BRIDAL
EXPO
'96
Janice
Gordon
Once
again
Prince
George
has
been
overcome
with
brides-to-be.
However,
this
did
not
scare
the
Bridal
Expo,
which
was
put
off
with
out
a
hitch
once
again.
The
show
ranged
everywhere
from
the
wedding
dresses
for
the
big
day,
to
the
lingerie
for
the
honeymoon.
The
models
seemed
to
be
JOCK
8RI6FS
Shawn
McLaughlin
Wayne
Gretzky
finally
made
the
move
to
St.
Louis
to
play
with
the
"Blues"
after
being
traded
for
two
rookies
and
a
veteren
teammate.
Rumors
were
flying
that
Micheal
Jordan
may
be
leaving
the
"Bulls"
once
more,
this
time
to
play
as
a
free
agent
for
another
team.
As
for
confirmation,
no
word
has
come
from
Jordan
or
the
Bulls.
Jaques
Velneauve
placed
second
in
his
first
Grand
Prix
race
in
the
Australian
Grand
Prix.
Velneauve
shocked
the
world
after
going
professional
in
the
Grand
Prix
circuit
after
only
having
two
accredited
years
in
the
Indy
Car
ranks.
The
Briar
Cup
went
to
the
Manitoba
team
after
defeating
the
Alberta
team
8-
having
the
time
of
their
lives
up
there
on
the
stage.
Showing
off
the
beautiful
clothing
for
many
different
Prince
George
merchants.
The
models
varied
in
age
right
from
little
kids
to
grandmothers.
Carly
Nachbear
was
set
on
stage
and
dressed
by
five
men
in
order
to
show
off
some
elegant
wedding
dresses.
There
were
many
7
in
an
extra
end.
Manitoba
will
fight
for
the
World
Cup
in
the
international
curling
competition
in
mid-April.
The
Montreal
Forum
saw
it's
last
Canadiens
Game
this
month,
as
the
Canadiens
beat
the
Dallas
Stars
in
a
game
that
kept
the
Canadien
team
in
play-off
contention.
The
forum
has
hosted
the
Canadiens
since
the
early
twenties.
After
collecting
two
superbowl
rings,
Ronnie
Watt
of
the
Kansas
City
Chiefs
retired,
after
stating
that
his
productive
days
were
over,
and
didn't
want
to
go
out
old
and
unnoticed
(much
like
Gretzky
has
decided
to
do).
Jeff
King
won
his
second
Ididerod
title
with
the
third
fastest
time
recorded
for
the
race.
Dan
Green
was
sentenced
to
life
in
prison
for
the
murder
of
Micheal
Jor-dan's
father.
Green
still
claims
his
innocents.
Oh
ya,
and
some
bulls
came
to
town
and
stunk
up
the
Multiplex.
door
prizes
for
the
brides-to-be
to
enter
with
the
many
merchants
that
had
set
up
booths
at
the
show.
Also
there
was
a
great
grand
prize
of
a
trip
to
Jamaica
and
a
second
prize
for
diamond
earrings
donated
by
Gordon's
fine
jewellery,
for
the
occasion.
The
show
was
fantastic,
even
ISSUE
5
1996
though
I'm
not
getting
married
any
time
soon.
It
sure
was
fun
and
exciting
just
being
there
and
enjoying
the
excitement
of
everyone
that
was
there.
I
would
like
to
add
a
quick
good
luck
to
all
those
brides
and
grooms
that
are
going
to
take
the
plunge
this
year.
PRINCE
GEORGE
MULTIPLEX
Shawn
McLaughlin
Normally,
someone
wouldn't
pay
a
lot
for
something
that
they
knew
didn't
work.
People
aren't
racing
out
to
pay
big
bucks
for
cars
that
they
know
are
lemons,
or
for
medication
that
they
know
won't
cure
them
of
any
illness.
Why
then,
are
people
in
Prince
George
paying
some
of
the
most
expensive
fees
to
buy
Prince
George
Cougar's
tickets
in
all
of
the
cities
in
that
have
teams
in
the
Canadian
Hockey
League?
Sure
the
Multiplex
is
nice,
but
people
don't
go
there
to
look
at
the
building.
The
new
complex
is
in
no
way
an
excuse
to
have
higher
ticket
prices.
The
Prince
George
Spruce
Kings
have
been
stated
to
be
one
of
the
richest
Junior
Hockey
teams
in
Canada,
and
their
ticket
prices
remain
much
lower
than
their
WHL
counter
parts.
In
Kamloops,
a
Blazers
ticket
may
cost
up
to
$4
lower
than
a
comparable
Cougar's
ticket.
It
was
stated
on
a
segment
on
TSN,
that
on
the
average,
Cougars
tickets
are
$2
more
expensive
than
office
state
that,
"The
Cougars
have
a
disadvantage
due
to
their
position
further
north
than
any
other
team
in
the
league."
However,
Northern
Alberta
WHL
teams,
in
comparison
to
the
Cougars,
have
lower
ticket
prices,
yet
travel
approximately
the
same
distance
to
out
of
town
games.
Also,
with
the
introduction
of
the
Cougars
to
Prince
George,
other
teams
to
the
south
didn'
t
raise
their
ticket
prices
to
raise
money
to
make
the
trip
to
Prince
George.
And
finally,
the
Cougars
have
a
comparably
lower
lease
than
teams
with
older
arenas.
We
are
at
the
Cougars
mercy,
and
literally
have
to
pay
the
price
to
watch
them.