An Estevan resident enjoyed a tremendous birthday celebration last week, courtesy of some friends.
Henry Peters turned 90 on June 2, and his friends and others came together for him. The Estevan Police Service and the Estevan Fire Rescue Service had their vehicles roll in front of his home on Isabelle Street, so he was able to enjoy a birthday parade before the idea wrapped up June 7.
The choir from Trinity Lutheran Church, of which Peters is a member, did something memorable for him as well, since they couldn’t be together. The choir sang Happy Birthday and another brief song while standing on both sides of Isabelle Street so they could respect social distancing requirements.
“It was to make it special for him,” said Anita Kuntz, who was one of the organizers of the event.
Peters’ kids live outside the city, and they couldn’t make it to Estevan for the day.
Kuntz even called the provincial COVID-19 line to find out how they could conduct his birthday celebration safely.
“We said we wanted to be with him on this special day,” Kuntz said.
Peters was emotional because of the celebration. He thought there would be a couple of people coming over for coffee, and he never imagined there would be so many people there to celebrate his milestone birthday.
