Eston male models celebrated 20 years ago

By Joan Janzen

Twenty years ago, bare-chested male models from Eston gained national attention when their photos appeared in the Real Men of Eston calendar. The fundraiser made headlines from Vancouver to Toronto and Saskatoon, with many papers giving it front-page coverage.

Requests for the calendars poured in from across Canada, raising more than $11,000 for equipment at the Eston Health Centre and a Handibus.

This photo, from November 2005, is worth revisiting. Celeste Jackson, Ruth Miller, and Deb Britton stand among the “Real Men of Eston.” L–R: Bill Woods, Ted Koester, Wendell Bayne, Keith Richardson, Jack Coombs, Al Heron, Bill Coombs, Richard Baran, Lorne Johnson, Owen Owens, Dale Harpestad, Frank Thome, Meryl Byrnes, Brent Secord, and Dennis Beckstrand, donating to the Eston Health Centre. PHOTO WEST CENTRAL CROSSROADS