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Post by penneme on Jul 17, 2006 7:38:08 GMT -5
Nice to see you back Lance.. We missed your witty commentary.
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Post by gatorgosse on Jul 17, 2006 10:20:42 GMT -5
We? What's this "we" stuff? Lance comes in here and steals all the girls attention away just like in high school... I don't miss his witty comments at all!!! Just kidding ya Lance... always good to hear from a fellow Red Devil hoopster!
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Post by Wanda Fry (Goodall) on Jul 17, 2006 17:31:48 GMT -5
Brian!LMAO at you...come on we have a lot more love to spread around..........and we will even share with you. ;D ;D
Lance doesn't mind sharing, do you Lance?
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Post by Heather Myles (Fonger) on Jul 19, 2006 20:53:52 GMT -5
Hi, haven't been on line for a bit and just caught the post about using the B of Q area across from the school. I remember using it for Phys Ed class - a section on winter camping. We learned how to build a lean to(?) and make a fire in the snow. Our final exam was to start a fire and cook hot dogs and hot chocolate. It was great. I also remember using the quarry for gym class - scuba diving and canoing. It was the best part of gym class! Much better then Fun and Fitness aka running! Never have figured out where the Fun came into it!
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Post by lanceanator on Jul 27, 2006 12:26:21 GMT -5
;D Ha Ha I can't remember laughing so hard!! I have been busy lately so I pop in once in a while. I have some catching up to do with all the posts Wanda has been putting in.... sheees she has well surpassed my mark. Gator, Gator, Gator lolol I've been working out since high school too wait till they see my physique..... hehehehe ;D cheers Lance
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Post by penneme on Jul 27, 2006 15:12:55 GMT -5
Brian....I agree with Wanda we have lots to share and Im sure Lance being the lovable teddy bear he is doesnt mind sharing with another alumni, now do you Lance?
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Post by Wanda Fry (Goodall) on Jul 27, 2006 21:17:43 GMT -5
Lance!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where have you been?
I might just have to take a few weeks off to let you catch up ;D
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Post by lanceanator on Jul 28, 2006 23:12:36 GMT -5
Hey there ladies.... I don't mind sharing, and thanks for the teddy bear comment I feel warm and fuzzy . I think a few of you might be a little suprised if you compare my pics from high school to the pics of me now.....I was 5'9" I think and weighed about 135 lbs on a wet day. Today I am in top shape and at 5'10" I weigh 180 to 185 lbs. I 've come along way from being cut from the football team. cheers Lance
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Post by penneme on Jul 29, 2006 8:03:29 GMT -5
Okay Lance is trying to excite all us old ladies lol....PS I have seen Lance's update picture and he is all buff and stuff.
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Post by penneme on Aug 1, 2006 6:13:31 GMT -5
My hubby ran into Miriam Brown ( used to be Chard ) and her husband when he was leaving work the other day.Appears he works at the same plant as my hubby and they live down the street from us in the new subdivision. Small world huh
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Post by ROADRUNNER 12 on Aug 11, 2006 9:59:28 GMT -5
X-RATED Picking blackberries in Comox
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser newspaper editor's final column from Alberta
Jules S. Xavier Tuesday August 08, 2006
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser — I've always wondered what happened to my fifth grade teacher Miss Matson, who taught art, enjoyed my projects on dinosaurs and wore purple mini-skirts at Comox Elementary School on the military base. An air force brat growing up at CFB Comox in late 1960, I'm returning to Vancouver Island this month for a new job. Excited and apprehensive at the same time, I'm looking forward to exploring my childhood haunts, eating fresh oysters and crab, picking juicy blackberries, beachcombing, catching dogfish using clam as bait and not having to shovel snow or endure central Alberta's frigid temperatures during the winter months. And perhaps meet up with former classmates who stayed in the area after their fathers retired from the Canadian Armed Forces. At the same time, maybe find out what happened to Miss Matson after the Xavier clan moved to Kingston, Ont., in the summer of 1971 after our late father Cpl. Fabio "Swish" Xavier was transferred east. My last recollection of CFB Comox was watching the original Disney cartoon 101 Dalmatians at the one-screen movie theatre where there's a military museum now. I played my first minor hockey at the base arena, which was within walking distance of the PMQ I called home. That same duplex is now empty, with a fence up separating the lawn from the road I played countless hours of road hockey on. Those were the days when kids didn't have video games or skateboards. We played road hockey or went exploring in the nearby woods which is now a major golf resort and housing development, not unlike what’s planned for the Wetaskiwin Golf Club. Alas, I will miss the $400 Ralph Klein bucks Albertans received in February thanks to a province out of debt, not having to pay PST and Family Day which no other province offers. And I’ll miss the many readers I touched with my words or photographs, and the friendships forged with coaches, athletes, Mounties and others in this thriving agriculture and sports community. I do look forward to entertaining a new readership with my colourful writing and creative photographs. But I won’t say good-bye. I’ll be back for visits now as a tourist. I’ll let a lawyer and hoop coach have the final word on what they thought I brought