Thursday, 29 December 2016

Looking back at 2016 and how Woodstock is growing

My places to volunteer continue to be Relay For Life for the cancer society and the Lions Club

Year recap includes 10th birthday for 104.7 FM -- Heart FM

By Mark Schadenberg
Instead of compiling a top of 2016 list, I have decided to submit a list of my favourite or most important blog entries of this year.
There are many year-end charts – top movies, local news stories, top music downloads, best teams and athletes, and certainly most significant world news stories.
The cartoon movie Trolls will not be on any critics list as top pictures of the year, but the movie’s song Can’t Stop This Feeling will be listed by many as the top song as Justin Timberlake had everyone dancing in the aisles with that tune.
Folks will remember the Summer Olympics, the Blue Jays playoff run. London Knights winning the Memorial Cup, and the many famous deaths of 2016 – Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Arnold Palmer, Prince, Glenn Frey, David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, Maurice White, Greg Lake, Keith Emerson, Paul Kantner, Merle Haggard, Pete Burns, George Martin, Morley Safer, Alan Thicke, Garry Shandling, Gene Wilder, Florence Henderson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Doris Roberts, Alan Rickman, Abe Vigoda, Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, and if you love the movie Field Of Dreams we also lost Canadian writer WP Kinsella.


In Woodstock, we lost many great people, including one of my long-time friends in Bill Gillespie. He was truly a great man -- athlete, organizer, volunteer, knowledgeable, motivator, and Lions Club member.
I consider myself a community-minded person striving to put Woodstock first.
Here are some of my favourite entries on this site in 2016. They are not posted here in order, so be sure to note the date on each one.
Lots of progress at Northeast recreation complex in Woodstock:


Many residential projects continue in Woodstock
Kay-Lynn Stevens is community champion for Relay For Life. (She died on Dec. 8)
Woodstock recognizes two world wars through street-naming process
Notorious is new network TV show for Woodstock actor Kevin Zegers
Kelly Paton and Brandon Wilhelm to be inducted in Woodstock sports wall.

Looking back to 1990’s when I was Sentinel sports editor.
You’re invited to join Lions Club of Woodstock.
Heart FM (104.7 FM) celebrates 10th birthday:



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Discussion . . . Direction . . . Determination . . . Destination

Volunteering in Woodstock. 
The Salvation Army kettle is a great place to donate time. 
Here is a picture of me and Colin Kennedy.

All the best for health and happiness in 2017 !

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