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Honoured by Gloria Ion-Scott

Thank you for honouring Jeff with a Leaf of Inspiration and for supporting your Community Waterfront Park project.

Honoured by all past and present members.

ILL EAGLES HOCKEY TEAM

The Ill Eagles are an Old Timers Hockey team that was formed in 1974 by Art Langley, Don Wallace, and several others. It grew out of a lavv)lers’ Touch Football team by the same name, and merged with a group of insurance brokers and business people in North Bay to form an Old Timers Hockey team.

Original members of the team included the following;

Pete Palangio, Bobby Kennedy, Rob Martyn, Don Young, Greg Wright, Mark
Hurtubise

The team participated in many Old Timer tournaments over the years. They started with no success, moved to little success, and finally achieved moderate success. Many players played for a number of years and then retired. Alumni of the Ill Eagles would number more than 100. Younger players have joined the team keeping the organization vibrant and competitive. Over the years we have lost a number of members including; Art Langley, Dave McLaren, Ernie Ladds, Murray Young, and Jerry Kervin. All of these gentlemen were good hockey players and great friends. There are still a good number of players in their 60’s and 70’s who continue to play.

The Ill Eagles have supported the community through a trophy donated to the North Bay Trappers Triple AAA midget hockey team each year for many years for players with Outstanding Heart and Dedication. They have also supported the Feasibility Study for a new arena, and the Community Waterfront Friends improvements at the waterfront.

Members can play three times a week and maintain physical fitness and close friendships established over the past 38 years. There is a lot of dressing room banter, and some great stories over the years. One of the best aspects of membership on this team is that children are encouraged to play along with their fathers when possible. This is great fun, and strengthens the bond between fathers and sons and between players. It is more of a large hockey family than a hockey team.

IODE MANITOU CHAPTER

The IODE, originally named the Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire, is a Canadian women’s charitable organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children, youth and those in need, through educational, social service and citizenship programs.

Our IODE Manitou Chapter was founded in 1958, taking its name from one of the islands in Lake Nipissing. Our motto is ‘IN JOINING HANDS WE MAY ACCOMPLISH MUCH”. As women we have come together in friendship with a desire to contribute to our community. This Pergola Leaf is dedicated to the memory of all those women, now deceased, who worked so diligently on the many IODE projects over the years.

Since our inception we have raised many thousands of dollars for a wide variety of charitable projects, and at the same time forged bonds of friendship that have endured for over fifty years

In our early days the IODE Manitou Chapter successfully hosted many themed dances and the guests enjoyed attending in original costumes. Titles for these events included “Glitter Gulch”, “The Great Gatsby”, “Who’s Who in Hell”, “Mad Hatter’s Ball” and “See You in the Funny Papers”. These were wonderful opportunities for everyone to participate in decorations, food preparation, stage productions, and the multitude of activities to ensure that everyone had a memorable evening. Happy times!

Other fundraisers included stage shows such as Royal Air Farce, Spring Thaw and
Dinner Theatre presentations. Our Fashion Shows delighted everyone. At the time of the North Bay Winter Fur Carnivals, IODE Manitou organized the Carnival Queen events.

More recently, we sponsored a performance of our local Gateway Theatre Guild raising $3000 and another $5000 by taking two busloads to “War Horse” in Toronto, all for new MRI equipment.

Less spectacular, but very worthwhile, were garage sales, bake sales, and bridge afternoons. No less than three cookbooks were published. For a few years we carried on the tradition of the “Flag Ball”, an elegant affair for North Bay’s social scene. Our Medieval Feast re-creation was spectacular with its wonderful sets and magnificent costuming.

Monies raised from these events have been spent in multiple ways. Local hospitals have benefited particularly from receiving medical equipment of every variety. IODE Manitou has furnished rooms and sponsored clinics, given bursaries to students, provided care bags for the Women’s Crisis Centre, and breakfast muffins for school children. We also sent books and other supplies to Northern schools as well as overseas.

In preparing for our 50th Anniversary, we found that as with other organizations, some of our archived material had been lost, but in reconstructing our past, IODE Manitou Chapter realized the full measure of how much has been accomplished, and our Anniversary dinner was celebrated by current and former members against a backdrop of our photographic record. This slide show allowed us to remember those who have passed on, because we saw many photos of these deceased members who had contributed so happily to the work of IODE.

We founded our website www.manitouiode.ca where you can read about IODE Manitou in more detail. The IODE Manitou Chapter will continue their efforts to contribute to the North Bay community.

“IN JOINING HANDS WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH”

In honour of all members, past and present.

In February 1921 North Bay’s first IODE chapter, Samuel de Champlain Chapter, received its charter. Unfortunately it has since disbanded. In 1925 they erected a Cairn at Nipissing Junction commemorating the journey of Samuel de Champlain who camped near the site in July 1615. After reconstruction in 1989, the Cairn remains to this day.

IODE Dr. Herbert A. Bruce Chapter was established on January 16, 1933 to fulfill a need for assistance in the community during the Depression years. The chapter was named after the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario at that time, the Honorable Herbert Alexander Bruce MD (1868-1963), former MP and accomplished surgeon.

The Mission of IODE: A national women’s charitable organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals, through education support, community service and citizenship programs to improve the quality of life for children, youth and those in need, through education, social service and citizenship programs.

In 1943 the Victory Shop, our main source of fundraising to this day, was initiated by Beth Butler. Items are donated to the shop, cleaned and then sold as ‘gently used’. For over 65 years the members have volunteered their time to run the Victory Shop and a special committee in the chapter ensure the items are in good condition, maintain the constant upkeep and care of the shop and restock items daily. The Victory Shop has been described by some customers as the “best shop in town” and they never know what treasure they are going to find in the shop from day to day. The Victory Shop is located at 358 Algonquin Avenue and is open for business from Monday to Saturday each week from noon until 3:30 p.m. All proceeds from the sales in the shop are donated to various National, Provincial and local projects and organizations.

In addition to the Victory Shop, many members use their talents to knit, quilt and sew items that are donated to various organizations in the community. For example mitts and hats are knit for the Children’s Aid Society and newborn baby toques are provided for the hospital. In 2008 the Chapter took on a daring fundraiser; a “Calendar Girls” 18 month Calendar. The result: a $26,000 Educational Bursary for the North Bay Transition House. Since then we have added a Card Party Luncheon to our repertoire of fundraising events (Spring Garage Sale) that has resulted in donations to One Kid’s Place, the 416 Lakeshore CMH Housing Project and the North Bay Literacy Council. A good portion of the Chapter’s funds goes toward annual scholarships and bursaries for the six local high schools, Canadore College and Nipissing University.

There are 3500 IODE members in Canada and 191 primary chapters across Canada. Funds raised by each chapter are reinvested in Canadian children, families and communities. The Dr. Herbert A. Bruce Chapter has over 40 members at this time, with over 1000 volunteer hours recorded each month.

Teamwork, strong leadership, energy and dedication demonstrated by the members have been essential attributes needed to fulfill the goals and commitments this chapter takes on each year.

Women dedicated to a better Canada