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THE DUFFLEBAG
BRANCH #63 COLLINGWOOD
______________________________________________________________________________
January 2021 705-445-3780
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO OUR MILITARY,
OUR VETERANS AND ALL OUR FRIENDS
AT THE LEGION
EDITORS: Sue Payne
Mike Hodgson
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Remembrance Day in pictures: 22 rare images
showing the terror, humanity of Canada at war
War movies often show soldiers as hard-bitten older men, but in reality some
profoundly young people were sent to win wars for Canada
Author of the article: Tristin Hopper Publishing date: Nov 10, 2016
A Korean War image of Pte.
John Lewis, who has just
survived the massive Chinese
counteroffensive through
North Korea. Photo is circa
1951.
For Remembrance Day, the
National Post’s Tristin
Hopper dove deep into the
war images held by both the
Canadian War Museum and
Library and Archives Canada.
Below, a gallery of 22 images
showing the sides of war that
don’t usually make it into the
average cenotaph ceremony: Terror, boredom, dark humour and the anguish of returning
to life after the war is over.
Canadian War Museum
This is a scene that has been a feature of almost every Canadian armed conflict — and it
has never ceased to annoy the average soldier.
This is a group of Canadian senators who have
come to tour Canadian positions along the
Western front during the First World War. If
they were like most politicians of the age who
did this sort of thing, they likely arrived with a
request to see something “interesting” near the
front lines. The war correspondent Philip Gibbs
captured the disgusted reaction of one British
colonel when two MPs asked for a thrilling tour
of the front lines. “Do they think this war is a
peep-show for politicians? Do they want me to arrange a massacre to make a London
holiday?”
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This is three men from the Royal Canadian
Regiment during the Korean War. It’s notable
because all of them are exhibiting some
iteration of the “thousand yard stare.” The term
was first popularized during the First World
War and refers to the dazed look on men
emerging from the psychological stress of
battle. It is not known what particular event
spurred the stare in these three men, but they
already appear to be dissociating from the
trauma of what they’ve seen.
This image from the Korean War shows three
Canadian soldiers posing next to a skull
possibly posted alongside the road as a joke.
Death inevitably becomes so normalized in a
war zone that virtually every armed conflict
since the invention of photography has featured
an image like this soldiers posing
around a skull. In the stalemate of the
First World War, soldiers became so
accustomed to a landscape of corpses
that one story emerged from the
British lines of a decomposing arm
that had sprung out of the walls of a
trench (which often served as
impromptu graves). From then on,
soldiers passing the arm all made it a
point to jokingly shake its hand.
Canadian War Museum
Entitled Freeze, this painting by Korean
War veteran Ted Zuber depicts the
soldier’s worst nightmare of being caught
out in the open. A star shell has suddenly
illuminated the battlefield, forcing a
column of Canadians to stand perfectly
still and pray they won’t suddenly hear
the rattle of gunfire that could wipe out
the whole unit.
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In the First World War, Canada suffered roughly three soldiers wounded for every one
killed. Every time you go into a small Canadian town and see a cenotaph with 10 names
on it, you have to
imagine that back in the
1920s, the town would
have featured 30 more
men with missing limbs,
missing eyes or worse.
Manitoba soldier
Christian Curley, for one,
returned home after
having lost all four limbs
at the Battle of Vimy
Ridge. Government
posters often depicted
war injuries as
superficial; an arm in a
sling, a bandage over the forehead. But the drawing on the right depicts a Second World
War-era pedicle graft, a particularly gruesome-looking procedure first pioneered on
badly burned First World War soldiers.
Canadian War Museum
The typical Canadian
veteran never told his
friends and family about
what he had been asked to
do overseas. Bomber
veterans privately
harboured vivid memories
of seeing German cities
vaporize under their
Lancasters. And whether
due to discretion or
trauma, even decorated
soldiers often did not talk
about the violence they
had been forced to use in defence of themselves or comrades. On the left, a sketch from
the Second World War of the self-defence techniques taught to Canadian soldiers. On
the right, a custom-made First World War trench club that would have been used in
close-quarter trench combat, often in low light.
