Robin McCormick
Legion Br. #99 in Emo will be hosting a fish fry this Saturday (Jan. 30) from 5-7 p.m.
Take-out orders will be available at 4:30 p.m.
The cost of the meal, consisting of fish, potatoes, salad, buns, and all the trimmings, is $12 for adults and $5 for children six and under.
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The next 50/50 draw at the Emo Legion will be held Friday (Jan. 29).
Be sure to get your ticket!
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Cribbage played at the Emo Legion last week saw Roy Elias and Nicole Drennan take the high while the low went to Ester Elias and Maxine Mason.
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Just a reminder that students at Crossroads School here in Devlin are collecting for earthquake relief in Haiti.
Contact the school if you would like to make a donation.
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Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Ella McMahon, who will be greatly missed by many.
I had the good fortune of visiting with Ella’s granddaughter, Debbie Fawcett (Strachan), who connected with me, Iris Shute, and Neila Booth. We had not seen each other in many, many years and it was great to see her again.
Debbie now lives in Prince George, B.C. She is happily married and the grandmother of a grandson and granddaughter, with another grandchild on the way.
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Cards played at the Devlin Hall earlier this month saw Agnes Waldeck and Don Kinnear take the high, with the low going to Jim Kellar and Pat Busch.
The next scheduled card games at the Devlin Hall will be held Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.
The cost is $5, which includes lunch.
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Although the Terry Fox Run is a long way off (September), special plans are being made at Crossroads School to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this historic event.
Cancer survivors are going to be asked to join the walk/run at Crossroads, which is being organized by Trevor Hands.
The first Terry Fox Run was held in September, 1981 to continue the trek that Terry Fox himself had begun on April 12, 1980.
He was forced to end his run on Sept. 1, 1980 near Thunder Bay. Terry then passed away on June 28, 1981.
This cancer fundraiser continues on and raises millions of dollars.
Keep this event in mind. And if you are a cancer survivor, consider joining in at Crossroads in September.
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Robin’s 2¢:
A teacher was helping a J.K. student put on his boots.
He was having a hard time, so the teacher helped by pulling and him pushing but still couldn’t get them on.
The teacher worked up a sweat before they finally got them on.
She almost cried when he said, “Teacher, they’re on the wrong feet.”
It wasn’t any easier pulling them off than it was putting them on. But she kept her cool and once again they got the boots on.
He then announced, “These aren’t my boots.”
She bit her tongue, rather than look into his face and scream, “Why didn’t you so so?”
Once again, she struggled to help him pull the ill-fitting boots off his little feet. But no sooner had they got them off when the little boy said, “They’re my brother’s boots. My mom made me wear ’em.”
Now she didn’t know if she should laugh or cry. Instead, she mustered up what grace and courage she had left to wrestle the boots on his feet again.
Helping him into his coat, she asked, “Now, where are your mittens?”
“I stuffed ’em in the toes of my boots,” the student replied.
