Kensington Rec Center (on Saturday nights) and Kinkora High School. Other popular spots were: Athena High School, St. Paul’s Parish Center (Summerside), the Prince County Vocational School (Summerside) and The Barn (Park Corner).

Most young people would go to the dance with a friend or group of friends and occasionally with a boyfriend or girlfriend. The girls would sit in chairs along the walls and the boys would “cruise” around trying to build up confidence to ask a girl to dance. If he got real gutsy he may even ask if she would like a ride home. A fight would sometimes erupt when someone asked the wrong girl for a dance or if someone got a little too pushy. It was commonplace for the latest catchy phrase to be repeated at these dances. Phrases such as “let her rock” or “lets roll out” became very familiar. Several of these sayings were started by the local poet, Ross Reeves formerly of Ross’s Corner and now of Lower Freetown.

When the dance ended, a guy would take his girl or go with the boys for a scoff (lunch) in Summerside. The most popular spots were: The Sea Shell Drive—in at Wilmot, The Dixie Lee on Water St. in Summerside or The Corner Canteen in St. Eleanors. If a guy was short on cash, he might opt for a bag of chips and a coke at a taxi stand.

BROOMBALL Freetown Burns Chicks Ladies Broomball team were active in competition around 1975-1982. They

used Bedeque Recreation Centre as their home rink. Besides playing in their regular schedule at Bedeque, Borden and Kensington, they played tournaments in these rinks and also in Tignish and the C.F.B. Summerside. The team always made a good showing. Douglas Profitt was their coach with Ray Rushton, Irwin and Lowell Drummond providing able assistance.

Their goal tenders were Cindy Gallant and Sandra Mills and others who played on the team were: Bev Aiken, Lorna Burns, Blanche Clow, Peggy, Louise, Joyce, Lois and Christine Drummond, Darlene DeMings, Melodie Fleming, Donna and Judy Gallant, Judy Gaudet, Beth Jardine, Mildred MacCallum, Gladys Mills,

Sharleen Moase, Roberta Pauptit, Doris Reeves, Charlene Reeves, Jennie Rushton, Mona Smith and Joan Waite.

The theme song of the TEam was, “In the Mood” by the Henhouse Five. Submitted by Lorna Burns

Broomball Team Chick Hatchery, 1976—1980 Back row left to right: Joyce Drummond, Sandra Mills, Roberta Pauptit, Blanche Clow.

Second row: Millie MacCallum, Louise Drummond, Peggy Drummond, Bev Webster, Joan Waite. Front row: Judy Gaudet, Bev Aiken, Lorna Bums.

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