Congratulations to Amanda (MacKechnie) and Josh Armitage on the birth of their first child on June 21. Their son Rory arrived safe and sound and I hear both mom and baby are doing well. Best wishes to the whole family.
Last week marked the end of the school year for our local students and the graduates of 2017 were honoured. I hope all of this year’s grads had a wonderful time celebrating their hard work and accomplishments. Enjoy a relaxing summer and we wish you all the best with your next endeavours.
It was with deep sadness that we learned of the passing of Father Michael Costello on June 23 at the age of 81. Father Mike was so well loved and appreciated in this community after serving St. Mary’s Parish in Quyon for the past 15 years prior to his retirement last fall. Thoughts and prayers are with his family and all of his friends who will miss him dearly.
A milestone celebration was held at the Jack Graham Community Centre in Bristol on Saturday in honour of Elaine Hamilton Mohr Bronson’s 100th birthday, which she celebrated on June 27. There was a large gathering of family and friends spanning generations in attendance and Elaine was delighted to greet each and every one. Congratulations to her on becoming a centenarian, and wishing her continued good health and happiness.
Last week, the Quyon Family Centre held their Annual General Assembly and they were excited to announce their next major project which will be a Pontiac Community Fitness Centre. This project has been given the green light and will offer fitness equipment and physical activity classes for all ages. The objectives are to provide a variety of courses and access to quality equipment in a safe and affordable environment; to establish a place of socialization that will strengthen the sense of belonging to one’s community, create bonds and break the isolation; and to establish a committee of citizens and volunteers responsible for running the center. What an exciting prospect to have this in our community.
Birthday wishes are going out to Emily McCann on June 28 and I’d like to wish a happy birthday to my little buddy Daniel Dowe as he turns 5 on July 3.
Anniversary wishes are extended to Joan and Clement Foran as they marked 61 years of marriage on June 23. Their son Barry and his wife Charlene were home from Calgary to visit on this special occasion. We also have birthday wishes going out to Clem as he celebrates his 86th birthday on Canada Day with love from his family.
Happy anniversary to Karen and Brett Stanley also celebrating on July 1.
It was unfortunate to see that several flower planters in town were tampered with throughout last week. Hopefully everyone will keep an eye out and if you see someone destroying the flowers please report it. People have worked hard to do something nice for our town and it is disappointing to see it being damaged.
The Quyon Pastoral Charge bid farewell to Rev. Tim Perry last Sunday after his final service as he has been serving as interim minister for the past six months. We wish Tim all the best with his next chapter. A reminder that the church will be closed this coming Sunday with services resuming at Quyon United on July 9.
Canada Day is finally upon us and Quyon is ready to celebrate our beautiful country’s 150th in style. The Canada Day Committee is proud to be hosting the annual parade, flag raising ceremony and fireworks which are expected to be extra special this year as well as having DJ David Scully in the park on Friday June 30. The Quyon Lions and Lionettes are providing entertainment for the children in the park as well following the flag raising ceremony and there will also be backyard games set up for the adults to enjoy with those activities being organized by Derek Hickey. Just down the street, the Quyon Legion will be hosting a community barbecue and entertainment throughout the evening. It’s going to be an event to remember and I look forward to painting the town red and white. Happy Canada Day!
