J The Sunshine Published at Gibsons, B.C. 15* per copy on newsstands Serving the Sunshine Coast since 1945 December 19,1978 Volume 31, Number 51 WAMBKHBHKa Eileen Glassford Memorial Theatre Gibsons Council to investigate A proposal went before the Gibsons Village Planning Committee on Monday this week that a theatre structure presently at Bachelor Bay next to Horseshoe Bay be located on a site in the lower village. The theatre, which if the project goes forward, would be known as the Eileen Glassford Memorial Theatre, would be donated to the village and located on village land. The project is being spearheaded in these initial stages by local architect Bruce Gorman and Coast News Editor John Burnside. Gorman, who found the theatre, says that it was designed as an architectural site by the students of the Department of Architecture at U.B.C. and must be moved from its present waterfront location at Bachelor Bay within two months or face total dismantling for scrap. *- "It is a very beautiful structure," said Gorman, "with exciting possibilities both as a theatre and as a very attractive facility for the village of Gibsons." He pointed out that the Department of Architecture is most anxious that the project be moved and put to use as a finished facility and that there is a definite possibility that an ongoing relationship between the village and the Architecture Department could ensure continued involvement in the development of the theatre to its completed stage. At present, though the design is complete, it has not been roofed or sided and lacks the services that it would require. The proponents of the scheme point out that, if a suitable site can be acquired, the building could be erected in Gibsons by early spring. "It's of post and beam construction and could come apart in twelve complete sections for transportation by barge," said Gorman. He said that it was most: probable that the students who built the structure would be anxious to bc involved in its dismantling and re-erection as an ongoing part of their project. Even in its unfinished state, the structure could be utilized as early as next summer for musical, theatrical and fine arts presentations during daylight hours. The time limit facing the building at Bachelor Bay has lent a certain urgency to these initial steps in acquiring it but in the few days that the project has been underway there has been a remarkable groundswell of support for it. At Monday's meeting the names of those who gave their support in principle to the project included Chamber of Commerce President Jon McRae, Bank Manager Duncan Campbell, Lawyer Robert Reid, Lions Club representatives Don Andow and Joe Kampman, Kinsmen Club President Rob Dufresne, and Superintendent of Schools John Denley. The proponents of the project said that support was unanimous and only the extremely limited time available prevented them contacting other organizations and community leaders. "Everyone we spoke to asked how they could help," said Gorman. "I can't think of a more fitting tribute for Mrs. Glassford," said Burnside. "This is the sort of thing she always wanted for Gibsons." The above is the unfinished theatre structure sitting at Bachelor Bay near Horseshoe Bay which a local group is endeavouring to acquire and move to Gibsons. Their Intention is to call it the Eileen Glassford Memorial Theatre If it can be located in the village. Three departing school trustees make their farewells v School Board wraps up Final meeting of the year Trustee Spiekermann expressed his sadness at leaving the Board. As he explained to the Coast News, he has to spend some time at home. Hc recalled that he had made harsh statements at the time of his first meeting at Egmont three years ago, but over the years he has come to regard Ihis Board as outstanding, and he hopes the good work will continue. "It's been an incredible experience," hc said, and he particularly recommended the Native Environmental Studies programme and thc way in which the Board looked at the educational needs of students first. "If we can't spend money on children," he reiterated, "what the hell can we spend it on?" Retiring Trustee Clayton also felt that her four years with thc Board had been positive, and she thought that great steps had been made in serving the educational needs of the community- Peter Prescesky has served on the Board for six years. He was not always so vocal as were some of his fellow trustees, but his perspicacity and acumen in business matters are sure to be missed by the Board. The Coast News wishes to expresses its gratitude to the retiring trustees for their services to education in our community and to extend to the incoming trustees its best wishes in dealing with the tasks ahead of them. Thc first draft of Capital Expense Programme Number Five was approved by the Board. The total amount is $694,975 of which the major amount, $351,200. is for the addition of one classroom, library and kindergarten areas together with associated administrative and service areas at either Davis Bay or West Sechelt Elementary School. Another major portion of the total of this programme, shareable with the Ministry of Education, is for $10,000 to cover site damage at Pender Harbour. $28,500 are proposed for site developments, $55,000 for a sprinkler system and intruder alarm station at Gibsons Elementary School, $10,000 for reroofing of Sechelt Kindergarten including rebuilding of gutters and drainpipes, and $14,000 for minor building renovations. A further total of $50,275 is budgetted for equipment at various schools with the balance of $51,000 allocated for fees and contingencies, Credit Union goes Indications of the season are appearing throughout the Sunshine Coast. This jolly fellow and his friends are parked on a roof in the Bay area in Gibsons. to court The Port Mellon Credit Union has petitioned thc Supreme Court of British Columbia to nullify a decision made by the Chief Superintendent ofB.C. Credit Unions, Mr. J.Henry Thomas, allowing the Sunshine Coast Credit Union of Sechelt to open a branch in the Gibsons district. The final School Board meeting of 1978 was held in the School Board offices in Gibsons at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, with a full complement of Trustees in attendance together with Superintendent of Schools, John Denley, and Secretary- Treasurer, Roy Mills. Trustees-elect Brian Hodgins, Al Lloyd and Len van Egmond were also present as were Mayor Blain of the Village of Gibsons, President of the Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce Jon McRae, President of the Sechelt Teachers' Federation Doris Fuller, and former Trustee, Pat Murphy, Under Consideration of the Diary, Trustee Spiekermann spoke of the completion of the plans for preparation of the Bowen Island School Site and Trustee Elect Hodgins' meeting with the contractors. He said that there was a tremendous sense of optimism in the Bowen Island community. In dealing with a form letter from the Ministry of Education concerning limited public notice for capital expenses, Trustee Spiekermann noted that this Board involves itself with much communication with the public in such matters. There had been, for example, he said, seventeen different meetings concerning the site for the new Bowen Island School. In accepting with regret the resignation of temporary appointee Lome Smith effective December 31, who has been shop teacher at Pender Harbour Secondary School, Trustee Frizzell spoke of how well this man has managed in most difficult circumstances. The Shop is only now in its final stages of completion. The position cannot, of course, be advertised other than locally, but Superintendent Denley spoke of two applications on file about which he feels most positive. The Coast News has learned from Secretary-Treasurer Roy Mills that Richard Pea- cosh from Delta has been appointed to this position effective January 2,1979. A letter of resignation was also received from Frank Fuller whose service with the Board of School Trustees dates back to 1967. Frank's resignation is effective June 30, but he has submitted it early so that the Board knows his intention well ahead of time. Recommending acceptance of the resignation with a great deal of regret, Trustee Spiekermann spoke of Frank's involvement with and attachment to children, and of his rapport with the Native people of this area. The community, he said, has been enriched by this man, and he expressed his best wishes for the years ahead and his confidence that Frank has a tremendous future ahead of him. The matter of policy concerning smoking at public Chamber protests school move Jon McRae, President of the Gibsons and District Chamber of Commerce, presented a brief to the School Board last week expressing the Chamber's concern over the Board's intention to move the School Board's offices to Sechelt when the present lease expires in June of 1979. The Chamber of Commerce brief pointed out that the potential for new industry lay on the deep water ports of Howe Sound and when the future development of the Sunshine Coast was considered this was a factor which ���hould be accorded maximum weight. Describing the decision as "a shock and a surprise", the brief concludes that the decision should at least be postponed until the report of the Regional Economic Development Committee is received. According to the brief, the report, commissioned by the Sunshine Coasi Regional District at an anticipated $30,000, is due in six months. events held in schools came up for discussion, and Trustee Rottluff presented an amendment which will permit such smoking. "We can't reform the world," she said in recommending acceptance of the amendment, and she also pointed out that adequately supervising smoking and making thc user group responsible for any damage should rectify the present situation where damage is resulting from surreptitious smoking which is felt to be impossible lo police adequately. Thc amendment was approved by a vote of four to three In other School Board news, Secretary-Treasurer Roy Mills announced an agreement between the Board and the Canadian Union of Public Employees whose members include maintenance workers, janitors, secretaries, and teacher's aides. The increase, reported the Secretary-Treasurer, was almost exactly eight percent. This is a larger increase than that recently negotiated with the Sechelt Teachers' Association, but generally speaking the salary levels are lower for the C.U.P.E. employees. Mills felt that there is significant acceptance of the committee agreement at the Union level. Mr. Mills was commended by School Board Chairman Douglas on his handling of negotiations and applauded by thc Board as a whole. I Delivered to EVERY address on the Sunshine Coast every Tuesday i .. ..,..,.-���-. maaammmmam : Coast News, December 19,1978. A LOCALLY OWNED NEWSPAPER Published at Gibsons, B.C. every Tuesday by Glassford Press Ltd. Phone 886-2622 Box 460, Gibsons, VON 1VO or 886-7817 Editorial Department: John Burnside-Editor Ian Corrance -Photographer/ Reporter Office: M.M. Laplante Cynthia Christensen Advertising Department: Penny Christian SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Distributed Free to all addresses on the Sunshine Coast. British Columbia: $12.00 per year; $8.00 for six months. Canada except B.C. $15.00 per year. United States and Foreign $20.00 per year. Christmas thoughts... The end of another year approaches and thc world it is the old world yet. In Asia and Africa war-like sounds are being made; several South American countries hover eternally on the edge of explosion; in the Middle East the Arabs and the Israelis are no closer to resolving their differences despite the Nobel Peace prizes won by Begin and Sadat. Not that this is in itself surprising. The last time the Nobel Peace Prize went to two men it was Kissinger and Nixon who won it and at thc time the award was announced Ihcy had just organized massive and secret bombing raids on Cambodia. It seems that whoever decides who has done most for peace during the year indulges in wishful thinking more than judicious choosing. Be all that as it may, this is the time of thc year wc celebrate the birthday of the man known as the Prince of Peace and it behooves us to consider some of the positives despite the troubles that continue to beset, seemingly without end, our embattled species. Perhaps we could remember that despite the daily horror stories of death and disaster brought to our unwilling attention by the purveyors of information in the most mixed blessing of the mass media, it remains true that the vast majority of mankind lives their lives without killing iheir fellows; that for every story of death and disaster there is a legion of untold stories of care and compassion and kindness. There is a tendency to downplay the positive aspects of the marvellous, adaptable and co-operative creature which is man and the predilection of those who choose what we receive in our newspapers and over our air-waves to deluge us with the incidents of the nega- ative does nothing nothing to give us a hopeful and a positive image of ourselves. Instead of indulging in mass condemnations of the entire species we should perhaps be focusing our hostility and resentment on the comparative handful of our kind who, much worse than the killers, are in the business of making themselves outrageously rich in the manufacture of the weapons of destruction. We should be exercising ourselves with some critical energy on the question of the vast sums of money which are spent on such weapons. We have lived in an international atmosphere of fear and distrust throughout this century and so it may be until its close, but perhaps it is not too much to ask at this time of peace and goodwill that we question our fears and those who have played on them. We need as a species to rediscover a faith in ourselves and in our professed beliefs. There is still much that is beautiful and tender and solicitous in our kind. As He promised, the kingdom of Heaven lies within and is attainable here on Earth. Hypocrisy and shallow cynicism, however, are not the stepping- stones by which we will attain it. May the concept of attainable peace grow in all of our hearts this Christmas time and the possibility of the love of mankind for mankind begin to prevail over the dominant weeds of greed and fear. and wishes On behalf of the staff and contributors of thc Coast News, it would seem appropriate that we extend some Christmas and New Year wishes to the people of the Sunshine Coast. May the individual find peace and contentment within the individual heart. May we remember to extend the hand of compassion and forgiveness to our troubled fellows in accordance with the teachings of the man whose birthday we celebrate. In our social responsibilities, may we contemplate our actions with clarity and ihoughtfulncss and, to what degree we can, ensure that they are not alone of a selfish bent but contain some measure of concern for the common good. May those of us who are entrusted with positions of responsibility and decision avail ourselves of the best advice available and discharge our responsibilities with honour and charity ...from the files of Coast Neva *r "* 5 YEARS AGO The School Board voted In favour of a motion delegating Trustee Peter Prescesky the power to act In expediting the initial programme for reconstructing Elphinstone School. Issue Number Four ol the Rain- coast Chronicles is now on news stands in time for Christmas. 10 YEARS AGO Lorraine Goddard of Thriftee Ladies Wear drew the ticket for the Kinette $50 raffle from a box held by convenor Marie Cruice. The winner was Mrs. Olive Leachman of Burnaby. A letter from the Minister of Recreation stated that the job of locating a trail to Skookumchuck Rapids has been assigned to a survey crew this winter and the Minister hoped that a youth crew will work on the trail next summer. 15 YEARS AGO WELCOME BEACH- Choice waterfront lot with over 200' frontage. Full price $3,800. The Girl Guide Association of Elphinstone District honoured Fred Cruice, Editor of the Coast News, and Mrs. Cruise, for the help and cooperation given to the Girl Guides and Brownies in this area. 20YEARSAGO The Board of Trade and the Gibsons Centennial Committee dispatched telegrams to Prime Minister Bennett pointing out the plight of the people In the area caused by a strike of Black Ball Ferries employees. 25 YEARS AGO Tell your friends about this small four room house, lights and water, main Sechelt Highway facing lovely sea view. Selma Park area, full price only $1,325. Just another Totem Realty bargain. 