Fri., April 5, Dubuc and surrounding community gathered at the Dubuc Memorial Hall to remember and celebrate the life of little Dylan Chas Cole Chopping who was born April 5, 2009 and died March 21, 2013. Since it was Dylan's fourth birthday, the funeral service was followed by a short party outside where everyone released balloons into the sky before returning to the hall for a time of fellowship. Later in the afternoon, a private family burial took place at the Cotham cemetery. He is survived by dad, Josh Chopping; mom, Liz Romine; three sisters, Jordynn, Jolene, and Emily; his birth mother, Lindsay Leach; and all the extended Chopping, Romine and Leach family members.
We have received news of the passing of Isabelle Brown (Aug. 26, 1915 - April 1, 2013) at the age of 97. She was born on the family homestead three and a half miles Â鶹ÊÓƵ of Dubuc, the third child of sixteen children born to Anne and Donald McAlpine. She met Frank Brown and they lived in Winnipeg after their marriage in 1939. She was very proud of her Scottish-Swedish heritage. She loved to dance, curl, play darts, play cards, especially whist and she enjoyed her many trips across the border to gamble. She was predeceased by Frank and is survived by 5 of their 7 children, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Sympathy of the community also goes out to the eight siblings who survive her: Mary McAuley, Margaret (John) West, Jean (Bill) Buchanan, Ron (Melba) McAlpine, Patricia McBain, Vivian Hogarth, Stewart (Marian) McAlpine and Gerry (Jeanie) McAlpine and many nieces and nephews.
The United Church in Atwater will again be holding one of their regular Sunday worship services in the Dubuc Worship Centre as a way of sharing their Christian faith with others. The service will be held on June 9 at 10 in the morning. Everyone is invited to attend this community faith gathering.
At Saturday morning coffee row, Dennis Toth celebrated his birthday by sharing cream puffs and cracker snacks with everyone in attendance. He bought coffee for 20 friends and family members. Guests attending with Grandma Lorraine and Grandpa Stan Toth were their grandchildren, Dylan and Cassidy Rix (daughter Andria's children) of Moosomin.
The annual Flea Market Fundraiser at the Hut will be held on Sat., May 11 starting at 9 a.m. Tables will be rented out. Coffee and sandwiches will be available. As well as the goods for sale at the Hut, there will also be some family garage sales around town that day. Any donations for the table with proceeds going to the Hut upkeep would be appreciated. Coffee Row will take place that morning as usual.
Snowbirds Susan and Leon Powell are back from their winter travels. They left us in October and are at least finally back to enjoy some of our snow before it's gone!!! They were back at coffee row on Tuesday morning as well. The Powells were especially welcomed because they bought coffee and brought chocolates and other treats for all of us. Welcome back, Sue and Leon!
Get well wishes go out to Bun Flick who had surgery Wednesday in Regina. We hope you will have a short stay in the hospital and by the time you are reading this in the paper, we hope you are home and feeling great! Joan Wilson, Audrey Nielsen, and Jim Talbot were all medical visitors to Regina on separate days during the last two weeks. Get well greetings to Dwight Duchek, who spent a couple days in hospital recently and is recuperating at home now.
A good crowd attended the April monthly community potluck supper at the Hut on Wednesday. Supper was bountiful and delicious. Marvin Horachek won the 50/50 draw and Mary Nagy took home the door prize.
Sympathy is extended to Effie Skene, resident of the Broadview Centennial Care Home, on the passing of her sister-in-law, Mary Bigg, of Grenfell. Mary died at the age of 85 at the Lakeside Nursing Home in Wolseley. She was predeceased by her husband, Bertram, who was Effie's only brother. As well, Mary leaves to mourn her three children: David (Pam); Joanne (Doug) Grant; Sherrie and the extended Richards and Bigg families.
