HIBBERT
HICK
HICKEN
HICKS
HICKSON
HIEMSTRA
HIEPLEH
HIGGINBOTTOM
HIGGINSON
HIGGS
HIGHLEY
HILL
HILLIER
HILLMAN
HILLS
HILLSON
HILTZ
HINDLE
HINES
HINTON
HIPWELL
HIRSCH
HISCOCK
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HIBBERT,
Ivan and Cindy - 25th Anniversary
Friends and family are invited to an Open House to help celebrate
the 25th Anniversary of Ivan and Cindy
HIBBERT on Sunday, April
3, from 1-4, at their home, 39 Josephine St. Best wishes only.
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HICK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-06-28 published
Happy 60th Anniversary, Verla and Roy
HICK
July 3, 1943
Love and best wishes from your family and Friends. Celebration
will take place August 31.
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HICK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-06-17 published
CARON /
BROOKS -- Engagement
Michael and Deborah
CARON are pleased to announce the engagement
of their daughter Melissa Marie
CARON to Nathan William
BROOKS,
son of Doug
BROOKS and Karen
HICK.
The wedding ceremony is to
be held at St. Luke's Garden Chapel on October 14, 2006 with
reception following at West Haven Golf and Country Club
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HICK m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-06-28 published
HICK,
Roy and Verla - 65th Anniversary
July 3, 1943 Love and Best Wishes from your family. Daughters:
Bonnie MERCER and Barbara
BELBECK. Grandsons: Ryan (Mel), David
(Shilpa), and Michael. Great-granddaughters: Maya and Katelyn.
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HICKEN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-03 published
HICKEN,
Gary and Jan - Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary Mom and Dad
September 6, 2005 Love the boys- Chris and Mike.
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HICKS,
Fred and Nathalie - Happy 60th Anniversary
Congratulations and lots of love from all of us.
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HICKS,
Cec▼ and Marg - Happy 60th Anniversary
December 29, 2004
With much love from your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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HICKS,
Cec▲▼ and Marg - Happy 60th Anniversary
December 29, 2004
With much love from your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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HICKS,
Cecil▲▼ and Margaret - Happy 60th Anniverary
December 29, 1944 - 2004
60 Wonderful years with family and Friends.
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HICKS,
Cecil▲ and Margaret - Happy 60th Anniverary
December 29, 1944 - 2004
60 Wonderful years with family and Friends.
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HICKS,
Pat▼ and Doug - 50th Wedding Anniversary
May 21, 2005
Open House
The▼ family of Pat and Doug
HICKS invite you to help celebrate
their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday May 21, 2005 from 2-5 p.m., 875 Barclay Road, London, Ontario
Best Wishes Only
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HICKS,
Pat▲ and Doug - 50th Wedding Anniversary
May 21, 2005
Open House
The▲▼ family of Pat and Doug
HICKS invite you to help celebrate
their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday May 21, 2005 from
2-5 p.m., 875 Barclay Road, London, Ontario
Best Wishes Only
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CULLION /
HICKS -- Forthcoming Marriage
Keith and Cheryll
CULLION are happy to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter Christine
CULLION to Jason
HICKS,
son of Maurice and Elizabeth
HICKS.
The▲ wedding will take place
May, 2006 in London. Love and best wishes to you both.
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HICKS m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.globe_and_mail 2005-04-09 published
Penny HICKS and Simon
WHISTON -- Match
By Judith TENENBAUM,
Saturday,
April 9, 2005, Page M4
Penelope Ruth
HICKS was raised in a secular family, but she took
a leap of faith on her second date with Simon Edward
WHISTON,
clinging to him on her first-ever snowboarding trip as they hurtled
down the slopes of Blue Mountain near Collingwood, Ontario
Shaky on this unfamiliar apparatus, Ms.
HICKS and the veteran
snowboarder sped -- and tumbled -- down the hills hand-in-hand.
"Si holding me up, down the mountain, I literally fell in love
with him head over heels," she says.
"No guts, no glory," Mr.
WHISTON adds of the daring manoeuvre,
laughing.
Faith and questions of spirituality would propel the couple through
difficult times and secure their bonds.
Ms. HICKS and her sister dabbled in religion as children. "We'd
call on Friends to go to church with them. Our parents were supportive
of whatever faith we wanted to explore."
Her fascination yielded to typical teenage distractions, but
revived in university when Ms.
HICKS, who plays the French horn,
switched her major at McGill University in Montreal from music
to religious studies. Now an account manager with Canadian Business
magazine, she says: "I never thought about what I'd become, I
just wanted to study my passion."
