* FEBRUARY I3, I974 TERRACE BAY NEWS PAGE 7 00D YEAR FOR NORTHERN AFFAIRS OFFICE With 1973 now history, the Northern Affairs anch of the Ministry of Natural Resources n look back on a year of accomplishment. During I973 the twenty-three office loca- ons of Northern Affairs handled a total of 2,975 transactions. This compares with ),958 in 1972. The nine field office loca- ons in Northwestern Ontario accounted for 7,914 of the 1973 total. 1973 saw an increased use of Northern ffairs facilities by both the Public and rovincial and Federal Government representa- ives. The Northern Affairs offices are being tilized to-a greater extent each year by oth provincial ministries and federal depart- ents as a back-up to their service in loca- ions where they do not have an office, but here a Northern Affairs officer is located. his practice allows for better servicing of he remote areas through one central location. Northern Affairs is basically an informa- ion centre for the provincial government and nyone requiring information or assistance can ontact the Northern Affairs Officer in Mara- hon by telephoning 229-1153 or visiting their yffice location at Lower Floor, Peninsula 3uilding, Marathon, Ontario. ST. MARTIN SCHOOL KINDERGARTN SEPT. 1974 & SEPT. 1975 To help us prepare for our expected kinder- garten classes for the next two years we need to know, as closely as possible, how many children to expect. If you have a child who was born in 1969 or 1970 and who will be enrolled in the St. Mar- Tin School kindergarten either this coming September or in September 1975, would you please let us know? There are no forms to be completed or actual registration to be done right now. We need only the names of the children coming to us for the next two years. Please telephone the school office (825-3255) anytime during the morning (9:00 am to 12:00 noon) this week and leave the information with the school secretary, Mrs. Dashkewytch. Michael Anderson Principal SPORTS SLANTS - By Ray Shank pid any of you watch the NHL All-Star game a couple of weeks ago? Don't know what you thought of it if you did catch it on the boob tube, but I'll tell you what I thought. In my estimation, all-star games should be done away with. TI mean hockey all-star games football all-star games, basketball all-star games ... all of them. The latest edition of the NHL All-Star contest -- not unlike most of the others I've watched in past year ---- was about as compet- itive as the Ice Capades. Karen Magnussen could have played on either team and starred. I mean, the players go through the motions, but not the emotions. But then, what do you expect? The guys on the winning team each get $500 and the members of the losing club pocket $250 each. That's certainly not the kind of money one would risk getting a nosebleed over, right? Not a single player on those two clubs = or the respective coaches -- can get too en= thused about a game like that. Especially, when it's played at the end of January, the half-way mark of the schedule, when all I6 teams in the league focus their attention on gaining a playoff spot. : Nobody can risk injury in an all-star game. No sir, not when there are still three months of play and every team in the league still has a hope of pocketting some of that Stanley Cup playoff money. Imagine Boston Bruins losing the services of guys like Phil Esposito or Bobby Orr in a nothing game like this. Or Chicago Black Hawks losing Tony Esposito, or New York Rang- ers losing Brad Park. Or even California Golden Seals losing Ivan Boldirev or Reggie Leach. continued page 8 STRETCH SEWING COURSE COMING TO SCHREIBER & TERRACE BAY AREA SPONSORED BY: Jan Taylor's Fabrics Thunder Bay, Ontario Learn how to sew with knit & streteh fabrics and orsate gar- ments you never thought you sould, These 4 lessons cover T-shirts with orew, turtle, and V-neecks, cardigans, sweaters, skinny ribs and slacks. All the techniques you need to know to sew successfully with knit fabrios. 4 lessons $10.00 Lesson 1 & 2 Saturday March 9, 10 am = 12 noon 2pm- 4 pm Lesson 3 & 4 Saturday March 16, 10 am - 12 noon 2pm =~ U4 pm For more information and registration, ups, Power 824-2005.