Submitted by Kathryn Hauck,
Poppy Chair
HELLO APRIL! What is up with keeping this cold and snow! Robins, Turkey Vultures and Sandhill Cranes are back. Just waiting to hear from the Spring Peepers.
The Tobermory Legion Branch 290 Annual General Meeting will be on Tuesday, May 12th at 7:00pm. It would be great to see more people out supporting the branch!
The Ladies Auxiliary WINTER BINGO is continuing on Mondays at the Tobermory Community Centre. Doors opened at 12:30pm with games starting at 1:00pm. Meat draws are happening on Saturdays starting at 4:30pm. On the second Friday of the month, come and test your smarts with Trivia night – bring some friends or join a team. Trivia starts at 7:00pm. And on the last Friday of the month, come with friends or join a group and play euchre. Doors open at 6:45pm and games start at 7:00pm. Try your luck at darts, every Thursday starting at 3:00pm.
For this year only, in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion (anniversary date July 17th), new members can get a free legion membership. Consider joining your local legion – this is your ‘free’ chance. We would love to add more people to this great organization AND to have a few new members at our local branch. The 100th anniversary celebrates a century of standing with Veterans, strengthening communities and honouring the memory of those who served.
Branches everywhere lowered their flags to half-mast on April 9 in honour of Vimy Ridge Day. On April 9, 1917, soldiers of the Canadian Corps stormed Vimy Ridge in France, capturing ground that had been under German occupation. More than 3,500 Canadians gave their lives and nearly 7,000 were wounded in what is widely regarded as a defining and instrumental battle in the First World War.
Remembering Beverley Jack Butler
From the Legion Ontario Command Military Service Recognition Book – Beverley Jack Butler was born in Blenheim, Ontario on February 28, 1933. He enlisted in the Army on November 21, 1950 and served with the 1st Division, 25th Infantry Brigade, RCR in Kobe, Japan and Korea.
Corporal Butler was discharged in November 1954 and went to work in construction until moving to the Bruce Peninsula where he and his family operated Cedar Grove Cottages and Cameron Lake Restaurant. His medals included the Korea Service Medal, United Nations Medal, Peacekeeping Medal and the Volunteer Service Medal. He was a member of Tobermory Legion Branch 290. Beverley passed away on February 19, 2014.
~ We Will Remember Them ~