30 YEARS AGO The Department of Public Works has commenced repairs on Peninsula roads. This fact was established by the sight of five trucks which started dumping gravel on the highway between Wilson Creek and Sechelt. Thousands of British Columbia's breadwinners face protracted unemployment In what may be the longest winter shut-down of logging camps in recent history. Informed sources in the industry blame the situation on "unfavourable weather, surplus logs and a declining lumber market". Christ taught that we should love and forgive our neighbours. May we find it in our hearts to do so. May the peace which comes from being loved and being loving come to all of us and sustain us when our burdens seem to grow too heavy. In the year that is to come may more of us find more of the peace which passeth all understanding. Though there has been and will be much to fill our hearts with despair and doubt, yet the way has been pointed for us to follow. Love, compassion, forgiveness, and peace are the beacons given to us. May the joy of Christmas and the spirit of giving stay alive in our hearts and light each day of the year that is coming. We can be better as individuals and as a collective than we yet know. It is the hope that can sustain us. A Chpistmas Gpeeting from Across *e Sea ;VH fymtntbrarjct wavtt a chain of golBtn memories arid links fogtfhtr fl)t Starts o/ frltqds. \ N.V William Shakespeare's Ophelia spoke thus from the clarity of her deranged mind: "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray you, love, remember." These were Ophelia's farewell words to her brother, Laertes, whom she would never see again. Three hundred years after the appearance of the play Hamlet, friends and relatives in Britain who parted during an era of enormous emigration to North America early In this century were saddened by the realization that they would most likely meet no more. Postcards such as the one seen here, a collage of symbols caught by the photographer's art, were both popular and poignant memorabilia from lands, beyond one Atlantic shore to and beyond the other. Courtesy Winn and Elphinstone Pioneer Museum. L.R.Peterson Musings John Burnside What a marvellous Christmas present to the village of Gibsons the Eileen Glassford Memorial Theatre could be! The details of the building and the opportunity are written elsewhere and, perhaps, here in this private corner of the newspaper I might be forgiven for waxing lyrical about the opportunity. The happy combination of availability, proximity, and the idea is the sort of combination of fortunate circumstance which comes all too rarely in this life. If all goes well in the near future, the village of Gibsons will have approximately $25,000 worth of lumber, labour, and architectural design deposited under their Christmas tree ��� and that is only the beginning. From that gift will spring other blessings which will enrich in every sense life on the Sunshine Coast. Architect Bruce Gorman, who found the building and founded the idea, was a young man working in the Props Department in Stratford, Ontario, in the mid-Fifties when the miracle of transformation wrought by the coming of the Stratford Shakespearean Festival took place. I, myself, as a stage-struck youth resident in Montreal was making annual pilgrimages to the Festival and thrilling to the work of such as Christopher Plummer, Sio- bahn McKenna, Paul Sco- field, Alex Guinness, Douglas Campbell, Bruno Gerussi, and many others now household names in theatrical circles around the world. From our separate vantage points Bruce and I watched that sleepy little Ontario town of dairies and railway yards transform itself into one of the Meccas of the North American tourist world in the space of a few years. A miracle it certainly was, but like any other miracles I have witnessed it was the result of human ingenuity, optimism and hard work. Tom Patterson, the Stratford journalist whose dream it was, endured some difficult days when he first expounded his dream ofa theatrical festival in the hinterlands of Central Ontario. A pipe-dream, they called it. Who would ever come from the great cultural centres of London and New York to such an out of the way place as Stratford, they demanded. Patterson persisted through the initial opposition, enlisted some powerful visionary forces on his side such as Tyrone Guthrie who enlisted thc likes of Alex Guinness to get the show on the road. Nor were they blessed in the beginning with anything as tangible as a building to work with. The first three years of the festival saw the likes of Alex Guinness working in the middle of Ontario in a giant tent, because there was no money for a theatre. Even this adversity was turned to good use, for the building when it came borrowed from the tent its breath- takingly successful theatrical architecture which has made it possibly one of the most exciting and beautiful structures of its type in the western world. Away from the theatre itself, the Stratford merchants began to be believers. From the start, they found the short theatrical season in the tent to be an enormous boon to their business summers. When the building was achieved and the season lengthened, the boon became a boom. From the one great central idea sprang other ideas. The muddy little river which flowed at the bottom of the park-like slope beneath the hill was dammed and widened and swans were introduced. Today, a multitude of tourists paddle canoes contentedly on the broad still waters among the swans and the giant old willow trees of southern Ontario. To this day, more than twenty years later, I have known no theatre-going more guaranteed to send the goose bumps a-gallop on my spine in anticipation than the experience of hurrying towards the Stratford Theatre lingering the tickets in my jacket pocket while the fanfare of natural trumpets sound their first warning of the imminence of performance. Thc scope of the undertaking now before council for consideration in Gibsons is much more modest than the Stratford concept. Where the Stratford Shakespearean Festival Theatre seats 2,000, the Eileen Glassford Memorial Theatre will seat a cosy 150, but those 150 seats are all first class seats. As in Stratford, every seat will have perfect sight lines to the playing area and the relationship between the playing area and the seats is such as to ensure maximum intimacy of communication between actor and audience. If the scope of the project is smaller so are the difficulties attendant upon its achievement. In fact, it can be said that this small and cosy theatre is of ideal dimension for the Lower Village in Gibsons. It fits the community as though it had been initially designed with Gibsons in Slings & Arrows ,��* George Matthews I hate Christmas. I hate it this year; I hated it last year and I see no reason why I shouldn't hate it next year. Don't get me wrong; it's not that I dislike the commercialism of Christmas; in fact I think Darth Vader dolls are neat, I'm crazy about Hot Wheels; Baby Heartbeat is great. If the truth be known I'm even partial to the "Oh Holy Night" disco; the "Silent Night" Boogie isn't bad either ("Silent night, Holy night boogie oogie oogie"). The problem for me is all the sentimental slop surrounding the proceedings: families getting together for turkey dinner; visiting aunts and uncles on Christmas Eve; children hanging stockings before bedtime; midnight mass with the grandparents; waking up at 6:15 to the giggles of silly children; people you haven't seen all year dropping in through the day; you known what I mean, all that bother and inconvenience. Despite my disgust for the whole maudlin affair I don't really wont to ruin Christmas for anybody else; if they wish to celebrate this pagan ritual with its thin veneer of Christian mythology that's fine with me. In fact while I'm at it I will even pass along a few grinchly greetings to some friends just to prove I'm no Scrooge. Best wishes to my long suffering editor. May his Christmas stocking be stuffed with writers who get their copy in on time. Compliments of the season to all my friends at the Coast News; to my friend Madoc-Jones; to my room mate Bruce Robinson; to my bridge partner Jim Weir; to my good friend and companion Becky Mills. This isn't too painful after all and just think how much I'm saving in Christmas cards. Merry Christmas to the lovely Marcia Poultice and her sisters Olga, Brenda and Joan; to Francine and to Tony and John and all my friends at the Cedars; to my charming daughters and occasional dinner companions Andrea, Lindsay and Lesley; to Charlene and Gordon; to all my colleagues at school; to my students. What is this annoying little warm feeling in my chest? It must be heart burn. Now that I've started this uncharacteristic display of yuletide sentiment I had better make a proper job of it. May the season bring joy and kindness to my landlady, Mrs. Smith; to co-worker Bob Graham; to Maureen and Jill; to Chairman Nicholson; to Frank and Doris (hope you're feeling better Frank); to the lads in the rugby club; to Bruce and Wendy; to Ron and Caroline and the other person who lives in Pender Harbour; to everyone at the N.E.S. school; to the boys down at Plowden Bay; to my friends at Clowhom. I don't like to admit this but I'm actually enjoying sending these little messages. A very Merry Christmas to Big Red and Valma; to my children's teachers; to Peter Trower; to everyone at the Bridge Club; to Anne and Waldo; to everyone at the School Board; and finally to all those people who have been kind to me all year long. So as not to leave anyone with the mistaken impression that I'm going soft let me end on a sour note. That diminutive dung flinger, that pint-sized pumpkin pedlar from Roberts Creek, Ned Schwartz, appears to have been stewing in his own manure for so long he is beginning to have delusions of minute grandeur. I think I liked him better when he was masquerading as Dennis Fitzgerald. In any case, having already taken on that well known centre of influence and power ��� lady artists in Roberts Creek ��� he last week went after in even more heinous fashion, the citizens of Gibsons. May the Grinch steal your pumpkins Ned Schwartz; but Merry Christmas to you anyhow. TTTTTTTtTTTTTTTTTt*TtWt From 'For ths Tims Being Well, so Ihat Is that. Now we must dismantle the tree, Putting the decorations back Into their cardboard boxes- Some have got broken���and carrying them up to the attic. The holly and the mistletoe must be taken down and burnt, And the children got ready tor school. There are enough Lett-overs to do, warmed-up, tor the restol the week��� Not that we have much appetite, having drunk such a lot, Stayed up so late, attempted���quite unsuccessfully��� To love all ol our relatives, and In general Grossly overestimated our powers. Once again As In previous years we have seen the actual Vision and failed To do more than entertain It as an agreeable Possibility, once again we have sent Him away, Begging though to remain His disobedient servant, The promising child who cannot keep His word for long. The Christmas Feast Is already a fading memory, And already the mind begins to ba vaguely aware Of an unpleasant whiff of apprehension at the thought ot Lent and Good Friday which cannot, after all, now Be very far otf. But, tor the time being, here we all are, Back In the moderate Aristotelian city Of darning and the Eight-Fifteen, where Euclid's geometry And Newton's mechanics would account lor our experience, And the kitchen table exists because I scrub It. It seems to have shrunk during the holidays. The streets Are much narrower than we remembered; we had forgotten The office was as depressing as this. To those who have seen The Time Being Is, In a sense, the most trying time of all. mind, And who among the many friends of Mrs. Glassford can doubt that it is a just and lasting tribute to her memory and her work in this community. I can think of none that would please her more. I can only believe that her spirit moves among us still enriching her community now as it did dur- ign her life. It is not too much to say that in three to five years this building that is being offered to the village of Gibsons and the people of by Wystan Hugh Auden the Sunshine Coast could well be one of the most exciting, theatrical facilities on the west coast of North America. When it is completed the actors and directors in Vancouver will be clamouring to spend their summers working on the Sunshine Coast and, as was the case in Stratford, after them will come the theatre-goers. The Eileen Glassford Memorial Theatre! It is a name to conjure with. A Merry Christmas to the people of the Sunshine Coast. Native Environmental Studies More on Deserted Bay By Allan J.Crane The Native Environmental Studies programme is difficult to service because of its distance and isolation from the Sunshine Coast. The long travelling time is a further difficulty, and it is not yet known how the programme will fit into the following semester when the students presently at Deserted Bay return to their regular classrooms. And the programme is unquestionably expensive to operate. It would, however, be short-sighted to depreciate the programme because of its cost or prematurely to seek justification of the expense when the programme is still in its formative stages. The cost of operating the programme is being borne jointly by the Sechelt Indian Band and by the Board of School Trustees. Students bring their own bedding and they pay $20 per week for food. Bursaries are available, however, upon application in cases where students need financial assistance. Some of the potential disadvantages of the programme have been turned to positive educational advantage. The travelling times between Egmont and Deserted Bay, for example, are the times when the students learn navigation. Each student is assigned to a watch during which time she or he steers the motor vessel by compass, and students also learn to read charts and to operate the vessel's radar equipment. It is during these travelling times also that observations are made not only of the physical characteristics of the landforms but also of the wildlife. Jervis Inlet is seen as a glacial fjord and the Vancouver Bay waterfall as a "hanging valley". The characteristics of the local rock are studied with particular reference to their potential for tool making. During the journeys, killer whales, sea lions and mountain goats have been'"bb- served. En route to or from Deserted Bay, the boat has also visited various rock paintings in Jervis Inlet which were photographed by local historian Lester R. Peterson when he travelled these same waters with Jack Goldrup and Clarence Joe's grandfather, Basil, almost twenty years ago, and places sacred to the Sechelt Indian Nation are pointed out to the students. Unfortunately, written material about the Sechelt people is practically nonexistent. The history of the people is an oral rather than a written tradition and there are few people now who have much knowledge of it or of the folklore and traditional arts and crafts of the Sechelt Indian Nation. Certainly, the teaching staff at Deserted Bay make no pretence to anything more than the most cursory knowledge of Native folklore, and they rely on resource people from the Sechelt Indian Band to supply this. Teacher's Aide and general factotum Jamie Dixon is the band's resource person at the site, but his contributions are expected to be supplemented considerably by other people from the band including Johnny Joe Dixon, Mary Jane Jackson, Sarah Baptiste, Cecilia August, Gilbert Joe, Madeline Joe Dixon, Ethel Julian, Art Jeffries, John Louie and Frank August. Clarence Joe Senior, himself a most important resource person, has recently been appointed the band's Co-ordinator of Curriculum, and he has set himself the task of putting Native blood into the programme not only from the Band but also from the Sliam- mon Band in Powell River whom Clarence describes as like one people with the Sechelt Indians. Most of the resource people are a little too old to be making the journey to and from Deserted Bay during the win ter and the students of the winter and the teachers and the students of the Native Environmental Studies are spending some time at a portable classroom on the site of Chatelech Junior Secondary School which has been provided for occasions when weather conditions make it impossible to travel to Deserted Bay. From this classroom, the students travel to the nearby Band Council Office to meet with some of thc resource personnel. It is Teacher-in-Charge Ron Fearn's hope that the programme will eventually be community based on the Sechelt Indian Reserve in which case the portable would be located there. When spring comes, Clarence expects to be spending a great deal of time at Deserted Bay, and he hopes that many of the resource people will be taking the journey at that time. There is another most valuable resource in the form of an unpublished manuscript, The Story of the Sechelt Indian Nation by Lester R.Peterson. Lester gleaned the material in this book from various people including Reg Paul!, his mother Ellen Paull and Clarence Joe Senior, but his primary source was Clarence's father, Basil Joe. Lester told the Coast News that Basil had been elusive at first. Even when he was eighty, Basil was busy at seine fishing, and it was difficult to track him down. Basil had to receive permission from some of the Council's elders including Dan Paul and Agnes John before he told Lester of the folklore of the Sechelt Nation, and it was after this that Lester and Basil, sometimes accompanied by Clarence, made please (urn to page thirteen Letters to the Editor Open letter Editor: Open Letter to the Roberts Creek Historical Committee: Thank you for publishing such a factual and unbiased history of so many of thc notable people of the Roberts Creek area (Remembering Roberts Creek. 