TU€SDflV. JULV 14. 1981 - the Quesnel & District Museum and ...

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Parades and fireworks, fiddlers 

and folk songs; square dancing, 

gold panning, eating, drinking and 

sports galore will engulf Quesnel 

this weekend as people don period 

costumes and turn back the march 

of time to relive the 'good ole days' 

of the, Cariboo Gold Rush — a 

celebration of Billy Barker's 

renowned success in the summer of 

1862. 

Highlighting sporting events this 

year are the 16th annual rodeo, the 

senior baseball tournament, the 

ladies' softball tournament and two 

golf tournaments. (For a full 

preview of sporting events, see the 

Sports Section.) 

DISAPPOINTMENT 

The most disappointing news of 

this year's 8th annual Billy Barker 

Days is the cancellation of the biffy 

B u t b i f f y r a f t m c e h i t s t h e s k i d s ^ 

raft race. 

Because of careless celebrations 

on private property last year, access 

to the Fraser River by the rafters has 

Been denied by residents this year. 

Organizers had hoped to find a 

solution to the problem, but Friday 

it was announced that, this year at 

least, the race would not take place. 

Organizers are still very much hop.; 

ing that the race can be re-instated 

next year. 

John Matthews, vice-president of 

Billy Barker Days Society, told the 

Observer he thinks the Society 

might approach the Forestry department 

in hopes of being granted per 

DENSE FOG was the cause of this accident last Tuesday in whicli Cecil 

Earl Brown of Quesnel was killed. Brown's pick-up collided with this 

V e r n o n s t u d y s u g g e s t s 

mission to launch the race in future 

years from one of their areas of access. 

• „,';>" 

"We'll also have to specify that" 

the rafts be built elsewhere — as 

many of them have been in the past: 

Often they're entered in the 

parade," he said. 

' Two other events have been 

cancelled as well: the archery contest 

and the fishing, derby. 

Organizers in both cases are unable 

to run the events this year. 

POLICE 

Nine extra RCMP officers from 

Williams Lake and Prince George 

will augment Quesnel's 28-man con 

Q u e s n e l C Q r i b o o 

tingent over the four-day festival. 

"When you need manpower, you 

get it," says Sgt. Steve 

Vatamaniuck. 

Vatamaniuck also reports that the 

German Shepherd dog from Prince 

George will return with handler Sgt. 

Soneff 

"The dog comes down every 

year," says Vatamaniuk. "He's 

familiar with the area and he'll be 

doing regular patrols thoughout the 

city with his handler. 

"And," says Vatamaniuk, "he 

likes to sit down and have a beer 

with the boys." 

Asked if the police are an 

southbound semi-trailer, driven by Prince George's Corey Isenor. Isenor 

was unhurt, but he was badly shaken. 

C i t y s h o u l d ' g o w i t h w h a t ' s t h e r e ' 

Members of Quesnel's Downtown 

Revitalization Committee visited 

Vernon recently and returned home 

with the idea "to go with what 

you've got and beautify it." 

Committee members Ron Silver 

and Alec LeBrun attended a 

Downtown Revitalization workshop 

in Vernon, and last Wednesday 

Silver gave a report to the Quesnel 

District Chamber of Commerce. 

The strongest idea coming out of 

the Vernon workshop, Silver said, 

was that communities interested in 

improving downtown sections 

should not seek a specific theme or 

concept. 

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs 

is sponsoring the Downtown 

Revitalization Program whereby 

funds are available to communities 

to upgrade downtown cores. 

In his report to QDCC directors, 

Silver said "all they're advocating is 

to go with what you've got 

(downtown) and beautify it" rather 

than decide on a common theme, 

such as a Western concept. 

H a t c h e r y w i l l b o o s t 

c h i n o o k f i s h s t o c k 

The Chinook salmon population 

, in area streams will be boosted when 

a federal fisheries hatchery presently 

under construction near Likely 

^ reaches its full capacity, 

Adrian Rowland, project 

engineer, said in a telephone interview 

July 9 the hatchery, which will 

cost $2'/2 million, is scheduled to 

begin operations in August. 

Maximum production from the 

hatchery, totalling 63,000 chinook 

annually, is not expected for about 

five years when there will be seven 

permanent employees at the hatchery. 

The construction schedule to meet 

the August deadline is very tight, 

said Rowland. 

The goal of the hatchery is to increase 

the supply of chinook salmon 

available for native food and sport 

fishing, said Rowland. 

The hatchery site, which is about 

two kilometers west of Likely, was 

chosen because of the good surface 

and ground water supplies, said 

Rowland. 

The use of ground water for the 

young fish habitat is important 

because it prevents the fish from being 

contaminated by any disease 

present in the Quesnel River, the 

surface water supply. 

Any contamination could be 

spread to other rivers once the fish 

are released. Fish eggs are collected 

from a stream and the fish which are 

hatched from these eggs are returned 

to the same stream. 

The young fish, called fry, which 

are released into the streams weigh 

between two and five grams, said 


Cont'd page 2 

QDCC directors were shown 

slides of downtown revitalization 

projects undertaken in Vernon, 

Kamloops, Armstrong and Salmon 

Arm. 

Silver pointed out that Vernon's 

project included brick sidewalks, ornamental" 

lighting, trees and benches. 

From the workshop Silver said it 

was "strongly advocated" that 

communities concentrate on restoring 

a section and at the same time 

emphasizing the character of that 

designated area. 

Quesnel city council have 

designated the downtown section 

that is to be upgraded, according to 

Mayor Mike Pearce, who attends 

QDCC meetings as council's 

representative. 

Silver said the provincial government 

will finance a community's 

downtown revitalization "so long as 

a city determines the area to be improved." 

Once an area is designated, he 

said, the government provides 

$5,000 grants for the hiring of a project 

consultant. Following this, 

$10,000 loans are available for the 

drawing of a project's working 

plans. 

Then "at a fairly reasonable interest 

rate, payable over 20 years," 

loans of up to $350,000 are available 

for downtown projects. Silver said. 

After the chamber meeting. Silver 

added that the city has not hired a 

consultant yet. The committee is 

•"trying to come up with a design 

concept", which Silver stressed 

would not be a specific theme, such 

as the Western theme. 

A completion date for Quesnel's 

downtown revitalization is not set, 

and Silver pointed out that it could 

take a few years before the project 

winds up. 

"It's better to go slow on a project 

of this size," rather than quickly 

and making expensive mistakes, 

he added. • 

The program's co-ordinator, 

Peter Dueck, is due in Quesnel on 

July 21. Dueck will be making a 

presentation of the program to 

QDCC members and downtown 

merchants. 

In his report to chamber directors 

last Wednesday, Silver said: "The 

whole idea is not to create a common 

theme. It's to create a nice, 

beautiful area." 

"The most difficult thing right 

now is getting the merchants interested." 

"For those who have traveled to 

areas that have done some fixing 

up," Silver said, "you can see quite 

a difference." 

ticipating traffic problems, 

Vatamaniuk replied, "We have 

many." 

How does the constabulary intend 

to handle them? 

"The same way we do every 

year...people will dodge around 

each other and in and out of parking 

stalls. They'll park wherever they 

can find a spot. 

"We'll survive, the way we 

always dp," he concluded. 

Several new events are taking 

place this year, including the ping 

pong ball drop from the Toronto 

Dominion Bank and Pearl's 

Fashions on Reid Street Thursday 

morning. 

Each ball will have a number on it 

corresponding to a prize — but 

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C a n ' t q g r e e 

you'll have to hunt for your prize. It 

could be in any one of a number of 

participating stores. 

Cont'd page 3 

P i c k e t l i n e s 

The weekend was hot 

and sunny, but today the 

clouds huye moved in. 

Sunny periods may 

break through, and 

temperatures should be 

near 20. As we near Wily 

Barker Days, the sun is 

expected to shine. 

c l o s e d o w n 

i n d u s t r i e s 

Forest industry contract talks in 

Vancouver have halted and picket 

lines are on the horizon of Quesnel 

and the rest of B.C. 

As of press time, Internationa! 

'Wdckf Workers - -o"f^^ pickets 

were scheduled to appear midnight 

Sunday at Weldwood of Canada> 

Dunkley's, Weiers and Hixon- 

Netherlands, according to local 

1-424 business agent Frank Everitt. 

Ernst Forest Products, Quesnel 

Forest Products and Garner 

Brothers Construction were to continue 

operations, Everitt said - but 

for how long is not known. 

Quesnel Forest Products have applied 

for a provincial mediator in an 

attempt to forestall a strike. 

Everitt added the IWA's provincial 

negotiating team has yet to meet 

with these three companies. 

Meetings with these companies 

should occur late this week or early 

next week, he said. 

The mediator requested by 

Quesnel Forest Products has 10 days 

to hear both sides. "He listens to 

both sides, but his final report is not 

binding," Everitt said. 

Asked if pickets set up at the 

other mills in the area would disrupt 

these three companies, Everitt said: 

"There's always that chance. We 

hope it doesn't happen." 

PULP MILL 

Meanwhile, Canadian Paperworkers 

Union members at 

Quesnel's Cariboo Pulp and Paper 

are headed for a July 20 strike. 

Ed Huhn, president of Cariboo 

local ;11 ISj siud; Sun night that 

CPU'îrniembers yotinlg 

'-'•-Wisdrtesday- evening and .Thursday 

morning on the "final" contract offer 

given them by the pulp industry 

companies. 

"The caucus has recommended 

rejection of the package," Huhn 

said. 

The pulp and paper manufacturing 

companies last week offered the 

CPU a two-year contract with wage 

increases of 14 percent in the first 

year and 12 percent in the second. 

In a counter offer the CPU 

negotiating team asked for an additional 

one percent in the contract's 

second year; an adjustment for 

CPU longshoremen; and the right to 

bank overtime for all workers after 

eight hours. 

Industry negotiators rejected this 

CPU counter-offer. 

Huhn said: "All local votes have 

to be into Vancouver by 4:30 Thursday. 

Then Art Gruntman (CPU 

regional vice-president) will convey 

to the manufacturers the results." 

"If it's a total rejection," Huhn 

continued, "then Monday, July 20, 

is the day.we'll be out." 

"Total rejection" of the industry 

contract offer would be 51 percent 

or greater (province-wide), he said. 

A i r p o r t s i t u a t i o n 

r e m a i n s c l e a r a s m u d 

Depending on the work schedule, 

Quesnel's airport will be closed 3-6 

weeks in August for runway repairs 

- but, then again, it may not close 

at all. 

According to Chern Heed, 

Transport Canada's regional 

manager of airports (Pacific 

Region), there is a chance Quesnel's 

airport will not be shut down in 

mid-August if bids for the project 

are non-competitive or "grossly 

high." 

In a telephone interview from 

P 6 > w e r b o a t s o k a y e d 

Power boats are once again 

'free to roar on Tibbies Lake. 

The B.C. Ministry of 

Lands, Parks and Housing 

had received recently an application 

by residents to place 

a boating restriction on Puntataenkut 

(Tibbies) Lake. 

In an memo, Ken Stewart, 

the ministry's boating program 

co-ordinator, said: 

"Please be advised that this 

office has now completed anv 

investigation into this application." 

"As a result, it is now evident 

that thereVis very little 

support for such a restriction 

on Tibbies Lake." 

"Accordingly, we do not 

feel that there is a need to impose 

any boating restriction on 

this lake at the present time." 

Vancouver, Heed said tenders for 

the runway repair project currently 

are being received. Tenders are due 

on Jtjly 23, he said. 

Transport Canada has an 

estimated project cost, but "we'll 

See SKETCH 

page 15 

find out what it'll cost and award a 

contract at that time (July 23)," he 

said. 

If only one bid comes in for the 

project, he added, then the Treasury 

Board in Ottawa will have to be approached 

"for authority to enter into 

a contract with the sole bidder." 

This could cause a delay in the 

project, he said. 

Bids exceeding the estimated project 

cost (between $317,400 and 

$350,000 according to Quesnel airport 

manager Joe Regts) also could 

delay the project. 

