If you haven’t heard, a Transcona high school reunion will be held on Fri., June 7, at 7 p.m. at Nashville’s in the Canad Inns Destination Centre at 826 Regent Ave. W.<\/div>\n
Last year, a reunion for TCI alumni from the 1950s to the 1980s was held at the same venue and folks had such a good time they requested another one. <\/div>\n
Committee members Bill Blaikie, Hank Haaksma, Sherrill Greenaway, Tom Thompson, Sharon Lamoureux and Dave Haack are responsible for organizing this year’s event, and were involved with last year’s as well.<\/div>\n
As Transcona is a smaller community, the committee decided to invite all former Transcona high school students to the event, “since we’re all friends in friendly Transcona”, as it says on the website.<\/div>\n
The reunion will be a casual affair, in the style of a social. You can dress to impress or wear whatever suits you for a social environment. There will be social-style food (the usual rye bread and kielbasa, etc.), and great music from the era. <\/div>\n
At last year’s reunion the music was very well received and people danced the night away on a full dance floor. <\/div>\n
Yearbooks will be on display and some videos of past school functions will be played. It will be fun to spot yourself and your friends from “back in the day”. There will also be some great door prizes, as well. <\/div>\n
Any profits from this event will be donated to L’Arche Tova Café. The café provides employment to people with development disabilities and encourages the general public to interact with and get to know them, in addition to providing tasty food.<\/div>\n
You can pick up tickets at the Canad Inn, Ball Insurance, or directly from Sherrill (Ball) Greenaway at rcgreen@mts.net; or Sharon (Lazaruk) Lamoureux at lamour@shaw.ca.<\/div>\n
To purchase tickets online go www.transconareunion.com and follow the link to their Eventbrite page. <\/div>\n
Tickets may also be purchased at the door, as long as pre-sold tickets do not reach their maximum. The venue holds 700 people.<\/div>\n
The evening will be a rare chance to reconnect with old friends and classmates and some folks are coming from as far away as B.C, Ontario, and California. So come on out for a fun evening.<\/div>\n
Suzanne Hunter is a community correspondent for Transcona. <\/div>\n
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