Police look» into fires POLICE ARE hunting for culprits in the suspected arson allacks on a house and an RV trailer in the horseshoe last week, Terrace firefighters were called oul Oct. 23 to extin- puish a fire in a travel trailer across from Skeena Ir. Secondary school on Munroe. Almost simultaneously a fire was sel in a shed at a house two blocks south at 3304° Munroe St., said fire chief Randy Smith. Firefighters were back the next day to extinguish a fire. set inside. the. house, which. had been vacant and boarded up, And the arsonists struck a third time in as many days Oct. 25 at the same house. “Obviously someone is setting this building on fire,” said Smith. He said the house had become a hangout for parlics by young people. Deputy chief Rick Owens said the vandals had also smashed the electrical box on the house. “They’re lucky they didn’t get electrocuted,” he said. Owen said the department will likely seek cily appro- val to have the house demolished. “This is an active investigation,” confirmed Terrace RCMP Staff-Sgt. Tom Forster last week. The house is an older one dating back to 1949 and was built by Orville Spencer, ian Yvonne Moen. according to local histor- School music classes approved STRIKE UP the band. Grade 7 music classes will return to Terrace and Thornhill schools this year - at no cost to the school district. ‘ The Dare to Dream Foundation has been given the go-ahead ta offer a band program at the schools, using school equipment and music, but outside of class time. The school board agreed Sept. 13 to allow the foundation to use school facilities and music equipment for the program. “Tt’s a community project,” said Sharon Bee- die, assistant superinten- dent of curriculum and in- struction. “We certainly are very grateful ta these community members who have taken this on.” The district has also: agreed to rent existing band instruménis {0° stu-” dents at the former rate. The foundation will be hiring bandmasters to lead the program. Beedle said the board’s approval for the program will be done on a year-ta- year basis. “We are in restraint mode, and we have been for a number of years,” Beedle said. There were no elemen- lary music. programs of- fered anywhere in the dis- trict last year, when Grade 7 band was eliminated. Grade 6 band had been dropped in 1998 as one of the district’s cost-cutting measures. Donna Ziegler, a direc- tor with the foundation, said registration can start immediately. Registration forms will be available at clementary schools, and some local businesses. “I feel really ‘positive about “ws Ziegler said. “Now, our' main thrust is the fund’ raising.” ; getting © ‘[€leméntafy’ music} back,” ” TERRACE firefighters work to control a blaze at a vacant house on Munroe St last week. The area has experienced three fires by suspected arsonists and The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 1, 2000 - A3 the Terrace RCMP are now looking into the fires. Ye Members of the Nisga’a Nation Notice of Nisga’a Election Advance poll: Wednesday, November 1, 2000 General Voting: Wednesday, November 8, 2000 News In Brief Police getting abduction vehicle tips TERRACE RCMP have been getting lips about a suspicious vehicle implicated with an abduction attempt on a 14 year-old girl in Terrace. RCMP Staff-Sgt. Tom Forster said that police are looking at the tips but haven’t got any defini- tive leads yet. ‘Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Oct, 13, the girl was followed by an older, two-door dark red convertible with a black top from. Lakelse to. Park Ave in downtown Terrace, Inside were six or seven young males aged 18-25. One of the men inside the vehicle attempted ta grab the girl and pull her in, but was unsuccessful. “We've got a couple reports of a similar vehi- cle,” Forster said, He said that police hope the incident doesn’t spark too much paranoia for parents or children. “You sometimes get people that become unduly cautious and see things that aren’! there,” he said. Man tries to auction off bighorn sheep hunt A LOWER MAINLAND resident has had his limi- ted-entry hunting licence revoked after he tried to auction off a bighorn sheep hunt via the internet. Ministry of Environment special investigators and conservation officers looked inta the matter after complaints from the public were fielded. The man had offered, through the internet auc- tioner e-bay, to guide the highest bidder on a hunt for California bighorn sheep in the Cariboo. The - slarting bid was set at $15,000 US. The man possessed a limited-entry hunting li- cence, which is non-transferable and can’t be used to conduct guiding. As well as having the licence revoked, the man was prohibiting from obtaining one for two years. Caledonia bomb threat POLICE RESPONDED last week to yet another bomb threat at Caledonia Senior Secondary School in Terrace, the second of the young school year. In a controversial move, the school was not evacuated this time, which sparked a complaint to a local TV station from a teacher’s union represen- tative. “Unless there’s clear and present danger with students [the decision to evacuale] rests with the school,” said Terrace RCMP Staff-Sgt. Tom For- ster, adding that the threats are often one word sentences. “If someone with a young voice calls and says ‘there’s a bomb’, are you going to evacuate the whole school for that?” _ In September, one student was sentenced to 14 days in jail and a period of probation for their part in a bomb threat at Caledonia last spring. “The first threat took place on Oct. 13 of this year also meant that school was out for Caledonia students for the afternoon, interrupting classes for hundreds. Palis will be open from 8 am to 8 pm The polls are located in each Voting Area as follows: MO REFUND OR EXCHANGES, NO WARRANTY. ALL SALES FINAL. @ 4617 Greig Ave., Terrace Ph: 635-6347 | CASH, VISA, MASTERCARD OR DEBIT ACCEPTED ONLY Terrace CO-OP Farm & Garden Centre Hours Of Operation Mon - Sat 9am +6 pm. 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