​Purple Grove news

More birthdays to celebrate! Happy Belated Birthday to Harvey de Leeuw, Thomas Farrell, Seva Kovalenko, Dianne Simpson, Curtis Lotton, Garrett Roberts, Dave Wray, Natalie and Jaclyn Newman and Shirley Galloway! Happy 85th Birthday to Shirley Harris, March 1!

And Happy 65th Wedding Anniversary to Win and Karen Allen last week!

We extend our sympathy and condolences to the families of Jim McFarlan of Holyrood, and Bertha Whitcroft, Elaine Errington and Audrey Hewitt of Lucknow.

Our thoughts and prayers are with those in hospital and having surgery this week too.

The Ripley, Lucknow, Kincardine and Tiverton Agricultural Societies sent directors and ambassadors to the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Convention last week in Toronto. It is always a great time of attending workshops, meeting entertainment companies and networking with fellow agricultural societies to enhance their fairs and the other events hosted during the year. Thank you so much for representing your society and our communities.

4-H clubs are getting under way soon. Be sure to check in with your leaders about start dates for meetings.

After watching the Winter Olympics for two-and-a-half weeks, it's time to catch up on other news.

Thank you to all the churches that hosted Pancake Suppers last Tuesday. It's always a great time to socialize and come out of hibernation!

We're sure thinking of the people in Newfoundland who have received an excessive amount of snow these past few days. Safe driving and travelling, everyone!

And folks have been visiting with family and friends again. Melissa Burmaster of Cambridge recently visited with Jim and Fran Farrell and also with Simon and Jan, Kay and Agnes Logtenberg.

Congratulations to all the participants at the Royal Canadian Legion speaking competitions held over the past two weekends.

The next meeting of the Purple Grove Women's Institute is Wednesday, March 4, and we welcome everyone to join us. The meeting will be held in the social room at the Ripley-Huron Community Centre, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Ripley Library supervisor Michelle Posthumus. She has a wealth of information to share about the resources available now through the library system. The Roll Call is “What book are you currently reading?”