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The Board

Them days you sent a youngster up the road to say there was a game on. Now you send the code, and if a chair's still empty when you deal, one of the regulars takes it.

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Down the road

Well, Sunday after Mass we'd walk it. Start at the gate and go down, and every house along here I'll tell you who's in it.

Royal St Johns Regatta Day

The Royal St. John's Regatta is the oldest organized sporting event in North America, held annually on Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, Newfoundland, on the first Wednesday in August — though the race committee has the authority to postpone to Thursday if weather is unfavorable, a decision made each year by a formal committee vote. The regatta has been held continuously since 1826, surviving the uph

The Royal St. John's Regatta is the oldest organized sporting event in North America, held annually on Quidi Vidi Lake in St. John's, Newfoundland, on the first Wednesday in August — though the race committee has the authority to postpone to Thursday if weather is unfavorable, a decision made each year by a formal committee vote. The regatta has been held continuously since 1826, surviving the upheavals of two world wars, the Great Depression, and Confederation. The event features fixed-seat rowing races — a traditional rowing style distinct from the sliding-seat rowing of Olympic competition — conducted in six-person shells with a coxswain. Teams represent various clubs, organizations, and corporate sponsors, and competition is fierce among the regular participants. Regatta Day is effectively a civic holiday in St. John's: schools and many businesses close, tens of thousands of people gather at the lake, and the surrounding area is transformed into a massive outdoor fair with food vendors, midway rides, games, and live entertainment. The Royal St. John's Regatta Committee, a volunteer organization, has run the event for nearly two centuries. The atmosphere on Regatta Day is one of the most distinctly Newfoundland experiences available — an entire city stopping to celebrate community, competition, and summer. The tradition of building the boats used in the regatta is itself a heritage craft, with fixed-seat racing shells constructed to traditional specifications. The regatta is recognized as a cultural touchstone of St. John's identity and Newfoundland heritage.

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On the go

Them days the garden party was the whole summer. Here's what's on the go now, and when.

The kitchen

Well, Sunday the pot was on before Mass and the smell of it met you at the gate. Here's what was in it, and how it's done.

The hall

Them days the hall had a dance Saturday and the kitchen had music the rest of the week. It's still playing. Come in and listen.

The yarns

He said, you know the one about the light on the water. I said, I do. That's a story, mind, and I'll tell you which parts.

Not the house

No, I said, that's not the house. It was down just below there. Go back up the road.

Back up the road