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Library and Archives Canada
Remembrance Day is typically full of words like
“bravery,” “sacrifice” and “selflessness.” And it’s
true; Canada did consistently flock to the colours with
a sense of duty and patriotism that doesn’t really exist
with the same intensity anymore. What is less
remembered is just how much societal pressure there
was on Canada’s young men to enlist, particularly
during the First World War. Government posters
openly questioned the manhood of anybody who
wasn’t in uniform. Women, in turn, were guilt-tripped
for having the gall to be seen with a husband or
sweetheart who was still a civilian. In the U.K., the
shaming of male civilians reached its apex with the
White Feather Brigades, groups of young women who
would roam public areas pinning white “coward”
feathers to able-bodied men in civilian clothes.
Canadian War Museum
This is the face of the man who has
personally shot and killed more people
than any other Canadian in history. A
Canadian sniper and scout, Cpl. Francis
“Peggy” Pegahmagabow was credited
with just under 400 kills. And then, when
the war was over he had to gather up his
medals and come back to his pre-war
life on a reserve near Parry Sound, Ont.
This photo shows him posing with his
medals in 1945. Pegahmagabow became a
chief and an early campaigner for
Aboriginal rights, but fellow Anishnaabe
remembered him as a somewhat difficult
man who seemed permanently altered by
his experiences in Europe.
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The most horrifying
events in Canadian
military history often
featured more dark
humour than is
generally
acknowledged.
Among allied armies,
a body riddled by
bullets was jauntily
referred to as being
“ventilated.” This
particular cartoon is by
Bruce Bairnsfather, a
British artist who had
served in the opening
months of the First
World War before
being hospitalized with shell shock. In it, a soldier sits before the exploded ruins of a
brick wall, the surrounding fields strewn with dead animals. “At present we are staying
at a farm,” reads his cheery letter.
Canadian War Museum
War is boring. It’s
interminable sentry duty
in a town whose name you
can’t pronounce. It’s days
spent in the hold of a ship
as an invasion timeline is
repeatedly pushed back.
It’s playing endless hands
of gin rummy while
waiting for the signal to
run to your fighter plane.
Those parts of war rarely
make it into the stories
that veterans tell
classrooms, but it’s the focus of this painting showing a machine gun post near Doha,
Qatar during the Persian Gulf War. The artist is again Ted Zuber, who was selected as
the official war artist for Canada’s contribution to Operation Desert Storm.
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Library and Archives
Canada
At the last count in
2014, Canada was still
home to 75,900 living
veterans of the Second
World War. With an
average age of 19, they
would have been 16
when war was
declared, and 22 when
it ended. War movies
often show soldiers
being portrayed by
hard-bitten older men.
In reality, some
profoundly young people were sent to win wars for Canada. The youth of the soldiers is
particularly noticeable in these two photos. On the left is two soldiers grinning over a
captured Nazi flag in France. The photo on the right is from the Korean War, and shows
Pte. John Lewis, who was photographed just after surviving the devastating Chinese
counterattack through North Korea. Lewis had seen a particularly traumatic side of the
war. Soldiers had believed the conflict was almost over when they were suddenly forced
into retreat by overwhelming numbers of Chinese troops. At the Battle of Kapyong in
April, 1951, a force of only 700 Canadian soldiers fended off 5,000 Chinese attackers.
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales
du Québec/Library and Archives
Canada
Canadians at home had only the barest
idea of what a world war was like.
Newspaper readers heard of “major
operations” that had sustained “heavy
losses”— but what does that look like?
The wives and parents of soldiers had
not seen the images now so familiar to
Canadians: The muddy devastation of
Passchendaele, the pebbled beaches of
Dieppe, the sandy beaches of Juno. The
closest they could come was sanitized public exhibits. On the left, a Second World War-
era diorama of a crashed German fighter plane exhibited in the tony Montreal
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neighbourhood of Westmount. On the right, a 1916 exhibit at the Canadian National
Exhibition in which visitors were invited to tour model trenches while dressed in their
weekend finery.
