22 Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 16, 1987

-Multi-talented maintenance

hand fea
_ After 13 years of continuous

maintenance worker Frank Rod-
riques has retired. And accor-
ding to all counts by fellow
workers and supervisors alike,
he will be ‘‘sorely missed’’.
District 88 maintenance
superintendent Lother Heller
said Rodriques’ many talents in-
cluded welding and plumbing,-
and Heller stated that he proved
invaluable to the. District's
maintenance operations by tak-
ing care of all plumbing pro-

blems, painting, fabricating -

special items, and welding
machinery, playground and
gymnasium equipment. .

**You name it. He could do
it,’’ said Heller. ‘“We would just
say, ‘Frank, go fix it?,”” .

‘‘He always made a point of
telling me how much money he.
could save, and I always ap-
preciated that. Instead of buying
an expensive part he just welded
it, or fixed it, or made a new one
up. His type of people are very
few and far between,’’ he said.

Heller recalled the time when
the District needed a trailer to
transport maintenance equip-
ment, and Rodriques told him,
“‘Lother, -you’re not going to

buy one — I’m going to build’

one.” And according to Heller,
the Maintenance Department
had a “beautiful big ‘trailer’
that could haut a half ton three
days later. — :
Heller also remembered that

Rodriques’ ingenuity saved: the -

day many times. As an example,
he told the story of how Rodri-

-ques had solved the .problem,

of loading and ‘unloading a
1,000-lb. gas-powered electric
welder, ;

“‘He devised a-frame for it
that you just back into and it

rolls into the van,” he said.

**You just back up, pull a lever,
and in it goes. All by itself.”
“It’s still working today,’’
Heller added with admiration.
Heller also described Rodri-
ques as a man who understood
how his job fit-into the whole
scheme of things, and, as a
result, a man whose constant
cheerfulness and ‘‘compassion

for his fellow man’’ was infec- “ff

tious to both staff and students
alike.

‘‘Who wants to work on this
(job) knowing that any time a
sewer backs up he has to go and
look at it,’? explained Heller.
‘Sometimes he got a little hot
under the collar when kids put
toilet paper rolls down the

toilets, but he never lost his real .

cool.”’

‘*Because,’’ continued Heller,
‘the loved the kids. And he knew
this was all about educating our
kids and he had an important
part to play in that.’” _

According to maintenance
supervisor Neal Nordstrom both
Rodriques’ talent and personali-
ty will be missed, and now that
he has retired major welding
jobs will have to be contracted
out.

Police Report

On Dec. 3 a Terrace man was
admitted to Mills Memorial
Hospital with undetermined in-
juries following a single vehicle
accident. R.C.M.P. are stil] in-

vestigating the accident and the

cause.

' Two Smithers men were
charged .with impaired driving
following two separate vehicle
checks on Dec. 3. ~' eS

ves school district.

service, School District 88

by school trustee Lavern Histop on behalf of the board. ;

“‘He was.a good 'man,’’ said
Nordstrom. ‘‘He was a good
worker and we’ll miss him.” - ~

Before moving to Terrace and
joining the District. maintenance
- ¢crew.on March 25, 1974, Rodri-

ques emigrated from Portugal in
‘the early 1950’s to work on the

construction phase of the then-.

-new ‘Alcan Project’. While in

Kitimat, Rodriquez married his:
wife, Anna, and later worked

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for the city’s Public Works
‘Department. He also earned his
welding ticket while in Kitimat

by attending night school.

Although Frank Rodriques

has retired, there is ‘one fact
that everyone agreed on. Even
though he has quit work, his
working days are far from over.

-A-man with his many valuable

talents will always be in demand.

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Elementary School invite the general public to the school's Christmas bazaar

from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Proceeds will be donated to the Terrace Salvation Ar
f ™my and the Child Development Centre... 2. . ;

| Sunday, December 20 — The public is Invited to a Christmas musical wor-
Ship service at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1744 Ken-
y worth Street in Thornhill at 7:30 p.m.

f Saturday, January 10 — The Annual General Meeting of the Skeena §

y Valley Golf and.Country Club Society will be held at the Clubhouse at 8p.m.

Financial statements can be picked up at Haida Traval after January 1. All

i certificate holders please attend. Oo ,
| Terrace French Preschool will soon have openings for 3 and 4 year |
; olds. For further information contact Jayne at 635-2254,

Send Help — Support Girl Guides and buy a "Send Help” sign for your [| -
car and boat. Available at alt insurance offices. Great stocking stuf- 9 -

fers. A must for travellers.

fi The Kinette Club of Terrace meets the second Wednesday of every :
‘7 Month at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested, please call Donna Mclsack at -|
638-1974, ; Toe, —
4 The Kinsmen Club of Terrace meets the first and third Thursday of

j every month. For further information, call Stave Mclsack at 638-1974. §

it’s “Tools for Peace" time again! The boat Is being-loaded in Van-’

y couver this December to send material ald to Nicaragua. Donations

welcomed at the Carpenters Hall by calling 635-4747. Priority items

| are: notebooks, rubber boots, ‘corrugated roofing, safety gear and
fishing gear. For more information call Frances at 635-2436. . —

Are you Interested In joining an Alzhelmer Support Group to meet and |

discuss similar. difficulties and possible solutions? Please contact.

