La Glace School - Pion Modo Yearbook (La Glace, Alberta Canada)

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in 1929. Rev. Seibert was the first minister. Bible School was first taught in 1933-34, with Rev. G. Harder as teacher. The new Bible School was built in 1940. The Mennonite Church today is situated two miles south of La Glace. The minister is Mr. G. Block, who is also the grade nine teacher in the La Glace School. The first meetings of the Christian Reformed Church were held in the home of Henry Postman. A church was mov¬ ed to La Glace in 195 . The present minister is Rev. Dick C. Bouma from Australia. In 1944 the Pentecostal Church services were held in the school. In 1953 the La Glace Gospel Tabernacle was incorporated with Rev. R. Bentrude as the present minis¬ ter. Sharon Schwemler Myrtle Torgerson M -

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then used as a barn in La Glace and has now been sold. The present public hall was built in 1936. The Lodge Hall was built, owned, and operated by The Sons of Norway League. Pete Haugen had the first garage in La Glace in 1930. The building had been used as a school house in Northfield and had been moved down here the same year. Rudolph Olson took over Pete Haugen’s garage for two years. He built his own in 1940. George Schwemler bought Pete Haugen ' s garage in 1941, and later rebuilt it. Pete Stein built his garage in 1946. The first cafe was built in 1935, owned by Ester Olson and Irene Krantz. Bakstads built their cafe in 1938 and they operated it for seven years. Juliet Haugseth and Alvina Foshaug operated it for some time, and it was then bought by Heimdal and Stein, fallowed by several other owners. The present owners are the Haukedals. Some of the business places owned and operated in past years in La Glace were: Warkeatine Shoe Shop: Angen Pool Hall; J. Webber Harness Shop; Alfred Bresett ' s Shoe Shop; two chiropracters, Shraeder and Mattew. A pool room was built in 1946 and owned by H. Haugland. He also oper¬ ated a barber shop. Pat O’Cbnner started her beauty par¬ lor in the same building. A general store was owned by various people until it burned when owned by Palsers. A meat market was owned by Myron Rude. The present business places in La Glace are: Three garages—Schwemler ' s, Maple ' s, and Olson ' s; a blacksmith shop owned by A. Blask; a Co-op store; Haukedals ' cafe; a post office; Ken Edgar ' s Maple Leaf Bulk Station; and a Livestock Shipping Center operated by H. D. Bekkerus. The first Post Office which the settlers of La Glace had was at Lake Saskatoon, sixteen miles from their set¬ tlement . In 1918 the post office was situated at Fred Webber s place, two miles west of La Glace , Fred Webber served as postmaster. When C. L. Larson started a store in 1927, he also took over the post office. In 194 s Mrs. H . Hanson assumed the post office position. The present post office was first used in 1949. THE CHURCHES The first church was built in 1927, two miles north and one-half mile west of where La Glace now stands. Be¬ fore this Lutheran church was built, services were held in the homes. Rev. H. N. Ronning was the first minister in this community, coming in as a settler. In 1939 the church was moved from its old site to one-half mile west and two miles north-west. In 1928 a church was built in Norden, 3 miles east of La Glace. One minister was to take care of both churches, Northfield and Norden. Today the Lutheran Church site is in La Glace. Paster Grant is the present minister of this church. The first Mennonite in La Glace was Mr. A. Janzen who settled in 1926. The Mennonite Brethern Church at La Glace was built

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rflcunvti 1961-62 Charles Bentrude.Staying in Wapiti Lodge and attending G.P.H.S. Karen Gundersen.Staying in Wapiti Lodge and attending G.P.H.S. Jak« Krocker..Living in Grande Prairie and taking grade 12 Alexander Morrison...Taking grade 12 in Sexsmith Janeen Postman.Taking grade 12 in Sexsmith Bert van de Poll....Taking grade 12 in Sexsmith Dale Vekved.Attending Fairview Agricultural School 1959-60 Lloyd Alstad.Taking grade 12 correspondence att home and farming Garry Angen. . Taking grade 12 in G.P.H.S. Bryce Berg.....Attending St. Joseph ' s Business College in G.P. Alfred Elvestad...Attending Agriculture School in Fairview Jennet. Elvestad....Attending St. Joseph ' s Business College in, G.P. Audrey Holfin.Attending St. Joseph ' s Business College in Gr.P. Phil Janzen....Living in Matsqui, B.C. and taking grade 13 Marianne Lowe.Attending St. Joseph ' s Business College in G.P. Fay Olson..Attending St. Joseph ' s Business College in G.P. Henry Toews.Attending Bible School in Hepburn, Sask. Glenda Schwemler.Completing grade 12 in Fairview 1958-59 Raynold Bentrude.....Taking second year in the faculty of education at the University of Alberta Neal Foshaug.Attending McTavish Business College in Edmonton Julie Krocker.......Working in Provincial Building in G.P.