8, ENTERTAINMENT, THE HERALD, Wed. Dec. 22, 1976,

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RAINCOAST |

CHRONICLES
. FIRST FIVE _.
- Edited by. Howard White
- British Columbia's histo:
comes alive in a -hand-
somely bound volume,
‘“Raincoast Chronicles First
Five” edited by Howard
‘White.
The book, published by
Harbour Publishing, is the
, collection of five editions of
_ the magazine Raincoast
- Chronicles. The. magazine
has been sought after by
ople interested in the
istory of B.C..and when
back issues appear in
Vancouver bookstores only
the brave ask the price. .
' The book has something
for everyone because it has
rr “gomething about everyone
Howard White began
Raincoast Chronicles as an
LIP project in 1972. “The
magazine’ I envisioned

who pioneered the province.

‘would not merely detail the

stages of local settlement,
counting arrivals and births

-and things: it would drive
the easy. chronicle ~

through
for the flavour, the spirit of

‘tthe B.C.. coast story. Its

founding assumption would
be that there was a con-
tiguous coastwise com-
munity which could be
described in general term-
$7

Rum-running was a
colourful part of B.C.’s
history and the book begins
with a detailed look ‘at this

_famous Canadian livelihood .

during prohibition in the
~The: Indians and their
livelihood of whaling is
examined next; this is

followed by alook at Pender .

Harbour; petroglyphs,
lighthouses, towboating and

' style, to name a

marry’n and barry’n logger

ew,

The book has many early
hotogra
istoric

and it
illustrations.

sites and figures
has

‘Two articles in the book .

have won best article of the
-year awards from the media
club. They are How it was
‘with Trucks by..Frank and
Howard White.and Halibut:
Scenting Woman by Scoit
Lawrance. —_-

-The Chronicles are
available from Winterland
at $12.95 and will make a

mas present for anyone who
likes to read a good book.

Use .
Christmas
- Seals OM

: _“Everg reen Express”

hs-of pioneer life, -

many -

much ‘appreciated Christ- -

‘Frank ‘Tenczar hosts a
special Christmas version of
‘Evergreen. Express’ on
Christmas Day at 4 p.m. on
Channel 2. ;
The 60-minute program,
roduced .by KING-TV
blic Affairs, takes on 2
light-hearted attitude .with
segments designed for the
whole family. to enjoy.
Art Wicks has produced a
study -of. the mystique of

country and western music. .

‘Viewers will see a local
country and western tavern
and such stars as Waylon
Jennings and Willie Nelson.
Sue “Stewart. talks. to
Melissa Hayden, the new
artistic. director of Pacific
Northwest Dance. Formerly
a star with the New Yor
City Ballet, Ms. Hayden is

_ seen in her role as a teacher |

Christmas

at PND, rehearsing their
current production of “The
Nuteracker.” There is film
of her performance If

“Nuteracker”’ . two decades |

ago.
cTenczar visits ‘The New
York City Neon Company, &
new business in Seattle
producing neon art. and
sculpture. We'll also meet.
Terry Pettus, an elderly
community activist who
publishes a newsletter for
owners of houseboats. .
Another segment con-
cerns killer whales, ‘their

habits and ability to com-
municate. The film-fantasy

has narration by

Dr. Paul
Spong. -

"“Self-control is at the root of
all virtues.” Samuel Smiles

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