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 Keeping the Connection
by Warren Mackenzie - Photo Editor
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 Want to report that five of us from the CCHS class of 1954 and the McGill class of 1958 got together for dinner at the Atwater Club in Montreal on Thursday October 16th. We had previously gotten together five years ago at the same place, and also attended the CCHS reunion in 2005.
In the picture, from left to right, are Viesturs Kalnins, Michael Fulton, David Smith, Taketo Murata, Vija Murata (Taketo's wife} and Carole (Wilcox) Charnutzky.
Regards - Taketo Murata C'54
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| Alumni Photo of the Month |
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| Who's Who |
Recognize this fellow?
We received the following from Ross McCallum's son Brett following last month's addition to Ross in our Who's Who.
I have to say....WOW!!!.... you've done a really great job summarizing Dad's life in a few paragraphs and the integration of the pictures is fantastic. I really didn't expect the biography you were doing to be this comprehensive and done in such a nice presentation. It's really fantastic. I'm going to print it out and put it at the beginning of my "Dad's" scrap book. Thanks very much.
Sincerely, Brett McCallum
To nominate a candidate for the WHO'S WHO directory through the 'On-line' method, simply 'click' "here".
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| Photo Galleries |
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"Alumni....... Where are they now?"
Please send your photos, with a short caption, via email or contact Warren Mackenzie for snail mail instructions:
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| School Memories |
I am so sorry to hear about Lincoln's ( LINCOLN McKESEY - C'76) passing. I was in the same grade as him. I never really got to know him but always thought he was the coolest kid. He stood out in school because he was at least a head above every one else and had the greatest voice. My deepest condolences to his family. Melanie (Kendal-Ward) Moore '76.
"Every CCHS * CA graduate has a least one story to tell, so please consider sharing it with your school mates."
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| Retirement Afloat by Joe Steiner C'63 |
 For many people, tired of working for a living, the idea of retirement springs forth thoughts of Freedom to do whatever you've been wishing you had enough time to do.
For some, retirement means a continuation of what one does on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis except without the need to go to work. These people have hobbies and a large family or circle of friends which occupy their time now even more than ever.
For me it meant the opportunity to do something I had never done before.
I sold my house and moved onto a sailboat. The idea was to cruise, first to the Bahamas and then the Greater and Lesser Antilles, all the way to Trinidad. This would take two years and then I would reassess the Journey and make a decision about the future.
Little did I know that the Journey would be life altering. Little did I know what lay ahead.
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| The Football Player by Robert E. Wrigley, Class of 1961 |
 Some time ago, Alumni Connection Editor Angus asked me to provide some articles on what it was like to grow up in St. Lambert from the late 1940s to early 60s. That was a long time ago, and I moved away from St. Lambert in 1967 (following six years at McGill University) to pursue research studies in Illinois, and to eventually take up a new career and residence in Winnipeg. So remembrances of my St. Lambert years have understandably faded with the passing years. Ideas from my sisters, Jean and Mary, plus boxes of old photos and memorabilia, have stimulated me to write several stories about my family, which I hope alumni readers will find interesting. I also trust that these attempts will "click the recall icon" of memories in others' memory bank, and encourage you, in particular, to think about and to write down your thoughts about your early years, no matter in what decade(s) you called St. Lambert home. I think you will find this effort of sharing nostalgia a pleasant one, and your relatives and descendants will appreciate having on permanent record bits of your biography. I'd love to know what my ancestors thought and did in the preceding centuries. I wouldn't be here without them. So here goes another short story about a young kid and his friends caught up in the St. Lambert sports scene
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| THE COBRA DID IT by Virginia Carter, Class of 1954 |
 I didn't get to India until I was well along in life. That's because Dad forbade me to go. He had spent almost 3 years in India during WWII and, while he had learned many things and had many experiences, he also almost died, which may be why he had a jaundiced view of the country.