Heed said: "If it comes in grossly 

high, we'd be delayed again. We'd 

have to go to the Treasury Board for 

additional funding authority." 

Any substantial delays in the project 

could result in it being deferred 

until next year, he added.

2 - QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981 

B y A . B . 

C o r n e r 

As for enthusigsm, it is worth more than 

money and learning put together...as a producer 

of happiness. 

Dreams 

Hold fast to dreams 

For if dreams die 

Life is a broken-winged bird 

That cannot fly. 

Hold fast to dreams 

For when dreams go 

Life is a barren field 

Frozen with snow. 

Langston Hughes 

« * « * 

A Peck Of Gold 

Dust always blowing about the town, 

Except when sea-fog laid it down. 

And I was one of the children told 

Some of the blowing dust was gold. 

All the dust the wind blew high 

Appeared like gold in the sunset sky. 

But I was one of the children told 

Some of the dust was really gold. 

Such was life in the golden gate: 

Gold dusted all we drank and ate, 

And I was one of the children told, 

"We all must eat our peck of gold." 

Robert Frost 

* * * m 

Here is a re-run of one of Robert 

Service's that's always good for a 

chuckle.... 

Ambition 

They brought the mighty chief to town; 

They showed him strange, unwanted 

sights; 

Yet as he wandered up and down, 

He seemed to scorn their vain delights. 

His face was grim, his eye lacked fire, 

As one who mourns a glory dead; 

And when they sought his heart's desire; 

"Me like-um tooth same gold," he said. 

A dental place they quickly found. 

He neither moaned nor moved his head. 

They pulled his teeth so white and sound; 

They put in teeth of gold instead. 

Oh, never saw I man so gay, 

His very being seemed to swell: 

"Ha, ha!" he cried, "Now Injun say 

Me heap big chief, me look like hell!" 

Robert Service 

* * * * 

The occasional Haiku 

Camelia-petal 

Fell in silent dawn... 

Spilling 

A water-jewel. 

Basho 

How cool cut hay smells 

when carried through the farm gate 

as the sun comes up! 

Boncho 

Genius does what it must; 

Talent does what it can. 

Address The Corner 

Box 4411, 

Quesnel, B.C. 

H a t c h e r y f i s h 

From page 1 

Only eggs from 

Chinook salmon will be 

brought to the hatchery, 

said Rowland. 

The hatchery will be the 

only one in the Upper 

Fraser region dedicated 

to Chinook. 

The reason for the 

exclusive hatchery is to 

ensure the enhancement 

of salmon stocks 

is distributed equally 

among the different 

species. 

A particular species 

could could be seriously 

depleted if the 

enhancement program 

is not done evenly. 

Fishing limits for a 

species with a hatcheryenhanced 

population 

would increase, said 


However, members 

of the species relying on 

natural growth would 

probably be caught 

along with the hatchery 

fish. 

The population of 

fish growing by 

themselves would drop 

while nothing was done 

to increase their 

numbers. 

A fish hatchery can 

increase the survival 

rate of fish by a factor 

of 10, said Rowland. 

This means if in the 

wild, a total of 10 eggs 

successfully hatched, a 

total of 1,000 would be 

hatched in a hatchery. 

A hatchery fish is 

also a healthier and 

stronger fish because it 

was raised in a controlled 

environment, said 

Rowland, meaning a 

better survival rate for 

the fish once released. 

Enjoy the&Bat,Big VVbfxterfiJ VVbtW OutThefi'^^ 

DOWN COMES THE TREE - The roof of the Fraser Village surrounded 

this tree, but because the roots had broiien and cracked the building's foundations, 

the tree in question had to be toppled. 

K i r k h a m s e r v i c e s h e l d 

Funeral services for 

Mrs. Velma Irene 

Kirkham were held 

June 22 from Clayton 

Funeral Chapel with 

Rev. Harry Costerton 

officiating, followed by 

interment in the 

Quesnel Municipal 

Cemetery. 

She was 50. 

Mrs. Kirkham was 

born in Kelvington, 

Saskatchewan, in 1931 

and grew up in the Porcupine 

Plains district. 

Later, she moved to the 

Melfort area to work 

where she met George 

Kirkham. They were 

married on October 5, 

1949, in the Anglican 

Church in Fort-a-la- 

Corne, Saskatchewan. 

From 1949 to 1972, 

they farmed near 

Melfort, Saskatchewan, 

and came to 

Quesnel in December 

1972, where they have 

lived since. 

Mrs. Kirkham is survived 

by her husband 

George; five children, 

Lynn, Kelly, Tim, 

Terry, and Louann, all 

of Quesnel; and five 

grandchildren. 

Also surviving is her 

mother, Mrs. L. 

Loney, and brother 

Burned food stuck in a 

pot or pan can be cleaned 

out by filling the 

container with water 

and boiling an onion in 

it. Or fill the container 

with cold water, after 

sprinkling it with a little 

baking soda, and let it 

soak for an hour. 

Stains will come off 

easily. 

Cecil Loney, in Indiana; 

sisters Ellen 

(Mrs. Richard Messner 

of Porcupine Plains, 

Sask.), Reta (Mrs. Fred 

Traford of Carleton 

Place, Ont.), AnnaMae 

(Mrs. Joe Turgeon, of 

Dryden, Ont.), and 

brother Vern Loney of 

Edmonton, Alta. 

308 

McLean 

Street 

992-5533 

Active pallbearers at 

the service were Mr. 

Victor Sloan, Mr. Steve 

MacDonald, Mr. Tom 

Keller, Mr. Greg 

Moore, Mr. Glenn 

McLeod, and Mr. Alec 

Darragh. 

Ushers were Mr. Orville 

Logan and Mr. 

Lloyd Mitcl?ell. 

B I L L Y 

B A R K E R 

PUB 

I DELUX DINING 

yet also featuring a 

^ CAFE 

SPECIAL occasions! 

AND BANQUETS ] 

SUNDAY i 

SMORGASBORD 

Ail Under 

One Roof 

Now Appearing At The 

GOLD PAN CABARET 

Top 40 Countiy Rock 

t o c o n t i n u e 

An end to the 

government agent office's 

noon-hour closings 

did not materialize 

Friday but officials 

hope for some resolution 

as soon as possible. 

Government agent 

Ron . Campbell, who 

manages the office, had 

told the Observer July 3 

a job vacancy might 

have been filled by last 

Friday. 

But deputy government 

agent Martin 

Leith said July 10 the 

vacancy had not been 

filled and the situation 

at the office remained 

the same. 

Leith is managing the 

office until Wednesday 

as Campbell was called 

away for several days. 

The available manpower 

is reviewed every 

day, said Leith, and the 

decision to close during 

from 12 p. m. to 1 p. 

m. is decided on the 

basis of how many people 

will be on the job 

that day. 

The number of staff 

available is so tight that 

if one person calls in 

sick the closing is 

Local 

unavoidable,, said 

Leith. 

The staff-shortage 

pressure on government 

offices 

throughout the province 

was being studied 

last week. A servicetime 

survey was conducted 

on Monday, 

Wednesday and Friday. 

Ken Weir, the 

regional government 

agent in Prince George, 

said last week the 

survey was intended to 

show other government 

officials the problems 

being experienced by 

the offices serving the 

public. 

Leith, who had seen 

some of the suryey 

results from Monday 

and Wednesday, said 

the results did not indicate 

service times 

were as bad as had been 

thought. 

However, there were 

some service times 

which matched the long 

waits which had bieen 

predicted, said Leith. 

He said more complete 

results of the 

survey might be 

available during the 

week of July 13. 

J O H N H . W H E E L E R 

IM.B., B.S., F.R.C.S.(Ed.), F.R.C.S.(Eng.) 

wishes to announce the openins 

Referal Practice 

in " 

UROLOGICAL, VASCULAR and 

GENERAL SURGERY 

F R A S E R V I E W 

M E D I C A L A R T S 

Buildins 

665 Front St. 

PHONE ? 9 2 : 3 6 3 6 „ _ 

N o w P l a y i n g at 

T H E Q U E S N E L 

H O T E L 

B I G C O U N T R Y 

J M A O I C 

JULY 6-18 

NIGHTLY 7:30-11:30 

Come One and All 

to the Magic Show. 

ALL-ROUND COWGIRL AND COWBOY 

To qualify, contestant must enter no less than two events. 

•Contestants will be pointed on a 5, 3, 2, 1 basis. 

•These points to be kept separate from out-of-town contestants 

A BUCKLE FOR THE MALE AND FEMALE WINNER 

WILL BE PRESENTED. 

We are hoping this will promote more 

local participatioin in the Quesnel Rodeo. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, 

CALL GAYLE AT 249-5169 

OR NITA AT 249-5170. 

r r T n T r n T T T i ^ ' ^ ^ 

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Lean 

I N f l A T I O N 

F I G H T E R S 

Prices Effective: July 13-18 

G R O U N D B E E F 

Small pkgs. 

Pork 

$ 1 . 7 5 

L O I N C H O P S 

Centre Cut. Double Loin 

California 

#1 

Mexican 

Large 

Town House 

$ 2 . 4 8 

C A R R O T S 

M A N G O E S 

lb. 

lb. 

7 9 ea. 

T O M A T O J U I C E 

48 oz. 

Bel Air 

n o < ( 

O R A N G E J U I C E 

Frozen. 355 mL 

Lucerne 

8 9 

I C E C R E A M 

Asst.flavours. 2 litre 

Empress Veg. Oil 

$ 1 . 9 7 

M A R G A R I N E 

1.36 kg. 

Lucerne 

$ 1 . 8 8 

L A R G E E G G S 

Grade "A". Dozen 

Safeway 

$ 1 . 2 5 

B A R B E Q U E 

B R I Q U E T T E S 

9.07 kg. 

$ 4 . 3 9 

SALES IN RETAIL QUANTITIES ONLY 

S A F E W A Y 

CANADA •ACBWAY LirvilTBO- 

FOOD 

FOR 

THOUGHT 

A, brickbat to 

the Quesnel 

restaurant, which 

shall remain unnamed, 

but which 

last week served 

some luncheon 

diners food that, 

shall we say, was 

a little too salty 

for the palate. 

The diners had 

a few spoonfuls, 

smiled at one 

another, dropping 

an occasional 

polite comment 

about the abnormal 

condition of 

iheir food while 

bravely enduring 

the meal. 

However, the 

food got the best 

of them as, after a 

couple of 

mouthfuls, the 

diners had to give 

up. 

Finishing their 

coffees, which 

constituted their 

main course, as it 

turned out, they 

were presented 

with the bill. One 

of the two diners 

went to the entrance 

to the kitchen 

area and 

told the cook on 

duty that the meal 

was simply too 

salty for consumption. 

The cook, who 

also doubled as 

waitress for the 

two patrons served 

that noonhour, 

was very 

apologetic. 

However, the 

two patrons were 

still charged the 

full amount of the 

menu price for 

two meals that 

were inedible. 

That's neither a 

good practice for 

any business, nor 

is it the Cariboo 

hospitality that 

nearly all food 

outlets are practicing. 

The management 

of that particular 

restaurant 

knows of the incident, 

and also 

knows it has not 

yet made good to 

those patrons, 

who are, or were, 

steady customers. 

« • • • • 

In the meantime, 

bouquets to 

hardworking 

Mikey Lum for 

an excellent 

homemade luncheon 

soup the 

other day, and to 

Jackie Bonthoux 

for first-class, excellent 

service and 

attentiveness on 

her first day of 

work. 

And in which 

.restaurants in 

Quesnel do you 

get such food and 

such service? See, 

you gotta try 

them all to find 

out. 

/VO DEAL 

WAS MADE 

For the record, 

no deal was 

made, says CQ's 

Myles Green, between 

the station 

and the city in 

publicizing the 

Terry Fox service 

in cLeBourdais 

Park earlier this 

month. 

Apparently, the 

confusion arose 

when city hall 

originally approached 

CQ to 

run ads worth 

about $200 for 

the service, but 

rather than have 

the station bill the 

city, deputy clerk 

Ron Paull suggested 

the city 

donate the 

equivalent 

amount to the 

Terry Fox Cancer 

Fund. 

