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The Lucknow Sentinel, 2015-02-25, Page 22 Lucknow Sentinel • Wednesday, February 25, 2015 Long -Time Valentines Luncheon at Pinecrest Manor Valerie Gillies Lucknow Sentinel There were 4 tables set for the couples sharing their Valentine's Luncheon with their sweethearts at Pinecrest Manor in Lucknow on February 13, 2015. This luncheon is a tradition at Pinecrest to allow the oppor- tunity for couples to enjoy a meal together to celebrate Valentine's Day. Each table seated 2 cou- ples, who gladly shared some vital statistics about their lives together. Bas and Pat Vander Hoek have been married for 26 years. Bas was a dairy farmer and evangelist. Pat worked for the Town of Goderich in Industrial Promotion. Fred and Sharon Ander- son have been married for 24 years. Fred worked for both Beachler Wood and Selinger Wood. Sharon was a house- wife as well as a casual worker at various positions over the years. Chick and Winnie Flanna- gan have been married for 14 years. This is a second mar- riage for both of them after a long wedded life to their first spouses. Bill and June Swed - land will have been married 57 years in August. Bill and Chick worked together in the Lon- don Police Department. June was a nursing assistant in the Ontario Hospital in St. Thomas where all of her patients were bedridden. Winnie worked for the BMO Bank. Ross and Grace Gammie will be married 70 years on September 23, 2015. Ross was a crop farmer. Grace worked in an aircraft factory, later opening Loree Ladies Store in Lucknow that she ran with her daughter for 13 years. Doug and Lillie Taylor have been married 56 years. Doug was a welder, beekeeper and worked with Meals on Wheels. Lillie was a book- keeper at a hospital in Guelph. John and Isobel McInnes have been married for 28 years. This is a second mar- riage for both. John was a drycleaner. Isobel was a dressmaker. Gerald and Merle Rhody have been married for 65 years. Gerald ran a mixed farm. Merle was a housewife and a waitress. The couples enjoyed a lasagna and at one point all paused to join in singing "Let Me Call You Sweet- heart" as a group, but it was apparent they directed it specifically to their loved one. Love was most certainly in the air. Merle Rhody attended the Valentine's Luncheon to visit with her husband Gerald at Pinecrest Manor on February 13, 2015. The first table at the Valentine's Luncheon at Pinecrest Manor in Lucknow hosted Pat and Bas VanderHoek and Fred and Sharon Anderson. February 13, 2015. Photos by Valerie Gillies/Lucknow Sentinel Table number 3 at the Valentine's Luncheon at Pinecrest Manor was occupied by Ross Gammie seated across from his wife Grace and Lillie Taylor seated across from her husband Doug. February 13, 2014. Second table at Pincrest Manor's Valentine's Luncheon had Winnie Flannagan sitting across from her husband Chick and June Swedland seated across from her husband Bill. February 13, 2015. Table 4 at the Valentine's Luncheon at Pinecrest Manor was the destination for Isobel and John McInnes. February 13, 2015.