A stroll down Eston’s memory lane

By Joan Janzen

An interesting excerpt from Eston’s history book “Grass to Grain” was penned by Ethel Burke in the year 2000 when she told the story of how the Legion Hall was once Eston’s hospital. After a fire on December 2, 1952 at the hospital, patients and hospital equipment were transferred to the Legion Hall.

A feature of Eston’s 2000 homecoming was a reunion of babies who had been born in the Eston Legion Hall from 1952 to 1955.

A reunion of babies born in the Eston Legion Hall from 1952-1955 took place in the year 2000. Standing L-R: Laurie Thompson, Doug Antony, Norman Mulder, Dennis Martin, Bill Sutherland, Judy Miller, Neil Rooke, Cheryl Knight, Bob Chaplin, Karen Stephan, Glenn Hartsook, Cathy Kruczko, Wayne Eichel, Gail Bruce, Blair Thompson, Wes Peterson, Brady Richardson, Max Richardson, Jim Meyer. Front (L-R): Diane Chaplin, Cathy Adams, Maureen Hallett, Bonnie Jeffery, Penny Collins, Sonya Cook, Beryl Pearce, Barbara Northcott, Pam Oliphant, Shelly Japp, Nancy Hartsook.

Photo by Jack Mah, published in “Grass to Grain” history book