In the final, 

. usually dramatic 

moments of council 

deliberations 

of last week's city 

council meeting, 

it was agreed that 

the city donate 

the $200 to the 

fund, and that 

CQ would run the 

free blurbs 

without any strings 

attached. 

Says Green: "It 

was the least we 

could do." 

* • *> * 4> 

Barry Nordin 

also called last 

week to say he's 

been a fan of Garfield, 

one of our 

comic strip 

characters (hope 

you don't mind us 

mentioning it 

here, Barry). 

What do other 

readers like? And 

what do you like? 

Call or drop us a 

note. 

into the Billy Barker 

Days Parade. 

"We're hoping it will 

be bigger and better 

than ever," said Matthews. 

Flying" above the 

parade and the rodeo in 

his red and white 

acrobatic bi-p!ane, 

stunt pilot John Way 

will provide a unique 

attraction this year. 

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ch.iin slie wears. ' • 

Rubies, set in lOK 

yellovv gold, 5|x.'ci.illv 

priced at 40% off. 

(Chjin not included) res. $!J.!5. 

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package. 

As of press time, no 

vote percentages had 

been compiled. 

The ICBC dispute 

has lasted approximately 

15 weeks, and in an 

interview Sunday night 

Goldman said: 

"everything goes on, 

there's no returning to 

work." 

"The next move is up 

r i s e s 

P o l i c e s e e k 

r i f l e o w n e r 

RCMP in Quesnel 

are in possession of a 

rifle which was found 

July 4 in the Quesnel 

River at Beavermouth. 

rifle before police will 

release it. 

As will the Wheeling corporation. The .22-caIibre rifle 

Eights, a group of 13 «'i can see it going to was given to the police 

outpatients of the G.F. September. They (the as found property. The 

Strong Rehabilitation corporation) would be owner of the rifle may 

Centre in Vancouver, trouble if it went claim it at the RCMP. 

demonstrating wheel beyond September." office in Quesnel. 

chair square dancing. Goldman said the 

MISSING contentious areas in the 

. However, the owner 

Sadly, celebrities are dispute continue to be 

must first identify the 

safe this year, as no wages, vacation time 

sponsor could be found and hours of work. 

AUGUST 12, 

1981 

Fight contestant 

applications at 

CIVIC ARENA 

to provide and operate Another item causing 

a dunk tank, featured problems in the 

in past years on the dispute, he added, is 

Reid Street mall. the planned shifting of 

19«1 QUESNEL 

BILLY BARKER DAYS 

Also missing this 

year is the casino at the 

the corporation's main 

headquarters to the 

/A 

Kinsmen's Golden Lower Mainland's 

Garter Saloon at Civic North Shore. 

Arena Friday and The OTEU Cariboo 

Saturday nights — just region held its secret I 

not enough bodies to ballot ratification vote 

man it. But the saloon last Wednesday, and in 

itself promises to be as an interview the follow 

lively as ever. 

ing day Goldman said 

MEN the response appeared J 

For all those at "very negative." 

tracted to powerful "The corporation 

brawn, two tons of men made no concessions I 

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Quesnel Pageant, to its membership that 

where CKCQ's Tim 

O'Rourke will organize 

as many masterful 

males as he can muster 

N O W o t S P E C I A L P R I C E S ! 

into a chug-a-lug contest, 

a, talent contest 

and an old fashioned 

F O R T H E M O N T H O F J U L Y 

QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY. JULY 14. 1981 -; 

swim suit pageant. 

But if your fancy to entertain with songs And finally, if you're 

From page 1 

tends more- toward the 

feeling lucky, you can 

of the era on Saturday 

PARADE O'Rourke Js still feminine, popular 

buy lottery tickets at $5' 

The parade will looking for con Riyer Boat, Queen Dol afternoon on the Reid a piece J on two gold 

feature two marching testants.ly 

Watson is returning Street mall. 

nugget? worth 

(together) $500. The 

bands this year: the 

draw will be held 

40-piece Whalley Band 

A f t e r 1 5 weeks 

September L 

from Surrey and the 

Or, you can buy 

45-piece Kamloops 

25-cent tickets on one 

Kami Girls' Band. 

"We're really happy I C B C o f i e r r e j e c t e d gold nugget worth $250 

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at the Gold Nugget 

to have the marching 

bands," Matthews ^ tentative agree- corcp. fhp the aereement agreement be ing to make any o conces Shindig at St. Ann's 

said. "Bands are hard ment in the Insurance ratified. sions." 

Hall Saturday night. 

to get m the summer." Corporation of B.C. But he added: "That's why there's Says Matthews: 

He suggested there dispute is no more, "we've rejected the this negative reaction "The festival is a fa'mi-, 

could be 50 to 80 floats Results of ratifica- union's advice. It's from the union." ly affair, with lots of 

in the parade. "We tjon votes held quite a serious situa- Once a settlement is fun for everyone." 

don't know until they province-wide by Of- tion." 

reached, the corporaall 

show up. We have fjcg and Technical The negative reaction tion could have pro 

entry forms, but lots of Employees' Union from the OTEU blems catching up on 

people^ decide to enter members indicate that 

members came, he said, its work, Goldman 

at the last minute." jê workers have rebecause 

of a lack of said. 

And that's fine with jested the "tentative" 

concessions on the part One area that may 

H e l p P i c k 

h.m. "Everyone's agreement, 

of the corporation. lead to a rough catch 

welcome --- the more Mike Goldman, shop In the interview the up period is the number 

the better. ^, ^ . steward at Quesnel's 

day after last Wednes of OTEU members 

The Elks Club is claim centre, received a 

day's Cariboo region quitting their jobs. 

organizing and manag- telephone call from a 

ratification vote, • Goldman pointed 

ing the parade for the Uason officer Sunday 

Goldman said; "having out that the Cariboo 

' B I L L Y ' S 

first time this year and ^êning saying that the 

backed themselves into region has 16 OTEU 

incorporating Its tradi- qteU membership 

a corner, they (the cor members. Of this total. 

tional May Day Parade had rejected the 

poration) are not wilU Cont'd page 8 

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WHEREABOUTS. REWARD OFFEREa 

During Billy Barker Days 

JULY 16,17,18 & 19 

visit the participating businesses. 

Ask for 'Bill/s Beverage'. Try it - then rate It on a scale of 1 

to 10 on the ballot provicied. 

Put your name, address and phone number on the ballot. 

You will help to pick the 1981 version of 'Blll/s Beverage', 

and you could win one of the prizes offered by the par 

ticipating businesses. 

BILLY BARKER INN 

liquid Gold' 

Gift Certificate, Value $20.00 

FALCONARA 

'Brahma Bull' 

Dinner for 2, Value $25.00 

THE FUN CENTRE RESTAURANT 

'Stardust Health Special' 

Meal Gift Certificate, Value'$15.00 

GARY'S PANCAKE HOUSE 

'Silk Garter' 

Smorgasbord Dinner for Two 

GREEN LEAF 

'Billy's Quencher' 

Smorgasboard Dinner for Two, Value $15.00 

ITTZA JOE'S 

'Claim Jumper' 

Sparerib Dinner for Two 

KARIN'S DELICATESSEN 

'Dr. Karin's Cure All' 

$15.00 Gift Certificate at Karin's 

LEGION 

'Gold Pan' 

Legion GoK Jacket, Value $27.00 

QUESNEL DRIVE-IN 

'Billy's Bash' 

Meal Gift Certificate to Value of $20.00 

QUESNEL PUB 

'Sasquatch' 

$20.00 Gift Certificate at Quesnel Pub 

SAVALA'S 

'Golden Bedrock' 

Dinner for Two, Value $15.00 

VALHALLA 

'Mother Lode' 

Dinner, Value $25.00 

H a v e F u n !

4 - QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 14. 1981 

S U S A N H E A T O N . . . f r o m o u r P o r t r a i t G a l l e r y 

A SPORTS ENTHUSIAST, 15-year-old Susan Heaton was a student at Quesnel Junior Secondary this year. But 

next year, Susan will be attending Correlieu Secondary School. She is enjoying her summer holidays. 

T h a t w e l l - k n o w n t u n e s u n g a g a i n 

What a shame that a few 

selfish and thoughtless 

caroiisers can deny so many 

the fun and excitement of one 

of Billy Barker Days' most appealing 

events, the biffy raft 

race. 

There is nothing new, of 

course, in the few spoiling it 

for the many — group responsibility 

has penalized many of 

us since our earliest days in 

school when the whole class 

was detained because one or 

two students misbehaved. 

L e t t e r 

p e r f e c t 

The Conservative Opposition 

in Ottawa appears to be 

the only hope for anybody 

putting enough pressure on 

the Liberals to solve the Post 

Office labour dispute and all 

the national economic hardships 

that such a dispute 

foments. 

The government is eager to 

recess Parliament when a national 

crisis is ongoing, when 

businesses reliant on the 

orderly flow of mail for their 

cash flow arc reeling, when 

ordinary citizens face possible 

layoffs due to ripples in the 

economy of most companies. 

The government's attitude 

is a most irresponsible one, 

with the entire nation holding 

the (empty) bag, and government 

MPs setting their sights 

on their lakefront hideaways. 

Just when is the government 

in Ottawa going to 

represent the best interests of 

this nation, anyway? If the 

present situation isn't a crisis, 

what is? 

Hitchhiking has become 

dangerous (in some places 

even illegal) for driver and 

rider alike, largely because of 

outrageous crimes committed 

by a very small proportion. 

Doubtless, there are hundreds 

of examples — most of 

our liquor laws are designed 

to curtail the extremes of a 

small minority, often to the 

inconvenience of the responsible 

majority. 

But must we sit back and 

allow this paltry band of 

rowdies to ruin our raft race? 

Certainly, residents cannot 

be blamed for choosing to 

Quesnel Cariboo 

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protect their property. Nor 

can they, or the police, be expected 

to patrol the area for 

several days — there are many 

better ways to spend one's 

time during the festival. 

But why not try to outwit 

the would-be bacchanalian 

buffoons? Why not a secret 

starting point, to be announced 

only hours before the race 

begins — enough time to 

launch the rafts, but not 

enough time to wr.eck the property? 

We're sure Society president 

Ron Paull could keep the 

secret if anyone wanted to offer 

access to the river. 

BlUE 

RIBBON 

AWARD 

1980 

WESTERN REGIONA.L 

. • NEWSPAPERS 

L e t t e r s w e l c o m e . . . 

The Cariboo Observer welcomes and encourages Letters-to-the- 

Editor as a forum for opinion on contemporary issues. However, 

we reserve the right to edit letters for reasons of poor taste, length, 

or legal jeopardy. Though we encourage correspondents to sign 

their letters, use of a nom-de-plume is permitted. Without exception, 

however, no letter will be published unless accompanied by 

your name, address and telephone number. 

...Thank you 

R e l a t i v e l y s p e a k i n g 

T h e v i r t u e s o f t h o s e v i s i t s 

Summer and vacation, the words 

are inseparable. If there is a summer, 

which until recently was not a 

certainty for this bit of the Cariboo, 

you have a vacation. 

I will be participating in several 

get-away-from-it-alls this season. 

The stumbling block to complete 

relaxation comes with the 

knowledge that relatives are descending 

on the homestead. 

Instead of taking a vacation in the 

summer sun, I will be acting a.s' 

guide and host for about a month 

and a half. The assault will hit the 

beaches in three waves starting in 

about two weeks. 

The timing was very well planned. 

The commander of the operation, 

whoever that may be, gives Alexander 

the Great the appearance of a 

Sunday driver. 

Considering the precision timing 

and intricate planning involved, I 

suspect spies are in my camp. As it is 

a small camp, I have a feeling the 

spy is near and not so dear to me 

anymore. 

It would seem I am a harsh person. 

I have spirited myself and my 

wife away from the family 

homeland with no more than an occasional 

mailed reminder we are still 

alive. 

