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2010
Centennial Anniversary
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Where: Village
of New Norway, Alberta
When: July
31 & August 1, 2010
Events to enjoy:
| Saturday: |
7:30 - 10:00 a.m.:
Pancake Breakfast - $5.00/person
Premier
Ed Stelmach & his wife will be
guests attending the breakfast
10:00 a.m.:
Parade (Line
–up at 9:30 at Multi-plex)
10:30 a.m. approx.:
Official
welcome
Greetings from
the Mayor and Dignitaries
MP Kevin Sorenson, MLA Ray Prins
and Glen Nelson (Councillor County
of Camrose)
Veterans
Dedication
1:00 p.m.:
Unveiling
of the commemorative mural at
Nifty Things by the Olstad family.
12:00 - 5:00 p.m.:
Tours:
Please
join in the historical tours of the
village and the cemetery, visit the
displays at the New Norway Hall. Also
visit the churches and the school.
Horse and buggy available to take
you on the tours of the village.
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Jam Session
- at the multiplex
There
will be hot dogs and drinks, ice cream,
mini-donuts, popcorn, slurpees, nachos,
etc., available during the day along
with coffee and treats at the hall.
Memory lane books and a book of human
interest stories about New Norway
will also be available for sale, along
with t-shirts & hoodies.
Please bring your lawn chairs, bats and gloves
for a slow pitch drop –in ball game
at the school grounds. |
| Evening |
6:00 p.m.: BBQ Steak supper
($20.00 per person)
Children:
$7.00 for a hamburger full meal
deal.
Note: Tickets MUST be
purchased in advance. NO tickets
sold at the door.
9:00 p.m.: Dance |
| Sunday: |
Multi-denomination Church Service
followed by Cake and Coffee
Time capsule re-dedication. |
Notice: Joan's Nifty Thing's Store will be selling Scandinavian Bakeware.
The proceeds will go to the Centennial Committee.
Did
you know?:
| - that the old Post Office, the house on the S.E. corner of
main street, once housed the Merchants Bank. |
| - the Alberta Lumber Co. had a yard and office across the
street from Henry Durand's garage. |
| - that a high rise hotel, the King George Hotel, was located
on the N.E. corner of main street and first avenue (the avenue
just west of the railroad tracks). |
| - that an impressive, comfortable station house once stood
at the east end of main street. |
| - that Billie (Westvick) Duggan's real name was Eleanor and
Bobbie Westvick Fielding's was really marjorie. They were given
boys names because their father had hoped for boys but was blessed
with five daughters instead. |
| - that trees lined the sides of the streets for the annual
July 4th sports day (placed there as early as 4 AM to beautify
the town for the special day. |
| - that at one time hitching posts were located at the entrance
of all the businesses. |
| - that electrical power arrived in new norway in 1929, consequently
no street lights guided you! |
| - in 1910 there were over 30 businesses in the village. |
| - first seeds of the village sprang up one mile east of the
present site and all three buildings had to be moved via oxen
or what have you, to the present site when the railroad went
through. |
| - before the present cement sidewalks were laid, eight foot
wide board sidewalks lined both sides on main street. They were
supposedly the widest wooden sidewalks in Alberta. |
| - dances were held in the upper floor of the Post Office. |
| - Ole Noren was the milkman and delivered it around town with
a little hand drawn cart. |
| - the only source of water was from a well and everyone had
to carry his own. |
| These and many other interesting facts can be fond in "Memory
opens the Door" a history of new norway and District, published
in 1972. |
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