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THE HERALD It or oi ar b In i bin 1CI sh AG tnp Mai pnn ph en sto ant tap Lot Air vali At Meet The President Brent Marshall was returned for his second year as resident of the Acton Agricultural Society last week He as been with the society for 12 years and worked his way up as a director and through two terms as second and then first vicepresident of the group Mr Marshall has also had a long association with the Acton fail fair through his family since his father Bob has served on the Board of Directors for many years although he never became president and his grandfather Bert Davidson served s president of association and is a life member Mr Marshall couldn t remember It this is Mr Davidson or year on the board Society members pay an annual fee of and arc encouraged to attend the monthly directors meetings as well as the annual meeting each January Members of the executive committee however would probably average one meeting a week through the year Mr Marshall says Mr Marshall and his wife Janet are both Acton natives They live on Road with their twoyearold son Mr Marshall Joined the Acton outside works staff In 1970 and transferred to the Region Sewer and Water Department when the Region took over In 1975 He Is also a captain with the Acton Volunteer Firefighters after seven years with the group Ballinafad notes By WINIFRED SMITH Herald columnist Mr and Mrs William Mc Lean opened their century old farm home on even log of last week The occasion was a euchre to help the W I raise funds It proved quite successful There were over forty present The prize winners Tor the Euchlre were Ladies 1st Mrs Aggie Sinclair 2nd Mrs Frank Smith Mens prizes were won by 1st Lionel Watson 2nd Norman Anderson The travel ling prizes went to Mrs Wat son and Tom A tasty lunch was served by the com it toe and hostess During the lunch lime a special birthday cake was cut and served It was in honour of the mem of the 1 who all had January birthdays An enjoy able time was had by all The I are hoping to sponsor another euchre in the near future community centre on Saturday evening It was sponsored by the hall board The theme of the dance was the Fifties Couples dressed as they did over two decades ago Music was supplied by disc jockey Al Ledger A delicious pot luck supper was enjoyed and served buffet style It looked like fairyland when looked out on Sunday morn quite a large number at tended the church service The sacrament of Holy was observed Mr and Mrs Carl Volmar were admit led into full membership of the Ball church by transfer Socials CUB OUTING Skiing Cariboo Country The Second Georgetown Cub troop be came the first cup pack In the community history to play host to from outside town Saturday when Lorraine llruska led her Second DUIe Cubs Into Georgetown for a wintertime gettogether In the snow After meeting St George church for a quick photo troops fallowed local Mary Peters to Kelso Conservation Area In Milton for an afternoon of outdoor activities I Herald photo By JOHN Herald com- The Citizenship and World Affairs meeting of the Women s Institute was held in the beautiful new home of Mr and Mrs Clifford Hunter on the Eighth line Tuesday after noon Jan with thirty ladles present Our President Mrs Alexander presided and open meeting with the ode and Collect As the secre tary Mrs Craig Reed couldnt Guide News In the past month year pins were presented to the follow girls of the 1st Guide Co First Year Sylvia Mileham and Elizabeth Ma Third Year Judy Thomson Fourth Year Susan Brown Kendall Batchelor and Margaret Sylvia Mileham also receiv her bird watcher badge The Guide enrollment cere monies will take place on January 30th and the Lime Brownies will be In attendance Parents will re ceive further information on this By MRS A BENTON Presbyterian Church annual congregational meeting was held Wednesday evening with a small turn out The W A of Presbyterian church catered a hot roast beef dinner on Sun day to more than of Knox Acton congregation in honour of Rev and Mrs McKenile and family who will be moving to Perth soon Mrs Wm Henry who has been her mother for near lyamonlh left for her home In Elsa the Yukon on Monday Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Campbell Sinclair who were entertained by their son and his wife in Memorial Hall on their fortieth wedding anniversary on Jan A good number of friends attended and enjoyed games bapreaeot tbtrbdte were IB favour of Mrs Junes acting in her Mn then read last months minutes and called the which was answered by A country I would like to visit and why Mrs Bird was reappointed Safety officer for another year Mrs Alexan der and Mrs Clayton Wilson consented to be leaders of Quilting course Standing com gave short reports Mrs Wlckson reported the W euchre would be Feb also the I dance is March I7lh Thanks by letters were from shut Ins remembef at Christmas time ram in charge of Thompson who called on Wilkinson for the Friendship is the only to hold the world together s The