Gadsby/Westwoods News
A happy and healthy New Year to all! It’s been a busy Christmas season for families in the area.
Fred Entwisle drove to Kimberley, B.C. to pick up Velvet’s mom and dad, Ben and Linda Nickerson bringing them back to Alberta for the holidays. Christmas Eve, they spent at Haley and Nick’s with Cooper and Rowyn. Christmas day Fred and Velvet had all the family home (this is the first time in 14 years that Ben and Linda have been with them for Christmas). Boxing Day saw everyone at Tom and Angela’s. Also there was Velvet’s stepdaughter Jocelyn and Dean Child and their family from Nanaimo, B.C. It’s been 16 years since they were together at Christmas. Dec. 27, Velvet took her parents home, staying to visit family, returning home Dec. 29.
Wayne and Margery Glasier were hosts to Wayne’s sister Kay and Doug Hankinson from Wandering River. Ken and Alisa joined them. James and Janine were in Saskatchewan at Janine’s parents. Wayne and Margery; Doug and kay took a day trip to Lacombe to visit brother Harvey and Barb Glasier.
Percy and Paulette Heer enjoyed their family coming home. Christy and Curtis Wideman, Matthew, Clayton and Josie as well as John and Jewel Heer, Hannah and Bailey. Also out for the day was Paulette’s mom, Iona Berg.
Bill and Joyce Hansel had a busy holiday. Christmas day, they had Sandy and Rod, Sue and Brad, Marylou and Stan, Jeff and Kathy and baby Brett. Dec. 27, they headed to Beaumont to celebrate with son Larry and Erika and all their family at granddaughter Lena and Brad’s. Marie Vance joined Bill and Joyce for New Year’s Day. Curtis and Corine Katy and Rider stopped in on way home as well.
Frank and Eleanor Dahlgren had 30 family members home for Christmas Eve. There were six wee ones, who made the evening special; supper and gift opening for all. Boxing day, the Kobi and Hronek families came home. Then on Monday, daughter Brenda Laboucan and her four grandchildren came from Slave Lake, spending a few days to visit with family and friends.
Barb and Vic Carey celebrated their Christmas on Dec. 28 when all the family could be home.
Hazel (Thomas) and Harold drove to New Norway to spend Christmas with Tamara and family. Roseanna and her family were there as well as Pat Mansfield. New Year’s, Hazel and Harold went out for supper to the Club Café in Stettler. Daughter Sue is in United Arab Emirates for a year of nursing. Way to go Sue.
Jim and Ethel Baird had Lynne and Doug and son Dustin, Kyle from Fort Saskatchewan, Michael and Robin from Stettler.
A very busy Christmas week for Stan and Gloria Diegel starting with Stan’s birthday, with family home; then on the Dec. 23, over to Richelle and Greg’s for movie night; Christmas Day at Gloria and Stan’s with Arden and Deanne and girls, Tasha and Aaron and family, Richelle and Greg and family; New Year’s Eve Arden and Deanne and family, Richelle and Greg all over to Stan and Gloria’s; New Year’s day Stan and Gloria, Arden and daughter Sadie, Richelle and Greg all headed to Tasha and Aaron’s.
Percy and Paulette Heer spent two days in Medicine Hat. While there, they visited Percy’s uncle Alvin and Rose Shearer. The roads and weather were great throughout the holidays.