Submitted by
Name: Bump Murphy
From: CRBC
Name: Bump Murphy
From: CRBC
Comments:
I have a darn good recall of Shilo in my day from very early fifties to say 1960. ...The maps I dig up on line and some of which are maps posted by Shilo brats do not reflect my mental images of some of my shortcuts across camp. Would any 'brat' have a map of Shilo proper for circa mid- fifties? For example: The original canteen/ the PX(Maple Leaf Services). I can trace my exact route across camp from Ubique and across Royal and across the field where the weather station was located and on to the ' H' huts there. The old Theater and the Sgt's mess and so on. Then over to the Motor Pool. There were two newer barrack blocks there. Two story and made out of brick I believe. The Admin bldg or HQ was up from the Motor Pool shop and I traversed a alley way between them and over and up to get to Canteen and Spots Palace. The snow fences and drifts certainly were a chore mid- winter. Chuckle. My feet and hands and face(lips) would freeze so bad I could not walk or talk by time I got home. I was in no good condition to help my brothers or friends pry their tongues off the steel posts or mail slots in the doors. Anyone remember those times. ....We spent many hours in summer and winter at the golf course and the dump of course. Many hous playing too close to the tank course and the indoor firing range collecting brass casings. Of course both were off limits. Huh! Duh! What did we know. We were just dumb kids.
We were quite a ' rat brat pack' occupying ourselves in all of the Shilo frontiers. .. We were always able to outrun or dodge the ' meatheads' . ... In reality I am sure they let us get away with many shenanigans.
Later. .......bump
I have a darn good recall of Shilo in my day from very early fifties to say 1960. ...The maps I dig up on line and some of which are maps posted by Shilo brats do not reflect my mental images of some of my shortcuts across camp. Would any 'brat' have a map of Shilo proper for circa mid- fifties? For example: The original canteen/ the PX(Maple Leaf Services). I can trace my exact route across camp from Ubique and across Royal and across the field where the weather station was located and on to the ' H' huts there. The old Theater and the Sgt's mess and so on. Then over to the Motor Pool. There were two newer barrack blocks there. Two story and made out of brick I believe. The Admin bldg or HQ was up from the Motor Pool shop and I traversed a alley way between them and over and up to get to Canteen and Spots Palace. The snow fences and drifts certainly were a chore mid- winter. Chuckle. My feet and hands and face(lips) would freeze so bad I could not walk or talk by time I got home. I was in no good condition to help my brothers or friends pry their tongues off the steel posts or mail slots in the doors. Anyone remember those times. ....We spent many hours in summer and winter at the golf course and the dump of course. Many hous playing too close to the tank course and the indoor firing range collecting brass casings. Of course both were off limits. Huh! Duh! What did we know. We were just dumb kids.
We were quite a ' rat brat pack' occupying ourselves in all of the Shilo frontiers. .. We were always able to outrun or dodge the ' meatheads' . ... In reality I am sure they let us get away with many shenanigans.
Later. .......bump
Added: April 2, 2016
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Name: ShiloBrats
E-mail: shilobrats@shaw.ca
Obituary for Mr. (Michael) Balitsky.
Michael Lloyd Balitsky, 90, of Brandon, Manitoba, passed away Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016. He is survived by Diana, his loving wife of 50 years; sons Mark and David; nephews Al and Larry; nieces Elsie, Shirley, Angie and many more. Born September 21, 1925 at Stead, Manitoba, where his parents Anton and Mary immigrated to the farm from Poland circa 1907. He was the youngest of nine, having three brothers and five sisters, all now deceased. Passionate about people, he began his teaching career by 1947 in one room school houses for small towns like Beaconia, Stony Point, Lyleton and Libau. In 1959, he moved and taught in CFB Shilo, where he retired in 1988. Bro. Mike was a proud 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus for 52 years. He enjoyed some 20 years square dancing with the Shilo Prairie Schooners since 1969. Always involved with his two sons, he volunteered his time as a leader with Scouts Canada, mentoring his boys and others through Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts. Michael had a great love of gardening, walking the family dog, feeding and watching the birds, and playing cards. He will be missed. A special thank you to palliative care at Brandon General and Prairie Mountain Health for making his final days as comfortable as possible. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Augustine's Church, 327 4th Street, Brandon on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Celebrant, Rev. Fr. Patrick Neufeld. A reception will follow at St. Augustine's Square. Donations in memory of Michael may be made to a charity of choice.
If you wish to post condolences or stories, Mr. Balitsky's full obituary is on the Memories Chapel, Brandon website today, click on "current services". It's also on the Winnipeg Free Press Passages
RIP Mr. Balitski