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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT. NOV. 14, 1957 'A Good Life'--Canada's New Pioneers By H. K. CALVERT Ed. Note: In this artitte Mr. Calvert continues the story of his visit to Lynn Lake, the new mining: community in the far north. As soon as possible after the transfer of mining operations from Sherridon to Lynn Lake, attention was given to the development of community recreational facilities. Financed by Sherritt Gordon and with labour vdunteered by everyone, including Mine Manager "Doc" Gal-Lie, a fully modern pleasure skating rink was built. This building stands as mute and commendable testimony to a progressive company outlook by Sherritt Gordon and a truly cooperative venture. Upon completion, a Community Club was organized and, governed by an executive body of fifteen members, the skating rink was turned over to the Club to operate. The recreational activities at Lynn Lake are, to a large de gree, directed by this wideawake Community Club who raise money by drives (a mod-- est $10.00 per family per season), car raffles, canteen operation and dances. The Community Club does not concern itself exclusively with looking after the skating, but holds a free dance in January, a land sports students and parents alike. The members of "the band are not only enthusiastic but talented. They cheerfully surrender their noon hours, recesses and evenings to practice." What Stan failed to say was that he had returned to Lynn Lake himself from his vacation in order to direct the band in practices every evening in preparation for appearance at the Flin Flon Festival this Fall. Tom Johnson, who edits the Lynn Lake Lyre, was busy painting his home. He took time out to explain that the Lyre is a Community Club project, published monthly, sold at ten cents a copy on a non-profit tfasis. He said "We are grateful to the business institutions in town for their support. They cheerfully run ads in our publication and many of them, such as the Fairview Hotel, have really little to gain advertising-wise." While Mrs. Johnson carefully tended her beautiful display of multi-variety African Violets, meanwhile keeping a motherly eye on her three lovely children, Tom dug up back issues of the Lyre for my persual. Tom introduced me to Wally Kuby, Assistant Paymaster of Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited and a likeable neighbour of the Johnson's. Wally generously agreed to take me fishing at Zed Lake. The road to this lake, NOT TOO FAR NORTH FOR GARDINS - and free dance in July 1st, a water sports day at Zed Lake the first week in August, and a Christmas party for the child- Presently under construction is a community hall which will give to the citizens accommodation for meetings, drama presentations, basketball and badminton, bowling and will quite possibly include a library. Mrs. Stan Nunn, whose husband is secretary of the forty-two member Lion's Club, was just finishing a surprise birthday cake in her completely modern kitchen. Stan, she explained would not be home for a while, and she just had to get this cake, which 'would have done credit to Oscar of the Waldorf, finished before he arrived so would I mind if she went ahead? The Lion's Club has as its feature project the building and supervision of a children's playground. As evidence of community support to any endeavour, the skating rink accommodated well over six hundred people at the Lion's Club bingo which I attended with school -teacher Stan Turner and his charming bride. Stan's youthful appearance belies his responsible contribution to the development of Lynn Lake youth. He was educated in Kim-berley, B.C., and even during his high school days he and his close friend Larry Ratcliffe had a deep interest in music and were firm in their determination to one day become school teachers and form a school band. Graduating from normal school together and answering an ad for teachers for Lynn Lake, they were taken on the Lynn Lake schoool staff and in December, 1955, started to put into realization their youthful dreams. They called a meeting of all pupils •nd parents interested in the formation of a school band and were delighted with the response. The required capital was raised by public subscription and loans by personal notes (now completely repaid) and the band now boasts sixty-five members with many more waiting: completely and impressively uniformed and with over $7,000 invested in instruments. Stan says" This whole thing would not have been possible without the complete co-operation of roughly twelve miles from Lynn, was originally built by the Saskatchewan Government who were interested in fishing development, but more recently v/as taken over by the Government of Manitoba and the Lake itself is now a Government resort area. Work on the road this summer was held up because of more pressing construction work on the townsite, so that it threatened to become impassable. However, Sherritt Gordon came to the rescue and supplied crushed rock at no charge to fill in the most travel-worn sections. About four miles from town our car broke down but Wally appeared relatively unconcerned; as he put it "We're just one happy family here, Cal. The first car along will help us out." Sure enough, Creighton Uren, Manager of the Beaver Lumber Com-• pany, put in an appearance shortly, and although his car was loaded to the roof with his family, groceries, bedding and what-have-you for transport to his cottage at Zed, we somehow squeezed in--nets, fishing tackle, ten h.p. motor and all. Zed Lake is a beautiful spot, renowned for excellent trout, pickerel and northern pike fishing, and to which the whole town seems to migrate during July and August for boating, swimming, picnics and general relaxation. Several comfortable cottages have already been built and more are under construction. An impressive array of power boats lined the shore; not many areas in Canada could boast such a display. An hour or two of trolling and a 10y2-pouhd lake trout was boated. "We use these for bait" chided Wally, much to my deflation, and that the statement isn't too far from the truth may be evidenced by a picture of the author with a thirty - five - pounder. Darkness was setting in and I expressed some concern about getting back to Lynn. "Oh, somebody will be around." Wally said, and sure enough, although it was almost dark when we came back to shore, we were invited to Kennedy's cottage for refreshments; a very substantial late lunch; and were then driven to town by the Palmer's. (Ed. Note: Mr. Calvert's story will be continued in our next issue. > QUIZ WHIZ-Johnny O. Mechura, who's been asking questions since he was one, is now Johnny - on - the-spot when it comes to answering questions. The three.year-old can spot any U.S. state or foreign country on the map, and give their capital cities. An automobile enthusiast, he can identify 850 models from photographs, and delights in reciting poetry in Czech and Portuguese. Odd Incidents At Launchings After Princess Alexandra had smashed a bottle of champagne on the bows of a new anti-aircraft frigate and named her H.M.S. Jaquar a few weeks ago, the watching crowd of 7,000 waited for the frigate to move down the slipway into the River Clyde. But there was a slight hitch in the launching ceremony because the wooden retaining blocks had become stuck. While men were loosening them with hammers, someone yelled: "Give her a shove/' Smilingly the Princess put out her gloved right hand and pushed just as the vessel was beginning to move. It gathered momentum and slid into the river. One of the oddest incidents ever to occur at a ship launching took place at Belfast when a woman threw the bottle of champagne against the vessel's steel plates and missed. The ship was already moving down the slipway, so the determined woman, not to be beaten, got a motor boat, chased it and named it while it was afloat. An old superstition says that an unnamed vessel is doomed and those sailing in her will be unlucky all their lives. 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