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Mitchell Family Newsletter
“Remove
not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.”
Proverbs 22:28
Vol. 24 ISSN 1185-6211 No. 2
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SECOND REUNION NOTICE
Editorial
Crew for this Edition:
David
Sargent, Mabel Mitchell, Pam Mitchell, Grant Ackney
Article contributors for this
Edition: Thank You All!
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Contents Summary:
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Contact
us:
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Newsletter
items, ideas, submissions and comment Dave
Sargent 4019
Hessington Place Victoria
BC V8N 5C5 Email:
dsargent@shaw.ca Phone
(250) 721-2430 |
Subscription
Fee, Mitchell Memorial, Family Tree,
Merchandise, Treasurer, Family Guru and
Authority! Pam
(Jones) Mitchell 174
Oakridge Blvd. Nepean
ON K2G 2V2 E-mail:
pgmitch@cyberus.ca Phone
(613) 225-1435 Fax: (613) 225-0130 |
Webmaster, Email list
Change email address Grant
Ackney Box
563 Nelson
BC V1L 5R3 Email: |
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NEWSLETTER: March 2004
SUBMISSIONS:
by February 15, 2004
Dave ‘s
Message (Victoria,
B.C.)
To
all Newsletter Readers:
I seem to have scared many would be contributors away with my past email
notices! We have more of you online
and are getting fewer contributions from you! Please put Mitchell newsletter
in the subject line somewhere, I am not stuck on the format of your submission,
I can work into the announcement. What
we need to know as much as you can tell us:
Who
was involved (the person, (spouse if applicable), parents, children,
grandparents, and if you know what line (Samuel, Jane, William) please
include it, if not we will figure it out.
What
it was (anniversary, birthday, adoption, graduation, bereavement)
Where
it was (town, province or state and if at a special place include that too)
When
it was (month, day, year, time
of day if important to the story)
Why
not tell us more, or send us some pictures of the event if you have them, or
the person (s) involved if you wish. It
is a place for celebration of a person’s life whether it was their passing
and to let us all know more about them, or the birth of a new Mitchell.
If you send me an email and I do not reply, do not assume that we
received it. Please follow up with an email asking if I got it, we should not
have to do this, but there are similar emails to mine in other provinces and I
have received their email and forwarded on to them. They may not do the favour
and send it on to me.
Last Newsletter I included a map of the reunion site for Elkhorn Manitoba, even though it went through several drafts all of us missed that Elkhorn Ranch is not at Elkhorn but at Onanole Manitoba, please see the new map (s).
MITCHELL MOST WANTED LIST
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WANTED The Mitchell's of Manitoba History in
advance of the 2004 reunion to be held in
Brandon, Manitoba. We would like stories and pictures or people, places,
things to do for all ages. In this issue, we have two great stories from
Manitoba. Copies of video also welcome and we have editing equipment and
can combine the tapes. Contact Dave or any of us with ideas or materials. |
WANTED Your Pictures and Stories about
family members preserving history, family adventures, family or individual
accomplishments or milestones. For example, children write projects about
parents and grandparents or family history, some of you paint, some of you
take pictures, some of you write poetry, some of you are researching
family history and genealogy, let’s hear from you all. |
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Just a thank you and a reminder that if you have any family that's not
on the News Letter list yet make sure you tell them to get connected, it's
simple. Just get them to send their email address to us at mitchellnews@bigfoot.com
and we will send them the Website Address. Just had to put
another plug in for the Web Site - Hope to hear from you all soon. |
Pam’s
Message – (Nepean,
Ontario)
What
a busy few months it has been - a very rainy July and a very hot August,
including a blackout, our 35th anniversary, a trip to Calgary
for my niece’s wedding - and - not much time at the cottage.
There is still time though and we are hoping to see some of the
fall colours at the lake before the season is over. Ken
has been suffering with kidney stones for the last few months which
culminated in emergency surgery in the middle of September.
He is feeling much better now that the big “rock” has been
removed. At the same time as
Ken had one of his kidney stone attacks, so did his sister Donna6-
a real family affair! Both are now well and equally glad it is over!!! In
August we were pleasantly surprised by a telephone call from George Abey6
(Henry3, William2) from Chater, MB.
They were in Nepean with their daughters Ashley and Amberly for the
Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Championships.
As it turned out, Centrepointe Theatre where Amberly was competing
(I hope I didn’t mix up the two girls) was only a few blocks from our
house. The four came for a
visit after the competition and we had a great time.
None of us had met before but by the end of their visit we felt
like we had known them forever.
Last
weekend we were at the cottage and it happened to be the weekend of the
"Artists in their Environment" tour in the Gatineau Hills.
