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Ruben, Tom

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Tom Ruben

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P11855 - Madeline Craven and Tom Ruben square dancing at Night School at Abbotsford Senior.

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P11856 - Four people standing, singing and one woman seated at a piano. Left to right: unknown at the piano, Michael Collins, Marion Loeppky, unidentified and Tom Ruben, at Trinity United Church.

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P11857 - Group photo of 55 people standing in front of the Douglas Building. Two people are identified: Laurie Wallace, a man, is the General Secretary to the Premier, is fifth from the left in the first row. Tom Ruben is the second from the right in the second row, wearing a bowtie. Letter from Wallace to Ruben AMs215 F1 A7. Believed to be Pro Rec seminar.

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P11859 - Tom Ruben, at centre, is being presented a "Freeman" certificate (AMs215 F4 A12) by J.A. "Spud" Murphy, left, and Douglas Taylor, Mayor of Matsqui, right.

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P24930 - Tom Ruben, during his acceptance speech after receiving the Life Membership of the Abbotsford Lions Club. Ruben has been a member of the Lions Club since 1945 and is receiving the award during the Installation Ceremonies of the new executive, held at the Park Hotel. Ruben is also the Installation Officer and helped install new President Erv Penner, First Vice President Frank Johnson, Secretary Sid Harman and Treasurer Ernie Klassen. Directors are John McGowan, John McDonald, Ian McAlpine, Herb Reeve, Tom Windt and Dave Ferrell.

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P24931 - Installation Ceremony of the new Abbotsford Lions Club Executive, held at the Park Hotel. Left to right: President Erv Penner, Lifetime membership recipient and Installation Officer Tom Ruben and former Lions President Paul Anderson. Ruben has been a member of the Lions Club since 1945 and is the first recipient of the Lifetime Membership Award. The Installation Ceremony, conducted by Ruben, recognizes President Erv Penner, First Vice President Frank Johnson, Secretary Sid Harman and Treasurer Ernie Klassen as the new executive. Directors are John McGowan, John McDonald, Ian McAlpine, Herb Reeve, Tom Windt and Dave Ferrell.

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P26422 - Abbotsford Lions Club member Tom Ruben, left, and Palm Dairies member Gordon Stidolph help make the Big Macs sold during the McHappy Day event at the South Fraser Way McDonald's location. The event includes Abbotsford Lions Club members and other service club members, local politicians, company representatives and area personalities assisted at the restaurant throughout the day, with all proceeds from all Big Macs were to go to the British Columbia Lions Society for Crippled Children. During the day, 2,651 Big Macs have been sold. The event also had a helium balloon station, run by The News representative Ed Wilson, and the combination resulted in raising $2,502.22 for the charity. The volunteers receive their training on the job and the teamwork produced some interesting combinations, including pairing Matsqui Alderman Henry Friesen with Abbotsford Alderman Vic Tessaro. The McDonald's is owned and operated by Henry Jelinski.

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P32965 - Red Cross month officially started Saturday, March 3, 1979, with the raising of a Red Cross flag at the cenotaph in downtown Abbotsford. Rev. John Esau read a Bible passage to local branch members and mayors, and Tracy Auten of Red Cross Youth and Girl Guide Kari Ann Semyroz hauled up the flag. Afterwards, Branch President Tom Ruben helped the girls return the flagpole chain to its lockable compartment where it could not be accessed by vandals. Image not published.

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P32967 - Red Cross month officially started Saturday, March 3, 1979, with the raising of a Red Cross flag at the cenotaph in downtown Abbotsford. Rev. John Esau read a Bible passage to local branch members and mayors, and Tracy Auten of Red Cross Youth and Girl Guide Kari Ann Semyroz hauled up the flag. Afterwards, Branch President Tom Ruben helped the girls return the flagpole chain to its lockable compartment where it could not be accessed by vandals. Image not published.

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P32968 - Red Cross month officially started Saturday, March 3, 1979, with the raising of a Red Cross flag at the cenotaph in downtown Abbotsford. Rev. John Esau read a Bible passage to local branch members and mayors, and Tracy Auten of Red Cross Youth and Girl Guide Kari Ann Semyroz hauled up the flag. Afterwards, Branch President Tom Ruben helped the girls return the flagpole chain to its lockable compartment where it could not be accessed by vandals. Image not published.

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P32970 - Red Cross month officially started Saturday, March 3, 1979, with the raising of a Red Cross flag at the cenotaph in downtown Abbotsford. Rev. John Esau read a Bible passage to local branch members and mayors, and Tracy Auten of Red Cross Youth and Girl Guide Kari Ann Semyroz hauled up the flag. Afterwards, Branch President Tom Ruben helped the girls return the flagpole chain to its lockable compartment where it could not be accessed by vandals. Image not published.

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P32971 - Red Cross month officially started Saturday, March 3, 1979, with the raising of a Red Cross flag at the cenotaph in downtown Abbotsford. Rev. John Esau read a Bible passage to local branch members and mayors, and Tracy Auten of Red Cross Youth and Girl Guide Kari Ann Semyroz hauled up the flag. Afterwards, Branch President Tom Ruben helped the girls return the flagpole chain to its lockable compartment where it could not be accessed by vandals. Image not published.

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P4442 - Pro-Rec activities held during the evening in school gyms throughout the community. Pro-Rec coordinator, Tom Ruben looking on from left. An unidentified student doing vault over equipment on to a mat on floor in front of him. Tom and other coordinators hauled mats and equipment from school to school in a half ton truck. Appears to be the Philip Sheffield High School gym.

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