Letter: Old school photos

Dear Oyen Echo,

I read with great interest your report of the donation of a popcorn machine to the Oyen Museum, the donor being Eric Chrysler. I had not heard of Eric for many years, but I do remember him and his sister Budz, going to school at Youngstown.

I have sent a photo taken in the old school, which burned down Feb 2, 1956. It is of a curling team from the Youngstown school bonspiel, likely in1955. Local businesses donated the prizes to the Home and School for the bonspiel prizes, and these lucky curlers have won Pyrex bowls, which are now collectors’ items. Left to right are Ida Lou Kleven, Walter Butler, Terry Logelin and Eric Chrysler. Walter was in high school, Ida Lou and Terry in Grade 5, and Eric, one grade ahead of them I think. This second photo is from the same time, with the winners receiving Winton cake plates (equally collectible now). The curlers are (tall) Jock MacKinnon, Ronnie McKeage, Robert Marks and Pat Gore.

Eleanor Kreiser