Our home, southwestern Ontario, 

is a land where nearly every glance is 

meet by the beautiful sight of a high 

rise in the misty glare of four lanes 

of hot asphalt. 

Separated, just in the physical 

and not political sense, from the 

eastern families in our western setting, 

it would appear only a crinch 

would think summer visits would 

not be incredibly happy events. 

I am not a crinch, just a realist. 

The reality is that reunions are happy 

events but only when attendance 

is brief and the gatherings are 

separated by long periods of fond 

memories. 

The gruesome realities begin with 

the basics like does everybody sleep 

in the one borrowed bed. The lineup 

for the limited supply of hot water is 

another frightening feature. 

Once numbers have been picked 

from the hat for beds and hot water, 

the business of entertainment arises. 

A proper host would arrange to be 

available 24 hours a day for the 

duration of a family visit. 

However, usually employers are 

slow to realize that family visits 

qualify you for six weeks of 

emergency leave. 

So when I realize there is no place 

for me at the breakfast table and I 

rush to work seeking peace and 

tranquility, the guests will be left to 

fend for themselves. 

They understand you have to 

work and they certainly say they can 

manage by themselves. Manage to 

just drop by and see what you have 

planned for lunch and manage to 

make short phone calls. 

Of course, I will completely agree 

it is no bother to rocket from the 

work place and have supper in 

Prince George. After all, it stays 

light until late in the evening. 

After the late evening the day-off 

can start early for everyone and yes, 

it is a very nice trip to Barkerville. 

By the end of the family-tourist 

season, I should be able to confidently 

walk backwards through 

the historic site. 

Apparently, other people in the 

city have experienced the problem 

of being the family expert on 

Barkerville. One resident told me 

that during one summer he made 

eight trips to see Barkerville's 

Theatre Royal show. 

As much fun as endless car trips 

to one place or another can be, 

every one of the vacations must 

come to an end. Perhaps the 

farewells are the most dangerous 

part of the experience. 

The final goodbyes having been 

said, 1 have a fear that one more 

parting comment will pass my lips. 

The fear is useless because it seems 

nothing can stop these last words. 

The last words the departing 

relatives will hear from me are come 

back again...soon. 

^ B u y i n g o f f t h e t a x m a n i s n ' t e a s y 

By Robert Skoglund 

Several days after I'd reported my 

income for 1980, the IRS asked me 

to visit the local office for an audit. 

Before going to town I dressed in 

my least ragged overalls and put on 

my best patched boots in hopes of 

making a good impression. 

Stepping into an IRS office for 

the first time is an adventure. Some 

claim the stomach sensations approximate 

those youngsters get the 

first two or three times they step up 

to the altar to get married. I felt like 

I'd just discovered a puddle of oil 

• beneath my car. 

Way over in a dark corner, three 

clerks were operating a huge press 

that was probably extracting blood 

from turnips. Several people were 

crying softly and the floor was littered 

with damp Kleenex. 

When I introduced myself to a 

man behind one of the desks he 

looked me up and down, offered me 

a fresh Kleenex, and went to look 

for my folder. I noticed a little sign 

on his desk that said "Abandon 

Hope All Ye Who Enter,Here." 

"Mr. Skoglund," he began as he 

returned to his desk. "You report 

an income of only $200 for 1980. I'd 

like to know how you managed to 

survive." 

"Things are cheap down where I 

live," 1 replied. "I had a two-pound 

steak last night. Got it for a 1946 

dime. A 1963 dime buys five gallons 

of gas. It's advertised right on the 

front of the pumps." 

"But how did you pay your 

telephone and electric bills?" 

"Oh, my neighbour pays mine. I 

give him four old quarters every 

month and he takes care of it for 

me." 

/f rOU UJfôrt THt QooK 

i BELIEVE IT. 

The IRS man thought about that 

for a while. "Why not?" he said, 

half to himself. "I've worked here 

for. 26 years and no one has told me 

a wrongie yet — but where did you 

get those old dimes and quarters?" 

"I worked for them," I said. "1 

get 40 cents an hour for cutting horrid 

ugly bushes with the brushhog 

on my big tractor. Payable in 

pre-1964 silvrr coins, of course. 

And everyone- down home has an 

old sock or a coffee can full of 

them. Paper money is worthless. 

Nobody will take it any more — except 

you folks here at the IRS." 

Several people who had 

overheard our conversation started 

to cry a little louder. 

"You had me fooled, Mr. 

Skoglund," said my IRS friend as 

he stood up and extended his hand. 

"I mean about how you could live 

on $200 a year. Frankly, when 1 saw 

the way you were dressed when you 

walked in here, I thought I'd 

already figured out how you did it." 

^ S l e e v e s a r e s l e e v e s ^ c h e e k s a r e 

November 28. 1933 

What hind-before topsyturvy 

beings we are! Always 

trying to un-wind the ball 

from the wrong end and getting 

in horrible snarls, starting 

to write from the tail end back 

and to paint the outside of our 

pictures before constructing 

the skeleton inside. 

Have you ever rubbed your 

cheek against a man's rough 

tweed sleeve and, from its very 

stout, warm texture against 

your soft young cheek, felt the 

strength and manliness of all it 

contained? 

Afterwards you discovered 

it was only the masculine of 

him calling to the feminine of 

you — no particular strength 

or fineness — and you ached a 

little at the disillusion and said 

to yourself, "Sleeves are 

sleeves, cheeks are cheeks, and 

hearts are blood pumps." 

From Emily Carr's Journals 

SOAKING UP THE SUN - Lorraine Vandeweghe takes a 

lunch break at Le Bourdais Park. The recent warm weather 

Tv;'^ 

has been just perfect for such noon-time outings. And many 

weekend happenings, too. 

M a y o r i n J a p a n t o s i g n ' t w i n n i n g ^ p a c t 

Armed with colourful 

calling cards printed 

entirely in Japanese, 

Mayor Mike Pearce, 

with wife Sandy and 

close friends Larry and 

Sylvia Ozero, is in 

Japan for two weeks, 

where yesterday he 

joined Mayor Kazuo 

Yamate of Shiroai in 

signing a Declaration 

of Twinning, uniting 

Quesnel with the northern 

Japanese town. 

Shiroai is a pulp mill 

town located on the 

south shore of the northern 

island of Hok 

kaido which constitutes Pulp and Paper 

a prefecture of Japan, (Weldwood owns the 

akin to one of our pro other halo, and half of 

vinces. 

the new ther- 

' momechanical mill. 

The idea of twinning Quesnel River Pulp 

the two cities originated Company (West Fraser 

about three years ago, 

through introductions 

made by Cariboo Pulp 

and Paper Company, 

Quesnel, Daishowa 

Marubeni International 

(DMI), of Vancouver, 

and Daishowa Paper 

Manufacturing Company, 

of Japan. 

In Quesnel, DMI 

owns half of Cariboo 

JAPAN BOUND -- Mayor Mike Pearce, bottom, 

and his wife Sandy, along with Larry and 

Sylvia Ozero, are heading for Quesnel's sistercity, 

Shiroai. 

T h a n k v o u 

Dear Sir: 

He would like to take 

this opportunity to say 

a big thank you to all 

who helped to make 

our April Cancer Campaign 

so successful. 

To Saidie Throssell 

who donated two 

guilts, and Em 

Throssell who donated 

a child's afghan, 

special thanks. We 

realized $379.80 in this 

raffle. 

Mr. Ted Armstrong 

won the double bed size 

quilt June 19th, Bev 

Bougie, of Prince 

George, baby afghan, 

and Connie Pomeroy, 

the child's quilt. 

Congratulaltions to 

these people. 

The City of Quesnel 

and the Clergy of 

Quesnel deserve a big 

bouquet for their 

organization of such a 

nice Terry Fox 

Memorium service, July 

2. 

Sincerely, 

Audrey Braaten- 

Campaign Chairperson 

Bea Preston-President 

Canadian Cancer 

Society 

Mills owns the other 

halO. which expects to 

open in early 

September. 

CLUBS 

Last year the Quesnel 

and Shiroai Lions 

Clubs became sister 

clubs and in April of 

this year 16 Rotarians 

from Shiraoi visited 

Quesnel and signed a 

declaration of twinning 

with the Quesnel 

Rotary Club. 

Before he left, 

Pearce said he was 

eagerly looking forward 

to the trip and 

was especially pleased 

with the good relationship 

that twinning the 

two cities would 

achieve. 

In the brief speech he 

planned to deliver at 

the twinning 

ceremonies, Pearce intended 

to refer to the 

special relationship between 

Shiraoi and 

Quesnel — "a relation- 

ANNOUNCEMENT 

W.L. (LEN) 

HUGHES 

Quesnel Stationery is pleased 

to announce that Icn Hugho 

is now Sales Representative for 

the Quesnel area and outlying 

district. 

Len has been in the hotel 

business for 17 years and was 

Public Relations manager for 

the Billy Barker Hotel for two 

years. 

Specializing in installation 

and service of cash register 

systems, photo copiers, 

calculators and typewriters, 

Len will be happy to help you 

with all your office equipment 

needs. 

Please call or come in and see 

Len at Quesnel Stationers. 

STATIONERY 

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992 3644 

D u r i n g t h e c u r r e n t 

p o s t a l d i s r u p t i o n . . . 

Paying your B.C. Hydro service bill is as 

easy as stopping by at any Hydro office or 

chartered bank. 

If you're uncertain about the amount owing, 

ask your local Hydro office. To save time, 

try to bring your last bill with you. 

ship that fosters an attitude 

of international 

understanding, goodwill 

and peace." 

SCHOOLS 

Ozero, assistant 

secretary-treasurer for 

the Quesnel school 

board, is joining his 

Japanese counterparts 

to twin Lakeview 

Elementary School in 

Red Bluff with an 

elementary school in 

Shiraoi. 

The group is being 

accompanied by Eddie 

Yoshie of DMI, at the 

company's expense. 

Yoshie will act as their 

tour guide and interpreter 

throughout the 

trip. 

In Sapporo, the 

group will visit the 

Hokkaido governor 

and be treated to a 

Japanese dinner with 

the mayor; in Shiraoi 

they will lunch with the 

Rotary and Lions 

A p p r o v a l e x p e c t e d 

Cariboo Center, the 

mall planned for the 

area near Alex Fraser 

Park, is becoming a 

reality and its impact 

on the retail trade in 

^yi^îWd?:-^' Quesnel is planted in 

Clubs. They'll also visit 

the Noboribetsu Hot 

Springs. 

Later they'll visit 

Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, 

Narita and Tokyo. 

Japanese tradition 

calls for the extensive 

exchanging of gifts 

and, as well as 

souvenirs of Quesnel, 

the Pearces and Ozeros 

will bear a number of 

souvenir flags from the 

federal government and 

a substantial number of 

copies of Beautiful 

B.C: magazine from 

the provincial government. 

The city of Quesnel 

has contributed $2,000 

toward the trip; Pearce 

says he's spending 

$6,000 of his own 

money and the Ozeros 

are paying all their own 

expenses. 

They are expected to 

return to Quesnel July 

26. 

t h e 

the back of many 

minds. 

Mike Cook, the project 

manager, expects 

final reading of the 

mall developer's rezoning 

application to be 

done by city council 

during the July 20 

meeting. 

The mall's construction 

is to begin Aug. 

20. The completion is 

scheduled for 

September 1982, said , 

Gook. 

Those who believe 

the mall will have a 

negative impact on the 

retail business in the city 

are just looking at 

the short-term, said 

Gook. ^ 

Gook said the 

developers are determined 

not to glut the 

retail-space market. He 

said the competition 

for tenants and 

customers will be with 

Maple Park Mall, not 

downtown businesses. 

The competition between 

the malls will be 

based on which mall 

can provide better service 

to customers and a 

better environment for 

them to shop in, said 

Gook. 

It is possible that 

some local businesses 

will decide to relocate 

in the mall, said Gook. 

He said there has been 

much interest expressed 

in the mall by local 

merchants. 

However, Gook considers 

merchants from 

Williams Lake and 

Prince George local. 

