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The annual Flin Flon Christmas Luncheon was held December 6, 2003 in Winnipeg at the Viscount Gort Hotel. Our room was decorated in the spirit of the holiday season and 122 Flin Flonners came to enjoy the festive luncheon. The day was filled with stories, carols and wonderful door prizes. It was a day filled with old friendships and new. All had a fun time, of course because Flin Flonners love getting together. Those attending the festive day were: Jim, Sharon (Bernard) and Jason Jankovich, Marge Dempsey (Bolton), Joni Hanson, Lynne Paterson (Holmes), Ann Murray, Eunice Petrychko (Davison), June Bohemier (Budlong), Lucy Zatylny, Kathy Choptain (Huffman), Chuck Carter, Joan (Plante) and Mel Reich, Robert and Marilyn Toutant, Tiny Douville, Doris Holmes, Norma Burkett, Glenn and Neva Nicholls, Kay Mahoney, Pauline Corbett, Maurice and Ruth (Humenny) Comeau, Margaret Kingdon (McSheffery), Moira Frankenburger (McFarlane), Ethel and Bill Perchaluk, Alice and Allan Morrison, Erna and Wayne Warren, Janet Hebert (Boychuk), Lena Boychuk, Rose Bazaluski, Don Simpson, Frank Simpson, Gordon and Alice Spring, Steve and Brenda (Warren) Solilo, Shirley Goodman, Maxine (McCutcheon) Rogers, Dorothy Liss, Kathy (Einarsson) Cheater, Marie (Aune) Hannaford, Everett and Helen Smallwood, Jeanie McLean, Audrey and Mickey Perepeluk, David Keddie, Betsy Keddie, Margaret Woods, Lillian and Paul Birston, Jim and Leone Hillier, Dick McCutcheon, Shirley and Don Hilton, Sylvia and Walter Bohonos, Florence Zawislak (Hattie), Chris Dunning, Gordon Thompson, Marj Evason (Neufeld), Gary Neumann and Lisa Cardell, Ian McKay, Rena Coulter, George Feldmann, Lotttie (Huber) and Gil Desrochers, Bernie Van Bentham, Shirley Watts, Theresa and Art O'Donnell, Del Cheale, Judy Lawrence, Ken Mazuik, Eli Potkonjak, Margaret Schroeder, Roy Walker, Karen Durn (Gadd), Dorothy Kirkwood, Keith Storey, Veda and Ed Gardewine, Doris and George Allard, Mari-Jean Nachtigall (Liss), Lavina and Steve Novak, Peter and Geri Spencer, Jack George, Gail and Jim Loblaw, Maxine Merrell, Diane Thorgilson, Richard and Lois Lyons, Darlene and Bruce Corbett, Tunney and Virginia (Iannone) Hovorka, Ralph and Sharon Lambert, Jo-Ann and Dave Negrych. Our guests from out of town included Kathleen Delgatty and Eileen Paylor from Flin Flon, Norma (Tweedie) and Cal Bristol, Darcy Plante, Doug Delgatty, Wilda Kirbyison from Brandon, MLA Gerard Jennissen from Cranberry Portage, and Tom Barrow from Calgary. Tom is engaged to Margie (Bolton) Dempsey. Everyone sang "For they're a jolly good fellows" and thanked Margie for all her efforts in making the Flin Flon lunches so enjoyable and so much fun for all of us. She has worked very hard to make these get-togethers a happy reunion. We appreciate her concern for each and every one of us and her determination to make our Flin Flon lunches a positive and upbeat monthly meeting. We will all miss her but wish her and Tom every happiness in their new life together starting on Vancouver Island and carrying on to Mexico in winter, Flin Flon in summer and wherever else they may travel. Our next luncheon will be held Friday March 5, 2004. The doors open at 11:00 a.m. with the buffet lunch at 12:00 p.m.12/15/2003
