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Week of May 24, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to skiing; Great Earth Snow Water Race; biking; canoeing on Alta Lake; bridge; cowboy-themed evening of gambling; musicians; baseball; trampolining; Lillooet Lake Rodeo; cars; tennis; eating at a restaurant; lasso; roads; Whistler Village; children; cows; horses; fire; potato sack race; gondola; ski gear; Dave Murray; A. L. M. A.; A. L. L. A. Lager Inn; helicopter; cycling; widening the base of Olympic run by controlled blaze
Appears in May 27, 1982 issue:
02-286-9. Pg. 1. Caption: The Agony and The Ecstasy
02-286-104. Pg. 1. Caption: [inset top] The Agony and The Ecstasy
02-286-29. Pg. 1. Caption: [inset bottom] The Agony and The Ecstasy
02-286-138. Pg. 3. Caption: Sweet, sweet victory! Winning members of Allen No. 1 hoist their trophies to the sky. (L to R) Brian Allen (canoeist), Stephanie Sloan (cyclist), Dave Murray (skier), Marilyn Olthuis (runner) and Ken Hardy (canoeist).
02-286--387. Pg. 4. Caption: Yuichiro Miura -- better known as the man who skied down Everest -- was one of the many visitors to Whistler over May Day weekend.
02-286-192. Pg. 6. Caption: [top] May Day Madness
02-286-125. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] May Day Madness
02-286-30. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] May Day Madness
02-286-69. Pg. 7. Caption: [top left] May Day Madness
02-286-107. Pg. 7. Caption: [top middle] May Day Madness
02-286-215. Pg. 7. Caption: [top right] May Day Madness
02-286-251. Pg. 7. Caption: [middle left] May Day Madness
02-286-344. Pg. 7. Caption: [middle right] May Day Madness
02-286-379. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom left] May Day Madness
02-286-301. Pg. 7. Caption: [bottom right] May Day Madness
02-286-281. Pg. 9. Caption: Brian Brown, who recently completed his B.C. Land Surveyors final exam and place first in his class. Brian now finally joins his father as a partner in the family surveying company.
02-286-147. Pg. 10. Caption: The Whistler Hobos finished near the back of the pack in Sunday's Great Race but Craig Barker, Mynon Pyroy, Bob Nodler, Diane Bishop and Alaisa Indo were up front in terms of fashion. Brian Pickering (front left) from Labatts presents team 65 with the best dressed team award.
02-286-298. Pg. 11. Caption: Bill Peterson, Kelly Maxwell and Al Raine try to keep up with the enormous thirst of crowds that packed the outdoor beer garden after Sunday's Great Snow, Earth, Water Race. Over 220 dozen beer were served during the day.
02-286-64. Pg. 14. Caption: Gerry Fosty deals 'em at the Casino Night put on at Myrtle Philip School May 23.
02-286-330. Pg. 16. Caption: Bruce Prentice of the Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation controls blaze set to burn brush cleared as part of the Widening of the base of the Olympic Run. The Olympic base will be 25 metres wider once clearing is completed.
02-286-64. Pg. 18. Caption: Everyone wanted a piece of the action during the opening day of the Lillooet Lake Rodeo May 22. This would-be cowboy tried to hang in there while his mount did all it could to dislodge the ridge and butt a canine antagonist.

