The Zion Lutheran Church held their annual memorial service and supper last Sunday. There was a large attendance with people from near and far who came to remember loved ones and place flowers on their graves. The meal following the service was delicious as usual. The guest minister was Pastor Fred Haak. The singers were Phillip Holmes and Roy Bretzlaff. Pastor Haak and his wife Grace also sang a duet. The organist was Roy Bretzlaff. Everyone also enjoyed meeting old friends and socializing.
Happy belated birthday to Nelda Bretzlaff who celebrated Aug. 5, to Leonard Watson who celebrated Aug. 6, to Wayne Williams who celebrated Aug. 7, to Michael Martin and Della Hodgins who both celebrated on Aug. 7 as well.
Happy belated anniversary wishes to Debbie and Denver Thrun who celebrated Aug. 2, to Elaine and Hollis Findlay on Aug. 2 as well and to Cheryl and Rick Younge who celebrated Aug. 8.
Happy birthday to Morag Stevenson on Aug. 10, to Tania Cull on Aug. 8, to Cory Schwartz on Aug. 12, to Leona Tanner on Aug. 13 and to Andrew Hodgins on Aug. 13, to Theresa Tubman on Aug. 14 and to Holly Lalonde on Aug. 15.
Happy anniversary to Bonnie and Jim Hodgins on Aug. 11, to Nancy and Tom Beverdam on Aug. 13, to Rilla and Elgin Graham on Aug. 13 and to Helen and Lloyd Palmer on Aug. 15.
The Thorne Fireman’s Ball takes place this coming Saturday in Ladysmith at the T.C.R.A. with the Danny Sylvester Band.
The cards and darts continue in Otter Lake which is put on by the Golden Age Club. Cards are Tuesday night at 7 p.m. and darts Thursday nights at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome.
We are getting a lot of rain and it is making it very hard for the farmers to do their hay. The garden vegetables are doing well but too much rain is not so good for some.
There is a great crop of blueberries this year with all the rain. Hugil’s Blueberry Ranch has a bumper crop this year and I hear that the wild ones are in abundance too. My cousins were visiting from Sudbury, Ont. this weekend and they were saying there is a bumper crop there too and that there are a lot of people coming to pick.
There have been bear sightings on Johnson Lake Road recently and one is quite large so be careful when you are out walking.