guest speaker was MrfrJ Howard RR4 Ion whose husband is past president or the Asso ciation of Canada and in July 1977 was invited to Palermo near Buenos Aires to judge She delighted ever with her commentary and her beautiful colored plct ures of their trip showing the people the countryside build and the grand herds they are building up over there They also visited Peru and Argentina before return ing home Mrs McPhail than ked her for sharing her trip with us and gave her a small gift After singing Canada and I grace meeting closed Courtisles by Mrs with a social hour We are all so glad and thankful that Mr Tom Black ettlsatbomenow slowly reco vering from his tree accident five weeks ago Everyone is looking forward to seeing him around again Now cheer Up folks on the second of February the ground hog will come out and see his shadow and will poo back into his den again for only Six more weeks So spring too away By TONY SLOAN British Columbia Cariboo Country were household words way back in 1882 Billy Barker had discovered gold in the Cariboo Mountains and the wagon from M at Liltooct was rainbow end for miners from three continents The ranchers followed the miners and today a new wave of newcomers is following the old Cariboo Wagon Road now Highway from Cache Creek The newcomers are golfers trail riders hikers tennis players sport fisher men and crosscountry skiers and their destination Is the I04km2 square miles holiday resort just past 100 Mile House at Mile 103 It called 108 Resort Ranch The main lodge has fully carpeted rooms with private balconies color TV bathtub with shower and aircondition Extra cots and cribs are available to he skiing family The separate dining room In the Club House overlooking Ihe lake and valley offers fine food in an elegant setting The carefully chosen local Ion for this modem retreat complex Is particularly suited for the outdoor featured at In addition to the champion ship golf course Ihe rolling fields and forested range land of this working ranch 2000 head of livestock offer ideal terra n for riding as well as one of the most extensive crosscountry ski trail net works in all of Canada The miles of groomed and marked Ira Is range from not Ice to ing There are nearly markers to show Ihe way but for wandering bush whackers who prefer to explore the there on additio nal 1 loo miles of back country woods and valleys An excellent trail map is available but for i0Bbush whacking a guide is available and is recommended The trail system has been extended this year to connect up with the miles groomed and maintain by the popular Red Coach Inn at 100 Mile House Special arrangements with the Red Coach Inn allow guests to ski to town and dine at Inn The combined trail networks more than miles make it second only to the Canadian Ski Mara than Trail Quebec as the longest groomed trail system in Canada A fully stocked ski shop with sets of equipment rentals and a resident ski instructor is on hand for guests travelling light or in need of a few pointers Nighttime activities at the Ranch include tobogganing on a lighted run skating curling and broom boll plus a twice a week old fashioned sleigh ride A spanking team of horses with bells on leaves the lodge and transports guests to Knoll where a sing a long and with hot wine arc main attract ions Guests arc back indoors by midnight Transportation is also provl tor those wishing to go to the Farrier or the Town and Country Cabarel which features live entertain and music for the light of fool A friend and neighbor of 106 Ranch is Jack Suttles of count ry music and Nashville fame Jack a former has retired to the Cariboo but his selfconfessed liking for people results In an almost continuous stream of 108 guests being invited to visit his beautiful home down the road While resident guitarist Tom Gough entertains at dally after skiing hot wine parties special presentations feature Jack Suttles and his two talented daughters nitaandBerdenla In the beau and acoustically superb interdenominational chapel at the The famed Cariboo Garden cling 11 life sized sculp tured scenes from the life of Christ is also located here Special presentations and vices featuring such internal lonally rcnowed gospel singers as Big John Hall and Delia Dorsey are scheduled throughout the year Pacific Western Airlines Ski Bird package with direct flights from Vancouver to Wil Lake return Is the most popular way of getting to 108 A limousine service con guests the km miles from Williams Lake Airport to the Ranch The alternative Is a seven hour ride via Greyhounds bus to Mile House or the eighthour scenic tram ride via C Railway at per ely traveller The ground package offers five nights accommodation with a skier breakfast dally afterski hot wine parlies sleigh rides to Starlight Knoll and ground transportation to and from Williams Lake at per skier double occupancy Add per day for lunch and dinner at night Chartered or private air craft can fly direct to the landing strip is opera 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