Merchants who have 

made a name for 

themselves in either of 

these places are looking 

to expand into Quesnel, 

said Gook. 

Local 'merchants 

could also mean 

downtown merchants. 

However, ' Gook said; 

vacancies left by 

downtown merchants 

will be filled by other 

businesses. 

A spokesman for a 

local development company 

which owns some 

downtown property 

does not expect to 

begin a retail and office 

space development immediately..: 

The demand for 

downtown retail space 

will not make development 

practical for 

several years, said the 

spokesman. 

Relocations to the 

new mall will create 

openings downtown. 

The spokesman said it 

will be several years, 

perhaps five, before 

there is a need, for new 

space in the downtown 

area. • ' 

The impact of the 

new mail on' the 

downtown . has 

registered on the 

members of the 

downtown revitalization 

committee, said 

E n g a g e d 

F R I D A Y N I G H T I S 

I T A L I A N 

P A S T A D E L I Z I O S A 

STORE HOURS: Friday 9:310 • 9:00 

Mon.-Thurs. 9:30 • 6:00 Saturday 9:30 • 6:00 

FROM OUR PASTA BAR 

YOUR CHOICE OF PASTA 

YOUR CHOICE OF SAUCE 

TOSSED SALAD 

MINI GARLIC ROLL 

2 6 5 

MANY OTHER ITALIAN 

FAVORITES ARE AVAILABLE- 

FRIDAY FROM 4:30 TO 7:30 

AT ALL BAY BUFFETS 

B U O N A P P E T I T O ! 

QUESNEL 747-3663 

QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981 - 5 

Aid. Alec LeBrun. 

LeBrun, the city's 

representative on the 

committee, said the 

mall's impact has not 

figured directly in f^tfte 

committee's plans. 

However, a 

revitalization program 

could have an effect on 

any possible loss suffered 

by downtown 

merchants. The program 

could maintain 

downtown customer 

levels and perhaps increase 

them, said 

LeBrun. 

The deciding factor 

in the program's effect 

ion the mall's impact 

will be the input and 

participation of 

d o w n(own 

businessmen, said 

LeBrun. ^, 

Watch For 

AUGUST 12, 

1981 

Fight contestant 

applications at 

aVIC ARENA 

MARY'S CERAMICS AND 

CRAFTS 

and 

JUDY'S STONEWARE 

at the Reid St. Mall 

during 

Billy Barker Days 

W H A T A R I Y O U 

T N I S S U M M I R ? 

DOING 1 

Island Mountain 

School of Arts 

Mr. and Mrs. 

;r WELLS, BRITISH COLUMBIA 

Richard A. Fyles are 

Courses are now being offered for both 

pleased to announce 

J; adults & children who want to study with 

the engagement of their 

f distinguished instructors in an intensive and 

daughter Karen 

'" congenial atmosphere. With a full pro- 

Elizabeth to Mr. Gary 

gramme of evenings activities & the natural 

John Duggan, son of 

" attractions of the area, the school is a 

Mr. and Mrs. John M. 

^ perfect setting for an arts vacation. 

Duggan of New 

'} Camping facilities are located at Barkerville 

Westminster. Wedding 

C Park and near the Wells townsite. "Bed & 

to take place on Sept. 

Breakfast" is available in private homes. 

12, 1981, at St. An- \ 

...CREATIVE WRITING 

drews United Church. 

[• Robin Skelton 

Aug. 1-8th $65.00 (plus $10.00 registration 

?. fee) , _ 

...WATER COLOUR PAINTING 

Edward Epp 

" Aug. 1-8th $65.00 (plus $10.00 registration 

fee) 

...CERAMIC SCULPTURE 

^ Simon Brafman 

Aug. 1-3rd $25.00 (plus $10.00 registration 

fee) 

...WEAVING 

Elain Censer 

: Section 1-Aug. 1-8th $85.00 

Section 11-Aug. 9-15th $85.00 

Section 1 & 11-Aug. 1-15th $165.00 

(plus $10.00 registration fee for all the | 

above) 

...LIFE DRAWING 

Ruth Whitney GenA'ing i. 

Aug. 1-3rd $25.00 (plus$10.00 registration I 

fee) I 

...MODERN DANCE 

Cisa Cole 1 

Aug. 1-8th \ 

Section 1 (mornings only) $35.00 • h 

Section 11 (evenings only) $35.00 ? 

Section 1 & 11 (mornings & evenings) $65.00 ; 

(plus $10.00 registration fee for all the h 

above) « 

...Introduction To The Arts 

(ages 5-12) 

Barbara Clausen, Nancy Satterburg, Sally 

Fisher 

Aug. 1-8th $45.00 (plus $10.00 registration 

fee) 

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW BEING 

ACCEPTED FOR ALL SUMMER COURSES. . 

CLASS SIZES ARE LIMITED. 

Welcoming; Social and In-Porson Registration 

will be hold Friday, July 31. 'f-9 p.m. at 

ihc Wclh-Darkcrvillo School. 

Classes begin 9:00 a.m. Saturday, August 1 

To regKler, complete »nd mail to IsUnd Mountain 

School of Arts, Box 65, Wells, B.C., VOK 2R0 

NAMC: COUR.SE: 

ADDRESS: , SECTION: 

.DAirS: 

; jl'H.NO. ; ' 

, I ENCLOSED IS:[:J $10.(X) REGISTRATION EEf (nori . 

;,j refundable) j 

: j • FULI COURSE FEES IN THE AMOUNT OF $ _. I 

Please make cheque or money order payable to: Island ! 

I 

fountain School of Arts. I 

.' mm mm. mmm «m bhm mm* s-mm ^mm mmmm aj 

Additional registration and/or hirlhcr iniormation 

regarding course material may be 

obtained from any of the following: 

DRANWEN PA TEN A UDE COLLEEN lARSEN 

Quesnel Prince Ceorge 

7'I7-265'I 562-9323 

PAUL DUVAL LINDA CAMPBELL 

Wells Wells 

99'f-3381 99^-3438 

SHIRLEY SALKELD 

Williams Lake 

392-3675 

WhiU mail disruption it in 

offffect fli« C|u«tn»i 

Public Library will rocelvo 

registration forms.

6 - QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY; JULY 14, 1981 

'

JUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981 

WESTERN ART - Lynn Speer, of Kersley, holds one of her western paintings. Speer and about 25 

other artists and craftspeople participated in the recent Springhouse Trails Art Show in Williams 

Lalce. 

W e s t e r n a r t s u i t s L y n n 

"What a beautiful 

place for an art show!" 

said Lynn Speer. 

Two Quesnel artists 

recently attended the 

Springhouse Trails art 

show near Williams 

Lake. 

Fred Paulson and 

Lynn Speer had their 

work displayed in the 

Springhouse restaurant 

along with about 25 

other artists and crafts 

people from Prince 

George, Vanderhoof, 

Horsefly and Williams 

Lake. 

"The turn-out was 

D r a g o n L a k e n e w s 

good for the first show 

and it was very interesting. 

There was a 

lot of variety and provided 

good exposure," 

said Lynn Speer. "It is 

a beautiful setting for 

an art show." 

Subsequent art 

shows are planned for 

Springhouse again in 

November and every 

six months thereafter. 

Lynn works primarily 

in pastel with a 

western theme. Living 

and working on a ranch 

herself may account for 

the ' feeling and action 

she is able to capture in 

the people and animals 

she paints. 

She started selling 

paintingis only three 

years ago although she 

says she has been fiddling 

all her life with 

charcoal drawings and 

pastels. She prefers the 

blending quality of 

pastel on canvas or a 

coarse board. 

Most recently Lynn 

is experimenting with 

water colours and 

pastels with pleasing 

results. 

Some of her work 

has gone to 

R e l a t i v e s g r a d u a t e 

By Joyce Swanky 

747-1044 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack 

Sales were proud 

grandparents this June 

and probably set some 

sort of record. 

They had three 

grandsons, Mike Sales 

of Langley, Jim Sales 

and Mike Enemark and 

one great grandson 

Stacey Monnich, of this 

district, all graduating 

from grade 12. 

Congratulations to 

all. 

AWARDS 

The following 

students received 

awards at Lakeview 

School on Awards Day 

June 25. 

DON CHAPMAN 

AWARD 

Gr. 7 - Shawn Redden; 

Gr. 6 - David 

Dale; Gr. 5 - Debbie 

Teichroeb; Gr. 4 - 

Leanne Legere; Gr. 3 - 

Orlena Bell; Gr. 2 - 

Jennifer Monych; Gr. 1 

- Andrew Bronawyk. 

ROLL OF HONOURD 

Gr. 7 - Darren 

Manweiler, Kati Urquhart, 

Rick Gagon, 

Gina Predan. 

Gr. 6 - Kathleen 

Lorenz, Larissa Pease, 

Gordon Norn, Bernie 

Redden. 

Gr. 4 - Natalie 

Schafer, Jed Trojak. 

Gr. 3 - Andrea 

Johnson. 

Gr. 2 - Chris Grant, 

Neal Johnson, Evelyn 

I C B C 

From page 3 

he said, five have found 

other jobs "for sure," 

while two others have 

"other jobs to consider." 

"This time there's a 

lot of bad feelings and 

vindictiveness which 

isn't conducive to catching 

up." 

Goldman said: "I 

don't think it (the 

strike) will go on 

forever. The public 

won't stand for it." 

But, he added, the 

ICBC dispute will "go 

into limbo for awhile." 

Bell, Jennifer Walsh. 

Gr. 1 - Darcy 

Glowatski, Heather 

Service, Deanna Boyd. 

SPORTSMANSHIP 

Gr. 7 - Mike Holyk, 

Loreanne Mobley. 

Gr. 6 - Larissa Pease, 

Craig Carmichael, Kim 

Yendrys. 

Gr. 5 - Terry Klapstein, 

Marissa Walker, 

Ricky Boyko, Angela 

Kreller. 

Gr. 4 - Robbie King, 

Kelly McNamara, Jody 

Fowler, Jed Trojak. 

Gr. 3 - Troy 

LaLonde. 

.Gr. 2 - Paula 

Jamieson, Jamie Ross, 

Darryl Crowe, Michelle 

Louttit. 

Gr. 1 - Jason Coumont, 

Clarie Longe, 

Darcy Glowatski, 

Vicky Predan. 

MOST IMPROVED 

Gr. 7 - Darryl Hanson; 

Gr. 6 - Trevor 

Hansen; Gr. 5 - Judy 

Goulet; Gr. 4 - Theresa 

Sawatsky; Gr. 3 - Joel 

Dagenais; Gr. 2 - Cindy 

Auger, Kim Sales; Gr. 

1 - Jody Olney, David 

Chan. 

CITIZENSHIP 

Ken Van Aalet, 

Gerry Crowe, Troy 

Nazaruk, Shane Zirk, 

Jimi Comeau, Jed Trojak; 

Camae Karolat, 

Daryn Brousseau, Colin 

Trueman, Gloria 

Kreller, Mary Myers, 

Cindy Walker, Tammy 

Gordon; 

Angelina Schafer, 

Aaron Kenzie, Paula 

Zerebecki, Lee Ann 

Toth, Lynette Burg, 

Darren Myers, Janet 

Clark, Adrian Boyd. 

Covers for pots and 

pans can be made with 

aluminum foil. Just 

mold a piece of foil 

over the pot or pan 

edges. This has an advantage 

over a regular 

cover in that you can 

punch holes to let off 

steam. 

Switzerland, another is 

being prepared to be 

sent to Finland and 

possibly another to 

Germany. 

"Each painting takes 

about 30-70 hours of 

work depicting various 

facets of western life," 

she says. 

She is a self-taught 

artist who has studied 

from numerous books 

at the library and says 

she would like to study 

western art from an artist 

in that field. Lynn 

says she likes to make 

her paintings look real. 

Her western paintings 

have been printed 

on 15-month calendars 

and will be available in 

Quesnel soon as well as 

note-paper made up by 

a local card firm showing 

her work. 