One of the intangible
legacies of the First World
War was what it did to global
optimism. Before 1914,
Canada had been a roller
coaster of boomtowns, gold
rushes, railways. Then,
within only four years,
61,000 men were dead,
50,000 more had succumbed
to influenza and the streets
were filled with mourning
widows and the disabled.
Canada had started the 20th
century seeing themselves as
the invincible masters of their own destiny. By 1918, very few could feel they had any
control over their lives. These two images illustrate the chilling gap between the
sensibilities of the pre and postwar world. On the left, the cheery image of a soldier on a
recruitment poster. On the right, the dark, gloomy portrait of Victoria Cross winner Filip
Konowal.
This is Nazi leader Adolf Hitler visiting the Canadian Vimy Ridge memorial following
the Fall of France. Hitler had quite a few French monuments to the Great War torn
down, but he took a particular
shine to the Canadian memorial.
This photo, in fact, was released
to the press to allay rumours that
German troops had damaged the
memorial. The gleaming
newness of the monument
shows just how quickly Canada
was expected to fight two world
wars. Across the country,
cenotaphs and memorials had
only just been installed before it
became time to start chiseling
new names into them. The
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National War Memorial in Ottawa, for instance, was dedicated in May, 1939 — less
than four months before Canada was once again at war with Germany.
Library and Archives
Canada
There are few photos of
actual combat in Canadian
photo archives. For
obvious reasons, the
Canadian Armed Forces
didn’t worry itself with
getting good pictures when
bullets were flying. But
this photo captures the
terrifying “rubber meets
the road” moment that
would have haunted the
thoughts of any Canadian
servicemen shipping off to
war. It depicts a Japanese
fighter — possibly on a
kamikaze mission —
swooping in to attack
HMCS Uganda. The deck
gunner in the foreground knows that if he doesn’t hit the aircraft first, some or all of his
crewmates may not survive the next 30 seconds. HMCS Uganda survived the war
undamaged, but was in the same task force as other vessels that were struck and badly
damaged by kamikaze attacks.
This is the cold accounting of what a
Canadian combat death looks like.
These are from the documents for
Joseph Brant, a Second World War
enlistee with the Royal Hamilton Light
Infantry. This sheet staidly catalogues
the milestones of Brant’s career; when
he went on leave, when he embarked
for France, when he was awarded the
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal.
And them, scrawled at the end, the
entry for August 19, 1942, “presumed killed.”
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PRESIDENT’S REPORT
As I sit to type this report Ontario has announced a record number of Covid cases for
one day, Simcoe Muskoka is in Red Level, and our Branch is once again closed.
As we moved closer to the Christmas season and weather forced us indoors, it was to be
expected that numbers would rise, so this is not totally unexpected.
The year has been quite an experience for sure, so why go out quietly. With vaccine
approvals coming into effect we can hope for better into 2021.
I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays as well as you could, and look forward to better
days ahead.
Regards
Rob
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A pirate walked into a bar, and the bartender said, "Hey, I haven't seen you in a
while. What happened? You look terrible."
"What do you mean?" said the pirate, "I feel fine." "What about the wooden leg?
You didn't have that before."
"Well," said the pirate, "We were in a battle, and I got hit with a cannon ball, but I'm
fine now." The bartender replied, "Well, OK, but what about that hook? What
happened to your hand?"
The pirate explained, "We were in another battle. I boarded a ship and got into a
sword fight. My hand was cut off. I got fitted with a hook but I'm fine, really."
"What about that eye patch?" "Oh," said the pirate, "One day we were at sea, and a
flock of birds flew over. I looked up, and one of them shit in my eye." "You're
kidding," said the bartender. "You couldn't lose an eye just from bird shit."
"It was my first day with the hook."
PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Ladies Auxiliary
Hans and I would just like to wish everyone a healthy and happy 2021.
