Community News 2000

Ferguson Flats News 2000

Deaths:           

• Rose Martin – January 19^th
• Gertrude (Engler) Hagland – May 25^th She was a teacher here in 1952- 1953
• Edna Darling – June 4^th
• John Hornby – June 28^th He was a Fern Chapel teacher in 1931-1932
• Theresa Milligan – July She was Marge Heffernan’s sister
• Bob Smith – Sept ^1st
• Anna Skolarchuk – Sept 5^th

Births:             

• Valerie, Shirley Ockerman’s daughter, and Owen Gibson had a girl, Dana Randy- Feb 21^st
• Penny, Amy Bullock’s daughter, and Johnnie Forsyth had a son JR – Mar 19^th
• Stewart, Ivan Peterson’s son, and Becky had a girl, Jena Brooke – Aug 1^st
• John, Charles Nelson’s son, and Karen had a son , Tanner Charles –Aug 31^st
• Amy, Amy Bullock’s daughter, and John Ripley had a boy, Gerrik David – Sept 19^th
• Cheryl, Ed Hillebrand’s daughter, and Dave Chalupa had a girl, Cherie Irene – Oct. 26^th

Birthdays:       

• Arthur Gallagher -90
• Daniel Allen – 80
• Neil Nelson – 70
• Gabe Bayduza – 60

Anniversaries:            

• Bill and Edna Zapesocki 35^th on July 23^rd
• Ferguson Flats Association 50^th with a Homecoming on July 2^nd

New Houses:  

• Doug and Lori Nelson
• Amy and Dave Bullock
• Leslie Hillebrand
• Elsie Grekul
• David Hillebrand and Karen Watson
• Richard and Sheila Nelson

Marriages:

•  Angela Sanregret and Todd Anderson – June 17^th
• Anthony Bayduza and Dee Karner – Sept 1^st
• Jennifer Hillebrand, John & Elsie’s daughter, and Rae Gensler – Sept 2^nd

Graduations:

• Aileen Harper, Taralee Babenek, Kenna Hillebrand, Ben Peterson, James Purdy  from  High School
• Krista Hammond from Nutrition and Food Services Management
• Tommy Bayduza from Heavy Duty Mechanics
• Kim Seward from Animal Health Science
• Steven Bayduza from Computer Science
• Jimmy Lou Irvine with a Bachelor of Education

Other Items;   

Doug and Jimmie Lou Irvine moved to LaCorey

Tyler Ockerman was burnt in a garbage fire explosion – Oct 30^th

Olive Nelson moved to Elk Point

Melanie Fakeley moved into Olive’s home

Darlene and Murray Harper moved to Lloydminister

Rachel and Mark McKinnon moved into the Harper Place

Whist Winners were Krista Seward and John Ockerman

Crib Tournament Winner was Charlie McNamee Second was Glen Ockerman

Interesting Tidbits: 

Berry picking was good this year

The area had 15 inches of rain

Temperature in September was down to -14 Celsius

A new road was put in straight from Murphy to Highway 41

Gwen Nelson won the rural Christmas Light Contest

Ed Hillebrand received a $2000 donation from Suncor for the community