Mr. WHISTON, now a sales manager at
CDI, grew up in a conformist
Catholic family and evolved at university into a lapsed Catholic
dogged by low-grade guilt. "You go through that period of questioning
faith and organized religion," he says.
The pair had a false start when they first met in April of 2000
through a mutual friend at a 26th-birthday bash for Mr.
WHISTON.
Shortly after, they bumped into each other at a Toronto restaurant.
"Simon talked my ear off for a couple of hours... but I was involved
with someone else, and it just wasn't going to the next step,"
Ms. HICKS remembers.
A graduate of the University of Western Ontario, Mr.
WHISTON
laments, "I was living in London and could tell she wasn't interested."
They reconnected at another gathering in January of 2001, and
two weeks later the busy and still not terribly interested Ms.
HICKS "squeezed me in between 10 and 12" at night for a drink,
Mr. WHISTON chuckles. But this time the chemistry was obvious
and he offered to teach her snowboarding the next weekend.
Ms. HICKS's curiosity about religion prompted Mr.
WHISTON to
revisit his Catholic roots. "There are not a lot of people who
talk about spirituality or faith these days -- it's not cool
or mainstream," he says. "I was thrilled that Penny was interested
and again became interested in going to church."
"In the first few months," she adds, "we talked about God, not
in the context of the Catholic Church or of Christianity, but
we knew something bigger than us was bringing us together."
They were inexorably headed for marriage, but Mr.
WHISTON threw
Ms. HICKS a red herring as they prepared for a Christmas vacation
in Tahiti in 2003. "Don't get your hopes up -- I'm not proposing
on this trip," he told her, leaving her crestfallen.
Actually, he had a ring in his pocket as they got ready to board
the airplane. "I was nervous it could set off the metal detector
and I'd have to get down on my knee at the airport," he says.
On December 23, they biked a gruelling 40 kilometres in 35-degree
heat along the coast of the volcanic island of Moorea, encouraging
each other with exhortations of what an amazing adventure it
was. Exhausted, they recuperated and cooled off on a beach, waves
caressing them, when Mr.
WHISTON took his cue. "Penny
HICKS,
would you like the adventure to continue, will you marry me?"
he asked, and produced the ring.
They enrolled in a Catholic marriage preparation course that
reinforced their union and had them "asking tough questions about
finances, children, expectations and sexuality," he says. "It
gives you tools to work through the tough times and stay committed."
Meanwhile, Ms.
HICKS resolved her religious quandary and converted
to Catholicism. "It was a decision on my part," she says. "The
Catholic faith spoke to me, but it was also a commitment to Simon
and the family we will hopefully have."
On January 29, Reverend Jim
SERCELY wed the couple, both 30, at Our
Lady of Sorrows Church in Etobicoke, with a reception following
at the nearby St. George's Golf and Country Club.
They went on a snowboarding honeymoon through Europe and were
amused to discover that their exploits at Blue Mountain four
years ago had become legendary. A Canadian couple they met in
Switzerland turned out to belong to the same Collingwood ski
club and asked the newlyweds whether they had heard of the pair
who had snowboarded down the slopes in tandem.
Although Mr.
WHISTON and Ms.
HICKS, who is now an expert snowboarder,
no longer practise such moves, she says: "I still say 'hold me'
as we get off the chairlift."
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HICKSON m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-12-02 published
HICKSON /
DAUBS
Terry and Jean
HICKSON are thrilled to announce the forthcoming
marriage of their daughter Wendy Elizabeth to Michael Donald
DAUBS, son of Dennis and Vicki
DAUBS, all of Lucan on December 9,
2006. Love and Best Wishes.
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HIEMSTRA m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-03-29 published
Jack and Dien
HIEMSTRA (née
HARTEMINK,) 1963 April 3 2003
With joyful thanksgiving to God for His gracious provisions,
Jack and Dien
HIEMSTRA (née
HARTEMINK)
together with their children and grandchildren, celebrate 40
years of marriage, the Lord willing.
Open house - Sat. April 5, 2003, 3-5 p.m.
at Bethel U.R.C. Best wishes only.
Home address R.R.#4 Aylmer, Ontario N5H 2R3
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HIEPLEH m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-09-13 published
HIEPLEH,
Wayne and Wendy - Happy 25th Wedding Anniversary
Their children cordially invite you to an Open House, Sunday
September 14, 2003 at the German Canadian Club, Aylmer, 1: 30-4:30pm.
Best Wishes only please.
