Word has been received of the passing of Norma Struble of Cranbrook, B.C. She passed away at the age of 83 years. Norma was predeceased by her husband Dean and is survived by her daughters, Marlene, Dianne and Lisa and their families. She will be interned in the Wawota Cemetery beside her husband at a later date. She was the eldest of the Ray and Elsie Howarth family. Sympathy to the many family relatives in the Wawota area.
RTR, a fundraising group with the Wawota United Church, was very busy last weekend. They took pre-orders for pies, along with jams and jellies which were picked up last weekend. They sold 231 pies and 275 jams and jellies. What a great event.
Born to Michael and Reanne Wilkins of San Diego, Cal., a son. He was born on Nov. 25 and weighed eight pounds, five ounces. He has been named Ezra Dean and is a grandson for Don and Bonny Eisler of Calgary and a great-grandson for George and Suzanne Eisler.
The leaders and volunteers are doing a great job planning different Christmas festivities for the town. By shopping locally, you can win Wawota Bucks. Residents are being encouraged to put up lights and decorate windows. Three judges will pick the winners and there will be more Wawota bucks rewarded.
A Christmas display will be put up on the south lawn for the Deer View Lodge and some of the residents’ windows. The local library is encouraging us to write Christmas greetings to shut-ins. They are also sponsoring a snowflake scavenger hunt.
The Christian churches around the world are celebrating Advent. November 29 was Hope and last Sunday was Peace. The messages during Advent are always welcome, no matter how many times we hear them. It is like the birth of Jesus; it never gets old.
