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caption : Dancing.
Joyce Smith, chair of the Clearview Public Library Board, lead the crowd through the Twist, a song and dance made famous by American entertainer Chubby Checker. The song was part of the day because Smith once said if the library project came to completion she'd be dancing in the street.
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caption : Party time...
Lynn Black, chair of the New Lowell Library Building Committee, and Mayor Ken Ferguson do the Twist at the grand opening of the new library branch in New Lowell on Saturday. Joyce Smith, chair of the Clearview Public Library Board, lead the crowd through the song made famous by American entertainer Chubby Checker. The song was part of the day because Smith once said if the library project came to completion she'd be dancing in the street.
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caption : Lynn Black, chair of the New Lowell Library Building Committee, speaks to the crowd Saturday, during the grand opening celebration for the new branch.
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caption : Rev. Tony Rennett of New Lowell United Church offered a prayer at the grand opening celebration for the Clearview Public Library's new building in New Lowell.
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caption : Jim O'Neil listens to speakers Saturday at the grand opening ceremony for the new Clearview Public Library branch in New Lowell. O'Neil is a former Clearview Township councillor for the village. O'Neil, who now lives in Stayner, was instrumental in the early days of the library project.
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caption : Best wishes.
Simcoe-Grey MP Helena Guergis brought best wishes on behalf of the federal government during the grand opening ceremony for the Clearview Public Library's new branch in New Lowell. The ceremony took place Saturday afternoon, drawing dozens of residents and dignitaries.
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caption : Dignitaries past and present pose for a picture Saturday on the front steps of the new Clearview Public Library branch in New Lowell. The branch is housed in a renovated 19th century schoolhouse on the south side of Cty. Rd. 9.
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caption : Taking stock.
Former Clearview Township Mayor Fran Sainsbury was on hand Saturday for the grand opening ceremony for the new Clearview Public Library branch in New Lowell. Sainsbury, a Creemore resident, was mayor while much of the fundraising for the project took place
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caption : Party time...
Lynn Black, chair of the New Lowell Library Building Committee, and Mayor Ken Ferguson do the Twist at the grand opening of the new library branch in New Lowell on Saturday. Joyce Smith, chair of the Clearview Public Library Board, lead the crowd through the song made famous by American entertainer Chubby Checker. The song was part of the day because Smith once said if the library project came to completion she'd be dancing in the street.
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caption : Joyce Smith, chair of the Clearview Public Library Board, addresses the crowd at the grand opening of the library's new branch in New Lowell on Saturday.
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caption : Lynn Black (right), chair of the New Lowell Library Building Committee, presents Joyce Smith, chair of the Clearview Public Library Board, with a hammer. The token gift was for all of Smith's hard work in bringing the library project to completion.
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caption : Library's top dog.
Jennifer LaChapelle, chief executive officer of the Clearview Public Library, speaks during the grand opening ceremony Saturday for the facility's new branch in New Lowell.
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caption : A long shot of the Clearview Public Library's new branch in New Lowell. The branch is housed in a renovated 19th-century schoolhouse. A grand opening was held Saturday afternoon.
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