1889���1955). It must have taken people of great sensitivity and consideration to conclude that my parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles William Oldershaw, would have been ill at case in such illustrious company. In addition, I feci that my brother, Charles James Oldershaw (Chuck) deserved a little more coverage than hc received in thc laughably erroneous passing reference on Page 175, "Thc Oldershaw brothers' fiddle hand". Once again, thank you for producing an interesting and innovative story. R.Oldershaw. Coalmonl, B.C. Vots off thanks Editor: A special vote of thanks to the students and staff of Madeira Park Elementary for their exceptional performance in the production of Joseph's Coat of Many Colours. It gave me a great feeling to see a group of young students, singing, acting, dancing and playing their instruments with such enthusiasm. Their combined talents warmed thc Well-done Editor: 1 would like to give my special thanks to the people of Sechelt who helped in the recent election of the two aldermen on council. Season's greetings to all of you. Bud Montgomery, Sechelt, B.C. hearts of many people and made them more aware that kids are really great. Doreen Richardson, Halfmoon Bay, B.C. See our Bargain Shelf for good buys NDP Bookstore Coast News, December 19,1978 Ar-~~*aum.*\.A. 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Reg. $10.49 Match box Carrying Case holds 24 models with 6 Just arrived flyer Nut Bowl with picks and nut crackers. Reg. $5.29 Holly Hobble Electric Bake Oven SPECIAL $12.88 We would like ^^^J? to take this opportunity to wish all our friends all the joy, the hope and the wonder of Christmas. May the meaning of the holiday be deeper, its friendship stronger, its hope brighter, as it comes to you during the new year. mAA Sunshine Coast Credit Union ^T ~\. Cowrie Street, Sechelt 885-3255 Coast News, December 19,1978. The Call of Jack Kerouac Part IV About this time, Kerouac embarked on what was to be his last odyssey of any consequence, lt involved an eccentric, sentimental journey to Paris in search of ancestral roots and some transcendental "Truth" that was never too-clearly defined. He urged a painter friend to accompany him but the writer was becoming a troublesome and keeper-needing drunk and the man declined. (Kerouac was last losing his youthful good- looks by this time. A contemporary photograph shows a man shockingly changed: lhc handsome features are spread and coarsened; the eyes desperate; he is grossly overweight.) Thc trip lasted fur ten days and yielded little but cognac hangovers and a hcadful of disjointed images. A record of this sad and fruitless journey was published the following year as Satori In Paris. It is a minor, essentially pointless work and it did Kerouac's faltering career no good whatsoever. In thc fall of 1966, Meniere (as Kerouac's mother was generally known) suffered a stroke that left her partially paralyzed. Fortunately, there was help waiting in the Lowell wings in thc person of Stella Sampas, sister of a childhood friend. Shortly, she and Kerouac were married. That this was a marriage of convenience can scarcely be doubted. Jack Kerouac was beyond romance. What he needed was a live-in nurse and surrogate mother. Stella Sampas was brave enough to assume that difficult role. It is to her credit that she was able to cope with the situation as well as she did. Kerouac, relieved of immediate responsibilities, entered a final, fitful phase of creativity and completed the novel he called Vanity Of Du- louoz. It covers essentially the same period as The Town And The City but this time, there Pages from a Life-Log Peter Trower is little attempt at fictional- ization and the names of real people are sometimes used. The book is marred by flat writing and frequent curmudgeonly asides damning thc counter-culture he had been so instrumental in triggering. Despite this, there is much of interest and value in the book. It touches on several true incidents that Kerouac has hitherto concealed, including his involvement in trying to cover-up thc accidental killing of a homosexual by a friend. One can only wish that hc had written of this important, formative period, before his creative powers began to wane. Early in 1968, Kerouac learned about the death of his old road-partner, Neal Cassady. The two men had drifted far apart over the years, Kerouac into right- wing, alcoholic reclusion; Cassady into the burgeoning, shaggy, underground of pills, grass and acid. He had become a sort of court-jester and resident bus-driver for novelist Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters (whose psychedelic escapades are duly chronicled in The Kool- Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe.) Kerouac deplored Neal's defection to the alternate life-style. He accused Kesey of ruining Cassady. But none of that was of much consequence now. Four days short of his forty-second birthday, Neal Cassady had been found beside the railroad-tracks near Mexico City. His death was attributed to drugs, alcohol and exposure. Kerouac was shattered by the news. Although the two had not met face to face in years, he still regarded the younger man with nostalgic affection. (Kerouac had once told Ginsberg that he suspected Cas- sady might be the reincar- nation of his long-dead brother, Gerard.) Now that link was broken forever. Kerouac went on a hopeless binge that ended in the Lowell drunk-tank. The following winter, Kerouac, Stella and Memere moved south to St.Petersburg, Florida, as his ailing mother could no longer tolerate the cold New England weather. It was the beginning of the end for the lonely and alienated writer. In Lowell, he had at least the occasional company of old friends. In St.Petersburg, he would (except for the periodic visitor) be reduced to the company of Stella and Memere. Hc drank almost continuously now, seldom went out of the house and made frequent, desperate phone-calls to such old friends as John Clellon Holmes. He had postulated a final, climactic novel that would span the last ten years and try to define the price that Fate had exacted from him. But the fires seemed to have finally burned themselves out and the task was beyond him. Instead he finished a short book called Pic that he had first started and abandoned, eighteen years before. Eventually published by Grove, this odd little novel has small connection with his other work. It is the story of a young black boy and his brother, told in rather self- conscious negro dialect. Parts of it have overtones of Mark Twain but it is more a literary curiosity than anything else. On the 21 of October 1969, the ravaged writer (whose health had been steadily deteriorating for some time) was stricken by a massive abdominal hemorrhage resulting from a hernia. He was rushed to hospital but died on the operating- table some hours' later. Subsequently, Stella had the author's body taken to Lowell for burial. The funeral was attended by many of the longtime friends (Ginsberg, Corso, Holmes and others) Kerouac had virtually boycotted in his final years. They stood in silent homage to this man who had once inspired them all and then, so tragically, lost his way. The decade since Kerouac's death has brought an increasing recognition of his unique contribution to American literature. Ironically, many of thc critics and academics who denied him such recognition during his lifetime, now sing his praises. It is the classic anomaly all over again. Visions Of Cody (of which only selections were published in his lifetime) was released in its entirety in 1972. It is the last of the important books in The Dulouoz Legend and one of the most-eccentric. Much of it consists of actual transcribed tape conversations between Kerouac and Cassady in 19S2. As a book, it is virtually unclassifiable ��� but it contains some of the most dazzling writing, he ever committed to paper. There have been a few other posthumous issuances, mostly poetry and of little moment. There has also (understandably) been a rash of books about Kerouac. Some are mere pamphlets by various minor players in the myth but at least four stand as important works in their own right. Nothing More To Declare by John Clellon Holmes deals mostly with his own struggles to become a writer but contains many references to Kerouac and his works, most-notably in a brilliant essay entitled The Great Rememberer. Jack Kerouac: a chicken essay by Victor Levy Beaulieu was originally written in French by the Montreal writer and is concerned with a poetic examination of Kerouac's Quebecois origins and Twilight Theatre The Twilight Theatre opens for business on Tuesday, December 26 after its Christmas break and appropriate to the season will have as its first film after the break a film of delightful and innocent charm. The film, Heaven Can Walt, stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, and James Mason and may prove . to be a godsend for those seeking relief from the bloody fare more often seen these days. Warren Beatty is the director, producer and co-author with Elaine May of the popular 1941 film "Here Comes Mr. Jordan" and winningly plays a football quarterback who is killed in an accident before his appointed time and allowed to return to earth in a series of different bodies while retaining his original personality, solving every crisis through football strategy and tactics. Julie Christie is impressive as always in the role of a concerned ecologist who falls in love with Beatty and James Mason is delightful as the suave angel who solves celestial screw-ups with the finesse of a department store floor walker. Co-director Buck Henry does a nice turn as Mason's bumbling assistant and Dyan Cannon and Charles Grodin have their moments as a pair of inept, murderous lovers. Heaven Can Walt will play a seven day engagement at the Twilight Theatre beginning on Tuesday, December 26. It will be shown at the regular 8:00 p.m. hour throughout its run. their influence on his life and writings. Kerouac by Ann Charters was published in 1973. It is a comprehensive biography of over 400 pages that probes every aspect of the erratic author's life and career. It is an essential volume for anyone interested in the rocky road of a genius who was his own worst enemy. The book is replete with photographs, quotations, a bibliography and even Kerouac's astrological chart, drawn up by Carolyn Cassady. Ann Charters knew Kerouac during his declining years and her observations are by no means all secondhand. 1978 has seen the publication of Jack's Book, a truly Gibsons Public I Library lTuesday2-4p.m. , Wednesday 2-4 p.m Thursday 2-4 & I 7-9 p.m. |Saturday2-4p.m 886-2130 remarkable compilation that presents what must be the most-fully rounded study of Kerouac lo date. Barry Gif- ford and Laurence Lee, the young writers, made two exhaustive trips around the country, interviewing and taping anyone they could locate who had known the writer more than casually and was willing to talk about it. The result is an amazingly-detailed portrait of the man by thirty-five of the people whose lives he touched. Most of them appear as characters in one or more of his books. They range from Burroughs and Ginsberg to humble Lowellites and obscure Denver poolshooters. This is certainly one of the most effective uses to which oral history has yet been put. A film called Heart Beat, based on the three-way relationship between Kerouac, Cassady and his wife Carolyn is soon to be released, starring Nick Nolte as Cassady. One can only hope that 'it will not be the usual travesty. The Dulouoz Legend deserves better than that, as does the man who both authored and lived it. ! �� i "a PRESENTING "*l The Ideal Gift For Those People On Your Christmas Nailing List. Twilight Theatre who regarded Dersu Urzalu less highly than Medea, the film which 25% of the Kwahtahmoss Film Society rated Poor. Among the comments received for Dersu Urzalu, the word "beautiful" recurred several times. One viewer thought the film, "Good, but very 'sentimental' ", and another thought it, "A charming unsophisticated story". For another viewer, this Russian film was, "The best one yet"; for another it was "Walt Dis- niski". One of the audience commented, "A good view of life I'll never sec," and another said, "Splendid acting and some outstanding scenes ��� action drawn out far too long". Another found it the shortest two and-a- half hours film he'd ever seen. Several people commented on the quality of the photography, and words such as "different", "mysticism" and "self-reliance" appeared on ballots. One viewer mailed in a ballot saying, "More and more of this quality of human interest story and 'magni- fique' widescreen scenic events". 1 saw most of the film in Saskatoon last May while attending the A.G.M. of the Canadian Federation of Film Societies. Often at the film screenings which are part of the meetings, one will see only part of a film because of the saturation effect of four or more consecutive film screenings for sixteen hours a day or more over the May Day weekend. I saw enough of Dersu Urzalu to form the impression that it was a rare film and something special, and I think few were disappointed. A letter from someone who signs herself/himself "Wondering" has arrived at the Coast News together with the response from Ann Napier for the "Come Cry With Me" column. I am wondering why "Wondering" did not address her/his wondering to the Film Society in care of the Coast News rather than to the Ann Napier column. For months now, a weekly film column has appeared in this paper under my name. Has "Wondering" read any of them, I wonder, and if not how has she/he formed any impression of the Film Society's programmes or the "depressing content" and "selections (that) aren't inspiring" of which she/he complains? It simply is not true to claim, as does this correspondent, that the majority of the selections have depressing content. Of the seven films screened to date, only Medea could in my opinion be said to have depressing content, but I'm sure others might argue that Three Women could also be so categorized. Surely no rational person could say that of Bananas, California Split, Buffalo BUI, Outrageoui or Dersu Urzalu. If "Wondering" would consult the Coast News of November 21 she/he will find the very word "inspiring" used by a member of the audience whom I quote with regard to Outrageous for which the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. No one rated that film any lower than Good, and not even Medea drew more negative than positive responses. Two films out of seven with depressing content can hardly be said to constitute a majority. "Wondering" also refers to films which have been shown on television. I have discussed that matter in the Coast News of October 10, and I have nothing to add to what I said there. No one expects large audiences for the Film Society's screenings, and the attendances for the present operation are averaging about the same as they have for previous years. There were only twenty people at California Split but there were one hundred at Outrageous. The films to be shown are selected by a committee, and suggestions from the audiences are always welcome. Very few, however, have been received. Usually, the films selected are either foreign language films which have little commercial potential, non-current Hollywood films which may have had commercial as well as artistic success, or films which retrospectively have interest for the minority audiences which come to film society screenings. Availability of films also has to be considered. Canadian rights simply do not exist for some films, and it is, therefore, impossible to show them. The Kwahtahmoss Film Society is also limited to those titles available in professional 35 mm gauge, and we usually have to restrict ourselves to films which are (or will be) in Vancouver because of the astronomical rates charged to ship films backwards and forwards between here and Eastern Canada. Fortunately, the Society is in a position to play films which are coming to the Ridge Theatre, and it was this sort of arrangement which made Dersu Urzalu available to us. I spent a couple of hours with len Schein, manager of the Ridge last week, and we discussed programming which is planned for the next brochure which will detail films to be shown from February 4 up until the end of March. This is expected to include a number of films from New Cinema Enterprises, a Canadian company with an outstanding collection of foreign and Canadian films. Out- Children of the Sunshine Coast were getting right into the spirit oi Christmas last week. From top to bottom are the children in the elementary schools of Langdale, Sechelt, and Gibsons. rageous came from this company. Leonard is also planning to show some of the films of Jaques Tati, so perhaps we will at last be able to schedule them in the New Year. Please read the first 1979 issue of the Coast News for further and more specific information. On behalf of the executive of the Kwahtahmoss Film Society, I will conclude by wishino all nn*,*/w- n..~ ���o*i, Kinsmen suit winners The final Kinsmen Suit of thc Month Draw for thc year was held' on November II with Armand Wold being the most recent lucky winner. During 1978 the twelve winners of suits were Patti with Pratl, Jim Leith, Norm going Peterson, Mike Hendricks, Bernie Mulligan, Dennis best wishes for Christmas and the New Year. amtmmmfam Home Files ��� 2 drawers made of high tested corrugated fibreboard Reg. $15.35 SPECIAL $10.95 Used Imperial 80 Standard Desk Typewriters (11" carriage ��� ideal present for Christmas) $149.00 Globes 12" Starting from $22.95 25% OFF Christmas Wrap, napkins, bows, ribbons, candles, etc. ALL 25% OFF Appointment Diaries & Journals 1979 20% OFF Records ��� Children's Party Songs and Games. 