Cheers
Yours in Comradeship
Sue Muller10 Today at the drugstore, the clerk was a gent. From my purchase this chap took off ten percent. I asked for the cause of a lesser amount; And he answered, "Because of the Seniors Discount." I went to McDonald's for a burger and fries; And there, once again, got quite a surprise. The clerk poured some coffee which he handed to me. He said, "For you Seniors, the coffee is free." Understand---I'm not old---I'm merely mature; But some things are changing, temporarily, I'm sure. The newspaper print gets smaller each day, And people speak softer---can't hear what they say. My teeth are my own (I have the receipt.), and my glasses identify people I meet. Oh, I've slowed down a bit... not a lot, I am sure. You see, I'm not old... I'm only mature. The gold in my hair has been bleached by the sun. You should see all the damage that chlorine has done. Washing my hair has turned it all white, But don't call it gray... saying "blond" is just right. My car is all paid for... not a nickel is owed. Yet a kid yells, "Old duffer... get off of the road!" My car has no scratches... not even a dent. Still I get all that guff from a punk who's "Hell bent." My friends all get older... much faster than me. They seem much more wrinkled, from what I can see. I've got "character lines," not wrinkles... for sure, But don't call me old... just call me mature. The steps in the houses they're building today Are so high that they take... your breath all away; And the streets are much steeper than ten years ago. That should explain why my walking is slow. But I'm keeping up on what's hip and what's new, And I think I can still dance a mean boogaloo. I'm still in the running... in this I'm secure, I'm not really old... I'm only mature.
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2019 - 2020
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 63
Branch Officers
President Rob Graham 794-9975
1st Vice Hans Muller Poppy Chair 445-6771
2nd Vice Nancy Phillips Youth Education 445-2489
Secretary Vacant
Treasurer Pat Graham Membership/Bingo 444-8043
Executive Committee
(Standing Committee Chairs appointed by Executive Officers/President)
Don Wilcox Public Relations/Museum Officer 444-5357
Larry Baulke Ways & Means 445-6204
Ruby Klinck Sick and Visiting 445-5153
Ken Templeman Sgt at Arms/Veteran’s Service Officer 444-1307
Julie Steeves-Benson L.A. Liaison 607-7190
Standing Committee Chairs
(not actually part of the Executive Committee but appointed by Executive Officers/President)
Chaplin – Reverend Brian Goodings, Trinity United Church 441-0561
Bert Brennan Sports 445-4116
Cedric D'Souza Cadet Liason/Honours & Awards Committee
Marie Stephenson Honours & Awards Committee
Susan Payne Editor, The Dufflebag 429-8033
Mike Hodgson Assistant Editor
website: www.collingwoodlegion.ca12
LADIES AUXILIARY
2019 – 2020
ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BRANCH 63
Officers
President Sue Muller Bookings/Buyer 445-6771
Past President Helen Jamieson Staffing 445-2368
1st Vice Cathy Kusiar Membership 445-8187
2nd Vice Sharon Helmer Sick & Visiting 445-6785
Secretary Joan Rainbird-Sharp Table Convenor 445-1402
Treasurer Bev Stephenson Ways and Means 888-8712
Executive Committee
Lynda Cain Sgt at Arms 445-2090
Bev Heron Sports 445-0579
Debbie Gruter 429-1983
Standing Committees13
EDITOR’S DESK
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year
In comradeship
Sue
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TATTOO 67 STORIES
Last time I started to write some memories of the Stadium version of the 67 Tattoo. I
will dig back to try and tell you the rest of the story. From Vancouver, the show moved
to Landsdown Park in Ottawa. The cast and crew were housed at CFB Uplands. One
rehearsal was the only time when it rained on the show. The problem was how to dry
that many costumes. I managed to get two marquee tents from the base as well as four
portable heaters (Called Herman Nelsons) that they used to keep aircraft warm. So we
set these up outside the dressing rooms and had the cast go there to effect the costume
changes. We already had portable clothing racks. So it was not a difficult task for the
stage crew to have this set up in about ninety minutes. The show was two hours and
twenty nine minutes long. My producer was very fussed when he realized that the rain
would make the costuming difficult for the show the next two days. He was surprised
when he came back stage to find we had this huge drying room set up and manned. I
was worried about a fire hazard. We had sentries there round the clock from the stage
crew.
