Last Monday night, I had the distinct pleasure of honouring a former village councillor and very active village volunteer.
Fred Walters was a huge part of the goings-on here in Beiseker for the past twenty years. Fred volunteered at Beiseker Recycling, and built it up to one of the biggest and most successful recycling projects in the province for a community of our size! He was an active member of the Beiseker Lions' Club, and held a senior divisional post in that organization for a time.
Fred and his wife Marion were very much a part of the Acme Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, and for years they both made sure our Remembrance Day Ceremonies in Acme ran smoothly and with much dignity. He also served twelve years on Village Council, handling many different portfolios.
I always got a chuckle over Fred's participation in the Awards Ceremonies at Beiseker Community School. He would have to change jackets to present different awards from the various organizations he was representing. At some ceremonies, Fred would have to make as amny as three "wardrobe changes" during the evening!
Fred did not run for re-election last October. He and Marion recently sold their home in Beiseker and moved into smaller accomodations in Calgary. This past Monday, we honored Fred's contibutions to village government in a short ceremony at the beginning of our council meeting.
One small thing Beiseker Village Council initiated a few years ago was to present each councillor with a personalized copy of a famous photo, the original of which hangs in Council Chambers. The photo was taken more than 60 years ago of the Beiseker CPR Station when it was still in operation. That building is now houses the Beiseker Village Offices and the Beiseker Station Museum. The photo was presented to Fred with an inscription honoring his service.
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