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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 06, 1984
Page
4
Denison Mines reports Quintette in British Columbia produced 3.52 million tonnes in 1984 versus 4.325 million contracted. Causes include high ash content, plant adjustments, equipment issues, and inexperience. 1985 output expected to reach target with repairs.
Graham Cook, itinerant resource teacher for the visually impaired in Peace River South No 09, describes how Braille printers and computer-linked Braille Edit translate pages into Braille. The Cramner Brailler at Chetwynd Secondary links to a standard computer for typing and brailling, with Echo 2 speech aiding access. An Omni-Reader is planned to scan pages directly into the system, easing handout access for students. An open house at Chetwynd Secondary on February 13 from 6:15 to 9:00 p.m. invites the public to view the equipment.
Chinook Daze Festival in Chetwynd runs February 28 to March 3 with multiple activities daily. New King of Hearts contest for male high school students organized by Heart Foundation. Prizes include Mr. Irresistible on February 14 for top Heart Fund button seller. Other events include a Baking Contest, Thrift Shop Fashion Show, Rock Star Look Alike, Mr. Legs, and a student dance after the Friday contest. Debbie Tuffnell available at 788-2881 for details.
1985 telethon chair Jack Bibby urges communities to stage events leading to the February 9 and 10 telethon weekend. The piece highlights more than 16.5 million raised for BC children since 1965, credits Sunshine Coaches and the Children’s Hospital center, and notes local library funding and 1984 circulation for Peace River area residents.
Ursula Vaira, 32 from Lantzville, B C, won one million dollars in the December 30 Super Loto draw. Her husband Michael supported her, and they plan to pay off their mortgage and buy a new home. The win came as disbelief and surprise after years of buying tickets with little luck. The couple, new to Vancouver Island near Nanaimo, kept the news private as they confirmed the prize.
A Rodeo Grounds Committee is being formed with one representative from each user group after a January 30 meeting at the Recreation Centre. Elections will select an executive, excluding the Secretary who remains Recreation Coordinator, with next meeting on February 12.
A compact note lists wordplay clues and answers such as solution, named again, raced, steamship, prefix, secluded, compass point, drinking tubes, men, a bird of swallow family, digraph, bird's home, laughs at, guide, and short numeric hints. The fragment hints at puzzle conventions and compares terms with numbered entries.
Ongoing weekly and monthly gatherings include Alcoholics Anonymous and Al Anon meetings at the Health Unit, senior citizen meetings on the fourth Wednesday, a birthday potluck on the last Sunday, theatre group meets Mondays, Chamber of Commerce and Doctors on Tuesdays, hospital auxiliary and youth bingo, immunization clinics, TOPS at Pioneer Place, and a Heart Bonspiel set for February 14 to 15.
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