The opinions expressed below are those of the author.
In this space, I have been talking about our third Ocean, The Arctic. It is one that is
seemingly ignored by most people and certainly by our government through its actions.
I have been reading where the Chinese have sent a research ship into the Arctic Ocean
and that it has returned to China. What was a Chinese research ship doing in our Arctic?
Was it being monitored? Do we have the resources to do such a task. Our first Arctic
Patrol Ship, HMCS Harry De Wolf is still conducting trials and is not due to be
commissioned until the summer of 2021. Will it be ready for the next deployment into
the Arctic. These incursions are conducted under operation NANOOK. It is interesting
to note that the US Coast Guard is thinking of chartering Icebreakers from Finland to
provide a presence in the Arctic Ocean in order to monitor the Russian Northern fleet.
In comradeship
Mike14 LADIES AUXILIARY LIASON As we wave goodbye to 2020, may we embrace the Human Spirit in 2021 with Kindness, Compassion and Hope. Be a volunteer. Give Blood. Give generously to those less fortunate. Support our Veterans, Past and Present. Stay healthy and safe! Yours in comradeship Julie Steeves Benson Ladies Auxiliary Liason Chair POPPY REPORT Poppy Campaign Update 2020 When the Poppy Campaign kicked off on October 30th, we were fairly certain that this year was going to look and feel very different than any in recent memory. With Covid- 19 cases on the rise, we knew that many adjustments would have to be made from previous campaigns. We started out by writing our 2020 fundraising letter that we send out to local businesses, past donors and supporters of the Collingwood Legion. This year, the letter outlined many of the barriers and obstacles that would need to be overcome if the campaign was to be successful. The Covid-19 global pandemic challenged us to make necessary changes to the way we would typically raise funds to provide financial assistance and support to local veterans and their families. In an attempt to lessen the spread of the virus, we did not have the usual poppy taggers out in the community. We also needed to significantly limit the amount of poppy boxes placed throughout town. The message we sent in the letter was simple… We Need Your Support, Now More Than Ever! Interviews were given to both the Collingwood Connection and Collingwood Today. These two media outlets helped us get our appeal out to as many people as possible. We knew that it would take a miracle if we were to come anywhere close to raising the funds needed to help our Veterans. The campaign was kicked off by Reliabuild, who gave a very generous donation and challenged other local businesses and citizens to give what they could and to make the Poppy Campaign a priority. The response was overwhelming. We are grateful to the people of the community and the business leaders for stepping forward and who ensured that the campaign would exceed its goal for 2020.
15 It was an honour to meet so many of our donors this year, to hear their stories and share their photos. We met many first time donors, reconnected with many long-standing supporters and were happy to give a tour of the Branch to those who experienced their first visit while making a donation this year. We continue to be humbled by the outpouring of support. We are grateful and would like to express our sincere thanks to the dedicated volunteers who give their time so generously to help manage all aspects of the campaign. And to those who usually help, but could not this year due to Covid, we look forward to seeing you next year! This campaign is a team effort and every contribution matters and truly makes a difference. Lastly, to the donors and supporters of the Poppy Campaign, we say a sincere Thank You! During an extremely difficult year, your caring and generosity was truly unbelievable and made all the difference. The spirit of community is truly alive and well in Collingwood and the surrounding communities. We Will Remember Them. With thanks, Hans Muller & Jamie Berman Co-Chairs, 2020 Poppy Campaign YOUTH EDUCATION I would first like to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as this year will be a little different with the virus upon us. The poster, poem and essay program did not take place for the Branch this year but I understand that some art work went to Coldwater. I have not heard any results as yet. I would like to thank Mrs. Besley's class for sending us a few pictures for Remembrance Day. I would also like to thank The Lady of the Bay for sending virtual art to me and C.C.I for the essay and poem. I forward the art work to Pat and am hoping she receives it. I just have received notice that the Public Speaking is cancelled due to the virus and the amount of people that can be present at the Branch. Our Branch wants to keep the students and staff safe during this time and we know the appreciation that we receive for doing this. All the executives have a very Merry Christmas and be safe. Nancy Phillips Chair
16 Comrade Norm Barker, Branch 63's oldest veteran celebrated his 99th birthday on Nov 2, 2020. Pictured above are Norm with his cakes Norm with President Rob Norm with his daughter Carol Norm was featured on CTV Barrie news in October at Cranberry Golf Course, where he could be found most days. (often scoring his age) Can't wait to celebrate his 100th in 2021.
