Johnny Johnstone News Today

We've gone through our archives for fun-filled photographs of people out and about enjoying themselves in Aberdeen through the decades.

ATHOL – One of Athol’s most enduring traditions celebrates its 101st anniversary next week.February vacation week kicks off with the annual George Washington Hatchet Hunt on President’s Day, Feb. 20 at Athol Community Elementary School. Children,...

The annual George Washington Hatchet Hunt celebrates 100 years this year. The Hatchet Hunt was started in 1922 by Johnny Johnstone, an employee of the YMCA, according to current Hatchet Hunt Coordinator Jason S. Robinson. “He had the great idea of...

Athol YMCA’s Camp Wiyaka, in, Richmond, N.H., will celebrate its centennial year in 2021. The camp, which opened in 1921, was the idea of former director of the YMCA for 50 years, Johnny Johnstone, who wanted the area boys to develop a love for...