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20-QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1975
Nellie Klapstein went to Mica
Creek near the Mica Dam, on
March 11 to take care of her
grandchildren. Her husband
Norman arrived there on
March 16.
They motored back via
Vernon where they stayed
overnight with friends, arriving
home on the 19th after a
very good trip.
Ken (Duffer) and Elenore
Durocher who have been in
British Honduras for a few
months, are home again but,
rumor has it, that they will be
going back there in the near
future.
The . West Fraser Farmers'
Institute and Livestock Association
held their regular
meeting at West Fraser Hall on
March 19 with 12 members and
four visitors in attendance.
The visitors became new
members. The other two
visitors were from the Forest
Service. They were R. Fredell
of Williams Lake and Carl
Rohn, Quesnel.
A donation of $10.00 was
made to the Dunrovin Park
Society.
There was a lengthy discussion
regarding West Fraser
Range and a new application for
a range permit to range cattle
in W. F. Range .
It was decided that no
decision would be made until R.
Fredall, range agrologist, has
made an inspection of the
range.
All permit holders are urged
to attend the next meeting.
Lunch Committee for April
will be Earl Ridinger'and
Florence Montgomery.
The Quesnel Agricultural
Land Use Committee held a
meeting at the Co-op on March
14 with an attendance of six.
West Fraser Livestock Association,
Nazko Livestock Association,
Cottonwood Grazing
Association and Castle Rock
Livestock Association were
represented.
On our recent morning walks
a flock of red-winged black
birds have greeted us. Dragon
Mountain had a halo of fluffy
white clouds, while Mouse
Mountain's bald spots, from
recent logging, were covered in
fresh fallen snow.
Even a mushroom-shaped
cloud could be seen billowing up
from the Pulp mill site.
The Hugh McLean family
motored to Langley last weekend
to attend the wedding of
their eldest son Jim.
The North Quesnel W.I. held
their March meeting at Mrs.
Norman Crocker's home with
seven members present.
Answers to 1974 resolutions
were read, also information on
where to order the Adelaide
Hoodless Rose.
Seven rose bushes will be
ordered.
Bea McLean attended the
recent W.I. Citizenship Tea in
Quesnel.
The Cariboo District W.I.
Conference will be held May 31
in Miocene at the Rose Lake
Lodge.
Information will be gathered
on the three western provinces
of Canada for a booklet, also for
a booklet on weeds and insects
and their control in our area.
A Flea market is planned, in
co-operation with the other
northern Cariboo W.I.'s, for
West Park Plaza Friday June
13.
A Bake Sale at Willis-Harper
in Quesnel was planned for
March 27.
Mrs. F. Ford won the prize
for the most original Easter
bonnet and also won the nickel
raffle.
An Easter parcel will be sent
to the Queen Alexandria
Children's Hospital from the
roll call items received.
The next meeting will be held
April 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the
home of Charmaine MacLeod.
A guest speaker is expected.
Roll call will be Pennies for
Friendship on foot measurement
metric system, socks for
the Queen Alexandria Children's
Hospital, especially large
size to put over casts, and
average size bars of face soap,
fancy decorated for the Extended
Care Unit.
The Pine Crest Cub pack held
a bake sale and white elephant
COMMUNITY NEWS
COMMUNITY NEWS
By Florence Montgomery 992-5917
It was suggested that yearly
grazing permits be replaced by
10-year contracts which would
be reviewed every 5 years.
It was stated that the Land
Use Committee was originally
formed to solve land use
problems but now that the
Quesnel Cattlemen's Association
are better organized, they
seem to be able to handle these
problems.
It was moved, seconded and
carried that the Land Use
Committee disband and turn
over the balance of the bank
account, less an honorarium to
the secretary-treasurer, to the
Quesnel Cattlemen's Association.
The Land Use Committee
wishes to take this opportunity
to thank all members and
anyone else who helped in
any way during the years it was
in operation.
Get well wishes are sent out
to Fran Woolley who was in
hospital. It is hoped that you
are home by now, Fran, and
recovering, quickly.
I wish to apologize to Mrs.
•Tohnannesen for my error
regarding her husband accompanying
her on her trip to
Norway. She is a widow.
The sixth and final, game of
the Quesnel View W. I. Crib
Tournament was played at the
Hall on March 22 with 12 people
attending. Winners wererlady's
high; Joan Johnson with the
only perfect score of 605 during
the six games played.
Low Lady, Mary Morgenstern.
High gent; Steve Ponuik
Low Gent, Randy Johnson.
Plaques were given to the
two players with the high total
score of the tournament.
They were; Lady's high,
Florence Montgomery; Gent's
high, Steve Poniuk. The 10
players with the highest scores
will play off for the West
Fraser F.I. trophy.
A delicious lunch was served
by Bea Hendry and Joan
gon Lake
By Joyce Swanky 747-1044
table last weekend at West
Park Plaza.
