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11 | The IFP -H alton H ills | T hursday,O ctober 24,2019 theifp.ca Gellert community centre 10241 8 Line, Georgetown, ON For more information contact Vision Travel Georgetown (905) 873-2000 • georgetown@visiontravel.ca 328 Guelph Street, Georgetown, Ontario TICO#50023504 Georgetown's Largest Travel Show FREE ADMISSION • 22 TRAVEL EXHIBITORS INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS • EXCLUSIVE SAVINGS ATTEND TO WIN A Cruise on the Atlantic Canada Explorer Expedition Adventure Canada Register today at ultimatetravelshow.com/georgetown/ Saturday November 9, 2019 From 1:30pm - 5:30pm The Halton Hills Con- cert Band is ready to pre- sent its annual tattoo-con- cert hybrid in honour of the armed forces this weekend. The show, slated for Sat- urday, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. at the John Elliott Theatre, will be unlike anything lo- cal residents have seen, says band president Roper Galloway. "Audience members last year said it was a great show, and this year we've kicked it up with more new twists," he said. With Glowing Hearts: The Seventh Annual Musi- cal Tribute to the Armed Forces, directed by Daniel- la Baryla, will feature the Halton Hills Concert Band, returning guest band the Lorne Scots Pipes & Drums and massed band selections with the Georgetown Dis- trict High School Sym- phonic Band. Inspired by the tradi- tions of the military tattoo, the show includes a colour guard of area cadets, the 187 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps, 676 Lorne Scots Roy- al Canadian Army Cadets and 756 Wild Goose Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Those who attend will enjoy a variety of music, in- cluding classic swing, pop- ular movie music and a medley of Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton fiddle mu- sic from the Heather and James Duo. There'll also be a perfor- mance of the Broadway hit Singin' In The Rain with guest dancers from the Center Stage School of the Arts putting their spin on the classic Gene Kelly scene. Complimentary refresh- ments will be provided at intermission by the Ladies Auxiliary of Legion Branch 120. Tickets cost $20 for adults and $10 for students aged 13 to 17, while children 12 and under are free. They can be purchased at the John Elliott Theatre, J.V. Clothing, Miller's Scottish Bakery, by calling 905-873- 6144, and from any band member. A portion of the evening's proceeds will be donated to the Bennett Cen- tre Long Term Care. WHAT'S ON HALTON HILLS CONCERT PAYS TRIBUTE TO ARMED FORCES The Halton Hills Concert Band will perform With Glowing Hearts: The Seventh Annual Musical Tribute to the Armed Forces this weekend. Torstar file photo OPINION This concerns a recent article about finding an Ar- thur Pequegnat clock in Pe- terborough and returning it to the descendant of the McKane family of George- town now living in Wiarton. George Pequegnat was building clocks in his jewel- ry store starting in 1896, during what spare time he had. Pequegnat also had a chain of stores and impor- ted clocks and watches. He had been creating his own brand of clocks before briefly turning to bicycles, which he quickly gave up on, and used the factory (circa 1904) to meet the de- mand for his own clocks, and eventually later with his son Arthur when he turned 16. Originally, the company was simply called the Berlin Clock Company (circa 1900) but whether there are any surviving pieces is not known with any certainty. My dad's very best friend, Rev. James Pequeg- nat, said the family was part of the Huguenot diaspora and, although Rev. James did not know how the fami- ly arrived in Switzerland, the family had been build- ing clocks in Switzerland before George decided to immigrate to Canada. Landing in Berlin was not a surprise, as George and his wife Alfarata were fluent in German. Thus a ready market for quality clocks. He was listed as a jewel- ler in the Grand Trunk Em- ployees Timetables, in con- nection with maintaining the railway-approved pock- et watches, Elgin or Wal- tham, mainly. This is how we can logi- cally conclude that George was working with quality clocks and watches since his arrival in 1896. George passed in 1937 at age 80, while Alfarata passed in 1915, age 59. I hope this helps to clar- ify the story of the Arthur Pequegnat Clock Company a bit further. GORD YOUNG PETERBOROUGH READER PROVIDES MORE DETAILS ON PEQUEGNAT CLOCK