Dorothy Gonyou
Born on a farm near Wilkesport, Ontario, Dorothy’s father, Thomas Smith, was a groom and horse trainer. During her childhood, Doro- thy remembers her father taking horses to race at the Dresden Raceway and other racetracks in southwestern Ontario. She had al- ways loved horses since she was a young girl (picture at left). She would hop on bareback and ride around the corral. Dorothy celebrated her 100th birth- day in November 2023. To cele- brate, Dorothy took a horse-drawn
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Winter Warm Up Recipe – Beef Pot Roast Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 ½ pounds beef chuck pot roast 2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper Her other talent was always making everyone feel welcome, even if they dropped in unannounced. She always had muffins, cookies or tarts on hand – freshly baked of course, and a pot of coffee. It was never a big deal to just whip up a pie. She didn’t have a written recipe for the pies, which makes it tricky to pass down the best pie crust ever tasted. Family have tried to duplicate it, but they never know what measurement ‘just enough’ or ‘when it feels right’ is. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 275°F (135°C). Heat vegetable oil into a large oven-safe pot over medium- high heat. Season chuck roast with salt and black pepper. Cook in hot oil until brown on both sides. Transfer to a plate. Add carrots, celery, and onion into the pot. Cook and stir until vegetables start to release their juices, scraping any brown flavour bits off the bottom of the pot, about 3 minutes. Add butter, and cook until onions are translucent, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle in rosemary; return roast to the pot and cover. Roast in the preheated oven until the chuck roast is tender, about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. When roast is done remove from pot and let meat rest for a few minutes before slicing. 1 cup diced carrots 1 cup diced celery 1 cup diced onion ¼ cup butter 1 teaspoon dried rosemary Directions: Dorothy Gonyou enjoys a surprise visit from Lambeth’s City Councillor Anna Hopkins over the holiday season, congratulating her on her 100th Birthday!” 100 CENTENARIAN CLUB all season long, and everything she put in the soil would grow and bloom. She had a real green thumb.
Looking for a New Shed this Winter? Dorothy always had the prettiest flower beds in the neighbourhood. In spring, her gardens exploded in colour with tulips, daffodils, and primrose. Summer brought a hedge of hearty hibiscus and alium, and early fall welcomed more Rose of Sharon than could be counted. Neighbours walking by would stop and look at all the beautiful blooms. Dorothy would transplant, separate and replant carriage ride around Lambeth with her family, including a trip through the drive-thru at Tim Horton’s for coffee and hot chocolate in the carriage! Feeding the horses apples and carrots brought back many happy memories of Dorothy’s childhood on the farm. The Lambeth Villager wants to take this opportunity to welcome Dorothy into its Centenarian Club and wish her many more years of happiness! Dorothy did have a few jobs. During the war, she worked in a munition factory and then a restaurant – which she loved as it suited her cooking and baking talents very well. Dorothy and Calvin were married just before Calvin went over- seas to war in 1943. He got special permission for the marriage from the army and that document is in a frame on her wall. They have two children, Diane and Tom, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Dorothy and Tick (Calvin) had dairy cattle on their farm just outside St. Thomas for a few years when their children were young. They sold the farm and moved to London around 1960. They took in students from Western and boarded them, four or five at a time – feeding, housing and laundry. There’s a group who have stayed in touch – The G Girls. They have a reunion every summer. Grandson Kyle took Dorothy to the reunion this past summer.
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