HE WEATHER FRONT

y Weatherman Jack

he anticipated heavy snow did not
tome as expected. Instead, we ex-
perienced some very unseasonably
mild weather. There are no systems
ither up north or out west that
hreaten us with 'bad! weather such
s snow or cold. |

ur average temperature this month
is -6C compared to -22C last year.
Snowfall this year measures 21 cm
nd last year it was 103 cm. If
e do not get much more snow, then
we will have a very dry spring and
a hot summer with a good chance of
forest fires throughout the area.

ly predictions for the coming two
eeks are:

l. Mostly mild temperatures thru!
the second and third weeks of Feb.
with only one or two cold days.

Rk. Very little snow will fall.(Less
than 20 ecm)

3, There will be three or four windy
chinooks.

i, During the last part of the third
week, the temperatures will rapidly
fall and remain lower than we've been
used to, for a week or 10 days. I
expect temperatures to average -14C
and dip to -25C or more on several
occasions.

(heer up....l've been wrong sometimes...

rr Jack.

per ACTION

The Quintette Coaltimers tavelled to
Dawson Creek, Sunday, 6 Feb. to play
the Dawson Creek Oldtimers to a 9-5
score in favour of the more exper-
ienced Dawson Oldtimers. The Coal-
timers were leading at the end of two
periods but they were tiring.

The Training Department held up their
end with Gerry Charette coaching the
best game of his career; he simply
tuned out the blaktalk at will. Andre
Gervais, team manager, phoned his
father in Montreal to let him know
the Coaltimers were ahead at the end
of the second period. Mike Delfre
did a good job of laying in goal.

Len DeMelt laid in front of him on
the right; Darrell Armsworthy played
the left defence. The Bray brothers
came prepared with broomball sticks.
With several of the Coaltimers being
ex-Dawson Creek Oldtimers; Gerry
Harvey, Aime Marchand, Kevin Janowsky,
and Don Peace, the crowd knew some

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HOCKEY ACTION, Cont'd.

of their stars. Don would not say
how many years it had been since

he played for the D.C. Oldtimers.
Steve Fingas, Gary Greenwood, Dave
Cameron, and Greg Kelly were on
constant attack (when they were able
to catch their breath).

The best work was done after the
game when the D.C. Oldtimers invited
the Coaltimers into their dressing
room to tip back a few. All in all,
it was a full day with many good
friendships started.

L. DeMelt

SCOUTING COMES TO TUMBLER RIDGE

On Sun. Feb. 5, David Irwin, District
Commissioner for the S. Peace Boy
Scout area, chaired an organizational
meeting for establishing Scouting

in T.R. He was aided by Duncan
Morgan, Vice-President, and Hope
Morgan, D.C. Cub leader and Rover
Advisor.

It was suggested that in Tumbler
Ridge, the initial organizational
approach should be a group of in-
terested adults electing an admin-
istrative committee (chairman, sec-
retary, treasurer, etc, plus one
leader from each section -Beaver,
Cub, Scout, etc.)

This group should give way to a

formal sponsor such as a church

group, interested society or business,
as such sponsors tend to remain
constant whereas parents move away,
loose interest as their children

grow up, etc, resulting in lack of
continuity in the movement.

It was therefore agreed that a
parents' group should be elected

to office until Sept./83 at which
time a sponsor may be available and
the many new T.R. residents will
have a chance to express their
wishes and become involved.

The problem presented by the 4-on,
L-off shift was discussed. Leaders
who work on shift will be matched
with an alternate on an opposite
shift and husband-wife teams are
encouraged.

Mr. G. Gormley was appointed nomin-
ation and registration chairman.
(Registration details appear on the
next page.)

Our thanks to Mr. Irwin, Mr. & Mrs.
Morgan, and to Joyce Anderson, who
acted as liaison between them and
the future Scouters by arranging
this first meeting.