Message from the editor

 

Doug Lauvstad

When we hear the word
“home" each of us recalls the
sights, the sounds, the smells
and the feel of a place that is as
special to us as it is unique. But
“home" is more. When we think
of home we think of the peOple
we love and have loved, the exp-
eriences shared or private, happy
or tragic and deep down we feel a
sense of belonging and of com-
fort. For home is a place of fam-
ily and friends, of love, of learn-
ing and home is a source of mem-
ories.

This booklet then, is a book-
let of memories. A recollection of
the times. the people and the ev-
ents that forged the history of
The Pas. Hopefully, as you look
through the pages some long for-
gotten memories will come alive.

This booklet required a huge
amount of work and initiative on
the part of many peOple; I would
especially like to thank the staff
of the Opasquia Times who have

carried this book from the con-
ception to the product you now
hold in your hand. Ann Evans,
Myrna White, Donna Day, Joan
Todd, Joanne O’Conner and Den-
nis Popaden, through their com-
bined talents have made this
book possible.

Of course, the people who
have contributed to the book
with work or co-operation have
also made this book a reality.
Without people like Roy H.
Johnston, Wilf Guymer, Pat
Plaxton, John Bodnar, Frankie
Williams, Jean Lorch, Alma
Moule, Pat Moreton, Joyce Col-
gan, Wayne Hawrysh, Florence
Gudgeon, the staff of The Pas
Public Library and the entire
Homecoming Committee, this
booklet would not have been pos-
sible.

But most important of all
and I hOpe I can speak for the
people of The Pas, I would like
to thank all the people who have
travelled here to be with us for
the Homecoming for you have
made this event possible. It's
nice to see you.

Welcome to
Homecoming
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It’s good to
see you here.