40 Favourite Nursery Rhymes. 10% OFF Reg. $5.95 Many I n-Store Specials 10% OFF THESE HARDBOUND BOOKS MASTER MARINER: Capt. 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Do It Yourself Projects For Your Own Backyard $19.00 (soft cover) Outrage ��� Dave McTaggart $5.95 (soft cover) Magook Books including Anne Blade's "The Cottage at Crescent Beach" $1.95ea. or buy the set of 4 for 10% OFF 10% OFF Cloth Storybook Dolls (4 flip over faces tell the story) -Goldilocks and The Three Bears ���Little Red Riding Hood ���Cinderella $5.00ea. B&FFY HOLIDAYS! ThunliH Im Ihv ln>sl vxprvHsion M>�� know lo nhoir how muvh U'v upprvvialv your trivndship and loyally. W le ii7mA you and your loved onoM a VhriHliuuH brlmminy wilh pvavv and huppinvuH. eeiteft ��)<���fce �� Cowrie St. 685-3258 G/ll/fCC Mulligan, Bill Edney, Gerry Kirsch, Ken Fiedler. Doug Arnetl. Linda Moscley. and Armand Wold. The Kinsmen Club wishes to thank all the participants I special thank you to Richard and Betty Maeedo lor their co-operation and assistance. The Kinsmen "ill have a Stanley Cup Elimination Draw early in the spring. J V Do it Yourself! Clean your Carpets.. NEVER Daily Rental $15.00 Defoamer 2.49 Traffic Spotter 2.89 2-Carpet Cleaner 10.78 for a 12x20 carpet $31.16 Cpncord Carpet Care will do Real Professional Carpet Cleaning Example:12x20 carpet $43.20 with Free Stain Guard A value of 9.60 Actual cost 33.60 You can not get Professional Results with do-it-yourself equipment So give the real Professionals a call 886-9351 Gibsons SUNSHINE GM ��MMMMMM��MMMMMWMMMMMMI We want to thank our many friends and customers on the peninsula for their wonderful support and wish them all a hearty Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. MMMMMMW MMM 885-5131 MMMMMMMMMMMMMWMMVMMMMWI Coast News, December 19,1978 CBC Radio 12:05 1:07 radio By Maryanne West AM Radio Saturday: The Hornby Collection: 11:05 p.m., The Labour of Obedience ��� life in the Westminster Abbey at Mission. Christmas Evei BIng Crosby's Christmas Speclalt 4:35 p.m. Year of the Child: 9:05 p.m. Christmas Day: Her Majesty the Queen: 9:05 a.m., Annual Christmas message. Yuletide: 9:10 a.m., Potpourri of the best Christmas music. Christmas Curiosity: p.m., Comedy records. Man and Superman: p.m., A three-hour adaptation of Shaw's masterpiece, starring Neil Munro and Jackie Burroughs. The Messiah: 4:05 p.m., A B.B.C. recording. Chiistmastide: 6:10 p.m., Includes Christmas at Dingley Dell, the pudding scene from Christmas Carol, and the Christmas dinner scene from Great Expectations, all read by Alan Scarfe. Followed by a moving account by Tom and Mary Harpur of a modern journey along the route of Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. Also a short story by Paul Boles ��� A Night of Vengeance, set at the time of the first Christmas and told by a Greek galley slave. Finally, Holidays in Old Crowe, as described by Edith Josie, CBC-FM Radio Saturday: Audience: 9:05 p.m.-Part I Bach's Cantata No. 61, "Let the Bright Seraphim", sung by Margari Noye with the Vancouver Baroque Ensemble. Part II Christmas with the Gargerys, from Great Expectations. Christmas Day: 4:05 p.m., Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Cambridge. Ideas: 8:04 p.m., A five- part series, Freud Revisited. A blend of biography, psychoanalytical theory, and criticism. Television Christmas Eve: Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas: A Muppets special, 8:00 p.m. Raisins and Almonds: 9:00 p.m., How it felt to be the only Jewish child in the school at Christmas time. Christmas Day: Festival of Carols: From King's College Cambridge, 1:00 p.m., followed by Her Majesty the Queen. Hans Christian Andersen: 2:00 p.m., The 1952 movie with Danny Kaye. Tales of Beatrix Potter: 4:30 p.m., movie. Christmas Festival on Ice: 7:00p.m. Superspeeiai: 8:00 p.m., Al Waxman presents Circus Clowns filmed in Stockholm. The Nutcracker: 9:30 p.m., Russian version of the well known fairy tale. Man Alive: 10:00 p.m., The child who Changed the World. Boxing Day: The Genie In the Bottle: 9:30 p.m., The light and dark side of the alcohol culture. CBC Radio Programme Guide for December 16���29 can be picked up at this office. New Horizons B\ Tom Walton Principal Colleen Elson beams at the activities of an Ugly Sister during the Cedar Grove Christmas Concert. Pioneers on Channel 10 While Delta 10 television crew was here last Sunday to film thc Community Forum, they also taped lour interviews with pioneers of thc Sunshine Coast which will become a part of a series, "Window on the West", presently running on Community Channel 10 in the lower mainland. Bert Nelson, formerly CBC staff announcer and now a resident of Wilson Creek, talked with Mrs. Ada Dawe of Sechelt, Richard Reeves' of Roberts Creek and Mrs. Ida Higgs and Ted Wincgarden of Gibsons Landing about their memories of earlier days in this area. The tapes will bc edited to a scries of half- hour interviews and will include still photographs from the collection in Elphinstone Pioneers Museum. The sun gave a warm welcome to the Elphinstone New Horizons' party on December II. After a few rounds of Bingo Ihe members settled down to a change of pace to view the musical melodrama "A Touch of Blight". Kim Almond took the part of "All- lilthia", Margaret Jones became "Baron Bacteria" with Madeline Grose playing "Dashing Dandy Dcttol". This was a welcome change to our programme and we thank our loeal actresses for Iheir presentation and humorous entertainment. Two guessing competitions followed. Mrs. Ena Harrold's "Qucs- tions and Answers" quiz was won by Mrs. L.Seat's, while Mr. Harry Gregory's weight contest was taken by Mr. Jim Ironside who was just '/a oz. from die correct answer. An artistic touch was provided by those ever-enjoyable ballet students of Mrs. Mil- ward. A variety of tap solos and duets were presented with a number of other dances entitled "Lonesome Butterfly", "Honey Bunnies", "Singing in the Kain", "Golden Years" and a "Mazurka". Thank you Mrs. Milward for your contribution lo our parly. Thc refreshments came licit. The table decorations were the work of Mrs. Marion C'upit. Giant firecrackers tastefully decorated with evergreens and each containing a candle provided the main centrepieces. At each place set- ling, with a ted serviette, was a small cracker containing assorted candies. Congratulations Mrs. C'upit. After Miss Harrold gave the blessing, the party members lucked iu to assorted sandwiches, shortbread, squares, mince tarts and Christmas cake. To our refreshment supervisor Mrs. Bessie Rowbcrry and her stall we offer our hearty thanks lor another task well done. Mrs. Peg Marshall provided two centrepieces and two door swags for door prizes. Thc former were won by Mrs. Bessie Rowbcrry (wiih tt\) and Pam Boothroyd. Thc swags were won by two young dancers. Thank you. Peg. for providing sueh a happy ending to our parly. To those unfortunate souls who were away with the 'llu. or otherwise absent, we can only offer our condolences since you missed another friendly parly that was a little different. Finally, all members are advised that our meetings arc over lor 1978. Hold your Christmas parti at the t3S&L*/ Restaurant a located in Pender Harbour Hotel ZOTZr, HOME-COOKED MEALS CAFE- Tues-Fri 12 00-2 00 Sal SSun 10 00-2 00 883-2617 Takeout Fish & Chips also CriicKen & Chips DININGROOM - Thurs -Sun .6 30-9.30pm Atim REAL ESTATE ��� INSURANCE ACtJaXuPLTD B��"238 1569 Marine Drive Gibsons. *3|fi* OFFICE 886-2248 JOHN BLACK RON McSAVANEY AGENT 885-3339 886-7316 George Cooper 886-9344 CAMpbell's FAMILY SHOES and LEATHER GOODS NEXT TO BATHROOM ACCENT IN THE HEARTOFSECHELT Your friendly neighbourhood drop-off point for Coast News Classified Ads. Arts Centre funds The Building Committee for the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre "Special Effects" have finalized activities for fund raising this season. The Gigantic Plant Sale, the Sketch Club Art Show, and "Variety Night" in Gibsons raised a total of $922.56. We wish to express our gratitude to all those who participated in making these events successful. On December 7 a meeting in Murray's Studio with Rita Sober, Joy Graham, Margaret Jones, Ola Arnold, Kay Cole, Barbara Gough, Charles and Alice Murray, formulated plans for events to be held next season. Those being: April 14, a Carnival or Plant Sale; June 19, a Trail of Quarters; and on Timber Days weekend, a Garage Sale at the Arts Centre. Many donations of materials and volunteer labour, doors, windows, plumbing, cartage, a stove, glass.back- hoe work and time are being given, and are greatly appreciated by the Committee. If you have any new or used building materials to donate we would appreciate hearing from you; or income tax deductible cash donations may be mailed to the Trust Fund, P.O.Box 1753 at Sechelt, B.C. 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G/teetinoA f f . l.ttrik who i bringing loads nj joy and happiness for your loved ones. We enjoy helping you. Thanks, neighbors. LEN WRAY'S TRANSFER Gibsons The control of wolves e#%cavating Co. Ltd. Granthams Landing,B.C. * 350 & 450 Crawlers (4 inl) * Extenda-Hoe * Excavations * Land Clearing * Fir Bark Mulch & Landscaping * Septic Field Instalations & Repairs * 650 gall. Concrete Septic Tanks * Sewer Hook-ups * Dump Trucks , * Sand & Gravel ��> < Wells & Casings yi �� Fill & Top Soil * Rock dust & Shot rock * Hydro Poles & Installation 886-9031 By John Hind Smith PariD There are other reasons too which account for quite a lot of wolf deaths. One of these is distemper, a disease which we get our dogs innoculated against. Another reason is the harsh winters of the far north and of course, there is always starvation. We were shown some graphs which illustrated the causes and effects of nature's way of controlling wolves over a period of time but again there is no clear evidence of any beneficial results in favour of man when he gets into the act to try and speed things up. In Wood Buffalo National Park there was an epidemic of anthrax which killed a great number of animals between the years 1962 and 1968. The building of the Omenika exploration road cut right across the caribou herds' migration path and made it virtually impossible for animals to follow their age-old patterns. Their calving areas are threatened by oil pipe lines and oil exploration work and consequently their numbers are diminished. In both these cases the wolf was blamed but now after much research it has been shown that he was not responsible. Mr. Robinson of the B.C. Fish and Game Branch told us that there were approximately 6,000 wolves in B.C. There was a programme set up in 1950 to exterminate them but no records were kept and therefore no one knows what effect it had or did not have on cattle and game animals, etc. There is at present a programme taking place in the Cassiar region of B.C. where two regions have been set aside where the wolf problem can be studied at first hand, under controlled conditions. In the first area all the wolves are being exterminated; twenty-two have been killed so far. In the other area which is known as the control area, the wolves are left alone. Significantly in both areas, the ungulates have increased in numbers while the programme has been operating, so once again there are no conclusive answers. Mr. Robinson stated that the poison 10-80 was being used to kill the wolves and that a satisfactory substitute had not been found. Alternatives such as hunting on an open season basis, bounties and trapping were all turned down as being not practical. There are poisons such as cyanide which are quick acting which could be used but some wag suggested that this was reserved for people! (In reference of course to the recent happenings in Guyana.) Another way which has been used with some degree of success is that of impregnating the bait with a substance known as an aversion control e.g. Lithium Chloride, which in fact makes the animal who eats it violently sick and makes him think twice before eating it again. According to Mr. Robinson only three grams of 10-80 were used last year but only three milligrams are used per bait. My calculations Mt> YOUR AUTOPLAN ^H^K CENTRj Seaside Plaza 886-2000 886-9121 Taking care of all your Real Estate Needs Evenings Norm Peterson 886-2607 'Tps <*yS ^pN ^p. |V Njfu--' M/Jv sir-feW- Sj.i.u-* VlVf,i��* VlVfiUr* Ai'iS MiiiV NiriV M/fli"' LAST MINUTE GIFT IDEAS From POLAROID ONE STEP LAND CAMERA: easy to use. 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Unfortunately Mr. Robinson was not all that convincing with his facts and figures and was put on the hot scat when it was disclosed that a memo had been leaked to the press in Kamloops stating that all the wolves on the Bonapart Plateau were to be exterminated. He would neither confirm nor deny this saying that no decision had yet been made. Dr. McTaggart Cowan summed things up very well when he said he thought that communications between thc Government and the people should be improved and that the public should be allowed to have some say in the decision making process. He also stressed that no one should jump to conclusions and that although it is going to be a long time to get all the information required, we should not make any hasty decisions. There was quite a cross section of people represented at the meeting ranging from cattlemen, representatives of various clubs and organizations, and students from B.C. I.T. and S.F.U. and of course there were Joes like myself. Even if the meeting came to no conclusions, I for one was quite impressed by the amount of information forthcoming and think that everyone benefitted by what the experts had to say. Whether anyone changed their minds about what they thought prior to going to the meeting is questionable but at least the air was cleared in many respects and I have a feeling that the wolf is going to be with us for a long time to come. Postscript: Readers might be interested to know that the new Minister of Environment in the B.C.Government, Mr. Rafe Mair, has put a moratorium on the use of the poison 10.80 in the Bonapart Plateau area pending further investigation into the problem. Quote a lot of research is being done on the use of the aversion agent, lithium chloride, mentioned in the article, as an alternate to poison which kills the animal. Many of the people I have listened to are very much against the use of 10.80 and in fact the use of this poison is banned in many countries of the world, mainly because it is a particularly cruel, slow-acting Last weekend's storm whipped up the seas and blew trees across the power over much of the Sunshine Coast. Hospital Auxiliary lines Gibsons Hospital Auxiliary wishes to thank the following who donated to their Christmas Card Fund: Andy and Tina Vanderhorn, Herb and Dorothy Steinbrunner, Bob and Joy Maxwell, David and Liz Johnston, Jean Calder, Abe and Ruth Godfrey, Mrs. M.Hercus, Clem Cruickshank, Vi and Harry Harris, Geoff and Glad Lcgh, Helen and Jim Clark, Evelyn Blain, Mrs. F.A.Jones, F. and A. Robertson, H. and D.Purdy, J. and J. Knight, cher, Roy and Grethe Taylor, Mrs. Rose Mary Medley, Grace Jamieson, Lome and Isabel Fraser, Wiljo Wiren, Dooley Mason, Chum and Marie Scott, Oney DeCamp, Olive Metcalf and Family, Mr. and Mrs. Muelenkamp, Jim and Verla Hobson and Grove and Marion Proulx, Family, Bill and Helen Wein- Lorne and Amy Blain, Larry handle and Boys, Mace and and Marie Trainor, Doreen Joan Rigby, Ernie and Virgie and Carl Gust, Lloyd and Baxter, Mrs. Ida Lowther, Maureen Partridge, Bob and Mrs. Ethel Bryant, Phoebe Rene Jardine, Jean Moore, Gloria and George Hostland, Blomberg, Cochrane, Harley and Betty Hugh and Marg Linda and Felix Comeau and Inglis, Guy and Mae Win- Family, Frank and Hilda ning, Bill and Gladys Davis, Girard, Mary and Phil Flet- On the rocks By Pat Edwards Dear Santa: We all know how difficult it is to stay within a budget in these inflationary times, so I have pared my list down to the following: President Fred Inglis: An executive full of money-making ideas. Doreen Stewart: An up-to- date mailing list of all club members. Marlene Doran: A sharp pencil to keep us within our means. Helen Weinhandle: An arena which might be tempted to eat it. Ranchers in the Prince Rupert area reported having lost one hundred livestock in confirmed wolf kills over the past twelve months. This represents a considerable monetary loss to them and obviously ways have to be found to protect them. The method used is that which is being investigated and the Minister is to be commended _^_^^^_^^^^^_��� for not jumping into this substance and is a potential thing without first knowing danger to other animals all the alternatives, NDP Bookstore Holiday Hours: Monday through Friday, December 18-22 Open till 9:00 p.m. Saturday 23rd Open till 5:00 p.m. Sunday 24th Open 11:00 a.m. 886-7744 tme.