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Good day comrades,
Please see the weekly events schedule below. We hope you can make it out to some of them.
Take note that Chair Yoga will be held on Thursday again this week and then will return to Wednesdays for the remainder of the year. The Saturday Meat Draw is cancelled to allow for the LA Dart tournament to be held in the clubroom.
On a sadder note, for those of you who knew John Skowronski (Skow) you may have already heard that he passed away last Sunday. John was a devoted member of the legion until he took ill a few years ago and was a dear friend to many of us.
Therefore, we would like to hold this year’s annual Burning Ring of Fire Chili Cookoff in memory of John. The original chili cookoff was John’s idea and together with all of his Sous Chefs created the very first house chili and held the very first Chili Cookoff almost 30 years ago. For those of you who were present during the early inception of the Chili Cookoff I’m sure you will remember that John was instrumental in the success every year for years to come.
John worked as a Crown Attorney at the time and would convince all of the defense lawyers to participate either by judging the chili or entering a chili as a contestant. Everyone who worked at the courthouse were encouraged to come and have fun. We had 26 entrants that very first year and were nervous that people would not come. Turned out we didn’t need to worry as there were probably 150 people who came that first year. It then wharfed into our most successful event each year. This was prior to the Byron Rocks the Village or the Outdoor Event as it was called in its early days.
That’s a little bit of history for those of you who are new to the legion. This year we would like to hold the Chili Cookoff in its original time slot of November so it will be held on November 15 from 2-6. We hope you will come and honour our beloved friend and comrade even if you did not know him personally. A sign-up sheet will be posted soon for those who want to enter their famous chili. Let’s make it a good one this year.
For those of you who knew John and would like to pay your respects to his family there will be a celebration of life on October 19 from 1-4 in the banquet hall.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy week,
Yours in comradeship, Ways and Means Committee.