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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-07-15, Page 5Dutch choir fouring Canada Sing for your supper. corn on the cob and watermelon, Tiny Festival, were in Stratford Monday That's what members of the Dutch Schopnes, director of the 35 member fright, sang in Bracebridge Tuesday Nightingales youth choir did during youth choir led them in several songs. an informal visit Monday afternoon to The choir made up of 35 males and the home of Jack and Reta Van females ranging in ages from 12 to 21 Bussel on Highway 7, west of years is on the first leg of a four week Elginfield. tour of Canada. After a swim in the Van Bussel pool They started in Brantford last and a lunch of barbecued hamburgs, - week, for the international Villages r* WATCHING BARBECUE Colette Notenboom of Nightingales choir wotches John Van delaar and Jack barbecue homburgs. Reunions By MRS. HUGH NORcNZ Russell family reunion About 75 attended lie first Russell family reunion, hell Saturday at Shipka Community Centre; descen- dants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter Russell. This reunim was organized by Cliff Russell's sms, Doug, Bruce and Don •in this arca. Ann Russell and Kathy Plaine were in charge of gamey and sports. These picnickersenjoyed barbecue roasted pig, anon, with salads and other goodies. • Next year's picnic will be in charge of Greg Russell al Essex. Relatives atttnded from Essex. Cot tam, Windsor, Detroit. Kingston, Alabama 1'.S., Dashwood, Michigan. Shipka • and theGrand Bend area. Piekerinf, family reunion The annual Pickering reunion was held. Sunday. at Shipka Community Centre wilt] about 60 in attendance. Hazel and Laurence Scott's family conducted the sports. The Pickering reunion are descen- dants of the ate Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pickering. Relatives attended from Brantford, London, Parkhill. Forest, Grand Bend. Dashwood and Exeter. The picnic reunion will 5e held same time and place next year. • Janzens mon About 45 attended the annual Janzen family reunion.. hell Sunday at Springbank Park. Tbse attending from this area were Katie and Erich Freiter, Dashwood. Mrs. Annie Zielman. Deb 'Zeilnnn and Roger Ward and Angie Zei Man. Relatives attended from Esser. Leamington. London. Oakville, Dashwood. Zurich and Exeter. These families enjoyed a noon smorgasbord dnner and a time of visiting and remhiscing. Coleman (-union Hugh and I attenred the Coleman reunion, held last Swday at Stanley township park, Housbn Heights area, when about 60 gathered from scat-. tered areas of London, Hamilton, Seaforth. Bayfield. Burlington. Walkerton, Dublin Ripley. Col- dstream and Zurich. A good line of chillren's games -and sports were conducted by Brian and Linda Wilson. Guessing candies in a jar won by Mrs. Gordon Colenan. Special prizes avarded as follows, oldest person. Ilary Baker. Bayfield, lady with hirtiday closest to September 1, Snarl Coleman. Lon- don, man with »rthday closest to August 1. Jim Finlayson, Dublin. Having a weddng anniversary in May were Bev and Gail Coleman. Coming the fatties! distance the Austin O'Donndl family, Hamilton, and Diane Gillland of Burlington.. the Dutch Van Bussel T -A photo at Shipka Youngest person attending was four- . month nld Terry Gordon O'Donnell, son of Austin and Nancy (Coleman' O'Donnell. Following a delicious smorgasbord supper at 5::30, president Mary Finlayson of Seaforth conducted the business. Officers elected for 1988 are president. Russell Talbot, 1st vice Bob Coleman, 2nd vice, Gordon Col- eman, treasurer, Gail Coleman. secretary Evelyn McKinley, sports committee. Jim and Marian Finlayson and Diane Gilliland. Next year's picnic to be held at Seaforth Lions