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3D-GAZETTE, OCTOBER 31st, 1957D oadiooodResident of District 28 YearsBruin/Old-Timer Moves to Ottawai(Delayed)Wavne Yleon returned Mondav • •aftvrnoon by plane from Toronto whi re hi' met old friends of hisManitoba homesteading days, also his cousin from Finland who is an expert performer inand acrobaties.Wayne reported a pleasant timein the east and after spending onedav here left for Holla, B.C., ex-yTground — at least we hope it will, to keep them from freezing.A. Gives and G. Krig cut and stocked Art Yleen’s alfalfa theday of the storm.Mrs. Yleon took Mrs, Krig. Mrs. Gives and Clara with her on Sunday after church to call on Mrs. M. M. Burroughs.Mrs. R. Delaittre and Raymond had their relatives from Northpeeling to return to 1 aylor Flats, Star. Mrs. W. Asmussen andwhere he is employed with aconstruction company later thisweek.Bud Tibeault is doing chores tin tin' Gordon Watson farm while Mr Watson is convalescing froma taiilv enous combine accident;%i’ : he muh\ ever loaves us Bud v prepared to go on with the combining.We sure!v have had snow —■and so cold for this time of year. All harvesting and potato pickinghas come to an end for the present but we are still hoping for Indian summer.We saw four wild ducks, mallards, in the farm dug-out this afternoon. This would seem an indication that some warm weather is still in store since otherwise the birds would have started n their southward flight.We feel that the blanket of snow should provide some insulation for potatoes still in thedaughter Billie, as Sunday dinner guests.Mrs. Edna Simpson and sons Russell and Howard expect to leave shortly for Barrhead where they will spend the winter months with Mrs. Simpson's parents, Mr.and Mrs. Cook.The M. M. Burroughs report they have been offered 38 cents a pound for their turkey crop,dressed. (We feel this is a woefully poor price at this time of year.)We have been talking to Henry Johnson about the accident he sustained some time ago and find he is much improved, also that the accident was not serious as first reports indicated.Miss Terry McDonald is up and around again after her accident a few weeks ago but is still quite stiff and sore.Martin Dittrich was home from has job down north for the weekend to visit with his wife. Irene and children Kenny and Debby.Following tin* October meeting of the Home and School Association in the school a farewell party i ! was held in honor of Jim Cover- 1 ley who plans to leave shortly to make his home in Ottawa.Miss Sheila Watson was a visitor at her home here for Sunday and the Thanksgiving holiday. , Mr. and Mrs. Delos Watson, with ; Mrs. Robert Watson, Shirley and Karen, motored to Peace River! to bring Sheila home with them for the weekend.Shirley, Sheila, Clarence and Robert Watson, accompanied by Tome Ylecn, took a run into Manning to see Gordon Watson who is expected to be some time in hospital recovering from his j accident. He is encased in a body cast.Mrs. Elsie Watson is also a patient in the hospital but hopes to | be home in a few days. “Grandpa and Grandma” Watson have Karen staying with them while her mother is away.Mrs. Ray Ek is home again with her new babv daughter, Cinclv* v_l ' I.Rose. !We have had several new babies in this district recently namely. Deborah, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Lay: Deborah June and Mary Ann, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. M. Wood; Brent, son j of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Rienders; j Michael Warren, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Presse and Beverly Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Boulby.Monthly meeting of the W.A. to the Community League, which was to have been held at the home of Mrs. Stanley Slotuck, had to be postponed due to road conditions and so far no laternate i date has been set although it is hoped to meet before the end of the month if weather, roads and ’flu permit.At the farewell party for Jim Caverley following the Home and School meeting presentation of a wallet and gift of money was made on behalf of the community. with Jim expressing thanks for tin* gift and “the friendship of the community.”Mr. Caverley cair** Dead-wood in 1929 and has made his home in the district ever since excepting for a stint with theCanadian Army during the last war when he was a member of i the medical corps.Jim has homesteaded and broken land, building his house at the j site of what is now the new;hamlet of Deadwood. His wife died in eastern Canada a few years ago and his only daughter,Dawn, is married and living inEdmonton.He has been combined bus driver and