Local shops urged to compete as shoppers seek value
Fay Cox argues in Lone Prairie that Chetwynd businesses must offer good service, friendly staff, convenient hours, and appealing displays to keep shoppers local. Many will travel to larger centres for price, gas, and dining, yet local stores can win with selection, delivery, and favorable prices. The writer notes prefered local drugstores, groceries, and hardware, and emphasizes advertising and appearance. urges schools to consider the impact on students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Cox
Bill Matheson
Chetwynd
Dawson Creek
In the kitchen with Mother Goose and more notes
An assortment of notes covers teenage skin care advice with hot and cold wash routines, a homemade lotion recipe, and comments on local projects. It also mentions a water truck fighting road dust on Twidwell Bend, Lone Prairie road conditions, a jewelry party, and visits from community members. It ends noting 4 H bees-keeping plans led by Bob Drake and potential Lone Prairie honey this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson Construction
Twidwell Bend
Lone Prairie 4 H
Bob Drake
Lone Prairie Honey
Dawson Creek Fire Season Hoisted By Drought Fears
District Manager Bob Gibb of the Dawson Creek Forest District warns that without rain the 1980 fire season will be hectic for the forest fire fighting crews. He oversees district wide fire coordination and response.
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Dawson Creek Forest District
Bob Gibb
Gibb
Fort St. John
Forest
Chetwynd
B.C. Forest Service
17Th Street
Peace River District
Alaska Highway
Dawson Creek
B.C
Tennis Seminar in Chetwynd May 26
A group invites locals to a tennis seminar in Chetwynd on May 26. Contact Helen Burns at 788-9250 after 5:00 pm for details. Pattie Healey, Tim Trask, and baby plan to move from Chetwynd to Nova Scotia. Keith and Cheryl McMillan take a year off and move to Arizona for Keith's studies. Bye for now, ring 788-2246 with news.
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Chetwynd
Helen Burns
Pattie Healey
Tim Trask
Baby
Nova Scotia
Keith
Cheryl McMillan
Arizona
Pork cuts and family packs dominate supermarket shelves
A newspaper survey finds 27 distinct pork cuts with many markets offering Family Pack assortments of chops cut from a quarter loin. Buyers should compare cost per serving, not per pound, and remember chops or roasts can be frozen.
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North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service
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