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John Biebesheimer The Cleaning <strong>and</strong> Refinishing<br />
• John was chair of the <strong>School</strong> Advisory Council. He designed the case that<br />
contains the time capsule <strong>and</strong> Darwin MacPhail built it.<br />
• Through Kevin Feindel it was taken to Lunenburg Foundry for s<strong>and</strong> blasting.<br />
Kevin had the Foundry’s 30-ton crane do the lifting <strong>and</strong> lowering job:<br />
overkill in terms of weight [the bell weighs 500lbs] but perfect for reach <strong>and</strong><br />
safety. The surface of the bell had oxidized into a brown colour. But, with<br />
s<strong>and</strong>blasting, the bell, made of cast iron, was found to be in remarkably good<br />
shape when surface rust <strong>and</strong> grime was removed. The cast-iron gray was<br />
restored. The clapper <strong>and</strong> wheel were, <strong>and</strong> are, still working. There is a fine,<br />
clear, musical ring.<br />
• John completed the refinishing process with wire brushing, applying Trem<br />
Clad stain <strong>and</strong> brown boot polish, buffing <strong>and</strong> waxing. The bell is bolted on<br />
the base that contains the time capsule. The base is on wheels so that the<br />
bell can be wheeled to assemblies <strong>and</strong> other functions.<br />
The <strong>Old</strong> <strong>and</strong> The New:<br />
The new generations at <strong>Bay</strong>view <strong>School</strong> are regularly reminded of the Academy<br />
heritage. The bell <strong>and</strong> time capsule sit proudly in the school library. Grade 5<br />
Students, 2005-6, left to right: Hart Millett [Mrs. Millett the ice cream maker<br />
<strong>and</strong> milliner was his great gr<strong>and</strong>mother], Ashley Conrad, Simon Inniss, Robin<br />
Knickle, Jacob Lohnes-Croft [Charlie Lohnes, the ‘Founding Father, was a great<br />
uncle], Savannah Langille. The bell sits proudly <strong>and</strong> splendidly in the <strong>Bay</strong>view<br />
Community <strong>School</strong> [the Town’s latest <strong>and</strong> newest academy] Library, on view to<br />
the new generations of students <strong>and</strong> to interested visitors. The ‘founding fathers’<br />
<strong>and</strong> their brethren would be pleased.<br />
The ‘ Commissioning Of The <strong>Old</strong> <strong>School</strong> Bell’, May, 2004<br />
An appropriate move was the commissioning of the bell for the town’s 250th<br />
birthday anniversary in 2005. Invitations were sent out for the ceremony,<br />
conducted by students <strong>and</strong> teachers at the old <strong>and</strong> new school. Ted Veinot,<br />
who had also rung the bell in 2000 as part of the Reunion <strong>and</strong> <strong>Old</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
Closing celebrations <strong>and</strong> activities, was to ring it again. Matt Whynot designed<br />
the invitation card.<br />
The school memorabilia [itemized in the article below] in the time capsule<br />
includes the trophy for debating donated by “H. V.” in the early 1930s. This<br />
writer plans to be there when it is opened!<br />
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