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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Saving a piece of a folk artist's passion

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The Swallowed Anchor photograph by Deddeda Stemler By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail Feburary 25, 2009 VICTORIA The tiny, white ...
Sunday, February 22, 2009

Ritchie Nichol, basketballer (1921-2008)

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By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail February 21, 2009 VICTORIA Ritchie Nichol's first meeting with the Harlem Globetrotters ca...
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Thursday, February 19, 2009

Vic Washington, football player (1946-2008)

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By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail February 19, 2009 Of all the spectacles possible in football, few matched the fury and grace o...
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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

The resurrection of a lost Art

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By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail February 18, 2009 VICTORIA The demo tapes were going to take Art Bergmann to the big time. The...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Writing final chapters

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Franklin White and Edith Iglauer photographed by Jan Brinton By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail February 11, 2009 VICTORIA This m...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

A Vancouver legend's brush with Buddy Holly

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Red Robinson and Buddy Holly By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail February 3, 2009 Fifty years ago today, three young musicians boa...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Hank Goldup, hockey player (1918-2008)

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By Tom Hawthorn Special to The Globe and Mail February 3, 2009 Hank Goldup’s name is engraved on the Stanley Cup, proof of his contributions...
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Tom Hawthorn is a senior writer for the Government of B.C. He spent more than 40 years writing for newspapers and magazines in Canada and the United States. His most recent books are "Play Ball!," an anecdotal history of baseball in Vancouver, and "The Year Canadians Lost Their Minds and Found Their Country: The Centennial of 1967."
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