Purple Grove news

John (Jack) Colwell of Penticton; his sister, Shirley Gilders of Clinton; Betty Carrick of Owen Sound and her daughter, Monica Clemmer of Clavering; Mary-Lou and Allen Colwell of Harriston; Fran and Jim Farrell, visited with Mary Anne Kukoly, Sunday. There were great conversations concerning their Colwell connections. During the week ,Mary Anne visited with her cousin, Roberta and Jack Denny of Clifford.
 
What a great turn-out at the Cleaning Bee at the Purple Grove Community Centre, Saturday. The old saying, ‘Many hands make light work,’ was appropriate for the day. Thanks, everyone, who helped out including the teenagers and the oldsters.
 
Congratulations to Janice and George Miller of Thorndale on the birth of their second grandchild, Tessa Olivia, born April 17. Tessa’s parents are Rachel and David Ortt. 
 
Bradley Reid and friend, Elizabeth, visited with his grandparents, Don and Marilyn Reid, Sunday evening.
 
Erin Gilchrist, originally of Lucknow, daughter of Dale and Marilynne, spoke at the Kinlough Presbyterian Church, Sunday, about projects she has been working on in Kenya and  Ghana, connecting resources and knowledge to work, and continuing projects to have clean water. Currently, she is working in Ottawa with various mission groups, as well as on other projects here in Canada and for other countries. It was Mission Awareness Sunday. She also spoke at RVilla on the weekend.
 
Congratulations to the folks who exhibited and organized the Kincardine Home and Cottage Expo on the weekend.
 
Danica Farrell spent a couple of days visiting with Jim and Fran Farrell and her Farrell cousins this week.

Sunday, Joyce and John Farrell hosted the family birthday party for their grandchildren, Jacob Droppert and Eva Nahwegahbow. Joyce and John also spent a few days at Carlton Place last week.  

Get well wishes to all in hospital and those under the weather. And as the saying goes, "April Showers bring May Flowers" –  the daffodils and narcissus have been beautiful this year! Have a good week everyone. Smile, it makes people wonder what you’ve been up to!