10 - Weekly Record, June 11, 1986 story by the "story lady,” as well as finger plays, songs, crafts, and films. There will be a picnic for the story time participants on June 20. Story time will begin again in Septeinber. Every Friday is story time at the Commun- ity Library. Kathy Neilson is the story time volunteer. Story time is held at 10:00 and 11:00 a.m. with about 15 youngsters in each class. Story time includes a short On Saturday, May 31, a Strawberry Tea and fashion show was held at the Com- munity Centre. It was a festive event for the Miss Teen Tumbler Ridge Pa- geant contestants. It makes you jump! It wakes you up! And lets you know theres smoke and probably fire around. Take a tip from the Old Lady. While smoke alarms cant prevent or extinguish fires, they can save your life and prevent injuries — yours and your family’. A reliable, well-installed and main- tained smoke detector is a life-saver! The Old Lady and your Fire Department have lots of other hints on how to prevent fires, how to make your home fire- safe and how to deal with arson, burns and getting out of a fire safely. For these hints, simply contact your fire department. The pageant contestants, along with Penny Lalande, Miss Teen Tumbler Ridge, did an excellent and profes- sional job of modeling fash- ions from several dress shops. Among them, Model Dress Shop of Fort St. John, and Guys and Gals, Sylvia’s, and Tumbler Togs, all of Tumbler Ridge. The fashions that were chosen ranged from casual wear to daytime and eve- The ladies Over 50 ladies and one gallant gentleman walked to the Firemen’s Annual Picnic on Sunday, June 8, in the Ladies Auxiliary to the Health Centre Walk-A- Thon. Among the group were. many members of the Lad- ies Auxiliary to the Health Centre. Also there was a wide variety of non-mem- bers who joined in the fun, The Miss Teen Tumbler Ridge contestants all parti- cipated in the walk. The Volunteer Ambu- lance group and the Fire- men assisted with vehicles during the walk. There was a halfway stop for anyone who needed a _ refreshing drink of water. There was a nice breeze; which made the walk a very pleasant one. The walk was completed in good time by all the participants. It was quite a show as they left the Health Centre and headed out and up the highway. The presence of the ambulance and the fire vehicles insured that it was a safe event. The response this year . was_excellent and the ladies — a ~— bs ae . : © Fiprecan. Fire Prevention Canad and your Fire Department. by Sharon Bray Overdues! | Overdues! This library book is 42 years overdue. I admit that it’s mine, But I can’t pay the fine. Should I turn it in or hide it again? What do I do? What do I do? Have those words or words similar to that ever gone through your mind as you look at that pile of overdue books and tapes? Well, you’ve been given a ning wear. All were de- signed for carefree and easy living. Cherill Elgby, pageant chairman, was the delight- ful Mistress of Ceremonies for the tea with Sherry Dunn of Model Dress Shop the commentator for the fashion show. Tea, coffee, and delight- ful tasty pastries were served. These were pro- vided by the Ladies Auxil- lary to the Legion, who graciously catered the af- fair. A special thanks goes out to the mothers of the pa- geant contestants who helped serve at the tea. walked hope to make it an annual event, along with the Fire-. men’s picnic, Legion active in community by Nancy Perkins The Royal Canadian Le- gion Branch 286 received their charter in December, 1983. Their membership has risen to 75 to date. The Ladies Auxiliary to the Legion received its Charter in May, 1984, and has approximately 30 members. Bi-weekly bingo on alter- nate Tuesdays and weekly socials on Friday nights are the sources of revenue for the Legion. The Ladies Auxiliary does catering and has sey- eral fund raising projects, such as raffles. Both the Legion and the Ladies Auxiliary are work- ing diligently towards rais- ing funds for the Legion building. Since the formation of the Branch, monies have been donated towards the incubator for the Medical Centre, and they have helped towards the pur- reprieve. June is ‘‘Amenes- ty Month.”’ Amnestic—forgetfulness Amnesty—the voluntary overlooking of an offense by the one offended. From September ’85-Ap- ril ’86, there is approxi- mately $2,579.50 worth of overdue books that have not been returned. Little do some people know that keeping library books can be a criminal offense. The price of these over- dues comes out of our book Strawberry tea The Strawberry Tea was a delightful event that was enjoyed by the over 100 guests who attended the affair. [Library news budget because th books must be repla That means fewer | books. You might think we more concerned with fines. We’re not. All want is our books back. Our services are free, this is a lending lib Which means we | books, hopefully, to } them returned so 9 patrons can enjoy them So if you have a pil Overdue books and ta just drop them by- questions asked, no f charged. For the mont June only. Just a reminder: a June 15, the library wil closed on Saturdays open Mondays instead, til September 20. RCMP report On May 31 a resident on Cottonwood Avenue had two 50 foot garden hoses taken from his residence. On May 31 two local youths were apprehended while shoplifting at Peoples Drug Mart. On June 3 B.C. Rail reported the theft of a large number of bags of concrete. Two males were appre- hended shortly thereafter, in possession of the stolen property. chase of a digital blood pressure monitor for the Ambulance Group. Dona- tions have also been made to Minor Hockey, Timmy’s Telethon, the Canadian Ministerial Association and the Tumbler Ridge Secon- dary Tour Club. Back row [I-r] Elsie Howie [L.A. On June 4 a lone q attempted to steal |; chairs from a resident Ash Crescent, On June 1 a local x dent had a Coleman coy taken from outside his ¢ at the Firemen’s pic grounds. During this past we five bicycles were report stolen Anyone having inforn tion pertaining to the abo noted incidents is I quested to contact t Tumbler Ridge R.C.M.P. The Legion is also spo soring Scarlet Richards in the Miss Teen Tumbk Ridge Pageant this yea However, the main proje of the Legion is the Spor sorship of the Royal Can dian Sea Cadets Corp #29 Wolverine. » Frank Richardson, Bet MacDonald [L.A.], Doug Ruffell, Susan Bradley, Way Brill. Front row [I-r]