³K² is for Ken, the tallest of men.
³M² for Maxine. She uses Drene (or is it peroxide?).
³A² is for Alice who seldom speaks to us.
³P² is for Phyliss who would sometimes like to kill us (the boys, that is).
³K² is for Keith, who is nice underneath
³R² is for Ron, always tres bon.
³S² is for Sophie. Does she ever loafie! (We don¹t really mean it! Honest!)
³A² is for Alex, who¹s tops in each subject.
³J² is for Jim. A11 the girls sure like him!

PARTY LINE

On February 1st, Friday night, the Grade IX class held a school party at the Sherridon School. There were prizes given out and there was plenty of food.  Everyone turned out and had a good time. The Grade IX Class would like to thank the nurses for the use of their record player. They would also like to thank Miss Bryant, Miss Murray and Miss Helen Procyshyn for being chaperones.  A house party was held at the home of Maxine Wright on January 26th.  Every one had a grand time. The girls even had the pleasure of shaving the boys.  Thanks, Maxine.

AROUND TOWN

Well, the population of Sherridon is gradually decreasing. More families have moved out of town. Some of these are L. Foreman, R. Kennedy, D. Grice, J. Norton, B. Stonehouse, J. Tait, P. Crowe, F. Dunn, R. Ogden, V. Hanson and S. Nunn, all to Lynn Lake. N. Grice and E. Jones have moved to Winnipeg, G. Holmes to Neepawa, and Victor Lowe to Bradwarding. We all wish these people luck in their new homes.
The Sherridon High School Curling Square Draw has ended, and Peggy Milton¹s rink consisting of Zeke Wolfenden (third), Alton Qualie (second), and Dennis Foreman (lead) has won with a score of nine wins and one loss. Nice going Peg! Gordon McAuley was a close second with eight wins and two losses. On Friday, February 1st, a Bingo game was held at the Club. The proceeds from this game and the one held on Friday, February 8th, are to aid Jean Reid in the Fur Queen Contest at The Pas.  While all these houses are being put on skiis and hauled away, it seems strange to see a house being built. The house we mean is the one on Mackenzie Street. We understand it is to be C. Uren¹s house when it is finished.

All the High School Curlers are looking forward with anticipation to the day February 20th. It is the date that the curlers will go to The Pas to take part in the Inter-Collegiate bonspiel. Flin Flon, The Pas and Sherridon will
be competing in three events. Good luck to you curlers, and show Flin Flon and The Pas how to curl.
Leland Rundle has been in town visiting, his father recently while on leave He is with the R.C.A.F at Saskatoon. He left for Winnipeg  to spend the rest of his leave with his mother, brothers and sister.

YOUNG PEOPLE¹S ³LYNN² HIKE

A ³Lynn² hike was held on Saturday, February 9th, by the Young People¹s. A ³lynn² and sleigh took the Young People¹s out to Johnson¹s  mink ranch and back. Lunch was served at Rev. Keating¹s after they retuned. They then danced until midnight. A good time was enjoyed by everyone. The Young People¹s would like to thank The Patricia Transportation Co. Limited for the lynn, sleigh, and driver.

This is a part of a letter received  by  Mr. Jasper from Arnold Holm in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
ŠŠWell, here goes about Nanaimo. Nanaimo is a nice place on the wet coast of Vancouver Island facing Vancouver, 38 miles away. The population is about 15,000 and caters to a large rural district In many ways it is like Sherridon. In many ways, it is like Flin Flon. It is also very hilly and quite rough country.
Our school is called John Shaw High. It is very old, and not half as nice as Sherridon Hi. It consists of 3 buildings about 22 rooms and two gymnasiums.

One gym is brand new and is really beautiful. The school has its own radio system. I have 8 different teachers which sure seems funny. I guess you know I was put into Grade 12. I¹m not doing well as I should I guess, but their school system is so different and I don¹t think it could be put side by side with Manitoba¹s system. (Good old Manitoba!!) There sure is a change in climate for us to come out here after living in Sherridon so long. However, we did have a genuine white Christmas. There was lots of snow and it was down to 17 above. The snow is all gone now (letter was written January 7th), and the temperature right now is 42 above. When it gets below freezing here everybody thinks it is so cold, but I just laugh because it¹s just like summer to me. When it gets down to 20 they close all the schools and also when it snows they close. Imagine doing that in Sherridon!
It doesn¹t rain much here, but I guess it does a lot in Vancouver, and along the coast of the mainland. I think Nanaimo has a perfect climate.  Another thing that would be of interest to Sherridon people is the fact that
Nanaimo has almost become a ³little Sherridon². There are about 15 families from Sherridon out here. I don¹t miss Sherridon as much as I thought I would because of this fact.  Yours sincerely, (Arnold)
We like to hear from the old Sherridon kids and find out about their new surroundings. Why don¹t some other kids write ³Sherridon High Reports².

