rooms. :

; The McMixer Square Dance
Club was born ‘through the ‘ef-
forts of Dick: Wayling, principal
of the Woodland Park: School,
He!thought that the: school sho-
uld; be used to promote some
type of community project ‘in
which the citizens in this new

er and become ‘acquainted.: He
sent out leaflets: listing numer-

ous activities and ‘asked these | Ki

people to check:off ‘which’ ‘one
‘they would pe ‘interested ‘in.
Square dancing was the ‘one
most sought after.’ Mr. Wayling
then contacted 'the night school
director, Les Cantell, who in
turn’ contacted Jim | McLuckie
who was then listed with the

night: school project as a square:

dance caller. This-'was ‘in’ Oct-
ober of 1962.

INTO ANOTHER’ 100 YEARS!

Bel-Air Barber Shop
and Beauty Salon. Ltd. :

were many square dancers from
Trail and’ Nelson ‘groups at: this
party and:so: then: it ‘was. recog-
nized by these groups as a newly
organized club, =
The ‘McMixers : chose. their
unique name ‘in order ‘to stress
.the ‘idea’ of square-dancers ‘be-
ing good mixers, and they added

the ‘Mc’. in: front. to: associate.

the: name of. their regular call-

er, Jim .McLuckie, with their.

club. : io a
Shortly ‘after: this the ‘Me-

| Mixers’ were ‘registered.as' mem:

bers’ of: The Trail: and* Distric

Square Dance,‘ Association.” Se
veral. couples ‘volunteered ‘to at-

Kinnaird Volunteer Fire :
iy rtment Founded 1948

ms secretary, a)
‘easliter: |The

le; We utier, G.
Ri Wayling, G Bont, ©.
RR. Wayling, G. Bohn
fad G) Marahall.

milies and: so made. a\family
:Everyone'who could
u ut thereon the floor

Brol

ther of the MeMix a
events is: when’ they. ‘entertain '| squares
the :local Senior Citizens. group | from‘ Trail as
and they. have arrived in: quit ;
a large ‘number ‘each’ year. C
: It would’ seem‘: that’: these
older. folks.’ are genuine!
xious. to ‘participate ‘in “our.’en-
joyment as they look: forward ‘to.
this ‘occasion every year. © i) th
The ‘group: now. has. some

tend meetings in Trail at their | beginner callers in. Harry: Kil-

meetings .once a month. ‘The Mc-
Mixers : continued’: in the ‘next

new. element added to the Christ-

=| mas party when ‘the two ‘groups

lough ‘and Frank ‘Frost who us-|'
usally call several “tips”. an ev-

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* community., events, by:.entering
float ‘in. the | sta:

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