Ashgrove Scout Returns from North Jamboree Report
John Nurse, from the 1st Ashgrove scout troop, returns from the Yukon trip with a Jamboree report and photos in the Toronto Globe & Mail. He toured Yellowknife and Prelude Lake areas with other scouts, while families like Mr. and Mrs. Roy Critchell enjoyed two weeks around Bracebridge, Owen Sound, and Holland Centre. Meanwhile local adults completed swim classes at the Georgetown Community Swimming Pool, coached by Pat Rowell and Ian Gosling, noting improved confidence and strokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nurse
Nova Scotia
Ashgrove
Torin
Toronto Globe & Mail
Yellowknife
Northwest
Yukon
Prelude Lake
John
Roy Critchell
Bracebridge
Owen Sound
Holland Centre
Georgetawn
Ty Swimming Pool
Watet
Pat Rowell
Ian Gosling
Howell
Jackie Lince
Hurren Family Reunion In Ballinafad Manitoba Hosts
Relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurren and daughter Eileen gathered at Ballinafad Community Centre Sunday August 11 1988 for a Hurren family reunion. About 90 guests attended with speeches prayers and best wishes for the Hurren family and Manitoba return. Guests travelled from Toronto Hamilton Guelph Elora Georgetown Corbetton Hillsburgh Acton Fergus Orangeville Elora and more as well as visitors from Wales and Sudbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hurren
Eileen
Birch River
Manitoba
Hurren
Ballinafad
James Leitch
Y. J. Rees
Elora
Grace
Stanley Leitch
Tom Wack
George Wack
Eccles McMillan
Knox Presbyterian Church
Georgetown
Ernie Webb
Gail McDonald
Sydney Hayes
Dunnville
Lon
Chester
Toronto
Hamilton
Guelph
Erin
Corbetton
Hillsburgh
Acton
Fergus
Oxpringe
Rockwood
Orangeville
Griffin Jones
Sudbury
Neurin Gould
Yvonne
Cilfyndd
Wales
Frank Smiths
Gould
Canada
Jones
Ontario
Billy McEnery
Chery
Reg French
Polisher
Warne
Tor
Hattie Price
Winnifred Smith
McDougalls
Local Donations Buy 2000 Bibles for Africa
Georgetown volunteers and clergy organized a three day drive to ship 2000 new testaments to Africa. Dr Kenneth McCauley reported $1035 raised, part of a larger effort with the British Foreign Bible Society and Canadian and American Bible Societies to send about 20000 Bibles at roughly 50 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Tom
St. George's
Canadian Bible ‘Ents. Society
Herald Monday
Kenneth Mc‘Cauley
British and Foreign Bible Society
Canadian and American Bible Societies
Dr. "McCauley
St. John's United
Tressurer Douglas Cole
First
Rebecca Sisler Wins $800 at Artists Choice Exhibit
Rebecca Sisler's carved oak sculpture Two human figures from terra cotta wins the $800 prize in the Artists' Choice exhibition at the Canadian National Exhibition. The work becomes property of an unknown recipient. Viewers vote in boxes. winning ballots assigned to prizes. Open free to the public in the art building near the Pure Co building throughout the run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca
CNE
House of Seagram
Artists’ Choice
sin_theart
Pure Coo
Ita
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Trip
Robert Cunnningham
Guelph Chamber of Commerce
OAC
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Mrs. Graham
Reeve
Maritimes
J. Bellboddy
Ballina
Caer
Ray
Surat
Teneses
JO Auto
LEE
George. E. Drumm
Longstone
Irentals
Wynfield Nursery
Maple Avenue West
DIAL
THE
Georgetown Herald
Africa
Halton ‘Co-Operative
Halton, “Co
OP Medical
Main
St. E. Milton
Rebecca Sister
Cartridge
Fountain Pens
Schaeffer and
North Rite
TMI
Delrex
Georgetown Market
Cascade
R. Beeney
Georgetow
R. Edwards
Rexwey
D. Houston
G. R. Muckart
Thompson
Carney
Norval
Wm. Garbutt
Elgin St
Ray Lenz
Mill St
Ken Nash
Glen Williams
Dave Williams
Main St
Ray Conn
Goodlet
S Main St. S
R. McDonald
Milainview N
Robertson
Nortoy
T.S. Electric
Galrey
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