-oop.m. full of successful stalls at her next flea market. Sue Chenier: Lots of new equipment for the kitchen. Terry Connor: A sack full of goodies to keep the lounge operating successfully. Maurice Pearson: A big bag of bonspiel successes. Keith Frampton: Three walls chock full of signs and a can of white paint to mark out parking areas on the new blacktop. Ray Chamberlin: A garbage bag full of ideas to bring new members into the club. Larry Boyd: A draw sheet for the new year that brings no complaints from anyone. Gus Schneider: A miracle to remove the humps and runs from sheet one. The Winter Club: More people like Marie and Jack Gaw and Pearle Trethewey and Bernice Chamberlin who give so many hours of their time to the club. I'll bet you're tempted to stick around for Christmas dinner at Bernice's aren't you, Santa? B Harry Turner: A sleigh full of young curlers like Jeff The hunting season is here, Krintila, Mike Maxfield, W husband supplies us with Rick Buckmaster and Frank '<������� ��f 8��mc- Could J0" ,e" Chamberlin who will keep the "���"> ������� nutritional value club going when the rest of at venison, moose and phea- us can only sit upstairs and san'' Marguerite Meyers, H.Warn, Morris and Nancy Nygren and Family, Dora Benn, Mrs. W.H.C. Nicholas, Lily Hammond, Jean and Fred Lord, Eunice Young, Marlene and Dick Blakeman, Marge and Wally Langdale, Rose and Bob Stevens, Bob, Elaine and Adam Crosby, Mr. and Mrs. More- croft, Andre, Belle, Raymond and Bonita Dube, Bill and Nancy Douglas and Family, Norah MacLean and Family, Dave and Marg Hodgins and Boys, Tom and Elinor Penfold, Margaret and Ken Barton, L.H.Farr, Archie and Jean Russell, Bill and Georgina Nasadyk, Anonymous, Davina J.Bolderson, Lome and Ida Leslie, Ian, Barbara, Heather and Deaona Catta- nach, Mr. and Mrs. O. Fos- dal, Joe Edna and Joel Bel- lerive, A.Jamieson Family, Arne and Marie Tveit-Petter- sen, George and Pat Guelph, Ron and Trudy Baba, Don and Eszter Andow, Gerry and Melody Kirsch. Nutrition skip from an armchair. Harold Pratt and Mike Clement: Many successful curling clinics. Senior Curlers: Many more years of good health and good curling. And to all curlers everywhere, Santa, Merry Christmas and good curling in 1979. -> GARDEN BAY MARINE SERVICES LTD. On display at Garden Bay Marine Services AQD40/280. Compact 130 horsepower. Diesel economy. Marine VOLVO JPENTA merCrui/er 883-Q7QQ or evenings 883~Q602 7 Days a Week IMMEDIATE REPAIR SERVICE Sinclair Bay Rd. Garden Bay You arc very fortunate to be supplied with meat and fowl with the cost of these foods what it is! The game meat usually contains much less fat than domestic meat which in itself is a plus factor. These are thc nutritional values taken from "Nutrition Value of American Foods���Agriculture Handbook #456", "Food Values of Portions Commonly Used" by Church and Church. Thc values for all thc nutrients have not been determined. Venison (100 gm. or 3'/; oz.) Calories 107 Protein 17.9gms. fat 3.4 gins. calcium 9mgs. phosphorus 212 nigs. thiamin 0.20 nigs. riboflavin 0.41 mgs. niacin 5.4 mgs. Moose (100 gm or 3'/j oz.): calories 99 protein 22 gins, fat l.lgms. calcium 16gms. vitamin A 1001.U.S. thiamin 0.12 mgs. riboflavin 0.36 mgs. Pheasant (100gms. or 3'/j oz.) calorics 151 protein 24.3 fat 5.2 gms. calcium 14 mgs. phosphorus 262 mgs. iron 3.7 mgs. ��� apt *r> *P ^W|* fl* *p �����!* 3(5 Jf* 3|t SJC 3JJ 9)C3fC . NDP xOKSrOx Jr* % Gibsons Harbour'Area f [ Great Canadian and British Paperbacks i 886-7744 * *r *l* n *1* ^r* *r *f* T* *r *T* *v ^P *r* *1* * Wildlife corner Winter springs The fishing off Gibsons at the Gap has been hot for the past while. Almost every boat has been lucky. They're catching white winter springs that are averaging around eight pounds and going up to about eighteen. From what I hear it's been so good that even Rob Carlson caught a five- pounder on his first try at the sport. Both trolling and moochinghave been successful, the latter more so. In the morning they're up at the top and on the bottom in the evening. Good fishing. Dock and soreness One natural remedy that all the kids in our gang knew was how to cure the sting from nettles, especially since our rather silly initiation into the gang was to hold a nettle in your bare hand and crush it into a ball. This could be done without getting stung if you did it confidently, but the first few times, ouch I We used to get stung just about as often this way as when we would be creeping around playing cowboys and Indians. Fortunately for us, beside the clumps of nettles, you would usually find dock leaves. If you scrunched up the leaves, then rubbed them on the stings, the itchiness would go away. The dock leaf is a low, broad, crinkly leaf and grows in a clump like a leafy lettuce. Letter Here's afetter in reply to the letter in reply to the piece I wrote about Mrs. Price's dog coming home looking like it had been clubbed over the head. "Re: Killer! Mr. Anonymous! You evidently "tried" to shoot a dog bothering your livestock; rightly so, but get someone that can shoot straight, not wound an animal that may be lying somewhere suffering or dying. Secondly my dog is not a killer! As there are chickens and ducks running loose near us we have had no complaints. He is also a special pet to my partially blind three year old grandchild. Thirdly, he is tied up at night, days he is at home or else in calling distance. He goes to the neighbour's only because he was allowed there when a pup. He had been clubbed on the eye, which has now cleared up (no bullet wound!) I believe it is someone on Gower Point that owns a female and if that's the case something should be done to the owner of the female, not to the males that answer the call of nature. You describe a malamute. So get your facts straight.'' Marsh society The Marsh Society held a meeting at the Sechelt Village office a week ago Monday. A baker's dozen attended. I lost my notebook so I'll have to rely on my infallible memory. There's been talk for a while about moving the ducks from the marsh up to Square Lake on thc way to Pender. After looking at the lake, it was felt to be unsuitable, so anyone who has a pond and wants it stocked, should get a hold of Nell Jager at 885- 2165 and she'll organize it. The reason they have to be moved is that, in order to get a pure strain of mallards from the Reiffel Sanctuary, the crossbreeds that we have, must go. Remember that the ducks are not for the pot, they're for the pond. The beavers in the marsh will probably be moved in the spring. They insist on blocking the culvert and won't listen to reason. Jamie, the conservation officer, will try to live-trap them and move them on to one of the lakes. This of course can only be done if people leave the traps alone. There was some talk about getting gravel for the far end of the marsh to use as a spawning bed for salmon. Apparently a few stick their noses in and have a look around each year, but at the present time the bottom is too silty. It would be a great attraction to have a little run in there. Wayne Diakaw was at the meeting and he will be spearheading a bird watchers section of the society. There's going to be a meeting on this, tentatively set for the 11th of January. A place hasn't been set for it as yet. Crow A while back Cliff Conner found a crow on the beach that had a bullet hole in its wing. He's been able to fix it up so that the bird is mobile, but its flying days are over. At Coast News, December 19,1978 9. Homemaker help The Christmas Elves are shown packing their hampers for Christmas distribution. At last count there were I4I hampers to be distributed with more coming in. Toward the Alexander Mackenzie Stone Voyage of the Sea-Raker Bv Bruce Woodsworth Part VI Wed. 5 July. A long day, almost ten hours running time, to make up for our day of rest yesterday. Wc emerge from Wells Passage at 7.20 a.m. (having got going an hour earlier heading SW from thc deserted logging camp). Having cut through Lewis Rocks we swing the present time the bird is in his chicken coop. He's looking for a home for it, so anyone who is serious about having a new resident in the household should get a hold of him. Remember that the bird is full grown and will take a lot of attention so don't get it for the kiddies for Christmas. As the saying goes, "only serious applicants should apply". Albino That albino sea lion is making a regular appearance by the sound of it. Jean Heidinger from the Davis Bay Store saw it a short while ago. According to Jean, the sea lions are moving in for the winter; several groups of them have been seen coming into the area. While still on albinos, Steve Carrol mentioned that he had seen a piebald crow around Granthams. Coming to work this morning, I saw the creature myself. It's got about half-a-dozen white spots on its back, so it's either a partial albino or it got into a can of paint. Give me a call at either 886- 7817 or 886-2622 if you notice anything interesting, ta, and a happy holiday season to all, NW into Queen Charlotte Strait. A short twelve miles from this position just west of Malcolm Island, and four miles NW of Port McNeill, lies thc mouth of thc Cluxewe River in present Broughton Strait. In his "Cartography of the Northwest Coast of North America", Volume I, Henry Wagner has translated thc logs of the Spanish survey schooners Sutil and Mcxicana for August 9, 1972: "English fur trade ship Venus anchors for the nighl with us. A chief from a nearby village presents a sea oltcr skin to each of the commanders and trade begins... A sheet of copper of fourteen pounds for two skins, one good and thc other medium, was thc price we were able to agree upon. The English captain also, notwithstanding thc economy and thrift with which hc managed his expedition, complained of and came on board the schooner Sutil to attack the sailor, whom he found waiting for him with drawn sword. All thc Indians became excited and began to call their chief, who was in the cabin. It cost much trouble to quiet them lor thc time and maintain good relations with them until thev went away at nightfall. These Indians are well made, with good features, a tierce look and easy carriage. They brought no women with them." It is interesting to note thc Spanish commander's estimate of thc English traders' 'economy, thrift and complaints of such small profits'. Also their appraisal of thc 'violent and ill-controlled nature of the savages' as well as their 'fierce look...' especially after reading of some of thc exploits of Pizarro, Cortes and Velazquez further south in thc early 16th ccn- tury. thc small profits gained through this trade. SpYinnlFVpflpll As thc natives came up to ���JWIWWI-T TCIICH thc schooners in greater numbers so had our pcrcautions increased to prevent quarrels with them. Wc soon saw thc utility of this carefulness and thc need for continuing it. An accident showed lis what thc violent and ill-controlled nature of thc savages may cause. [Southern Kwaki- util tribe. B.W.|. One of our people had a dispute with an Indian, and thc latter at once asked another of thc Indians in the canoe for a knife, The results of the survey concerning needs for French language instruction in the District reveal that there are only three students who would qualify from two different families ��� one in Gibsons and one in Egmont. Over forty people, however, expressed an interest in French instruction in the District, and this is to be the topic of a public meeting at Elphinstone Secondary School on February 14 By Howard Bushnell What would you do if you were seventy vears old and your arthritis made it difficult for you to get out of bed to do the simplest household chore, or if you were thirty years old and had a sudden crisis in your home, and needed someone to stop and look in on your family during the day ��� to whom can you turn? The answer is easier than most people imagine. Simply pick up your telephone, or have someone else do it for you, and call the Home- makers Service at 885-5144. The Homemakers are there to provide care on a long term basis, or to help you get through a sudden crisis. The Homemaker Service is part of a province-wide programme established to help people in their own homes. By coming into the home for several hours a week it helps make it possible for people to lead normal lives, living in their own community, rather than forcing them to move into an institution, or relying on relations living in distant cities. Sponsored by the Sunshine Coast Community Resource Society, and funded by the Ministry of Health, the Home- maker Service for the area is directed by Linda Risebrough. Mrs. Risebrough has many years of experience working in Human Resources and in counselling work. She spent many years commuting to the Coast on weekends and a few years ago she gave in to basic intelligence and moved permanently to the Coast. Currently, there are fifty- four people working as Home- makers, helping in over 140 homes. Mrs. Risebrough feels that the number of people who need help is far greater than the number that is now using the service. "People are afraid that it will cost too much", she says, i. "so they don't call us to find It out". In reality, a vast num- Lee ber of cases pay nothing at all, and most other users pay such a minimal fee that no one should be concerned with any possible charge. Homemakers can help in a number of ways. They are not to take the place of regular domestic workers but they cr\ will do some housekeeping *J chores, and some meal pre paration. They will also teach other members of the family some basic household duties, if that might help the family. The Homemakers try to fit themselves into the estab lished routines of each household. The elderly and the handicapped usually have existing procedures in the house and the Homemaker will assist where possible, but they also try to aid the individuals by performing additional tasks. MOREL'S Framing & Construction Ltd. "SPEC HOUSES" specializing in CUSTOM HOME BUILDING & FRAMING 886-2440 PENINSULA MARKET 885-9721 Davis Bay, B.C. Open 9���9 7 Days a Week tide tables Reference: Pacific Point Atkinson Wed.Dec.20 Fri.Dec.22 0230 5.2 0350 7.1 0945 14.9 1105 14.7 1630 9.4 1810 7.9 2055 11.0 2325 10.5 Thurs.Dec.21 0305 6.1 Sat.Dec.23 102S 14.8 0450 8.1 1725 8.7 1140 14.6 2200 10.6 1900 6.8 ��� Groceries ��� Fishing Tackle ��� Sundries��Timex Christmas Holiday Hours: Dec. 24��� Open till 9 Dec. 25��� Closed Dec. 26��� 11 am���4:30 pm Jan. 1��� 11 am���4:30 pm Sun.Dec.24 0100 10.9 0550 9.1 1220 14.5 1940 5.6 Mon.Dec.25 0220 11.7 0650 10.0 1250 14.4 2015 4.3 Tues.Dec.26 0330 12.6 0800 10.6 1345 14.4 2110 3.1 m^i^atr naaGjif li-a^r^a fj H- A.* May you* Ualidatfi. Le meVUf and ovet- *%uU*Uf utitU food thUufi. in iitje! Thank you for your patronage We will be closed as of December 30,1978 We will miss you all. Lois and Cathy ^w Lois' Salon SUNSHINE GM We will give some very good discounts in the month of December on the balance of our 78's and our 79's ��� if you need a car or truck for under the Christmas tree come and see us. 885-5131 MMMMMMMMMWMMMMMM MMMM 10. Coast News, December 19,1978. Port Mellon Christmas memory By Maryanne West Once upon a time there was a little coastal mill t<. - n nestled in the elbow of an inlet where thc mountains rise quickly from the sea. It was a snug little community of some sixty families with access to the rest of the world by boat or float plane. A happy town, where people from many different backgrounds, some from far away countries, lived with friendly tolerance for each others' customs and foibles, and the laughter of little children was heard from thc Bre- mertons to thc Stuccos and on the Hill. There was a school, a community hall for indoor recreation, a pub and a church. At Christmas time, the little frame church converted by the townsfolk from a bunkhouse and simply furnished with polished pine pews and clear glass windows through which one could -rift one's eyes to the fir-clad snow crested mountains, was the focus of activity. On the fourth Sunday in Advent when all four red candles would be lit on the Adventzkranz of fra grant fir garlanded with scarlet ribbon which stood for safety on top of thc piano, there was a Christmas tree, candles in thc windows, green, red and gold decorations. The altar Open afternoons till Christmas ...then closed till Spring ��� Elaine's Pottery ��� Creche Figures ���Brigitte ��� Paintings ��� Carols Tree Ornaments QOL 7LQ.I Qct��M.8&acA. Edt>Uwuu{�� 00b (.001 G8 Day May we continue to serve you in the coming year. salaries and fringe benefits. The Denver Bronco's Jim Turner with his black high- cuts, looks like a refugee from a railroad work camp. Now it's white low-cuts with floures- cent stripes, the boots allowing for numerous attachments, everything from rubber stumps to long spikes depending upon the playing surfaces and weather conditions. Uniforms are now sophisticated at all levels of sports ��� cutaway polyester jerseys and non-chafable jocks. That in itself is not necessarily a bad thing, although parents occasionally wonder why their sons' and daughters' footwear cost more than their Dodge Monaco. Be cool. That's the order of the day. High school basketball players no longer do ordinary lay-ups in warm-up drills. Now they go between the legs and around the back and reverse the lay-in going off of the wrong foot because they saw Dr. J do it, The fact that they have left their fundmentals behind doesn't seem to matter. Dr. J likely spent ten years shooting, running, bouncing and passing before