The Women¹s Bonspiel got underway January 25th, and ended on January 28th.  Four trophies were up for competition - Gordon, Eaton, Klamer and Wildfire Trophies. Mrs. J. Carson and her rink consisting of Mrs. L. Hislop, third, Miss D. Stamborski, second, and Mrs. M. Lamont, lead, walked off with top honours by winning the Eaton and the Flamer Trophies. Mrs. L. Amos and her rink consisting of Muriel Curry, third, Helen Procyshyn, second, and Mrs. K. Healey, lead, won the Gordon trophy. Mrs. C. Baird and her rink consisting
of Mrs. K. Dunn, third, Mrs. W. Graham, second, and Mrs. D.C. Walker, lead won the Wildfire Cup. There were no prizes, only the trophies. The Student Council looked after the canteen during the Bonspiel.

BONSPIEL COMING UP!

Rattle-bang! It¹s the piggy banks catching heck. Why? Haven¹t you heard? The inter-collegiate bonspiel at The Pas is coming up. And though we are to be billeted and our train fares are greatly reduced, who can spend three long days away from home without spending a heap of money? Not us!  There are eleven school rinks, but only eight are going to the bonspiel so some of the curlers will not be able to go. We really feel sorry for the
rest of you kids. Better luck next time!

The square draw has been completed, and we are now practising for the bonspiel. Every rink has first prize in the main event as its goal. Let¹s hope one of them will make it.  e will leave on February 20th and after three hectic, fun-filled days of curling, we¹ll return on the 23rd, loaded with prizes we hope)0 Good luck, everybody!

The following rinks are attending the Regional Bonspiel which will be held in The Pas, February 20th to 23rds:

Dennis Walker        Sonny Schwandt        Gordon McAuIey
Keith Latimer            Ron Duncan            Ross McCracken
Lois McAuley            Barb McGregor        Sylvia Imesch
Stella Kolebaba        June Prochshyn        Fay Crozier
Peggy Milton            Bob Baird            Shirley Howe
Bill Hales            Ivan Curry            Roger Amos
Ken Holden            Doris Bryenton        Alton Qualie
Reggie Schwandt        Terry Robinson        Maxine Wright
Allan Plaskett        Ronnie Latimer
Betty Halee            Gordon A1lan
Norman Healey        Bob Wolfenden
Leonte Barkett        Sophie Halak.

If you ain¹t got nuttin, And he ain¹t got nuttin¹, Don¹t be in a hurry to wed. ŒCause nuttin¹ plus nuttin¹ will always be nuttin¹, And nuttin¹ don¹t chew like bread.

St. Peter  - ²Where¹s your harp, mister². New Arrival ­ ³Uhuh. What do you want down, and how much a month?²

JOKES

When a Cleveland tycoon handed his secretary the papers for a big deal he told her gravely: ³This is hot stuff, so file it away carefully². She did, too - in a large manila envelope marked ³HOT STUFF².  Overheard in the lobby of a Johannesburg hotel: ³My wife is an hour late.  She¹s either been kidnapped, hit by a motorcar, or she¹s shopping. I hope she hasn¹t been shopping.²  One young thing to another: ³He tried candy, flowers, 1ewels, moonlight cruises, and they all worked.²

A woman visitor to the London Zoo asked a keeper whether the hippopotamus was a male or a female. ³Madam,² replied the keeper sternly, ³that is a question that should be of interest only to another hippopotamus.²
A G.I. told Groucho Marx that he was looking for a girl who didn¹t drink, smoke, swear or have any bad habits. ³What for?² asked Groucho.  ³Hey, there²! a passing motorist called to a hillbilly who was reclining
under a tree, your house is on fire.²  ³Know it², the hillbilly replied without moving.
³Well, why don¹t you do something about it?²  ³Doin it now,² the hillbilly replied ³Bin a prayin¹ for rain ever since she started.²

A gangling youth from the hills approached the window and announced that he wanted a marriage license. ³Certainly,² said the clerk. ³Where¹s the bride-elect?². ³What d¹ya mean, bride-elect?² drawled the Hillman. ³There warn¹t no Œlection. The gal done appointed herself.²  ³I¹ve got a lot of things I want to talk to you about,² the wife announced.  ³That¹s nice,² sighed her husband. ³Usually you want to talk to me about a
lot of things you haven¹t got.²  A newspaper in Yugoslavia took the trouble to count the number of times
Premier Stalin¹s name was mentioned on the front page of an issue of Moscow¹s Pravda. It worked out to 91 mentions under the following appellations: Josef Vissarionovich Stalin, 35, Comrade Stalin,33; Great
Leader,10, Dear and Belove Stalin, 7, Great Stalin, 6. Other names in common use were: Great Leader of Entire Mankind, Great Chief of all workers, and Faithful Fighter for the Cause of Peace.