to the community. “I’m still blown away by the job that you’ve done. Coming from a bigger city I was used to seeing high school sports get a one-page mention once a week. I just assumed that all small cities covered high school sports with the same amount of coverage … (WCHS) will miss your dedication and willingness, or eagerness, to showcase our high school athletes.” -- Sabres coach Rob Cross “(Editor) spent countless hours covering our fledgling football program, soccer, junior high and high school sports, not to mention all other areas which he provided insight and information. I may not have always agreed with his views, but always thought provoking … a gadfly. Jules is somone who communities like ours need. So much volunteer work. I cannot even begin to describe it. In addition, he genuinely embraced this community. It really is tragic that we keep losing such solid people … Jules has really made a difference.” -- Lawyer Miles Cymbaluk
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Post by ROADRUNNER 12 on Aug 11, 2006 10:03:34 GMT -5
Scribe moves closer to siblings X-Rated
Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser column - letting the loyal readers know their editor/sports hack had taken a job on Vancouver Island after being in the community since 1998. Tough decision to move on, but family comes first and the opportunity to work in Comox allowed for a new chapter to be written for this journalist. Here are my thoughts I composed for WTA readers:
Jules S. Xavier Monday July 31, 2006
Jules S. Xavier Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser — A new chapter in my life is about to be written. With my abode up for sale and boxes being packed, this newspaper scribe is moving in early August to Vancouver Island for family and economic reasons. Having worked in this market for eight years, I’ve cultivated a number of friends from different facets of the community -- coaches, athletes, educators, politicians, Mounties and individuals in business as well as just common folk I’ve come across in my travels carrying notepad and camera. Along the way, I’ve garnered a number of provincial and national awards for photography and writing. The proudest moments have been seeing the Times Advertiser’s sports pages judged by peers as top-five in Canada, with back-to-back firsts early in our new century. As I near my 48th birthday, it’s interesting the reaction one receives after announcing you’re leaving for a new job and to be closer to siblings. While there are some who might not miss me -- though they never got to know the real me -- an editor or beat reporter is not doing their job to win popularity contests when it comes to coverage, especially if you go into politics We’re taught to be objective., You’re accountable to the voters and should expect to be scrutinized by the press. That’s our job and Ald. Kevin Miller has said he’s appreciated the hard work this paper, especially senior reporter Ruth Saunders, does covering city council. Alas, it’s the people who offer you kudos for your work that makes it worthwhile after each edition is published. Like Larry and Arlene Moussa, who complemented this scribe’s efforts, saying they’ve enjoyed my colourful sports and featuring writing since I arrived here in January 1998. But I’ll let individuals who know my passion for the job and what I bring to the community have the last word. If I regret anything, it’s not being here to see the Sabres, Warriors and Wildcats play under the new lights at Norm Brown field this fall. Or see city council finally put names to the twin arenas. I hate hearing kids tell their buddies they have a game in “arena one,” versus acknowledging the likes of Kelly Kisio or Val Fonteyne rather than me using Ice Box and Fridge (compliments of Icemen coach Brad Prefontaine) in hockey stories. “Wetaskiwin has lost a true sport enthusiast and a non-judgment analyst. You always gave a different perspective and a broad spectrum of the sports that are happening in our community, not just mainstream sports, but a true look at what all of the youth of Wetaskiwin and surrounding area are participating. Also, I will miss the action shots that truly show the professional that you are. The paper in Comox will soon know what you bring to the community.” The Whalen family “The Wetaskiwin football programs have come so far in the last few years and Jules has been instrumental in our success. His dedication, enthusiasm and love of sport and community will always be remembered. Lucky Comox for snagging this news hound.” Laura Mahoney “(The WCHS Sabres) will miss your outstanding coverage of high school sports.” Lawrence Semeniuk, WCHS Sabres coach “You have done an amazing job in Wetaskiwin, and you will be missed by many. Personally, I would like to thank you for the coverage of LDAA events and the going ons at Queen E. Our students have always been excited to pick up the Times and see what you have done. I will miss your excellent photos, your great coverage, and those sport and life conversations we have had.” Scott White, QE teacher/coach I might be gone, but my memories of working, playing and living in Wetaskiwin won’t soon fade from my memory.
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Post by Wanda Fry (Goodall) on Aug 11, 2006 17:03:30 GMT -5
Gee Jules, sure makes me want to have coffee with you I love how you tie in your teacher in all of this. Great writing you do. thanks for sharing.
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Post by ROADRUNNER 12 on Aug 12, 2006 12:38:27 GMT -5
Yes, lots of stress related to moving. And add on the sell/buy of a house...only extends it.
But I will survive.
JULES
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Post by penneme on Sept 23, 2006 14:39:59 GMT -5
Okay there are alot of 70's alumni in here so lets make some noise. Its too quiet and that really scares me ..lol.. Quiet people always make me wonder what they are up to.
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