The city took delivery of a brand new, $4149, 000 six-wheel drive John Deere grader recently. City Director of Operations John Colongard says the new machine will offer stronger pull. Ing power than the city’s standard four-wheel drive graders, reduce chaln-up time, and offer a quicker response time during this winter's “snowfall. Above, clty Shop Foreman. Plerre. - Jouy and Director of Operations John Colongard receive the keys from Coast 1 Tractor’ s ‘Branch Manager Peter Branch and Service Supervisor Rudy Scholz, October days - _ - events in history Compiled by Tom Taggart ~ Detroit: Jose Feliciano stuns USA-with torchy version of Star Spangled Banner (1968). Home business profile — Terrace Review — _ Wednesday September 21 The people in Terrace who operate businesses out of their homes instead of through store- Jronts got a chance Sept. 23 to display their. wares and services . at a trades fair, an event that ;| doubled as a fundraising venture Sor the Terrace Peaks Gym- nastics. Club. In: coming weeks, our. freelance reporter Kaeleen Bruce — will profile some of the local home-based. businesses, starting this week with Lori Merrill's Cotton River Clothing, Cotton River Clothing is a local home business owned and ‘operated by Lori Merrill. She _. started the business in December ‘1987 because she saw a need for a well-made. Canadian cotton- _ wear product in the community. by Kaeleen Bruce customer’s specific needs and ‘have a great deal of flexibility.’’: Colorful cottonwear.” no storefront and low. overhead; vee a oe they are ‘able: to keep : ‘prices cn down, explains Merrill. Now that-she has a baby boy, ee Merrill says she values the op- portunity to adapt her schedule to her family’s needs that run- ning a home business offers her. She does business mostly by telephone, home parties and season. open houses. Cotton River Clothing. offers an assortment of Canadian- made cottonwear for men and . ‘women. Casual cotton. co- - ordinates in an array of bright colors: and jewel tones are the mainstay of the business. Merrill . says she focuses on clothes that specifically suit the north. Many of her tops, blouses, sweatshirts and jackets can be layered for warmth as well as fashion. All of the pieces are easy care, with many being “‘wash ‘n’ wear’’. Oct, 1: American orator Rufus Choate takes: the stump (1799). Gehrig and Ruth of Yankees blast Cubs into oblivion (1932) enroute to. Series sweep. “Merrill says she has always Comfort is another emphasis, INDEPENDENCE DAY, People’s Republic of China (1949). . with easy-fitting pants and cot- supported home businesses both : “Dial M for Murder”: Roger Maris hits 61st homer, Mickey Mantle slugs sath 961). philosophically and literally. ton fleece sweatsuit combina- “Oct. 2 Baseball’s winningest team Cleveland (lil wins) blown out by Giants.in 4 (1954). mo “tions. Cardinals’ Bob Gibson fans 17 Tigers for World Series single game record (1968). _ “Small home businesses often | Each new season Cotton River Oct. 4: USSR launches Sputnik 1, first manmade Earth satellite (1957). offer specialized products or ser- Clothing presents a fashion line “. - /. . Blues singer Janis Joplin dies young at age 27 (1970). . vices not necessarily available in. in keeping with current trends. . Toronto and Detroit upstage Series (1987), Tigers prevail 1-0, Tanana over Key: the community otherwise,’’ says : There -will be a fall open house Oct. 5: - Life’s book opens for the encyclopedist Denis Diderot (1713). . Merrill. ‘‘We can adapt to the and sale héld Sépt. 27 and Sept. 28 from 11 a.m, to8 p.m. at the Terrace Women’s Resource _ Oct. 6:. Babe Ruth clobbers three home runs in Game 4 of World Series vs. Cardinals (1926). | : é Record WS crowd of 92,706 at L.A. see Chisox shutout Koufax arid ‘Dodgers 1-0 (1959). Because home businesses have: Centre, 4542 Park Ave. Oct, 7: 1849: Death by drink of the poet Edgar Allan Poe, age 40. Yankees’ Herb Pennock retires first 22 Pittsburgh batters in Game 3 of ws (1927). Oct, 8: Birth of Jesse Jackson, American social activist (1941), Dodgers lose to Yankees, as Don Larsen hurls the only Series Perfect Game (1956).