GOSSIP - Lois McAuley & Ken Holden

Fat, who¹s looking after you at Le Pas. Be good, or the girls will be mad.  Phyllis, it¹s nice to be staying with Pitts¹ people, eh. They are rather friendly.

Hey Sib, when will Harry be in again?

Hey Billy, how was the party? Did any boys attend?

Why do the boys want to stay at the hotel in le Pas?

Bob, we hear Betty isn¹t on your mind anymore. Why?

Allan, stop pushing Donalda around. She¹s so delicate!

Ross, Peg has been sick too often lately. You should take better care of her.

Roger, are you still being a nuisance to all the girls.

Albert, Someone¹s watching.

Ronnie, don¹t look so blue. Your new hairstyle is quite becoming. It seems Gordon A. doesn¹t like Stella talking in school. Could it be she wont talk to him. Who¹s more interested in a picture of Stan? Vicki or Anne.
Sophie, how¹s babysitting coming along? Who visits you so often?  Anne certainly knows quite a few Allan¹s in Prince Albert.  Stella, stop fighting at all the taxi stops.  Phyllis Hatch sure likes hosiery. What kind Phyl ­ Lyle?

Vickie, who walked you home Tuesday evening? Does his initial start with E?  Shirley just missed her ³Uncle Jim², from Patricia on Monday. I wonder why?  Sonny sure wants to go to Lynn Lake soon. Wonder why?

Anne, how¹s Ken M?  Why are the boys so anxious to get to The Pas. Is it because Sherridon is so
quiet, or are there other reasons?

Pat seems to be ³getting in Slb¹s hair²  these days at school.  Hey, Mouse, has Sib volunteered to teach night school yet?  Hey, Duncan quit trying to get Lamont away from Plaskett.  Hey, Zeke, don¹t be shy. The girls won¹t bite you²

As the closing sentences of Shirley Howe¹s editorial state ­ ³The King is dead. Long live the Queen!² She has lived and reigned long, indeed. Who would have thought that Elizabeth II would still be our Monarch 53 years
later!? A bit of background about her father to refresh memories:

GEORGE VI (r. 1936-52)

George VI, born December 14, 1895, was the second son of George V and Mary of Teck. He was an unassuming, shy boy who greatly admired his brother Edward, Prince of Wales. From childhood to the age of thirty, George suffered with a bad stammer in his speech, which exacerbated his shyness; Lionel Logue, an Australian speech therapist, was instrumental in helping George overcome the speech defect. George married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923, who bore him two daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret.  George VI became King unexpectedly following the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII. (Edward was never crowned; his reign lasted only 325 days.) On 10 December 1936, Edward VIII executed an Instrument of Abdication
which was given legal effect the following day His brother Albert became King, using his last name George. The abdication, however, was soon overshadowed by continental developments, as Europe inched closer to yet
another World War. After several years of pursuing ³appeasement² policies with Germany, Great Britain (and France) declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939.

A conscientious and dedicated man, he worked hard to adapt to the role into which he was suddenly thrown. Reserved by nature, and of deep religious belief, he was helped in his work by his wife.  King George VI paid State Visits to France in 1938, and to Canada and the United States in 1939 and was the first British monarch to enter the United States. His dedication to duty, particularly during the Second World War, when he remained for most of the time at Buckingham Palace (the Palace was bombed nine times during the war), and when he and his wife visited severely bombed areas in the East End of London and elsewhere in the country, gained him great popularity. The King developed a close working relationship with his wartime Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, as most of Europe fell to Nazi Germany.

Recognising the total nature of modern warfare, in 1940 the King instituted the George Cross and George Medal, to be awarded for acts of bravery by citizens.  Having served in the Navy during the First World War, including the Battle of Jutland, the King was anxious to visit his troops whenever possible. He went to France in 1939 to inspect the British Expeditionary Force, and to North Africa in 1943 after the victory of El Alamein. In June 1944, the King visited his Army on the Normandy beaches 10 days after D-Day, and later that
year he visited troops in Italy and the Low Countries. On VE (Victory in Europe) Day, 8 May 1945, Buckingham Palace was a focal point of the celebrations. The war had immeasurably strengthened the link between the King and his people.

