HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-09-15, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2005.
Couple marks golden anniversary
Congrats
Bill and Joan Rodger celebrated 50 years of marriage
recently, by “touring around and visiting friends.” The
couple met while working together at the h&P.(Heather Crawford
photo)
By Heather Crawford
Citizen staff
It’s not difficult to see that family
is the number one priority in the life
of Bill and Joan Rodger.
The couple celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary on Saturday,
Sept. 10. by “touring around and
visiting friends," Bill Rodger said}
There is a lesson about first
impressions in how the pair met.
They were working together at the
A and P. They laugh now about how
they saw each other back fhen.“I
thought he was the most terrible
thing I ever met." Joan said.
“And 1 thought she was a snob,"
Bill added.
Not too long afterwards they were
married with six children.
“Time goes by so fast," Bill said.
“Il seems the older you get the
faster the time flies," Joan added.
The beginning of their marriage
sounds like a whirlwind adventure.
Bill was a Royal Canadian
Regiment officer which took him
and Joan to Germany for two and
one half years.
Joan was expecting their first child
on the way over and their second on
the way back.
“She was seasick both ways,”
Sheila, the couples youngest
daughter jokes.
When Bill worked for the Air
Force, the Rodger family moved
around to Vancouver and Ottawa,
eventually settling down in Auburn
in the fall of 1963.
Today they have seven
grandchildren ages four to 13.
They list forgiveness as one of the
secrets to a long and happy marriage.
“And we kept busy," Bill said.
With their family around them at
their home on a sunny day in
September, the couple sat side by
side and reminisced over the years,
thinking of an answer to the question
of what kept them together for so
long.
“Just take it one day at a time,”
Joan said.
Fifty years together may be
difficult but Bill and Joan Rodger
make it look so easy.
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AUBURN
Jim.Cartwright earned H6 points
in the antique division at the
Middlesex County’s plowing match
held at Ailsa Craig. The tractor and
plow must be pre-1958.
1 hey enjoyed the pork supper at
the community centre where the
Lions Club served up dinners to 139
participants.
This qualifies Jim to attend the
International Plowing Match to be
held in Listowel on Sept. 20-24.
Rick Winters and his father, from
West Virginia, came to visit with
many area friends. They stayed at
the Threshers campground in Blyth
over the weekend. Rick and wife
Tina have come to the show for
several years, but this was the first
time for Rick’s dad.
On Sunday, Sept. 4, a few close
friends and family members of Anne
and Jack Vincent gathered together
to surprise them for their 25th
wedding anniversary. The casual
potluck/barbecue supper was held at
the trailer of Wayne and Cathy
Carter (north of Dungannon). There
were about 25 people in attendance,
including Anne and Jack’s daughter
Leanne.
Many of the local area youths
have gone back or started college or
university. Mike Bean, son of Dana
and Joyce Bean along with Steven
Empcy, son of Bill and Darlene have
returned to Conestoga College,
Kitchener. Sarah Seeger, daughter of
Klaus and Rhea Seeger has returned
to Fanshawe.. Leah Bauer, daughter
of Wayne and Debbie Bauer has
returned to the University of Guelph
for her final year.
Also heading to Fanshawe this
year are the following: Eva
Thomson, daughter of Jeff and
Cathy; Leanne Vincent, daughter of
Jack and Anne; Markus Redmond,
son ol Karen Redmond; Jessie
Johnston, son of Eugene and Cheryl;
Jeff Carter, son of Wayne and Cathy
and Dan Drennan, son of Gord and
Catherine.
Rob Archambault, son of Rick and
Shirley has returned to Ridgetown
College. Lauren Lecomte, daughter
of Bev and Dan Lecomte is in her
first year at Brock University.
Good luck to all as they continue
higher learning.
And to those just starting
kindergarten - look both ways
before you cross the street and have
fun. Come to think of it - the same
goes for you older students too.
Hey kids it’s Crusader time again,
starting this Wednesday, Sept. 14 at
6:30 p.m. at the Huron Chapel
Evangelical Missionary Church in
Auburn. This is a program for
children ages junior kindergarten to
Grade 6. The program has a brand
new name - Olympians - but it
offers the same as always - Bible
lessons, songs and more. For
additional information call 523-
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Sept. 22 is the Huron County
Historical Society meeting and the
Goderich Museum has graciously
offered free tours of the Gaol
beginning at 6:30 p.m. The
information portion of the meeting
will follow at 8 p.m. at the museum
with Tony Hopkins as guest speaker.
Prof. Hopkins is quite
knowledgeable on the topic of jails.
He will have information gleaned
from a recently discovered box of
documents dating back to the
building of Goderich’s famous gaol
house.
The members of the Walkerbum
Club will meet at the home of
Dorothy Schneider in Auburn on
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 1:30 p.m. The
members will be seeing the antiques
that Jim and Dorothy have gathered
over the years.
Who knows, we may be able to*
operate some of them, or discover
something that we haven’t
encountered before. For sure there
will be a lot of memories triggered
and a great chance to reminisce. It
will be an interesting time as the
ladies see how things differ from the
life of our ancestors.
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