B14 Terrace Review — Wednesday, January 10, 1990 A year ago this week — A year ago this week Cale- donia Senior Secondary students were told the Ministry of Educa- tion would consider the effects of the local teachers’ strike on government exams. Government exams are normally scheduled for the third week in January, id a year ago this week stu- dents were told that if the strike ended before that time the amount of classroom review missed would be taken into ac-’ count when the exams were marked. If the strike was still on, the ministry would make up a special exam for Caledonia students to write in March. The school was opened for two hours one evening to allow students to pick up text books for self study. The ministry proposal, though, was just another issue for disagreement. School District 88 asked that teachers remove their picket lines during the third week of January to allow students to write their government exams. The teachers disagreed and expressed concern that the board would ask stu- dents to write exams constituting 80 percent of their mark when they had missed 20 percent of their instructional time. Students themselves, how- ever, had difficulty in con- sidering either of the available options. They were finding pre- paring for January cxams on their own difficult and. feared. that a ‘special’? March exam would be “‘easier’’ and reflect on their overall education. ‘‘It just means we haven’t learned as much and we're not as well pre- pared for university as other students in the province,’” said one Caledonia student, In the meantime, some students studied while others didn’t and negotiators talked but some- times wouldn’t. In an effort to take some of the pressure off students and parents, the city’s recreation department set up some special recreation pro- grams for strike-bound kids. In other local news, the first baby of 1989 arrived at Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace at 2:50 p.m. on Jan. 1. Bob, Joanne and one-year-old Kyle ‘Howard of Meziadin welcomed 8 lb. 9 oz. Skylar, and three hours and 10 minutes later the © runner-up was born to the Hen- wood family of Terrace, a 61b. 9 oz. girl, Competing with the strike and New Year’s baby for headlines a year ago this week was the Ter- race Peaks Gymnastic Club. Terrace city council had just adopted a Recreation Commit- tee recommendation and offered conditional support to a pro- posed $1.3 million dollar gym- nasium complex. The conditions were that the city and gymnas- tics club could find appropriate city-owned property and agree ‘on a lease, that the club would demonstrate their fundraising ‘ability;; and that they also ~ demonstrate their ability to meet jong-term maintenance and . ‘operational. costs. -¢* Council voted themselves ‘their: first raise ‘‘in several - years’? a year ago this week lo a jyerepacaanaars ig MATE ET RCN REL an bi Nur sinc oT an es, wrt icig level which the Finance Commit- tee said was the provincial average for communities of. a similar size. An alderman’s an- nual indemnity rose from $5,789 to $7,162 while the mayor’s went from $12,130 to $16,430. The resulting increase to the city’s annual budget was $11,402. Terrace Parks and Recreation Corporate Fitness Challenge winners for 1988 were an- nounced. School District. 88 employees placed first and City employees placed second, These were followed in order by Skeena Sawmills, Skeena Cellulose and B.C. Telephone. The big news on the medical front-a year ago this week was a demonstration. flight of the Northwest-based medevac heli- copter. Owned by Vancouver Island Helicopters and leased by Emergency Health Services, the twin-engine Bell 212 helicopter was based in Prince Rupert and would offer a 24-hour emergen- cy medical evacuation service for up to six patients at a time for Northwest industry and rural residents. A year ago this week the ministry of Health announced that Mills Memorial Hospital was to be one of 32 hospitals in the province to provide a self- -help program to diabétics. Also, a $2,968 donation from the local Masonic Order allowed the hospital pharmacy to enter a- new era in dispensing drugs by taking advantage of a new com- puterized. drug dispensing system. Another donation of $500 -was made to the Child Development Centre by the Ter- race Recreation Centre to hetp in the day-to-day operation of the center. In sports, Caledonia boys were working their way up in the provincial basketball standings while the Skeena boys were dropping. Michelle Hendry an- nounced she had chosen Simon Fraser University over other Canadian and American institu- tions and her ability was catch- ing the attention of the lower mainland newspapers. In NHL hockey, Terrace-born Jeff Sharples moved back to the Detroit Red Wings lineup after spending three weeks in the minors and Kitimat’s Mark Fitz- patrick earned‘ a permanent berth on the Los Angeles Kings roster. On the national scene, Paul Clark was named Canadian Athlete of the Month for November, 1988. Clark was pre- sented with a plaque and pass to anywhere in the world Canadian Airlines flies during a special ceremony in council chambers. The weather last year got colder as the week progressed, and there was plenty of snow. Beginning on Jan. 2 tempera- tures ranged between —1 to +1 and there was seven centimeters of snow, but by the close of the recorded period, Jan. 8, tem- peratures ranged between —15 to - 12 and 11.4 centimeters of snow fell. The forecast was for warmer weather but heavy snowfalls, amnye eprom oman ae tanta This was the scene at Milis Memorial Hospital helipad a year ago this week, a demonstra- tion flight by the Northwest’s newest piece of emergency equipment: a twin-engine Bell 212 helicopter owned by Vancouver Island Helicopters and leased by Emergency Health Ser- vices to do night medevac runs. : Sunday shopping last year in Terrace... but for how long wasn't certain. Many residents saw it as a shopping opportunity but there were just as many other residents who disagreed. ‘as these two Anderson St. youngsters will remember, there was plenty of snow and lots of fun a year ago this week. Sometimes memories are all we've got.