17 CROSSWORD Down Across 1. What person? 1. Judicious 2. Electrically charged 5. Mischievous fairy particle 8. Something intended to 3. Pouch deceive 4. Wield 9. On the sheltered side 5. Panache 10. One time only 6. Optical device 11. Colony insect 7. Festival 12. Wash through 13. Small island 14. Enumerates 14. Lengthy 17. Poem 15. Notion 18. Part of the ear 16. Ooze 22. Indicating maiden name 19. Eggs 23. Malevolence 20. Container 24. Space 21. Moose 25. Military vehicle
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SAMURAI SUDOKU PUZZLE
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(705) 444-038919 SICK AND VISITING Since my last report I sent a sympathy card to Mike Dacust in the passing of his mother and his sister. We received a lovely "Thank-you" card from the Van Den Hurk family in the loss of Gerard. I sent a sympathy card to Wendy Long in the passing of her father. To all our shut ins, ones that are ill or sick we are thinking about you. This Covid is a terrible thing. Stay Safe. Yours in Good Health and Comradeship Ruby Klinck Chair MUSEUM REPORT The news from the North Atlantic Room's Military Museum is slim as we have not been able to do much. Many who have visited the Branch may have seen the Remembrance display Comrades Carman and Sue help me present. The down time has given me time to think of displays that, given the right time, we could present in the future. I have been able to communicate to other Branches and reply to e mails to the museum from home thanks to Total e Works and President Rob. While it is not museum news but worthy a mention may I join the rest of the Executive in thanking Comrade Hans Muller and his team for the work done on the Poppy Campaign. Also a big Salute to Comrade Ken Templeman for the service at the Cenotaph on November 11. In the modern language I guess this is what the young folk call a 'Pop Up Service' as this was done early 9 a.m., in order to keep the public at bay. None the less it was just as important and emotional as always. Thanks to those taking part and as a former Navy block I was pleased to see Base Borden sent a Navy Chief Petty Officer as part of its delegation. Lest we Forget. Comrade Don Wilcox Chair
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WORD SEARCH
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WEB PAGE REPORT
Our web page- collingwoodlegion.ca, has been instrumental in getting the Dufflebag out
to our members, as providing written copies is not permitted under COVID
Restrictions. We also are keeping some past issues on the site if you missed a copy or
you want to look at past stories.
Please visit our PHOTO GALLERY. You will find pictures from our 2020 Condensed
Remembrance Day wreath laying service.
Pat Graham
Web Page Coordinator
MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Please welcome the following who have joined the Branch. Robert Robinson, as an
Affiliate, Lisa Deutsch, an Affiliate, Linda Brault, an Ordinary Member, Barbara
Bassett, as an Associate, Peter Fullerton, an Associate, James Sheard, an Associate,
James MacPherson, an Associate , Steve Spera as an Ordinary Member and Andrew21
Millington, as an Associate. We look forward to meeting all of our new members and
welcome them to the Branch.
New members can now join Branch 63 on line at legion.ca. or you can still come in the
Branch and pick up a form or download the form from our web page.
2021 Renewals are available. The cost of renewal is $65.00 and can be paid at the
Branch (cash or cheque) or by going to legion.ca and renewing on line using a credit
card. I will forward your 2021 sticker to you once I receive confirmation of your
renewal from Dominion Command. (you may want to consider setting your membership
up on automatic renewal or prepaying future years) Just a reminder that if your 2021
renewal is not paid by January 31, 2021, you will show as a member, not in good
standing. This means that your name will be taken down from the membership board
and out of the drum (you will not be able to participate in quarter/loonie draws) Once
you pay your name will be put back on the board.
