WAWOTA - Congratulations to Ashley Evans and Tyler Mitchell, who were married in Brooks, Alta., on July 1.
Ashley's sister Afton was maid of honour and Dexter Mondor and Erin Gardiner and their family of Charlie, Monroe and Rhys attended the ceremony. Dexter was master of ceremonies.
Sympathy to Ken and Gwen Roberston and family on the passing of Gwen's mother, Marion Kitzul, on July 8. She was 84 years old and leaves Charlotte, Evelynn and Gwen and their families. Her funeral service was held on July 15 at King's Corner Church of God in Regina.
Phil and Carol Reddekopp have returned home after spending 11 days with Phil's sister Jean Noone in Victoria, B.C.
Sympathy to the family of Mary Milligan, who passed away at Deer View Lodge on July 1 at the age of 94 years. She leaves a family of Linda, Bob, Jim and Betty and their families of 10 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. A graveside service was in Arcola on July 29th.
Visiting with Michael and Erica Wyporowich was Erica's mother Cindie Jones from Denver.
Kevin and Tammie Bunz travelled to Saskatoon to visit with their son and daughter-in-law, James and Michelle Bunz, grand dogs, cat and bird. Then they attended a wedding in Edmonton. They also had visitors from the island for an overnight stay.
Family members from St. John, N.B., spent a few days visiting with Jean Bogner recently. Included in this company were grandson Desmond and granddaughter Dannielle Phipps and her partner Nick Nave.
They enjoyed Wawota and were interested in the museum. After a wonderful visit, they continued on west to visit with more relatives.
Craig Olson and Mikey from Bethesda, Md., arrived in Wawota on July 13 and are spending several weeks here. Nicole will join them later this month.
Justin Olson and Tamara Buckingham and Callie, who were camping at Kenosee Lake last week, had supper with Keith Olson and family on July 16, which was their first wedding anniversary.
Kayla Kopacz, Bailee and Josh flew to Toronto and then continued onto Amherstburg, Ont. There they visited with Kayla's father Scott Kopacz and several other family members. It was Josh's first time on a plane and he proved to be a pro at catching fireflies. They toured the animal safari at Guelph before returning home.
Al and Lucy Chubak and Alana (who had spent a week here) joined Gordie and Suzanne Chubak, Alissa and Caitlyn at Madge Lake for a five-day holiday. It was very enjoyable.
Jordan and Analyn Trinidad, Dana, Jamir and Ahreeya spent several days recently visiting with family in Edmonton. They met Jordan's niece Jolyn Trinidad's baby Lucas for the first time.
Wade and Leanne Porter arrived home on July 20 after a two-week trip to Norway and Denmark. Their hosts were Olav and Kristin. They enjoyed the pastoral farmlands and the fjords and mountains. In Denmark, they toured old mining caves, Rebild National Park, a Second World War site and several old castles and churches.
Cindy Olson and Emma Buhr from St. Albert, Alta., visited with the Keith Olsons, the Kenton Olsons, the Craig Olsons, the Jake Lamoureaux family and Stacey Heffernan and girls. They gathered at Kenton and Stacey's at Kenosee Lake on Aug. 7 to celebrate Emmett's 13th birthday, which was actually on Aug. 4.
