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PAGE 4 TERRACE BAY NEWS MARCH 24, 1976 ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT Mi. and Mas. Paul H. Rochon are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Michelle Anne, to Leslie William Wing of Thunder Bay. The wedding will take place on May 15, 1976 in St. Martin of Tours Roman Catholic Church, Terrace Bay. a ARIES ; Mar. 21-Apr. 19 TAURUS Apr. 20-May 20 GEMINI May 21-June 20 MOONCHILD June 21-July 22 LEO July 23-Aug. 22 VIRGO Aug. 23-Sept. 22 LIBRA Sept. 23-Oct. 22 SCORPIO Oct. 23-Nov. 21 SAGITTARIUS Nov. 22-Dec. 21 CAPRICORN Dec. 22-Jan. 19 AQUARIUS Jan. 20-Feb. 18 PISCES Feb. 19-Mar. 20 BY DR. A.W. DAMIS Forecast Period: March 28 to April 3 Don't dance before the music is played! Ac- cording to your chart, there's a possibility that you might render a service; give monies or commit yourself prematurely. Unusual discoveries, connected with facts hid- den by an associate; shows in your chart. Several things you've suspected will prove to be valid. Contrary to what you have been told in the ] past, it's not wise to be tactful or diplomatic at all times. So, take a stand against a troublemaking associate. One or more of your suggestions will be criticized. It would be a good idea to keep your thoughts and opinions to yourself, at least, this week. There's an old saying that could apply to you, this week. What is it? You always hurt the one you love--think about it! There are times when you lack a sense of logic, totally. As you might have guessed, this week happens to be one of those times. Please, control your emotions. Throwing out subtle feelers about a long term plan...will be received with little or no en- thusiasm. It would be a good idea to keep your future objectives to yourself. Don't shift horses in midstream. An associate seeks to involve you in a project, beyond your means. In other words, you'll receive advice not to your best interest. Your relationship with the opposite sex, takes on a strange twist. You might be forced to weigh your affairs of heart against the friend- ship of an associate. A single minded person, who can't see beyond their own existance will attempt to pin you down with their personal problems. Schedule your time for productive things. Make certain that a minor setback doesn't snowball into an overall attitude of embitter- - ment; stick with your usual high spirits. Don't expect perfection for an associate. Facing reality becomes a major problem, during this week's cosmic cycle. Many under your sign might attempt to renew unproduc- tive emotional ties--let bygones be bygones! FIRE SEASON 1975 by D.E. Grainger Sr. Fire Control Technician For most people during these days of snow storms and freezing temperatures, forest fires would be the last thought to enter one's mind. £ However, for those directly involved, the 1975 fire season was a memorable one. During the past fire season there were over 3100 forest fires recorded in the Province, setting a new record for fire occurrences in one year. The Terrace Bay District accounted for only twenty-seven of these fires but the acreage burned was much higher than the nor- mal yearly average. A breakdown by cause and acreage burned is as follows: Terrace Bay District = 1975 Season Lightning - 8 fires - 31.2 acreage; Recreation - 4 fires - 13.1 acreage; Railway ~- 11 fires - 4205.2 acreage; Industrial (Forest Industry) - 1 fire - 1210.0 acreage; Miscellaneous =- 3 fires = 4.4 acreage. From May 1 - August 31, 1975 the Manitou- wadge area received approximately 10.15 inches of rain, which represents less than half the average rainfall for this period. By August, the drought conditions had made the forest ex- tremely dry, and on August 6, Terrace Bay fire 21 started in a recent cutover area to the south of the Town of Manitouwadge. The fire made it's major advance on August 7, when high winds coupled with dry fuels pushed the fire from séventy to one thousand acres in a matter of hours. This fire became a serious concern as it rapidly spread towards the town's indus- trial area and the Ontario Paper loading yard containing 5000 cunits of felled and piled pulpwood. Fortunately, the fire was halted before it spread into the Industrial area and loading yard. This fire was finally contained at 1210 acres by Ministry fire crews, employ- ees from The Ontario Paper Company, Geco Mines Willroy Mines and local residents. - ; With fire 21 just starting to respond to suppression efforts, another fire, Terrace Bay | 22, broke out on August 8, about fifteen miles south of Manitouwadge. It started west of Highway 614 in a 20 year old cutover. The fire jumped Highway 614 by late evening and had reached a size of three hundred and sev- enty acres. It had made an advance of between 3 to 4 miles in a few hours. Weather condit- ions continued to hamper the suppression ef- forts and with continuing high winds the fire reached a total of 4200 acres. A large aerial attack was conducted with fixed wing water bombers and large helicopters equipped with water bombing buckets. Cont'd DGG Sr eins