In 1947, the King undertook a major tour of South Africa, accompanied by the Queen and their daughters, Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret - the first time a sovereign had undertaken a tour with his family.
By 1948, it seemed that Britain had overcome the worst hardships of the post-war years, but the strain of the Second World War and the tensions of the post-war period had taken their toll on the King¹s health. The King
failed to recover from a lung operation (lung cancer), and died in his sleep from a coronary thrombosis - a fatal blood clot to the heart - on 6 February 1952. The official announcement from Sandringham, given at 1045 GMT, said the King retired in his usual health, but passed away in his sleep and was
found dead in bed at 0730 GMT by a servant. He was 56. Princess Elizabeth, who was at the Royal hunting lodge in Kenya, immediately became Queen at the age of 25 and formally proclaimed herself Queen and Head
of the Commonwealth and Defender of the Faith on 8 February, 1952.  King George VI¹s body lay in state in the Great Hall in Westminster from 11 February until the funeral held on 15 February 1952, at St George¹s Chapel, Windsor, where he lies buried.

Queen Elizabeth II¹s coronation was held in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953.

(Although the SHR stated that the King died on February 5th, records indicate that he died on the 6th.)

Regarding the photos/scans:

The stamp is part of a War Effort issue of 1942 issued July 1, 1942, the low values showing the king in military uniform.  1 cent and 5 c. shows a Royal Navy uniform, 2 c. and 4 c. an army uniform, and 3 c. an RAF uniform.  This was the first issue to use the low values for purposes other than to show the ruling monarch's portrait.  (The higher values showed Canada's war effort:  4 c. grain elevator on Great Lakes loading ships for England, 8 c.
farm scene - agriculture, 10 c. parliament in Ottawa, 13 c. and 14 c.  Ram tank, 20 c. corvette ship building, 50 c. munitions factory with 25 pound gun, $1 Tribal Class destroyer of RCN.)
 
After the war, the high values were replaced by peaceful scenes of Canada.
 
There must have been at least 14 million of the 1 c. printed and it appears they were printed up to 1947
 
The postal rate during the war was 3 cents, up to 4 cents in 1947.

The photo of the King, Queen and Prime Minister Winston Churchill graced a wall in my parent¹s home for many decades. My parents were immigrants who became Canadian Citizens. They greatly admired the Royals and the Prime Minister.

Norma¹s parent¹s had saved the Coronation button.

Most of us, on death, will not lie in state, whether in a great hall or small, and none of us will ever lie buried in St. George¹s Chapel in Windsor. When our individual times on this earth come to an end, our remains
might be cremated, or buried in a local cemetery, or cremated and buriedŠor spread to the winds. A cemetery is special place in the way that it is a repository of history ­ the enduring stone markers featuring a name, dates
and a bit of text. Lynn Lake has its own small peaceful cemetery in the sand and trees ­ Hillcrest Cemetery. Over the years the plots have been recorded and researched. It was a pleasure to hear from Charles Verbo that he had gathered and compiled all the information available to him and offered it to be shared in the newsletter. In his own words: 

My name is Charles Verbo (I now go by Chuck) and I was born and raised in Lynn Lake from 1964 to 1987.  I transferred to the Ruttan Mine in Leaf Rapids as an accountant with SGM in 1987.  I still spent much of my time in Lynn Lake as my parents, Alex and Louise, were still living there.  In 1990, I married another born & raised Lynn Laker, Leona Stockham.  We made Leaf Rapids our home until the Ruttan Mine closed in 2002. Since that time, we have made Marathon, ON our home where I work as an accountant for Marathon Pulp Inc., and Leona is an Educational Assistant in the elementary school.

We enjoy our new hometown and what has made the move so easy, was the rekindling of friendships with a number of former Lynn Lakers now living in Marathon.  My father, Alex Verbo, started work with SGM in 1960.  Twice he left Lynn Lake to find greener pastures.  While working Kerr-Addison in Virginiatown,
ON, he met Louise Bertrand.  They would marry and move back to Lynn Lake. My father worked for SGM in Lynn Lake for thirty years.  When the Maclellan Mine shut down in 1990, he was offered a job with HBMS in Leaf Rapids.  He continued mining until 2002 when his retirement coincided with the mine closure.  My parents continue to live in Lynn Lake.

My wife, Leona, was the youngest child of Charlie and Lillian Stockham.  Charlie transferred to Lynn Lake with the CNR in 1961.  In 1966, he was hired by SGM.  He died in 1967 and is buried in Lynn Lake.  His widow, Lil, had six children to raise.  In the mid 1990¹s, Lil moved to Flin Flon to live with her daughter, Donna.  In 1999, she passed away; she is buried with her husband in Lynn Lake.

