Christina Phipps Kante, along with Jeff and Youssouf, spent a few days visiting with Grandma Jean Bogner. They drove from Victoria, B.C., tenting along the way. They enjoyed visiting the museum and Korner Kones, and just being in Wawota.
Dakota and Dagan Brisbois, along with their parents, Mark and Kimi, enjoyed a few days holidaying at Duck Mountain Provincial Park recently. They did some swimming and lots of fishing.
Denny and Myrna Quigley from Souris, Man., spent some time with Myrna's mother, Liz Luscombe. Denny went home and Myrna stayed to spent some time with Liz, who is recuperating after a short stay in the hospital.
A funeral service was held last Saturday for John Yeo. It was held at the Wawota United Church. John passed away earlier this year and was a faithful member of the United Church, and served on several boards and committees.
Sympathy to the family of the late Stella Slobodian of Moosomin. She passed away on Sept. 8 at the age of 89 years. She leaves her children Jack, Cindy, Ted and Eric, and their spouses and families. Due to the virus a funeral service will be held at a later date.
Pat Corkish from Athabasca, Alta., drove to Round Lake last weekend to help his mother Saundra pack up the camper. After returning to Wawota, they travelled to Regina for Saundra's medical appointment.
It has been 40 years since Terry Fox started his planned run across Canada. He had seen so many suffering with cancer that he wanted to raise funds and awareness about the situation. His Marathon of Hope was cut short after143 days and 5,374 kilometres, as his cancer returned. Although he was awarded the Order of Canada, the Lou Marsh Award and in 1980, he was named Canadian of the Year, and there are more than 30 buildings, highways and schools named after him, what is most memorable is that 40 years later The Terry Fox Run is in more than 30 countries and to date $800 million has been raised for cancer research.
The Terry Fox Foundation has over 80 per cent of funds going to the foundation with a minimal amount for wages and fundraising. It is a great choice for my donation to fight cancer.
