Ordination Anniversary Dinner Draws Wide Community Support
Reader thanks readers and groups for overwhelming turnout at the fourteenth anniversary ordination dinner at the Legion hall. Attendees came from Chetwynd and distant towns, with praise for CWL, Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Village Council, Knights of Columbus, MLA Don Phillipps, decorators, and donors including a $100 gift from Moberly Lake Community Association.
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Legion Hall
Chetwynd
Moberly Lake
Hudson Hope
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
CWL
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Knights of Columbus
Don Phillipps
Ethel Blair
Marel la Marre
Oberle
Jirard’s
Moberly Lake Community Association
E. Jungbluth
Reverend Doc McLean Stops Bank Robbery in 1914 Southern B C
Fay Cox writes of early British Columbia tales, recalling Reverend Doc McLean a Presbyterian minister and famed rifleman who helped halt a seven man bank robbery in New Hazelton, 1914. The shootout left two robbers dead and others wounded as townsfolk took cover near the Union Bank of Canada. The story ends with the action continuing on page 4.
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B.C
T.V
New Hazelton
Hazelton
Tatchell
Union Bank of Canada
Silver Standard
McLean
Doc
Court outcomes from Hudson Hope February 6 1975
Judge R McQueen presided at Hudson Hope Provincial Court. Dawn Anne MacPherson 22 received an absolute discharge for marijuana possession. Dennnis Garbitt 17 was remanded to March 5 for sentencing on fighting. Douglas Pollock 46 jailed 14 days and license suspended six months for impaired driving. Raymond Johnson 17 was fined 50 dollars for common assault. Clifford Belcourt acquitted of dangerous driving and remanded to March 5 on no license charge.
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R. McQueen
Hudson Hope Provincial Court
Dawn Anne MacPherson
Hudson Hope B.C
Dennnis Garbitt
Hudson Hope
Douglas Earl Pollock
Raymond Kevin Johnson
B.C
Clifford Ronald Belcourt
Chetwynd
Changes in RCMP personnel in Chetwynd
Constable Dennis Bell leaves RCMP after three years in Chetwynd. He will join the Department of Commercial Transport and work at the expanded local scales office. Constable Randy Taylor is transferred to Chetwynd to replace Bell. Taylor joined the force in June 1973 and previously served in Prince George. He enjoys skiing curling and hockey.
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Dennis Bell
Chetwynd
RCMP
Dennis
Department of Commercial Transport
Randy Taylor
Bell
Constable Taylor
Force
Prince George
Moberly Lake notes and community meeting report
A reader shares reflections on C J Dennis and Canadian broadcasts, critiques Expo 67 and Olympic costs, and protests Drapeau era policies. The piece closes with a brief summary of the February 4 annual meeting of the Moberly Lake Community Association and its new officers: Auguste Rohel president John Atchison vice president Marie Rohel secretary Ruth Hetu treasurer, plus a note on a suggested babysitting service for attendees.
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Moberly Lake Community Association
Auguste Rohel
John Atchison
Marie Rohel
Ruth Hetu
Atchison
Library Meeting In Hudson's Hope Plans For Future
The Hudson's Hope Public Library Association will hold its annual meeting at 7:30 on Wednesday February 12. A pivotal year lies ahead to secure provincial support and meet standards by March 1 1976. Trustees, nine community members, oversee planning for a new building and financing. The group invites participation and explains duties while showcasing a new movie projector demonstrated by Jim O'Hare and the Dawson Creek Library Development Commission.
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Hudson’s Hope _ Public Library Association
Jim O’hare
Library Development Commission
Dawson Creek
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Lone Prairie News
Fay Cox
Canadian Cattlemen’s Association
Marian Parker
John Burns
C.J. Dennis
Robert Burns
Australia
Burns
Ginger Mick
John Kennedy
Canada
Betty Kennedy
Canyon Theatre
Sat. Sun
John Wayne
New Blue Sky Cafe
U.S
Asi
Drapeau
Montreal
By A. McWilliams
Sherwood
Victoriaville
Bauer
Cooper
Marshall Wells
Gerry’s Tax Services Ltd
100Th Ave
Hudson's Hope Business
Lilac Beauty Salon
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