Mike Locke takes a jump during wakeboard competition on Sproat Lake last weekend.

Mike Locke takes a jump during wakeboard competition on Sproat Lake last weekend.

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Sproat Lake was buzzing with wake action Aug. 3-4.

Mike Locke takes a jump during wakeboard competition on Sproat Lake last weekend.

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Concern over the closure of the Woodward’s lunch counter led the museum to commission Margo Thom to photograph the area in February 1993. It is believed that the lunch counter was little changed since the store was built in the late 1940s. A standing sign to the right foreground states, “Woodward’s Restaurants will close permanently on Saturday, Feb. 27, 1993. Thank you for your loyal patronage.” This and 24,000 other historical photos can be seen on the Alberni Valley Museum’s online photo archive at portalberni.pastperfectonline.com. (PHOTO PN13262 COURTESY ALBERNI VALLEY MUSEUM)
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