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January 8, 2024

32 pictures so far added to Homecoming 2023 tab.  Many more to come. Stay tuned.

Pictures (thanks to Cathy (Ryckman) Pretty from the September 2023 Homecoming will be posted on this website early in 2024.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

A blast from the past ..... the band is the No Names

  Band members:  Russel Nichol, Dennis Truscott, Ron Toyota, Dan Houle

Homecoming 2023 update:

A large mixed bunch of people happily filled the Creston Room on September 16 to eat, drink and be merry at the Homecoming dinner and dance.  This was a sold-old crowd at the Rec centre on Saturday night and from what we've heard, everyone enjoyed the evening.  The presence of the Ambassadors set the nostalgic feel in the air.  This band, our own Creston Battle of the Bands winners, has brought so many of us together in the past 9 years.  We are all grateful to them for the chance once again to share and relive those teenage 60's years of rock and roll.

On October 5th, the final committe meeting was held.  Discussions included the views being shared by committee members from friends and family who attended the Homecoming weekend.  Overall, feedback was positive.  People had fun!!

A few pictures taken at the Creston Room of the decorations for this 1960's themed evening are now included on the website and you can view if you go to the top of the Homepage and click on the tab reading 2023 Homecoming.  If there are other pictures out there that we can add, please send to Pat Paterson @pater@telus.net and they will be added to the website.

A big thankyou to everyone for their participation. You made the 2023 Homecoming another memorable Creston event. 

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There is a change in plans for the Saturday afternoon car show.  The CV Cruisers are unable to park their vehicles in the high school parking lot because of a volleyball tournament happening on the September 15/16 weekend.  Their cars/trucks will now be displayed out at the Overwaitea (Save-On) mall in front of the empty Saan's store from 1-4.

Also, there is a Rotary Golf Tournament happening on Sunday, September 17.  Cost is $70.00 and will include dinner.  To register, call the Pro Shop.

There are many things to do while you're in Creston.  We are looking forward to seeing many old friends and family.  Only a couple of days and our Homecoming will begin!

The committee you see below (consisting of PCSS classmates from the years 1960 to 1969) had their final meeting a few days ago.  Working as a team, everyone has contributed in some way to make the Homecoming weekend a success.  We are looking forward to seeing you all in a few weeks!

2023 Homecoming Committee

L>R Back Row

 Ian Currie, Rosanne (Plank) Watt, Pat (Whitford)Paterson Jerry Brunham, Wayne Wills, Vicky (Crawford) Gall, Brian Endicott, Jim Carmichael, Albert Brunham, Steve Bullock, Linda Bullock

L>R Front Row

Lynda (Barker) Stewart, Renee (Messinger) Maddess, Val (Floer) Fellman,Marlene (Bens)McGunigle, Shauna (Smith)Brunham, Isobel Brunham, Bud Bedry, Ken Sommerfeld

Missing

Conny & Alvin Lang, Mo Barnes, Dave & Debbie Currie, Ernie Klaffke, Ron Toyota 

Reminder:

If you have purchased a ticket for the dinner and dance and are unable to attend, please let Lynda know at stewart2014@telus.net.  She will refund your money and pass those tickets to someone on our stand-by list which at this time numbers 14 people anxious to attend the dinner and dance.  Thanks everyone!

Homecoming update: 

Tickets for the dinner and dance on September 16, 2023 are now sold out.  Tickets will not be available at the door.  Names of those who are still interested in purchasing a ticket will be added to a stand-by list in the event that there are ticket cancellations down the road. 

Keep in mind, the weekend activities that can be attended and do not require a ticket:  

Mix & Mingle on Friday 4-8 p.m. in Jimmy's banquet room

CV Classic car show in the PCSS parking lot on Saturday 1-4 p.m. 

Breakfast at the Senior's Hall on Sunday morning 8:30-11 a.m.

Outdoor final event on Sunday afternoon at the Val (Fellman) & Dusty residence, 1309 8th Avenue N, Creston, 4-9 p.m.  This will be an additional opportunity to meet and visit with classmates, have a burger or hotdog from the local Lion's Club food truck (on site) while listening to 60's music (live) from one of Creston's local entertainers, Jurassic Mike.  BYOB and lawnchair.

