The Citizen, 1995-11-15, Page 6
The news from
thel
Compiled by Margaret McMahon Phone 887-9250
12 tables at euchre party
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PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1995.
Special couple
Sunday's snowy weather was somewhat reminiscent of
the day 60 years ago when Helen and Stan Alexander
were married. They remember the day as getting off to a
sunny start then snow arriving by evening. The special
couple was honoured last Sunday at an anniversary tea.
Couple marks 60th
In marking their 60th wedding
anniversary, Margaret and Stan
Alexander were surrounded by
children, grandchildren, great-
grandchildren, friends and neigh-
bours, when they gathered at Grey
Central Public School on Nov. 12.
The former Margaret Helen
Beirnes, daughter of William and
Gladys (Bowers) Beirnes of Inger-
soll, wed Stan Alexander, son of
Ethel area friends, neighbours
and family feted Joyce and Bob
Alexander with a surprise 25th
anniversary celebration at the Elma
Community Centre Atwood, Friday
evening.
Grey Central School in Ethel was
a buzz of activity Sunday afternoon
when a come and go tea was held
to honour Helen and Stanley
Alexander on 60 years of marriage.
Congratulations to Jeff and
Karen Smith on the arrival of girl
number three, Janessa.
Dorothy Dilworth, Bill Dobson
and Karen Bowles hosted 12 tables
of eui),bre Monday evening at the
Grey Twp. council held its
regular meeting on Nov. 6 and
accepted the tender of Ryan
Construction for snowplowing
during the 1995/1996 season. The
Ryan tender, at $48/hour plus $20
per day standby was the only tender
received.
A grant of $100 was made to the
John and Maud (Mitchell) Alexan-
der of Grey Twp. on Nov. 16,
1935.
Arthur Legett performed the ser-
vice at Molesworth manse with
Mildred Beirnes and Harry
Aspinall acting as witnesses.
After a local honeymoon, the
newlyweds farmed in Grey Twp.
until their retirement in 1985.
They also raised four children.
Ethel Hall.
Winners were: 50/50, John Sub-
ject; high lady, Grace Smith; high
man, Scott McLean; low lady,
Velma Sleightholme; low man,
Allan Kennedy; most lone hands,
Hilda Holmes, June Jacklin, Bob
Bremner; table prize, Stewart Mus-
grove, Hilda Holmes. George Pear-
son and Karen Bowles; tally card
draw, Aileen Mann, Ken McDon-
ald, Marguerite Beirnes, Norman
Coghlin, Isabelle Gray, Jim
McGuillawee, Margaret McDonald,
Ross Stephenson, Betty Krotz, Bill
Dobson and Isabelle Bremner.
The next euchre is Nov. 20.
1995 Brussels Santa Claus parade.
In other business, council
approved for payment general
accounts totalling $309,020.93,
road accqunts of $25,477.37 and
drain accounts of $7,050.36.
The next regular meeting of
council is scheduled for Nov. 20 at
7 p.m.
Grey accepts snowplow tender