JENNIFER LANG Around Town Flatlander alert THE TERRACE Standard is pieased to wel- come summer student Jessie Gies to its news- room. Gies, a self-proclaimed flatlander, hails from Leader, a small farming community of 900 people in south- em Saskatchewan. She’s just fin- ished her second year of a four-year Bachelor of Journal- ism program at Cal- gary’s Mount Royal College. Gies began her four-month work term with the Ter- race Standard May 7. She may already be a familiar face to many people in the community. She'll be taking photos and writing stories for all sections of the newspaper. : Jessie Gies SKEENA JUNIOR Grade 9 students Larissa Coburn, Nadia Hadikin and Jay Ross helped out at STARS. One starry night THE TEACHERS at Skeena Junior don’t have _ to gaze into the heavens to see stars. They just’ have to look into the faces of their students. The annual Skeena Teachers Appreciating and Recognizing Students (STARS) night is a time for students who have made a positive contribution to their school, says gym teacher Frank Marelli, who organized the May 8 event, Every teacher puts forward the name of a noteworthy student he or she thinks deserves to be recognized for making positive contribu- .tions to the school throughout the year. “They’re the type of people who make our job more enjoyable,” he said. “They deserve — something.” Marelli said 39 students received awards May 8. Students and their guests were alsa treated to dinner — a potluck — and entertain- . ment in addition to the awards. ; Students Theresa Fenger and Sarah Smaha sang for the crowd..There were also perfor-. mances by. the school’s improv group, Barking Cats and the Skeena Band. She'll sing to a big country crowd A YOUNG SINGER from Terrace is getting a big break this July, when she’ll perform at Ca- nada's premier country music showcase. Theresa Fenger, just shy of her 16th birth- day, has been invited to perform three songs before a 100,000-strong festival crowd at the Merritt Mountain Music Festival July 19. Fenger, who goes by the stage name Theresa Marie, released two CDs of origi- nol songs last year. Me and You and Forever has a country flavour, while Dancing ai Air is a pop sound, The 1tith annual Merritt Mountain Music. Festival, takes place July 14-20. This year’s headliners. again include some of the biggest names in contemporary country: Clint Black, LeAnn Rimes, JoDee Messina, Marty Stuart, Teri Clark, and the legendary Loretta Lynn and Dr. Hook. The Skeena Junior Secondary student will have her moment in the spotlight on Saturday, Theresa Fenger July 19 at the main stage. She’s confirmed to- perform three songs between 6 and 6-30 p.m. slot as one of B,.C.’s featured rising stars. Terrace. residents. can. catch. the young singer Saturday evenings at the Best’ Western Terrace Inn in Beasley's Mix., TERRACE STANDARD. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - B1 The Terrace Concert Society: - 638-7283 “We need more volunteers or the show won’ go on, society says By JENNIFER LANG THE CURTAIN is about to fall on the Terrace Concert Society, the group re- sponsible for bringing some of Canada’s best performing artists to town over the past 28 years, President Karen Birkedal says unless more volunteers come forward to sit on the board, the high calibre of entertainment iety’s last. Performers from every corner of the nation have wowed audiences at the R.E.M. Lee, where the society has. presented everything from the country’s. brightest up-and-coming classical musicians to award winning folk bands and rock and roll performers. ; This is the second time Birkedal has issued a plea to the community. Two years ago, she launched an appeal for Nex! season will still be a go ~ but only be- cause the 2003-04 performers have already been lined up. “This is how far-in advance we're working,” Birkedal says. “These ate not things that come together in six weeks.” Most tours must be booked 18 months ahead of time so performing artists can apply for Canada Council touring grants. If the concert society folds, ‘Terrace audi- ences won't be the only ones without national- local audiences. have come to ex- pect may no longer be possible. The board has recently suffered a number of departures due to other ‘This will impact on all the tours slated for the northwest.’ level performances coming to town. “This will impact on all tours slated for the northwest,” Birkedal says, ex- plaining groups on tour need at least commitments, burnout, and just plain bad luck, Birkedal says the board has typically had one dozen or so. members, each playing a vital role, ensuring the considerable workload is spread around. But she’s down to just a handful of mem- bers. “If we don’t get any help, we will not be able to continue with another season of perfor- ‘ mances,” Birkedal warns. Unless new members come forward, next year’s 2003-04 concert season may be the soc- By the book | more members. It worked, , The society went on to present two full con- cert seasons, bringing nationally-touring acts like Sons of Maxwell and Ballet Jorgen to Terrace this year, and most recently, the Van- couver Opera Company's touring ensemble. The 2002-03 lineup included Victoria’s . Puente Brothers, East Coast award winner and