| In the early 70’s we would
organize parties for the whole company. Odd-Fellows hall was always
a hit, rented juke-boxes and all. We even had a Gong Show at the
Ukrainian Hall, with everyone invited of course, not just radio guys.
Every Christmas we had our parties at the Parr’s. Also at Christmas we were always invited up to the Okanagan Hangar, for a couple hours of drinks, and lively discussion. In 1970 I went to one of these with Birke Brookbank, and after a couple hours of filling my face with booze, I asked him to drive me home in my car. Which he did. I boarded with my brother and his wife on Sparks St. at the time. I remember getting home, and looking at the house and seeing all the lights off. Figuring it was late and everyone was sleeping , I proceeded to carefully open the door, and quietly as possible I crawled up the stairs, ( I was too drunk to walk!) down the hall, and into bed. The next morning at breakfast time everyone asked me why I was in bed at 7:00PM? Yes, they were out shopping and when they came home I was passed out in bed! It must have been a good party! After one of these parties Ron Strumecki invited me to go to his place on Churchill Dr to have a drink before I went home. As if me, or him, needed another one! Anyway Rose his wife, said she had just the thing for us, Dandelion Wine! Well this wasn’t regular dandelion wine, for it was made out of the stems and flower! I didn’t wander too far from a bathroom for 24 hours after! In the late 60’s and early
70’s we had Communication Balls held once a year in the old Community hall,
Where the George Little Park Saw Blade Sign is now. It was a large
quansat style building. We had a different theme each year, Grecian
I remember was one. I remember gluing huge tubes of cardboard together
to make large Grecian pillars for that one. That was the year
of the Parachute!
 
My Original ticket from the Apollo Party The First Annual one Oct 25, 1969 |
