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The Creemore INSIDE THE ECHO ECHO Bake Off Malcolm’s Place Friday, October 12, 2018 Vol. 18 No. 41 www.creemore.com Winning pie recipe New restaurant opens PAGE 6 PAGE 11 News and views in and around Creemore Publications Mail Agreement # 40024973 A century of meeting new challenges Saving the bell It looks like Gerry Blackburn’s by Trina Berlo efforts to save the old school bell have “I have loved my life,” said Ken been successful. Thornton, while ruminating on a Blackburn, 90, is a life-long century on this earth. “I love life, Creemore resident, who attended that period.” school. When it was closed in 2014 There’s no question that Thornton, Blackburn set in motion a plan to stop who turns 100 on Oct. 18, has made the bell from being sold into private very good use of his time. Anyone who ownership but after a turnover of knows him – and most people do – are trustees and staff at both the school and aware that he is constantly learning board level, he hadn’t heard anything new things and crossing items off his more about it. wish list. With a conditional offer on the Famously, Thornton achieved his school, the bell was removed last lifelong dream of joining the RCMP week. According to SCDSB trustee when he was in his 80s, 65 years after Robert North, the bell will be stored the Second World War diverted him until it can be displayed safely in an from that career path. appropriate location at Nottawasaga Thornton was born in New and Creemore Public School, possibly Brunswick, in a remote area near St.
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