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N. THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE â€" Thursday, August 28, 2003 â€"9 LoCcaL NEws en video d Last teen video dance Sept. 5 The last teen video dance of powerâ€"saving effort. ways to celebrate the beginning the season will be held at "Thank you to all the teens and _ of the school year with dancing Colborne‘s Keeler Centre Friday, their parents for being soâ€" and watching favourite music September 5. understanding," Donna Rusaw, _ videos at the September 5 event. Due to the August 14 power Keeler Centre Banquet and The event is for young people outage, the dance originally Special Event Coordinator at the aged 10 to 16 years of age, from 7 scheduled for August 15 was â€" centre says. to 10 p.m. Tickets are $8 per rescheduled as a community There will be prizes and lots of .person. The 39th annual family reunion greeted _ particular _ family â€" Kerry Bandy, Bev Bandy, Charity of the descendants of the late John members who had come from â€" Hannigan, and Amy Fleming. All Alfred Atkinson and Minnie great distances to attend the four girls are â€" great.great Annetta Macklin Atkinson of â€" family reunion. Special attendees granddaughters of John and Dartford was held July 9 at the this year were Paul, a greatâ€" Minnie Atkinson. Baltimore Comtnuunity Centre grandson; and Carolyn The adults broke with tradition Park. There were more than 70 in â€"Goodfellow of Mission, B.C.; this year and did not have adult attendance, an increase from the Howard Atkinson, a nephew, . games, choosing instead to renew 2002 picnic. All four children of from Armstrong, B.C.; Carla, a acquaintances with visiting John and Minnie Atkinson (Ethel â€" great granddaughter, and Larry . family members, many of whom McCleary, Hayden, Warren, and _ Aitken with their son, Matthew, â€" had not seen each other in years Stuart) were represented at this . of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; There were six generations of year‘s festivities. ‘David Cole, a greatâ€"grandson, of _ Atkinsons represented at this The picnic began, as is Grand Rapids, Michigan; Donald year‘s picnic. Greatâ€"greatâ€"great. tradition, by gathering around the Cole, a greatâ€"grandson, of grandchildren in attendance wer picnic tables to sing the noon â€" Traverse City, Michigan; Jim, a _ Aselyn Bandy, Tyler Bandy, L S meal blessing in melodic fourâ€"part . greatâ€"grandson, and Cledis Elgie Bandy, and f(iera He eX harmony. There was a sprawling of Kitchener; and Gordon, a Greatâ€"great grandnh_ailnnlga‘n. potluck _buffet of delicious grandson, and Dorothy Atkinson â€" attendance were M children in homemade dishes. The meal was with their children Rhonda, and Jaden Atkir;3 hss auken toppedâ€"off with mouthâ€"watering â€" Henry and Paul Atkinson, all of Caron 4 2r t'Son‘. homemade pies such as rhubarb, â€" Ottawa. _ and BM C greatâ€"granddaughter, cherry, and raspberry. After greetings and â€" graciousl ?11}5 OAf t After the noon bounty, one of announcements, picnic year‘s fa Y 'cl) e}ed to host next this year‘s picnic organizers, organizers engaged the children â€" home Tf}g’;(]gllw.un,m“ at their PFaith . Atkinson, a great and teens in a full program of â€" 40th annmiversaps cuguo is 0C t granddaughter, made family< games, races, and prizes. This Faxnfl;lfile‘ifi;js;ry efthe atisinison related announcements and year‘s program organizers were §