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Don Barnes’ & Lesley Clarke’s reminiscences; Joan Hanna’s tribute to Malcolm Davies, CLICK HERE.
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May 22nd, 2007 | Comments are closed Victor Allison (victorallison1@cox.net) so generously offers: If any of the other classes want to copy our template and have a website for their year I can provide the files to them. It will require someone with some computer skills to make revisions and someone to host the website. View the Class of ’70s website: http://www.praedium-advisors.com/machigh1970.html [...] May 16th, 2007 | Comments are closed Registration online is now closed but have no fear, walk-in registration on Friday and Saturday is still available though space will be limited. Further, once we reach those limits, we will have no choice but to close down the registration desks. Please Note: For those that are unable to attend the Centennial Reunion, there will be two Webcams (links on this page) starting Friday. Enjoy! May 3rd, 2007 | Comments are closed
Norman St. Aubin Class of 1937 A conversation with our celebrity turned out to be not only informative but also nostalgic. Norman, a raconteur par excellence with a prodigious talent for detail, is a gold mine of knowledge about local maritime history and technology. He recalled when the train to school from his Vaudreuil home cost $2.50 a month. No school buses in those days! His after-school life focused on repairing, as well as operating, cars and engines. This knowledge equipped him with valuable skills. (Apparently, the English-speaking girls were another attraction in the Hudson locale!) He noted that in 1937 Macdonald was a demonstration school for the Education faculty at Macdonald College. He spoke highly of his teachers, including the redoubtable Miss Grace Revel, who were hand-picked role models for Macdonald College students. He produced a Grade 11 report card which demonstrated that he had offered them a challenge! Barely sixteen, he graduated from “Mac”. A very young Norman served in the RCAF during WWII, as part of the vital ground crew in Gander, Newfoundland. Shortly after the war, he purchased Marina Ste. Anne across from the Post Office, with another Mac grad, Ivan Brown. The Marina enterprise soon became successful and the partners took pride in building its reputation. Perhaps he derives his greatest joy from the Marina itself, which still boasts a few of the “old-fashioned” pieces of equipment that function as well as ever. The Marina is now owned by yet another Macdonald graduate, Kerry Gillings! Norman met his wife Marjorie (Marge), also a Macdonald grad, after high school, at a ski resort. They enjoyed a happy marriage until, sadly, Marge passed away in January, 2007. Because home is in Hudson, both of their sons attended Hudson High. When asked to what he attributes his extraordinarily good health, memory, wit and joie de vivre, Norman stated that he never smoked and always tried to work hard in the fresh air every day. He still does! Submitted by Don Barnes, Vice Principal (retired)
April 22nd, 2007 | Comments are closed Change to the Fee Structure: The organizing committee has tightened up its budget and is passing along the savings to you. The registration for alumni has been changed from $40 to $20. For those who have paid the old rate, you will automatically be credited in coupons (Mac Bucks) that can be [...] April 22nd, 2007 | Comments are closed Donald K Donald will be here Saturday night…how’s THAT for party?! So, get out your dancin’ shoes folks, you’re gonna need ‘em. And too, bring your photos and be prepared to schmooze at one of the many tables being set out for that very reason. Classes are overlapping and old hometown denizens are exchanging memories [...] April 21st, 2007 | Comments are closed … writes Cheryl Cornacchia of the Gazette in the West Island edition, April 12, 2007. You can read the full story HERE. (story in PDF) [PDF Format requires Adobe Reader. CLICK HERE for free reader.] April 20th, 2007 | Comments are closed Our winner fo the ’NAME THE TIME CAPSULE’ competition is: ROGER WILCOX for “QUANTUM LEAP” Congratulations Roger! You have won a first edition copy of, “Centennial Memories”, which will be published and sent to you after the big event. Thank you to all who participated in the competition – there were some very interesting entries! Viv Chandler Bruce April 19th, 2007 | Comments are closed An Accommodation Page has been added. Local area hotels that have been previewed by a Mac Alumna “in the biz”. CLICK HERE An Entertainment Page has been added. An up-to-the-minute schedule of who is performing over the weekend. CLICK HERE April 13th, 2007 | Comments are closed The Mac High Alumni and Staff are putting on the school’s own FRIDAY’S EXTRAS Quality delectables from “Cuisine – Ann Fraser” SATURDAY’S EXTRAS Mike’s Coffee House Free hot java Author’s Alcove Celebrate and experience Mac’s own literary Stars Dance to Live Music or Talk to Quiet Music with Emcee: Donald K. Donald Mac History in the Making DVD showing historic phases of Mac – a joint school/alumni venture SUNDAY’S EXTRAS Formal Ceremony Grenadier Guards and Highland Piper Centennial memorabilia for sale all weekend – Classy mugs, T’s, lapel pins, fleece jackets, baseball caps, postcards etc. Anticipated attendance (and subsequent fire regulations) dictated an expansion of our visiting area. Your registration is helping to offset the enormous outlay for tent rentals, security and other major mandatory costs. Gifts to the school are generated through donations to the alumni and on-site fundraisers such as sale of memorabilia. |
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