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The horses are training, the grounds are being prepared and the ladies are shopping for the perfect chapeau. All in preparation for the Stormy Petrels "Silver Blaze" races. This annual event will, once again, be held at the South Surrey country estate of Dame Johnnie Keddis. The wine has been purchased and the chocolate … Continue reading Silver Blaze 2019
On Saturday, June 15, 2019 The Stormy Petrels will flock to Shannon Falls on the Sea-to-Sky. [Left: Shannon Falls, BC / Right: Reichenbach Falls, Switzerland] About Shannon Falls Shannon Falls is located just off Highway 99, 58 km north of Vancouver. BC. According to the BC Parks website, it is composed of a series of … Continue reading Reichenbach Falls (aka Shannon Falls) Picnic – June 15, 2019
The 24th Annual Silver Blaze Sweepstakes will take place Saturday the 20th day of July 2019 at 1:00 o'clock in the afternoon at the South Surrey Country Estates of Dame Johnston-Keddis Come for an event-full afternoon of high stakes betting, games and prizes. For your dining pleasure High Tea will take place on the Manor … Continue reading 2019 SILVER BLAZE ANNOUNCEMENT
Our next adventure, as we work our way through The Casebook, is "The Adventure of the Creeping Man". Published in both The Strand Magazine and Hearst's International in March 1923. When Watson, not living at Baker Street at this time (1903) receives a message from Holmes which states: "Come at once if convenient - if … Continue reading June 2019 Meeting
The Stormy Petrels of BC will drop the hammer on Thor Bridge. We are certain it will leave a chip in the stonework and Sherlock Holmes will discover it! First published in the February-March 1922 edition of The Strand Magazine and in Hearst's International in the February-March 1922 edition in the US. Watson begins … Continue reading May 2019 Meeting
