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    • Part 1: First Nations of the Peace River Region
    • Part 2: The Fur Trade Era
    • Part 3: Transportation and Communication
    • Part 4: Old Timers and the Price of Land
    • Part 5: Dawson Creek: The Story of the Community
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    • Part 13: Policing the Peace
    • Part 14: Pouce Coupe, Rolla, and Other South Peace Communities
    • Part 15: Chetwynd and the Fort St. John Area
    • Part 16: The Alberta Peace
    • Part 17: Natural History of the Peace River Region
    • Part 18: Interviews with Old Timers
    • Part 19: Remembering Our Veterans

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BN05-56: Teen Town Dance Rated a Success

Recent History – 2000

Dec. 4, 2000

A dance held Friday night to raise money for a teen town complex was rated a success by organizers.

“It went great,” said South Peace Teen Town Society (SPTTS) vice-president Jeremy Bowley. “Better than I expected. I didn’t expect too many people would be there and I thought they would stand on each side of the room, but it went way better than I thought.”

Bowley estimated that the turn-out fluctuated between 75 and 130 people during the course of the night.

The dance, held at the Kiwanis Arts Centre, featured local drug and alcohol counselor Craig Clark as the disc jockey, while Bowley also found himself up on stage performing a rap tune.

“Ten minutes before the dance, none of our DJ equipment worked but somehow we pulled it off,” Bowley said.

There was only one problem that Bowley could recall. A knife was confiscated from one of the dance-goers at the door. “We’ll mail it back to him,” Bowley said.

The dance was the first of what will likely be many events meant to raise money for the teen town — a complex that they hope will include a dance floor, recording studio, clothing store and coffee house, all meant for teenagers and young people.

The venture would be run by the non-profit SPTTS which is also counting on plenty of government money to get things off the ground.

SPTTS president Rose-Marie McLeod estimated that about $200 was raised in the venture once all the expenses were accounted for.

Next up may be a New Year’s Eve dance, although a venue is still to be selected.

This article is taken from the Peace River Block Daily News, Dawson Creek, with the permission of the publisher. The Daily News retains all rights relating to this material. The information in this article is intended solely for research or general interest purposes.

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