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HIGGINBOTTOM m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-08-09 published
HIGGINBOTTOM,
Russ and Judy - Happy 25th Anniversary
August 9th, 2005
Congratulations with love from your family and Friends
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HIGGINSON m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2005-11-23 published
HIGGINSON,
Charles and Jamie-Lee - Marriage Announcement
Charles and Jamie-Lee
HIGGINSON were married in the Badjeros United
Church on November 5, 2005.
Present with their blessings were both their parents Jim and Diane
REID of Wasaga Beach and John and Cathy
HIGGINSON of Flesherton
along with plenty of family and Friends.
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HIGGINSON m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2006-10-25 published
McINTYRE /
BADGEROW -- Engagement
What a surprise! We would like to send out special thanks to
Jamie and Chuck
HIGGINSON for surprising us with a great engagement
party. We were so surprised and are grateful to have Friends
like the two of you. We would also like to thank all of our Friends,
our wedding party and family for coming out and celebrating with
us. Special thanks to my aunt and uncle who drove almost two
hours to get here and
to Anna and Kurt who waited just one more
day to go back to Ohio so they could be here for us. A big thanks
to each and everyone who went in on the amazing gifts. The food
was great but the best part was the cake, it was amazing. Thank
you Elly. It is great to know that we have so many people that
care about 'us like all of you, thank you.
- Bill and Jessica
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HIGGS m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-07-15 published
HIGGS,
Brian and Sheila - Happy 40th Anniversary!!
Love your Family
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HIGHLEY m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-18 published
HIGHLEY /
RYAN -- Forthcoming Marriage
Brian HIGHLEY and Meghan
RYAN together with their families would
like to announce their upcoming marriage. Brian and Meghan will
be married May 20th 2006 at St. Pius X church in London, Ontario.
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HILL m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2006-03-01 published
BATES /
HILL
Buck and Doe for Kelly
BATES and Jeffrey
HILL on Saturday March 4,
2006 8: 00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at the Markdale Community Centre
(upstairs)
Prizes • DJ • Buffet • Tickets $10/person
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HILL m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2006-11-22 published
Anniversaries At Grey Gables
On Wednesday, November 15 a reception was held at Grey Gables
to honour two couples who were celebrating wedding anniversaries.
The music was provided by the Mike O'Neill Orchestra. Ken and
Eva HILL celebrated 73 years of marriage. They are pictured above,
left, with their family.
Back row, left to right: Abby and Scott
WHITTON,
Jim
WHITTON,
Jerry TRUDELL; middle row, Elanor
WHITTON, (baby) Findlay
WHITTON,
Marion TRUDELL, and Ken and Eva in the front row.
When Eva and Ken married in 1924 they moved to the Hill family
farm on the East Back Line between Markdale and Flesherton. Eva
was raised in Mount Pleasant, north of Markdale. The couple raised
three children: Elanor, Marion, and Leon. They are proud to have
eight grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren.
They moved into Grey Gables in December 2005.
On the right are Ruby and Luxton
BARRY, who are celebrating their
55th wedding anniversary. The couple farmed in Grey Highlands,
and had five children: Nancy, Karen, Albert, Robert, and a baby
girl who died shortly after birth. They have lived in Grey Gables
since July of this year.
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HILL m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-08-22 published
HILL,
Donna and Stuart - Happy 50th Anniversary
Congratulations to Donna and Stuart
HILL of Markdale. Love and
best wishes from your family as you reach this happy milestone
on August 24, 2007
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HILL m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.markdale.the_markdale_standard 2006-03-01 published
BATES /
HILL
Buck and Doe for Kelly
BATES and Jeffrey
HILL
Saturday
March 4th
from 8: 00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. at The Markdale Arena Complex. Buffet
& door prizes. $10 per person
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HILL m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-05-17 published
Sara Catherine
FILE and Matthieu A.
HILL were married on May
18, 2002, in Ottawa during Tulip Festival Time. They now reside
in London and have their own business, Cherry Hill Optical. Love
always, and all our best wishes for your continued happiness
and success, from Mom and Dad, Katie and Richard!
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HILL m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-09-20 published
HILL,
Carol and Michael - Happy 25th Anniversary
Mom and Dad From Sam
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HILL,
Alan and Ruth - Happy 60th Anniversary
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HILLIER m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2008-07-23 published
HILLIER,
Lorne and Gerarda - Happy 25th Anniversary
July 23, 2008 Love Mom and Dad.
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HILLMAN m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2002-11-29 published
Engagement Notice
Paul HILLMAN and Shelley
HODGE
Sylvia and Duane
HILLMAN are pleased to announce the engagement
of their son, Paul
HILLMAN to Shelley
HODGE, daughter of John
and Marilyn
HODGE.
Wedding to take place October 18, 2003 at
Washington United Church in Toronto.
