Quyon: Jill Young

I was sorry to hear of the sudden passing of Dave Baker on Aug. 14. Deepest sympathy to Joey-Lou (Keon), Ashley, Michael . . .

and all of Dave’s family and friends. Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.
Congratulations to Morgan Welburn and Philip Sweezey who were married on Aug. 18. They were wed at Strathmere in North Gower, Ont. in a beautiful, intimate ceremony surrounded by their closest loved ones. Wishing the happy couple all the best as husband and wife.
On Friday evening, I joined some of my old Slipper Sister/Lollygagger teammates for the trivia night at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Shawville. The evening was filled with lots of laughter as always happens when I get together with these ladies. The meal was absolutely delicious and the wine spritzers were very good as well (although they didn’t help us keep our answers very quiet). We did pretty well with the trivia, right up until the last question which bumped us from first to second last. Thanks to the Little Red Wagon for hosting this fun event and to Jennifer Davies for providing the trivia. We had a wonderful evening.
Saturday evening, I joined friends once again and we hit up Summerfest in Campbell’s Bay. I was drawn to the event to hear the band Little Bones, a Tragically Hip tribute band, which happened to be playing right around the third anniversary of the Hip’s last live performances. I admit my expectations were low but I was so impressed with how much they sounded like the Hip. We had a terrific time.
This past weekend, the Camp of Champions annual 3-pitch and slo-pitch tournament was held in Quyon in support of people with special needs. This tournament has been held in Quyon for years, and always draws a big crowd to town in support of it. The Quyon team finished second in the 3-pitch division and donated their winnings back to the cause. Kudos to all involved in this tournament.
Belated birthday wishes are going out to Wayne Hobbs who celebrated on Aug. 19. Happy birthday also to Kayla Duquette and Abigail Côté on Aug. 21, to Garry Trudeau on Aug. 23, and to Lynn Leach, Melinda Provost and Donald McKenny all on Aug. 25. Blessings to everyone celebrating this week.