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For sure Terry. I can think of a number of shilobrats that will join us. Yahoo.! Stay tuned next week for another guestbook message, but for now, anyone who needs a hotel might consider the Comfort Inn on Hwy#1 in Brandon.
For sure Terry. I can think of a number of shilobrats that will join us. Yahoo.! Stay tuned next week for another guestbook message, but for now, anyone who needs a hotel might consider the Comfort Inn on Hwy#1 in Brandon.
Added: April 30, 2010
Name: Pat & Alexia Dolan
From: Martensville, SK
E-mail: pmdolan@sasktel.net
As all of you will understand, at our age, there isn't that much in big news personally, so we live our lives vicariously through our kids - or so it would seem. This past month, our eledest and our son-in-law have been busily working to put together the ceremony and celebrations for the changing of the colours of the North Saskatcehwan Regiment. This reserve unit goes back to 1882(?) and the first battle honour on their colours is Duck Lake putting down the Riel Rebellion in 1885. Brendan is the senior colour officer (and regimental hisorian), so this was quite a big deal for him. Johanna takes her role as a military wife very seriously and is deeply involved in the social side of supporting families of deployed troops and planning events. Attending the ceremony as Old Guard was a WO2 who also attended in 1941 when Queen Elizabeth I and 1975 when Gov.Gen Leger presented new colours to this storied and historic regiment. Alexia and I were so proud, but also so sad that our fathers are not here to see this happening and the traditions and values of service they held so dear live on.
Got to give equal billing to kid #2 (you know how that works). Baby Meghan is off today for the summer in Uganda with Global Vets. They will be working with a gorilla project in Queen Elizabeth Park and later a lion project in Bwindi National Park while providing support (treamtments, advice and surgeries) to domestic animals of the local populace. Kind of like Medecins Sans Frontiers, but for animals. She will go on to India and then return through Europe for a bit of a holiday before coming back to school.