Our Mini Heritage Park June & Walt Rhodes, Howard & Lorraine Hagg, Fred & Marmie Geschwendt & Marie Granlin.

Our Champion & District History Book was published in 1999.
Here are some of the ladies who were on the committee.
B.R.,l-r, Audrey Ellis, Ruby DeClercq, Barbara Groves, Betty Anderson, Audrey McGrail, Gloria Rupp.
Front - Hazel Lundberg, Racille Ellis, Hannah McDonald, Lorraine Hagg.

'Champion - The Tie That Binds!' In August, 2006, 12 former class mates met at Banff for an unforgettable reunion. We hope we will see them all at the 100th . Special invited guests were a favorite former teacher and his wife, Fred & Audrey Cartwright.
Back row l-r - Donna Little, Donna Erickson, Monica Burton, Rosella Bjornson,Judy Christenson, Norma Lutz, Linda Kappus & Audrey Cartwright.
Front - Jacquie Shand, Edna Clark, Fred Cartwright, Nancy Keenan, Pat Smith- Allen, Sandra Bloxham.

Evelyn Oatts, the day the telephone office closed - Aug. 1967.

Champion's 1967 'Super Market'
Margaret Black, Shorty Bouzyan, Marie Granlin & Kaye Fath.

In front of the Savoy Hotel(late 40's)
Jock McIntyre, Albert Orcutt, Joe Mark, Elwood Granlin, Max Groves, Pete Stokes, Alf Fleetwood, Unknown.
Here is some history trivia: The West Bar Entrance was for Men Only. The women had to enter through the Main Entrance.

Champion Telephone Office in 1949.

Taken at the 'Farmer's Restaurant' in Champion in 1917
Barney Hummel, DeWilla Little, Bessie Campbell and Si Siler. (Both couples were later married).
The Farmer's Restaurant was the largest building moved from Cleverville into the new village of Champion. It still stands and is a residence located at the corner of 1st Street and 1st Ave. N.
In the thirties it was used as a puffed wheat factory.
On Page 2 of the old history book, there is a photo of the moving operation.

Cleverville - Champion Pioneer - Frank Clapp
Owned and operated a Harness Shop in Cleverville before moving his business to Champion.

Ticket from the Community Hall, Champion.