A thank you is sent out to all
who took part.
There will be no more movies
until next school term. Watch
for news of family dances for
members and families of the
Recreation Club.
If the first dance proves
successful, this could be a
regular feature.
Hot lunches at the school
have been discontinued. Many
thanks to the women of the
Parent Hour who gave their
time.
The women also provided the
Dancethon students with a hot
meal, which was really appreciated.
The Grade 7 Dancethon was
a huge success, with the kids
raising in the neighborhood of
$550. I will have an exact total
when all the pledges have been
collected.
For those who sponsored a
student, please have your
pledges ready when the students
call for them.
Most of the students entered
in the Dancethon made it right
to the end, the only drop-outs
were the students who had to
be home at a certain time.
In all, 32 students finished,
with 17 of those from Mr.
Winthrop's class and 15 from
Mr. Divine's.
With the Dancethon behind
them, it is time to concentrate
on the other projects, namely
the bottle drive.
Mr. Constantineau has not
received any phone calls for
bottle pickup. If you have
bottles, give him a call at
249-5489.
Raffle tickets are still being
so! j and the prize is a dinner for
two.
The Bouchie Lake Recreation
Commission meeting is to be
held April 2 at 7:30 p.m. All
members try to attend.
The last-minute business for
our bazaar and auction sale has
to be done. New members are
welcome.
Happy Birthday wishes go
out to Mrs. Tina DeWit who .
celebrated her birthday March
22.
The assistance and contributions
were much appreciated.
Have a Happy Easter everyone.
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Johnson.
A workshop for members of
Quesnel View Women's Institute
to learn to crochet was
held at the home of Nellie
'"lapstein on March 24.
Seven Members attended,
three of whom were given
instructions about the art of
crocheting.
A second workshop will be
held at the home of Helen Hicks
on April 1st.
Louise Noble and two young
sons from Wembley, Alberta,
are home to spend the Easter
holiday with her parents,
Evelyn and Arnold Cash and
family.
The play-off game between
the ten players with the highest
scores of the Quesnel View
W.I. Crib tournament for the
West Fraser Farmers' Institute
trophy was held at West Fraser
Hall on March 26.
They were Steve Poniuk,
Florence Montgomery, Joan
Johnson, Chris Johnson, Marg
Needham, Mamie Poniuk, Ella
Guiltner, Sharon Duddy, Stan
Guiltner and Sandy Nugent.
There were 5 other regular
players present.
The winner of the trophy
with a score of 1076 for 9 games
was Mamie Poniuk.
The door prize was won by
Sandy Nugent.
It was a picnic jug. Lunch
was provided by Mary Morgenstern
and F. Montgomery.
The Quesnel View Women's
Institute wishes to extend a
sincere "thank you " to
everyone who attended and
especially to those who brought
the lunch and built the fire for
each game.
Brian Bouthillier, his sister,
Susan, and parents, Tom and
Bernie Gardner left on March
27 to spend the Easter holidays
with relatives at the coast.
I hope everyone had a Happy
Easter and that all the school
children and teachers are
having a restful holiday.
COMMUNITY NEWS
oose
Heights
By EUen Rogers 992-6928
Moose Heights Calendar
news for April includes a
meeting of the Pine Cones
Club, parent-teacher group of
Pine Crest Elementary School,
in the School library on Monday
April 14 at 8 p.m.
On Wednesday April 16 at
1:30 p.m. the North Quesnel
sVomen's Institute will meet at
.he home of Charmaine Mac­
Leod.
Wednesday April 14 at 8
p.m. the Moose Heights Community
Club will meet.
George Petit returned to
G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital
at Quesnel last week for
observation but expected to be
home again before or soon after
Easter.
George's brother-in-law and
nephew, the Harry Miller's Sr.
and Jr. from Chilliwack, were
up to spend the Easter
weekend with sister-in-law and
Aunt, Rose Marcotte.
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We have noted the chimney
at the community hall has once
again slid down with the snow
from the roof.
There just must be a better
way to anchor it down.
Anyone have any bright
ideas? Several methods have
been used but to no avail.
The snow on the lower areas
at the bottom of the Armstrong
Hill is disappearing rapidly
while we folks in the higher
range are still shivering and
sloshing through the snow.
Ten Mile Lake is not likely to
open for two or three more
weeks yet.
Jarge and Clar were
staggering home one evening
after having a few and
when they got to Clar's
house Jarge said: "Now,
Clar, tell your misses the
truth - hie - even if you
gotta lie a little."
Women inquire cont'd.
shown the mayor.
Mrs. Hartl said Mayor
Tingley alleged that a box of
detergent could have been
responsible for the suds.
"We also asked him if the
works forman and himself
really knew how to operate the
sewage plants."
"They said yes. As well as, or
better than the employees,"
she said.
Mrs. Hartl said the mayor's
reply to what town residents
could do with garbage building
up was to suggest taking refuse
to the municipal dump."