fancy even occurred to him. There's great excitement in watching a Pete Maravich or a Dr. J ��� such command signals something very special if not aesthetic about their understanding of the game, but there's a great deal more to emulating them than wearing co-ordinated socks. Those special people dedicated many hours getting the seat of their pants dirty. Recently, Joe and I went to Simon Fraser to work some kinks out by playing basketball. Joe played one on one with a young man whose outfit was so complete, there was barely any skin showing. Joe wore some cut-offs, an old pair of converse and a sweat shirt which had absorbed the better part of a pint of fiberglass resin, originally intended for his dinghy. The young man started out well but Joe probed a couple of weak areas in his Budget Secretary-Treasurer Roy Mills anticipates an increase of a little less than two mills for the 1979 Mill Rate to 49.581 which represents an increase in the order of 3.93 percent. The figures he was quoting are provisional only since they are dependent on the Ministry's action in shifting around of fie basic levy and Mill Rate. Based on the budget, Secretary-Treasurer Mills expects the sharing ratio between the province and the Board to be 10.1 percent to 89.9 percent as opposed to 6.7 percent to 93.3 percent, but if the final budget exceeds the provisional the sharing ratio would shift towards a higher local share as extra cost is all local. game and gave him a lesson in basketball. Not a complete lesson, mind you. The young man quit. Knowing the spirit of fellow hearts as intimately as I do, I sought out the heart of Joe's opponent during the game, but I only heard a slight flutter once when he sank a long jumper. Not many kids play it all anymore. If they do play sports, they specialize according to their size, speed, ability and coaches' comments. Why play basketball in senior high if you're five foot-six and one-hundred- and-forty. Foolish. If you're small you play soccer. If you are small, it's the Whitecaps not the Celtics w,,o'll be knocking at the door. Like I said before, whatever ball arrived at the playing field, dictated what Joe and his friends played. Nobody ever hated darkness more than those kids. The cuts and the mud and the purple bruises and the black eyes were proud trademarks. Many of today's young athletes relate more to the Vidal Sassoons of the world than the Ray Nettles. You only had to look at the Cardinal's Larry Wilson on the sidelines to know how he played as a kid, 1 love the magic, the moves, the hands, and the shot, but what I really love are the ones who made it not so much on talent but ��� if you'll excuse a slightly self-indulgent remark ��� because of heart. Tom Matte couldn't do anything exceptionally well but he knew that if he got the ball over the line, his team got six points. Therefore, through various means, he got the ball over the line. A lot. Tom never got around to selling pantyhose on television. Kids can only emulate what means of communication, especially for these recent youngsters, and they are spending more time watching athletes do commercials than they are out tackling in puddles. CLASSIFIED NOTE Drop off your Coaat News Classifieds at Campbell's Family Shoes & Leather Goods In down-town Sechelt. CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE al 11p.m. .Gibsons United Church. FAMILY ACTIVITIES Volleyball, badminton, tumbling, ping pong, games (bring your own) lor the whole lamily. Every Sunday, 2-4 p.m. Chatelech Qym, until December 17, then resuming alter Christmas. $1.50 per lamily Recreation Service 685-5440. NEW BOOKS Many new books have been added to the Pender Harbour Lbrirye Come in and have a look. From now until the end ol 1978, membership will be 11.00. The library Is open Tuesdays & Thursdays, Irom 1:30-3:30 and on Saturdays, 1.30-4:00 p.m. We will be closed December 23-26 a 28 and no lines will be levied lor that period KIDS' BASKETBALL CLINICS Free, tor all students, all ages. Learn to play basketball every Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Chatelech Oym. Recreation Service 885-5440. ALATEEN MEETING EVERY THURSDAY NIGHT: at 6:46 p.m. at the United ChurchHall Gibsons. ' NOW RECRUITING ROYAL CANADIAN ARMY CADETS Wll parade Thursday, 6���8 p.m. Irom September to May lor training In: Search a Rescue; First Aid; Map Using; Communications; Waler Safely; Marksmanship; etc. Interested males and females aged 13 to 18 apply for further Information to: G.Banyay 863-9012- R.Summerfleld 885-2180; T.Goddard 686-2658. WESTERN WEIGHT CONTROLLERS Meet every Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Everyone welcome. For registration phone 885-9386. ROBERTS CREEK HOSPITAL AUXILIARY Every 2nd Monday���Roberls Creek Hospital Auxiliary, 11am SI.Aldan's Hall. THRIFT SHOP Every Friday, 1-3 p.m. Thrill Shop, Gibsons United Church basement. SUNSHINE COAST ARTS COUNCIL MEETING Third Tuesday ot each month, at Sechelt Elementary main building. Mr. Lizee's room, at 7:30p.m. All Welcome. AL-ANON MEETING Every Thursday In Gibsons at 8:00 p.m. For Information call 686- 9569 or 888-9037. rf &ni\,iM\\ii!iuivv/y//m'Ji-ir7A\ 1 Coast News, December 19,1978 COAST NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS Classified Ad Policy All listings 50* per line per week. or use the Economical 3 for 2 rate 3 weeks for the price of 2 Minimum $2.00 per Insertion. All fees payable prior to Insertion, CLASSIFIED DEADLINE NOON SATURDAY * In the event of an error the publisher shall be responsible for one corrected insertion only. This offer Is nude available for private Individuals. These CUuiflcattotu remain bee - Coming Events -Lost -Found Print you ad In the squares including the price of the Item and your telephone number. Be sue to leave a blank space after each word. No phone orders Please. Just mall In the coupon below accompanied by cash, cheque or money older, to Com! News, Classifieds, Box 460, Gibsons, B.C. VON IVO, or bring In person lo the Coast News oBce, Gibsons DROP OFF POINT : Campbell's Shoes & Leather Goods Store, Sechelt bifih/ Mike Danroth. Sunlife of Canada, is pleased to sponsor this free space for your Birth Announcements. Pleasephonethe Coast News. BURL Clock & Table Shop Is NOW OPEN next to the Bus Depot in Gibsons obUwoilcf Coast News Classifieds Box 460, Gibsons, B.C. VON1VO CLASSIFICATION: Eg. For Sale, For Rent, etc. iL i 1-1���L-1-, 1 ET _i_ DEADUNE SATURDAY NOON ��� SPAIN i Passed away December IS, 1978, Cyrus Spain late of Gibsons, aged 85 years. Survived by his loving wife Katha- rina; two sons Dennis and Jack; three step-daughters, Ursula, Wilma and Lib; two step-sons, Phil and Bill; a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren; four brothers, Fred, Bill, Jim and Allan; two sisters, Edith and Mabel; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Service was held Monday, December 18 at 1 p.m. in the Devlin Funeral Home, Gibsons, Pastor Fred Napora officiating. Cremation. announcement/ ZWICKi In loving memory of our dear mother who passed away December 16,197S. Three little words, forget- me-not/Don't seem much but mean a lot/Just a memory fond and true/To show dear Mo- ther,/We think of you. From Elaine, Kate and Mary announcement/ announcement/ Gibsons School of Theatre Dance classes re-open Tuesday, January 2. M In lieu of Christmas Cards, a donation has been given to the Save-the-Children organization in Vancouver. John Hind Smith Our thanks are extended to all the good people for vegetables, fruits, parties, transportation, etc. We wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The Residents of Kiwanis Village KINSMEN NEW YEARS DANCE SUNDAY. December 31, 1978 9:00 p.m. lo 2:00 a.m. Elphinstone School gym. Band ��� Lazy Morning. Dinner and door prizes, party favours and noise makers. $30.00 per couple. $15.00 single. Tickets available from any Kinsmen member. Buses will be running. Sechelt r.ihmns return. legal opportunitie/ 885-5725 or 886-9743 International Dress Boutique, new and used ladies and gents clothing ��� children's specialty Jewelry and Gift items, 6655 Royal Avenue, Horseshoe Bay. Phone June 921-8380, consignment goods accepted. NOTICE is hereby given that an application will be made to the Director of Vital Statistics for a change of name, pursuant to the provisions of the "Change of Name Act" by me: ANNIE LAURA CAMPO of Waught Lake, Egmont, B.C. VON 1N0 in the province of British Columbia as follows: To change my name from ANNIE LAURA CAMP to ANN COOK. Dated this 19th day of December, 1978. #51 A sale will take place January 2, 1979 at 10 a.m. under the Mechanics Lien Act for a 1968 Ford Country Squire 4-door sta- lionwagon. serial I8G762244510, owner Mac Cameron of Excel Holding Ltd., for the amount $524.99. Sale to be held at Coastal Tires, Russell Road, Gibsons. B.C. #1 PRIME RETAIL & OFFICE SPACE To be Constructed Next to the Omega Restaurant Prospective Tenants Contact George Giannakos after 3 p.m. at 886-2268 found Gold bracelet on Ferry, roughly one week ago. 886-7417. #51 * * iTTufcic Weavers New It Used Albums & Tapes The Home of People's Prices ir, 886-9737 * ��� ALL DENOMINATIONS J I XMAS CAROL SERVICE GIBSONS UNITED CHURCH TUES., DEC. 12 *8p.m. SECHELT BAPTIST CHURCH SUN., DEC. 17 * 8 p.m. MUSIC BY THE SUNSHINE CHORISTERS JESSIE GAIRNS CONDUCTOR OFFERING FOR SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND �� wrrcnnsu run onvc i nc unimncn ruiNU * lo/t Half lab, all black, named Smokey. Lost on Highway 101 near Roberts Creek. If found, call 886- 7449. #51 Earl Carter. Questions. No Reward. No #51 Pair of men's gold-framed eyeglasses, lost on School Rd., December 6. REWARD. 886-2636. #51 j^3�� Coast Business Directory J~\ ********* AUTOMOTIVE ********* *aT******aJ'ELECTRIC. *********** ********* PLUMBING ********** ECOnomy AUTO PARTS Ltd. Automobile, Industrial and Body Shop Supplies Sechelt 885-5181 lgj^s TomFlieger ! Phone 886-7868 . "JaajLECTRICAL j3 'Box 214. Gibsons, B.C. ONTRACTING V0N1V0 need tires? Come in to COASTAL TIRES at the S-BENDS on Highway 101 Phone 886-2700 Eitrnptatt MototB We specialize in Volkswai rt0 885-9466 We specialize in Volkswagen Repairs ���HONDA* Holland Electric Ltd. ' Bill Achterberg 886 9033 ANDREASSEN ELECTRIC (GIBSONS CO.I Serving the Sunshine Coast ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Per Andreassen 886-9439 General Delivery Granthams Landing, B.C. SEASIDE PLUMBING PLUMBING-PIPEFITTING-STEAMFITTING HOT WATER HEATING 886-7017 All Work Guaranteed T&T Plumbing & Heating Service renovation & contract plumbing 7838 Rick Wray, Manager P. M. GORDON B.C. LAND SURVEYOR P.O. Box 609 Sechelt, B.C. VON 3A0 Bus. 885-2332 Res. 886-7701, ******* FLOOR COVERING^^kw^K*^ COAST INSULATION COMPANY Ph. 886-9297 "INSULATION-INSTALLATION" 'FIBERGLASS BATTS" "BLOWN IN INSULATION' Residential (New & Existing Houses) & Commercial ******* BUILDING SUPPLY .at******* * (Jtiu-.J ��'U:tu:J -V. Z-^r"> Days 886-2756 Evenings 886-9261 CARPET-CABINET-CERAMIC CENTRE Open Thurs.. Fri.. Sal. 10a.m.���5 p.m. Howe Sound Distributors Ltd. North Road, Gibsons, B.C. 886-2765 CERAMIC-QUARRY TILE- MOSAIC RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL RR*1 MCOnOPTIIP JOHNLEPORE Gibsons, B.C. J.LfcrUHE MLfc phone VON 1V0 886-8097 l," ioKIHpsop-v WSamZJi Delivery Phone 886-9221 Fancy Panels, Insulation, Doors, Bltolds, Construction Plywood, and all Accessories.' Highway 101, Gibsons ********** CabmeXsj********** SUNSHINE KITCHENS R.Ginn Electric General Wiring & Qualified Workmanship RR*2 MARLENE RD., y ROBERTS CREEK ********** EXCAVATING ******* 885-5379 ******** MISC. SERVICES'********* ,��**���*** DRIFTWOOD CRAFTS * AND*****, CRAFT SUPPLIES * SEWING NOTIONS JEWELRY ^ WOOL CABINETS ���REMODELLING Showroom in Twilight Theatre Bldg. 886-9411 KOPENSAT. 10-5 OP. BY APPOINTMENT ********* CARPENTRY . Cadre Construction Ltd. Framing, remodelling, additions HOUSES BUILT TO COMPLETION I Payne Road, Gibsons 886-2311^/ JOHN ROBINSON CONTRACTING *** BACKHOE, DITCHING, DRAINS 441 ** WATERLINES, ETC. *** Box 237, SEWER LINES Gibsons, B.C. VON 1V0 PH.886-7983 25=1^-SS Skeal T)fi'tt��tmettt Atd - amw^wana^aww m^r ���r*rviTvwTVf<4Tfif/ ^���^pwvf ^^ EXCAVATING - LAND CLEARING S? ROAD BUILDING GRAVEL _ M ���SSSSL 886-2830 G^ft ^Sunnycrest Shopping Centre, Gibsons 886-2525 ^ f"088GIBSONS LANES Hwy101fy.' Open Bowling Hours: Friday & ;*-i* Saturday 7p.m. to 11 p.m. 6 JL- and Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Qg^r) Cadre Construction Ltd. Replacements and Storm Windows Expertly Installed 886-2311 Payne Road, Gibsons Terry Connor 886-7040 PAINTING CONTRACTU 110.1640. tiilifvn.s: B.C. Quality Farm 6 Garden Supply Ltd. 886-7527 Pratt Rd., j Gibsons * Feed * Pet Food �� Fencing �� Fertilizer Serving OOfJ TAXI t)t)��| Langdale lo Earls Cove": Gutters Phone: Eaves Troughs CUSTOM CRAFT PRODUCTS Commercial Residential 885-2992 Maintenance Continuous Sand & Gravel 885-9666 or 885-5333 L&HSwansonLtd. Readymix Concrete wilh 2 plants Backhoes Sechelt and Pender Harbour Porpoise Bay Rd. -Dump Trucks- Box 172, Sechelt. B.C. Ph 885-2921 CUSTOM BACKHOE WORK SEPTIC TANKS INSTALLED Government Approved Free Estimates Excavations - Drainage Waterhnes. etc. Roberts Creeti C & S Construction Fiberglass Sundecks Renova,,on" Daryll Starbuck MMi-T.W Is. Finishing; Dennis Collins 886-7100 _j Free ^ PERMATRUSS FABRICATORS Estimates (Gibsons) Ltd. 886-7318 Located next to Windsor Plywood p.o. Box 748 ��� Residential & Commerciai Roof Trusses Gibsons, B.C> J.B.EXCAVATING 886-9031 Water, aewer, drainage Installation .�����. ��� Dump Truck ��� Backhoe ��� Cat ��� Land Clearing ������� ���jja^.y ��� Free Estimates ��� Septic Fields teJJ-K< V GIBSONS SAND & GRAVEL LTD excavating ��� land clearing road building gravel Classified aggregates 883-9313 Concord Carpet Care 886-9351 CARPET & UPHOLSTERY SAME DAY SERVICE ^GIBSONS-SECHELT-PENDER HARBOUR MOVING AND STORAGE LEN WRAY'S TRANSFER Ltd. Household Moving 4 Storage Complete Packing Packing Materials lor Sale Phone 886-2664 Member Allied Van Lines RR I.Gibsons JOHN HIND-SMITH REF1IGERATION & MAJOR APPLIANCE SERVICE Port Mellon toPenderHarbour Res. 886-9949 THOMAS HEATING /^\ TRANSWEST HELICOPTERS f��\ [ffa,] (1965) LTD. [fty V_x Charter Helicopter Service ��� Box 875 886-7511 Gibsons SUNSHINE COAST DISPOSAL SERVICES Port Mellon lo Ole s Cove 885-9973 886-2938 Commercial Containers available OIL BURNER SERVICE Complete Instrument sel-up ol furnace 886-7111 TREE TOPPING VIEW DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Clean up your wooded areas. Remove lower limbs for VIEW Top tall trees adjacacenl lo building ��������� ������ MarvVolen v ' v 886-959/ MACK'S NURSERY SUNSHINE COAST HIGHWAY Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Plants Landscaping, Pruning Trees, Peat Moss & Fertilizer Licensed lor Pesticide Spraying 12. Coast News, December 19,1978. woik wonted work wanted work wonted Fully qualified Free estimates. Electrician, 886-254(- rfn Landscaping and Garden main- tenanee. Fruit Trees, ornamentals pruned; hedges trimmed. Rower gardens installed and maintained. 886-9294 tin MOVING & HAULING: House and yard maintenance, light carpentry work, cementing, etc. Reasonable rates. 