Our neighbours on our cottage road were exhibiting in their studio - they
do beautiful stained glass and cast glass work. We had some friends
visiting us and decided to walk up the hill to the studio to show it off.
While we were there we took in another artist, Jason Mayer from Rupert,
Quebec whose paintings were on display in our neighbour's studio. He
did magnificent paintings - if anyone is interested, follow the links for
the "Artists in their Environment" at www.wakefield-qc.com
to see some of his work. After chatting with Jason, it was
discovered that his grandfather acquired some property from George
Mitchell4 (Alexander3,
Samuel2)
on Vancouver Island many years ago. After this time, they decided to
move a log cabin which was on the property - it was put on a flatbed and
shipped to Wolfe Lake, Quebec where, we understand, it is still standing
today. In explaining who we were, we told him about the restoration
project the family had undertaken of the pioneer cemetery in Rupert.
He had seen the cemetery many times as he lives in Rupert and asked lots
of questions about the history behind it. He was very impressed with
the restoration and has always been intrigued by it. He tells us
that now that he knows the background of the work done there, he wants to
go back and do a painting of it. We have asked him to let us know
when he does it so that we can have a firsthand look at it. Pam (Jones) Mitchell (Ken6, William Noble3, Samuel2) |
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Fall 2003 Newsletter Contributions: Thank You
to Edwin6 and Denise Lytle (Sara3,Samuel2) of Swan
Lake, MB for their most generous donation to the newsletter. Thank You
to Tom4 and Lucille (McVannel) Mitchell (Isaac3, Samuel2) of
Brandon, MB for their most generous donation to the newsletter. Thank You
to Pat (Mitchell) Hawkins5 (William3, William2) of
Calgary, AB for her most generous donation to the newsletter. |
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Newsletter
Subscriptions
Please
do not forget - we need for postage and printing OR send us your e-mail
address at mitchellnews@bigfoot.com
and it can be sent to you free of charge. SUBSCRIPTIONS: $5.00 per
year (multiple years or donations accepted with pleasure!)
CHEQUES PAYABLE in Canadian
Funds TO: Mitchell Family
Newsletter or send CASH from U.S. (bank processing fees are huge) c/o
Pam Mitchell - address on the front page.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR 2004 are paid if you have a
Green Shamrock on the front page of this issue. |
Health Web Link of the
Month - Have you had
your flu shot yet?
45 people died from SARS in Canada last year which so far does not
have a vaccine, but more than 17,000 died from the flu in Canada and the
United States alone and we do have a vaccine for that. In many provinces
if you are over age 65 or have chronic conditions your flu shot is free,
for others it is often a modest fee. Be emergency prepared (minimum): http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/parks/ess/grabngo.htm |
Mitchell Memorial Restoration Project
The Mitchell Memorial Restoration Fund is used for the upkeep of the
old pioneer cemetery in the Gatineau Hills of Quebec.
Anyone wishing to donate to this project may do so by making a
cheque payable to Mitchell Memorial
Restoration Fund and sending it to Pam for deposit in the fund.
Many thanks for your continuing support. Contact Pam (address on
page 1). |
Archives
The Mitchell family tree is an ongoing and never-ending project. Please
keep us posted of births, deaths, marriages, etc. so we can keep it as
up-to-date as possible. We
are also compiling an archive of old family pictures, copies of documents,
etc. If you have anything
you'd like to share with us along this line we'd be pleased to hear from
you. At the same time, we are
looking for up-to-date pictures for the "Family Scrapbook".
Please send us your family snapshot. Contact Pam (address on page
1). |
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Caveat
Emptor – Buyer and Poster Beware
–
The
newsletter is on the Internet, even if it were not, every family has the
odd scoundrel. When asking for help, or offering a service be extra
careful who you offer a service to, or accept something from. OR if
approached by someone claiming to be a relative (a very popular scam using
the phone books, they see the same last name and claim to be a cousin or
nephew, nothing to stop them using the internet too). Check
and re-check, ask questions, do not be afraid to find out whom you are
dealing with, be comfortable, say
no, and never offer money.
Enjoy your company and your travels, and
tell us about it! |
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STAN
MITCHELL MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT The 6th Annual Stan Mitchell Memorial Tournament was a big success and we had a full field of golfers for, once again, a beautiful day in the Gatineau Hills. This year we were really sorry that Bob Mitchell(5), Orville Mitchell(5) and Eileen (Mitchell) MacMillan(5), Dad’s brothers and sister, were unable to attend due to health problems - hopefully next year we will have them all back in our midst once more. Ken P. Mitchell(5), Dad’s cousin, drove up from Westport, Ontario for the tournament and, as in past years, was a huge help with the day - Ken organized the putting contest and made it lots of fun for everyone there - thanks Ken!!! This year we were thrilled to welcome more of our own generation cousins. We had such a great time that an all-out effort will be made to add to this group for next year. Attending
this year were in the picture below, left to right are Nancy
(Campbell) Moore6 of Ottawa, Ontario, Sharon (Killeen)
Rouatt6 and Kathy (Killeen) Bobyn6 both of
Nepean, Ontario, Tom Killeen6 of Toronto, Ontario, Donna
Mitchell6 of Franktown, Ontario and Ken Mitchell6 of
Nepean.
