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News - Brighton – Jessie Laverty celebrated her 100th birthday January 7 and there to share in her joy of reaching a milestone few reach was her older sister – that’s right, her older sister – Agnes Copland, who turned 101 last month. The pair live in the same suite at Applefest Lodge, where they have resided for more than a year. The Beech sisters grew up in Quebec before going their separate ways to marry and raise families. But they’re remained close friends throughout their lives and even lived in the same city, Peterborough, for many years before Jessie moved in with one of her daughters, Chyrel Lapenna, of Wooler, when her eyesight began to fail at age 93. She lived there for ďŹ ve years until she broke a hip and was hospitalized for three months. “They ďŹ gured she couldn’t navigate on her own in my house,â€? Lapenna said, so the decision was made to relocate to Applefest Lodge, a retirement residence. Agnes, who had been living on her own in Peterborough up until the age of 100, chose to join her sister at the lodge in order to be there to help her. “When I knew my sister was going to be here I just gave up my own apartment and said I’m coming here, and that was that,â€? Agnes said. “The two sisters wanted to spend the Everything in moderation has helped sisters Agnes Copland, on the left, and Jessie Laverty achieve longevity; Jessie Laverty turned 100 this week, Agnes celebrated rest of their life together,â€? said Agnes’ her 101st birthday in December. Photo: John Campbell daughter, Kathy Angus, of Welcome. “They started it off together,â€? now they want it “to end together,â€? said Donna Flanagan, Jessie’s daughter who also lives in Wooler. Agnes always took care of her younger sister who was “a little imp in the old days,â€? and known as a “party girl,â€? Angus joked. That’s right, her daughters said. When By John Campbell That’s how democracy works, and But there are “rogue members of coun- the two worked at a golf course together, News - Brighton – Council’s longest while he, like others on council, might not cil who don’t want to work with others, her aunt “hated getting up in the mornserving member, Deputy-mayor Mike agree with every decision, “that’s what we and as long as that’s the case, then we will ing,â€? Flanagan said, but “mum would be continue to be called whatever people call there bright-eyed and bushy-tailed very Vandertoorn says the current council is have to live with,â€? he said. early,â€? Lapenna said, after having “par“It’s important for us to be able to lis- us, but I can only focus on what I do.â€? “differentâ€? from any other he’s served on Council members “need to keep things tied all night.â€? in his 16 years in ofďŹ ce but to call it dys- ten and just share ideas, and at the end of She “loved to go out dancing,â€? Flanathe day come to a ... consensus where the moving forward, to continue to be profunctional isn’t accurate. “Obviously it is divided but dysfunc- majority of council feels it’s important to gressive, that’s what I’ve done since I’ve gan said. “I never saw anybody more patient,â€? been elected to council, I haven’t been obtional is not a fair term,â€? he said in an in- move forward.â€? Jessie said. Told she was fortunate to Councillor Tom Rittwage is another structionist,â€? he said. terview at the New Year levee. Mayor Mark Walas, on the other hand, have a guardian angel for a sister, she Ideas are presented, discussions take who doesn’t believe Brighton is being place, decisions are made, and “then we governed by a dysfunctional council or does say council is dysfunctional, but he replied: “I guess she was.â€? even one that’s divided. move forward,â€? he said. Please see “Councilâ€? on page 2

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