ShiloBrats Guestbook

Submitted by
Name: Steve Brown
From: Surrey, BC
E-mail: brownent@telus.net

Comments:
The passing of a Shilo Brat.

As for most of us � living on base in PMQ�s was really the best part of our lives � the friends - the fun we all shared � I still remember it and do miss it but in the real world life marches on.

It is with great sadness that I have advise those who knew Danny Bodnaruk of his passing.

Danny passed away this morning � April 10, 2014 in Red Deer, Alta.

He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends..

Added: April 10, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Debbie Delmage
From: Ottawa

Comments:
Hello everyone! This is my first submission to the Shilobrats web site. I've spent a most enjoyable morning perusing the comments and chit chat being shared by everyone!
It is said memories last forever. However, memories have a tendency to fade and I will admit that living in such a high speed world, my memories have become somewhat foggy.
Thank you everyone for reminding me that it truly is a joy to stop, (or merely slow down), and smell the roses. They say smell is the one sense we have which links us to our memories....thanks for the bouquet

Added: April 7, 2014

Submitted by
Name: KAY (SCHROT) MOWBRAY
From: MINNEDOSA
E-mail: moejo@mts.net

Comments:
Hello! Sure sick of global warming! Joe, the gun is presently at the Artillery Museum in Shilo being refurbished. Should be back in Douglas soon!

Added: March 31, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Joe Schiller
From: Langley, BC

Comments:
Just looking at Google Earth and noticed that the old WW I machine gun located on the cairn in Douglas is no longer there. Does anybody know why?

Added: March 29, 2014

Submitted by
Name: John Edmondson
From: Richmond, BC
E-mail: john@jtemgt.com

Comments:
I looked at this for the first time in several years, it was nice to see some familiar names. It was also nice to see some references to Shilo football. Thanks for reminding me Cam and Ian.

I also didn't remember the Panthers. I do remember that what I learned in Shilo let me play junior and college ball later in life. It was a great place to learn because we were always short of players so you would get thrown in and it was sink or swim.

Added: March 21, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Susan boudreau
From: new Brunswick
E-mail: samsumik@gmail.com

Comments:
I lived in shilo fro 1970 to 1976 with my 3 brothers,we lived on Halifax, I loved our time there, if anyone knows the where about of Nixie Ferguson, I would love to get in touch.

Added: March 13, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Robert Charlton
From: Calgary Alberta
E-mail: robertcharlton687@yahoo.com

Comments:
CFB Shilo has change quit a bit since I live there. So has many of the people I knew Ha Ha

Added: March 1, 2014

Submitted by
Name: George Rogers
From: Thompson Mb
E-mail: george.rogers@vale.com

Comments:
Well said Ian your thought certanly do bring back a lot of good memories!

Added: February 25, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Ian Malcolm
From: Ottawa

Comments:
"Break it to me gently" - is there anything better than a Brenda Lee song to bring back memories? Brenda was a big hit with my older brother Rob and we heard her often around the house, The next most frequent chanteuse was Vera Lynn whose timeless World War II ballads were a great favorite of my parents. I still listen to both singers these four plus decades later and think of my times in Shilo ... continued ...

Added: February 25, 2014

Submitted by
Name: Ian Malcolm

Comments:
When I saw an entry on the Facebook page that featured some classic Shilo landmarks (General Strange Hall, the hockey rink, the PMQs and, of course, PEHS) and that asked what do you remember about Shilo, I put on the music and slipped back into that strange little world.
I remember a great deal about Shilo - it was my last time at home before joining the Army and leaving at the absurdly naive age of 17. It was the last time all of my brothers and sisters were together living at 27 The Packway with two to a room and one in the basement. Shilo was a watershed for me, a point at which my life changed in many ways and from where I departed to find my own way in the world (still looking I guess).
Shilo was a world on to itself in the 1960s. There was no internet or cable TV or cell phones to keep us all entwined with the hectic pace of modern life. At Shilo, you could get a family membership at the base golf club for $25 a year and play there from 0700 to 2200 in the summer, usually with Rod March to squeeze in a few rounds after work. At Shilo, you could get the keys to the hockey arena and open it up at 0630 to play shinny with an ever changing group of skilled and determined players. At Shilo, I took on my first paying jobs at about $1.00 an hour cleaning the "Q" lines and then cutting grass around the base and ending up as a cleaner at Canex. I still remember Mrs. Forke behind the soda fountain serving up a beautiful, creamy milkshake for my breaks - 25 Cents a shot.
I remember Princess Elizabeth being a focal point for a lot more than academic studies, although the teachers were a dedicated and generally motivated lot - that in itself is a huge commendation given the high grade audiences they had to deal with. But to me PEHS was an avenue to sports - football in the fall, hockey all winter and then it was golf season. I started sports there that I still play at today.

Added: February 25, 2014