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Monday, 11 January 2010 15:54 |
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Sunday, January 10th, the Olympic Torch had a special stop at Mortlach. Jack Poole, chairman for the Vancouver Organizing Committee, died last October before he could fulfill his dream of running the torch at Mortlach, his home town. His widow, Darlene Poole, was...
one of the 3 Torch Runners who lit their torch at Mortlach School and carried the torch!
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Mrs. Darlene Poole and Jack's daughters.
(left: Gwen, Darlene and Jill)
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The grade 5 & 6 class helped Mrs. Selensky,
their teacher, make a bulletin board honouring a Canadian Hero: Mr. Jack Poole.
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The Poole Family brought 350 pairs of Olympic Mitts to hand out to the Mortlach residents.
Thank You!
(Tayler, Shawna and Breann sorting them by size)
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 The Olympic Cauldron
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The Lighting Cermony: Special guests and community memebers were there to share in this special occasion. It took place at 3 p.m. in front of the school.
Note: There was an RCMP member in Red Serge in the honour guard along with the local Caron Legion.
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A large crowd was present for the outdoor ceremony. Thankfully, the weather was pleasant!
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Mr. John Furlong, CEO of the VANOC (Vancouver Organizing Committee for the Winter Olympics, 2010.)
The Mortlach Community Development and Agriculture Society gave the village of Mortlach a marble plaque to display outside the old Poole house.
 
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| Gwen, daughter of Mr. Poole, gave a touching address, thanking the town and remembering her father. |
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The 3 torch runners!
Left: Bobbie Fahlman (minor league hockey coach from Fort Qu'Appelle), Erin Fisher (Mortlach student) and Darlene Poole.
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Mrs. Darlene Poole ran in her late husband's honour, fulfilling his dream to run the torch from Mortlach.
She was granted a special torch that bears Jack Poole's image.
The town will also receive an Olympic torch to display and remember him by.
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| Erin Fisher, a grade 12 student from Mortlach was chosen to run for the school. Way to go, Erin! |
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 Mr. Nickel, Principal of Mortlach School and MC
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 Tayler Gardner, the SRC president, gave a message at the lighting ceremony.
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Another honoured guest: Telemiracle Teddy!
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Kindergarten to Grade 4 handed out Canadian and Olympic Flags to help cheer on the runners.
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Thank You to the village of Mortlach who did so much work to put on this event: Mayor, Gerry Forbes, Marcia Wiman and others from the Torch Committee. Thank you to Ron Locke who made the application for the torch to come to Mortlach.
There were ongoing events in the village throughout the day to celebrate this wonderful occasion.
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 Setting up!
Thank You to the Poole Family and Mr. Furlong for honouring us with their attendance and making this such a special time for Mortlach School and the Village of Mortlach.
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Last Updated on Friday, 19 March 2010 15:53 |
