The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle is dressed in a red short and wearing a black cowboy style hat.
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle is dressed in a red short and wearing a black cowboy style hat. Female member next to him Sue Wickstrom?
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle is dressed in a red short and wearing a black cowboy style hat. Female member next to him Sue Wickstrom?
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. They are playing various instruments like guitars and a cello.
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle is wearing a red short and black cowboy style hat and playing a guitar. Another member on the right is playing a cello. Female member on the left Sue Wickstrom?
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band on stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle is wearing a red short and black cowboy style hat and playing a guitar. Another member on the right is playing a cello. Female member on the left Sue Wickstrom?
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band heading on or off stage at the Aluminum City Telethon. Doug Smith and backstage volunteers are also visible.
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band somewhere backstage practicing at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle Crawford is on the left wearing a red shirt and black cowboy style hat and playing a guitar. Another man on the right is also playing a guitar. Man in centre with his back facing the camera is playing a cello.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Erle Crawford and his band somewhere backstage practicing at the Aluminum City Telethon. Erle Crawford is on the left wearing a red shirt and black cowboy style hat and playing a guitar. Another man on the right is also playing a guitar. Man in centre with his back facing the camera is playing a cello.
The Aluminum City Telethon was started in 1980. The Kitimat Sports Association was approached by the board of directors of the Child Development Centre, and asked for their assistance in raising funds. The idea of a Telethon was agreed on and a committee was formed.
Each year the Telethon executive receives requests from the different non-profit organizations within our own community. They then decide on how to disburse the funds raised that year. after the letters of requests are reviewed and a brief presentation is made to the board of directors explaining how the money received will be spent.
Custodial History
Dorothy Cheyne
Scope and Content
Photograph of Joey Wipfli and his mother Jeannette watching the Aluminum City Telethon.
A pilot sitting in his Helicopter. He is wearing a jacket with an Okanagan Hellicopters Ltd. patch on his shoulder, and he is holding onto the direction control? with his right hand.
A pilot sitting in his Helicopter. He is wearing a jacket with an Okanagan Hellicopters Ltd. patch on his shoulder, and he is holding onto the direction control? with his right hand.
A photograph of Mr. Lloyd Starr & Wife Irene Starr with school class on the event of his retirement. Photo was used in an article about Starr's retirement in the May 22, 1980 Northern Sentinel Press. The photo caption in the paper reads: Lloyd Starr of Kitamaat Village has worked as a janitor in the school house for nursery, kindergarten and grade one students for the past 14 years. he's just retired. In a scrapbook given to Lloyd the children say, "Thank you for being nice to us".
Photographs taken by Gisela Mendel in her role as museum curator.
Scope and Content
A photograph of Mr. Lloyd Starr & Wife Irene Starr with school class on the event of his retirement. Photo was used in an article about Starr's retirement in the May 22, 1980 Northern Sentinel Press. The photo caption in the paper reads: Lloyd Starr of Kitamaat Village has worked as a janitor in the school house for nursery, kindergarten and grade one students for the past 14 years. he's just retired. In a scrapbook given to Lloyd the children say, "Thank you for being nice to us".
Photograph of Alcan Smelter taken from mountain beside smelter. Photo shows Alcan in the foreground, Methanex and Eurocan in middle, Townsite in the background.
Photograph of Alcan Smelter taken from mountain beside smelter. Photo shows Alcan in the foreground, Methanex and Eurocan in middle, Townsite in the background.
