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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Feb 16, 1972
Page
1
A reader recalls a humor book by Art Linkletter and laughs at a domestic mishap that ends with a surprising plumber scene. The tale unfolds as miscommunication leads to a tangled repair under the sink with a comic yet bloody outcome. Continued on page five.
Mrs N McWilliams was elected president of the Hudson Hope Library Association at the annual general meeting held at the Library last week. New hours were announced with 6 30 to 9 00 p m Mondays and Thursdays and 1 30 to 4 00 p m Wednesdays and 10 30 a m to 1 00 p m Saturdays. Librarian Mrs Mary Johnson travels to Mexico with Mrs Pat Koenig for a holiday.
The Elks and OORP bonspiel runs February 18 to 20 with each rink fielding an Elk or OORP member and a lady as skip or third. A banquet and dance are planned at the Elk's Hall on February 19. Call Jack Thompson at 788-2618 or Jim Douglas at 788-2336 for details.
The Chetwynd CWL announces a rummage and bake sale on Saturday February 19 from 1 to 5 in the basement of the Chetwynd Hotel. Proceeds support local church activities and community programs. Public invited to donate or shop.
Two large trailer tires worth 100 dollars were stolen from Glennies Trailer Park around February 10, and 30 dollar snowshoes were taken from a pickup in front of the hotel on February 9. An accident near the hotel caused about 100 dollars in damages. Shaun Murray of Vancouver and Alvin Alexander of Chetwynd were involved. Alexander charged for backing out unsafely. Archie Shan non convicted of overweight driving and fined 50 dollars in court Thursday.
Wayne Ethier of Chetwynd took three trophies including most improved boxer best bout and audience approved bout at a weekend boxing card. The 14 year old 90 pound fighter with two years in the ring faced rival matches across weight classes with multiple winners from Chetwynd Beaverlodge and Pouce Coupe.
A scrapbook memoir recalls Hudson Hope and its Women’s Community Club during 1958 including a March bridge party for Red Cross funds, catering for a Motor Cavalcade trip to Fort St John and Dawson Creek, stampede preparations, and a May church cleaning. It also sketches hotel fires, local life, and Uncle Dudley Reginald Shaw, a longtime correspondent who died in 1965.
Thinking Week from February 20 to 27 honors Brownies Cubs Scouts Rangers and Guides. In Chetwynd a special church service February 20 at the Anglican Church marks the week with members wearing uniforms to school February 22.
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