Chetwynd Library thanks Echo readers for history project support
The Chetwynd Public Library thanks The Echo for helping collect stories and photos for the History of Chetwynd project. Letters from Mrs. C Vernon Lee and Mr. Norm Stirling add family memories and era details. A May 7 caption error is corrected, while readers are urged to contribute before June 15 when the book goes on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
A.C. Windrem
Norm Stirling
Penticton
Little Prairie Chetwynd
Echo
Nicholson
B.C
Bob Nicholson
P. Widmark
W.A. Campbell
Ernie Pfanner
Bea Kurjata
Chetwynd Public Library
Lone Prairie Happenings Accelerate With Weekend Holiday
Fay Cox reports this week in Lone Prairie will speed up with a weekend holiday. Cows graze the tall pasture as fields opened for planting are prepared and fencing continued. Grocery prices spur garden prep as families plan fresh vegetables year round with new power coming soon. Bob Reutzer and his father Bill returned from Columbia City, Oregon, to Lone Prairie. Grandpa, a well known local figure, will spend summer with his family, helping with Bob and Wilma's new home. Vera Mooney’s visit to the Nikirk ranch. well wishes for Eddie Barnett recovering from burns. Evelyn Wagoner collects ranch recipes from Wyoming and shares Evelyn's Oatmeal Cake recipe with topping details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Cox
Lone Prairie
Bob Reutzer
Columbia City
Oregon
Bill Reutzer
Grandpa
Bob
Wilma
Evelyn Wagoner
Wyoming
Evelyn
Hockey meeting notes and awards wrap up season
Rodger announced missing crests would arrive in a week or two and be picked up from the coaches. Mayor Hayward Fred Bagg and Jack Thomson spoke. Service pins for exceptional past years were presented to Lawrence Clary Bill Ferguson and Fred Bagg. Lou Suverus praised the boys conduct, noted a summer hockey school August 6 to 15, and said registration forms would be at Marshall Wells and the Arena with social insurance numbers required. A Tom Thumb trophy will be an annual award donated by Norms West End Grocery. Films capped the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Plourde
Clay Collins
John Haight
Legion
Jack Thomson Ellis
Bert McGraw Cantor
Vern Braaten
Westlander Homes Ltd
Carol Bonetti
Frankies Construction
Andy Teslyk
Jim Douglas
Rodger
Mayor Hayward
Fred Bagg
Jack Thomson
Demman
Minor Hockey Association
Lawrence Clary
Bill Ferguson
Roger
Lou Suverus
Recreation Commission
Marshall Wells
Westlander
Suverus
Roger Demmans
Tom Thumb
Norm
West End
Tours resume seven day schedule at Peace River power project
Guided tours at B C Hydro's Peace River power project resume seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Labor Day. Since inception about 175000 visitors have toured the site, located about 460 miles north of Vancouver via Dawson Creek Fort St John or Chetwynd. Visitors descend into the underground powerhouse and view a manifold chamber where water surges from turbines rated at 310000 horsepower, at over 10 million gallons per minute, and may also cross the 14 mile W A C Bennett Dam. The plant operates nine generating units supplying more than half of B C Hydro's roughly 850000 electricity customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.C. Hydro
Peace River
Vancouver
Dawson Creek
Fort St. John
Chetwynd
Quintuplets of Callander Born in 1940 Noted for Survival
The Dionne quintuplets born May 28 in Callander Ontario to Oliva and Elzira Dionne, with physician Allan Dafoe, survived infancy amid public spectacle. The family faced exploitation fears as the babies grew, two sisters entered convents then married, while others married and divorced. The writer references other multiple births and broader political notes from the era, including treaty debates and regional development concerns. The piece closes with local community notes about branding crews and gymkhana preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callander
Ontario
Oliva
Elzira Dionne
Allan Dafoe
Yvonne
Marie
Emilie
Annette
Cecile
Oliva Dionne
Poppy Seed Rice Puff Method
A quick kitchen note describes melting two tablespoons butter in a small pan, heating one tablespoon poppy seeds briefly, then folding in three cups hot cooked rice to yield about three cups of puffy poppy seed rice.
Loggers and field events gather at Chetwynd meet
Event results listing participants by town with numerous entries in logging, press and radio segments, tree felling, truck loading, obstacle courses and women power saw and spike driving. Notable competitors include Jerry Knott Gordon Desjarlais Mark Schuster Daniel Gladue Ralph Allan and Mary Campbell Taylor among others from Chetwynd Ft. St. John Taylor and related locales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chetwynd
Jim Hughson
C.K.N.L. Ft. St. John
Donald Grant Chet
Daniel Gladue
Chet
Ruth Schuster
St. John
Violet Desjarlais
Mildred McFeeters
Peace River Municipality to press Cree program action
Palmer of Fort St John moves with Alderman pky of Dawson Creek to send a regional delegation to Victoria. The aim is to assess progress on the Cree program and urge the Provincial Government to take immediate action to implement it as a first priority in northeastern British Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Fort St. John
Leopky
Dawson Creek
Peace River
Victoria
British Columbia
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The
Lone Prairie News
Fay Nikirk
Duncan
Gordon
Vera Mooney
Gordon Nikirk
Lone Pr
Speedy
Eddie Barnett
Burns
Marian Parker
Moberly Lake
General Hospital
Corbeil
Madame Legros
Capetown
South Africa
Dionnes
UBC
T.V
Columbia River
U.S
Bette
Bill Beers
Mark Fowler
Jerry Knott Chetwynd
Herb Minault
Gordon Desjarlais Chetwynd
Power Law
Mark Schuster
Sam Craik
Ralph Allan
C.J.D.C
Bunner Hoffman
the Echo
Peg
Jerry Knott Chet
Axe Throwing
Mark Schuster Chet
Joe Stien Chet
Leonard Paul Chet
V. LaLonde Chet
Mary Campbell Taylor
Loretta Calliou
Dennis Giuliet Taylor
Raymond Krieger
Ft. St
Truckers Obstacle
Maurice Hofner Taylor
Barry Berg Chetwynd
Coyne Callison
Ft. St. John
Hudson's Hope Recreation Commission
J. Croocke
Hudson Hope Recreation Commission
Hudson Hope, B.C
Lady Cheri
Beauty & Boutique
B.C. Mon
Thurs
Garry
Chetwynd Tire
Ross
Randy
Pacific
Canyon Theatre
Hudson Hope
Matinee
Walt Disney Productions
Sun
Mon
Thunderbolt and
Lightfoot
Starrin
Clint Boainace
Jeff Bridges
George Kennedy
Green Cross
the Lawn and Garden Problem Solvers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!