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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1994. PAGE 9.
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Ball park comes alive
Family members were only to happy to be on hand for the special occasion of Elsie
Cunningham's 1OOth birthday. Born July 7, 1894 in Grey Twp., Mrs. Cunningham is a well-
known local figure. Friends and family gathered to honour her at Huronlea last Thursday. With
her, are her surviving children, from left: Bob, Estelle and Ross.
E. Cunningham marks 100th
It was a momentous occasion on
July 7 at Huronlea, Brussels, when
family and friends came out to help
Elsie Cunningham celebrate her
100th birthday.
Elsie Irene Dunbar was bom on
July 7, 1894 to the former Sarah
Ames and David W. Dunbar at Lot
20, Cone. 8, Grey Twp, just a half a
mile west of Ethel.
and Bob of Ethel.
Widowed in June 1933, Elsie
raised her family of four on the
farming, gardening, flowers and
music and, following her mother's
instructions, she still reads her
As a child Elsie attended public
school in Ethel and took piano
lessons in Brussels, travelling there
Welcome to Canada
The Auburn Lions Club and the host family welcomed Lions exchange student Viggo Ravn
(centre) to Canada. He arrived from Denmark on June 26. Lions Club members are from left:
zone President Steve Campbell and Auburn President Jim Schneider and the host family is
Sharon and Tony Martens of Auburn.
At high noon on Wednesday,
June 6, 1917, Elsie married Hugh
Roy Cunningham at Maple Drive
Farm then moved with him to their
new home at Lot 19, Cone. 8, Grey.
To this union was bom a family of
four, Ross of Brussels, Estelle
(Mrs. Stan) Fritz of Waterloo,
Doris (Mrs. Ken) MacDonald
(deceased) formerly of Cranbrook
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According to her son Bob, Elsie
enjoyed a lifetime of excellent
health which enabled her to be very
active in the community. She has
been a life long member of Knox
Presbyterian Church, Ethel, where
she played the organ for over 50
years. Upon request she still plays
piano or organ at Huronlea.
Her lifelong interests have been
The Ethel United Church base
ment was filled by well-wishers
from the community to honour Bar
bara Alexander with a bridal show
er.
Barbara was the recipient of
many lovely gifts and best wishes
for her future.
Grace and Harry Smith and fami
ly visited with Fran Gibbons of
Hepworth for the July 1 celebra
tion.
Happy number 50 to Lenie
Albers on July 7 and to Elsie Cun
ningham a very happy 100th.
Congratulations to Ron Smith
and Shelley Bray who were mar
ried on Saturday at the home of
Larry and Janis Bray, RR1, Ethel.
A little girl has been added to the
Smith clan. She is the first grand
daughter of Fred and Teuni Smith.
Stephanie's parents are Steven and
Kim of Brussels.
Several people from the commu
nity attended a Buck and Doe for
Barbara Alexander and Steve
Bowles on Saturday evening in
Atwood.
Ball games have begun again on
the Ethel Park. There are some in
house leagues on the go for the
younger folks, the Grey Twp. fire
fighters and their families while a
fun ball game and barbecue were
held on Sunday afternoon. Polite
sources say the game ended in a tie.
Brenda Boyer and Dorothy Dil
worth hosted 13 tables of euchre at
the Ethel Hall on Monday evening.
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The recently installed windows at
the hall were able to bp opened to
let in a nice little breeze for the
card players.
Patsy O'Grady won the 50/50
draw and tally card winners were
Iola Subject, Gertie Lambkin, Ken
Crawford and Lois McLean.
Other winners were: most lone
hands, Walter Harrifield, Ross
Stephenson, Harold Metcalfe,
Charlie Harrison, June Jacklin and
Violet Smith; high lady, Margaret
Long; low lady, Velma Sleight
holm; high man, John. Subject; low
man, Bettie Coulter.
The next euchre will be July 18
at 8:30 p.m.
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September euchre.
Congratulations to all the Grade
8 students from Grey Central for
heading a step further up the ladder
of education. Good luck in Septem
ber.
Friends and relatives held a sur
prise "Big 50" birthday party Satur
day evening for Bernice Prescott at
her home.
The evening was spent socializ
ing and was topped off with a can
dlelit birthday cake. Bernice was
assisted in blowing out the candles
by her grandchildren Christina and
Ryan and Evan Befurt and Megan
Miners.
Those in attendance were from
Oakville, Hanover, Blucvalc and
Brussels.
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