Beyond our borders<\/strong><\/h4>\nLocal team of fathers and sons headed to Guatemala to help build a hospital <\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\nPictured above:<\/em> The GEN2 team (front from left) Ben van der Staay, Brandon Rea, Justin Dellandrea, Caleb Chan, Daniel Bradbury, Robert Hill; (back from left) Mike Degazio, Michael Ankenmann, Stephen Hill, Dave Hiscox, Glen Nelson, Bill Coon, John Rea, Greg Stewart, Rob Alexander, Ray Chan, Ryan Rea, and John Van Gyssel. Absent from photo: Aaron Chapman, Cody Hiscox, Luke Alexander, Glenn Coon, Jeff Van Gyssel, and Jeremy Heyer<\/em><\/p>\nA team of local fathers and sons, which calls itself GEN2, will be heading to Nebaj, Guatemala in January 2019 for 10 days to work on the village’s hospital.<\/p>\n
Guatemala\u2019s civil war in the 1970s and 1980s has had a lasting impact and many in the Nebaj area are impoverished. A small clinic has been providing residents with medical care, but a permanent, full-service hospital is needed. Local physician Dr. Greg Stewart and his wife Charlene, who have done previous work in Guatemala, led a team to Nebaj in 2017 to work on the hospital. Some of the young men Stewart once coached in basketball heard about the trip and said they\u2019d like to be part of something like that, too, and the GEN2 team was born.<\/p>\n
All of the men are paying their own way there and will provide labour to continue building the hospital. Construction on the building is intermittent\u2014it relies on work teams like GEN2 to provide labour and funds for materials. It could be four or five years before it is finally complete.<\/p>\n
Huntsville sponsors say \u2018bon voyage\u2019 to Syrian refugee family<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/02\/Rshead-family-and-SRS-committee-and-sponsors.jpg\")
The Al Rshead family with SRS Huntsville committee members and sponsors<\/p><\/div>\n
Sometimes what begins beyond our borders ends up being embraced by the local community. That was true when Huntsville welcomed several Syrian refugee families sponsored by local organizations. Earlier this year, after having helped one of those families adapt to life in Canada, SRS (Syrian Refugee Sponsorship) Huntsville bid the Al Rshead family farewell with a pot luck dinner.<\/p>\n
Jmal and Faeza Al Rshead, along with their five children, Mohammad, Ali, Aatedal, Tabarak and Ahmad, arrived in Huntsville in November of 2016<\/a><\/span> and spent a year and a half improving their English skills, forging new friendships, and experiencing new things. They made a move to Ottawa in late February 2018 when Jmal found a full-time job there.<\/p>\nLocal people<\/strong><\/h4>\nHuntsville\u2019s rock man has big heart: donates kidney to save his friend<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n![\"Rudi](\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/08\/rudi_stade8.jpg\")
Rudi Stade is in peak physical condition, and that’s just one reason why he decided to donate a kidney to his close friend.<\/p><\/div>\n
A year ago, when Rudi Stade learned that his friend Luis was experiencing kidney failure as the result of a hereditary disease, he immediately wanted to help. And in May 2018 he gave Luis a precious gift: one of his kidneys.<\/p>\n
Smiles and tears filled retirement party in honour of Dino and Bessie Georgas<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/03\/Family-Place.jpg\")
(From left) Bessie and Dino Georgas bid farewell to Family Place restaurant, leaving it in the capable hands of Jenny Spring and Oliver Wolfe<\/p><\/div>\n
For over 35 years, as owners of Family Place Restaurant, Dino and Bessie Georgas provided great food and kind hospitality to their patrons. When they retired, it was finally their turn to sit back and enjoy the accolades of their hard work. In March 2018, family and friends gathered in the restaurant to throw a surprise retirement party for them.<\/p>\n
Local schools<\/h4>\n
Eleven HHS welding students pass national certifications usually completed at college level <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2018\/05\/HHS-Manufacturing-students-CWB-Level-1.jpg\")
(From left) (from left) Tyler Jones, Blake Schmitz, Bentley Lupton, James Boothby, Colby Thur, John Curtis, Cameron Yeo, Mitchell Paquin, and Logan Voyer. Missing from photo: Quinton Strood and Aidan Todd<\/p><\/div>\n
In May, we told you about 11 Huntsville High School (HHS) students who had passed the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Level 1 Flat SMAW (shielded metal arc welding) certification exams, which are not usually attempted until after one year of post-secondary education or an apprenticeship. Even more impressive is that 67 per cent of the students who attempted the exam passed on their first attempt. The provincial pass rate for first attempts is just 10 per cent.<\/p>\n
