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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Apr 30, 1985
Page
2
Published every Tuesday at Chetwynd by Alaska Highway Publications Ltd. Subscription rates: 11.00 per year. Foreign countries 20.00 per year. Single copy 25 cents. Publisher and Sales Director Norman C Picco 788-2246.
Bruce Pepper of the Vancouver Board of Trade warns that illiteracy and declining writing ability threaten business communication. He cites schooling changes in the 60s, heavy TV use as a babysitter, and shifts to multiple choice testing as factors, urging a revival of core reading, writing, and arithmetic.
NLC announces a spring concert on Saturday May 4 at Windrem Elementary Gym featuring instructors from Chetwynd Dawson Creek and Fort St John campuses with performers James Oldenburg Oosterbaan Flewelling Dickout Barradell and Martin. The notice also lists upcoming courses including Early Childhood Education 101 May 10 11 24 25 26 and June 7 8 9 and 21 22 23 instructor Naomi Hall and a three day program. Other offerings include Bits for Beginners April 30 Beekeeping May 11 12 Photography May 4 11 Family First Aid Day May 12 and planned Floristry Standard First Aid and Reflexology workshops CPR class inquiries at 788 2248.
The newspaper invites letters on local topics for the opinion page. Readers must include a real signature and address. no pen names or anonymous printing. Submissions should be typed, double spaced, clear, brief, and may be rejected at the editor's discretion.
The Chetwynd Community Arts Council sponsors an Arts Crafts Fair with the Northern Central Municipal Association Conference. Display and sell arts and crafts for conference participants 1 15 to 3 00 pm and public 3 00 to 8 00 pm at Elk's Hall. Tables $10 each. Contact Jean Campbell or Sherry Philpott for details.
A compact update outlines Simon and Baby facing Nova with resilient strategy. References to Remington Steele and National Journal appear in brief, with mentions of Charles Encyclopedia and The Fifth Enterprise shaping context. The notes suggest a cross reference of media items and entertainment features.
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