By being ambassadors for the om

feel like friends, Welcome
resenting every facet of the com-
munity, Their. baskets contain
an array of community informa-
tion such as-~ civic, . cultural;

tions, and places of interest.
' Also included are gifts and
} coupons from participating mer-
t chants and other information of.
# interest. ra

‘began in Terrace in 1961 — but

TERRY KENDALL: The most
famous basket in the world...

ing mobility of the American

t wel , his, Tennessee, developed
The recent welcome given to Memphis, Tennessee, develope

w Wagon workers do well in rep-—

| recreational and local organiza-

The Welcome ‘Wagon concept

population, ‘Thomas Briggs of .

the Welcome Wagon concept in.

_ Skylar Howard, the 1989. Mills
Memorial New Year’s baby, was
a gentle reminder of the good
work done by our local

Welcome Wagon ambassadors
‘in making: every newcomer to

" our community feel they belong. .

_ Terry Kendell, Vi Middleton and
Alma Joachim are the local rep-
resentatives .and they’re kept
busy welcoming the newborns at

_ the. hospital three times every
week, greeting. new ‘residents,
holding a Bridal Tea every

1928. It. took only two years for

munity and making.‘strangers ..

as an international organization
* their roots go back more than 60.
years. Concerned with the grow- -

the idea to take hold.in Van- —

-couver, and: Welcome Wagon

representatives in B.C. - and

other Canadian provinces have. .

been. addressing the ‘‘social and

economic trauma’’ of families: ‘j

on the move ever since.
Also, Welcome Wagon in
Canada is a totally Canadian

venture. The Canadian opera-
tion was purchased from Gillette.

of Boston in 1979 by a group of
12 Canadian Welcome Wagon

=the: world’ is how Welcome

month and a Bridal Fashion
Show and Party twice a year.

, The most famous basket in

present time, about 50 people

office in Agincourt, Ont. The
Wagon describes itself. As far as

MINISTRY OF FORESTS

~KALUM FOREST DISTRICT

| Effective Monday, January 16, 1989 the
“Ministry of Forests, Kalum Fores? District will
be relocating to the 2nd Floor of the.B.C. Hydro.
Building, EAST ENTRANCE access.

Our new. address will-be:

_ Ministry of Forests
| - Kalum Forest District |
Room 200 - 5220 Keith Avenue, iD
’ ‘Terrace, B.C., V8G 1L1 fee 7 oO
Phone: 638-3290 ee

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nightly entertainment. Come to
where the ACTION is.

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duties of these employees are.

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management members. At the -

hold full time jobs-at the head _

augmented by. ‘many ‘part-time .
“the. local ‘Welcome. : Wagon
“number. — Terry Kendell: at
638-8178,
“approach, however, may. be for

students . ‘and- other : staff: who.
help to ensure the’ continued SUCe'
cess: of: the organizations. _

Kendell says that anyone eligi-

. ble fora ‘Welcome Wagon visit i is

National honor for Paul Clark =:

‘In receiving the award, Clark
is in good company. Past recip- .
ients include: Ken Read, Steve
-Podborski, Wayne ‘Gretzky,

"Terrace: wheelchair ‘athlete .
‘Paul Clark. was named “Cana-

dian: Athlete of. the- Month” ‘for
November, 1988, and presented
with a plaque ‘and a pass to

_ anywhere in the world Canadian

Airlines : flies. during a ‘special
ceremony in city . council
chambers. Monday night: The

presentation. of the CAI and.

Sports Federation of Canada co-
sponsored award was made
by. CAI sales. agent Ron
Marleau. -

‘The honor ‘is a result of

-Clark’s’ record-breaking, first-

‘place -finish at the 8th Interna-
tional Oita. Wheelchair

“encouraged tc to request it through

A more welcoming

a neighbor to make the call first.

Marathon in ‘Japan where he :

‘competed against more than 300.
“disabled athletes from 34 coun-

tries. Clark’s time of one. hour,

38 minutes and 27 seconds was .

the. best ever recorded: in the.
event by - a
marathoner in the paraplegic

‘division. Montreal. wheeler: An-

dre Viger ‘also surpassed the
previous record when he crossed.
the finish line only four. seconds:
after Clark.

Following his first place finish
in Oita, a jubilant Clark. said,

ve been training for 12 years

and this is the first international
marathon that I’ve ever won.”

wheelchair.

‘Also encouraged to call are. sany ks
businesses wishing to. participate: ; a
in.one-or ‘more of the Welcome ee
‘Wagon services, or anyone ins)

' terested in becoming a ‘Welcome

Wagon hostess. * 9 |

Carling. Bassett, Martini and

“Underhill, John Primrose, Lori
“Fung, Ben Johnson, Carolyn |
Waldo, Brian Orser, Tan Miller,.
Elizabeth - Manley,

Langlois, Curtis Hibbert and -

Lori Strong. Presentation of the

award began on Jan. -11, 1980, .

when Canadian Pacifie Airlines

‘and the Sports Federation of 7
Canada joined forces to recog-
nize outstanding achievement by.

Canadian athletes. *

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