-- Oct. 9: Black Sox lose WS Game 8 to Reds, despite homer by ‘‘Shoeless’’ Joe Jackson (1919). “Game 7: Dizzy Dean and Cardinals’ Gashouse Gang romp/riot 11-0 over Tigers (1934). Three consecutive shutouts by Oriole pitching leads to four-game sweep of Dodgers (1966). THANKSGIVING DAY, CANADA, 1989. Oct, 11: Birth of Eleanor Roosevelt, American social activist (1884). Red Sox win their last Series, beating Cubs on pitching of Mays and Ruth (1918). ‘Oct,.12: Christopher Columbus and crew of 88 drop anchor in New World (1492). Oct. 13: Boston Pilgrims defeat Pittsburgh Pirates in eight games (1903), first World Series. te Bill Mazeroski homers in bottom of ninth, Game 7, as Pirates beat Yanks 10-9 (1960). Oct. 14: Christy Mathewson’s third shutout in six days paces Giants over A’s (1905). , ' Toronto: Litton Systems plant bombed by “Direct Action’? (1982). FULL MOON, 1989. Oct. 15: Red Sox give away Series to Cardinals (1946) via stupidity, of J. Pesky in Game 7. NL MVP Kirk Gibson homers in bottom of ninth, pacing Dodgers over Oakland (1988). r Oct. 16: Long March of the Chinese Red Army begins (1934). poo . The “amazing’” New York Mets humble Orioles (109 wins) in five-game Series (1969). Qet. 18: 1929: British North America Act legally labels Canadian women as ‘persons’. ; Reggie Jackson’s three homers wreck Dodgers (1977), Yankees win Series in six games. Oct, 19: Black Monday: Wall Street stocks crash 508 points (1987). Oct. 20: Birth of the author Arthur Rimbaud (1920). | PO Oct. 21; ‘Thomas A. Edison turns on the lights (1879). ((EVENT OF THE MONTH))). Oct.-22:, Red Sox blow 3-0 lead, lose Series to Cincinnati in last inning of Gamie 7 (1975). P ” Qet. 23: 9:00 a.m.: God creates World (4004 BC) sez. Archbishop James Usher in 1658... . 241 U.S. Marines and numerous Frenchmen find Allah in Beirut (1983). es Oct. 24:.- Anna Taylor shoots Niagara Falls in barrel (1901), lives to tell. | Oct. 25: Charge of the Light Brigade. repulsed by heavyweights (1854). a Leyte Gulf: Japanese lose the largest naval battle in history (1944). . pn ea Winer Tower ‘clean with care.’ EDNESDAY IS DIRTY SHIRT DAY Men’s or Ladies’ cotton blend Gress. or business shirts expertly . laundered. " ~ Only drive-thru in town »~ Best, most reliable and cleanest sei:. » Drop off point at Thornhill Public Marke: ‘| Lick ares @leaners| 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. — Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. — Saturday KIDDIE CORNER FROM THE POST OFFICE Infanticide: U.S. crushes its tiniest neighbor, Grenada (1983). “. , Ugly error by Boston’s Buckner propels Mets to comeback Series trivenph (i986). ''Qet. 27: Cardinals destruct in Game 7, losing 11-0 to K.C. Royals and Saberhagen (1985): ‘Oct. 29: Wall Street takes the Big Dive (1929), harbinger of the Great. Depression. a : Pacific Standard Time returns (1989). - ~ Oct. 30: Scotsman John Baird invents television (1925). ‘Oct. 31: HALLOWE'EN (Did Autumn Festival). “Yes, we now » have your favorite selection of Imports!” 635- 6300 COLD ) BEER and WINE STORE — Monday to Friday Saturday ‘Sunday “10 -f.nic to 11 p.in. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. eee 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ST —- Open Holidays - ot ug —_