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(Cr) 6 - THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE -. Thursday, March 6, 2008 wwvv.n0tthumberiEtru/tadayrx;carn Feature _ Bill d] B ll l b if . f . crT ieqT"eV 'qT_"-v Tec 33.? .3, 3.33.... M .. _ . "ME? I 33 . By Boa OWEN , V . , I " i) J Ta _", - asleep in the bathtub on their kowen@xplorroet.corn - , . I: L' , " wedding night, here's not a single V . ' 3. _ / 3 g 3 Ei' "" Who would ever have guessed picture to show for the __,.W,_w...__.._-. l " 5lt F 3 i, tl " KI 3 if that lo, years later they would be snowy Valentine's Day _ 3 'e Pa . ' 'i . . . ar." _ p, Ll - I L ' " happily celebrating the back in 1948 when Bill Ball and , A, I b" " Y, .. , ,,' ' / . ' lh0 _ u, anniversary of that memorable June Dove tied the knot in the " ._ "'s f 'ati4 " ..:soAk' u. . If, ' _ Ph T ' , ., day? minister’s home in Brighton. i '. q .7. 'C, ": M 33:33:23’ 15'” 3,3 in 'lt "N. V . l, Back home in Colborne, June Today, with SIX decades of shared I; , i f, ’3‘ lu, r,s,a,vs,t.* Cl ‘ f 3 . q , P, ( and Bill each made $27 a week s?g,g1gl,tr,hhiid1e,lg/,1, photos TCCT, "X, _ . ' 55sfoi'ijst-) 'fiiaE '. ' 333 "u, _ ') , , a working at Doves. They lived eem o e o 1 e consequence. it; C a ' 3- ' C . 24,): .:':' I , h v" sm _ , , over the restaurant. As June approaches 80 and "-'iiy= at :73 3. 32;}; {a ', c"-f'g.tits"is3taqh Eil V" ' V / " , In 1949, their first child, 1irlt/larlll/11osfat2tattpt)iygfitf, Uifc, -sr, . .3 t .2 TI', -, J Fiag"it b' " r I "tF-, , Bonnie(Hodgkinson),wasborn, _ “v; 1. c, l w, " " ‘a....~v . . I 2 ' . gampen the joy of the celebration 'sy a', r 1 ', I" l t) I ' ,i l l , if]: , 'rr; a: I ter. (231331351331: 'l. gl13finBd'11iueyliy)' lu/att/dsl, £521.??? 1r,1lt1eeif,',,iit I C "" -e '4 er . C 'cr2,' 'i' t i , ', . , x ‘ F ? arrived. Baby Brett showeci up. m almost picture-like memories and . . e - 5ir?,Fti'iij( ; . 3' ‘393333 _. _ ' if? . W it dit" NN , il 1959. All four continue to live quick to see the bright side oflife. " g ‘” Fd 'Ciitit?:tii' . g: " i9 Ml w " . 3; nearby. Their 60th anniversary party , 1Sr?:,i,ttsi, J , w”? ' , 88l i /rimes were busy when the was a true celebration of the f; L', _ 'att L A "a: At 6 I kids were Pei. power and perseverance oflove in 51 I”? "ia'.'.':'),),:;) C first: 3-: t r _ f .The, family had a cottage at lives rich with a breadth of g /_ Eve‘s? ' "s, .5; M: t', Victoria Beach where they would experience - good and bad. , $9339 ca' 323.3 E (s, / 'aii spend all their summers until the Bill jokes the Governor _ 55:. g21a. 'g 5.3.45 ", t ' " 1960s. After that, they headed General was at their surprise 'iitrii:':t,', (1.2-: J, 35"; ' ' , = north to Algonquin Park where party on Feb. 17 A to give June a r5,'is'i'.it; _s55,, ' c, (:15; trt ' g they camped. It was $15 a week to . medal for bravery. rr?k?,t.i,t; 'iiigsii,ti9'i rc') itll, C Ei d e rent a cabin with a motorboat and June was born in Oshawa June Parka; i 'i(i,r,)kitic' 1' K ' N up}; ' a canoe at Rock Lake. Bill and 23, 1928, the only daughter ofAlf . Mt v,,f,uts',i'ii'irr/c" 2 1?'t Ty V Mg June still drive up today for and Gladys Dove. Through the A' 'l ')if'C,ii't,, 3- l a? _ " , walks and tours of the park war, Alf worked at General a, Tq gag: '2yi, " JE ss?': I 'se m information centre Motors while Gladys helped out N, 5 'Ef Vii“ 'IE I; - . " 3 !tFr7,urs/?e'i7,T",S, V In 1950 Bill hit the road and for . . . . " w It JW "MM' . W%iCr't Cc,i:'/c"fi' L I ’ , at an y1Tyy1lt.ton plant m Ajax. ar CPA _ C _ P, 'sri), E,Ef,i:ci,i,_"s'i. ., " ')r)i'tstr . . 