Dad went to India when he was in his 30's as works manager of an Aluminium plant, the building of which he was to supervise in Alwaye. He took a train from Quebec to Los Angeles and one of the new fangled clipper ships from there on out. Mom, Joan and I were to follow when he had things set up for us. Trouble was the Japanese got nasty and bombed Pearl Harbor, thus closing our route to India. Dad then got typhoid and of 14 people going into the hospital with the disease at the time, only 2 came out alive. Dad was one of them. He told us with real ferocity in his voice "Never, never go to India". I didn't until he died, and then I went.
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| Our teachers - where are they now? |
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Being far (in time) from both the school and the community, it is
hard for me to relate back to my six years at CCHS or St. Lambert. It
is different for those who grew up there, they have a longer history
that sometimes spans the generations. There is more to remember and connect with.
For this reason, I will not be renewing my membership, though it was
good to hear from three past students who remembered a younger
teacher of Physics and Geography and perhaps influenced their lives
in some way. Regards, - Peter Burpee
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| Alumni Association News |
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Architects drawings of the new gym, and layout for Chambly Academy. These changes should be completed well in time for Reunion 2010.
Notice the garden area just to the right of the new gym. You will be hearing more about this in the future. The alumni association hopes to be able to spearhead funding for an Alumni Garden.
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Reunion 2010  marking the 60 years
since CCHS became a school will be held over the Victoria Day weekend in May of 2010 |
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Calgary Mini-Reunion, held October 25th. at IL GIARDINO Restaurant in Calgary.
Attendee names in order from left to right:
Ron Lee, Gail Lee (70), Maureen Lawrence (Perron) (70), Shelley Soles (70), Carolyn Donnan (70), John Cuthbertson, Steve Donnan's wife, Steve Donnan (76), Janice Strelow's husband (partially hidden), Janice Dever (Strelow) (73), Will Arnold (70), Bill Marler (71),
Tom Fransham (82)
It was a very enjoyable evening for all. They hope to do it again soon.
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Alumni Association Distinguished Service Awards
The Alumni Association Board of Directors has established a Distinguished Service Award program to recognize the contributions individuals have made over the years to the alumni association and the preservation of school spirit for the school, and current student body. These contribution may have been monetary, a free service or, as in most cases, the donation of voluntary time and effort.
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Distinguished Service Award:
Past Recipients:
Fergus Groundwater (1956), Anthony McGarr (1977), Beverly Maize (volunteer), John Ernst (1958), Judy Ernst (volunteer), Harvey Carter (1960), Warren Mackenzie (1957), Nick Brenner (1964), Angus Cross (1960), Jack Anderson (1971), Pamela Storr (1984), Jean McHarg (former teacher), Bernie Praw (former teacher & principal), Pat Wylie (1966), Barry Keeler (1982), Tony Salmon (1974), Brian Perron (1972), Peter Payan (1959), Dave Stagg (1971), Cynthia Montpetit (Fulton) (1972), Pat Wagner (Volunteer), Ross McConnell (1945), Lorne Perry (1949), Andy Little (1953), Bob Wrigley (1961), Dale & Ross Wallace (1951), Wendy Plumb (Irvine) (1957), Maureen Anderson (Volunteer), Dave Stagg (1971), Keith Thomas (1976), Richard Bunnett (Staff) |
| Alumni Authors Programme |
Do you have a published work of literature that you would like to donate to the Chambly Academy school library?
Contact the Editor
In 1992 just after I retired, a book of which I was co-author with Donald MacKay, was published by Douglas & McIntyre. It is entitled "Train Country" and is a coffee table words and picture book about the history of Canadian National. It was a national best seller which, in Canada, means 10,000 or more. There are three photos that feature St.Lambert; pages 103, 178, 179. I would be happy to donate a copy to CCHS. Let me know what the process would be. Lorne Perry C'49
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Class Notes, Comments, and letters
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Wow that email did it for me, just the thought off being cut off from the ol' high school, got me racing to the wallet to grab the credit card and sign up! Thanks for that, sometimes some of us need a really hard shove! Thanks for your dedication to Chambly and all the grads, I stood in front of the school doors only last week, when I made a quick visit home and the feeling is still very much there, Special!
