Photos showing Elks' Frontier Day Celebration, Smeltersite. Featuring: Geo and Mrs. Mary Pierce; Frank Grogan; Murray Evans; Bill Martenuk; Geo Birch; John Grey.
Envelopes #1 & #2 Northern Sentinel: Box #3: (A) Historical (1) Dominion Day (a) Frontier Day
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Photos showing Elks' Frontier Day Celebration, Smeltersite. Featuring: Geo and Mrs. Mary Pierce; Frank Grogan; Murray Evans; Bill Martenuk; Geo Birch; John Grey.
Photo showing (Nechako) Toastmaster Club publicity chairman, Tom Richardson and Jaycees Community Services chairman, Klaus Thuricke, are shown beside the latest addition to the board since its erection in 1957. The club recently added to Kitimat's fame by being featured as the Toastmaster "City of the Month" in the Official International Toastmasters Club monthly book that has world wide circulation.
Current: 1960s - Service Organizations - Toastmasters
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Photo showing (Nechako) Toastmaster Club publicity chairman, Tom Richardson and Jaycees Community Services chairman, Klaus Thuricke, are shown beside the latest addition to the board since its erection in 1957. The club recently added to Kitimat's fame by being featured as the Toastmaster "City of the Month" in the Official International Toastmasters Club monthly book that has world wide circulation.
Photo showing "Four-hour job to count these coins". Coins in pennies, nickles, dines, quarters and half-dollars weighing about 100 pounds, and bundles of dollar bills totalling approximately $1,700 took members of the Canadian Legion Kitimat branch four hours to count. Money came from sale of poppies on Rememberance Day. Ron Fairclough, Legion secretary said total is almost double the last year's amount. Counting the money which will go to the poppy fund are from left Legionaires Bill Patton, Art Fisher, Pat Wright and Tom Gibson.
Northern Sentinel Box #3 - (A)Historical (1)Service Club
(a)Royal Canadian Legion Kitimat Branch #250
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Photo showing "Four-hour job to count these coins". Coins in pennies, nickles, dines, quarters and half-dollars weighing about 100 pounds, and bundles of dollar bills totalling approximately $1,700 took members of the Canadian Legion Kitimat branch four hours to count. Money came from sale of poppies on Rememberance Day. Ron Fairclough, Legion secretary said total is almost double the last year's amount. Counting the money which will go to the poppy fund are from left Legionaires Bill Patton, Art Fisher, Pat Wright and Tom Gibson.
Photo showing - NSP Article: Kiwanis President Jack Adkins is seen presenting a $350 cheque to Mrs. Dennis Barber, chairman of the Kitimat Retarded Children's Association. Mrs. Barber outlined some of the activities of the association and explained the progress being made to assist youngsters obtain schooling and vocational training.
Photo showing - NSP Article: Kiwanis President Jack Adkins is seen presenting a $350 cheque to Mrs. Dennis Barber, chairman of the Kitimat Retarded Children's Association. Mrs. Barber outlined some of the activities of the association and explained the progress being made to assist youngsters obtain schooling and vocational training.
Notes
The Museum acknowledges that today's society uses "intellectual disability."
Photo showing the "Big Boss" of B.C Highways Hon. Phil Gaglardi (foreground at right) surveying the construction work being done on the highway. Bulldozer in middleground and tractor in background.
-Construction of Hwy 25
-Opened 28 November 1957
Photo showing the "Big Boss" of B.C Highways Hon. Phil Gaglardi (foreground at right) surveying the construction work being done on the highway. Bulldozer in middleground and tractor in background.
-Construction of Hwy 25
-Opened 28 November 1957
Photo showing Kildala school Sports Day: Mrs. Mary Connolly, Carol Graham, Susan Stiff, Karen Innhart, Geoff Harris, Donald Major. Bicycle Decorating Competition.
Northern Sentinel Box #3 -(A) Historical (I) School District #80 (a) Elementary Schools (i) Kildala Elementary
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Photo showing Kildala school Sports Day: Mrs. Mary Connolly, Carol Graham, Susan Stiff, Karen Innhart, Geoff Harris, Donald Major. Bicycle Decorating Competition.