Lynn is hoping to 

make western art 

Christmas cards as well 

but first she has orders 

for three more portraits 

before she can start on 

her Christmas collection. 

She and her husband, 

Ted, and their 

five children, run 200 

head of mother cows 

on a ranch south of 

Kersley. She has done a 

lot of riding and roping 

and loves branding. A 

roping school was held 

at their ranch until two 

years ago but says there 

is not time for that 

now. 

The Speers try to 

follow the rodeo circuit 

as much as possible. Its 

very much a part of 

their life and it is vividly 

reflected in her paintings. 

Paulson, meanwhile, 

has been accepted by 

the Emily Carr school 

of Art in Vancouver 

where he will begin a 

four year course. 

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I n Q u e s n e l 

Funeral services were 

held July 3 from 

Clayton Funeral 

Chapel for Norah E. 

Ford, a long-time 

Quesnel resident, and 

most recently, a resident 

of Dunrovin Park 

Lodge. 

She died June 29 at 

the age of 74. 

Born February 20, 

1907, near Winnipeg, 

Manitoba, Mrs. Ford 

spent her early years in 

that area. 

She and Mr. Frank 

Ford were married in 

1926, and in 1939, 

moved to Vancouver 

where Mr. Ford served 

with the Royal Canadian 

Air Force during 

WW II. 

After her husband's 

retirement from the services 

in 1945, the Fords 

purchased the "Old 

Hilborn Ranch" north 

of Quesnel. 

She was the first 

president of the North 

Quesnel Womens Institute. 

Her crocheting 

and knitting exhibits 

were always first at the 

Quesnel Fall Fairs. 

She was also a 

member of the 

Women's Auxiliary of 

the Royal Canadian 

Legion and often par- 

E n g a g e d 

Mr. and Mrs. Gus 

Wanke have the 

pleasure of announcing 

the engagement of their 

daughter Laurie Ann to 

Mr. Gerry Heppner, 

son of Mr. and Mrs. 

Ron Heppner. 

o r d f u n e r a l 

ticipated in Jheir cribbage 

tournaments. 

In 1964, Frank and 

Nora retired and moved 

to their new home in 

the Richbar area of 

Quesnel. Their 

vegetable and ^ flower 

garden was a showpiece 

they shared with many 

friends and neighbours. 

After Frank's death 

in January. 1978, Mrs. 

Ford entered Dunrovin 

Park Lodge where she 

was a resident until her 

death on June 29. 

Mrs. Ford is survived 

by her son Norman of 

Vancouver; two sisters, 

Lorraine Phernambucq 

of Winnipeg, and 

Margaret Nordstrom of 

Salmon Arm. 

She is also survived 

by one brother, 

Lawrence McGrath, of 

Winnipeg. 

Also surviving are six 

grandchildren: Denis 

Ford, of Quesnel; Debbie 

and Kenneth For-d 

of Vancouver; Ron, 

Marina, and Sharon 

Styan of Quesnel; and 

one great grandchild, 

Candice Ford. 

Mrs. Ford was interred 

at the Quesnel 

Municipal Cemetery 

with Paul Duval of the 

United Church of- 

ficiating. 

PaiUbearers at the^ 

service were Mr. Denny ?i 

Styan, Mr. Bob:^^ 

Thompson, Mr. Kenny^$| 

Ford, Mr. Denis Ford, 

Mr. Albie Leonard, 

and Mr. Kenneth Phernambucq. 

J.IANEVANS 

Optometriflt, Suite 14, 

288 Reid Street, Quesnel, B.C. 

Friday! 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

For appointment phone 

992-S3M 

but it is a major investment in your lifetime. Protect your 

car from the small nicks and .îcratcties sometimes receiv 

ed by parking on the street or in grocery parking lots. 

RESERVE YOUR OWN 

PRIVATE PARKING SPACE! 

Corepark in the downtown centre is offering parking on a 

monthly basis. For $25.00 a month you can have a sa/e| 

place to leave your car all day, everyday! 

There is a limited amount of monthly parking now| 

available on our lot. 

Call today, 992-2121 

or drop into No. 102-246 St. Laurent Avenue 

and ask for the Corepark representative. 

O u r b i g g e s t c a l a l o g u e 

e v e r . a . S e a r s F ^ l l a n d W i n t e r 8 1 ! 

IIf Charge It! 

f Use The One Card 

1 0 0 0 p a g e s o f v a l u e s , 

s p e c i a l b u y s a n d h u n d r e d s 

o f p r i c e r e d u c t i o n s ! 

Simpsons-Sears Ltd. 'Reg.' or 'was' refer to Sears prices, Shop the Catalogue way in person, 

or phone your nearest Catalogue Sales Office, 

Despite the postal interruption 

IT'S BUSINESS AS U S U A L A T SEARS 

S e a r s 

your moneyfe worth...and more 

I 

QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER. TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981 - 9 

S H O P P E R S F O O D M A R T 

YORK 

CUT GREEN BEANS 

14 0Z.TIN 

YORK 

FRENeN STVIE 

GREEN BEWIS 

14 0Z.TIN . 

YORK 

2 o . 8 9 

eREAM STYLE CORN ^ W k k 

140Z.TIN 

14 0Z.TIN 

... 

YORK 

AfOrVc 

WHOLE KERNEL CORN 

14 OZ. TIN 

YORK 

SPAAHEni 

IN TOMATO SAUeE 9 | | 0 0 

14 0Z.TIN ^FOR I 

YORK 

BEANS W/PORK 

14 0Z.TIN 

YORK 

BEANS W/PORK 

28 0Z.TIN. : 

YORK 

PEACHES 

SLICED OR HALVES. 14 OZ. TIN 

YORK 

STRAWBERRY JAM 

PURE. 24 OZ. TIN 

YORK 

RASPBERRY JAM 

PURE. 24 OZ. TIN 

YORK 

APPLE JUICE 

lOOZ. TIN. 

BETTY CROCKER 

ANGEL FOOP CAKE MIXES 

WHITE, CONFETTI OR RASPBERRY. 

15 OZ. PKG 

BETTY CROCKER 

SUPER MOIST CAKE MIXES 

ALL FLAVOURS. 18 OZ. PKG 

GENERAL MILLS 

CHEERIOS CEREAL 

425 G. PKG 

KRAFT 

CHEEZ WHIZ 

1 KG. JAR 

KRAFT 

SHOPPERS REGULAR QUALITY 

G R O U N P B E E F 

BURNS 

k ASSORTEP M E W SPREAM 

4-e5G.TINSPERCTN. 

SUN-RYPE 

WHITE I M E l APPLE JUICE 

250mLCTN. 

DREAM WHIP 

»E$$ERT TOPPING 

85 G. PKG 

AAOTTS 

eiAMATO JUICE 

500 mL TIN 

DIXIE 

CLEAR PIASnC OtASSES 

9 OZ. OLD FASHIONED. 

20 PER PKG 

FLEECY 

FABRIC SOFTENER 

2 1.8 litre BOTTLE 

7 9 * 

6 9 * 

t | 9 9 

« | 9 9 

* 1 " 

« | 1 9 

« f S 9 

^499 

MAGARONI SPIRALS 2 t l O O 

200G. PKG ^FOR • 

KRAFT 

VELVEETA CHEESE SUCES 

THEY'RE "NEW". 250 G. PKG 

KRAFT 

CANAPIAN CHEESE SUCES 

500 G. PKG 

BUSTERS 

POG FOOP 

25'/j OZ. TIN . . 

BURNS 

^ ^ 2 9 

« 2 9 9 

2 . o « 9 9 * 

CANNEP HAMS $ 9 4 9 

680 G.TIN ^ 

SUN-RYPE 

ORANGE JUICE 

SWEET OR UNSWEET. 

250 mL CTN 

SUNLIGHT 

lAUNDRY PETERGENT 

2.4 KG. BOX 

SUNLIGHT 

UQUIP PETERGENT 

1 LITRE BOTTLE 

RISE N' SHINE 

ORANGE FUVOUREP CRYSTAIS 

4-3 OZ. ENVELOPES PER PKG 

PRIOR PARK 

TEA BAGS 

100 BAGS PER PKG 

SUN-RYPE 

UNSWEEIENED 

GRAPEFRUIT J U K E 

250mLTETRAPAK 

BEE MAID 

CREAMEP HONEY 

CANADA NO. 1, PASTEURIZED. 

500 ML TUB 

HOLLYWOOD 

NATURAL PEANUT BUnER 

500GR. JAR 

DARE 

ASSORTEP COOKIES 

COOKIE JAR, LUNCH TIME, OR 

PARTY PAK. 

900 GR. PKG 

PRINGLE 

POTATO CHIPS 

2-4.4 G. CANISTERS . 

JELLO 

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ALL POPULAR FLAVOURS. 

85 G. PKG 

TON I 

BURNS JOHNSONS 

LUNCHEON MEAT $ | 2 7 

SPORK. 12 0Z. TIN I 

HOME PERMANENTS 

REGULAR, SUPER, GENTLE. 

KIT 

Q-TIPS 

90 PER PKG. 

S H O P P E R S 

F O O D M A R T 

LB. 

S 8 ^ 

7 7 * 

1 ^ 9 8 

« | 9 8 

9 9 * 

l | 9 9 

« | 4 9 

« 2 9 8 

$ 2 9 8 

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PORK BUTT 

S H O U L D E R S T E A K S 

FRESH 

P O R K C U T L E T S 

PLAIN OR BREADED 

FRESH SLICED 

B E E F L I V E R 

GAINERS 

P A R T Y S T I C K S 

5 VARIETIES. 500 GR. 

1 

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Tm QuMNtt SitrM It Sgim Ym 

HIGHWAY 97 SOUTH a«4 

ANDERSON DRIVE, WEST QUESNEL 

« | 8 8 

$ 2 2 8 

LB. 

CANADA PACKERS C.O.V. DINNER 

P O R K S H O U L D E R 

'/»'s. 

FLETCHERS SLICED 

C O O K E D 

375 GR. 

H A M 

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^ 2 ^ 8 

S K I N L E S S W I E N E R S 

454 GR. 

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PKG. 

LB. i | 4 8 PKG. 

EA. 

G R A N U L A T E D W H I T E S U G A R 

10 KG. BAG..... 

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PRICES EFFECTIVE: JULY 13-JULY 19, 1981 

T.V D I N N E R S 

FRIED CHICKEN, TURKEY OR BEEF. 

11 OZ. PKG 

WELCH'S 

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PURE FROM CONCENTRATE. 

12.5 0Z.TIN 

MRS. SMITHS 

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20OZ. PKG. . 

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PURE FROM CONCENTRATE. 

12.5 0Z.TIN 

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12" SUPREME. 27 OZ. PIZZA 

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12 " PEPPERONI. 21 OZ. PIZZA 

O K A N A G A N B I N G C H E R R I E S 

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P E A C H E S 

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SWEET 'N' JUICY 

NEW YORK GROWN 

FLETCHERS VARIETY PACK 

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375 GR. 

LB, 

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10 - QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULYJ4. 1981 

• • _- ••y--f w.- . 

MOOSE CALLING Quesnel is home to the grandchildren of Canada's 

champion moose caller, Ethel Keast of Ontario. Here, from left, Marsha, 

Cody and Cindy Keast display some of the trophies woiiby their grand* 

mother in Toronto's Canadian Sportsmen's show. 

G r e e n h o u s e 

D e s i g n e a s y t o b u i l d 

When British Columbia 

vegetable growers 

are in the market for a 

soiar greenhouse, 

Joseph Molnar hope 

they look at the one 

he's building. 

Dr. Molnar says the 

soiar greenhouse now 

under construction at 

Agriculture Canada's 

Saanichton Research 

and Plant Quararantine 

Station near Sidney, 

B.C., is the first of its 

kind in North America. 

And it has been designed 

with commercial 

growers in mind. 

The design should 

. appeal to growers 

because it is economical 

and easy to build. Dr. 

Molnar says. 

Dr. Molnar, the station 

director, came up 

with the idea, and Bio- 

Research Engineering 

from the University of 

British Columbia in 

Vancouver designed the 

structure. 

