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Athabasca Centennial Celebration Committee fonds
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7 cm of textual records. -- 2 artifacts : banners
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Athabasca Town Council struck the Athabasca Centennial Celebrations Committee in September 2009 to begin planning its 100th anniversary which was celebrated in 2011. The committee was Chair Bill Black, with town Councillors Paula Evans and John Traynor, and community members Montana Skye, Joan Veenstra, Severna Bosik and KellyLynn Spafford. The logo contest was won by Kenton Bullwick. The celebrations included a drumming circle and pipe ceremony hosted by the Athabasca Native Friendship Centre, a music festival hosted by the Magnificent River Rats Festival Society on July 1 and 2, a Homecoming Weekend from July 29 – 31st, creation of a commemorative plate and decorative scow-shaped dish by the Athabasca Pottery Club, and many activities facilitated and hosted by local groups and volunteers. Two books were published to mark the anniversary; “Why Athabasca: A Brief History of the Origins of Athabasca Landing,” by Dr. Greg Johnson and “Athabasca: 100 Years in Our Own Words,” published by the Athabasca Advocate newspaper. A website was launched by Joan Veenstra, athabasca2011.com.
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The fonds consists of materials created by the Athabasca Centennial Celebration Committee in 1966 and 1967. The fonds consists of minutes of the Athabasca Centennial Celebration Committee, correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper articles, the script for the play "The Athabasca Story", and related materials.
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acc.# 95.06 contains 33 col. slides of the 1967 production"The Athabasca Story"
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The production "The Athabasca Story" was originally written and produced by John Havard for the fiftieth anniversary of the Town of Athabasca in 1961.<br><br>Record No. 85.32, 85.209<br><br>