Auction Shots 4-5 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards 5-8 SOME Above and Beyond 8-9 St. Michael’s Speedsters 13 Beautiful and Unique Barn 14-15 That Time Again 20 Candids 19-20 Thank You, Joan 11 OF THE Coming Events Calendar 20 Thank You! Thank you! Thank You! 2-3 Final Resting Place 10-11 Thompson Memorial Park Committee 9-10 STUFF Gold Medal Athlete 12-13 Unique Local Art Found at Yard Sale 15-18 Guinness Record Attempt 15 Vittoria’s New Firehall 5-7 INSIDE Local Legends 18 Vittoria Women’s Institute Meeting 11-12 NO. 25 – SUMMER 2009 • PUBLISHED AT VITTORIA, ONTARIO (519) 426-0234 The Vittoria Booster The Vittoria Booster Newsletter is published twice a year by The Vittoria & District Foundation for its Members and Supporters. website: http://www.vittoria.on.ca e-mail:
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[email protected] A n before a person’s name indicates that he or she is a member of The Vittoria & District Foundation. Milestone Anniversaries Celebrated nEleanor and nWalter Cole, 50 years on January 31 In Memoriam Carolyn and Gordon Walsh, 50 years on February 7 Jean and Alan May, 60 years on February 19 nFrances and nAlan Winter, 55 years on April 14 Bernie Whalen, æ 80, on January 12 Signa Pepper, æ 91, on January 15 “MORE THAN 60” CLUB William Keith Banfield, æ 84, on January 19 nHoward E. and Lois McCall, 62 years on March 6 L. Jane (Jelsma) Devries, æ 59, on January 24 “Neil” Porter, æ 91, on February 4 Reinhold Frederick Schlecht, æ 92, on February 6 Milestone Birthdays Celebrated Joseph Keller Sr., æ 84, on February 7 Sharon (Lampman) Roberts,