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Saint Lambert - Photo of the Month |
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Please send your photos, with a short caption, via email or contact Warren Mackenzie for snail mail instructions:
I want you to know that I enjoy reading the monthly newsletter, but I was especially surprised and pleased to see the October's picture of the month, a November 11th Remembrance Day Parade of the Veterans. It brings back many memories, as my husband, Colin Mackie, is pictured right behind the cenotaph. I can visualize the veterans marching from the cenotaph down Mercille Avenue after the Remembrance Day Service, which was held regardless of weather - raining and sometimes very cold. My son Brian (C68) marched with the Scouts. I would love to know who submitted the picture, what year it was taken and perhaps receive a copy. It had to be taken prior to 1970 as Colin died in May 1970. Phyllis (Ingmire) Mackie (C38) |
| Welcome New Members who have recently joined the association: |
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Mitchell Holme (1973), Jennifer Murray (1984), Terry Taylor (1980), Carol Fisher-Hogg (1974), Terri Laliberte (1983), John Barrett (1973), Carol Barrett (Hodgson) (1964), Norman Ichiyen (1965), Patrick McGowan (1974), Jacquie Pedneault (1963), Sharon Fritzsche (Brooke) (1975), Anthony Perodeau (1971), John L.H. Smith (1956), Peter Johnson (1978), Darlene Slobodecki (Harling) (1973), Elizabeth Crammond (Brooks) (1953), Janet Neilson (1976)
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New Life Members
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| Linda Netten (Hodgson) (1976), Joseph "Joe" Steiner (1963), June Anderson (1971), Margot Smith Arthur (1980), Ann Rearden (1964), Ken Hermes (1960), Joseph Hayston (1972), Beverley Tune (McClintock) (1957), Leslie Zebarth (Gilbert) (1967), Tracey MacKinlay (Simmons) (1980) |
| Announcements
Births, deaths, marriages, appointments, retirements,, awards |
Wendy Sarginson (Perry) C'60 passed away this September after a long battle with Lupus Erythematosis. We reconnected out here after many years and re-established our friendship. She is survived by a son and daughter and several grandchildren. - Dawn McDonald C'60
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| ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge)
"ASK". This program is an online, e-mentoring service that pairs current students, or alumni seeking career advice, with other alumni. The focus of the service is to assist in learning about career options and seek advice from successful alumni working in a variety of professions and fields.
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| We have just recently come upon a roadblock that may endanger this entire program. Mike Languay, Principal of Chambly Academy, has advised as follows:
There are some legal hoops to jump through before we can have our students contact the mentors even through the internet. This is what the Directors of the School Board have said we need to do before the students can contact the mentors:
There should be a school-level screening of the adults involved.
As they are volunteers, a background check is required.
The nature of the relationship needs to be defined in a letter to parents and agreed to by volunteers.
The 14 alumni who volunteered to act as mentors are reviewing the situation. |
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With all the turmoil in the market today, the collapse of Lehman Bros and
Acquisition of Merrill Lynch by Bank of America I thought this might be some good advice...
Watch for these consolidations later on:
1.) Hale Business Systems, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Fuller Brush, and W R. Grace
Co. Will merge and become: Hale, Mary, Fuller, Grace.
2.) Polygram Records, Warner Bros., and Zesta Crackers join forces and
become: Poly, Warner Cracker.
3.) 3M will merge with Goodyear and become MMMGood.
4. Zippo Manufacturing, Audi Motors, Dofasco, and Dakota Mining will merge
and become: ZipAudiDoDa.
5. FedEx is expected to join its competitor, UPS, and become: FedUP.
6. Fairchild Electronics and Honeywell Computers will become: Fairwell
Honeychild.
7. Grey Poupon and Docker Pants are expected to become: PouponPants.
8. Knotts Berry Farm and the National Organization of Women will
become: Knott NOW !
Happy investing!
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