Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Introducing John Fuller

John Fuller is a 97-year-old resident of Muskoka Landing in Huntsville. He came to Canada from England as a "Barnardo Boy" in 1930 and has lived a rich life, most notably as the owner of Manna Park Cottages on Lake Cecebe.

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Introducing Connie Hays

Connie Hays is an activationist with The Friends, an adult daily program for those who require care for a variety of reasons. She also delivers an eight-week program called Living with Stroke, helps at her husband's takeout pizza place, and enjoys Muskoka's outdoors.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Introducing Scott Roodvoets

Scott Roodvoets is an engineer, actor, singer, Buddhist, husband and father of two teenagers.

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Introducing Doris Thompson

Doris Thompson came to Canada as a war bride in 1924. She is a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother... and long-lost sister to her brother Charlie in New Zealand.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Introducing Ted Craven

Ted Craven is a computer programmer, horse-racing enthusiast, poet, composer, chess player, and seeker after the "immortal truths of life."

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Introducing Rhoda Moeller

Rhoda Moeller is well known in Baysville as a member of the village's horticultural society, community group, seniors' club and library book club. She made her first visit to her husband Alex's family cottage on the South Muskoka River in 1953, and they have lived there since 1990.

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Introducing John Krochak

John Krochak founded a local self-help group for people with Multiple Sclerosis in 1990, and in 1998 he received a Citation of Merit from the MS Society. He also co-founded Huntsville's accessbility advisory committee.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Introducing Bess Coleman

Bess Coleman is a doula (someone who provides physical and emotional support to women in labour), mother, soap-maker, photographer and mail carrier.

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Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Introducing Fred Bezley

Fred Bezley is a veteran and retired fire fighter. He and his wife of 65 years, Jeanne, live at Rogers Cove Retirement Home.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Introducing Joyce Wilson

Joyce Wilson has cared for more than 100 Huntsville children in her home in the past 23 years. She is also founder of the annual Christmas Arts and Crafts Show at the Huntsville Centennial Centre, a fundraiser for diabetes research and education, which she has been running since 1999.

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