Week of May 24, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to Great Earth Snow Water Race; portraits; speeches; chairlift; singing and dancing in costume; construction; children presenting school projects; band playing in Whistler Village; baseball; houses; Extraordinary Clown Band; Whistler Mountain's Media Appreciation Day
Appears in May 24, 1984 issue:
02-404-I-20. Pg. 1. Caption: [top] The long weekend was highlighted by dozens of events including a gruelling mountain bike race Monday (Top)
02-404-I-11. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom left] Three days of serenading by a group of wondering minstrels, The Extraordinary Clown Band (above left)
02-404-F-23. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom right] and the existing, ninth annual Great Snow, Earth, Water Race (above right). Although the weather was great Sunday and Monday, Saturday was a damp one and its actually snowed on Tuesday.
02-404-B-10. Pg. 3. Caption: Team X (above) won the Great Snow, Earth, Water Race for the second year in a row Sunday. Left to right are Brent Muddy, Matt White, Cindy Hamilton, Lee Vogel and in front is Lynda Hicks. The five are from Vancouver, but close on their heels were a number of local teams that made equally outstanding showings in the four-event (skiing/running/cycling, canoeing, running) are that attracted 170 five person-teams. Team X plans to defend its title next year, so expect to see people practicing all years long'!
02-404-B-14. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Jack Roberston, Recuperating bartender, Whistler Cay.
02-404-B-16. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Jean-Jacques Aaron, Nightclub owner, Whistler Village.
02-404-B-17. Pg. 6 . Caption: [right] Larry Broadway, Mechanical Contractor, White Gold.
02-404-G-20. Pg. 6. Caption: [bottom] How do different colors absorb heat? and What does a barometre measure? were some of the questions students from Myrtle Philip School had to answer in the third annual Science Fair Wednesday, May 16 in the school. All children, including kindergarten students took part in the fair which was designed to give students a chance to use research skills, art talent and writing and speaking abilities together on one area of science in which they show interest. First place winners for each gard include:Grade Seven, "Lasers" by Lisa Morten and Karen Wylie; Grade Six, "Colors and Heat Absorption" by Michelle Rennie and Andrea Wuolle; Grade Five, "Weather Reporting" by Stephanie Fosty,; Grade Four, "Guinea Pigs" by Jennifer Croghan and Melanie Busdo; Grade Three, "Eclipses" by Madeline Domries; Grade Two: "Volcanoes" by Briton Liakakos; Grade One, "Monkeys" by Justine Adams, Davey Blaylock [Barr], Marco Feller, Casey Greenwood, Aaron Gross, Cory Gudmundson, Yosuke Hamazaki, Jake Humphrey, Mark Jennings and Heather Paul and "Pulleys" by Christopher Systad; Kindergarten, "The Seashore" by James Balfour, Armen Evrensel, Sarah Fennell, Noah Fordham, Christopher Forrest, Moriah Johnston and Tyler Manson.
02-404-D-25. Pg. 13. Caption: [top left advertisement] We've go your number ... and a lot of other winning shots, too!
02-404-D-21. Pg. 13. Caption: [top middle advertisement] Stop by the Whistler Question Office to see if we've put you in the picture.
02-404-D-29. Pg. 13. Caption: [top right advertisement] See captions above Whistler Question
02-404-D-28. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom left advertisement] See Captions above Whistler Question
02-404-E-3. PG. 13. Caption: [bottom middle advertisement] See Captions above Whistler Question
02-404-B-6. Pg. 13. Caption: [bottom right advertisement] See Captions above Whistler Question

Week of May 3, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to cabin on the lake; portraits; indoor tennis court dome; dog swimming; Whistler choir; band playing in Whistler Village; man on a stretcher
Appears in May 3, 1984 issue:
02-407-B-24. Pg. 2. Caption: Pres. Walter Zebrowski.
02-407-B-19. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] The Squamish Youth Chorale, with a cast of 69, presented its latest production, "Dreamer", to a packed house at Myrtle Philip School Saturday night. The story is based on the biblical saga of Joseph and his 10 brothers. Above, Joseph, played by Murray Purdie, confronts one of his older brothers.
02-407-B-14. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Simon Gould and family have yet another car in their collection after winning the WInterfest lottery Saturday. The prize was a $12,000 1984 Jeep Cherokee graciously supplied by Mountview Motors of North Vancouver. Gould, from West Vancouver, happened to be on the scene when the draw took place and said it could mean that his daughter, the most thrilled of the lot, will be getting a car of her own.
02-407-A-8. Pg. 8. Caption: [left] Sue Clark, Unemployed, Whistler Cay.
02-407-A-13. Pg. 8. Caption: [middle] Paul Martin, Hotel employee, Whistler.
02-407-A-11. Pg. 8. Caption: [right] Clayton Ross, Unemployed waiter, Whistler.
02-407-C-12. Pg. 9. Caption: Former Delta Mountain Inn Food and Beverage Manager Dave Roberts received an unceremonious going away party last Wednesday, and to not let him forget what his job's all about, Delta staff applied raw eggs, tomatoes and various other foodstuffs to Roberts' body.

