Waskada Grade One Class Celebrates 75 years
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This article was published 17/08/2023 (899 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Old memories were celebrated and new ones made earlier this summer when the Grade 1 class of 1954-55 from Waskada School, originally located 142 kilometres southwest of Brandon, celebrated their 75th reunion in Brandon at the Canad Inns Destination Centre.
Of the 20 original students in the class, 11 were present, with two having recently died. The event was made even more special when that class’s teacher, Margaret McGregor, made an appearance.
The Grade 1 class reunions started in 1988, when the Waskada School held a reunion to mark the 40th anniversary of the Grade 1 class. After that initial event, it was decided that a reunion would be held every 10 years. After the 60th reunion, it was decided to hold them every five years.
Back Row: Don Temple, Seymour Young, Jim Coleman, Tom Bennie, Ken Austin & teacher Miss Margaret Brown. Middle Row: Ted Temple, Patricia Vernon, Jim Trewin, Shirley Temple, Lorraine Hooper, Jack Griffith, Dan Busby. Front Row: Ken Dando, Janice Hunter, Sharon Blackwell, Lynn Griffith, Marion Brown, Barbara Carlson, Arlene Griffith, Jim Hannah. (Submitted)
The event was coordinated Jim Coleman and Lorraine Cheyne.
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Back Row: Patricia Vernon, Don Temple, Shirley Temple, Jim Coleman, Lorraine Hooper, Ken Austin, Dan Busby & teacher Mrs. Margaret (Brown) McGregor. Front Row: Ken Dando, Lynn Griffith, Marion Brown, Arlene Griffith. (Submitted)