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HILLMAN /
HILLS -- Forthcoming marriage
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HILLS m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2005-10-24 published
HILLS,
Charles and Patricia - Happy 35th Anniversary
Thank you for showing us what true love is all about.
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HILLMAN /
HILLS -- Forthcoming marriage
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HILLS,
Sam and Sarah
(BENNETT) -Happy 2nd Anniversary
July 24, 2004
Love from Mom, Casey and family
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HILLSON m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-06-14 published
HILLSON /
NAUS - Forthcoming Marriage
It is with thanks to God and His Providence that the families
of David NAUS and Susan
HILLSON announce their engagement. David
is the son of Herman and Jean
NAUS of Wyoming, Ontario And Susan
is the daughter of Doug and Ellen
HILLSON of Abbotsford, British
Columbia David and Susan met while at Torchbearers Bible School
in Sweden and will be married on July 19th in Abbotsford, B.C.
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NAUS /
HILLSON
David Henry
NAUS and Susan Marie
HILLSON were married on July
19, 2003 in Abbotsford British Columbia David is the
son of Herman
and Jean NAUS of Wyoming, Ontario Susan is the daughter of Doug
and Ellen HILLSON of Abbotsford British Columbia David and Susan
are now living in Brampton Ontario where they both attend Sheridan
College.
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HILTZ m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2008-06-18 published
HILTZ /
PLANTE -- Buck and Doe
Tammy HILTZ and Chris
PLANTE
June 21, 2008, Osprey Community Centre, Feversham
DJ: Scott Betts. Tickets: $7/Advance $10/Door
Call Crystal @ 519-922-3180 or Brian @ 519-922-2035
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HINDLE m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2006-02-11 published
HINDLE,
Earl and Eleanor - 50th Anniversary
February 11, 1956 - 2006 Love your family
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HINES m@ca.on.grey_county.artemesia.flesherton.the_flesherton_advance 2007-10-10 published
Wedding Anniversaries
Come celebrate with Family the Wedding Anniversaries of the
HINES
sisters and their husbands Earl and Gordon and their children.
45th Wedding Anniversary of Joan and Earl
REID
50th Wedding Anniversary of Marion and Gordon
SMITH
Come and Go 7: 00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Dance to follow
Saturday October 20, 2007 at the Durham Legion
Best Wishes Only
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SMITH /
REID
A big Thank You from the
HINES sisters for making our day and
a big thank you to everyone who came to our 50th and 45th anniversary
parties on October 20, 2007 and to their children for the beautiful
flowers and gifts and cards. Thanks to the music by Al Weatherall
for the dance.
Gord and Marion
SMITH and Earl and Joan
REID
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HINES,
Doris and Ed - Happy 65th Anniversary
January 10, 2007 Congratulations on this incredible milestone!
Love your Family and Friends.
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HINTON m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-05-31 published
HINTON,
Sue /
RUYPERS, Paul
Ken and Wendy
HINTON are pleased to announce the Forthcoming
Marriage of their daughter Sue, to Paul,
son of John and Jan
RUYPERS.
The wedding will take place at 3 p.m. on Saturday, June
28, 2003 at St. Peters Basilica. Stag and Doe - Saturday, May 31,
2003 at 8 p.m. Prevost - 19 Becher Street.
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HIPWELL m@ca.on.middlesex_county.london.london_free_press 2003-10-04 published
ELUCHOK /
WICKETT - Engagement
Cathy and Bill
ELUCHOK of London are pleased to announce the
engagement of their daughter Tanya to Mike
WICKETT of Belleville,
son of Lynn
HIPWELL of Corbyville, Ontario, and Tom
WICKETT of
Belleville, and stepson of Gloria
WICKETT and Bill
HIPWELL.
The
wedding is planned for next fall in London.
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HIRSCH m@ca.on.york_county.toronto.toronto_star 2003-01-11 published
SILVERMAN /
GUTFREUND
Susan and Tom
SILVERMAN and Yvette and Steve
GUTFREUND are proud to announce
the engagement of their children, Marcie and Dan. Proud grandparents are Elizabeth and
Isaac GROSS,
Henri
SILVERMAN and the late Harry
SILVERMAN, Frank
and Vera FENYVES, Mary
GUTFREUND and the late Julius
GUTFREUND and great-aunt Piroska
HIRSCH.
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Meghan CHERRY and Jeremy
BAKER -- Match
Saturday, February 19, 2005 - Page M4
Travel ardour, restless curiosity and affection for cottage life
not only shaped Meghan
McINTYRE
CHERRY, but were also a conduit
to romance with Jeremy David
BAKER.
Endowed with those same touchstones, Mr.
