Here's a look at what was making the news 15 and 50 years ago in the Hants Journal. 15 YEARS AGO (Mid-November 2007 editions) • Vandalism shut down Avon ...
Four members of the 1st Three Mile Plains Brownies and Guides troop were presented with the organization’s highest honour — a Canada cord — in 1972. Pictured, from left, are: captain Susan Dykens, Sherri Dykens, Debbie Hazel, Valerie Wilkins, Janet Mosher and lieutenant Rosanne Wentzell. - FileHere's a look at what was making the news 15 and 50 years ago in the Hants Journal.• Vandalism shut down Avon View High School for a day while police investigated the incident.
• Canadian country artist George Canyon performed in Windsor as part of his ‘In a Quiet Room’ tour. While his show entertained audiences, a private meet-and-greet with youth was what had folks talking. Canyon opened up about living with diabetes and the benefits of using an insulin pump. For 13-year-old Jacob Sheffield, of Wolfville, meeting a celebrity with a similar medical condition was very rewarding.
• Three men were hoping to develop a European-style rugby team in Hants County and were hosting a community meeting to gauge interest. Those involved with the creation of the team were James Hardy, his father Charles Hardy, and friend Godfrey Kenny. Aside from fielding a second division team consisting of 15- to 50-year-old players, the hope was to create “a traditional British, Irish, European sociable club where people come together on weekends with their families.
When Charles Bultheel, who was a member of the Belgium Army and then the Belgium Underground during the Second World War, emigrated to Canada after the war, he joined the Royal Canadian Legion — a group he said he was proud to be a part of. The Windsor shoemaker’s military service was highlighted in the 1972 edition of the Hants Journal. - File
• Windsor town council informed Hugh Fairn, the owner of the new Fort Edward Shopping Mall and Kingsway Inn and president of Tidal Developments Ltd., that it would be against regulations to share the cost to install a water line to the facilities. However, as a sign of good faith, they would purchase and install two fire hydrants, with shutoff valves, to help defray the developer’s costs.
• David Brown, of the Ardoise 4-H Club, won the Atlantic Provinces Single 4-H Demonstration Competition at the 1972 Atlantic Winter Fair. • Showing at Windsor’s Imperial Theatre was What’s Up Doc? starring Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal; and two children’s features: Malibu the Deer and Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny.
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