1952 -2002

© The Georgian

As part of the 50th anniversary commemorative activities during the year 2002, the Georgian, Stephenville's weekly newspaper, ran a series of articles on different aspects of the town's history, both before and after it was officially incorporated. These are intended to emphasize the town's proud history and to help all residents remember its achievements, personalities and turning points. January 15 , 2002: A Community With a Rich History January 22 , 2002: First Auto Pilot Flight Flew out of Stephenville January 29 , 2002: A pioneering Chamber of Commerce February 12 , 2002: Stephenville's Airport has Survived It All February 19 , 2002: Stephenville in Days Gone By February 26 , 2002: College of the North Atlantic has grown up March 5 , 2002: History of the Ernest Harmon Air Force Base March 19 , 2002: Veteran firefighter worked on base, and for town March 26 , 2002: I even Felt like an American Myself April 2 , 2002: The Birth and Re-birth of Stephenville's Paper Mill April 9 , 2002: Stephenville Arts and Culture Centre April 16 , 2002: Remembering Local Theatres April 30 , 2002: Stephenville's Mayors Led the Way May 7 , 2002: Percy Pieroway praised as model citizen May 14 , 2002: The age of innocence: Stephenville in the 1950s May 21 , 2002: The forgotten Newfoundland Rangers May 28 , 2002: Big achievements by Big Brothers/Big Sisters June 4 , 2002: A trip down Stephenville's lanes June 11 , 2002: The Theatre Festival- Why Stephenville? An Early history June 25 , 2002: The History of Branch 35, the Stephenville Royal Canadian Legion July 2 , 2002: A look back at the history of sports in Stephenville July 9 , 2002: The planes of Harmon July 16 , 2002: Harmon High grad looking forward to super weekend July 23 , 2002: 50th Anniversary Antique Car Show July 30 , 2002: Harmon High reunion a memorable event August 6 , 2002: Stephenville Theatre Festival parade August 13 , 2002: Connecting southwest communities through wireless communications August 20 , 2002: Saving long-distance travellers August 27 , 2002: Abitibi employee lends a hand in Central America September 3 , 2002: Scenic new rest stop and trail for Port au Port September 17 , 2002: College touched deeply by Sept. 11 events September 24 , 2002: The big day is here; Happy Anniversary Stephenville! September 30 , 2002: Stephenville Celebrates 50 years, September 30, 2002 © The Georgian © The Georgian © The Georgian © The Georgian © The Georgian

Relevant Links Arts and Culture Center, Stephenville: http://www.artsandculturecentre.com/stephenville/index.htm Bay St. George Chamber of Commerce: http://www.bsgcc.ca Cormack Expeditions: http://www.wecormack.ca Regional Aquatic Center: http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/raca.pool/ Snowbirds: http://www.snowbirds.dnd.ca/index_e.asp Stargazer Youth Theatre Festival: http://stargazertheatre.tripod.com Stephenville Theatre Festival, Professional Theatre: http://www.stf.nf.ca The Georgian: http://www.rb.nf.ca/georgian Whaleback Nordic Ski Club: http://www.whaleback.ca