janitor of Deadwood ; school since it first opened its doors to pupils of the combined ! districts of Deadwood, Arnhcim. North Lake, Woodburn and Moose Ridge. ,He helped to build both the | new and old schools, the first two old halls and has donated considerable labor on the new com-!munitv hall tha* is currently un-• %dor cons* ruction. He will be miss-'SV -•. ■ ; * ■. * • V1 S - [ ■ 1 ‘’ ’V' s r • ' !i ' - 1 .y, . ' . v- r.. . . ■ -»!ed both for himself and the helphe was wont to give to any, worthv cause. i* jJim plans to Had his pick-up truck and drive u his old home j in the nation's capital as soon J as a replacement has been found i to take over for him at the school, j This w k should ’ hi the tale.Mr. awl Mrs. Sid Grundy, former re- lcn*s of -his district, are busy voting ready for the wedding of 'heir eldest daughter Mar-(lt;(% • iSIX-HUNDRED-POUND GRIZZLY was dropped a mile north of Fairview when two hunters, Frank Jenne (left) of Edmonton and Jack Tremblay of Fairview found it rummaging in Fairview nuisance grounds for food. Next stop for bruin is a bear rug, it’s reported.garet Patricia, which is to take place in November.Combines began working again on Friday, G. Burroughs working at C. Gives and the Lovas boys combining some oats that they said turned out not too badly.By now, too, quite a few of the farmers have most or all of their potatoes dug: Mr. Swarniski, who led the parade, reported that while his crop was wet and muddy the tubers had not suffered from frost.Mrs. Elizabeth Gives, who celebrated her Both birthday lastmonth, called on Mrs. Krig last week for an afternoon cup of tea.Mrs. Louis Lovas has been very%*■ill with ’flu and the children, too.have been victims. Mrs. Lovas, sr.,came from Manning to nurse thefamily for a few davs and after • «.her departure Mrs. Willie Lovas took over the job until Judith is back on her feet again.The boys are making all possible haste in getting the crop in as Louis plans to leave soon for his job in Fort St. John; he expects to rent a house there and have his family join him later.The Yleens are taking in boarders for the winter — but they happen to be cattle instead of people. The cattle belong to neighbors who expect to be away for the winter months.Rev. J. O'Neil has been victim of the 'flu bug this past week but we understand he was feeling much better by Saturday.At the coming meeting of the W.A. to the church members plan to take home a share of the poultry raised this past summer for dressing in preparation for the chicken supper to be held at a not-vet-set date in November*Some of the Deadwoodites made the trip to Manning the Monday after the storm and although some had to do quite a bit of shovelling they made it by going the long way around. Others tried the new wav but had trouble alone. Roy Ek took out his tractor and promptly made the drill'd spots in he road surrender.Ron Heucr motored on* to the turn of the Deadwood turnoff on Monday but found tin* roads still blocked: he turned around andieturned to Dixonville.No school was held that day as onlv one bus made the Tin. also Mr. Honor and tho other toucher were unable to reach the school in dme.Lyle Yleon helped Bill Burroughs for a few days get‘ing poles out of the bush.Frank Herchell has sold all of his young cattle and plans to sell his herd of twenty milk cows this week if possible. He expects to leave his wife and two children on the farm to look after 100 head of hogs while he is down north at the Upper Hay doing carpentry work during the winter months.Lots of moose have been seen in 'lie di.-trict and it is hoped ’hey stick around until big game season opens — a nice juiev moose-burger would go good right about now!Ducks and geese seem to have departed from the district now but last week we saw four mallard ducks on the pond in the yard, dipping their bills into the pond and throwing the icy water in a spray over their backs.Coyotes are reported to have been tipping over stooks of grain in farmer’s fields to get at the mice that have taken up lodging underneath.Lorne Simpson has left again, having taken work at a camp down north for three months or so.Word has been received here that Anton Zaychowski, who is still a patient in University Hospital in Edmonton, is not too well. We will be looking forward to hearing a happier report.iThe megapodc of Australia is the only bird that is able to fly the moment it is hatched.* * *Bolivia is the world’s third greatest producer of tin.HID1IIt Might BeThis We€
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Peace River Record Gazette
Peace River, Alberta, CA
Thu, Oct 31, 1957
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