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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1974
Page
2
B.F. Goodrich Canada Ltd engineers urge replacing tires with less than one sixteenth inch tread. A penny test helps judge wear. Winter rain raises stopping distances. the Canada Safety Council offers skid prevention tips and braking guidance for slippery roads.
The columnist rails at Kohoutek as a hype fizz and riffs on language words like Canuck Nixonism Judas and Quisling. He notes British Columbia’s mood and hints at political leanings while teasing readers about a continued column.
Mrs Thelma Peck of Beryl Prairie is in Providence Hospital Fort St John for an operation. Lots of luck Thelma and get well soon. The article notes support from friends.
Ted Trogdon reports the annual Hudson's Hope Chamber of Commerce dinner will be at Peace Glen Hotel on February 12. Members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome. A daughter Nicole Tanya Harris was born December 17 at Chetwynd Hospital weighing 4 pounds 7 ounces. She left hospital January 23.
Little Johnny Newcombe, five, drew cheers as he played a tiny curling game during Sunday night events. Prizes awarded, Art Tutula led the session while Johnny celebrated a first five ender with a playful moment. Noreen Pringle joins CIBC staff. Council debated MacKeigan Enterprises re zoning to industrial for underground bulk storage, with a public hearing required before by law adoption. Recreation Commission adds Gwen Johansson John Croockewit Emil Molnar. Claude Stubley attends Dawson Creek Associated Chamber meeting, elected vice president.
In a Chetwynd Echo notice a high school girl recalls peers parking blocks away to illustrate hardship. The council discusses budgets, library grants, and snow removal plans as 19 inches of snow fall. A new garbage disposal method will require building a ravine road and bottom-up dumping with earth cover.
Hudson's Hope Pee Wee hockey played in Fort St. John January 25 27 taking second place. The team beat Fort St. John Brands 19 0 with first season shutout for goalies Tim Remfert and J Patterson. They then beat Chetwynd Hotel 4 1 and Frontier Esso 4 2 at the Rec Center before a 0 4 loss to Hines Creek in the final. Ward Evans led scoring and earned MVP honors. Twelve teams entered the tournament with Hudson's Hope among the top finishers.
The Hudson's Hope Pee Wees swept three hockey games over the weekend. They topped Chetwynd 7-3 with Tremblay Savage Blonski Curzon Evans scoring. Chetwynd’s McPhearson and Pearson tallied. The next day in Chetwynd Hudson's Hope won 4-1 as Ward Evans scored all four goals. In the Sunday finale at home, Hudson's Hope beat Fort St. John B and B Esso 8-2 with Savage Evans Grubiesic Tremblay Blonski scoring. Fort St. John’s Auger had two. Bantams lost 6-5 at Chetwynd with Kelly Shepherd Martin scoring.
Hudson's Hope Abmiks girls opened their season Friday January 18 with a 40 10 victory over Chetwynd’s Comanches, as Ruth Ann Reese set a school scoring record with 30 points. Grade 10 girls won 42 12, while Grade 12 boys from Chetwynd defeated Hudson's Hope Grade 10s 42 12. Ahmiks led by Peggy Reese and Louise Braaten.
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