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Newspaper
Chetwynd The Echo
Location
Chetwynd, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Oct 20, 1998
Page
5
The Chetwynd Echo welcomes brief letters to the editor focused on a single point. Letters around 200 words are common but not required. Unpublished letters may be used by reporters, lack of signature or contact info stops publication, or contain libel or illegibility. Pseudonyms require a telephone number and address for authorship verification.
Elanor Sanderson coordinated Chetwynd’s first annual Thanksgiving weekend Northern High School Rodeo Association rodeo drawing 170 competitors from across British Columbia and northern Alberta. Despite strong entries, local attendance was low with about 250 through the gates over two days. Local riders Carmen Gerstel and Juanita Redekop placed mid pack in barrel racing and pole bending amid heavy competition. Sponsors from Chetwynd Dawson Creek and Fort St John supported the event, and organizers expect future shows due to the positive reception and facility quality.
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch 258 responds to a placard protest sparked by a dispute outside the Legion on Oct. 15, 1998. The letter states no executive member, staff, or members tolerate discrimination or racism and that renter statements do not reflect Legion policy. It calls for an expedient resolution and reiterates commitment against harassment and discrimination.
The piece portrays Mother Earth awakening in spring and guiding growth as she nourishes and protects her children until summer. It traces her cycle from harvest to autumn, noting leaves change and a peaceful Indian Summer before winter’s snow and rest.
The Chetwynd Garden Club thanks participants in the Farmers Market and the In Bloom Photo contest sponsors Home Hardware Irly Bird Sth Ave Cottage Country Cottage Peoples Drug Mart Macleods Salt's Nursery SR Greenhouses. Brian Johnston won the cash prize with prizes unclaimed for others. The club plans a July 1999 on site garden contest within 5 km of Chetwynd focusing on personal and downtown industrial properties.
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