This year we also had the added excitement of the “McCarthy Spirit Award” - Len McCarthy passed away last year and he and Dad were the co-founders of “The Duffers”golfing group. It is made up of seniors who play golf once a week at 4 or 5 different courses around the area.
On
an average Wednesday in the summer there are 45-50 Duffers on the links.
This year Len’s family put up a trophy at our tournament.
It was for the most honest golfer with the HIGHEST score.
It was won by Pat McCarthy for the men and on the ladies side there
was a tie-breaker between Janet-Lynne Mulligan and our very own Sharon
(Killeen) Rouatt(6) (William Noble-3, Samuel-2).
The tie was broken with a putt-off and although the ladies did not
know it at the time, the one with the MOST number of strokes won - it
eventually was won by Janet-Lynne Mulligan. That’s
all the news for now - really looking forward to the reunion next year in
Manitoba - hopefully we will all be well and able to attend. Best of luck to the organizing committee - we know it is a
lot of hard work but don’t forget to make time to enjoy the experience
yourselves! Kenneth
H.R.6, William Noble3, Samuel2 174 Oakridge Blvd. Nepean, ON, K2G 2V2 Tel.: (613) 225-1435 Fax: (613) 225-0130 E-Mail: pgmitch@cyberus.ca |
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Fraser Mitchell4 (Isaac
3, Samuel 2) Fraser
Mitchell4 at the age of 90 died on April 28 2003 at Calgary,
Alberta. Immediate
Family son in law and daughter Janice5 (Mitchell) and Gary
Meester and
Grandson Glenn6. Calgary, Alberta. Contributed by Tom4 and Lucillle (McVannel) Mitchell (Isaac3 Samuel2) Brandon Manitoba Editor’s Note: Fraser led an interesting life, a small portion of which we had the honour of presenting in the Fall 2002 Newsletter Vol. 23 ISSN 1185-6211 No. 2. |
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Happy
Anniversary Ken6
and Pam (Jones) Mitchell (William Noble3, Samuel2)
of Nepean, Ontario celebrated their 35th Wedding Anniversary
on August 24, 2003. |
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Happy
Anniversary David6 and Susan (Angus) Sargent (Henry3 William2) of Victoria BC
celebrated their
25th Wedding Anniversary on
June 3rd 2003. |
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Marriage
Jaime Lombaret6 and Leah Bouchard were Married at Brandon Manitoba on July 12 2003. Jaime is son of Jo Ann5 Gelesthorpe and Jerry Lombert grandparents Maretta4 (Mitchell) and Ab. Gelesthorpe (Isaac3
Samuel 2) |
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Marriage
Michael
Thomas7 and Sandra Hoogeveen were Married on July 26,
2003. Michael is
son of Roy and Jane6 (Smedley) Thomas of Nepean and
grandson of Janet (Scobie) Smedley5 of Nepean. |
Marriage
Brian
MacMillan6 (William Noble3, Samuel2) and
Diane Beriault were married in Ottawa, Ontario, on June 22nd,
2003. They were married on
board an Ottawa River Boat Cruise in a beautiful sunset ceremony out on
the river. Congratulations to
you both.
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New Mitchells
Susan
Elizabeth Ann Fox8 was born to Dan and
Megan7 (Thomas) Fox on July 31, 2003 at Nepean,
Ontario. Granddaughter
for Roy and Jane6 (Smedley) Thomas of Nepean,
and first great granddaughter for Janet
Elizabeth Mary5 (Scobie) Smedley of Nepean.
(William3, William2) |
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New Mitchells
Claire
Madeline Hawkins7 was born to Neil
Hawkins6 and Jennifer Seamons on June 7 2003. Contributed by Pat Hawkins Calgary Alberta |
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Cousins
in the News Greg Mahood7 (William
Noble3, Samuel2) has been accepted into the
Master’s Program at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario.
Greg is son of Donna Mitchell6 of Franktown, Ontario. |
SECOND REUNION NOTICE
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Contact Info:
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We (the Reunion Committee) have been looking into the
prices at Clear Lake Riding Mountain National Park for those planning to attend
the Mitchell Reunion July 9-11 2004, Elkhorn Ranch, (just outside Onanole not
Elkhorn Manitoba) would be the headquarters with other motels available.
