Maureen Dick News Today

There were more than 700 entries on display at Barrow and District Horticultural Society’s 67th annual flower show in 1988, which was held in the town’s Civic Hall. Despite a windy and wet summer, entries were up by more than 200 compared with the previous year and organisers felt standards were higher than ever. “It’s probably the best standard we’ve had,” said Ron Jackson, chairman of Barrow and District Horticultural Society. There were large increases in the floral art a...

Harold and Linda Hartshorne: Harold was born in Sidney in 1947 and Linda (Wood) was born in Kelvington, Sask., in 1951. They married in 1971. Harold worked for the Department of Highways for 22 years, then the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre for eight years and then started A-Tec Dental Service for the next 22 years. After high school, Linda worked in the office for the Beautiful B.C. Magazine.  Later, Linda worked for BCTel and retired after 26 years of service. Harold was named...