During one of our visits to the cemetery, it was the little headstone of Henning Schmidt that got me thinking.  I am assuming it was her child who, at the young age of six, died in the isolated community of Lynn Lake.
Almost forty years later, a parent finally comes back to be laid to rest.  I don¹t remember the Schmidt¹s but their lives are part of Lynn Lake history.

In the late 1990¹s, more and more people were leaving Northern Manitoba.  I wanted to document this aspect of Lynn Lake history.  The permanent markers (headstones) will remain at the Hillcrest Cemetery but as we all get older, the impact these people left on us would slip away with the years.

I spent a few Sunday afternoons writing down the headstone inscriptions.  I later found out that George & Sigrid Fast had spent a summer doing the same and even better, they researched the Burial Register at the Town Office.  This information was invaluable because it filled in some of the unmarked graves and it provided ages.

I lead a Œsheltered¹ life as a child and so there are some people I never knew or knew very little. The photo of Sherritt¹s 25 Year Club of 1963 in Emil¹s earlier Newsletter was most helpful because names were put to faces -
I now know that Jim Jackson, Arne Alto, etc were people who played an important part in the early history of Lynn Lake and/or Sherridon.  As for the narratives, I tried to associate people to personal memories I had. For
example, I can still remember Tony Unger¹s truck because of the decal ³Keep on Truckin¹.  I¹m sure people will have their own pictures in their mind.  I scanned through yearbooks to find siblings which aided me in finding the
connection to people I knew personally. 

I have made the information available to the Newsletter but would prefer that it be more complete before it is sent out. Emil suggested that the readership should be approached for their assistance, so, I will forward a
list of names for which I have no information.   Once you are able to view the entirety of the Hillcrest Cemetery
information, I hope you will find it interesting.  I am sure there will be memories, both good and some not so happy, that are brought up again.  The material is of historical significance and every effort has been made to
present the information respectfully. I do not wish to hurt anyone¹s feelings.  Please accept my apologies if that has been the case.  Errors may have inadvertently crept in and will be corrected promptly on notification.

I welcome your stories that you wish to share in order that there is more to these people than just a name.

Will you help me please.

Thank you.

Please contact me directly at  verbocl@vianet.ca

(I regret that the attached Excel document, a portion of the information gathered by Charles Verbo, is one that many of you will not be able to open, however, we are working on a way to make the Hillcrest Cemetery information accessible to all shortly.)

READER¹S COMMENTS

Naomi deGelder (nee Barkett) in The Pas, MB  wrote: I was using Google to look up an article written about my father and found your post.  I happened to be on the phone with dad at the time and he was flabbergasted to know there was a school paper from Sherridon out there.  He doesn't even remember being a reporter but he remembers his girlfriend at the time!  Anyway, just thought I would report that he has been married for 48 years, worked in the Oil Patch for 25 years and now resides on a small sailboat moored in Brisbane, Australia.  Sure a long way from Sherridon, Manitoba!

Dad, Leonte Barkett, is better known as "Doc".  The Barketts moved from Sherridon to Kississing sometime after 1943, to The Pas in 1953, to Lynn Lake in 1956, then back to The Pas in 1958.  I know that dad lost his eye when he was 3 (kicked by a horse) in Sherridon and, apparently, he was still there for high school.  I also know that he never lived in The Pas and he married my mother in Edmonton in 1957, so he probably left home around 1956.  I have a photo of my father, 2 uncles (Eugene and Harold) and my grandfather (Mike Barkett) taken in 1942 outside of Barketts Taxi which, I believe was in Lynn Lake.  I think Mike owned a grocery store in Sherridon.  When they moved to The Pas, Mike had a grocery store by the train station.  Mike died in 1983 and his wife, Helen, died in 1993.  Two of their children are deceased: Sonya (November 1998) and Harold (May 1998).  Eugene lives in Ontario, Nicholas lives in Vernon, and Barbara is going to University in
Washington.

As an aside, Stella Kolebaba lives here in The Pas (she is my father's age and was also from Sherridon).

Mary (Montgomery) Oldring wrote: My mother, Gwen Montgomery, (1948-53) celebrated her 94th birthday on Jan. 15.  Her address is #131 , 12511 - 135 St. , Edmonton, T56 5B1.  While her hearing is poor, she very much enjoys receiving notes from her friends.

Thank you for your time.

Talk to you later.  Emil

The newsletter ³A Place To Remember² is my own initiative. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or connected to the Town of Lynn Lake, or the Lynn Lake website in any way.

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