Big Valley Bulletin
It is astonishing how quickly the summer of 2014 seems to have passed us by. Though lawns are still lush, gardens are flourishing and the fruit trees are heavy with fruit, many of us are already turning on our furnaces to ward off the cold nights. Big Valley’s centennial celebrations have come and gone, the tourist season is beginning to wind down and however difficult it may be for them to accept, the kids will be back at school next week, marking the official end of the summer.
Now we need your help: So many fantastic pictures have been entered in the Centennial Photo Contest; we couldn’t possible pick a winner. Please stop by the village office and vote for your favourite pictures.
They will be on display for a couple of weeks, so be sure to come by and check out our amazing weekend through someone else’s eyes.
History Tidbit: In the early years of Big Valley, there was a building known as the Square Deal Building, located just south of the Frontenac Hotel—so it would have sat in what is now the Big Valley Inn’s parking lot.
Quoted from the September 15, 1926 issue of the Big Valley Journal: “The old Square Deal building has been bought by Mr. Rentiers and is going to be torn down. This building was one of the first buildings erected in Big Valley in about the year 1911. It was built by T. C. Robinson and used as a general store for a number of years when it was sold to J. Pinnicke who operated it as a boarding house. At that time, the place was known amongst the travelling public as the ‘Red Louse’. The property then went into the hands of a mortgage company and was sold in 1917 to John T. Davis, who conducted a rooming house for several years. In 1919 the Big Valley Athletic Association took it over and the activities of the association were not confined to the promotion of athletics alone. The club lasted about two years and then went defunct and since that time the building has been used as a warehouse for the storage of flour and feed. It has been an eyesore to the town for a long time and in tearing it down Mr. Rentiers is adding much to the appearance of Railway Ave.”
September birthday wishes go out to Vivian Hulley – 1, Tom Sinclair – 2, Arline Grover – 3, Shane Nyuli – 3, Karen Hingst – 4, Jade Chapman – 10, John Palmer – 11, Trevor Kirtley – 14, Bronson Annable – 15, Stetson Daychief – 15, Larry Annable – 15, Zach Gordon – 15, Andy Clarke – 17, Keith Campbell – 19, Joan Robinson – 19, Jessie Armstrong – 20, Darcy Greig – 23, Bennett Anderson – 26, Sandi Davie – 27, and Brooke Skocdopole – 29.
Happy anniversary to Dale & Marilee Colp – 1, Dave & Mandi Lucki – 9, Lorne & Devony Fraser – 16, Francisco & Barb Laisnez – 20, Keith & Sheryl Van Haga – 23, Devon & Gail Boulding – 26 and Chanse & Loralee Stefanik – 29.