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Alan James' 60th Birthday Party

This was the party of the decade. About 60 adults and half a dozen children attended this afternoon 'Blue Jeans BBQ' on May 8 in Arbour Ridge. Family and friends came from all over: England, Vancouver, Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Red Deer, Cochrane, and Calgary. Poems, stories, and music highlighted the event. Special thanks to Peg for the overall organization, Amos Woodward for help with setting things up, Chris Buijs & Dave Quan and Jeanine & Allan Boyarchuk for lending their barbecues, and Rocque Goh for lending his tables. Adam took the pictures that appear below.

Alan James barbecueing with Bill Robinson advising

Heidi Holysh, Bernie Keeler, Janny Thompson, and Vivian Osborne

Kathy Cairns, Pat Guthrie, Janny Thompson with her daughter, Alex, and Sinclair Budd who came from London, England.

Carol Wang and daughter Vivian Wang James

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Heather Forest, Judy Osborne, Peg James & Alan listening to the Chinese time emanating from "THE CUSHION" that Vivian Osborne gave Alan (to which he added some found objects [wheel weights and a yellow plastic ball] and returned to her for Mothers' Day)

Carol Wang and Mark James holding up their daughter Vivian against the graffiti wall.

Grandad James with Vivian Wang James

Vivian Osborne with her great granddaughter Vivian Wang James

Holly Totten, Natalie Boyarchuk, and Amy Totten writing on the graffiti wall

Amos Woodward sitting under Alan's baby pictures

Alan tapping to the rhythm of Matthew Woodward playing "Alan's Aire"

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Alan blowing out the candles

Robert Cairns and his Daughter Alex near the remains of the cake. (Savoir Fare caterers supplied the cake and salads

Tina Buijs, Lynne James, and Adam James singing like chipmunks under the influence of helium from the balloons

Matthew Woodward, Robert & Alex Cairns, and Amos Woodward

Arlene Verdiel, Monique Rigole, Kiran & Meena Vadgama, and Rocque Goh enjoying conversation

The EJOR family tree as drawn by Robert Carins to help the non-family guests figure out who's who

Christine Mowat listening to Dan Osborne leading a sing-along

Vivian Osborne, Kira Boyarchuk, Peg James, Natalie Boyarchuk, Alan James, and Christine Mowat singing along to Dan's playing (probably "In San Francisco town there lived a whale..." (178K) Smaller picture (25K)

Heidi Holysh telling how Alan had ruined her 6th birthday party by driving more than once around a roundabout in Edmonton

Judy Osborne reading her letter to Alan

Vivian Osborne, Peg James, and Vivian Wang James

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