Congratulations to Wendy Desabrais who traveled to work for the last time, last Thursday. Enjoy having . . .
more time to do all the things you love to do Wendy. Happy retirement.
A Fall Fundraiser was held at the Pontiac Community Gym the afternoon of Oct. 26. The fundraiser was in support of the United Way, and included a community barbeque, a Zumba-thon, a ping-pong tournament and more. It was a beautiful day, and they had a wonderful turnout of people showing their support. Kudos to all involved in organizing the event.
The Provost family held their annual Halloween party on Saturday at Katrine Villeneuve’s home. Family members had formed into teams and they have been taking part in Halloween-themed challenges for the past eight weeks. We have had fun following along as my sister and her family have been sharing photos and videos with us each week. They celebrated all of the fun they’ve had at their party on Saturday and I hear everyone had a fabulous time.
The annual Halloween costume party was held at Gavan’s Hotel on Oct. 26 and it was a great time. There were some terrific and creative costumes, with the big winners of the night being Peggy Foster in first place, Brady Trudeau taking second place and Garry Trudeau in third.
On Sunday, the Quyon Pastoral Charge introduced their new minister as Rev. Stéphane Vermette who presided over his first service in Quyon. Stéphane will be the interim minister here until the end of June and he is looking forward to meeting everyone and getting to know the community. Welcome Stéphane.
This week we have birthday wishes going out to Melanie McCann-Lang and Doug Kennedy on Nov. 1, Dianne McCann on Nov. 2, and to Chris MacKechnie on Nov. 3. We also have big birthday wishes going out to Laura Stewart, as she turns the big 50 on Nov. 3. Happy Birthday Lolly.
The Quyon Legion has commenced their annual Poppy Campaign leading up to Remembrance Day on Nov. 11. Be sure to pick up your poppy and support your local Legion and all who have served and are serving our country. The Remembrance Day service will be held this year on Nov. 10. The Quyon Legion is also currently looking for more help in the form of volunteers so if you are interested in helping out in any way, please contact Darlene Morris or call or visit the Legion to let them know.
It’s almost time to Trick-or-Treat! I hope all of the little goblins and ghouls have a wonderful time on Thursday dressing up and going door to door to collect their treats.
The Municipality of Pontiac will have a haunted house set up at the Fire Hall in Quyon for the children to visit so be sure to stop in there.
I so look forward to seeing all of the costumes and happy faces. Be safe and have a Happy Halloween.