Week of May 31, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to portraits; pianist playing in Whistler Village; construction; sea plane and canoeing on Alta Lake; biking in Whistler Village; baseball; children at the beach; opening of North Shore Community Credit Union; NSCCU staff
Appears in May 31, 1984 issue:
02-403-B-1. Pg. 1. Caption: Movers managed to transport the 5,300 lb. safe into the new credit union office in Village Square Monday after they also shifted the 4,500 lb. night deposit vault. North Shore Community Credit Union is all set for its Saturday opening.
02-403-C-22. Pg. 1. Caption: Tony Hoar, Canadian and international BMX president.
02-403-C-3. Pg. 3. Caption: [top] A true adventurer, Briton Paul Claxton passed through Whistler last Wednesday on the first leg of a solo cycling expedition to Alaska by gravel road. Clayton, 21, is an Oxford physics graduate on leave from his research job, and says his 3,000 mile trip, leading to the brink of the Arctic Ocean, is the first of its kind. The determined cyclist is ready for anything. Last Tuesday he wheeled his custom built, $1,400 10-speed into the Daisy Lake campground where he spent the night under a picnic table. His only real worries, however, are bares and the man-eating Canadian mosquito.
02-403-C-28. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Kelly Norton doesn;t like holding the tail of an 18 1/2" Rainbow Trout that her dad, David, caught early Sunday Morning. Kelly's brother Michael doesn't seem to mind though. Mr. Norton is wondering, however, if there's any more fish like the one he caught still in Alta Lake. He says it's the largest he's seen in years.
02-403- B-5. Pg. 8. Caption: Myrtle Philip School students got an unexpected gift this week when the Whistler Corporate Cup Association, a conglomeration of local businesses and organizations, donated the proceeds of this year's Corporate Cup to the school. Principal Bob Daly (right) accept a $1,549.75 cheque from Jeff Wuolle and Laurie Vance.
02-403-A-2. Pg. 11. Caption: When sworn-in as Justice of the Peace within a few weeks, Nick DiLalla should be familiar with most of the procedure necessary to execute the duties. Dialler is right now studying various legal material that will guide his decisions when asked by RCMP to issues search warrants, or when conducting show-cause hearings for remanded prisoners as well as issuing summonses and subpoenas. Several months ago appeared before a board of examiners including Vancouver Alderman Harry Rankin, and recently was informed that he's wanted for the job.While DiLalla is not sure exactly why he was chosen, he has voiced a strong concern for upholding the rights of citizens.
02-403-C-14. Pg. 15. Caption: Sunday was one of the first real days of spring this year and the Myrtle Philip School diamond was the scene for a local fastball game between Pemberton Legion and the Whistler squad. Whistler lost, however, 13-5 to the Pemberton team.
02-403-A-11. Pg. 16. Caption: [left] Hugh Hancock, Marketing manager, Alpine Meadows.
02-403-A-10. Pg. 16. Caption: [middle] Sid Young, Travel agent, Alpine Meadows.
02-403-A-13. Pg. 16. Caption: [right] Bob Hufsmith, Unemployed, Alpine Meadows.
02-403-A-8. Pg. 21. Caption: Singer Paul Ciechanowski, hired by the Whistler Resort Association for summer village entertainment, opened the season Saturday in Village Square.