13 years drove a transport. After But Alf tired of GM and war», ' ', C'.","?", c, - - ", V w C ._. - -.. . . . . . a . ,1 y... .. if; N_J,Iti‘ie_.._ _,; _ "r, . brief stints at General Electric, decided he wanted to go Into _!iiirticeti'fj' Je " ",' v,', .3 3 3 . BP on George Latimerrs and Ibusmess for himself. He thought 'lsiWl't,'t,?,' 34195.39 (i/iii/Eli) g is: , Cuthbert's, Bill went to emight sell car parts. ' _ '. s:, 6”,: , -. _ Pan, Hoselton's as a manager. June oyyyyniIgrh1wasimaking may?» ' - 'ta a 1'iq,'Jlgdy)l1,5s',i,Ui'fir2,r/,1/t,1vti5irtlise" breakfast for himself and a young "' _.:J'; ,3... ilEi il _ wr F' _?H R5c8I 3 " ambulance service. From 1966-74, lad when a couple oftruckers I 'it ' in n "s' ”its . i:')l'fa ‘ he was a volunteer firefighter, showed up looking for breakfast. 1’ ,,- "ALC. , ' iisKZII: too. . They paid him $5 for their meal. More BY Boa OWEN C tAt one time, BTU“; alnd Betty i)jf,irigi1'sed to open a retail food June and Bill Ball celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary [io/tttgl',"?];',?,?,; @325 33723:; R Jane’s {at-1:? 1tdf,1t,1 Dove's at the Keeler Centre In Colborne Feb. 17. where J&R Variety was for many es uran W1 a ot plate at the Doves He and his seven siblin . ' . ' years. In an odd twist June . r. . . gs unsuccessful] t th ' gigoxtlctlgrlg Opera House on lived where Johnston Motors is army. y 0 Jom e active 01111113333333? 'g4r/11,iaet,ti:rnetdrtitl1S baby sat Brad, the future husband Victoria Sgiaglihhg 'fig'), side of today. It was a job at Rowsome's wedding date l 'f/i/hc/h' Bill ofBill and June's granddaughter ran the business untiloheosgfg and The names of his elementary Grocery Store that ultimately led wouldn't forget They married at Nancy . Marg and Bob Russell in 1970 It to Sahogl teachers quickly come to to Bill meeting his future bride. the Anglican manse in Brighton June also Worked at the Over the years the Doves had m1n3 _ Miss Nelson, Miss In 1945, while running a delivery Her friend Betty Snelgrove was Colborne Chronicle under Les and entertainment and held s uar yc.G1ennpn, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. for the store in his car, he nearly her bridesmaid Bett 's boyfri d Kaye Cunliffe, typesetting, dances there. June's dad Eva‘s 3: 3:13:31?“ ye, P51301131 was Mr. hit June as she crossed the road. was to be the best man but [lily proofreading and taking ads, capable mouth organist. veteraneof, tab: p/ity1,t,etytitr He stopped to see if she was all split up. At the last minute the The old Colborne Cramahe s or War. right, and now Jokes he's paid for couple dragged Leo Peebles out of Arena was being built when Bill 3 3 - . ' . was working for George Latimer, . i e b 'A V . n 'A _ -