July 26, 20111. There were five halls in town, where in our youth, we danced the night away to the great bands of the time, what were their names?
1. McDougall Hall, KP Hall, Moose Hall, Elks Hall, Union Hall.
2. Who owned the continental Barber Shop at a location on Deer Park Avenue?
2. The Continental Barber Shop owned by the one and only Keith Martin.
3. When did the infamous nightly car stop, the one and only Super Stop close its doors? The proprietors were Paul and Rose Rouleau?
3. Super Stop closed Sunday, September 29, 1968.
4. When did the Royal Q pool hall open its doors on Howard Street? Who was the first to break a set of racked balls?
4. The Royal Q opened May 3, 1965, the Magistrate W.E. Leaman cracked the first set of balls.
5. What was the slogan of the Chicken Delight eatery at 1495 Warren Avenue here in Kimberley?
5. Don't cook tonight, enjoy Chicken Delight.
6. The old Armouries building, now Centre 64, on Deer Park was once called what, back in our youth? And it's not the nut house.
6. The Kimberley Amusement Centre was called the Arcade.
7. What year did the old Globe or Sportsman Hotel on Howard Street burn down? Who built and owned it?
7. The Sportsman Hotel was owned by Joe Pozzi and burned down January 11, 1968.
8. What year was the Travellaire Motel in Lower Blarchmont opened here in Kimberley. Who built and owned it?
8. The Travellaire Motel was built and ready to go October 22, 1969, owners were George and Wayne Crowe.
9. When did Johnson's Minit Mart open at 521 Wallinger? It was Kimberley Husky and now Centex, owned and operated by Bill Lobban, his produce and fruits are the best!
9. Johnson's Minit Mart opened in 1978.
10. Who was the first person to register as a resident of Kimberley's special care home, the Pines?
10. The first registered resident of KImberleys Special Care Home was Herb Stanton (1976).
11. When was the Gray Creek Forest Service Road officially opened? How many kilometers? Summit elevation is approximately?
11. Gray Pass opened officially July 1, 1991.
12. Now that the Canadian Hotel is going to be torn down in the near future, what year did Clem and Ray Casavant take it over? What was the Canadian's slogan? What band opened it up on its grand opening?
12. Ray and Clem Casavant took over the Canadian Hotel in 1976. The slogan Where Sportsmen Meet, Ron Daigle and Bittersweet Country played the opening.
13. In 1971, Terry White had a race car. It was a 1956 Chev wagon. What was its name? What class did it run? What did it cost to build? How many years? Who drove it on the race track or strip and where is it now?
13. Terry White's car was Purple Haze. It ran E modified, took three years to build, cost $4000, and Larry Griswold drove it, and Larry Tames owns it.
14. What year did the new Super Value grocery store open in Kimberley? It's now Mark Creek Market. Who owned and opened it?
14. Super Value came3 into being June 1960, owned by Chris Sorensen.
15. In 1962 it was a hot summer night in June - who won the Hobo Ball Tournament?
15. The 1962 Hobbs Tournament was won by the St. John's Indians. There is something about the Indians winning ball tournaments.
16. Kimberley is a one traffic light town -yes, just one. What year did that set of lights on Ross and Wallinger come into operation?
16. The new traffic light system went in on Ross and Wallinger August 17, 1965.
17. When did the Kimbrook apartments break ground down in Lower Blarchmont? Cost? How many units?
17. The Kimbrook Apartment s cost $700,000, with 57 units.
18. In 1969, the visit took 70 minutes, who graced our Kimberley soil that year?
18. In 1969, Prince Philip came to town.
19. Back years ago, a glass of beer cost 20 cents. That was the same year it went up to 25 cents. What year was it? The volume went up too, from 8 ounces to 9.
19. The beer went up from 20 cents to 25 cents in 1971.
20. When did Natural gas come to Kimberley?
20. Natural Gas came in Kimberley in 1962.
