Jack Croft, grandson of Morley and Joan Hamilton, who live in England, has been named to the U18S Academy Coaching Staff. Jack played soccer with the Keighley Albion Jrs. and was awarded a Senior Academy Contract at Wakefield Trinity, having represented Yorkshire and England in 2017.
Bev and Stan Niebergall welcomed great-grandchild number 5 on Oct. 14. He weighed six pounds, 13 ounces, and was named Waylon Stanley Murray. Mother is Kayli Lawton and grandparents are Shawna (Niebergall) and Kevin Schmitz of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta.
News has been received of the passing of Gene Dlouhy of Saskatoon. He passed away on Oct. 23 at the age of 93 years. He played the trumpet with the CBC Happy Timers in the 1950s and with his brother, Reg, who was on tenor sax. They toured Western Canada with a five-piece rock and roll band. People in this area remember the many years he played for dances at Kenosee Gardens. Uncle Peter Shatford played with the Dlouhy band.
Born to Kelsey and Victor Silva of Ojo de Rana Michoucun, Mexico, a daughter. She was born on Oct. 23 and has been named Belen. She is a sister for Alina, Fabian and Giovanni and a granddaughter for Tom and Cher Badger.
Sympathy to Morley and Joan Hamilton and family on the passing of Joan’s father, Jim McKellar, a resident of Moose Mountain Lodge in Carlyle. He passed away on Oct. 16 at the age of 102. What a blessing to have a parent live so many years.
Five members of the Wawota Library Book Club met at the Village Inn last Monday evening. They discussed the latest book, The Atomic Girls, by Janet Beard. It involves several young workers who worked with massive machines at Oak Ridge, Ten. It was never explained to them what they were doing, only that it would help to win the war.
UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) was established in 1946 after the Second World War. UNICEF provides health, nutrition, education and the general welfare of children. In the 1950s at Halloween we used to go around town with little black and orange boxes to collect pennies for UNICEF. This was followed by our party. One year our teacher, Dorothy Haldenby planned an evening party. How exciting was that. Even the UNICEF collecting was more fun
