Winter Bridge Lessons Please call 820-5728(905) www.raynerbridge.com For Beginners...8 weeks, $175.00 Monday evenings 7:30, beginning Jan. 17th Wednesday afternoons 1:30, beginning Jan. 19th For Rusty Players...8 weeks, $175.00 Monday mornings 9:30, beginning Jan. 17th Wednesday evenings 7:30, beginning Jan. 19th Mississauga-Oakville Bridge Centre And The American Contract Bridge League Bridge Games For Newer Players... 7 E D N E S D A Y E V E N I N G S A T O N G O I N G W E E K L Y s 4 H U R S D A Y M O R N I N G S A T O N G O I N G W E E K L Y Friday mornings at 9:15 - ongoing weekly 11 W ednesday , D ecem ber 15, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m By Dan Ho SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Henry and Doris McDonagh celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Monday at the Trafalgar Retirement Homes Christmas party. Married on Dec. 14, 1940, the couples achievement is quite extraordinary. I have been working with seniors for a long time, said Jocelyn Garrett, a lifestyle consultant at the home. I haven't had the opportunity or pleasure to have somebody reach their 70th wedding anniversary. The McDonaghs met on a dance floor in Glasgow, Scotland, but it wasn't love at first sight. We went and flirted a little while, said a jovial 96-year old Henry. I was a dancer, but she wasn't as good a dancer as me. Nowadays it's different. He then burst out singing You take the high road, and I'll take the low road, flirting with his amused 91-year old wife Doris. Their commitment to each other is extraordinary, even after 70 years, marvelled Garrett. The couple moved to Canada in 1951 and spent most of their lives around the Scarborough bluffs. Henry worked until he was 68 at General Electric, while Doris spent her time working on the Avro Arrow followed by Revlon cosmet- ics. Their son, Duncan McDonagh, had two daughters whom the elder McDonaghs treat- ed as their own. They moved to Oakville to be closer to their granddaughter, Lynn McDonagh. They are like parents to us, said grand- daughter Elizabeth Shanks. We lived just down the street from them all the years grow- ing up. Every Sunday, we went to their house for roast beef dinner. Some of the elder McDonaghs fondest memories in their marriage involved the girls. Used to go and pick up the kids at winter time and go down to the ice rink and skate all day long, recalled Henry. Every time they would have a vacation from work in the summertime, they would take the girls with them to some place new. [They] taught us both how to swim and ride our bikes, said Lynn, the other grand- daughter. [They] taught us how to work hard, and buy a house. I had a wonderful life. If I lived all over again Id do the same thing. Two wonderful children, said Henry McDonagh, referring to the two grandchildren. The secret to their successful marriage was to compromise. You have to give and take. I'm a Roman Catholic and my wife is a Presbyterian, but we never fought over religion, said Henry. We never really fought [at all]. At the start of the Christmas party, Garrett had the McDonaghs sit in front of the crowd and presented Doris with a bouquet of flow- ers. Henry leaned over to kiss Doris. Doris then did a dance, while seated, to the song Happy Happy Anniversary. McDonaghs celebrate 70 years of marriage with a kiss DAN HO / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER HAPPY 70TH ANNIVERSARY: Henry McDonagh kisses his wife Doris to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. will continue to be provided at nearby regional cancer centres. It will provide patient assessment, teach- ing, counselling, information, chemotherapy administration, blood transfusions, proce- dures and clinical trials for oncology patients. The Medical Day Care services within the clinic will provide specialized outpatient care for patients requiring minor medical treat- ments, therapies or procedures that require a stay of four to six hours, including blood transfusions, investigative procedures, including needle biopsies and intravenous (IV) injection therapy. Up to $500,000 of the gift will be allocat- ed towards a matching donation challenge to purchase essential medical equipment for the cancer and medical day care clinics. Community donations towards this depart- ment will be matched, dollar for dollar as the Birmingham donation is used to foster catalytic philanthropy. Betty and Bruce have been supporting the Oakville Hospital for more than 20 years and their continued commitment to our community's healthcare is truly inspiring, said John Oliver, president and CEO of Halton Healthcare Services (HHS). Continued from page 8 New hospital new name