Photos by the Tavistock Gazette for Wednesday, October 25, 2017. For colour prints, please contact the Gazette at tavistockgazette@rogers.com or call 519-655-2341.
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Al Calder recently earned his second Division 1 trap shooting title at the Tavistock & District Rod & Gun Club.
Guest speaker Laurel Beechey shows WWII veteran Harry Lawry a tin case sent to the troops at Christmastime in 1917.
Tavistock School students sit inside a mock sandbag barricade.
Guest Speaker Laurel Beechey with Ed and Susan Pellow.
Tavistock Public School students investigate the WWI uniform on display at the Tavistock Legion. From the left are Kayla Gushue, Brandon Gerber and Justin Roth.
Tavistock Chamber of Commerce secretary Deborah Schippling of Tavistock Dental (centre) discusses downtown improvements with Township Councillors Shirley Hanlon (left) and Linda Fulton.
Al Calder, Harold Lange, Sherrill Calder and Bob Rudy discuss the contents of a scrapbook brought to the Legion by Mr. Lange when the Men’s Club viewed the display.
Original executive member Doris Gladding drops the puck for the start of the Tavistock Royals’ 35th season. At left is Royals’ Geof Killing and at right, Petrolia Squires’ Dan Veenema.
Oxford County employee Terry Barnim paints the crosswalk at the corner of William and Adam Streets in Tavistock with the help of Stan Oatman. The Township is looking for a crossing guard for this location.
Riley Cook Reimer works on his painting.
Ethan Bender shows his unique style as an interpretation of the landscape theme.
Emma Michiels and Gracie O’Rourke work on their paintings.
NOV. 2, 1988 – Students of Tavistock Public School enthusiastically entered their carved pumpkins again this year (1988) in the school’s annual contest. Four categories were judged and some pretty impressive jack-o-lanterns were produced. Carvers, standing left to right, are Kevin Craig, Tabitha Summers and Sarah Atwell. Draw winners were (in front) Bryan Shirray, Lacey Buckley and Shayda McCutchen.
Ellise McGuire-Burton (foreground) works on her painting.
Susan Pellow explains some of the WWI artifacts to TPS students.
Culinary Historians of Canada members Sheri Murphy (left) and Carolyn Crawford spoke about techniques of cooking on the homefront and in the trenches during World War I.
Grade 1 students of Mrs. Michelle Nahrgang at TPS participate in the Great Big Crunch last Thursday. From the left are, in front: Cody Schaefer, Kyra Kropf, Brynley Shewchuk, Lexi Schultz, Rylan Johnson; middle row: Noah Zehr, Peyton Christie, Beau Witzel, Ewen McCadden, Claire Rempel; back row: Ryerson Steckly, Lyric Brighton, Lily Hauss, Cameron Mueller, Cullen McCarten.
Painting instructor Kim Start of Ingersoll works with Grade 7 students Bo Schurink (left) and Ayden Wilkins during a class at Tavistock Public School last week.
Jim Gonder (keyboards) and Ted Comiskey perform wartime songs at the Legion.
Grade 4 students Ruby Harnack (left) and Ella Skinner take a bite during the “Great Big Crunch” at Tavistock School held on Thursday afternoon, October 19th. William Lefebvre is behind.
Other stories in this week’s edition:
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- Chamber discusses downtown upgrades with Township, County, utility staff
- 4-H Dairy Classic at The Royal
- Letter: School volunteers needed
- The Great Big Crunch at TPS
- The Departed: Joe Griffi
- 1st Birthday: Liam Schumm
- Graduation: Ashley Schwartzentruber
- Birth: Ian Harley Harold
- Tavistock students enjoy painting with Kim Start
- WWI cooking from the homefront to the front lines
- Remembering Vimy Ridge: 100 years later
- Crossing guard sought
- Minor Hockey Reports
- Royals lose home opener
- Braves salvage a point
- A Trip Down Memory Lane – Novemebr 2, 1988
– Pumpkin Carving Contest Winners
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