MACOUN COMMUNITY NEWS
{Estevan Mercury August 28, 2002}

Reunion

The Thorson family held a reunion August 2, 3 and 4 when descendants of the late great grandparents, Anton and Olava Thorson gathered. On Friday, August 2, 100 people signed the register in Weyburn. On Saturday, they travelled to Macoun where they were served a noon lunch at the rink, after which they formed a cavalcade and went to view the cemetery where the great grandparents are buried. They went on to tour the old homestead on W 1/2 32-4-9, northeast of Macoun.

They visited the Thorson School site (now the home of Elmer and Karen Vicary) where, as a remembrance, they dedicated a model replica of the school. Kim Thorson got everyone's attention by ringing the original school bell and Rev. Valerie From served as spokeswoman. Two former school teachers, Oscar Schindel and Bill Dowhanuik were in attendance. Many stories were shared and many pictures were taken.

At 4 p.m., they were joined by many more relatives and friends at Macoun rink for coffee, juice and cookies before travelling back to Weyburn for the remainder of the gathering.

Saturday night a dinner was enjoyed at the Elks Club followed by a sing-song with Jeff Looysen on violin & Mel Rainey on piano. Sunday Afternoon was spent playing softball at the South Weyburn School grounds. A wind-up picnic supper was held at the T. C. Douglas Calvary Centre in Weyburn.

Those in attendance at the Thorson reunion were: Ethel (Sinclair) (Thorson) Kuchinka.

Harriet (Barnstable) White of Maple Creek, Sask., and her children: Kim White and wife Sandra, Leader, Sask.; Judy Powroznnik, Vancouver, B. C.; Lynda Barraby and husband Sunny, as well as Wendy Lund of Maple Creek.

Harold Hanson and wife Hazel of Penticton, B. C.; their children: Marilyn Lappi and husband Vernon from Edmonton, and their daughter Meggan Lappi of Calgary; Barbara Pask and husband Glen, and their children from Saskatoon, Sask.

Clifden Berg of Calgary, Alta,; and his children: Joanne Schwartz and husband Rick and their daughter Nadia, Ottawa, Ont.;Roberta Peach and son Eric, Calgary; Cynthia Meaken, husband Jordy, and their son Blaine, Calgary; and Gordon Berg, Vancouver, B.C.

John Kuchinka and wife Charlene from Santa Monica, California; and their children: David Kuchinka, Pamela Noonan and husband, Kevin and their children, Kevin and Kathryn, also of Santa Monica; and Philip Kuchinka, wife Cheryl, and children Kimberly and Christopher from Northridge, California.

Kim Thorson and wife Myrt from Weyburn, Sask., and their children: Eric Thorson, wife Suzanne and children Genevieve, Arianne, and Anton of Ottawa, Ont.; Janet Abramovic, husband Frank, and children, Thomas and Katherine of Regina; Vanessa Looysen, husband Jeffrey and son Loughran, also of Regina.

Ian Thorson and his wife Joyce from Burnaby, B.C.; and their children: Christopher Thorson, Kim Code and her husband Bryce, and their children Elan, Everett, and Mitchell, all of Calgary, Alta.; and Carol from Burnaby, B.C.

Valerie (Thorson) Klusa of Saskatoon, Sask.; and her children: Yvonne Cargill, husband Jim and their children, Joel, Jordan, and Gregory, Ottawa, Ont.; Lawrence Klusa, wife Jill and their children, Mark and Luke, Winnipeg, Man.; Deanna Klusa Cook, husband Robert and children RJ and Logan of North Battleford, Sask.

Boyd Thorson and wife Lynne from Kanata, Ont., and their children: Kristen Cunningham of St. Catharines, Ont.; Jody Thorson and Archie Dunbar of Kanata; Sonia Shlakat and children, Tanner and Mackenna of Petawawa, Ont.

Roger Kuchinka, and Donna Kuchinka, both of Portland, Oregon.

Robert Berg and partner from Calgary, Alta. and his son Quentin Berg of Regina.

Dennis and Rachel Bendickson, Sigfred and Ardgee Lundgren from Belgrade, Minn.; David and Harriet Thorson from New London, Minn.; Betty Thorson of Sauk Centre, Minn. and her daughter Naomi Thorson; and Naomi's son, Keith Fernsler of Dickenson, North Dakota.