886- 9503. BI STONkWORK Fireplace Repairs Chimney Repairs Call ANDY 886-282I tin For Explosive Requirements: dynamite, electric or regular caps, B line E cord and safety fuse, contact Gwen Nimmo. Cemetery Road. Gibsons. Phone 886-7778. Howe Sound Farmers Institute We regret that due lo rising cost we can no longer extend credit. Cash or certified cheques accepted only. #51 Most trees, like pels, need care and attention and trees are our speciality. * Topping * limbing * Danger tree removal An insured guaranteed service. Peerless Tree Services Ltd. 885-2109 FOR ALL YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS BEAUTIFUL LOG HOUSE: On Gower Point Road on 2.38 acres of sub-dividable land. Three bedroom home with large stone fireplace, modern kilchen, two baths. Six R1 (Residential One) lots may be split from this attractive property wilh purchaser retaining house and half acre. Phone Trev 886-2658. F.P. $105,000. BEAUTIFUL "TUDOR STYLE: 3 bedroom with two brick fireplaces, two sundecks, some ocean view. In well treed, quiet area. $62,500 MARLENE RD: Side-by-side duplex, 2 bedroom homes Willi separale dining, laundry facilities, etc., monthly rentals almost $500. F.P. $55,000 UPPER GIBSONS: Three bedroom home wilh huge sundeck overlooking Keals, the Bluff and Vancouver Island. Has sell- contained one bedroom suite for mother-in-law and brick fireplaces up and down. Has double carport and is on quiet street. F.P. $54,900 ON THE BLUFF: 3 BR home with unobstructed view from Lantzville lo Ihe Malahat for only $48,500 DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY: Four adjoining properties in Lower Gibsons, ideal for townhouse, condominium or????? Call for detailed information. BEAUTIFUL LANGDALE RIDGE: New three bedroom, full basemeni house on quiel road. Franklin fireplace ��� many trees and permanent view to Keats. $53,900 Va ACRE WITH KEATS VIEW: Immaculale Iwo bedroom home with fireplace. Well treed, good landscaping and many other desirable features. $42,500 Magnificent view lot on high side of Highway 101, Hopkins Landing. $14,800 BOB BEAUPRE 885-3531 PAT MURPHY 885-9487 All Types ol Roofing & Re-Rooting Henry Rodriguez Sechelt 885-9585 Bob Kelly Clcan-Up Basements ��� Yards ���Garages ��� Anything Dumptruek for hire 7 days a week 886-9433 Box 131, Gibsons Ifn 886-2912 Gibsons Lawn Mower j^ Chain Saw Service 5���Imperial 80 Manual typewriters, desk type, excellent condition. $149 each. 885- 3258. #1 MUSIC LESSONS YOU ENJOY 886-9030 essie Piano & Organ Begin at age 4 and older 161-i Marine Drive. Gibsons. Journeyman finishing carpenter and cabinet maker. If a quality job at a compclitive rate is what you are after, you've found it, no job too big or small. For a free estimate, call Guy Curwcn, at 885-5328, eves, tfrt wonted to tent Couple with one child looking for house to rent. Call 885-2924. #51 ic ac ac ac TELEPHONE ANSWERING SERVICE 886-7311 OFFICES AT Sunnycrest Centre, Gibsons Toll Free 682-1513 Phone 886-2234 IBSONS KEALTY A OFFICES AT: Dental Block, Gibsons Toll Free 682-1513 V^AND LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD. RR#2, Gibsons, B.C. VON 1V0 CONVEYANCING - REAL ESTATE CONSULTING - APPRAISALS - MORTGAGES - NOTARY PUBLIC Phone 886-2277 HOMES DAVIS ROAD: Ideal starter or retirement home. Only two blocks from schools and shopping. This three bedroom home has everything you need for comfort and convenience. The carport could easily be converted lo a family room and a separate carport could be built on many sites within the extra large landscaped lot $37,900 NORTH ROAD: Immaculte 1974 Neonex mobile home set up on landscaped 50' 139 pad in Comeau Trailer Court. $12,900 CHEKWELP: Prime waterfront on Chek- welp Indian Reserve. Three bedrooms, stone fireplace. A truly beautiful spot. $36,750 FIRCREST RD: Brand new quality built home. The cathedral entrance with wood feature wall leads you into the large livingroom with feature wall fireplace. This three bedroom home has a large family siied bathroom and lots of storage area The basement awaits your finishing touches. The lot is nicely terraced and read/ for landscaping Close to schools and shopping $47,900 CHERYL ANNE PARK ROAD: Large three bedroom home with finished heatilator fireplaces up and down. Situated on approximately 1/3 of an acre on ��� no-through road. Neatly landscape and nicely treed Rec room roughed In wtth finished bathroom downstairs Double windows throughout. Excellent family home, 157,900 NORVAN ROAD: At the top of the hill In West Sechelt, This brand new three bedroom home in an extremely quiet area offers incredible features. Large 95'x129' lot size. Feature lights above the fireplace. Exlra large bathroom with twin seal skylights. All this, an ocean view and more $49,900 WILSON CREEK: Over Vi acre ol incredible land, level with super growing soil. Landscaping only requires tidy-up, one bedroom home presently rented for $175 per month, shows great potential as revenue or starter home. $27,900 LOOKOUT AVE: Near new three bedroom home in good condition on large view lot in new sub-division just past the Sunshine Coasl Arena in Sechelt. Boating facilities close by. Owner Is transferred and you may have immediate possession. $51,900 LOTS LOOKING FOR .SOMETHING DIFFERENT7 We offer you 1/3 of an acre of parklike properly located within Gibsons Village. Has creek flowing through this secluded, private area. Needs imaginative owner lo bring out full potential. Offers lo $10,50011 FIRCREST ROAD Over twenty nicely Ireed building lols to chOOSe from 61xt31 We will arrange to have a home built lor you Located a short drive down Pratt Road Priced at $9,700 each GOWER PT.RD. at 14th: Nearly Vz acre of view property. Approximately 80'x 250'. R2zoned wilh 2 distinctive building sites. Local by-laws allow 2 dwellings on this property. Partially cleared. Close to Gibsons and close lo the beach. $16,900 GRANDVIEW & PRATT: Building lot in a fast growing area. Approximate size is 146x141x74x125. Present all offers on the asking price ot $11,500 SMITH ROAD: Cleared view lot close to ferry terminal and ocean view. Trlan- gualr shaped lot with good building site. $14,000 CHERYL ANNE PARK RD: Roberts Creek. Large lot with beautiful trees and some view on quiet cul-de-sac in area of fine homes. Before you decide see this attractive low priced property. Owner will consider terms $12,500 LAUREL RD: Sechelt. On the high side of the road this Davis Bay view lol will be all your dream home over imagined. Priced to sell and waiting tor you to build on $14,900 LAUREL RD: Sechelt, Approximalely 72x297. nicely treed, some clearing on the lot will create a beautiful Davis Bay view Almsot Vi acre of view property is hard to find $17,900 TRAIL ISLANDS: Urge waterfront lot with small cove for moorage. Beautiful view on Ihree aides. Excellent fishing spot on your doorstep. Call and let us show you this waterfront retreat. $17,900 Season's Greetings from the Staff at GIBSONS REALTY HILLCREST ROAD: Only $3,000 down! Balance by Agrecmenl for Sale will purchase one of these beautilul view lots at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. All underground services so there is nolhing to mar the view. These lots are cleared and ready to build on. The ravine in front will ensure your privacy. These lols represent excellent value. Priced Irom $13,900 SCHOOL RD: Three view lots 73x110. On sewer. Three blocks Irom schools and shopping centre. Cleared for building. 116,000 ea. LANGDALE RIDGE: Nice water view from this bargain priced lot. $8,950 MAPLE ROAD: .97 of an acre on Maple Road (drive down Pine Road). Southern exposure with water and island view. $19,000 LANGDALE RIDGE SUBDIVISION: Fantastic view lots. An area of new and varied homes. These lots offer themselves lo many different building locations. Enjoy privacy and Ihe view of Howe Sound. Priced from $11,900 SCHOOL S WYNGART ROADS: Only 4 of these duplex lols lelt Beautr ful view properties overlooking the Bay Close to schools and shopping. All lols perfectly suited to side-by-side or up- down duplex construction. Priced al $15,500 and $16,500. SKYLINE DR.: Irregular shaped lot with great view of Village, the Bay, wharf and boats. An area of very nice homes. 100 feet on Skyline Drive. Approximately 180 feet In depth. $13,500 Cello from Czechoslovakia, with how am! canvas carrying bag. Cood lone. $300.00.886-2622. Ifn SELKIRK CHIMNEYS All Sizes & Kits Best Prices on Coal TRY US Macleods Sechelt One stainless steel sink with wall taps 16"xl8" $20. Three fir 6-pane windows 27*x32" $10. One ext. 30"x78" wooden door with window, and door frame $20.885-3807. #51 Magnificent mink coat, medium size. A bargain at $425 or best ofer. 886-2357. #2 One Franklin Fireplace, used one season, $80. 886-2948, morning. #51 070 Stihl chainsaw. 36" bar and chain. $175.00. Alaska sawmill. $75.00.88(1-7294. #51 Gibson LG0 ��� thirty years old. perfect gift for the musician in your life. $200. or besl offer. Also numerous song and instruction books for guitar. 885-3752. tfn 25% Warehouse Discount. Hundreds of Christmas gilt items at 25% discount ��� over $25.00. For appointment phone James al (112) 921-8380. Horseshoe Bav, W.Van. Matching couch and chair, clean and good condition, $200. Baby car seat, $15.00; walker, $5.00; new mere controls for 14' boat, offers. 886-8001. #51 I RICH BI ACK DELTA SOU 16jds del. S190 112-584-6240 tit Lloyds component set, includes cassette tape deck amp and stereo, four speakers and headphones. Ph. 886-7464 after 5 p.m, #51 Wringer washer. $25. 886-9290. #1 Due to Ihermoplane conversion I have 13 pieces of glass from 60"x72" sash size lo 45"x20", some in pairs. 1 have my price, what is yours? Call 886-2935. #51 One Kcnmore 110 volt slove. $100: ocn 12-gallon hot water tank, 110 volt, $40; one small older fridge $50. All work excellent. 886-7642 after 6. #1 Live Christmas trees for sale, 5' and 6'. $22.50 and up. 886- 2684. Mack's Nursery. #51 Lapidary 6" combination star diamond horizontal unit. Never used. $150. firm. Black and Decker folding bench, adjustable height snap, $50. 886-7432. #1 appliance/ SMALL APPLIANCES at BIG CITY PRICES Macleods, Sechelt. 885-2171. per/onol Hello, Miss Cautious Wandering: To the lady that will accept a roamer like mc, I do travel a little bit now and then, here and there, titling lo Sydney. Austral- la, New Zealand, then to Rome lo sec thc Pope; lo Holland to sec thc tulips; Fori Kcnl to sec the Monarch. Sherwood Park, meet a stranger and Ihe star, sec thc Vikings, and In New Norway on the way back, slop at Disneyland, see the Cartwrights; to Reno, pick up a Cadillac and a tomahawk. Need a lady's companionship. Box 48, Coast News. Box 460. Gibsons _<\ #51 Washers, Dryers and Dishwashers in slock for Christmas. Mosl colours available at Macleods, Sechelt. 885-2171. livc/toch Horse Manure for Sale 886-2160 Ifn Certified farrier Services: Corrective and pathological shoeing, hoi and cold. Also certified English riding instruction, Flat and .lumping. Debbie Rhodes. 886-9708. #51 DR. NICK KLFJDER IS AVAILABLE EVERY MONDAY. PRACTICE LIMITED TO HORSES ONLY. FOR APPOINTMENT PLEASE CALL: EOUINE VET CENTRE 112-530-5344 ILANGLEY) OR DIANA STARBUCK 886- 9739 (GIBSONS). Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings for information call 886-9059 or 886-9904. tfn LIVESTOCK HAULING HORSESHOEING Patrick Horvath 886-9845 eves. Purebred registered Persian kittens, len weeks old. All shots. Blacks and Tabbies. $125. Tortic Point Himalavan, 9 months old, all shots. $100. 886-7732. #51 Puppies ��� free lo loving home. Male or female ��� small to medium ��� Long- or short-haired ��� Your Choice! Reared in tight- knit family situation by Iwo loving parents. Call 886-7742. 10:30-11:30 a.m. or 3:00-4:00 p.m. tfn A family of black bunnies: mother, father and five little ones. 885-5282. #2 Stable space and grazing grounds for rent. For information phone 886-2856. #2 motorcycle/ 1977 HD Sportster chopper, 100 miles, rebuilt lop end. valves and guides, pistons, rings .010 over 16" rear wheel, bendix carb. lots of chrome, front disc brakes. $3,800 o.b.o. Bottom end transmission excellent. 886-2537 #1 for rcnl foi rent WAREHOUSING & LIGHT INDUSTRIAL SPACE AVAILABLE Areas of 25,50,100,200 and up to 800 square feet. FIRE PROOF CONSTRUCTION IN THE GIBSONS AREA Rents from $15.00 a month 885-3903 Evenings Mavevi Gibsons. Pratt Road, three BR house, fully carpeted, lireplace, $300. Available Jan. 2. I979. 885-9834. Jerrv. #2 One buffet, sliding glass door with 3 drawers, $99; one wheelbarrow $25; one wood and canvas antique trunk with leather strapping $50; one coffee table, unusual design, cedar top $25; One captain's bed, king size, made solid cedar with 2 drawers either side, ornamental handles (mattress not included) $99; one serving table with wheels $10; one fabric covered chair with wooden arms (needs recovering) $10; one electric sewing machine (Baycrest, zig-zag stitching, buttonholing, etc.) excellent condition $75; one Mexican blanket (firegod design) $25; 1974 Ford window van, rebuilt transmission 2 months ago $2,500 o.b.o. Phone 885-3258 (o); 885-9785 (h). #51 Clipper speargun, brand new, $100; Sekine ten speed (touring bike) $300; Fender twelve-string, vinyl case, needs new strings, $250.886-2680. #51 Ten speed bicycle for boys, aged ten to fourteen, 24 inch wheels. Price $45. 886-7138 after 4:00. #2 Large tropical houseplants, 2-5 ft. high, $5-$30. 885- 2428. #51 Furnished two bedrooms, ground floor, duplex. Lower Gibsons. Close lo everything. $225. Phone Chris, 886-2277. #2 Two bedroom funished trailer. Waterfront, sorry no pets, available Jan. I. 886-2887. Ifn Cottages, weekly or monthly. Housekeeping units, furnished. T.V. Ritz Motel. 886-2401. tfn 1 BR apartments in Sechelt. Fridge and stove included. $175���$245. Call Hayden 885-2283. #51 Gibsons large two floor, 4 bedroom apartment, $265. One large 2 bedroom apartment, available around Dec. 21. Move in rent-free till Jan. 1. 885-9834. Jerry. #2 Beautiful view of Harbour. 3bedroom apartment, close to Gibsons P.O.. fridge and stove. Sorry no pets. Couple without children preferred. $245. per mo. plus util. 112-985-7551 (eves.) #1 Furnished deluxe suite with view and fireplace, downstairs al 1694 Seaview Road. $250 plus heat and utilities. 886-9076 or 886-2306 to view. #51 Gibsons suile for rent, 3 bedrooms. Available immediately. 581-0024. #51 Deluxe 4 bedroom home in Gibsons, near schools and shopping, two fireplaces, w/w carpeting, immaculate. $365. Phone 886- 7963. #51 Condominium: Three bedrooms plus family room, l'/i baths, carpets, $300 per mo. Call 886-7628. ��� tfn Apartment for Rent. 886-2417 or 886-9636. #1 Three bedroom house, South Fletcher, double garage, ideal for couple with small child, $250. References, available January 1,886-7748. #51 One bedroom trailer, furnished, set up at Irwin, suit mature person. $155, incl. Hydro. 886- 7290 after 6 p.m. #2 Two bedroom view house in village, fireplace, carpets, drapes stove, fridge. References. $275. Box 36. #2 Small two bedroom cottage Vt acre treed lot, Pratt Rd. Available January 1.886-7800. #2 Cozy two bedroom older house in Granthams Landing, has partial basement, could be used as a studio or workshop. Fridge and stove. Beautiful view of Keats and Gibsons. Available Jan. 1, $235 per mo. 886-7701 or 886- 7567. #2 Three bedroom home in Granthams, washer, dryer, fridge, stove, w/w, $300 per mo. References required. 886-2842. #51 Gibsons waterfront studio suite for rent, semi-furnished. $135 per mo. 886-9439. tfn motorcycle/ 1978 Yamaha LT. 175. Good fast hike. $750. 886-9269 #1 =S NOW RENTING EXECUTIVE HOUSE APARTMENTS ��� ���. I h l m ir 11 li i. i��si ms h ���� Hi iu li 37 Deluxe 1 and 2 Bedroom Suites ��� Controlled Front Entrance ��� Coloured Appliances ���Cablevision ��� Panoramic View ���Extra Sound-Prool Suites ��� Drapes ��� Wall-to-Wall Carpet RENTS from $230.00 toiNouinrpttoae 886-9590 after 5 p.m. Newly decorated 2 and 3 bdrm apts. Stove, fridge, heat and cablevision Incl. in reasonable rent. Sorry, no pets. Close to schools and shopping. 886- 7836. tfn Two mobile home pads available. Contact Sunshine Coast Trailer Parks. 886-9826. tfn' 3 bdrm duplex. 1,280 sq.ft. large livingroom, kitchen, din-, ing area, laundry room, two' blocks to schools and shopping. $300 per month. $325 with new appliances. 886-9890. tfn Room and Board: cosy rooms with ��� view. Home-cooked meals. 886-: 9033. 'fn House lor rent. 3 bedrooms, ensuile. w/w, full basement sundeck. carport, large backyard, easy landscape, fridge, no slove, fireplace, Dec. 1. New house. Asking $350, negotiable. Pratt Rd. 886-9438 or 886-7806.- #51- Two bedroom suite, fridge and slove, newly decorated, beautiful view. $225. 886; 7223. #51 Apartment for rent, 886-2417 or 886-9636. tfn Comfortable furnished * downstairs waterfront suite,'' ideal for retired couple. RentH' $150 per month includes heat'1' and light. No pets. Non-smokers''1; preferred. 886-9859 #51 ���,;. Penthouse apartment with approximately 1.400 sq.ft. of living area���blue plush carpeted stairway leading up to a IS'/i'x 24' living room, blue w/w, 44' Rosewood feature wall, wall of stonework with hooded elec. fireplace���swag lamps, upholstered wet bar with colonial stools ���sliding glass doors opening onto deck featuring spiral stairway ���three bedrooms, vanity bath with large gilt mirror���open cabinet kitchen���diningroom with crystal chandelier and mirrored planters. Lovely drapes throughout. Stove and fridge incl. View. Rent $300 a month. Port Mellon Highway and Dunham Road. 886-9352. #1 CARS AND TRUCKS Hental ���Leasing ���Also- Domestic and Industr ial Equipment. Seaside Rentals 885-2848 ai -J ��� * ' t , i ' a1 DID YOU KNOW? That wheat���once it Is milled���will within eight days, oxidize 80% of the vitamins it contains? AND that flour once milled would be susceptible to weevils after a week or so following milling unless���chemicals are added to prevent them. If you want better health, make your own bread from fresh-milled wheat, rye or rice. AND if you wish to take ALL the work out of bread making, we will supply the world's best home bread maker���by Bosch of Germany. We also have the attachments to grind meat, shred vegetables, juice vegetables, make sausages, fancy pastries, press, blend, anything!!!!! AND we will supply fresh milled flour OR your own flour mill. All equipment guaranteed and serviced right here at the: SANGSTER'S NORTH 40 Sangstercraft Boatworks Limited 886-7338 J Coast News, December 19,1978 13. wonted Wanted to buy, fresh goat's milk to supply two babies and/or fresh eggs. Call 886-7636, or 886-9660. #51 Wanted, knitting machine. Will pay cash. 886-2810. #51 Wanted to Buy: Logs or Timber Fir, Hemlock, Cedar ��� Porpoise Bay Logging Ltd. 885-9408 or N(J5-2032. ' tin LOGS WANTED Top Prices Paid for Fir-Hemlock-Cedar L&K LUMBER (North Shore) Ltd. Phone 886-7033 Sorting grounds, Twin Creek ��� Timber wanted: Fir, hemlock, cedar and poles. Top prices. Let us give you an estimate. O&O Log Sorting Ltd. Phone 886-7896 or 886-7700. tin' mobile home/ 12x60 Leader Mobile Home, good condition, two bedrooms, large livingroom. Asking $9,500. Open to offers. 886-2768. #51 "SOASf HOMIS mm* laana aa 24x60h 3 BR., with 24x52 Countr to see I 24x44, and DI roof, 1 retiren 24x40, nice carpet! 12x55, stove, late sh -Pad ���Ban ���Ove torn -lYe Coa NEWPRODUC HAS ARRIVE! 1344 sq.ft. 4oduline, full 1. family room, goodies and 1152 sq.ft. 2 BR. famil. y villa exterior 960 sq.ft. 2 BR, 2 DR, F.I x. Elec. Range ully furnished ent home. 2 BR, ensui decor, fridge & drapes. 