Beverly Proud of Our Heritage - Olde Towne Beverly Historical Society

Beverly
OLDE TOWNE BEVERLY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
INCORPORATED JUNE 20, 2005
Proud of Our Heritage
BEVERLY PIONEERS
Beacon Heights and Abbottsfield Community Leagues
The Beverly Community League split into the Beverly Heights and Beacon Heights Community Leagues
in 1965. The first president of Beacon Heights was Sam Parker.
Beverly Heights retained Lhe community grounds on 111th Avenue while Beacon Heights operated a rink
and clubhouse at Jubilee Park and went shopping for a community hall. With the assistance of the Busy
Housewives Society, a fund raising drive netted more than $6,500 in just one year. The new hall, the
Avalon Theatre building at 4418 118th Avenue, was opened in 1971.
A new $104,000 Jubilee Park clubhouse with dressing rooms, a meeting room and kitchen was finished
in 1975. That year, residents of Abbottsfield, a new development east of Beacon Heights, formed their
own community league.
Two years later, Abbottsfield was left out in the cold when the City of Edmonton decided to concentrate
its resources on facilities in Rundle Heights Park. The need for rejuvenation of programs at Beacon
Heights led to the amalgamation of the leagues under the name Beacon Heights. Under the revised
objectives of the hybrid league, emphasis was placed on family activities but there were to be recreational,
cultural, social and leisure programs for all age groups.
Beverly
HERITAGE SOCIETY
INCORPORATED JUNE 20, 2005
Proud of Our Heritage
BEVERLY PIONEERS
Beacon Heights Community League
YVETTE RENAULD
About mid to the late 70s I got railroaded into becoming Hall Director for Beacon
Heights Community League. Somehow I’m sure Pat Moffitt had something to do with
this.
I was responsible for setting up appointments for renters to view the hall for renting
for weddings, Christmas parties, birthday parties or other occasions. If they decided
to rent the hall I would get them to sign a contract and collect a damage deposit.
They would then make arrangements when to pick up the keys and pay the rental
fees. Some would want the use of the kitchen.
The renters were responsible for cleaning up after themselves.
Usually I would meet the renters the next day to check the condition of the hall in
order to reimburse the damage deposit. A few times the damage deposit did not cover
the cost of the damages.
Later we had Dennis Hanson to do the catering for functions in the hall.
After 3 years I had to give up my career as Hall Director as I started a full time job
and couldn’t handle both.
Beverly
HERITAGE SOCIETY
INCORPORATED JUNE 20, 2005
Proud of Our Heritage
BEVERLY PIONEERS
HAPPY 50TH BEACON HEIGHTS
Footnote Beacon Heights Community League appreciated your help in your hall career. I know I made a
lasting friend and we had a lot of good times and many laughs.
Pat Moffitt
GWG LADIES HOCKEY
In 1972 ladies hockey was started in Edmonton and surrounding areas. One team
was sponsored by GWG Garments. Many players came from the Beacon Heights
Community.
Rhonda Walberg, Bev Saprunoff, Leona Glubish, Pat Moffitt,Shelley Chaykowski,
Barb Kolada, Jacquie Zadunaski, and Elaine Bridge. The other team was the
Edmonton Chimos. These teams were the start of Women’s hockey in the city. The
GWG Geebees played and practiced in the Edmonton Gardens. In a few years more
teams were formed and a league developed. It was a lot of fun playing hockey
especially in tournaments. Women’s hockey grew across Alberta and Canada and
went on to be an Olympic sport. One year the GeeBees went to a tournament at a
place near Toronto.
Rick Bodnar from Beacon Hts coached
the team for a couple of years.