Last night we had our annual Christmas celebration with Gayle's side of the family, and because of the number of people in attendance and other considerations, we moved the venue. We met at the Township Community Hall, affectionately known as "the hall." This facility was made famous in the 1980's since it is the basketball court where Deurty honed his skills on the hardwood. As soon as I walked up the steps and stepped onto the basketball last night, it brought back a boatload of memories from the past - good memories. This famous court continues to be used for rollerskating also. At one time, there was a rumor floating around that the idea for Roller Derby was birthed here.

Last night, a bunch of us laced up our rollerskates and rolled around "the hall" to some popular tunes from the 60's and 70's. A trip back in time...songs like Soldier Boy by the Shirelle's and Wake Up Little Susie by the Everly Brothers. No evening of rollerskating would be complete without the "hokie pokie" and the "chicken dance", so we fit those into the program as well. One of the highlights of the evening was when PD removed his shirt and skated bareback. What a sight!

It was fun watching Vic, ever so confident, glide on her skates - a picture of a graceful swan. We had a great time wrapping up the evening with dirty bingo. Everyone left with great memories and feeling confident that a new tradition had begun.