The structure, which 

measures about 18 

metres by 7 metres by 7 

metres, will collect 

sunlight on moveable 

indoor collectors and 

store the energy 

beneath tlie floor in 

rock storage areas. 

Air will flow through with imports," Dr. 

the spaces between Molnar expiams. 

To assist in checking 

heat consumption and 

energy savings on a 

square-metre basis, a 

control house has been 

constructed near the 

new solar greenhouse. 

golf-ball-sized rocks. 

This one-metre-deep 

area will be insulated 

with black plastic and 

styrofoam. Electric 

fans near the floor will 

circulate the warm air. 

The greenhouse is expected 

to be put into 

use for research work 

later this spring. 

"Our goal is to find 

out if this type of solar 

greenhouse is 

effective," Dr. Molnar 

says. "We will measure 

and monitor the savings." 

Dr. Molnar believes 

the quality of Canadian 

greenhouse produce is 

much better than imported 

farm produce. 

He says B.C. growers 

could produce a lot 

more vegetables in 

greenhouses if heating 

costs could be reduced. 

At present, the 

greenhouse vegetable 

industry in B.C. is 

worth about S5 million 

annually. 

"Solar heating 

should reduce 

operating expenses and 

make greenhouse 

vegetable production 

more cost-competitive 

"Our eventual plan 

is to put up a i-ocf 

which will connect the 

solar greenhouse to the 

control house," Dr. 

Molnar says. 

"Since studies suggest 

the solar house can 

collect more energy 

than it can use, we 

should be able to supplement 

the heat requirements 

of the adjoining 

greenhouses 

from the solar house." 

Construction of the 

new research 

greenhouse is being 

financed by Agricultrue 

Canada and the B.C. 

Ministy of Agriculture 

and Food. The total 

cost of $160,000 includes 

both the construction 

cost and 

engineering studies. 

A similar solar 

greenhouse would cost 

a commercial grower 

about $70,000, Molnar 

estimates. 

LONG SUMMER HOURS are put in by area farmers to cut hay after the 

wet spring. Here, Kersley's Walter Edwards checks the hay cut with a 

windrow-conditioner, which allows hay to dry more readily. 

W i t h b i r c h b a r k h o r n 

M o o s e l a n g u a g e s p o k e n 

How many families 

can boast of a grandmother 

who can talk 

moose language? 

Children of the Marshal' 

Keast family of 

Quesnel, Cindy, Marsha 

and Cody, are very 

proud of their grandmother 

being champion 

moose caller in the recent 

big Sportsman's 

Show in Toronto. 

At 64, Ethel Keast, 

Marshall's mother, is 

the first woman to 

enter and the first 

woman to win the contest 

with her cow and 

bull moose calls, done 

on a birch bark horn. 

She entered the show 

the past four years but 

only in the last two 

have the judges . not 

been able to see the 

contestants and they 

were unable to tell 

whether her call was 

made from a man or a 

woman. 

B i r t h s 

July 1: To 

Adrian and 

Claudia Oftebro, 

a girl, 1930 

grams. 

July 2: To 

David and Wendy 

Heppner, a boy, 

3410 grams. 

July 3: To Ross 

and Kathy White, 

a girl, 3900 

grams. 

July 3: To 

Garry and Alina 

Bert, a boy, 3060 

grams. 

July 3: To Jose 

and Maria 

From Newcastle 

village in Ontario, 

Ethel has been a hunter 

for over 45 years and is 

said to have every kind 

of gun. 

It's a "real thrill" to 

call the moose, she 

said, and the greatest 

challenge is during rut, 

the moose-mating 

season. 

She has caught 

several moose during 

her hunting, some of 

which have weighed 

over 900 pounds. 

Ethel's prize, at the 

Canadian Sportsman's 

.Show held only in Ontario 

at the national exhibition 

grounds, was a 

carved bull moose. Last 

year she won a buckle. 

"It is quite an 

honour to get and beat 

all those 

bushwhackers," she 

said. 

When hunting she 

first gives two short 

DaSilva, a girl, 

4280 grams. 

July 4: To 

Baldev and Harjinder 

Nijjer, a 

girl, 2690 grams. 

July 5: To 

Larry and Suzzanne 

Fex, a boy, 

3810 grams. 

July 6: To Darryl 

and Deb Hall, 

a boy, 3420 

grams. 

July 7: To 

Donald Anderson 

and Jacqueline 

Mastin, a girl, 

3220 grams. 

H U D A C c i t e d 

a s a w a s t e 

''Co —o p e r a t i v e with the private sector, 

(non-profit) housing is provincial and 

a flagrant waste of tax- municipal governpayers 

money," says ments, an alternative to 

HUDAC. 

The British Columbia 

Council of the 

Housing and Urban 

Development Association 

of Canada feels 

that the present method 

of subsidizing the interest 

on low-cost cooperative 

housing to an 

effective mortgage rate 

of 2 per cent requires 

urgent revision by the 

federal government. 

Given today's interest 

rates, at least 

$15,000 of every 

51,000,000 of loan goes 

into interest subsidy annually. 

Without any further 

savings that the private 

sector could achieve on 

constructions costs, 

each $15,000 could 

represent a $312.50 per 

month direct rental 

subsidy for 4 families 

or $250 per month for 5 

families. 

The 3,000 units planned 

for British Columbia 

during 1981, assuming 

an average provincial 

cost per unit 

of$75,000 (a typical 

unit in Vancouver 

could cost $99,500) 

would total 

$225,000,000. That 

means in interest subsidies 

alone, an allocation 

of $33,750,000 will I 

provide assistance for j 

only 3,000 families. | 

Using private sector | 

builders and 

developers, and a direct 

income assistance to 

families who require 

financial help for accommodations,between 

12,000 and 15,000 ' 

families could be hous- i 

ed for the same amount 

of money. 

At the same time, a 

tremendous saving of 

taxpayers money would 

be achieved. 

HUDAC said it 

recognizes the need for 

certain families to 

receive rental income 

assistance, and calls on 

the federal government 

to investigate, together 

the present program 

which provides accommodations 

for too few 

at too great a cost. 

sexy calls, and then 

does some bfousing, 

breaking twigs along 

the way. 

If she doesn't get an 

answer in about 15 

minutes, which can be 

heard as far as three 

^'miles, she gives two 

longer grunts and 

makes more noise snapping 

twigs. 

She explained that in 

the world of moose, it 

is the cow who makes 

the advances and start 

the rut. She has had 

some pretty scary experiences 

from calling 

moose. 

Marshall, her son, 

started hunting as soon 

as he was old enough to 

carry a gun. They 

always lived off wild 

game, says his wife, 

Jane, who also knows 

the excitement of hunting. 

' 

Jane explained that 

her mother-in-law 

wants to come out here 

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elk and big are a real prize. "calling moose is the 

But for 'Shot Gun greatest thrill in the 

to hunt 

moose. 

Where she lives now 

she has to travel about 

four days to where 

there is good hunting 

and two people have to 

go together on one 

licence because of the 

scarcity of game. 

Her first years of 

marriage were spent on 

the trapline in central 

Ontario on what was 

then the bush area. She 

had to go in 40 miles 

one way. 

Ethel has been a 

widow for some time 

and no longer has the 

trapline. She and her 

brother share a house 

but her quarters are filled 

with her taxidermy 

specimens. 

As a licenced taxidermist 

she has done bear, 

timber wolves, 

numerous fish and 

birds but now it is only 

a hobby. Her handmade 

deerskin jackets 

Annie', her CB handle, world," she said. 

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For some good down home country fun! 

At 

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across from the 

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B i l l y B a r k e r D a y s 

A s p o r t s f a n ' s 

There will be einough sporting 

events going on during Billy Barker 

Days to satisfy even the most 

obsessive sports fanatic. 

Thirteen 

major 

events will 

grace the 

baseball 

diamonds, 

golf 

courses, 

pacing 

ovals and 

rodeo 

grounds of 

Quesnel 

during the 

four-day 

annual 

festival, 

bringing 

competitors 

and spectators from across the province. 

FOR BASEBALL FANS, the annual 

Quesnel Senior Baseball 

League (QSBL) tournament will 

kick off Friday at 6 p.m. with one of 

two Quesnel teams taking on an allstar 

squad from Prince George. 

Prince George is one of five outof-town 

teams taking part in the 

seven-team, three-day tournament. 

Enderby, Grande Prairie and two 

Vancouver teams round out the 

draw. 

Enderby, the current provincial 

Intermediate titleist, will be back to 

defend the tournament championship 

it won last year by defeating 

Fraser Arms of Vancouver 5-4 in an 

exciting final. 

And Fraser Arms, a Senior Major 

team (Quesnel teams are Senior Intermediate) 

which plays in the 

strong Vancouver Metro league, will 

be returning to seek revenge. 

"They're (Fraser Arms and 

Enderby) the two teams to beat," 

says Harold Swanson, president of 

the QSBL. "But we don't expect 

any of the teams to be a walkover. 

Ball teams really rise to tournament 

play." 

Quesnel will be represented by 

Billy Barker Inn and Bud Henning, 

each bolstered by players from 

Kopetski A's and Crisscrafted 

Homes. 

Barker and Henning earned a 

berth in the tournament by being in 

first and second place respectively 

after last week's QSBL games and 

are expected to push Fraser Arms 

and Enderby. 

Grande Prairie will be making its 

eighth trip to Quesnel for the tournament 

and could be a surprise. It 

has never finished out of the money 

at the event. 

The other Vancouver participant 

has not yet been determined. 

Some names to watch for during 

the tournament are Tim and Bill 

Janzen of Prince George, the 

catcher-pitcher combination which 

is the anchor of the Spruce Capital's 

all-star contingent; Jerry Reimer, 

the inspiration and coach ' behind 

Enderby's success who also plays 

first base, and Brian Gibbons and 

Jeff Collins, the core of Enderby's 

infield. 

The two Quesnel teams will 

counter with the pitching of 

Barker's Tom Spooner and Steve 

Huska and Henning's Steve Mac- 

Donald and Craig Cardinal. 

Barker will be counting on the bat 

of Ivan Malinoski, who led the team 

with a .412 average at the mid-way 

mark in the season, while the Henning 

batters will be led by leagueleading 

hitter Tim Kirkham, who 

had a .435 mid-season average. 

Lending prestige to the event will 

be two umpires billed as being 

among the top three in the province. 

The umpires, Dick Christie and 

former professional player Ozzie 

Chaviria, were recruited for the 

tournament by Swanson and QSBL 

Umpire in Chief Adolph Jede. 

"It will be a big plus," said Jede. 

"A large part of any tournament is 

getting good officiating. It's what 

either makes or breaks a good tournament. 

"The Billy Barker tournament 

has a reputation for good officiating 

and good ball." 

Good ball is not free. Admission 

is $2 per game or $12 for a tournament 

pass. A final day pass is $7. 

Old Age Pensioners and children 

under lO-years-old are admitted free 

of charge. 

The final game is slated for 5 p.m. 

Sunday. 

FOR GOLFERS, two tournaments 

are on tap during the weekend. On 

Saturday it's the 18-hole Men's and 

Ladies' tournament, while Sunday 

the popular Mr. and Mrs. tournament 

takes place. 

Organizer Noel Pumfrey says 20 

men and 10 ladies have entered the 

Men's and Ladies' tournament so 

far and he expects more entrants. 

In the Mr. and Mrs. event, 33 

local and non-local couples had 

signed up as of Friday. 

. S p o r t s 

Billy Barker 

Horseshoe Day 

"The Mr. and Mrs. always goes 

over very well," says Pumfrey. 

"People really enjoy it." 

Dave Tribe will be back to defend 

his Men's tournament title and local 

ladies will be trying to bring back 

their trophy from Williams Lake, 

where it was taken last year by 

Phyllis Watt. Tim and Jean Thomas 

will be trying to win their second 

Mr. and Mrs. championship in a 

row. 

Registration for both events 

closes tomorrow. 

A NEW EVENT this year is the 

Triathalon, a three-step cycling, 

canoeing and running race. 

