Looking back before looking ahead
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 16/01/2022 (508 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
To start off 2022, I decided to update stories I have written recently.
I started by looking through the Facebook pages of Norberry School and Dakota Collegiate.
What great memories! If you attended either school, you should take a peek. The Norberry page now has 525 members and Dakota has 420. Those totals have rocketed in the past year.
Glenlawn Collegiate has a page as well and GCI will be celebrating 100 years on May 18 to 22, 2023. Surely, this pandemic will be over by then.
In 1969-70, Dakota won the varsity girls and boys volleyball and basketball provincial championships. No school has ever done that before or since and I was in the stands cheering for every team.
Hey, Bob Holliday, maybe that should be recognized at the St. Vital Museum?
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Speaking of the Museum. I stopped in there the other day, and it’s looking good! A new coat of paint, a “new” 1924 fire truck, and the two-person horse drawn sleigh have all added to the charm. An annual individual membership costs just $20, so how about it?
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I wrote numerous articles about the St. Vital of my youth this past year, but the column on Delta Hardware received the most comments.
Articles about the Horseshoe Inn, Roco Stations, Norberry Shoe Repair and Murphy’s Drug Store all elicited responses from people with similar memories to mine.
I also received emails from people who grew up in St. Vital closer to Glenlawn or St. Anne’s Road wrote to me about their favourite establishments. I had fun reading all of their stories.
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I recently met with Paul Edmonds, the radio voice of the Winnipeg Jets. He and I worked together with the Winnipeg Goldeyes for years. It is rewarding to watch a good friend live out his dream as a broadcaster.
Every time I hear him on the radio, I think…hey, I’ll spend a little time with Paul and listen to the game. He is a great broadcaster and a fun guy to be around.
Speaking of broadcasters, I want to send out congratulations to one of the greats, Bob Irving. Many of us have spent pleasant times listening to his Bombers broadcasts over the years. Enjoy your well-deserved retirement, Bob.
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Finally, my friend Jack Countryman is 86 years young and just celebrated his birthday by walking six miles on the streets of Winnipeg. Jack, my recent book about his life is available through me or at McNally Robinson. Jack is still creative and just launched some YouTube videos at Jack Countryman 25th Century. He still amazes me.
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It was another crazy year. Here’s hoping 2022 brings us some peace and normalcy!
John Hindle is a community correspondent for St. Vital. Email him at john@johnhindle.com
John Hindle
Community Correspondent — St. Vital
John Hindle is a community correspondent for St. Vital. Email him at john@johnhindle.com