"He told pne woman that if
she didn't feel right about going
through picket line she should
dump the garbage outside the
gates," she said.
The question of road conditions
at Johnson flats was also
levied at the mayor.
"We pointed out that the
road was a short-cut for the
ambulance going to Red Bluff.
"Mayor Tingley told us if we
wanted the road fixed we
should ask our husbands to go
out and fix it," Mrs. Hartl said.
Meanwhile, in a press release
to The Observer, Mayor Tingley
said municipal officials were
asked at the meeting to discuss
in an open forum the present
strike with CUPE negotiator
Ron Magill.
"We declined this request
because the strike is an issue of
vital importance to our town,
and to the taxpayers, and of
course to the employees."
"We do not believe this
problem will be solved by
displays of double talk by
imported professional performers
who have absolutely no
concern for the welfare of our
town," Mayor Tingley said.
He said the union has
withheld consent for the town
to go ahead with a work
program for students seeking
employment during the summer
months.
"The provincial government
requires the consent of the local
union before final approval to
this program can be given,
Mayor Tingley said.
He said many of the women
were surprised to learn that the
municipal wage offer was for
1975 and that the town has also
offered a guaranteed increase
for 1976.
"We also advised the ladies
that town administrator Tony
Green has talked to the union
negotiators within the last few
days and suggested that talks
resume.
"This suggestion has been
rejected," mayor Tingley said.
NORTH CARIBOO
GROWER'S
CO-OPERATH7E
ASSOCIATION
NOTICE
ANNUAL MEETING
FRIDAY, APRIL 11,1975
7:30 P.M.
Board Room - Co-op Store
1218 Cariboo Hwy. 97 North
Quesnel, B.C.
All members are invited to attend
COMMUNITY NEWS
By Kate Moffat 993-4493
The big news of the past
week in this area was the
Hawaiian Cabaret sponsored by
the Rimrock Television Association
where it was announced
that we have raised well over
$10,000 towards the television
repeaters.
Tickets to the affair were at a
premium and those lucky
enough to get them were
greeted at the door with the
traditional Aloha and brightly
coloured Leis. -
Soft Hawaiian music played
while a delicious baron of beef
dinner was enjoyed.
Quite early in the evening
the ticket for two to Hawaii was
drawn and the lucky winner
was Mr. Al Beaton of McLeese
Lake, who works at Gibraltar
Mines.
Since the week-end cabaret
there have been quite a few
more residents put in their
$50.00.
Now that people can see that
we have raised two-thirds of
the money needed, perhaps
we'll get one hundred percent
participation.
The next money raising
project for Rimrock T.V. will
be a fun night in April in the
Soda Creek Hall put on by the
people living in the southern
half of our community.
Mrs. Inez Jacques travelled
to Vancouver last week to
attend a meeting of Registered
Nurses.
Mrs. Lorraine Byrd and
family arrived at the home of
her parents Mr. and Mrs. Art
Stewart to spend the Easter
week-end.
Lai Aiken travelled to Merritt
for the Easter week-end to
visit with her daughter Audrey
and son-in-law Brian Neihaus
and family.
Suspects
Arena freezes function cont'd.
cancelled.
He pointed out the decision
had to be made to avoid
spending money which possibly
could not be recovered.
The trades fair raffle, however,
will be held.
The draw had been scheduled
for May 3, but the legion is
writing to Attorney General
Alex MacDonald in an attempt
to get an extension to June 13.
In past years, at least 50 per
cent of the raffle tickets had
been sold during trades fair.
The committee felt they
needed the additional time to
ensure a break-even situation.
Legion trades fairs over the
past eight years have turned
over nearly $10,000 to the
Dunrovin Society.
The Quesnel Rodeo Club has
set its deadline for April 11.
"If the strike isn't settled by
then, we'll have to cancel the
rodeo," said Mr. Cameron. _
Jess Ketchum, president of
the Quesnel Chamber of Commerce,
commented on the
possibility of having the indoor
rodeo cancelled.
"The rodeo has gone on for a
number of years now."
"It is booked on a circuit
schedule and you have to be
very careful to make it.
successful to keep it going," he
said.
"It is unfortunate to see the
strike have such a bearing on
functions put on by private
social organizations."
"It would almost seem a good
move for the union to show
their good faith and let it go
on," Mr. Ketchum said.
Competitive rates on 1st and 2nd
mortgages in town ap4 country. Also
agreements for sale and mortgages
purchased.'For more complete information
please phone 563-7791
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detachment to check southbound
traffic on Highway 97.
The road block was held from
the time the complaint came in
at 11:15 p.m. until 1 a.m.
The suspects were reported
as being about 26 years old.
One of the men who was
referred to as Chris, had a dark
complexion and shoulder-length
hair.
The other, a man by the
name of Ralph, was described
as being six feet, heavy built,
with short blond hair.
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