The race starts at 7:30 a.m. Saturday 

("sharp!" say organizers) from 

the park in Johnston Subdivision 

(not LeBourdais Park, as stated in 

the Billy Barker Days program). 

^Bitty Barker Days 

Trap Shoot 

Racers start by cycling from the 

park to Maple Drive along Plywood 

Hill, along Maple Drive to Richbar, 

along Richbar to Sales Road West, 

across Highway 97 to Sales Road 

East and from there to Dragon 

Lake. 

Racers then jump in their canoes 

and paddle across to Legion Beach. 

After that it's on foot along 

Gravelle Ferry Road to the highway, 

along the highway to the area where 

Bud Henning's buses are located, 

down the road behind the buses on 

Roddy 

Moffat 

Memorial Mile 

to North Star Road and from there 

to Johnston Sub. and back to the 

park. 

Organizer Ron Watteyne says the 

trip takes roughly \Vi hours, if 

you're in shape. 

But that doesn't mean the event is 

only for serious competitors. 

It's for family fun as well as competition," 

says Watteyne. "Anyone 

can go in it and there are prizes 

awarded to all finishers." 

Watteyne is taking registrations 

nx nKV PI AV AT FIRST sends Bud Henning player scampenng back to the bag after throw from Billy Barker 

Inii pitcher The runner was safe in this play, but Billy Barker had the last laugh as it went on to a 6-4 victory m 

Senior Men's Baseball action Thursday at Cariboo Ball Park. 

c o m e t n i e 

and so far he says he has about 75 to 

80 per cent local entries. 

MOTOCROSS RACERS from 

Williams Lake, Prince George, 

Houston and Terrace will compete 

in the third annual Billy Barker 

Days Motocross race. 

Organizer Darryl Wheeler of the 

North Cariboo Dirt Racers says at 

least 40 racers will be here for the 

two days of racing and trials. 

"It should be the biggest one 

we've ever had," says Wheeler. 

"Most of the riders from Prince 

George will be here." ^ 

Those include last year's senior 

winner, Doug Klein, as well as top 

interior circuit racers such as Allan 

Mercier and Manuel de Silva. 

Quesnel racers expected to do well 

are Derek Westad and Earl Wilson. 

Trials competitions are set for 

Saturday at Dragon Mountain while 

racing goes Sunday at the 

Motocross track next to the Quesnel 

Auto Racing Oval. 

HORSESHOE PITCHING enthusiasts 

will have an opportunity 

for competition Saturday and Sunday 

at Alex Fraser Park, when the 

Quesnel Horseshoe Pitchers stage 

their annual festival event. 

Women's and chidren's events are 

slated for Saturday starting at noon 

(a change from the 9 a.m. starting 

time listed in the program), while 

Men's evients go Sunday from 9 

a.m. 

Organizer Cecil Blenkarn is expecting 

no less than the 100 participants 

who took part last year. 

Blenkarn says everyone is 

welcome to compete in the roundrobin 

tournament. 

GUNS WILL BE BLAZING at the 

Rod and Gun club when almost 50 

competitors gather for the festival's 

second annual trap shooting tournament. 

Trap shooters • from Terrace, 

Kamloops, Williams Lake, Prince 

George and Dawson Creek will be 

vying for prizes and trophies. 

Organizer Alvin McLeod says the 

event is the biggest trap shooting 

competition of the year in Quesnel 

and the dozen or so Quesnel 

shooters are expected to give out-oftown 

participants a run for their 

money. 

Graham Bodman, who recently 

earned a berth on the B.C. Summer 

Games zone 8 trap shooting team, is 

the lone local junior shooter. 

McLeod, Jim Forbes, Dewein 

Anderson and Laurie Hall 

spearhead the Quesnel senior 

shooting contingent. 

On Saturday, the shooters will be 

competing in four classes in the 16 

yard bird singles event and three 

classes in the mixed doubles 16 yard 

bird competition. 

Shooting continues in each event 

Sunday with the addition of 

separate classes for juniors and 

ladies. 

RODDY MOFFAT'S incredible 

4:08 mile will be the mark to beat 

when the area's top runners gather 

for the third annual race staged in 

his memory. 

The time, set way back in 1914 at 

LeBourdais Park, still stands as the 

fastest mile ever run in Quesnel. 

Paul van Donkelaar, Quesnel's 

top male middle distance runner, 

will be back to defend his title. 

Van- Donkelaar won the event last 

year with a time of 4:53, but chances 

arc good he'll knock several seconds 

off that this year. 

Organizer Chris Dunlop says two 

new categories have been added this 

year. 

Prizes will now be given out for 

the first finisher under 12-years-old 

and the first woman finisher. 

Race starts at 1 p.m. at Quesnel 

Junior Secondary School. 

FOUR WHEEL DRIVES from 

QiTesnel, Williams Lake and Prince 

George will be tearing up the dirt on 

the 4 X 4 track during the annual 

playday. 

Organizer Mary MacLachlan says 

the playday is a fun, rather than 

competitive, event, and races are 

open to any local vehicles with roll 

bars. 

"It's racing for fun," says 

MacLachlan. "If anyone wants to 

try, they're welcome." 

Children of participants will get a 

chance to drive as well during the 

kids races following the main events 

(the adults work the gears and the 

kids get to steer). 

Obastacle racing goes all day Sunday, 

with men's races starting at 10 

a.m. and ladies events following. 

AN ALL-STAR SOCCER team of 

10 and 11-year-olds from Quesnel 

will take to the field Satur(|ay and 

Sunday against an all-star squad 

from Prince George in this first-year 

festival event.', 

The local side, made up of the top 

players in Division 7 of the Quesnel 

Youth Soccer League, will be coached 

by Frank Simpson and managed 

by Fay Burglehaus. 

Burglehaus says the team, 

Quesnel United, has been practising 

for a few weeks already, and she 

says it and the Prince George club 

should provide some entertaining 

soccer. 

"During Billy Barker Days we 

want to get as many people out as 

possible. 

"It's a chance to see what the 

boys are doing. They've really gotten 

to know their game. 

"And it's an opportunity for people 

who aren;t aware of what's going 

on to see just where soccer is going 

in this town. 

THE RODEO will be one of the 

centres of attention during the 

festival as the 16th annual Quesnel 

Rodeo brings in cowboys from 

across the province, Alberta and the 

U.S. 

More than 250 bronco busters, 

bull riders and team ropers are expected 

for the three days of action 

beginning Friday and running 

through to Sunday. 

Prize money is higher than ever 

this year to please the cowboys, and 

for the fans there are 12 events to 

choose from. 

As well, five more sets of 

bleachers are being added to the 

stands to accommodate rodeo watchers. 

The usual contingent of out-oftown 

cowboys will be returning 

again this year. Bruce Rolph, a 

former all-round winner in Quesnel, 

will join Roy Grinder, Wilf and 

Rutherford Possofaon and the 

Moores of Dawson Creek in an attempt 

to win this year's all-round title. 

Carrying the local banner will be 

area riders such as Richard Exshaw, 

Tom Knight, Randy Giesbrecht, Bill 

Hohmann and Dale London. 

Added to the event list this year 

after a two-year absence will be the 

pony chuck wagon races, a fan 

favorite along with bull riding. 

AUTO RACING FANS will get 

their first chance to see stock car 

racing in Quesnel this year with the 

annual "Gold Pan Classic". 

Racers from Quesnel, Williams 

Lake and Prince George will vy for 

prizes at the Quesnel Speedway during 

the two day event beginning 

Saturday. 

Prince George driver Roger 

Turgeon will be trying to increase 

his lead in the Prince George- 

Williams Lake Racing Circuit's 

point standings, while Quesnel racer 

Peter Ernst will be out to win in 

front of the home town fans. 

Time trials start at 6 p.m. Saturday 

with racing at 7, and on Sunday, 

trials begin at 1 p.m. with racing 

at 2. 

THE CARIBOO INVITATIONAL 

ladies softbali tournament will pit 

Quesnel's top three ladies recreational 

teams against squads from 

across the province. 

The event runs two days beginning 

Saturday, with games starting at 

9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday and 

running every two hours. 

Six hundred dollars in prize 

money will be up for grabs for the 

first, second and third place 

finishers at the tournament. 

As an added feature, an all-star 

team will play the tournament 

. champions at the end of the event. 

QUESNEL CARIBOO OBSERVER, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981 - 11 

Men's FastbaU... 12 

La(lie8'SoftbaU...12 

v i e w 

by paul smith 

Chris Pawadachuck looked up 

through squinting eyes at the burning 

Quesnel sun beating down on his 

body. 

The temperature was 30 degrees 

centigrade in the shade, and rising. 

But Chris didn't mind. He had his 

shades and his Swedish Tanning L07 

tion and his chilled Perrier. And his 

tan was turning a perfect shade of 

golden brown that was sure to drive 

them wild the next time he sauntered 

into Brahmas. 

Chris smiled as he turned his head 

toward the ladies softbali game at 

the Rotary baseball diamond. 

The sun was so bright the bases 

looked like they had just been washed 

with Cheer. The ball looked like 

a little blob of brilliant white light 

bouncing back and forth in front of 

him.. 

The glare blinded all the players, 

no matter which direction they were 

looking. He watched their narrowed 

eyes and he wondered how they 

could see at all. 

He could see them blink occasionally 

as rivers of sweat from their 

foreheads dripped into the corners 

of their eyes and stung. He felt his 

own forehead and irritably wiped 

away the single bead of perspiration 

which had miraculously escaped his 

neatly coiffed hair. 

Chris looked through a haze of 

dust and managed to pick out the 

catcher. Like all the rest of the 

players, she was wearing the long 

pants and shirt of her uniform. But 

he almost winced when he thought 

of how hot she must be with the 

chest protector and the mask. 

Her hair was matted with sweat 

and it looked like she was having 

trouble breathing through all the 

dust. 

Looking at the catcher made 

Chris feel a little warm himself, so 

he switched his gaze to the fielders. 

He watched them rock back and 

forth on their toes as they waited for 

the play. And he watched them curl 

their lower lips and blow in an effort 

. to cool their flushed faces, and lick 

their lips in an attempt to bring back 

some of the long-departed moisture. 

Their vain attempts at cooling 

down made Chris thirsty, so he took 

a slow sip of his Perrier and turned 

his head toward the swimming pool 

on the other side of the park. 

There was a swim meet of some 

kind going on. He could see kids 

jumping in and out of the water and 

generally having a good time. 

And he could see meet officials 

with their nametags and clipboards 

walking around the oven that was 

the deck of the Centennial Pool. 

From where he was sitting, Chris 

could see vapours of heat rising 

from the pool deck and he 

wondered how long it would be 

before those officials turned into 

baked pototoes. 

Every one of them looked like 

they would just love to chuck their 

clipboards and tags and fall into the 

soothing, cool water hke the guy on 

that Nestea commercial. 

He admired their willpower. 

Their cotton shirts with the garish 

Hawaiin print designs were stuck to 

their backs, and he could almost 

taste the salt as he watched the 

perspiration slide from their cheeks 

into their mouths. 

But the laps had to be counted 

and the times noted, and the strokes 

had to be watched carefully for 

deviations from the standard. 

No. They had to wait until the 

swim meet was over before they 

could get out of the oven. It reminded 

Chris of Hell. 

He sighed and turned to the 

baseball game again. 

It was in between innings, and the 

fielders were so fatigued they 

weren't even bothering to-warm up. 

They just sat on the ground, trying 

to stir up enough energy to pick 

the grass. 

They didn't even look like they 

wanted to play anymore. But then 

the ump called for the ball and it 

was time to get up and look alive 

again. 

Chris sat up and looked at all the 

fans watching the game. They looked 

cool enough sitting there in the 

beer garden with their shirts off cold 

beverages beside them. 

' They were enjoying the game immensely. 

He paused to dab a bit of oil on a 

pink spot above his knee, then he 

looked past the fans to the game. 

He saw the weary, sunstroked 

players again, and he wondered if 

they were enjoying the game as 

much as he was.

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