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TERRACE BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY Terrace Ba Schreiber Wednesday, March 18, 1987 Serving Terrace Bay, Schreiber and Rossport y TERRACE BAY, dwn. fesPubl ior Dehrar POT 2W0O C.C. TF.N. Vol. 42, No. 11 35° Terrace Bay-Schreiber N ews moving after 37 years "Largest circulation in Terrace Bay- Terrace Bay citizens as- tounded as first copy of town newspaper becomes reality- crowds fight for their copy." That was the headline on the very first issue of what is now the Terrace Bay-Schreiber newspaper. How old and what is the date of the issue? In the What's cookin' section on page 2, there is a list of upcoming events for the week of December 2, 1946. (That makes 1987 the 41st Anniversary of the Terrace Bay-Schreiber News). A main story on the first page read as follows: "Hello men of Ter- race Bay and all points North, South, East and West, let's go to press. This is the first attempt at a Terrace Bay paper. We know it won't be the last. "It is our hope to cover everything of interest to you, going on in Camp. The paper will be "a medium through see local paper page 9 or 15% Surcharge causes job loss In a late breaking story Kimberly-Clark announced the closure of its Longlac Saw Mill with the potential permanent loss of 59 hourly, 4 salary and 38 woodlands jobs. The closure is seen as a direct result of the application of the 15% surcharge on Canadian softwood lumber products and the resultant further losses to the already troubled mill profit picture.... The News will follow up with full details next issue. SORERERT ae Prospecting character The next best thing to Robert Service himself, George Beith, entertained the students of the Terrace Bay and Schreiber Public Schools as part of his Northwestern Ontario tour. Beith recited poetry and ballads of Robert Service and told tales of humour in a unique and amusing style. (More pic- tures on page 5. Photo by Ken Lusk): Service ballads and poems brought to life By Ken Lusk George Beith, essayist, musi- cian, songwriter and poet perform- ed his unique tribute to Klondike poet, balladeer and writer Robert Service at the Schreiber Public School and the Terrace Bay Public School on March 13. Beith is a performing artist with Certified to serve The above crossing guards received their Red Cross Emergency First Aid Certificates last week. It was a basic first aid course taught by Kathy Papineau, back left, from the North Shore Ambulance Service. Beside her at the back is Betty Ellsworth, Dale Sutherland and Bev Des- jardins. In front is Jean Bozec and Addie Beaulieu (spare). the Huron Performing Arts Group, a non-profit organization based in Massey, Ontario, and he is on a Northwestern tour to bring this type of performing art to small, remote or isolated communities of the North. Wisened-looking chap Beith is an interesting-looking man who resembles the Robert Service characters he portrays. Beith dresses in garb like a pro- spector might wear (Beith is in fact an active prospector)- heavy boots and rough and tumble pants and vest. He also wears a long and graying beard. At the schools on Friday (Friday the 13th) there was no hex on this man as he performed perfectly- he was a Robert Service character. Beith sported a floppy old pro- spector's hat as part of his show and also wielded a gnarled and rustic-looking cane at times. Prior to the show, he told the News that he has memorized all the ballads and poems he recites in his show. He also recounted the story of how Robert Service used to carve dolls with swinging arms and legs from wood. (See picture). Service would then play the har- monica and make the dolls dance. as he piped a tune from the mouth organ Beith said. Beith told the children and the teachers at the Schreiber Public School how pleased he was to be there and also how beautiful this part of the country is. He explained about Canadian history and said that Canada is a see Service page 5