We
held another meeting planning the events for next July and want to stress to
those hoping to attend to make their reservations by the end of March at the
latest. We have
banked 30 rooms at Elkhorn Ranch plus the executive chalet that has four
bedrooms, three car garage, two hot tubs, and accommodates 12 people. We are on
the waiting list for 2 or 3 chalets that only book for the week. Phone number is
toll free 1-866-355-4676 and when booking inform them it is for the Group Mitche.
New Chalet has 6 rooms banked -some have 1 queen and others two double beds.
Manigaming has 1 kitchenette that only rents for the week at $689 plus
a suite that has 3 beds at $79 .[Three night limit] These two rooms should be
booked before Christmas as the owners are away Jan . and Feb. Telephone #
204-848-7331 For information re
Smokey Hollow contact Darryl Andrews , # 204-729-4949.
Campground information is at the Administrative office
#1-800-707-8480 toll free and you should phone them late November or early Dec,
as they are changing their reservation system. Remember...you can always cancel,
but be sure you have your reservations booked as Clear Lake is a very
popular resort and hard to find accommodation.
Registration is Friday night at Elkhorn Ranch and hayrides and
a bonfire planned for those interested, while the others can visit with their
relatives... Saturday morning, weather permitting, we plan to take you on
pontoon boat tours on the lake. Lunch will be at the cook shack behind the
Interpretive Centre about 1 P.M. Feel free to wander through the museum, visit
the shops, or bask in the sun on the beach. Golf will be available for those
wanting to golf at any one of the three golf courses nearby.
Tables will be set up for the silent auction and we are asking
families to bring an item to be sold. The banquet is Saturday evening at Elkhorn
Ranch and we are hoping each family will put on a skit, sing a song, or
"whatever". The auction and entertainment will follow the banquet.
Sunday morning brunch will be held at Smokey Hollow followed
by games, races, and a ball game or two, PLUS the Tug of War. If anyone knows
where the trophy is please contact me at #204-726-5577 or mabelross@westman.wave.ca
More news will follow in the March News letter ,but the important thing now is
to get your accommodations.
NEW MAP:
The
last map was to Elkhorn and not to the Elkhorn Ranch, which happens to be MUCH
closer to Onanole Manitoba. (Hey I
was in the same province at least) Ed. The
red star marks the spot of the reunion, Onanole and the Elkhorn
Ranch!
North
of Brandon (about a one hour drive) so the brochure says, two and one half hours
from Winnipeg.
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To
refresh Your Memories the accommodations were: * These prices are for
2002, so will probably be a little higher by 2004. Elkhorn Ranch Rooms
Pricing: ·
Queen
and 1 hide-a-bed $139.99 daily weekend price ·
Double
room [2 queens & balcony] $149.99 ·
Deluxe
fireplace room [1 queen & 1 hide-a-bed, balcony, mini fridge) $149.99 ·
Chalets
[bedrooms, queen beds, hide-a-bed, patio, fireplace BBQ] $260.00 daily
[max 6 people] weekly $1450 |
2
bedroom hospitality, 1 1/2 baths, private patio, fireplace $280.00 daily
[max 8] Weekly $1500
3
bedroom, 3 queen beds, 1 hide-a-bed, Jet tub, 2 baths, patio, fireplace
$300.00 daily [max 8] weekly $1650
A
frame chalets, 3 bedrooms, hide-a-bed, fireplace, 1 bath $270.00 daily [max
8] weekly $1450
A
frame chalets as above with 1 1/2 bath $280.00 daily, weekly $1500
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Exec. Chalet, 4 bedrooms, private grounds, 3 car garage, 2 hot tubs, 3
fireplaces, exec. boardroom, master suite $600 [max 12]
Smoky Hollow – Onanole
3 night min. booking, outdoor swimming pool and hot tub
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5-3 bedroom condos $175 each
10-2 bedroom condos $140
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6 motel rooms $55
3 kitchenette rooms $75
New
Chalet – Downtown Must book 4
nights. Prices range $80 - $96, Close to shops & lake.
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Fully serviced $25 per night; water & electricity $22; electricity
only $20; non service $13. Booking fee $8
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Avondale
Cabins
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Buffalo
Resorts Limited |
Clear
Lake Lodge |
Mooswa
Motel & Wasagaming, MB R0J 2H0 (204)848-2533 |
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Elkhorn
Resort |
Idylwylde
Bungalow |
Johnson
Cabins |
The
New Chalet MB R0J 2H0 |
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Lee's
Holiday Bungalow |
Manigaming
Motel |
McTavish's
Motel |
Thunderbird
Bungalows |
