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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 23, 1975
Page
2
Fay Cox files Lone Prairie news report covering local events and community happenings in the town. Notes on town meetings, school activities, and upcoming community events with emphasis on local figures and places.
A letter to the editor calls BC Tel subscribers to complain loudly about a year of crackling lines and hints at withholding payment. The note also ties to Spring foundation work on the Peck residence donated to the museum with original furniture offered for display next year, urging action to pressure faster improvements.
F P Flack of B C Hydro warns youngsters and adults about kite flying near powerlines to prevent fatal injuries. He recalls a Lower Mainland man killed while freeing a kite from a high voltage line and urges use of dry string and open spaces away from lines.
A reader cites a Dawson Creek Hospital letter by Vern R. Josephson and argues unions are too powerful. The writer supports some welfare reform but condemns labeling recipients as Moronic, noting many are physically unable to work and warning against sweeping lumping of welfare cases.
A patient perspective from Dawson Creek Hospital speaks of prolonged stay, escaping hospital fearlessly with humor about doctors, nurses, meals, and the quirks of ward life. The writer notes weight loss, memories of visitors, and casual bets as they await blood test results and reflect on hospital routines.
The giant ice cream creation weighed 833 pounds and was crafted by Bob Bercaw in Wooster Ohio in July 1971 with 42 flavors plus 50 pounds of chocolate fudge syrup. A separate notice announces Mrs Noreen Stubley of Hudson's Hope appointed Commissioner for taking affidavits by order in council No 415 covering Hudson's Hope Moberly Lake and Chetwynd with immediate effect. Contact 783 5358 for services.
Two new business licenses approved for Hudson's Hope including a plumbing gas fitting and heating contractor and an electrical contracting firm. Anti litter week May 5 to 11 named with Mayor Trew appointing Alderman Anita McWilliams as coordinator.
Friends and families ignored winter weather on April 13 as over two hundred attended. Red and white tablecloths and spring centerpieces set a festive scene for strawberry short cake and refreshments. Arts and crafts by Brownies, Bazaar by Guides, plus additional bazaar white elephant and baking tables from the L.A. created a lively event.
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