If you have any concerns or questions about your membership, please email me at
membership@collingwoodlegion.ca and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Yours in Comradeship
Pat Graham
Membership Chair
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TRIVIA
1. Released in the United States in June of 1998, "Never Say Never" is which artist's
second studio album?
a. Paula Abdul b. Brandy c. Monica d. Madonna
2. In the American National Football League (NFL), how many points are scored for
a touchdown?
a. 8 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7
3. "Truly Scrumptious" is a fictional character from which children's film that was
based on a novel by author Ian Fleming?
a. Half a Sixpence b. Oliver c. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang d. Bedknobs
and Broomsticks
4. Complete the title of the only painting supposedly sold by Van Gogh in his
lifetime - "The Red ..."?
a. Sea b. Vineyard c. Night Sky d. Ship
5. Which part of the human eye is responsible for controlling the diameter and size
of the pupil?
a. Retina b. Cornea c. Pupil d. Iris
6. American singer Carrie Underwood rose to fame on what popular TV show?
a. American Idol b. The X Factor c. WWE Raw d. Americas Got Talent
7. Found in our solar system, which of the following planets is the closest to the
sun?
a. Uranus b. Saturn c. Neptune d. Jupiter
8. Rossana, Dumbarton Oaks and Vincent are all types of what fruit?
a. Kiwi b. Peach c. Orange d. Plum
9. George and Gordon were the first names of which famous poet who was a leading
figure in the Romantic Movement?
a. Byron b. Yeats c. Keats d. Shelley
10. "Leatherjackets" and "Slimeheads" are two species of what animal?
a. Lizards b. Snakes c. Birds d. Fish
11. Which scholastic philosopher is perhaps best remembered for his tragic love affair
with his pupil Heloise?
a. Al-Ghazali b. Pierre Abelard c. Averros d. Moses Maimonides
12. Scotland's third most populous, which European city is known as "The Oil Capital
of Europe"?
a. Glasgow b. Aberdeen c. Dundee d. Edinburgh
13. Lasting for more than four years, in what year did World War One commence?
a. 1916 b. 1915 c. 1917 d. 1914
14. Eros was the Greek God of what?
a. Love b. Hate c. Happiness d. Despair23
"VISION VOICE VALUE"
GEORGIAN BAY CHAPTER 14
Email: georgianbay@carp.ca Phone 705‐888‐9204
CROSSWORD SOLUTION
Two Nuns are ordered to paint a room in the convent, and the last instruction of the
Mother Superior is that they must not get even one drop of paint on their habits.
After conferring about this for a while, the two nuns decide to lock the door of the
room, strip off their habits, and paint in the nude. In the middle of the project, there
comes a knock at the door.
'Who is it?' calls one of the nuns. 'Blind man,' replies a voice from the other side of
the door.
The two nuns look at each other and shrug and deciding that no harm can come from
letting a blind man into the room, they open the door.
'Nice boobs,' says the man, 'where do you want the blinds?24
TRIVIA SOLUTION
1. Brandy - As of 2015, Never Say Never is Brandy's highest-charting and highest-
selling album.
2. 6 - The NFL consists of 32 football teams.
3. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - The character of Truly Scrumptious was portrayed
by actress Sally Ann Howes.
4. Vineyard - The Red Vineyard was painted on a piece of burlap in early
November 1888.
5. Iris - The color of the iris gives the eye its color.
6. American Idol - Carrie won the fourth season of American Idol in 2005.
7. Jupiter - Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System and the fifth planet
from the Sun.
8. Kiwi - The most common kiwi are Golden Kiwi and Fuzzy Kiwi.
9. Byron - Byron's best-known works are the poems Don Juan and Childe Harold's
Pilgrimage.