Week of May 4, 1981

Photographs including but not limited to trucks; sleeping child; town planning; Myrtle Philip School; awards; windsurfing on Alta Lake; CAA; Telemark Blackcomb Mountain; skiing; car accident; chairlift; dog; musician playing guitar
Appears in May 7, 1981 issue:
02-186-16. Pg. 1. Caption: Architect Joe Yamauchi and Alderman Mark Angus inspect the model of the Whistler Tower Building planned for Parcel 26. Arrows indicated the controversial tower.
02-186-70. Pg. 3. Caption: Costumed members of the Vancouver Telemark Society practise group telemark turns on the last day of the season.
02-186-59. Pg. 4. Caption: Jody Wick, 10, of Myrtle Philip Elementary, brings out the shine on Ike's tow-truck during the WPTA's successful carwash held May 2.
02-186-22. Pg. 7. Caption: New engineer on staff [Doug Wylie]
02-186-10. Pg. 8. Caption: Peter Grant and his Kenworth. Grant's been truckin' through this valley for four years. "There's more and more work every year," he says.
02-186-52. Pg. 13. Caption: [windsurfer]
02-186-35. Pg. 15. Caption: For being the top MPE artists, not to mention electrically alert, Tami Wick, Rya Kirkwood and Cris Simpson were awarded these framed certificates. Standing behind (l to r) are Ross Dinwoodie, Laroy Watt and Gary Wong.
02-186-76. Pg. 16. Caption: Wreckage of the 280 Z Datsun that Geoff Power was driving when it went out of control and rolled three times in the ditch of Highway 99 near the Northair turnoff. The car belongs to Dave Manson of Vancouver.
02-186-23. Pg. 17. Caption: Bridge over troubled waters! Local contractor Ian Michell recently completed his second pedestrian bridge over 19-Mile Creek in Alpine Meadows. The neighbours certainly appreciate his efforts to solve the local access problem.
02-186-8. Pg. [20]. Caption: Whew! All tuckeredout at the end of the season, Donald Campbell, 4, of North Vancouver decided that the best place for a weary skier to lay his helmetted head was the front step of Jim McConkey's Ski Shop.

Week of May 9, 1983

Photographs including but not limited to lakes; Pemberton; children; frisbee golf; windsurfing; musicians; construction; British Columbia Social Credit Party; Vancouver's Purcell String Quartet
Appears in May 12, 1983 issue:
02-310-83. Pg. 1. Caption: [left] John Reynolds addresses a packed house during his victory speech at the Hotel Vancouver after taking the West Vancouver-Howe Sound seas in B.C.'s provincial election.
02-310-73. Pg. 1. Caption: [right] See above.
02-310-66. Pg. 3. Caption: Jesse Fletcher treis out a new set of wheels (actually a very antiquated set of wheels) in Village Square May 3. In case you don't recognize the historic wheelchair, you can see it in its normal resting place at Stoney's.
02-310-89. Pg. 6. Caption: [middle] Andy Williamson, Dishwasher, Gondola Area.
02-310-93. Pg. 6. Caption: [left] Dave Manual, Garbologist, Alta Vista.
02-310-4. Pg. 6. Caption: [right] Kevin Morgan, Employment Bridging Assistance Program employee, White Gold.
02-310-61. Pg. 7. Caption: Crews from Interland Construction have piles and forms in place for the foundation of 19 Mile Creek bridge. The steel and concrete span will be completed at a cost of over $300,000 before summer ends.
02-310-55. Pg. 8. Caption: A delighted audience enjoyed the eloquent tones of Vancouver's Purcell String Quartet at a Brackendale Art Gallery, Sunday May 8 -- a perfect ending to Mother's Day. (l to r) Sydney Humphreys on violin, Philippe Etter on viola, and Ian Hampton on cello.
02-310-45. Pg. 9. Caption: Once again the ace-in-the-hold team swept away Whistler's frisbee golf championship, despite the chilling overtones of Saturday, May 7. (l to r) Al Pomeroy, Bob Noldner, Barry McClure and Hugh Wallace celebrated their win after a rigorous 18-round match, which included a hole in the back of a truck.
02-310-34. Pg. 14. Caption: Winners in B.C. Hydro's poster contest "Be Electrically Alert" were Myrtle Philip students (clockwise from left) Patrick Crewman (grade 4); Cris Simpson (grade 5) and Brandi Robinson (grade 5). The students received a framed certificate for their effort in the contest held in March.

