It is hard to believe that we are well into the month of October already!
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and that each of you have many reasons to feel thankful. Thanksgiving Day started out in 1957 as an annual Canadian holiday to give thanks at the close of the harvest season.
Speaking about the harvest season: How about that giant prize winning pumpkin weighing in at 2,009 pounds! Now that is a fair amount of pumpkin pie.
People news: Mike and Clasina Van Adrichem have been in Prince George for just over 50 years. They moved here from Vancouver Island and never left.
Mike is now 89 and Clasina is 84.
They just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
Together they raised eight children and now have 17 grandchildren and 2 great grand children.
Clasina has been a volunteer member of the Catholic Women's League for 54 years. She currently facilitates the catering at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Some of her hobbies are knitting, reading and doing puzzles.
Mike spent the greater part of his career working for the Federal Department of Agriculture out at the Agriculture Canada Experimental Farm here in Prince George from 1953 to 1978. For the next 10 years he worked as the Superintendent for Catholic Independent Schools, Prince George Diocese and retired in 1988.
Clasina loves to sing and sings in several choirs. It is one of her ways to relax and be with people. Mike loves to read and just finished writing a book about the Van Adrichem family. They love to travel and recently returned from a cruise to Alaska. Mike makes notes of the highlights of all their travels.
I asked the couple what they felt was their greatest accomplishment and they both said, "A long marriage".
Senior news from the Hart Pioneer Senior Centre: A huge thank you to the employees of the Integris Credit Union. Three groups of employees spent three days painting and gardening at the Hart Pioneer Centre. Their hard work is much appreciated.
The Forever Young Chorus will be doing a repeat performance of their popular Songs of the Old West Show on Sunday October 28th, at 2:00 pm at the Pine View Recreation Centre at 6470 Bendixon Rd. Tickets are $10 and going fast. Call Donna at 250-963-9475 for your ticket. Special guest: Prince George Senior Idol winner Laurie Meier.
This week's unintended, well kept secret is the fact that you can purchase a dry lentil and bean soup mix that is gluten free, salt free, no additives and has no expiry date: For more information phone the Elder Citizens Recreation Association at 250-561-9381.
