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Happy Canada Day to everyone in the area! Thanks to Rosewood RVilla for a great Canada Day gathering with music and food; it was greatly appreciated! It's great to see families getting together to celebrate too! Aren't the strawberries lovely this yea?
After the storm that went through on Canada Day here, friends and family near Cambridge and Bobcaygeon and locations not so far away, had power outages and clean-up through till Friday. Hope everyone is getting on better now!
Happy Birthday to “Sandy” and his son, Bennett Bridge, and Charlotte Farrell, coming up July 7, 8 and 9. Happy Belated Birthday to Cooper Van de Sype, Cooper Emmerton, Carmen Farrell, Edna Stewart, Rosemary Colvin, Adrianna Delfino, Jackie Brown and Betty Anne Thompson!
Happy Wedding Anniversary to Murray and Sarah Lotton, and Kevin and Loretta Smith.
We extend our sympathy to the families of Alice Ritchie of Lucknow, Ian Campbell of Kincardine and others who are grieving at this time.
Harvey and Bren de Leeuw enjoyed the company of Vova Kovalenko and Rodion Dobrynski for the week as they readied themselves for a final trip to their new home in Stephensville, Newfoundland. We wish them all the very best as they embark on this journey and in reuniting with Katya, Kostya, Seva and Chloe who left earlier in May.
Dick McCosh was recently visiting with his sister, Mary Anne Kukoly, family and friends, and is back home again in northern British Columbia.
Congratulations, again, to our Grade 8 graduates from Ripley-Huron Community School. Mary Anne Kukoly presented the Janet Browne Music Award to Owen Miltenburg on behalf of the Purple Grove Women's Institute.
The Federated Women’s Institutes of Canada (FWIC), is holding its annual general meeting on-line, July 7. Guest speakers are Sarah Robertson-Barnes of Toronto who will be speaking on “Sustainable in the Suburbs,” and Liz Louden, president of the Canadian Forensic Nurses Association.
The Purple Grove Women’s Institute has set programming for the year (2026-27) and we are looking forward to a wonderful array of great topics, knowledgeable speakers, networking, fun, fellowship and camaraderie. If you are interested in learning more about the Women’s Institute, contact us – we would love to share information on involvement: Bren de Leeuw, president – 519-396-6521; Fran Farrell, secretary-treasurer – 519-395-5628; or send us an E-mail message at purplegrovewi@gmail.com.
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