formative, humorous — these words best describe Cyril Shelford’s book, “From Snowshoes to Politics’’, that he introduced to local residents and friends recently at

a reception in the Terrace Art Gallery.

by Tod Strachan

Billed as a ‘genuine British ‘Columbia adventure story”, one fascinating page draws you to the next as the former Skeena MLA recalls his colorful past with the same honesty, integrity and humor that characterized

. his life from the remoteness of

northern B.C. to front-line politics in Victoria. .

. Shelford begins his story by describing how his father walked 200 miles into north central B.C. after - travelling from Prince Rupert to Hazelton by paddle wheeler. He then describes the

_ beginnings of his life's journey,

as a boy in the Ootsa Lake wilderness during the 1920's, where he developed the character, strength and deter- mination ‘that would carry him through the challenges and adventures that lay ahead. During the Terrace reception,

Shelford described those early -

days of ‘wandering in nature’s playground as “‘exciting’’ by any boy’s standards.

“There weren’t any baseball or hockey games,”’ he explained. “So -we used to go up in the mountains in the springtime and line a whole bunch of rocks along the side of the mountain. When a grizzly bear came underneath, we'd run and push

Terrace Legion report

by Roy Greening

Senior Citizens Hosted At Legion

A large group of senior citizens was given a hot sit-down supper by the Ladies’ Auxiliary. at the Legion last Thursday evening, Dec. 3. About 170 guests sat down to a great dinner served by volunteers,

This was the L.A.’s annual Christmas dinner for the seniors

- Of Terrace, and it was one with a

difference. Instead of the tradi- tional turkey, roast pork was

served, but everything else had

that yuletide flavor. The Legion was decorated appropriately for this. first celebration of the season and the festive board was decorated in a truly Christmas fashion. By all accounts, a great time was had by all. Many - thanks go to Jean Dixon and her great ladies who put so much time and effort into this memor- . able occasion.

Thanks to The Mothballs for .

an evening of entertaining music.

Varlety Concert A Great Success

- Last Saturday, a cheque was handed to Capt. Harker of the Terrace Branch of the Salvation Army by the Chairman of Pub- lic Relations for the Royal Cana- dian Legion (Branch 13. The cheque, handed to him at the Skeena Mall, was a start in kick- ing off the Christmas Kettle Fund for 1987.

A small but enthusiastic au- dience enjoyed the Diamond Jubilee Variety Concert Nov, 29 sponsored by the Legion which

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Cyril Shelford turns from politics to literature ne

_ Well written, interesting, in- authoritative and.

-all the rocks down.”

smile, ‘‘but it never worked.”

“Quite often. we were the ones who were scared. The bears would get all confused with all of those rocks, and run up the

hill instead-of down,”

““We always had a pretty good tree lined up so that if a bear came up the bank we could run

up thetree.” ss

Even the most exciting of boyhood games can become bor- ing though. Shelford described another game that got himself

and his friends even closer to the action, This, he explained, con- sisted of finding a treed bear,

~ and then chopping the tree down

to see if you could kill it, .. . Obviously Shelford survived these Tom Sawyer-like antics, because he’s written a book describing them, and the humor carries the pace as history un- folds to intrigue the reader with Shelford’s description: of the more serious side of wilderness living — ‘‘Hard work and tough times’’. ot, Shelford goes on to tell of his military .experience — during World War II, a war in which he

was the first casualty in the § Canadian Army..Shelford is the &

first to admit, however, that the wound brought no glory or purple heart

because. it- happened ‘during

training in Prince Rupert. | -

This was one of the early in- dications ‘‘wilderness training’? had nur- tured the character to move honorably ahead. ‘‘They wanted

featured the Terrace Communi- ty Band, singer Joanne Boyd, dancers Vicki and Tanya Par- viainen and the Terrace -Pipes and Drums. The Legion wishes

to thank all of these people for. §

doing such a finé job.

Terrace Legion Darters At Prince Rupert

A bus load of Terrace Legion dart enthusiasts travelled to Prince Rupert on Nov. 28 to challenge the Legion branch there. Besides playing a very competitive series. of games, the hosts treated their guests royal- ly. The comradeship was most enthusiastic and our members came away with some winners and some losers. However, there were no losers when it came to friendships being made. A. tired but happy bunch arrived back in

Terrace in the wee hours of the

morning. ==

In court

In Terrace provincial court on Friday, November 20 Alvin Gosnell was fined a total of $450 for three offenses under the Nar- cotics Control Act. Gosnell was also fined $200 for failure to comply with a condition of recognizance and $200 for failure to appear in court on a specified date and time.

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In Terrace provincial court on Friday, November 20 John Quock was placed on 12 months probation and fined $200 for possession of property obtained

by a criminal offense. * eh

““We thought we were going to kill a whole bunch of grizzly bears,’’ he said with the hint of a

with 16 years as a_ political

almost immediately and they’re ‘trying, but can’t promise, to ‘have more.on the shelf before

in his “backside” ©

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to put me on a pension,” said — Shelford. “But I thought I | wanted to get overseas and show ‘jg Adolph Hitler where to get off.’’ His later wartime ventures took him to England, Sicily, Ita- ly — and finally the liberation of Holland. - ‘ Shelford’s story continues

-backbencher where he earned the. title of ‘Maverick of the North’’, and then his move into the Cabinet-where he served as the Minister of Agriculture.

He ends, almost too soon for the reader, with a thoughtful look at our changing times and challenges the imagination with his view of ‘‘what the future holds’’.

A book worth reading, more than once, but you'll have to reserve your copy. A spokesman for Coles Bookstore in Terrace said the first 20 volumes sold

Former Skeoens MLA and newly-published author Cyrll Shelford visited Ter- race recently with his wife, Barbara, on a tour to promote his blography, “From Snowshoes to Politics”.

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