635-3178.

y The Contract Bridge Club plays bridge every 2nd Thursday evening §
§ from 7:30 - 10 p.m. All Interested players, please contact Elaine |

s Johnson at 635-2966. = ¢2 co a 2
| The Happy Gang Centre for Senlore offers the following activities:

f Tuesdays: 10 am., sewing and quiiting; :7:30 p.m., .crlbbage.. |
a .Wednesdays: 1 p.m., carpet bowling. Fridays: 2 p.m., bingo; 7:30 p.m.,

y bridge. First Saturday of every month::8 am. to 11 am., pancake |
§ breakfast. Monday through Friday every week: 11:45 a.m: to 1 p.m.,_
J} lunch. Second Thursday of-every.month: 2 p.m., general meeting. For
7 further information, contact the Happy Gang Centre, 3226 Kalum. §
# Street, at.635-9090.. st. Loe — ;
s The Skeena Health Unit in Terrace.is offering a free series of discus- -&
sions for parents and babies 0 —- 12 months of age. These will ba held &

Wednesday mornings, 10 ~ 11:30 a.m. and will cover a wide range of

. stopics relating to bables and parenting. For more information please
: Call 638-3310-and ask for-Carol Harrison. os on

| The Terrace Minor Hockey Association would Ilke to hear from anyone. @.-
f interested In being involved, with the Minor Hockey Concession Com-_
‘mittee; Please contact Yvonne Hill, 638-1111 or Sharon Larmowr,
f 635-3161 of write to Box 121, Terrace,.B.C. V8G 4A2. Also: Anyone in-
f terasted in coaching for Terrace Minor Hockey's 1987-88 season ;
please contact: Lew Larmour, 635-3161 or Clair Irwin, 638-8314 or write 9

to Box 121, Terrace, B.C. V8G 4A2.
HOWDOYOUDOIT Hotline. Your Travel Inforcantre Counseltor is just a

8 telephone call away. When you need some answers on planning your #

hollday trip or what to do with visitors, call thea HOWDOYOUDOIT
Hotline for some HOWTODOIT help at 635-2063. -

Heritage Park Is now open only for arranged tours. For more informa- jf

tion,. call 635-4546 or 639-2508.

A Flea Market will be held at the Oddfellows Hall, 3222 Munroe, Ter-
race, on the 3rd Saturday of every month from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call
635-3995 for further information. an

f Alanon and Alateen Family Groups — Meetings for friends and
relatives of alcoholics. The Alanon meetings are held on Monday and |

Thursday at 8 p.m. Please note that the Thursday meeting Is a non-
smoking gathering. The Alateen meetings are held on Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. All meetings are In the conference rooms on the Psychiatric

ward at Mills Memorial Hospital. For further info. call Kay at 638-1291, |

Marilyn at 635-3545, or Frances at 635-2436.

Interested In helping the Scouts or Girl Guides, or the community? |
Short on time, but still interested? The B.P. Guild will help you heip, §
without necessarily fitling your calendar. If you don’t have the time to §

become a Scouting leader, you can still halp Scouts through the Guild,
or If you wished you had gone into Scouting, the Guild-can get you
helping with Scouting events. For more Information, contact Finn
Larsen at 638-1377,

| Terrace Association ior Community Living needs advocates for handl-
capped paopie living In Terrace. For more information plaase phone

Janice at 635-9322 or Carol-Ann at 635-3940.

Kermode Knit Wits, a club for all persons interested In furthering §

machine knitting. Regular monthly meetings will be held on the 2nd

, Tuesday at noon and the 4th Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For further informa: £
tlon call Audrey at 638-1335, Jan at 635-7517 or Nancy at 635-5319, §f
“Everyone waicome.

The Toastmasters Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of avery

- month at Caledonia Sr. Secondary School, room 3, at 7:30 p.m. Drop in- .

and see what It's all about.
Do you need a break? Gome to COFFEE BREAK, an inter-

denominational Bible study for women, FREE nursery for infants and §

toddlers. Children ages 3 to 5 will love Storyhour. Every Wednesday,

9:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church, corner of @
Sparks and Straume. No previous knowledge expacted. For more in- §
formation or transportation, call Hilda at 635-7871 or Ruth at 635-2621. J

We look forward to seaing youl .

The Terrace Friends and Famiiles of Schizophrenics js a support
group that meets once per month. Meatings are the 3rd Tuasday of the
month at 7:30 p.m. at the Psych. Conference Room at Mills Memorlal
Hospital. One alm of the group Is to provide community education
about this illness. Anyone wising to learn more or become part of this
group is weicome to attend th
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