Keeping the Connection            by Warren Mackenzie

• We are a group of friends that have known each other since Elementary School. In High School, we grouped together, along with four others, and we called ourselves the "Hens". Missing from the photo are Margot Smith, Jacqueline Edge, Karen McCrory and Tracy Billard. Over the years, we have succeeded in staying in touch, and despite the great distance that separates us (we're scattered around Australia, Canada and the US), we have even managed to take several "girls only" vacations together. The last one was in 2005 for the big reunion weekend, and before that, we celebrated our 40ths together. This photo was taken at the Carson cottage on July 5th. We spent a couple of days there doing what girls do best...talking, eating and drinking a lot of wine! We had a blast, and are planning another get together in Vancouver in May.   Our friendship is truly a special one, and as we get older, we appreciate it even more, and make more of an effort to nurture it. 

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The CCHS Alumni Golf Tournament scheduled for September 12th at Glen Eagles has been cancelled due to a lack of entrants.

A special meeting will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at Chambly Academy, 675 Green Street, St. Lambert, Quebec at 7:00 PM.

The purpose of this meeting is to nominate and elect a board of directors for the newly incorporated Alumni Association. The recent act of incorporation resulted in dissolution of the old board and the appointment of three interim directors, Harvey Carter, Jack Anderson and Barry Keeler, the signers of the incorporation application.

As a paid up member of the Association you have the right to:

            1. Nominate a member to sit on the Board of Directors - All nominations should be sent by email to Harvey Carter  by September 11, two weeks prior to the meeting.

See the list at the end of his message showing the slate of candidates being nominated by the interim directors, Jack Anderson, Barry Keeler and Harvey Carter. 

            2. Cast one vote: You may vote in person at the meeting or, you may vote by proxy by designating another paid up member to vote on your behalf. If voting by proxy, email your statement of proxy to your designated member with a copy to Harvey Carter, at the above email address, two weeks prior to the meeting.  The proxy/voting statement should read:

For the purpose of the special meeting to be held Tuesday, September 17,  2007, I designate:

1.  _______________________      (write in member's name) to vote on  my behalf   or:

2.  I wish my vote to be cast by the interim directors and appointees, Jack Anderson, Barry Keeler and Harvey Carter.  ________ (check here)

To cast a vote, you or your designate must be present at the meeting.

            3. Sit on the Board of Directors: All members, if elected and willing to serve, are eligible to sit on the Board of Directors.

            4. Ask questions, raise issues and offer opinions at any general members meeting.  The Alumni Association values input from its members, especially attendance at meetings. The directors will do the utmost to ensure all legitimate concerns are addressed

The following is a slate of nominees being put forward by the interim directors. These are the same people who held the position of director on the Board of the unincorporated Alumni Association

Nominees:

Jack Anderson, Harvey Carter, Barry Keeler,Angus Cross,Gord Richardson, Dave Blizzard, Warren Mackenzie, Carol Keating, Dave Stagg, Steve Souaid, Bernie Praw, Tony Salmon, John Forsyth, Peter Payan, Brian Perron, Keith Thomas, Will Arnold,    Andy Nardozza     

In addition to the appointment of a new Board, other business of the Alumni Association will be discussed. A detailed agenda will be forthcoming.

Interim Board of Directors

• Every name you submit will be contacted and invited to join the association.
• Each invitee that joins earns you an entry in the sweepstakes.

1. First Prize - Two Passports to Reunion 2010 or $200.00 CASH
2. Second Prize - Life Membership in the association
3. Third Prize - Three year Membership in the association.

"Click Here" for Entry Forms

HOME and School - Chapter 4 

Radio was a prime form of home entertainment. We had a big old Stromberg-Carlson console radio, really a fancy piece of furniture with some radio parts inside. Sometimes we could pick up short wave broadcasts from around the world, and a few strong US AM stations late at night. Mother had a small radio in the kitchen which was always on when the kids came roaring in from play at 5 PM to listen to Superman, Dick Tracy, Mr. Keene, tracer of lost persons (which we changed about to read Mr. Trace, keener than most persons), and Jack Armstrong, the all-American Boy. My mother listened to the Happy Gang on CBC at lunchtime, but we had to leave for school before it was finished.

In the afternoon from three to four there were four 15-minute soap operas; "Life can be beautiful", "Dr. Brent, Call Surgery", "Ma Perkins" and "Pepper Young's family". Whenever I was home from school with a cold, for which ailment I seemed to have a great attraction, I listened to these with my mother. They were pretty low key. Both parents enjoyed some of the evening programs such as Fibber McGee and Molly, Jack Benny, Amos & Andy, Lum and Abner ("Jottem Down Store & Library, Abner Peabody doin' the talkin'").

We also had a big old wind-up Victrola that played 78 rpm records.  My Mom liked waltzes, classics and Harry Lauder, a Scottish balladeer.  Part of her Scots heritage I guess.  My dad liked military marches.  I can still play some of those old records from beginning to end in my head.

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