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Rosetown's first swimming pool, which opened in July 1950, packed with people swimming and sitting on the edge. Bikes are leaned up against the fence in the background.
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Rosetown's first swimming pool, which opened in July 1950, packed with people swimming and sitting on the edge. Bikes are leaned up against the fence in the background.
Official Opening of First Pool
A group of adults and children gather around Rosetown's first swimming pool, built by the Lions Club. Second row on left: Stan Cheyne. Mayor D.A. "Doddy" Black front centre. Back row, white t-shirt: George Pateneau.
The Rosetown Lions Club built the town's first swimming pool, pictured here along with the change house and Scout Hut.
Cec Thompson escorting Queen Charlotte Gough at the Elks Skating Carnival in the recently opened Rosetown Sports Centre.
George Loken cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the new Rosetown arena.
A lineup of equipment supplied by surrounding rural municipalities for excavating and preparing the ground to build the new Rosetown Sports Centre.
Rosetown Arena Construction Crew
Rosetown rink construction crew. L-R: Ed Smith, Bob Fisher, Rob Thompson, Al Wishart, Mike Bohn, Vern Houston, Herb Frerichs, Mike Oze, Rudy Rollheiser, Andy Sieffert, Les Potts, Fred Deslauriers, Bill Annis, Gordon Atkinson, Jack Patterson, Archie McRae, Edwin Peters, Earl Oliver. (Not in photo are Ross Thompson and Don Cole).
The new sports centre under construction, showing the arches in place. Park View Esso Service Station in background.
A northeast view of the arena frame under construction. Rosetown Composite High School and Midwest Tire visible in background. This arena was built by volunteer labour.
Rosetown rink in 1916. Photo taken in Spring of 1916, hence the flooding. Stewart School and Colwell House in background. This rink was located at the corner of Highway #4 N and 1st Avenue.
Horses and their riders race past the observation booth in a blur of motion. This particular race was "sulky racing"--a type of harness racing involving the horse pulling the rider in a small capsule-shaped cart.
Observation booth at the race track. Several men stand in and around the booth along the side of the race track.
The Rosetown Nitehawks team photo. Back row, L-R: Grant Henderson, Neil Manson, Ron Hare, Ray Kolstad, Don Aitken, Ron Christianson, Dennis Ogg, Dave Wickett, John Howard, George Bessey. Front row: Luc Labrecque, Hugh Lees, Myron Michayluk, Randy Fox, Tom Frerichs, Steve Gilroy, Rollie Parise. Missing: Grant Clark.
L-R standing: Vic Hicks, Bob Holler, Bob Johnson, Wayne Legge, Jim Foster, Dennis Gillis, Don Conlin. Front, L-R: Allan Duncan, Pete Dreidger, Larry Grothe, Larry Bentham, Roy Haddock, Dale Brown.
11 boys and one man pose on steps. Boys are holding hockey sticks and one trophy.