ra READY TO SPEAK ~ Grade 7 French Immersion students, under the direction of Ella George and Cecile Schoenfeld, are one of many school groups entering the Pacific Northwest Music Festival. They'll be competing In the Choral Speaking category, In French and English both. Tomorrow’s the day Contributed by Jo Falconer The twenty-fifth annual Pacific Northwest Music Festival will open on Thursday, - March 8 with competition in Dance at the R.E.M. Lee Theaire. For the next 10 days, the community of Terrace will have the opportunity of enjoy- ing the talents of hundreds of young performers in music and the performing arts. Daily com- petition is open to the general public and admission is free. A very special evening of entertainment is in store on Fri- day, March 16 at 8 p.m. in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre when the top performers in each discipline, selected by our ad- judicators, compete for the ma- jor scholarship awards. Com- petitors for the Terrace Water Polo Association Scholarship ($250.00) will be 12 years and 7 under. The Knights of Colum- bus Scholarship ($500.00) is awarded to a performer 13 to 15 - years. Senior students, 16 to 25 years, are eligible to compete for the Northern Drugs Scholarship ($1000.00). _The annual Gala Performance featuring a variety of performers from each discipline. will be held the following evening, March 17 at 8 p.m. in the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. During this concert, award winners will be presented to the audience and will receive their awards. Advance tickets for both the Scholarship and the Gala night will be on sale in the lobby of the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. during the Festival. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children (12 and under). Programs giving complete details of all classes and times are available at Sight and Sound in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert. Schedule of events -- 25th annual - Pacific Northwest Music. Festival | Caledonia Lecture Theatre 3605 Munroe St. Monday, March 12 — In- strumental, 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 13 — In- strumental, 1 p:m.; 7 p.m. _ Wednesday, March 14 — In- strumental, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Knox United Church 2 4907 Lazelle Ave. - Wednesday, March 14 — Vocal, 1 p.m.; Speech Arts, 7 p.m. - Thursday, March 15 — Speech Arts, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p-m. Friday, March 16 — Speech ‘Arts, 10 a.m. - __ Pentecostal Church 3511 Eby St. » awedueadiy, March 14 — Jun- “ior Piano, 9a. Mm.) I p.m., 7p. m. 7 Thursday, March 15 — J unior Piano, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Friday, March 16 — Junior: Piano, 9 a.m., | p.m,.;.. =" Alliance Church: 4923 Agar Ave. Tuesday, March 13 — Senior Piano, 1 p.mM., 7 p-m. Wednesday, March 14 — Sen- ior Piano, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 — Senior °: Piano, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m... Friday, March 16 — Senior Piano, 9 a.m. R.E.M. Lee Theatre 4920 Straume Ave. Thursday, March 8 —-Dance, 9 a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. oe Friday, March 9 — Dance, 9. a.m, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 10 — ~ Band, 9a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m, Sunday, Marck 11 — Band, 1 Dp. m., 7 p. m., . Monday, March 12- —_ Band, 9 am. | Tuesday, March -13 :—. Orff Classes, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. Speech ‘Arts (dramatic scefies), 7 p.m. Wednesday, ‘Speech Arts (choral speaking), 9 a.m., 1 p.m.; Vocal, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 15 — Choir,; 9a.m., 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Friday, March 16 — Choir, 9 ‘a.m.} Scholarship Competitions, 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17 — Gala. Performance, 8 p.m. March 14 —. Budget cuts kill native _radio network plans | The recent cutbacks in the Federal Budget have prompted Executive Director Phyllis Wilson and director of the local Northern Native Broadcasting (NNB) station to attend meetings with similar agencies in Vancouver to discuss strategy. by Nancy Orr The Northern Native Access Programming budget. has been cut by 2.2 million , which results in a reduction of 16 percent — $80,000 for the local station. According to news director Brent Scout, -NNB is ‘trying. to avoid the layoffs of personnel essential to the operation of the station, They will be examining all aspects of the budget cuts, in- cluding putting on ‘hold’ the ex- Pansions of the satellite receivers. Another avenue being ex- plored is the commercial spon- ‘sorship of some programming. The NNB communication ‘system serves 23 communities at present, with plans to add 23 more this year and up to a final total of 69 receivers by 1991. 1. (1) The Dark Half _ 2. 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