Thanks Brian Endicott for creating this Homecoming welcome sign

Brian Endicott, Vicky (Crawford)Gall & Steve Bullock working on decorations for Saturday night

BAND FACTS

The winning bands of the Battle of the Bands 1964, 1965, 1966

Dennis Peck (on bass with the Tycons)and Jim L'Ecluse (on drums with the Chevelles) will join the Ambassadors for the September 16, 2023 Homecoming Dinner & Dance

The Ambassadors & Friends Guest Band at the 2014 PCSS Class Reunion:

Dennis Peck, Jim L'Ecluse, Gene Anderson, Orla Anderson, Ernie Klaffke 

Ambassadors & Friends playing to 230 fans at the 2017 PCSS Class Reunion 

Old Ambassador band friends: John Huscroft, Gene Anderson, Orla Anderson, Ernie Klaffke, Warren Huscroft

3 Original Ambassador members

Ernie Klaffke, Gene Anderson, Orla Anderson

Check out explorecrestonvalley.com, the official visitor's guide 2023-2024.  The contents include arts, entertainment, motels, hotels, restaurants and more, all to be discovered in beautiful Creston Valley.

It has come to our attention that 3 of the motels in Creston are fully booked for Friday, September 15th: Creston Valley Motel, Uptowner Hotel and Sunset Motel.  Rooms have been blocked off at the Ramada and Creston Hotel and are still available.  Remember to mention the word 'Homecoming' when reserving your rooms as we have been given a discount for our event.

Homecoming reminder.  Plans moving ahead for our September weekend event.  Ticket sales have reached the halfway mark.  Get your tickets now!

Homecoming September 15-17, 2023

Schedule:

Mix & Mingle - Friday, September 15, Jimmy's Banquet Room, 4-8 p.m.

Car Show - Saturday, September 16, PCSS parking lot, 1-4 p.m.

Dinner & Dance - Saturday, September 16, Rec Centre Creston Room, 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Breakfast - September 17, Senior's Hall, 8:30-11:00 a.m.  $8:00/person

 Dinner & Dance:  $55/person or $100/couple

Out of town

E-transfer - to Lynda Stewart stewart2014@telus.net at 250-977-1302 

Cheques - c/o Lynda Stewart #7, 1510 Birch Street, Box 8, Creston, BC V0B 1G3 payable to: School Reunion 2014.

The ticket # will have your name assigned to it and will be held for pick-up at the door on Saturday evening.  Order your tickets early.

Local

 Tickets will be available for purchase (cash only) in Creston on May 8 from:

• Sunshine & Gelato (formerly Black Bear Books)
• Fly in the Fibre

10 Reasons to come home the weekend of September 16, 2023:

• to enjoy an evening of 60's R&R music with the Ambassadors, winners of Creston's 1966 Battle of the Bands
• to visit with family and old friends and reminisce about days gone by
• to be reminded of the relaxed pace and beauty of the Creston Valley
• to enjoy the nostalia you feel when seeing your family home, school and old hang outs
• to see new businesses on main street such as an upscale kitchenware store and the beautifully renovated Kootenay Hotel
• to see old familiar sights on main street such as the Tivoli theatre and the Creston Hotel & Pub
• to drive by both the new Emergency Services Building and Creston's Community Complex 
• to tour the wineries and vineyards scattered throughout the valley and stop to have a craft beer at the recently opened tap room
• to visit the Flower Farm & Studio in Erickson and sit on the outside deck with your Good Company coffee while viewing the stunning Skimmerhorn mountains that surround you 
• to admire the Tutor Jet on display at Millennium Park organized by John Huscroft as a tribute to CB Lang, a squadron leader of the Golden Centennaires who was raised in Lister, B.C.

Picture taken at the 50th 1961 Grad Runion.  The 10 classmates below attended school together in Creston from Grade 1 to Grade 12.  Approximately 33 classmates attended this event in 2011.

L>R Judy Plank, Peter Budda, Daphne Mackie, Bob Murray, Dorothy Endicott, Robbie Watt, Marlene Bens, Lyn Salvador, Pamela Moore, Roger Nickel.

Searching

We are looking for grads and classmates who attended PCSS in 1960, '61, '62, '63, '68 and '69.

If you are a classmate of 1964-1967 and have joined the PCSS website, please contact your friends and siblings from the years mentioned above.  Invite them to join us on the site at crestonbcclassreunion.com to explore details (as they are posted) of the upcoming event in September 2023.

Exciting news!

Planning is underway for September 2023 which will include a weekend tribute to the 1960's decade of Rock & Roll featuring Creston's own band, The Ambassadors.

This website will keep you informed of details as they unfold.