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@ !_ wwwinorthumberlandtoday.com THE COBOURG DAILY STAR â€" Thursday, June 5, 2008 â€" 19 | \ $ C - Community f R © e secret to we C 188 4 ; [ h lot 1 M ismm s t > sog: iglp yis honligh Lt n in on spcabenmnni w h in mm aomcin «_ By Cecilia Nasmith NS NnR c mss i: ,fl isA * 0“‘ ‘\ E‘:\_@:fj:.,: NE se l p 6 ind | «‘â€" enasmith@northumberlandtoday.com P \§ ©\\vlliing C '15, g hkX oo is 3 ‘ ’M}‘:{-».Jf,\«' o ies‘ ,:‘_.;;j _ _ If having a lot in common is C ....._\ C z,nf k | k & W@VQ“M};}#“"{\ . _ k = the secret to a long and happy - §z -,;.‘:‘.a,‘f‘f es ) i uh Aorth oo ons u) S‘g‘a‘\&,fiufw 19, 00â€" Cchlee > marriage, you just couldn‘t beat e â€" mug 9 ‘- in . â€" Nadal y o v"k*“»‘,‘;:’fim_‘ AA h ces o o o ie =â€" Doug and Shirley Johnston for & ,:.:: I *&\. Niosori.. ApXi FOh iC ols °/.. ~© se t _ ‘success. rudit® digaes . o â€".___ C 5 Do omm e td t 4 ts 0 0s s J f June 12 is the Grafton couple‘s D * hy M'T.:‘: \. mM 4 * : P wA t i _ 60th anniversary, and they‘re ~g:’_‘.;’..;.",~'.< fike 3 .m iss l inam ,s‘} y RWl se en i _ planning a big celebration two. |® *’? iess 2 s oi i Surs & ‘ days later. Je Mess :/ o§f 6 s x .« _ Both are retired farmers and ‘7»' 7 ,::_‘ C i o . o_# \ NB e ‘ * insurance professionals. Mrs. | & __. _ | dWB a * ulc t Johnston is a former schoolâ€"board | w | W _ W ’!- ;A h is 4 e «_ member and Mr. Johnston a PW t _ O ___ es MJ ( t a _ S ) | ‘ ©> former hospitalâ€"board member "“""-’-'.7- ed t e a pohape o Wt h y . G / } | ©: and Haldimand â€" Township. W»Em e > _ WOs Ei aaiks 4 is 4 ©â€"‘ councillor. Tbigey | Mn / 0( + ad | ' [ S $ ; Mr.. Johnston has been [ z... 4 '*tâ€" ‘3 PCY <~ Haldimand Township‘s senior of ";;.;.‘\ lc Oe * j Â¥ ds > &' | @> the year and Mrs. Johnston has PQs . id ue § yA P | C been their citizen of the year. rireal mm ym aÂ¥ N P K W f «. Both come from families that | w _ / Lk x fereal / | => settled in the area as early as the | ~â€"_ _ â€"_ \ Cl t hi 0 5. > M / | . 1830s. Mrs. Johnston knows of a | _â€"â€" _ ____â€" o ‘..{‘ & N 5 ,,}g g M h | < distant relative buried in | _ * M uie s d l 3710 0 To â€" . 9 > ; ddoatt ThÂ¥ t‘ & Fairview Cemetery in 1835. M CY . M V’ e e 11 t Mgeh t B s _ Both were born in Vernonville . [ ®NSâ€" * aJ P.6 â€" 0 s \'“ /AE 8 Y P =â€" and come. from . farming. kay > ; â€" M JY â€"f# > t c i I : i+ backgrounds. Mr. Johnston‘s was wutarss . oo oee â€" e h i o. #2 ) Bs } ( dairy farming, and he remembers [Z To ko oo MA h: PA . ‘il_‘;\:le:z EC 4 | | i delivering milk around Grafton [Zhâ€"=â€"=~*, â€" . | || $ Pe: u. s oC t 2 _ for eight cents a quart. e e D. | maLle dige Jut s 18 f 6R .8 >‘ i+ l [z _ "Of course, I drove a car before. _ . CC «â€"4" â€" 4 sequriae D ! tÂ¥A 1 3 | > Iwas 16," headmitted. hssy Th e â€"» ;3:1;;3 â€" o sn ‘-‘4’ p \‘t‘ . 0 C id | t _ "Doug was a thirdâ€"generation. | _â€"««â€"â€" _ j=%* _ o es sie ic 1 > AoM f w | / farmer, and I was just eight years. . ~~~ _ ~~_ _ t Fred idX T T NCE on CC h lfi i 0 . old when my dad got a duodenal P mcores â€"~â€" enb . lact\ M y d _ ulcer and quit farming," Mrs. |. ~___.â€"â€"â€"~" / EWe k ic polthes 6 _ Johnston said. "We moved to | bpmrewr:* ‘T,.(f/: â€"â€" m j + 6 h w * g R | : _/ Grafton, and he started a milling. |2 _ â€"â€"â€"â€"> * ~ / M P fr j : * | ;. business." en ~ .. * ,_‘-"f"& * A "4d , : i) "e â€" | _ Both are the last ones left of '-*._._.“‘f,t-#’; o nch‘t. chdl A A j â€". . their families â€" Mrs. Johnston 5; ue * l o xt & ; f \ d ho | _ had two sisters and Mr. Johnston || _ _~. «s «~ /;, i wl $ | 4 | | p | two sisters and two brothers. (etomas .. mt D § * N h enemns s C 4 | Both enjoyed playing ball and |a) ME T o _ _ _ _ J NÂ¥ | / M hockey, and were avid Junior se «_ _ «. â€"â€" MB d & â€" Ti NB 2 Farmer and 4H Club members. WWe t . â€"â€" * ’!r:af 3 w par Mr. Johnston also was part of an ||| _ *:fi/’{',‘!"';* A Y \ Qm ‘ active Young People‘s group at St. . | far "V‘ d + ino ‘ } Andrew‘s United Church and the * =~ «« ue i " ~ s eR e mempome . . Nn Oan $ local Boy Scouts. o n ¢f » * (AMibhe ie ul ecunl. ds 4 ‘Proroy Teb Amsnen â€" M bah t Mr. Johnston had joined the Shirley and Doug Johnston stand, beaming and content, having weathered the storms and calms of sgxga? of marriage. j 1 jp s ip 9 0 0 0 ¢ a ¢ 6 a n n oo ooo n vog a on o v o o on ooo s s aoe aosls a s a s o a s aogoG o § 1 o