Vol. 2, Issue No. 21

: Golfer

‘in-one

They say that to get a
hole-in-one in golf, you
need a little bit of skill
and‘an awful lot of luck:
Terrace golfer Leona
Wilcox has had that skill
and luck twice now at the
Skeena Valley Golf and
Country Club.

Wilcox scored her first
ace on the fourth hole
back in 1974. At that
time, the hole was only
about 120 yards long,
and played from the top
of.a hill to a sand green
at the base.

Wilcox used a six iron
to get her golfer’s dream
12 years ago. She had to

wait until Tuesday, May
13, to repeat her effort,

and ironically it happen-—

ed on the same hole.

This time the hole had -
been increased..to 175°.
yards. It was still a par

three, but golfers were
now using a sumptuous
grass green.

When the gem occur-
red, Wilcox was in a
hurry, playing alone in
an effort to catch up
with a group ahead of
her. Fortunately, four
course groundskeepers
were nearby.and witness-
ed the joyous occasion.
Ray Taft, Ed McKinnon,
Eric’ Buhr and. Jock
Campbell will all tell the
world about Wilcox’s ac-
curacy.

The odds against scor~-
ing a hole-in-one are
tremendous. We can’t
even venture a guess at
the odds on getting two
of them in a lifetime.

If good things come in
threes, then Leona
Wilcox hopes she doesn’t
have to wait for another
12 years before she aces
the Skeena Valley Golf
Club’s fourth hole again.

‘A little sooner, if you

please!

Spinner’s yam

Ed Chapplow (right) Is often the reciplent of wool clothing

his wife, Lena, makes from the raw fleece of sheep the mar- |

ried couple own. See story page 11.

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Legislative Library,
Parliament Buildings,
Victoria, B.C.

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Terrace hosts major —

northern convention ©

TERRACE—The annual
convention of the North
Central Municipal
Association was held
here last week. Nearly
200 representatives of
local governments
throughout northern
B.C. gathered in Terrace
to exchange ideas and ex-
periences,. receive expert
advice and examine cur-
rent issues affecting
municipalities in the
north.

The North Central
Municipal Association
(NCMA) is a unifying
body for municipal
governments and
regional districts in
northern B.C., covering
a geographical area from
the Alberta border to the.
Queen Charlotte Islands
and Kamloops north to”
the Yukon. Its function:

is to-promote the welfare “som Dan Cumming...

of northern. com-
munities, identify pro-
lems specific to the area
and lobby senior govern-
ments on northern

- issues. The organiza-

tion’s annual two-day
convention opened with
welcoming remarks by
Terrace mayor Jack

Convention

The Honorable William Ritchie (standing), B.C. Minister of
Municipal Affairs, was the keynote speaker at a luncheon
held during the recent NCMA convention in Terrace.

Talstra and Skeena MLA
Frank Howard, a finan-
cial report from Harald
‘Hansen and _a_ report

president of the Union of
B.C. Municipalities.

Cumming summarized
the convention agenda,
stressing the importance
of informed and con-
certed action on issues
such as liability in-
surance, tax assessment
appeals and economic
development strategies
for. communities.

Early registration introduced __;iscpatis a te

ing given. an expanded
role in responsibilites
and | decision-making,”’

TERRACE — New
registration procedures
being implemented at
Northwest Community
College will allow
students to register for
academic courses several
months in advance. Jo
Patterson, newly-elected
head of the college’s
academic division, says
that the advantages of
early registration are that
prospective students will
be able to get into classes
before they are full and
that schedules can be ob-

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weather conditions with
clouds and showers.
Daytime high 14 of 15
bacoming sunny later in the
week, with daytime highs of
17 and overnight lows of 4
or 5.

at NWCC_

tained well in advance of .

terms to allow for plan-
ning.

Patterson said that the
changes reflect an ad-
minstrative reorganiza-
tion within the college
which amalgamates the
academic, vocational
and Adult Basic Educa-
tion divisions. “It will
strengthen the college
overall,’” she stated.

Changes in the

delivery of instruction
has resulted in expanded
capabilities for the
academic department,
Patterson indicated. Arts
and sciences instruction
will be introduced to the
Prince Rupert campus,
and university transfer
courses through new
teleconferencing equip-
ment will be available to
regional centres at
Kitimat, Smithers,
Houston, Aiyansh,
Hazelton and the Queen
Charlotte Islands. ‘‘We

will be able to reach a far
greater number of
students with the same
number of instructors,”’
she said, ‘‘and still main-
tain the quality and con-
tent of the programs.”
Patterson. expressed
confidence in ‘commun-
ity demand for academic
courses, Saying that in
spite of the disrepute in-
to which liberal arts and
sciences have fallen in re-
cent years due to low
employment potential
for graduates, employers
are now beginning to

realize the importance of
a diversified education”

background for workers.
She added that the
NWCC will soon be of-
fering a two-year
Associate of Arts degree
program in addition to
the university transfer
courses presently
available.

Further information is
available from Jo Patter-
son or Brian Loptson at
Northwest Community
College.

‘

NWCC rep

Jo Patterson was recently
elected as head of the North-
west Community College
Academic Division. Patter-
son succeeds Andre Kling-
ner, who has taken a year's
leave of absence from the
achool to work at the Skeena
Mental Health Unit.

Cumming observed.
“Part of our job is to

raise public awareness of ©

what local government
does.’’.- - : be
At the lucheon follow-
ing the opening
ceremonies, the relation-
ship of local govern-

ments to the province.

was the subject of a
speech by the Hon.
William Ritchie, B.C.
Minister of Municipal
Affairs. ©

Ritchie held up the
‘‘Partners in Enterprise”’
program as an example
of provincial assistance
to the economic develop-
ment of communities,
although he made no
mention of the fact that
the enterprises involved
receive substantial tax
breaks at the expense of
municipalites. On. the
subject of revenue shar-
ing, he announced to the
group that the assess-
ment terms of the uncon-
ditional grant formula
are being changed “‘to
give greater recognition
to small municipalities
with weak tax bases’’.
No details of the changes
are yet available, he said.

Ritchie also announc-
ed that the provincial
government’s recent
review of the regional
district system is now
complete. ‘‘] am a strong
supporter of the regional
district system,’’ he
stated. ‘‘I am also a sup-
porter of responsible
authority; it is time for
regional districts to have
clear parameters of ac-
tion and greater

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