Week of November 1, 1978

Photographs including but not limited to Community Club social dinner; drinking; musicians; acting; car accidents; houses; Vancouver Ski Show
02-033-16. pg. 1. Caption: Suzanne Wilson and Nello & Jenny Busdon enjoy dinner while the chow line in the background looks on. The scene was the Community Club's social at the school on Saturday.
02-033-23. Pg. 4. Caption: One more vehicle unloads its contents onto the large pile of building material debris collecting under the power line at Function Junction.
02-033-30. Pg. 8. Caption: The western pine log home nearing completion in Alpine Meadows - construction by Canadiana Homes Corp.
02-033-27. Appears in Nov. 15, 1978 issue. Caption reads: Package #7 - The new Post Office site is identified at the Town Centre with the school in the background.
02-033-09. Appears in Nov. 8, 1978 issue. Caption reads: Gordon "Bush" Turner calculates while Candy Rustad parades at the Community Club skit on October 28.

Week of November 22, 1982

Photographs including but not limited to construction of the municipal salt shed; Blackcomb staff; Blackcomb Mountain opening day; skiing; chairlift; houses; musicians playing; Snow Hosts; Willie Catfish
Appears in December 2, 1982 issue:
02-292-5. Pg. 13. Caption: Doug Fox
Appears in November 25, 1982 issue:
02-292-89. Pg. 1. Caption: Hearty congratulations were in order for Mayor-elect Mark Angus Saturday, Nov. 20 at his well-attended victory party. Roger Moxley (right) was just one of the many well-wishers.
02-292-23. Pg. 3. Caption: Dave O'Keefe
02-292-19. Pg. 3. Caption: Terry Rodgers
02-292-40. Pg. 3. Caption: Mark Angus
02-292-58. Pg. 3. Caption: Bill Peterson
02-292 -??. Pg. 3. Caption: Bernie Hauschka
02-292-72. Pg. 7. Caption: Viv Jennings and family survey the remains of their Mercury wagon that was partly demolished on Nov. 18 by a large snow removal machine in Whistler Village.
02-292-30. Pg. 8. Caption: Blackcomb's 1982/83 Snow Hosts -- the on-mountain P.R. people that provide information, guide tours and much more to Blackcomb Mountain visitors. Shown here Mike Rodgers, Deb Gerlach, Linda Turcot (Assistant Supervisor), Shelley Phelan (Public Relations Co-ordinator), Valerie Lang (Racing and Special Events Co-ordinator), Megan Armstrong, Andrea Houston, Bob MacIntosh. Not Show is Kent Rideout.
02-292-78. Pg. 10. Caption: Lead singer from Willie Catfish belts it out into the mouth of the mascot at the Brass Rail Saturday, Nov. 20.
02-292-113. Pg. 11. Caption: After a long time away from slippery slats skiers ventured cautiously on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains' opening day Friday, Nov. 19.
02-292-5. Pg. 13. Caption: Doug Fox
02-292-47. Pg. 14. Caption: [left] John Bartosik, Professional Freelance Photographer, High Forest.
02-292-43. Pg. 14. Caption: [middle] Shawn lIng, Ski Technician, Alpine Meadows.
02-292-48. Pg. 14. Caption: [right] Jeff Wuolle, Property Manager, Alpine Meadows.
02-292-94. Pg. 14. Caption: [bottom] Mayor Pat Carleton unveils a plaque commemorating the opening of his namesake, the Carleton Lodge, which opened Nov. 21.
02-292-7. Pg. 16. Caption: Work gets underway on a municipal salt shed, which was raised a few eyebrows because of its location in the Mons industrial area.
02-292-76. Pg. 20. Caption: Mac Pac Ad Nesters

