Looking forward —
to PG Jamboree

Excited, but a little nervous
— that’s how Daryl Haw feels
on the eve of his trip to the sixth
B.C.-Yukon Scouting . Jam-
boree, July 20-27,

A member of the First Ter-  '8 | '
race, Haw is one of 16 ‘local "Vitles during the
boys, and leaders who will be Yen ar Sor
attending Exploration '91,tobe __ Each participant will “also” ~~
held at Camp Hughes on the Teccive a crest asa reminder of. Ce

; their participation, ©
h Ww , Near as
George. F Westlake, near Prince The nervousness? This is th

first time he has been to a major
function outside -of Terrace, —

Madness, an overnight hike
away from the camp...) oj.) “ee
In all, Haw's Jamboree-unit |
— each is made up of six. boys...
and their leaders — will be take
ing part in eleven different ac. -

week-long

He says he’s excited at the

prospect of meeting new people
and making new friends and
looking forward to taking part
in activities such as the BMX

And major it is, with some
2,600 expected to te present, in-
cluding’ ‘scouters from the

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AN EXCELLENT DAY. That's how local organizer Lissi Soren-
_ $0n described fast week's blood danor clinic. And it was a fit.
ting description as 598 people came out to register with 536

of them being accepted as donors. That meant the clinic fell a
few units short of its target but beat last year's total by 46,

Above, Paul Viveiros keeps his mother Susan company as she
makes her donation to the cause. It’s her “fourth or fifth time”,
but Sorenson there was a noticeable increase in first time
donors this year.

course, archery and Midnight

United States and a group from
Ireland.

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HONG KONG

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- Getting closer every day

By MARY—ANN BURDETT
Everyday, it’s a comin’
closer,
Comin’ faster than a roller
coaster,
Riverboal Days are surely on
the way.

My apologies to the original
writer of those lyrics, but it does
describe ithe feelings of the
Riverboat Days committee and
the actuality of the fast-
approaching event.

1 This yéar,.as promised,it-will ¢ ¢
be bigger and better ‘than ever,
The increase of-- activities, -
especially in Lower Little Park.
and the addition of Music '91
ensure that, © . ;

From the open house and vin-:
lage car show at city Hall which
kick things off at 7 p.m. Thurs-
day, Aug. 1 right through to the
Rotary-sponsored Wild Duck
race and the wind-up of the slo-
pitch tournament on Monday,
Aug 5, it’s going to be an
action-packed, fun-filled
weekend, |

Friday morning, Aug. 2,
there: will be Children’s Day at
Terraceview Lodge and that

Wild

chase —

TERRACE — The Skeeng
River will look like the world’s *
biggest bathtub’ on Monday,
Aug. 5, ; oe
That's because 5,000 rubber -
ducks -will sail downstream in
the Terrace Rotary Club's raffle
the last.day of Riverboat Days..
After their swim, three ducks
will be pulled out and. ticket
holders with the right ‘numbers |
will win $1,000 each.
Rotary Club member Ted’ -
Gardener. said'the group plans. -
to drop the ducks into’the water |

froma helicopter, .

.. “That's going.to depend on
whether the helicopter can han-~
dle all those.ducks,’? he-added.
~-He said ‘thé: ducks: will be |
allowed to float only.a few hun- -
dred yards downstream, which
will give ‘them little chance. to’
spread out over a large area — a.
relief (o thase who must retrieve

. Tickets.‘can be: Kought from -
Rotary Club members — they’!
be sét up weekends at (he liquor
store — or by contacting Ted
Gardener at 635-6361. .

“- POUCE.

fireworks display

Riverboat
Days

evening the ball tournament crafts displays and much more,

gets under way with its accom-
panying BBQ and.Paddle Wheel
Tavern, And once. again, with
thé cooperation of the ‘weathers
man, there will be a giant

Island at I p.m.

Saturday sees pancake
breakfasts, more slo-pitch tour-
nament action and, of course,
the Legion-sponsored parade.
Entries for that last are coming
in thick and fast and it looks as
if this could be the biggest
parade yet.

Later that day, Lower Little
Park will be the scene of beef
and salmon barbecues, ‘conces-
sion stands, concerts by local

and imported artists, Artin Mo-

tion, native dancing, arts and

on Ferry”

The Timberland Horse Show
wilf also be in action at the
Thornhill Community grounds

“tand'Saturday winds up with

Guitars and Cadillacs perform-
ing at the arena, a presentation
of Music *91-and the Riverboat
Days society. They'll do a one
hour tribute to Dwight Yoakam
and then continue playing for
dancing until I a.m.

Sunday, Aug. 4 will offer
more ball games, more concerts

and concessions in Lower Little

Park and the Esso Science
Squad shows, sponsored by the
Lions club, The squad shows
will be at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. and
they’ll be putting on workshops
ai 2 p.m, and 4 p.m.

Music "91 will be presenting
Mark Perry at the bandshell in

season -.autumn,

currancy.

TRAVEL TALX.

_.: HONGKONG
«The Hong Kong of today is modern offices and ;
{apartment blocks and factories resting amidst the 3
|: - few remaining evidences of an older China of wail. |
ed villages. and ancient temples. Yet, for ail iis“a7
. Striving toward a Western modernity, Hong Kong |
remains intrinsicalty a Chinese city-state, ruled by a
British colonial administration. It is bustling with
~ world commerce,” with hundreds of international
banks, stock companies, and trading organizations;
_ the numerous stores are stocked with low-priced # ©
wares from every corner of the globe. Across the 3

border from the still semirural but rapidly ‘growing
. New Territoriés lies the Peoples’ Repubiic of China sib
"and.a'very different pattarn of ile... . .
“SIZE: Hong Kang, Kowloon, and the New Territories
“have a combined area of 404.8 square mlies. =

~ CUIMATE: Mild, ‘with heat and humidity rising as — LL
"Spring .wears on, and: a: rainy: spell in_ summer.
' Winters ‘are: chilly enough’ for an overcoat, Best

LANGUAGE: : (mostly Cantonese dialect) and 4.
English: 8
“CURRENCY: Dollar, 100 cants - HK :
“REQUREMENTS FOR ENTAY: Most visitors staying
Jags than 30 days require only a valid passport and
an onward ‘or. roundtrip ticket; visas must be ob- See. i.
tained for tonger stays. A smallpox vaccInation cer-2-ggmme \ om
tificate Is not required.’ There are no restrictions on ay

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~_ "FOR PEOPLE
GOING PLACES”

the park both Saturday and
Sunday, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. You
can sort of warm-up for the
Sunday afternoon perfor-
mances by being at the 4600
block of Lakelse at noon to
watch the Seniors Mile followed
by the Slingers Race,

If you would like a change of
Pace, you can pop up ta
Heritage Park between 1 p.m.
and 4 p.m, for Music in the
Park, sponsored by the Terrace
Regional Museum society.“

Monday winds down with the

conclusion of the Timberland
Horse Show, the ball tourna-
ment and the Wild Duck race,
“It sure sounds like a big
weekend for all of us,

See you there.

in tradition.
Ce

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