Yellowknife exchange. Students back home after Terrace tour . by Betty Barton The Yellowknife high school Students and their three teacher- sponsors Steve Lacey, Kevin Cor- bett and Archie Johnston who visited Terrace recently returned to the Northwest Territories May 9. In the eight days they were here, the exchange group was involved in a number of activities including a tour of Skeena Cellulose. com- puterized sawmill and a logging show; a visit to Heritage Park, Thornhill Nursery, Prince Rupert and Alcan in Kitimat; and a dem- onstration of totem poles being carved in Canyon City. Yellowknife teacher Archie John- ston said during an interview, "The hospitality has been fantastic!" The. . highlight of his visit was a fishing Beautification Society chooses cleanest schools Terrace Beautification Society member Debbie Simons present- ed an appreciation certificate May 10 to representatives of Up- lands Elementary the winning school in the ‘‘Cleanest School contest’’. The schools in the Terrace- Thornhill area were subjected to a rigorous scrutiny by a pair of judges at unscheduled intervals during Beautification Week to determine which were being kept the tidiest and most litter-free. The judges were impressed with the state of the grounds and had difficulty making a choice but finally decided to make the following awards: First place: Uplands Elemen- tary School. Second place; Copper Moun- tain Elementary School. Third place: Veritas Elemen- tary School. Honorable Mention: North- -west Community College. “The college is to be com- mended for the state of its grounds,’’ said the judges, ‘‘We went into every nook and cranny — the playing fields, the dug- outs, around the dormitories, the cul-de-sacs, the shops, the parking lots — it was very im- pressive. **We felt it was in a category by itself, because of the different - age group and other factors and decided to give it special men- tion.”’ ‘Everyone is a winner; really,’’ said the judges, “especially the community — this example of citizenship from our youngest members is an ex- ample we should all follow.” Dance Revue 91 The 16th Annual Performance by the Vicki Parviainen Dance Students Saturday, May 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre Proceeds to the R.E.M. Lee Theatre Alive Society. Tickets available from Students, Sight & Sound or 635-7455 Adults: $6.00 Children Under 12 & Senior Citizens: $4.00 + ‘This week's s $ SPECIALI! 1989 Chrysler DYNASTY power steering :power brakes air conditioning -AM/FM stereo cassette tilt steering «cruise control NEW Chrysler paint job $10,995 : 642 Lakelse Ave., Terrace 635-6855 blr 7262 Come and Enjoy! CAR & TRUCK “RENTALS: es Rab Sahs trip with Jim Steele down the Douglas Channel, where they caught four salmon. "I'll be back this summer for more of those," he adds. Sheila Wong, Rob Sunder- land and Michelle Self, all Grade 9 students from Yellowknife, shared their highlights: "Skateboarding here was awesome!"... "The weather - it’s so warm."... "The sights and the tours", All the Students said they had a good time, met lots of people and did lots of shopping Each of the Yellowknife students is keeping a journal of the trip to be shared with their classmates upon their retum to Yellowknife. Now that the Terrace students have been back from their trip to Yellowknife for almost two weeks, they’re starting to assimilate the. experience. Keri Fell, Gynett Gogag, Kari Eisner and Ron Thor- sen say, "The families were differ- ent”... "Everything was SO espen- sive"... We saw caribou being smoked and dried."... "We tried dog sledding."... and, "We col- lected lots of pins." Would they go on another exchange? Tomorrow, they all said, Thomhill Junior Secondary School teacher Elizabeth Metz- meier concludes, "It’s been a long time preparing for this (the exchange), but looking back, it’s ~ all been worth it." Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 15, 1991 Al5 and, | The Reading Place opened last weekend with a ribbon cutting by Gillian Campbell, Skeena MLA Dave Parker and coordinator Nat Purcell. Located in the Tillicum Theatre building, the centre is intended to help alleviate illiteracy among local residents. : Literacy centre now open and teaching The Reading Place for literacy training opened officially May 11 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and cake and cookies. Coordinator Nat Purcell, Gillian Campbell and MLA Dave Parker cut the ribbon. A year and a half ago, two people, Larry Bolingbroke and Elizabeth Snyder, became con- cermed about the many adults in our community who lacked basic literacy skills. Their needs were not being met by existing educa- tional institutions. The two organ- ized a meeting in December 1989 to determine the need for a down- town literacy centre. Inspired by this vision, a non-profit society Railway worker killed A 46-year-old Canadian National Railway employee, Terrace resi- dent Leslie James Clarke, died in an industrial accident at about 11 a.m. last Wednesday morning. According to Terrace RCMP, Clarke was working in CN’s Terrace rail yard when he was crushed between a CN locomotive and a rail car. The RCMP, Terrace cor- oner and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the accident. Coroner Jim Lynch said yesterday Clarke was involved in. preparing a coupling at the back of a locomotive for hook-up when the train moved unexpectedly and he was crushed. was formed. They applied for a grant through the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Sec- retary of State for cost-shared funds available during Intemational Literacy Year 1990. The Reading Place opened in April 1991. Since then, coordinator Nat Pur- cell has achieved miracles, says Gillian Campbell. There are now 10 trained volunteer tutors — Dawn Allen, Mae Derrick, Ann Kantakis, Ann Robinson, Dina von Hahn, Catherina Faber, Noel Reidy, Doug Foster, Doug Watts, Ella Goodland, Patti Barnes, Clair Hill and Ruby Husina — matched with 10 learners and a waiting list of 15 learners who have already been assessed. The next tutor training session is tentatively scheduled for late August to corre- spond with the upcoming school year. Purcell is amazed at the response of both tutors and jearners to the Centre. He has also had many inquiries about English as a second language, but says, "We have to do it slowly and build a firm founda- tion first." “Telephone cables are the lifeline of your community. lf these cables are cut during excavation or construction projects, everyone pays in one way or another. The public could be cut off from emergency services. The cost of restoring the cable is high (particularly for fibre optics cable). Anat the persons responsible for the damage will be ed with the repair and associated costs. B. Cc Te can help you avoid this unnecessary expense. Dial 611 before you dig, and we will provide you with the location of buried telephone cables. B.C. Tel is ready to serve you. DIAL 611 BEFORE YOU DIG. BC Tel K2 1891-1991 oi