Plan
to attend these up-coming events
(for
more detailed information about the Vets Club and the
dances please check
the Newsletter)
UPCOMING
EVENTS
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SPECIAL -
CHRISTMAS
CONCERT hosted by the Vets - Saturday December 14th at the
Wheel - doors open at 1pm
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NEW YEARS levee -
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2020 from 2-4pm at the HUB
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February
Dance - with the Brudders Band - Friday February 7th at the HUB
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March Dance -
with the Dusty Roads Band - Friday March 6th at the HUB
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April Dance -
with Bruce Graham - Friday April 3rd at the HUB
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May Dance -
with Bill Dickerson - Friday May 1st at the HUB
At the May 2017 Sandycove Veterans Club
Pub/Social afternoon, a number of the the members gathered for a photo.
To see a short story on these Vets just click
on the underlined names. Shown in the picture are;
Front - L to R
- Bill Aplin,
Blanche Lund,
Vicky Urwin,
Fred
Branton,
Clarence Janes,
Ken Atkinson,
Albert Attwells
Back - L to R - Andy LaPlante,
Cliff Ashdown,
Ted
Gemmell, Alan
Leslie, Ken May,
Frank Fralick,
Jerry
Himmelman, John O'Leary, Bill Plume,
Bob Molyneaux,
Murray Conley
A
regular feature - the Vet's Club recognizes
residents who have served Canada in the
military service.
A number of these stories are taken,
in part,
from “Veterans of Innisfil”,
a local history book which was released for sale on
November 11, 2013. Stories are edited, compiled and written
by
Larry Laidlaw of the Sandycove Veteran's Club please click on the following
link to see all these folks.
RECENT Events of the
VET's Club will be shown here
CLICK ON THE SMALLER PICTURES
for a better look
Sandy
Cove Veterans in Canada Day 150
(Barry Hall on Tractor)
Sandycove Veterans Send
a Big Thank You to Barry Hall (by Larry Laidlaw)
When I,
Larry Laidlaw, first went on the Wheel Committee in 2010, some of the Clubs
for Canada Day used the local farmers' hay wagons and tractors for their
floats in the parade. Things began to change when Sandycove started buying
up the local farms. One of these farmers, Alan Johnson, whose farm was
beside the garden plots, is now retired and lives here in the Park. When I
joined the Veterans Committee in 2013 I met Alan Johnson and he suggested
that I contact Barry Hall regarding his hay wagon.
Barry
was quite pleased to help with the vets on Canada Day. A few weeks later,
Alan Leslie, Cliff Ashdown and myself went to Barry's and painted his hay
wagon. When Barry showed up that first Canada Day with his 1936 co-op
tractor pulling the hay wagon, it was an immediate success.
Barry
has quite a history with Sandycove. Barry and Pauline Hall moved into a farm
on the 20th Sideroad 48 years ago with their young family. There was an
airstrip on his property parallel to Lockhart Road and former Sandycove
owners, the Rice & Robertson families, used this airstrip for their
airplanes. Barry helped when Sandycove was being built to dig out some of
the lagoons.
The
artillery gun in front of the Hub was brought here by Barry. It is an
authentic German WW I gun. Dave Robertson had bought it and Barry
transported it here from the Toronto area.
This
past Canada Day was the best yet with 18 veterans on the float and it didn't
rain.
Barry
considers it a huge honour to be involved with our Sandycove heroes.
We thank
Barry for the use of his wagon and the work that he has done and continues
to do.
COMMEMORATION of the Sandycove Veteran's Cenotaph - held Friday
November 1st, 2013. Following the commemoration there was a
dinner and dance held at the HUB. The following pictures were taken at
the ceremony.
(click
on small images for a larger picture)
