Join the Smiths Falls & District Historical Society for their Annual General Meeting, Thursday, February 20th - 7:00 p.m. at the Heritage House Museum, 11 Old Slys Road.
After a brief meeting the society will review an assortment of 1920's Smiths Falls area photos and enjoy a presentation by Montague resident and acclaimed weight power lifter / radio personality, Bill Stevens. Bill explains his own story: "I experienced Polio as a youth and although the side effects were very limited, spending a summer paralyzed, killed my chances of pursuing any career as an athlete.
At 65 and blessed with a wonderful family and lifetime of extraordinary experiences, I wondered what else God might have for me. It turned out that I was about to become, not just an athlete, but a provincial, national, Pan-Am Caribbean, Commonwealth and world champion athlete with 5 world records.
The story is of a 7 year adventure that starts with a weak, semi-retired, 185 lb. senior citizen, couch potato, who gained 60 pounds of muscle, and was invited to compete with Team Canada, internationally. It ends by coming all the way back down to being a 185 lb. weakling, lying in a Smiths Falls hospital bed with pancreatitis, wondering if life was over. "
Doors Open at 6:30 pm. Meeting begins at 7:00 pm. Admission is $5 per person or FREE for society members ($15 / year). Light refreshments will be served.
Please RSVP: 613-283-6311, heritagehouse@smithsfalls.ca.