singer-songwriter Lennie Gallant, the manic Bill Hilly Band, and Whitehorse’s ultra hip _ daze ensemble the Peters Drury Trio. Robert Stanley wants to share what he’s learned with the next generation By JESSIE GIES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR Robert Stanley seems to have found a winning formula. The artist and father of seven has just released two how-to drawing books on. traditional northcoast art and design. The double edition, entitled Northwest Native Arts: Creative Colours edi- - tions 1 and 2, hit store shelves ear- lier this month. As with last sum- mer’s text book Northwest Native Arts: Basic Forms, his second ef- fort, they quickly entered B:C.’s top 10 best seller list. Stanley, an educator at the First Nations Education Centre, wrote and illustrated the newest collection as a tool for his stu- dents. The books show how to draw wolves, eagles and. killer whales and other subjects using tradition- al native design rules. . Stanley, a resident of Terrace for five years, grew up in the Nisga’a village of Kincolith. He and his 11 siblings share a dis- tinctive creative background. ‘ther worked? ‘rings start at $90 and his -prints His father and two of his bro- thers played a large role in spark- ing his interest in design. “Our fa- mily has a heritage of being art- ists and carvers.’ As a youth he learned from the master carvers of K’San Village near Old Hazelton, where his fa- “They” gave mea block of woad, thé tools I needed, and showed me what I needed to know,” he said. “I made a lot of mistakes on the first pieces. The guys watching showed me how to fix then.” -Though Stanley makes a living with his art work — his carved begin at $250 — natural talent can only go so far, You need to work. hard, too. “Nothing comes easily.” He’s grateful he had the pper- tunity to work other carvers. He wants to share that with students. “T want to show them what I was taught, what I was shown,” he said. “The books are really helpful when I teach. I use them to suit my needs and the needs of my students.” three shows — typically Terrace, Kiti- mat and Prince Rupert — confirmed in order to come to this corner of B.C. “It impacts on all the communities. They are not going to come all this way for one show.” School shows and master classes will also be-out of the question. " If you'd like to find out more, you’re wel- come to attend the Terrace Concert Society's annual general meeting. It’s tonight at 7 p.m. at the R,E.M. Lee Theatre. New members are welcome. , TERRAGE’S ‘Robert + Stanley with one of his latest how-to books on native design. He’s now published four textbooks used to teach young people. JESSIE GIES PHOTO Relay winds down with mare hugs Terrace teams raise more than $54,000 in fight against cancer By SARAH A. life.” ZIMMERMAN BEHIND every walker at | this year’s Relay for. Life there is a story about someone who has been af- fected by cancer. “Every year there is a team that has had a recent lass or whe knows a survi- vor,” says David Hull, comptroller for the 12-hour walking relay for cancer on Mother's Day. “Take the next 10 people you meet on the street and if it isn’t a close | family member it’s a fami- ly friend — everybody seems to be affected by - Cancer.” The Terrace Northmen Rugby team walked in She never missed a rugby game and was a constant source of support to the Northmen’s mem- bers. Team Terrace Totem Ford placed more than a dozen plastic yellow daf- fodils in the ground in front of their team's tent. Each flower bore the name of someone. who had passed away from the disease. “All of us at Terrace Totem Ford have been af- fected by cancer,” says team captain Cathy Fren- elte, who also knew Annie Dodd. Frenette raised $1,120 towards her tearn’s total of $2,742. honour of In all, 409 Annie Dodd, people who passed ‘Take the next 10 making up away from’ people you meet — 35 teams cancer J#” eerybody seems to be ga Georse * . i] age of 60. affected by cancer. Little “Annie Memorial was the manager of the rugby team and our surro- gate mother,” says walker Leon Schulte. “She was just a. great - lady. Everybody loved Annie — she was full of: Park in gorgeous sunny weather for the May 11 fund raiser in support of the Canadian Cancer Soc- _ lety. Teams of co-workers, famities and friends raised CATHY Frenette, Totem Ford team captain, is joined by Leon Schulte and his children Summer, 5, Spencer, 1, and Amber, 3. The Schultes joined team Terrace Rugby, dedicating their run to Annie Dodd, who passed away from SARAH A, ZIMMERMAN PHOTO cancer In January. $54, 216.61 at the walk in- Terrace, Team Mission Possible raised $3,479.25 — the most money. Louise Radford, a Mission. Possible. team member, raised the most-.b “money of any ‘individual: - ‘sollecting participant, - $2,010. ; The second most money raised came from Richard Ktiegl of Bert's Deli with $1, 34], Team Four Leaf Clo- vers won the award for best decorated tent. The walk capped off at 10 pum. with a candle light ceremony in honour of sur- © vivors and those people who have passed away from cancer. “With the. luminary bags lit, it’s quite a mov- ing service,” says Hull. “It’s a fitling way to _elose out the 12 hours of - the walk.— lots of tears, lots of hugging.”