Week of November 22, 1984

Photographs including but not limited to the Beauvallon Club; winter traffic; fashion show; band playing; darts; group photo; drinking at the pub; portraits; chairlift; downhill skiing; family photo; evening event at bar; Whistler Winterhawks Benefit; Whistler Valley Housing Society Project
Appears in November 22, 1984 issue:
02-389-69. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Bill Herdman of North Vancouver takes major airtime on Blackcomb Saturday, just off Catskinner. There was some new snow over the weekend and skiers responded by hitting the slopes in favorable numbers -- Whistler and Blackcomb report that in the first 10 days of skiing, more than 27,000 skier-days were recorded. Both lift companies are this winter offering a number of special programs, including lessons, orientation days for destination tourists, and speciality clinics for already accomplished skiers. Blackcomb is still offering a special discount rate on season's passes for valley employees. Conditions to qualify for the $340 pass ($100 off) are that the employee works for a member of the Whistler Resort Association and Chamber of Commerce, and works a minimum of 20 hours a week.
02-389-46. Pg. 3. Caption: [bottom] Seppo Making won a prize at Friday's Whistler WInterhawks Benefit at Dusty's but decided to let organizers draw another name for ski lessons on Whistler. That's the spirit Seppo.
02-389-13. Pg. 7. Caption: Five models -- four women and a man -- modelled 30 new outfits at a fashion show at the Sundial Friday night. The models came from Blanche MacDonald modelling agency in Vancouver, and according to owner Sharon Donair, they were the best available, one of them recently returned from Japan, another from Milan and others destined for great success in the modelling world.
02-389-87. Pg. 8. Caption: Nello and Jenny Busdon, as well as their two children, Nicholas and Melanie, bid farewell to Whistler Nov. 30 when the family moves down to Sun Valley in Idaho. After 17 years in Whistler, where the couple saw the community develop from 100 residents to more than 1,800 r, the couple caught the travelling bug after seeing many of their friends in Whistler move to other areas. A special roast in honour of Nello and Jenny's involvement in the community was held Wednesday evening in The Black Forest. Details of the roast, which saw 150 turn out to recall the couple's involvement in Whistler, will be in next week's paper.
02-389-42. Pg .11. Caption: The Whistler Winterhawks raised more than $1,800 at an overwhelmingly successful fundraiser Friday in Dusty's. One hundred and fifty team supporters turned out for the event and danced to the music of The Questionnaires. Nearly one quarter of the supporters also wen home with prizes ranging from a Whistler Mountain season's pass and ski lessons to computer courses and hats. Werner Defilla, Whistler food services manager, and Margi McGraw, valley food service manager, also helped organize the most successful fundraiser in the history of the squad.
02-389-29. Pg. 12. Caption: Whistler Springs won't open until 1985 after below freezing temperatures and heavy snow caused construction workers to halt pouring concrete for the facilities outdoor soaking pools.
02-389-62. Pg. 13. Caption: During the first 10 days of ski season, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains combined for a total of 27,311 skier days. Meanwhile, the Whistler Association reports room bookings for December, January and February which are already ahead of last year's actual. December is 56 per cent booked, January 60 per cent and 72 per cent of the rooms are already spoken for in February.
02-389-55. Pg. 16. Caption: W.P. Kinsella.

Week of November 26, 1980

Photographs including but not limited to band; musicians; buses; kissing; party; Snowgoose; Whistler Village; Whistler Taxi; winter; Mountain Cake Bake; store
02-153-35. Pg. 1. Caption: [middle] Mayor shows of town centre to Jim Lorimer, Charles Barter and Bob Williams.
02-153-24. Pg. 1. Caption: [bottom] Snowgoose.
02-153-61. Pg. 5. Caption: Valley residents and visitors enjoyed last weekend's Fall Fair.
02-153-17. Pg. 7. Caption: Evelyn and Harold Cullen cut their 40th anniversary cake.
02-153-60. Pg. 8. Caption: [Mountain Cake Bake]
02-153-12. Pg. 9. Caption: Yancey rides into Whistler.
02-153-21. Pg. 11. Caption: The Champs ... see Pipeline for more information.
02-153-14. Pg. 15. Caption: Greg Pollard and Dan La Casse put the 'Ranch' brand on the wall plaque at last week's opening.
02-153-43. Pg. [16]. Caption: The snow arrives - a early scene in Alpine Meadows.

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