AlL6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 15, 2002

Once in
a lifetime

IT’S SOMETHING which
only happens to many
people once in a lifetime -
and for Ed Cote it came
May 4.

That’s the day he drew
a 29 hand while playing
cribbage With his friend
and neighbour Evelyn
Baxter. - ;

“I've been playing crib
for over 65 years and this
is the first time I've had a
29 hand,” said Cote.

Often referred‘to as the
perfect hand in the popular
card game, it takes a spe-
cific combination of cards
to make it all add up.

Cote held a five of
hearts, a five of spades, a
five of clubs and a jack of
diamonds in his hand,

When he turned over a
five of diamonds on the
cut he knew he’ had the
winning combination.

Cote is a former mem-
ber of the merchant mar-
ines and says he’s played
crib all over the world.

“Among the sailors it
was a big game,” he said.

Premier
Gordon
Campbell

From front
Prosperity
on its way
Alcan will essentially be-
come a power company, at
the expense of smelter
jobs.

Those concerns have hit
a fever pitch since an
Alcan submission to the
energy policy review panel
was made public, indica-
ling it wishes to sell more
power on the open market.

Kitimat officials are
pushing Victoria to rigidly
enforce the 1950 agree-
ment that gave Alcan the
use of the water in the Ne-
chako watershed to gener-
ale power for the purpose
of creating jobs.

They want Alcan to re-
turn to full aluminum pro-
duction — the smelter has
been running below capa-
city due to low water le-
vels and requirements to
supply power ta B.C,
Hydro ~ and to carry out a
major smelter expansion.

The government con-
trols Alcan’s ability to ex-

port power because the:

electricity would have to
be transmitied by provinci-
ally owned B.C. Hydro.

Campbell says he ex-
pects the water rights
given ta Alcan will be
used to create jobs.

“We will ensure thal
Alcan is living up to the
1950 agreement and I’m
sure they would want to do
that,” the premier said.

“Hopefully Alcan is
going to come forward
with some of their plans
for the future. We'll sil
down at the table and work
with them and act in the
best interests of the pro-
vince af British Columbia
as a whole.”

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His friend Evelyn
picked up the game nearly
five years ago, She and
Cote play crib almost
daily. *
“Tt thought he'd go fly-
ing off-his chair he was so

-éxcitéed,” “she said about

Cote’s- reaction to the
heavy hand.

To document the once
in a lifetime occurrence
Cote and Baxter took
photos of his cards — just
in case anyone needs
proof,

Cote plays the game
using an antique crib board
designed for only two
players. -

The metal pegs he uses
which mark the points on
his well worn board are
topped with the number 29,

He’s been using those
pegs for more than 35
years ~ they were a gift
from his daughter when
she was a little girl,

Now when he uses
those pegs they'll be a re-
minder of the day he final-
ly drew the perfect hand.

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'May.13 23rd.

ED COTE shows off the winning combination which
earned him a 29 hand in a cribbage game May 4.
It's the first time in over 65 years Cote’s drawn a
perfect hand, SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO.

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