Pembroke Street, Pembroke circa 1950
We are now through the month of May
and able to enjoy all the values of spring. A significant change in our little hamlet of
Douglas is the arrival and settling in of a number of Orthodox Mennonite
families to area farms. We know that
decades ago, horse-drawn wagons climbed the hill by our house taking grain to
the grist mill here. Now, we are blessed
with the pleasant ‘clip clop’ of horse hooves and steel wheels echoing in the
village. With their work ethic and
traditional farming methods, many acres of crops have been planted and already
signs have sprung up at farm gates, Eggs for Sale (closed Sundays). This will no doubt bring about new
farmers’ markets in the area and Eganville and Renfrew plan to install hitching
posts for new horse traffic.
Our May meeting at Dinenamics had a
head count of 33 people, including guests Rennie Patterson and Maurice Demers
who turned back the pages of time with slides from the 60s and 70s. Thanks for those memories fellas and to Don Stresman
for arranging this. We also had two celebrity
guests, Bob and Pam Lavoie, who’s 1962
Amphicar was filmed last August at
Hazley Bay for the Cottage Life TV
show. This is a most unique vehicle and
just as the name suggests, it travels on land and water. Thanks to membership coordinator Wayne
Brohart for inviting and introducing the Lavoies. We look forward to them
joining in future.
Although we had our auctioneer John
Hanson on board, our available time was taken up with the picture
episodes. The auction will resume at the
June meeting. So ladies and gents, you
know the drill, load your
trunk with some treasures from spring cleaning and
bring them on the 4th.
We welcomed new member Bonnie Fynn
and look forward to what will be one of our older cars, a 1929 Graham Paige, being
added to the roster. Bonnie is anxious
to take the necessary steps to get the car roadworthy. Maybe we can organize an inspection of the
condition of the car to help her determine what’s needed to get it in running
condition.
Ellen Black let us know that Brian
was so pleased that their car was featured in colour in the April Flying Quail.
With his passing, she has asked the club to be prepared to provide an old car
procession for the upcoming interment in Micksburg when conditions are
suitable. Stay tuned for date.
Our next meeting will return to
Dineamics for 5:30pm social hour and 7 pm meeting. Look forward to seeing you all on the 4th.
Happy Trails… Delores