23,900 F.P. One Trade-In 2 BR, Esta Vill dishwasher, ape. Space Availabl i Financing. r 170 Satisfi :rs. ar Service Polic st Mobile Horn x 966, Sechell, 885-9979 M.D.L. 00623 T ! p siding Loaded options. / room. A must ;. Fridge , duroid A nice te bath, stove, i, fridge, immacu- ;d Cus- y- :sl,td. B.C. \ Two mobile home sites near beach. Free vegetable garden plots if desired. "Bonniebrook" 886-2887. tfn One bedroom trailer furnished. Set up at Irwin. Suit mature person. $3,500 firm. 886-7290 after 6 p.m. HI C.M.H.C. Approved 14' and Double Wide mobile homes on sewered lots now avail-1 able. 10'/i% interst. 25 yr. mortgage, 5% down on total cost of home and lot. Down Pint, starts as low as $1,695. NOW ON DISPLAY NEW UNITS 3 MONTHS FREE RENT with purchase 14x70 Atco . 3 B.R. Extra large L.R. Latest cook & clean centre. Fully furnished and carpeted throughout. 24x48 Atco - 2 B.R. & den 2 full bathrooms, full lap siding, 16" eaves, 3rd gable roof. Tastefully decorated. Used Units: 12x68 Manco ��� 2 B.R. Front kitchen with patio doors. All appliances. Fully carpeted Like new. 24x48 Statesman - 2 B.R. & Den. All appliances. 24x42 Colony - 3 B.R. Partially furnished, 10x50 Chickasha - 2 B.R. plus large addition set up on large corner lot. SUNSHINE COAST MOBILE HOME PARK 1 mile W of Gibsons, Hwy 101 Open 7 DAYS A WEEK Ph. 886-9826 marine 22' Fibreform includes sporty- yacht, new leg, new engine,, canopy for back depth sounder, winch, extra props, ph. 886- 2096 $8,500 can be viewed at 1799 Bals Lane. 16' Skajit includes 80 h.p. mere, canopy, new paint, exc shape. $1,800 firm. 886-2096. ta 5 Gary White sells boats. moilne Boat motor, 35 h.p. Johnson Seahorse, about 10 vears old, runs. $60.885-2468. #1 ' IAN MORROW & CO. LTD. Marine Surveyors, Condition %pi detail surveys for Evaluation. Surveys for insurance claims. Phone 886-2433,886-9458. Miller Marine Electronics 886-7918 Deceit Marine Radar SrScTVHF&SSBA: Universe CB See Lome or Lee Lower Gibsons, next to Dogwood Cafe 21' Fiberform 165 HP inboard outboard. Head, sounder. 40 channel C.B.. cassette tapedeck. Sparc prop plus many more extras. The moorage is paid al Smitlv's until May 1979. The boal is in excellenl condition. Owner must sell. $7.500.886-9491. .110 Mercury Outboard Motor, used two seasons. Excellent condition, $425. Call evenings, 883-2424 tfn' HIGGS MARINE SURVEYS LID. Insurance claims, condition and valuation surveys. Serving the Sunshine Coast and B.C.Coastal Waters. Phone:885-9425, 885- 9747, 885-3643,886-9546. tfn. ' GARDEN BAY MARINE SERVICES LTD. 883-2722 or evenings 883-2602 15'6" Sidewing Hourston Glascraft (new) - $3,000; 42' sailboat 'Sea Falcon' (unrigged ferro cement) ��� $35,000; 18' Sabrecraft 140 Merc - $4,900; 17' K&C Thermoglass, 115 HP Evinrude - $2,800 50 HP Merc Outboard ��� $600: Detroit Diesels ��� One 471 (in line); |3-cylinder Nissin diesel. Boat Moving & Covered Winter Storage. Call Garden Bay Marine Services Ltd. 883-2722 or evenings 883-2602 Must sell, 14 ft. fiberglass on plywood boat. Plexiglass windshield and hand pump, needs some work, $75.885-3405. #51 trowel ficacc( and Best Wishes/ for a Happy Holiday from Bobbie and Forda peninsula ������.. travel j l>��c.fl yuhon HELP WANTED: Advertising Salesperson wanted by established community paper. Thc successful applicant will have had at least three years of sales experience, bc willing to work for an aggressive up and coming paper, and bc prepared to live in Lower Mainland. Good salary and benefits go with job. Forward job application including references and employment history to: Box 130, BCYCNA. 808. 207 W.Hastings St., Vancouver. B.C. #48 property CHECK THESE BUYS 1"�� JL Priced to sell. Well designed modern, new 3 bedroom home in ideal location. Close to all facilities. F.P. $44,000 Ideal familv home on quiel cul- de-sac. Centrally located in prime area of Gibsons. Large living and dining room, conveniently arranged kitchen and eating area, all overlook a spectacular view of Georgia Strait and Howe Sound. Two fireplaces, mahogany trim, lull basement features completed rec, den. laundry, workshop, carport. Landscaped. Reduced to $59,900 Near new, 3 bedroom basement home on level lot. Convenient u-shaped kilchen, bright spacious eating area, w/w carpets, ensuite in mast. B.R. F.P. $45,000 For appointment call after 6 p.m. 886-2783. MUST SELL By owner: older home with beautiful view, three bedrooms, basement, w/w, electric stove, garbage burner, fridge, deep freeze, dbl. garage and workshop with own 100 amp service, on cable, sewer, etc. $37,500 or reasonable offer. 886-2990. #2 |rttAft)V AAAAAAAA A^fc^af FOR SALE BY OWNER 4.9 acres cultivated off North Road. This farmette has to be seen to bc appreciated. Two dwellings, barn, etc, 886-7682 A number lo note: 885-5171 WHARF REALTY LTD. SECHELT DENTAL CENTRE The addition of a Second telephone line has required us to change our phone number. OUR NEW NUMBER IS 885-3244 Students at Deserted Bay learn the Ins and outs of auto mechanics Deserted Bay report Automotive 1968 Toyota Corolla Deluxe. Good running order. New snow tires all around. New clutch. 4400.885-3498. #51 1974 Datsun 710, 38,000 miles. Needs trunk work. $950 firm. Can be seen at Sunshine Coast Motors. Mechanic section, Phone 733-4427. #2 1968 GMC pickup with canopy V8, 4spd $500, also 1967 Falcon Wagon, V8, automatic, good motor, $175. Call 886-2650. #51 '68 Triumph GT6, mechanic o.k. $750. Seen on Smith's Road, last house on your left. #51 1973 Merc Montego, MX Slat. Wagon V8 A.T., P.S. P.B., etc. Excellent shape, $2,200 o.b.o. 886-9320 (eves). #51 1969 J/a ton pick-up camper, special dual tanks, est coast mirrors, radio. $1,600. 886- 7223. #51 1971 VW Camper, Michelin tires, new van tent, engine 15.000 miles, $2,000. Also box trailer with 2 propane tanks, $250. 885-3605. #1 Camper 8' Vanguard, icebox, propane stove and heater. 12 volt or 120 for lights. Jacks incl. Immaculate condition. $1500. 886-9491. #1 74 Dodge van 127 in W.B. 318 P.S., P.B., camperized. propane light, slove, w/oven, sink and ice box. Sleeps lour. $3,600 o.b.o. 886-2541. #2 ��� Sunshine Coast * S Fitness & Recreation I I Service I J now has a phone } ��� 885-5440 ! HELP WANTED: Major Fraser Valley community newspaper requires experienced advertising manager. Applicants must have experience in managing people, lay out, design and promotions. Photographic experience an asset. Salary common suratc with ability and experience. Send complete resume to: Box 131, BCYCNA, 808, 207 W.Hastings St., Vancouver, B.C. . #4S continued from page three their journeys through the waters used by the Sechelt people. Lester told the Coast News that people who visited some of the Sechelt Indian Nation in the past have produced some writing about it. Barnet spoke to Basil's father, Joe Ladally in 1935, but Joe spoke no English, and Charles Hill-Tout met Charlie Roberts and Frank Eugene in 1907 and 1908. Charlie and Frank, however, were recent converts to Christianity, and were unlikely to relate the Native lore. In any case, these Native people did not, apparently, receive permission from the tribe's elders and probably all their interlocutors gathered were a few fairy stories which had little to do with the genuine traditional Sechelt folklore. Lester's manuscript runs to about 196 double-spaced pages, and the writer has many line drawings and colour photos with which the book could be enriched. Both the Sechelt Indian Band Council and the Board of School Trustees are anxious to get this manuscript published since it is both accessible and accurate, and it is hoped that this valuable resource will soon be available in printed form. In the meantime, Lester has kindly loaned his manuscript to Teacher-in- Charge, Ron Fearn. Auxiliary 1 By Madeline Grose Twenty members of the Roberts Creek Hospital Auxiliary met for their usual monthly meeting on December 11. Annual reports were given and these confirmed that this is a busy auxiliary and we can look back on a successful year. There was an acknowledgement from the hospital of the gift we made from our Memorial Fund of two alternating pressure mattresses. Our next meeting on Monday, January 8, will be held at the Golf Club, followed by luncheon and installation of the new executive. It is hoped there will be a large attendance. Please advise president, Wilma Rogers, or Pauline Lamb if you intend to come, so that they may give the caterers some idea of the number expected; charge $4.00. The meeting then adjourned and nominations were accepted. As a result the executive for 1979 will be: President: Pauline Lamb; Vice-President, Jim Ironside; Secretary, Marjorie Gibb; Treasurer, Mildred Forbes; Membership, Marion Cupit; Publicity, Louise Dorey. Madeline Grose thanked Charlotte Raines and Jean Carey for their support on the nominating committee and a brief social time followed. The members then left with mutual good wishes for the Festive Season. Ron told the Coast News that they had spent the first couple of months making Tsoh-nye (Deserted Bay) human, and that they are now ready for curriculum development. "We've toughed it out," hc said. We've hauled water, and made do with candles." Survival skills have also been taught in connection with overnight camping trips, canoeing and general boat safety. Assistant- Teacher Greg Miller has been largely responsible for this part of the programme, although he has been assisted by other members of staff. He says, "It is important to know why we are where we are. Many did in the past." Both teachers feel confident that by the end of the year, they will have realized their basic objectives. Both know that the project is just becoming operative and that it will not achieve everything overnight. They expect, however, to run a wilderness experience on a traditional Indian village site for Native and non-Native students stressing the culture and traditions of Nation and the Sechelt contemporary survival skills. It is the intention to cover the basic curriculum in a unique way within the context of this situation. In the final article of this series, the Coast News will relate how various parents and students view their experiences in the programme and the educational value of the various experiences. ���40 .00 per couple Menu: Soup Pork Chops or Chicken Fried Potatoes Cole Slaw Dessert & Coffee Wine mm m BONNIEBROOK LODGE- .-tfW^ NEW YEARS EVE , ���^���DINNER & DANCE/;; k f||| H| .. ^^.886-9033 Md m reservations required' ." OFF! SELLING STARTS 1 OF EVERY SINGLE ITEM IN OUR ENTIRE IBM! ��pe>u/ii/iunf ORDERED SOIM/^BARE WALLS PAUL BHOOKIR DECEMBER 11 , 1978 AT 9.30 A.M. #51 DATSUN Telephone 464-9611/12 RES. 271-0486 COQUITMM CENTRE DNSUNLTDl E.E. (Mickey) Coe 2780-2786 Barnet Highway Coquitlam, B.C. V3B1B9 For during the next few days...until the remaining stock is sold, you have a "once-in-a-lifetime" buying opportunity! YOU will be offered 50% or more OFF the regular price on every single item in or entire stock! If you are looking for real bargains here is your answer. YOU CAN BUY WITH CONFIDENCE THAT YOU WILL POSITIVELY BE THRILLED WITH YOUR PURCHASES! We are going to make this Rummage Sale the most talked-about "buying event" ever staged in this community. OVER ���1,700 IN FREE PRIZES Contest closes December 22 at 6.00 pm PRIZES AWARDED AT 7.00 P.M. BULK BUYERS WELCOME FIXTURES ALSO ON SALE B.C. SPORTS EXCHANGE Store Hours: - ��� * 9;30 - 5:30 Mon. - Sat. 1125 W. Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. Phone: 736-7113 0' 73*1721 OPEN FRI. NITE Until 8:00 P.M. CLOSING OUT PERMIT NO 50564F No Refund! or Exchanges * Coast News, December 19,1978 Police news of the week The usual prize of $5.00 will be awarded for the correct location of the above drawn from the barrel. Send your entries to the Coast News, Box 4��S0, Gibsons. Last week's winner was Mrs. H. Shoebottom of Gibsons who correctly Identified the three wagon wheels on the sea front of the Gibsons Municipal Hall. Road blocks and the Batmobile will be in operation during the holiday season. Police are also checking that motorists have sufficient tread on their tires for the road conditions. Sechelt to Earls Cove December 12i It was reported that tires, hub caps and batteries were being stolen from vehicles left parked at the Egmont Wharf. The vehicles belonged to employees from logging camps. There was a kitchen fire at the Sechelt Indian Band; no serious damage was reported. A break-in at the Chatelech School netted thieves fifteen pairs of athletic socks, one pair of blue shorts, a ,38 calibre starting pistol and two boxes of blank shells. Police have asked that anyone with information, especially on the starting pistol, contact them. Entry to the gym was gained through an adjoining teacher's Come cry Ann Napier Write Boy 3, c/o Coasl News Dear Ann: These mid mornings, I have something that's as hard lo gel going as niv old lady: it's nn car. I can't use anii- I'reezc on my wife hut I do on mj jalopy. Do you have any advice lor me, I can'l cry with you ��� tears would freeze on ni) beard. Icicles Dear Icicles: I was hoping for sexier questions lhan yours. Yes, I have one suggestion. In l%N il was down lo 5*F below; wc pul a cord out to thc car with a light bulb on ihe end. and hung il in llu: motor, closed lhc iiood. and covered il u ilh a sleeping hag. Strange as il may seem il kepi her read) lo go. Take long warm-ups. I hear a liglil bulli helps keep Ihe oil lines lo furnace or slove from freezing up. We have a neighbour lhal puis a lighl in his well, so Ihe surface pipe lo Ihe house won'l freeze in case of a blackout. Back lo lhc old lad), a light bulb won'l keep her warm, bul she can keep you warm Ihis long dark winter. Dear Ann: These girlie magazines are going lo hc lhc death of me. My husband pores over the darn things, then wauls lo make me over. The kinky underwear was bad enough bin he wauls mc to shave off my body hair. I don't seem to envision myself going ihis far. is he asking loo much'.' Nol Naked I iioogh Noi Naked Enough? Well, everything is a mailer of opinion, it's like going lo the hair stylist ��� if you don'i like il. il will grow back. He jusl wauls lo experiment. He wants you lo be new lo him. as new as ihe day you were born, I might add. If all else is good in your life together, you could humour him. Hc can suffer with you if you decide lo lei il grow back. Not all change is progress! Bear wilh him. Dear Ann: I have the winter blahs. 1 don't have much enthusiasm for life Ihese days. The kids wear mc oul. I don't feel like pulting myself oul to do special things, my husband is complaining. How can I handle Ihis. The water is frozen, the kids have colds. I can't do laundry and he wauls more romance. Empty Dear Empty: II all sounds temporary bul aggravating. Feed the kids early and have them in bed: al least once a week when your husband comes home put on a negligee, pul a candle in a bottle. Some brandy, hope- full)' by a nice lire, with a change sueh as a sleeping bag in from of the lireplace: a bear rug used lo bc in front [HHH3EH3 Wishing you a of the fireplace, but today we musl improvise. Deep pile- rug? Rabbit, anything sensual. Try to keep the rapport that brought you together going, use perfume, just give & a Prosperous New Year. Thank you for your patronage. DILL Gibsons r rC"?/. Girls -ft- 8 Guys Lower Gibsons ieip ipipjp'fyiip'fyip; him your full attention. This all works better when thc water isn't frozen and you can have baths, but ��� life goes on. Make it as much fun as you can. office. December 14: No major damage was reported in a chimney fire at Spindrift and Trail in Sechelt. Kiwanis grateful The Kiwanis uuo wishes to thank the following, whose donations were made toward the Kiwanis' Senior Citizens' Village: John and Doreen Matthews, Rita and Ozzie Hincks, Lome and Amy Blain, Roy and Grethe Taylor, Bill, Bonnie Nimmo and family, Vern, Jo-An, Wendi and Jeff Rottluff, Ted, Louise, Bill and Kathleen Hume, James Munro, Dorothy Wright, Mickey and Doris Parsey, Joe and Bob Emerson, Bill and Hazel Wright, Daisy and Frank Bailey, Sabine Gardner, Fred and Marybell Holland. ��� Sunshine Coast ��� ��� Fitness & Recreation J ', Service S I now has a phone I ��� 885-5440 ��� ������������������������������������������������������������������ Gibsons Area December 11: 100 studs 6'x2"x6" were stolen from behind Shannon Industries. Value was set at $40. December 12: A wallet with identification and $7.00 cash was stolen at the Sunnycrest Mall. NDP Bookstore Holiday Hours: Monday through Friday, December 18-22 Open till 9:00 p.m. Saturday 23rd Open till 5:00 p.m. Sunday 24th Open 11:00a.m. 886-7744 till6:00p.m. pBOBBBBBBBaBBOOaBtc��saMtSM^^ THE PERFECT STOCKING STUFFER... WHO CntfflllPITt QUOTA I J'JJ, f I. I Vl m a AM �� B|ITTAM 75* (Actual Size) The Coast News office is closed over the festive season. If you want a button, drop your pictures through! the mai I box or come down on Thursday. The photographer will be in the office all day. This would also be a good time to pick i up any photo order you may have from i pictures published in the paper " iSSS*XKSSS&XS*3X%X\\\>.\%^ MMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMM SUNSHINE GM Now Leasing ��� Cars, Trucks ��� inquire ��� Competitive prices and better. 885-5131 j ju im mnn nnn nnr ���-���~�������������������������mmmmmw MMMMM* MMMM MMMM MMMMMMM*