b'REMEMBRANCE DAY STORY SENT TO BELGIUMOne Remembrance Day feature story published in our 2020 issue (page 43) found its way to Belgium on Tuesday October 27. Colleen and her husband Gary have corresponded with Jhonny since they visited last year. Gary immediately scanned the article and emailed it to Jhonny. Focus is sending the electronicles on to Gary and of course, they will mail him a copy too!Hello Jhonny, Hi Gary,Colleen and I thought you might like to see a story in our localThank you for passing on the nice magazine about her father, Orval and our visit to Turnhout, Belgiumarticle, I have been happy to help you.last year when you kindly helped us out. Were it not for you we wouldOn All Saints Day we commemorate not have found the memorial, nor learned the story. our deceased relatives and putowers on Colleen was approachedby a local magazine editor and told thetheir graves. With the money you gave me story of her dad and mom and how you helped us last year when welast year I bought threeower pots and I visited your country. Colleen shared some pictures including the onewent to put these in the graves of the crew of you and her at the the memorial.of your father-in-laws plane who died in The magazine, calledFocus on Scugog(the Townships name) the crash. Attached a photo of the graves.publishes a RemembranceDay edition each November to highlightThere are many infections of COVID-19 local peoples stories and the history of veterans from our town. here in Belgium. The government has I dont have the editors electronicle yet so l scanned the threealready taken severe measures. Between pages of the article. I hope you enjoy it. midnight and 6 a.m. we are no longer We hope you and your family are well and staying safe through thisallowed outside and all cafs and pandemic. restaurants are closed. I think it will take a If l get an electronic version from the publisher l will forward to you.long time.Thank you again, Jhonny. We remember our visit to Turnhout andI hope you are doing well and maybe were glad we met you.Hopefully we will return soon. we will meet again someday.Gary and Colleen AndersonKind regards, JhonnyRemembrance Day 2020 NoteOn behalf of our advertisers in our November issue, we donated $300 to Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 419. Many thanks!34 FOCUS - DECEMBER 2020'