Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church is selling off items it no longer needs as it prepares to shut its doors.
The church at 1111 Sixth Ave. has been sold, and the congregation will be moving to St. Barnabas Anglican Church.
Community members are invited to attend a church closing auction on Saturday, April 2 at 1 p.m. at Shiloh-Sixth Avenue United Church. Anyone interested in previewing the items to be sold can drop by the church on Friday, April 1 from 3 to 9 p.m. or on Saturday, April 2 from 10 a.m. to noon.
The church is also holding a garage sale on Saturday, April 9 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1111 Sixth Ave.
Woodward’s jingle lives on
A piece of advertising history recently turned 58.
It was on Easter Monday 1958 that local arts promoter Tony Antonias crafted the famous $1.49 Day jingle for Woodward’s department store. The jingle, which was later translated into languages including Russian, Japanese and Italian, was recognized by the Hollywood Advertising Club as one of the world’s best commercials in 1961.
Antonias, creative director at CKNW prior to his retirement, recently met with marketing students at Douglas College to discuss the jingle and provide some advertising insights to students. City council also asked Antonias make a presentation at one of its meetings to tell the story behind the award-winning Woodward’s jingle.
Instead of creating radio ads, Antonias devotes much of his retirement time to promoting arts causes around town. If you tune in to next week’s council meeting, you’ll see him in action, as he’ll be playing snippets of songs and promoting Royal City Musical Theatre’s upcoming production of Fiddler on the Roof.
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