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REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 2

REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 2

History columnist shares story of her 'close encounter' as a teen living north of Bradford
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REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 1

REMEMBER THIS: Slightly spooky stories: UFOs — Part 1

From skepticism to excitement, extraterrestrial activity was hot topic in 1970s
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REMEMBER THIS: Vibrant fabric makes up local population

REMEMBER THIS: Vibrant fabric makes up local population

Have you ever wondered where your people came from, and why they chose to settle in a place like Barrie?
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REMEMBER THIS: Pentecostal preacher causes traffic chaos

REMEMBER THIS: Pentecostal preacher causes traffic chaos

John Allan Thompson avoided the law for some time ... until larger-than-usual rally at Five Points really got way out of hand and he began tussling with police chief
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REMEMBER THIS: Cops called over loud, raucous worshiping

REMEMBER THIS: Cops called over loud, raucous worshiping

When a local Black man from Allandale took up Pentecostalism, he took it to the streets and began preaching at the Five Points in Barrie; a court case soon followed
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REMEMBER THIS: Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 2

REMEMBER THIS: Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 2

Coroner's jury included the unusual step of firing bullets at the dead man's clothing and examining the results
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REMEMBER THIS: Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 1

REMEMBER THIS: Who shot Fred Parr? — Part 1

In the fading light of a local hunting trip, three men picked up their gravely injured friend and started to carry him out of the Baxter-area swamp
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REMEMBER THIS?: Five Points intersection no stranger to fire

REMEMBER THIS?: Five Points intersection no stranger to fire

None of the famed Five Points escaped doing battle with fire, but the northeastern point may have been the most scorched of them all
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REMEMBER THIS: What happened to John Tomlinson?

REMEMBER THIS: What happened to John Tomlinson?

People who knew him didn't even know he was missing until his remains were found in Kempenfelt Bay six weeks after his disappearance
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REMEMBER THIS: Gunfire at the ice cream parlour — Part 2

REMEMBER THIS: Gunfire at the ice cream parlour — Part 2

Law caught up with three culprits, but one made a sweet escape
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