordon McCrea who is in the Pembroke Regional Hospital and to Carmelita Gleason who broke her hip on Christmas Eve. Carmelita is now back at Miramichi recovering.
Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the Mineau and Tremblay families on the passing of Debbie Tremblay of Schreiber, Ont., loving daughter of Lawrence and the late Jackie (Park) Tremblay and niece to Penny Perrault. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time.
Congratulations to John Hilborn, a CRL (Chalk River Laboratories) alumnus, prominent member of Canada’’s nuclear industry and active community supporter in the town of Deep River, Ont. He has been appointed to the Order of Canada. This appointment recognizes his many innovative contributions as a physicist in the development of Canada’s nuclear industry. Among the notable highlights, he led the development of the self-powered neutron flux detector and the SLOWPOKE research reactor. John has owned property in the Municipality of Sheenboro for many years. Oiseaux Bay, located across from Chalk River, is now operated by his son Cam Hilborn.
Congratulations to Connie Mercier of Ottawa on the birth of her first grandchild, Hudson, weighing 8 lbs., born to her daughter Stacey and John on Jan. 7. Proud great grandparent is Betty Picard Mercier.
Congratulations also go out to Colin Allen and Roxiene Hussick of Pembroke on the birth of their daughter Eden Audrey on Jan. 7th. A proud grandparent is Nana Karen Keon and Eden is a baby sister for Ayce.
Welcome back to Patsy Morris who spent Christmas with her granddaughter in Ireland.
This year our family celebrated a special New Year’s. Our niece Elysha Brears celebrated her golden birthday on Dec. 30 and her mom and dad made arrangements to bus everyone to the Golf Steak House in Kitchener, Ont. Her sister Brittany was also home from Vancouver, BC.
With the extreme cold weather and the January thaw coming, Fire Chief Glyn Fleury reminds everyone to have their chimneys checked.