10. Fish - Leatherjackets are also known as skipjacks.
11. Pierre Abelard - Pierre Abelard was also a composer.
12. Aberdeen - Other nicknames for Aberdeen include the Granite City, the Grey
City and the Silver City with the Golden Sands.
13. 1914 - World War One ran from July 1914 to November 1918.
14. Love - Eros Roman counterpart is Cupid.
SICK AND VISITING LADIES AUXILIARY
I hope everyone is well.
Pat Sewell passed on November 9, 2020 . Pat was a Life Member of the Ladies
Auxiliary. Our deepest sympathy goes out to the family.
Season's Greetings
Yours in comradeship
Sharon Helmer
Chair25 PRO REPORT As Public Relations Officer it is my pleasure to welcome all Comrades into 2021. We hope this is a much better year for all of you and for the Branch in general. Under the leadership of our President and Executive we have played a major part of helping the General and Marine Hospital be prepared to treat the citizens of the town and area should our help be needed. For all who have been using the Branch, from the Monday Night Dart League to the casual visitor, we thank you for following the rules we have had to follow and for supporting the Branch. We are still under guidelines and must follow them until future notice. It was with regret that we missed out on several events such as Honours and Awards, Robbie Burns Night and New Year's Eve dance. But with any luck we will bring them back in the future bigger and better. We have been better off than some of our Comrades in other branches. Some have not been able to reopen yet; Some have closed forever and others are working hard at
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staying afloat. Thus if you do happen to be in a community where the Branch is open
drop in and support our fellow Comrades.
On behalf of Dianne and myself may I wish you a healthy and happy 2021.
Comrade Don Wilcox
PR Officer
LAST POST
PAT SEWELL
Pat passed away peacefully and surrounded by
family on Monday, November 9, 2020. Beloved
wife of the late Elwood Sewell and predeceased
by long time companion Jim Robertson.
Loving mother of the late Sandy (Doug) Dailey,
Kathy (Harold) Wilson, Ron Sewell and
Val(Greg) Taylor. Loving grandmother of
Kristen, Corey, Jon, Amy Jane, Shelby, Dustin,
Belinda, Rachelle and Tianna. Forever
cherished by her 10 great grandchildren.
Pat was a life member of the Ladies Auxiliary.
She was a great worker who served wearing
heals and often outpacing everyone. She had a
zest for life and came to almost every Branch function, where, she loved to dance and
socialize. Pat loved her family and friends, and we at the Legion enjoyed seeing her at
the Branch. We will miss her.27
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THIS DAY IN HISTORY
1950
January 31
Truman announces development
of H-bomb
U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces his decision to support the
development of the hydrogen bomb, a weapon theorized to be hundreds of times more
powerful than the atomic bombs dropped on Japan during World War II.
Five months earlier, the United States had lost its nuclear supremacy when the Soviet
Union successfully detonated an atomic bomb at their test site in Kazakhstan. Then,
several weeks after that, British and U.S. intelligence came to the staggering conclusion
that German-born Klaus Fuchs, a top-ranking scientist in the U.S. nuclear program, was
a spy for the Soviet Union. These two events, and the fact that the Soviets now knew
everything that the Americans did about how to build a hydrogen bomb, led Truman to
approve massive funding for the superpower race to complete the world’s first
“superbomb,” as he described it in his public announcement on January 31.
On November 1, 1952, the United States successfully detonated “Mike,” the world’s
first hydrogen bomb, on the Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific Marshall Islands. The 10.4-
megaton thermonuclear device, built upon the Teller-Ulam principles of staged radiation
implosion, instantly vaporized an entire island and left behind a crater more than a mile
wide. The incredible explosive force of Mike was also apparent from the sheer
magnitude of its mushroom cloud–within 90 seconds the mushroom cloud climbed to
57,000 feet and entered the stratosphere. One minute later, it reached 108,000 feet,
eventually stabilizing at a ceiling of 120,000 feet. Half an hour after the test, the
mushroom stretched 60 miles across, with the base of the head joining the stem at
45,000 feet.30 CARTOONS FOR FUN Pickles Garfield Peanuts2
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