Craik

Farmers market hits right note with piano donation

Pearl Unger plays a new electronic piano that the Craik Farmers Market gave to the Craik Health Centre. On behalf of the Craik Farmers Market committee, Pauline Dixon presented the piano to the health centre on May 22. Dixon said the donation was made in memory of longtime Craik resident Adele Boyce, who died in November 2016.

CRAIK—The music will continue to play at Craik Health Centre.

Last Tuesday, Craik Farmers Market presented the health centre with an electronic piano it purchased with proceeds from the market.

Farmers market committee member Pauline Dixon said they made the piano donation in memory of Adele Boyce.

Music was very important to Boyce, who passed away in November 2016 at the age of 89. Originally a pianist, Boyce took up the organ in the 1970s because Craik United Church was in need of an organist.

In 2008, at the age of 81, she started playing organ at the Penzance United Church too.

Boyce also played piano and organ at many funerals and community events and gatherings.

In addition to playing music, Boyce also supported having instruments within the community. Dixon said Boyce provided pianos to some of Craik’s public facilities, including the Midlakes Manor where Boyce resided for a few years.

Dixon said Boyce also kept the town’s pianos in tune.

“Once a year she called the piano tuner and she stroked a cheque for it,” Dixon said. “Adele was very generous about a lot of things.”