But the good news didn’t stop there. By the time the school year was complete, the numbers had climbed to 21 students and 26 total certifications<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t
Pictured above:<\/em> The GEN2 team (front from left) Ben van der Staay, Brandon Rea, Justin Dellandrea, Caleb Chan, Daniel Bradbury, Robert Hill; (back from left) Mike Degazio, Michael Ankenmann, Stephen Hill, Dave Hiscox, Glen Nelson, Bill Coon, John Rea, Greg Stewart, Rob Alexander, Ray Chan, Ryan Rea, and John Van Gyssel. Absent from photo: Aaron Chapman, Cody Hiscox, Luke Alexander, Glenn Coon, Jeff Van Gyssel, and Jeremy Heyer<\/em><\/p>\n A team of local fathers and sons, which calls itself GEN2, will be heading to Nebaj, Guatemala in January 2019 for 10 days to work on the village’s hospital.<\/p>\n Guatemala\u2019s civil war in the 1970s and 1980s has had a lasting impact and many in the Nebaj area are impoverished. A small clinic has been providing residents with medical care, but a permanent, full-service hospital is needed. Local physician Dr. Greg Stewart and his wife Charlene, who have done previous work in Guatemala, led a team to Nebaj in 2017 to work on the hospital. Some of the young men Stewart once coached in basketball heard about the trip and said they\u2019d like to be part of something like that, too, and the GEN2 team was born.<\/p>\n All of the men are paying their own way there and will provide labour to continue building the hospital. Construction on the building is intermittent\u2014it relies on work teams like GEN2 to provide labour and funds for materials. It could be four or five years before it is finally complete.<\/p>\n Huntsville sponsors say \u2018bon voyage\u2019 to Syrian refugee family<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The Al Rshead family with SRS Huntsville committee members and sponsors<\/p><\/div>\n Sometimes what begins beyond our borders ends up being embraced by the local community. That was true when Huntsville welcomed several Syrian refugee families sponsored by local organizations. Earlier this year, after having helped one of those families adapt to life in Canada, SRS (Syrian Refugee Sponsorship) Huntsville bid the Al Rshead family farewell with a pot luck dinner.<\/p>\n Jmal and Faeza Al Rshead, along with their five children, Mohammad, Ali, Aatedal, Tabarak and Ahmad, arrived in Huntsville in November of 2016<\/a><\/span> and spent a year and a half improving their English skills, forging new friendships, and experiencing new things. They made a move to Ottawa in late February 2018 when Jmal found a full-time job there.<\/p>\n Huntsville\u2019s rock man has big heart: donates kidney to save his friend<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Rudi Stade is in peak physical condition, and that’s just one reason why he decided to donate a kidney to his close friend.<\/p><\/div>\n A year ago, when Rudi Stade learned that his friend Luis was experiencing kidney failure as the result of a hereditary disease, he immediately wanted to help. And in May 2018 he gave Luis a precious gift: one of his kidneys.<\/p>\n Smiles and tears filled retirement party in honour of Dino and Bessie Georgas<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n (From left) Bessie and Dino Georgas bid farewell to Family Place restaurant, leaving it in the capable hands of Jenny Spring and Oliver Wolfe<\/p><\/div>\n For over 35 years, as owners of Family Place Restaurant, Dino and Bessie Georgas provided great food and kind hospitality to their patrons. When they retired, it was finally their turn to sit back and enjoy the accolades of their hard work. In March 2018, family and friends gathered in the restaurant to throw a surprise retirement party for them.<\/p>\n Eleven HHS welding students pass national certifications usually completed at college level <\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n (From left) (from left) Tyler Jones, Blake Schmitz, Bentley Lupton, James Boothby, Colby Thur, John Curtis, Cameron Yeo, Mitchell Paquin, and Logan Voyer. Missing from photo: Quinton Strood and Aidan Todd<\/p><\/div>\n In May, we told you about 11 Huntsville High School (HHS) students who had passed the Canadian Welding Bureau (CWB) Level 1 Flat SMAW (shielded metal arc welding) certification exams, which are not usually attempted until after one year of post-secondary education or an apprenticeship. Even more impressive is that 67 per cent of the students who attempted the exam passed on their first attempt. The provincial pass rate for first attempts is just 10 per cent.<\/p>\n But the good news didn’t stop there. By the time the school year was complete, the numbers had climbed to 21 students and 26 total certifications<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\t\tLocal people<\/strong><\/h4>\n
Local schools<\/h4>\n