BAKER, after graduation
from Wilfrid Laurier University, ventured to the Netherlands
to explore his roots. "I was lucky enough to get a job," he says,
"and it kept me there a couple of years."
Meanwhile, Ms.
CHERRY donned a backpack after her third year
at Carleton University in April of 1999 and trekked to Europe
with a friend's directive, "You have to stay with my friend Jeremy."
When she arrived, with scarcely time for introductions, he was
off for the weekend. Graciously, his roommate hosted Ms.
CHERRY,
but it was Mr.
BAKER who had seeped into her psyche, and she
suggested that he visit her cottage in Ontario that summer.
The CHERRY family had summered on Boshkung Lake in Haliburton
for three generations. "My dad had me up on skis since 4," Ms.
CHERRY says, adding that her parents, as part of a water-skiing
troupe from the lake, had skiied through Ontario's lake and lock
system to present a baton-enclosed letter from Toronto's mayor
at the opening of Montreal's Expo 67.
Other halcyon cottage memories she recalls are of her "Auntie
Zena" CHERRY,
The
Globe and Mail's legendary society columnist,
who died in 2000. "She spent many summers at the cottage. There
were singsongs, campfires, hot rum toddies and ukulele-playing.
Those were the good old days for my grandparents."
Her aunt's fabled advice, "Marry your best friend, someone you
enjoy spending time with and just being around," would prove
prophetic when an intrigued Mr.
BAKER accepted Ms.
CHERRY's invitation
in the summer of 1999.
He discovered that they shared the kinetic thrill of water and
snow sports. As a child, he had braved the perilous waves of
Lake Simcoe at his family cottage to become a pro on the catamaran.
While his father had him downhill skiing as a youngster, Ms.
CHERRY, now a part-time instructor, was bused every Saturday
to Blue Mountain for skiing lessons.
Encouraged by how complementary their skills were, Mr.
BAKER
returned for a brief December visit. He suggested that they navigate
Europe together in the summer of 2000, following her anticipated
graduation. Her aunt's advice resonated as Ms.
CHERRY fused Friendship
with adventure and headed off to explore with cavalier Mr.
BAKER,
thoughts of marriage on the back burner.
"One of my favourite places was mystical Turkey," Ms.
CHERRY
says. They also visited her relatives in Ireland, where they
stayed in a thatched cottage and had "the real Irish experience."
Then, paragliding and rafting in the Swiss Alps, the two began
"to depend on one another," she says, and returned together to
Toronto a committed couple.
"We didn't have a typical courting period," says Mr.
BAKER, now
an operations manager in Toronto for Prometric Inc., his employer
in the Netherlands. "And although we were close, it took us a
while to get to know each other."
After a brief stint in marketing communications, Ms.
CHERRY took
a postgraduate practicum in special-events management at Humber
College and is now a trip director for the Wynford Group.
The couple, both 30, travel extensively as part of their work,
so Ms. CHERRY was not surprised in January, 2004, when Mr.
BAKER
took her to dinner at the Doctor's House in Kleinburg on the
pretext that his employer had suggested a compensatory dinner
for his excessive travel. He then spirited her to Collingwood,
where in a letter he recounted the joy of their shared experiences,
expressed his love and proposed.
Their nuptials at Saint John's Anglican Church in York Mills on
October 24 conjured much "sentiment" for Ms.
CHERRY, as Revs.
Mary LEWIS and Hollis
HISCOCK officiated. She had been baptized
and confirmed and had taught nursery and Sunday school there.
After their reception at the Old Mill in Toronto's west end,
the newlyweds boldly tackled the 125-metre-deep Blue Hole, pioneered
by Jacques Cousteau, 100 kilometres off Belize. The difficult
and dangerous dive is not for the faint of heart. The couple
dove 40 metres down, along a sheer wall until it opened into
a huge water-filled cave. "It feels like you're entering a Gothic
cathedral with its massive stalactites and stalagmites," the
new Mrs. BAKER says. Playing down the danger, she adds, "Gorgeous
grey reef sharks dropped down the wall to see us, and we swam
with them."
A week later in Belize, accompanied by a solitary guide, the
pair tested new limits. With only headlamps, they swam, crawled
and climbed, water up to their necks, oxygen reduced, to the
Actun Tunichil Muknal (Cave of the Crystal Sepulchre), a restricted,
technically vulnerable, sacrificial Mayan cave site. Exhilarated,
they stopped to reflect in the eerie blackness, skeletons nearby,
the bride says. "We were holding hands, listening to the waterfalls,
headlights off."
After facing that abyss, new-home construction in Stouffville
seems tame.
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