Rockwood reunion draws 600 plus former students
More than six hundred alumni and former teachers gathered at Rockwood Conservation Park on July 1 for the school reunion. Attendees toured the old building, viewed a collection of vintage photos, and enjoyed a picnic and a later dance despite a brief cloudburst and a power outage.
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Rockwood School
Rockwood Conservation Park
Canada
United States
Churchill Family Reunions and Birthdays Highlight Summer Weekend
A series of reunions and birthdays filled a weekend with visits from relatives across Ontario and beyond. Notable gatherings included the 16th Dalson reunion at Gor moc Lake with 70 attendees, and a double birthday get together at the MacArthur home in Welland. A correction notes a misprint in a prior Free Press item, changing Dedman to De daemon.
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Fred MacArthur
Gill Bisson
Clare MacArthur
Welland
Ed Green
Toronto
Leroy MacArthur
Newlyweds honored at trousseau tea in Port Credit
Friends and neighbors gathered at S S No. 11 school for euchre and a presentation to Allan Mockrie and his bride to be, a floor lamp and china given by Mr. John Turner. Mrs. Mockrie is Miss Lambert of Acton. Tribute and well wishes flowed as the couple spoke.
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Don Hills
Mummy
Daddy
Grant MacRae
Nellie (Gibbons) Saunders
Trousseau Tea
Robt. Wright
Allan Mockrie
Port’ Credit
Orang
S.S. No. 11 School
Allan
John
Toronto
Elmer Anderson
Craig
Galt
Bob Drysdale
Orr
Saskatchewan
William MacDonald
3. Cann
Jim Gilbertson
Lake Simcoe
Jack Chamberlain
Expo
J. Hamer
Smith
Hanover
Cliff Abram
Eden Mills
England
McLean Sr
Bob Francis
London
Ogg McLean
Brantford
Ata _ihotham
Ens Enestere
Trousseau
Gail Walken
Jean Ann Bewley
Eloise Watson
Ralph Thompson
Flewelling
Elora
Bus trip to Niagara delights W I members
A 43 member Ballinafad Women's Institute group rode Ted Tyler's Bus to Niagara Falls on June 29. They stopped at a canal lift bridge, Brock's Monument, the hydro plant, Oneida tower, and Canada miniature buildings before returning after illumination. The group's parade presence and recent local events are noted along with a June WI meeting and the Sinclair reunion at Ballinafad Community Centre.
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Ted Tyler
Niagara Falls
Ballinafnd Women's Institute
Brock
Oneida Observation Tower
Canadia
Canada
Baltinafad Women's Institute
Erin’s
Ballinafad Women’s Institute
W.I. Oole
Mary Stewart
F. Smith
Ontario Junior Farmer Loan Branch names Douglas Jackson
Douglas Jackson, a former agricultural representative in Halton and Peel, has been appointed Loan Administration Officer of the Ontario Junior Farmer Loan Branch. A 1959 Ontario Agricultural College graduate, he joined the Extension Branch and served in Halton and Peel, later running a dairy farm at Bradford. He will supervise existing loans and assist with appraisals.
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Douglas Jackson
Halton
Peel
Ontario Junior Farmer Loan Branch
Jackson
Ontario Agricultural College
Department of Agriculture and Food
Bradford
Banquet Attendee List Omission Noted at Robert Little School
The Free Press acknowledges an omission in grade eight attendee records for the banquet at Robert Little School. John Van denbrink was unintentionally left off the list of students present during the event.
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Robert Little
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