Park. The Coleman descendants atten- ding this,picnic are from Robert and Francis Coleman, who came to Canada from Yorkshire England, in 185:3, on a ship named Scandinavia. The Shipka community picnic was held Thursday night with 42 in atten- dance. Prize winners of the 50-50 draw were first, Morley Hodgins, RR 8 Parkhill; second. Karen Woods, RR 2 Dashwood; third, Pat Cronyn, RR 2 Lucan. Sports -races 4 to 6 years. Chantal Russell. Crystal Russell and Mike Reaburn: kick shoe. Crystal Russell. Chantal Russell; Mike Reaburn; shoe scramble. Chantal Russell. Mike Reaburn and Jeff Finkbeiner. peanut scramble for the children. Balloon stomp, Jordana Sadler: races under. three years. Mark Russell. Cassie Ann Russell and•Kris Finkbeiner; races seven to 11 years, Paul Andrew, Jordana Sadler and Paul Harvey: sack race seven:to 11 years. Henn Kaak, Jordana Sadler and Jenny Reaburn: three-legged race, Paul Harvey and Ben Kaak, Angie Pickering and Jordana Sadler. Jenny Reaburn and Chad Pickering. Shoe scrambel seven to 11 years. Ben Kaak. Angie Pickering and Chad Pickering: scavenger hunt, enjoyed by all; guessing jelly beans in a jar. Doreen Finkbeiner; adult games. toothpick and life saver game. string and spoon game both won by Don Russell's team. :Personals. --.-Susie and_Wayne Robson, Colin and Shona. of Essex. visited this past weekend with Susie's mother and sisters Mrs. Annie Zielman, Deb and Angie, and attended the Janzen fami- ly picnic. Sunday. Stan Pickering, of Brantford is spending a few week's holidays here with his parents Ross and Evelyn. and family. Cousins. Roy and Jean Boerner. of Mio Michigan, spent several days with Hugh and I last week, and also visited other area cousins. They were over to Canada to attend a cousin's wedding, last Saturday, in Sarnia. Cromarty couple to north wedding By MRS. tOBERT LAING Last weekenl Gordon am(' Eva La- ing, accompanied by Lorraine and Murray Lindier. Stratford. and Margaret and Pauline Cleland. Listowel, accmtpanied by Ruth La- ing. Cromartyttnd Marilyn Zimmer. Stratford, motared to Sault Ste. Marie., and attended tie wedding of Cameron Jefferson ane+Jeannine SI. Jules in Eglise St. Iglhce on Saturday. On Sundayfnorning all the Jeffer- son relalivesjathered al the home of John and •oi mai .lefferson and presented ttem with a pair of pain. tings in honour of their 30th wedding anniversary on .Italy 6. Following brunch, John and Norma, Mary Chessell, Ruth and Eva Laing, Margaret Cleland. Lorraine Lindner, Marilyn Zimmer and Norman and Barbara Jefferson drove out to St. Joseph Island where they attended the Rev. Ernest Dow's first service at Richard's Landing. It was a pleasant surprise to meet up with a former Brucefield native. Elizabeth Broadfool Trefry, who said that her last connection, with Cromarty was to attend a n raw•herry supper. Ernest's chin it is about a five-minute trip by hr. from theJef- ferson's-ottage r • St. Marys River. 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The Nightingales' music ranges from spiritual to waltz and includes folk music and all harmonizing. Bossers said it was quite an ac- complishment to bring a choir of this calibre to appear in Stratford. They sing their songs in five languages. They are English, Ger- man, French, Dutch and Italian. Johan Bossers and Jack Van Bussel are members of the Dyke Hoppers, an area musical group. Times -Advocate, July 15, 1987 P� Tr/ FIRST TASTE OF CORN - For many of the Dutch Nightingales choir, they had their first taste of corn - on -the -cob at Jack Van Bussel's, Monday. From the left are John Van delaar, Jack Von Bussel, Marlene Van Ryckervorsel, Rachel Notenvoon and Bert Schoones. In front is choir director Tiny Shoones. 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