The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1995 - B1

TERRACE STANDARD

INSIDE SECTION B
COMMUNITY CRIS LEYKAUF
EVENTS B2 638-7283

REG HORNE

Floods, heat
waves and.
wind storms

T’S GOOD to be back in Ter-
race and with UNBC and the
, Standard, As a teacher, I feel
obliged to start with a ‘‘How I

Spent My Summer Vacation”’ item.
When I arrived in Brandon, Manitoba at
the end of last April, the Assiniboine River
was rising. It continued to do so until it

. spilled its banks and covered most of its

floodplain, The river was over a kilometre
_ Wide ‘instead of its usual ten metres. This
Was, the worst flood in twenty years.

“The city dike protected the built up part of
- the valley. One road which ran parallel to
the river had to be closed as it was under
water but the main roads which crossed the
tiver were kept open by sandbagging on
_both sides.

The recreational areas, which were not

protected by the dike, were under water,

The golf.course lost nine of its eighteen
holes. The campground was best suited for
" houseboats. The water on the football field
was higher than the crossbar on the goal
~, POSS."

This was not Fi ‘flash flood. It took over six
weeks for' the river’ “to ‘return to its channel,
~ Surprisingly’ the ‘damage was minimal,
There was very little sediment deposited
and the grass soon looked normal. The

bleachers on one of the baseball diamonds

had floated away and were now tangled in
some trees a half mile downstream, and the
backstop had been badly twisted out of
shape probably by floating material.

After the water disappeared ‘‘For Sale”’
signs sprang up in front of a number of
houses along the river. Allhough sandbag-
ging had kept the water away from their
front doors, I suspect they had wet base-
ments as the storm drains had backed up in

- that area.

_ After a wet start, the summer was hot —
very hot. With the heat came a number of
wind storms, In Saskatchewan and south of
us, tornadoes were spotted. The wind on its
own was sufficient to do some damage in
our neighbourhood.

One evening, my wife told me to park the
car near the house, and always trusting her
_ intuition, I did so. the next moming, a large
. limb from the neighbours tree was across
the bottom of our driveway. Several days

later, another storm came up and another

branch of the same tree fell to the ground,
This time across his driveway, I think the
tree was rather rotten but the neighbours
planned to hang on to what was left of it.

“The aext piece of excitement was not ex-
actly a natural disaster but it did make the

~ tational news, The natural gas pipe line just

north of town expladed with considerable
force. To be honest, we slept right through
it. Several weeks Jater, we were visiting my
sister-in-law when a natural pas official

. came to the door to say that they were test-

ing the line, which ran along the side of her
property. They were filling it with water
under pressure, and it had sprung a leak
nearby,

“Don’t be concered if a gas crew show
up. There is mo danger.” Comforting

thought when you have to live next to this

thing for the rest of your life.
Due to the hot dry weather, we were
transporting water out to a farm where we

had three dozen tomatoes planted. For the

first time in four years our tomatoes actual-

ly ripened before the first frost, This came

early, on Labour Day. An appropriate
ending to my summer vacation?

Dr. Reg Horne is a member of the Univer-
sity of Northern British Columbia Faculty
of Natural Resources and Environmental
Studies based i in Terrace.

OMMUNITY =

School gets passing grade

Irs NOT just students who gel
report cards these days.

Now schools must go through
an examination process, involv-
ing everyone from the younges!
primary student to parents. to
custodial staff.

The exam is a year-long process
called an accreditation, and E.T.
Kenney was one of two schools
in the district put under the mag-
nifying glass last year.

This month E.T, Kenney got its
report card, and the marks were
good.

Throughout .the . accreditation
the school looked at 84 goals,
trying to find its strengths and
areas that needed improvement.

“Students were asked about

how they liked the school, read-
“ing, the teachers and more,’* says
‘Stephanie - Moulton, a grade 3

teacher involved in the accredita-
tion process.

Because the younger students
can’t read and wrile very well,
simple questions were read aloud
in class, and students circled a
happy or sad face,

“The students rated the school
highly, though there was some
concem over playground safety,”
says Moulton.

Parents had a~ generally

favourable response as well. They .

gave the school good marks on its
positive learning atmosphere, and

_ the way teachers taught math and

English skills and respect for the
environment. They also’ were
pleased with the way students’,
self esteem was developed.

Some parents were concerned
about the curriculum in social
‘studies and science, and in com-
puter: and physical education
classes.

Parents were also asked about
the changes they would like to
see madé at E.T. Kenney, ”*‘:

. “I worry about the attitude of

LIZZIE BORDEN TOOK AN AX —
watch out for his head. He's playing the part In Mr. Borden In the
TLT season opener — Blood Relations. That's the infamous Liz-

EVEN THE YOUNGEST students took part in the recent accreditation process at E,T. Kenney

school, These grade one students were asked if they liked the school, reading, their teachers, the
_ playground and more, The majority of students and parents rated the school quite highly.

the Terrace citizens and that I
often hear — that it is a lower
class school — after the Parkside
line up a ‘few years ago.’ —
Stupid? I always defend E.T.
Kenney and would like-to see
more school activities promoted
in the community at large bope-
fully: to change people’s atti-
tudes,”’ wrote one parent on a
comment sheet.

Other parenis asked for a
cleaner playground, tighter -.be-
haviour code and more emphasis
on other cultures besides First
Nations. .

“T sometimes feel that the high
concentration. of behavioural

zie holding the ax, played by Julia Jacobs,

TLT holds auditions

COLD, DREARY winter days
loom ahead, but Terrace Litde
Theatre has a greal way to beal
the winter blahs.

Come try out for their light
hearted comedy, Hey Naked Lady
which will show February 8-17. .

This Fred Carmichael comedy
takes a fun jook at the lives of

. four young artists, their not-so-

young landlady and a retired gen-
tleman who is trying to escape the
loneliness of a widower's life.

" This eccentric ensemble is then

packaged within a kooky Green:

a. wich Village apartinent.
. 1° Director Norah. Ferguson says -
i parents “can safely bring their:

; children to this onc.

“Te is cut and funny,” she says
*tand while the naked lady makes
her presence felt, there is ab-
solutely no nudily.””

Auditions for the play will be
held In the Green Room, upstairs
in. the McColl Playhouse at 7

“p.m., October second and third,

There are roles for two women
in their twenties, two men in the
same age group, and a woman
and a man of more advanced age.

Technical crew are also needed,

‘so even if you are not looking for
_an acling tole, come Volunteer to :
help betind the scenes. aa

Dave Liscumb had better

problems encountered in this

school is a detriment to the rest of .

the student body,”’ wrote a parent
concerned about that the amount
time that is spent on behavioural

problems, rather than on teaching...

There were also many positive

comments,

“My child has been associated
with hearing impaired, children
of - different cultures and- has
learned tobe more: accepting and

‘less prejudiced than perhaps. I

was al his age.’?
“My daughter’s attitude has

charged dramatically fiom. her,

previous’ school, ‘and she now

wants to lear and likes school.

We like the multi-ethnic ina,
ture of the school and. that:kids ~
from ‘all backgrounds, are made:

welcome, It’s a friendly school.

And that the school always looks
so clean (thank you janitors) and.
interesting bulletin boards.”

An external team, comprised of:

teachers from Prince Rupert,

Burns Lake ‘and Surrey reviewed
the results of the surveys and con- :

ducted their. own interviews.

In their: summary they - wrote.
that “E.T. Kenney is a very warm -
and inviting place of learning ‘of |
‘which the staff and cominanity

can be Justly. proud.’

Sand oan

tober 20-21.

Amny Christmas campaign.

Managing grief

THE TERRACE Child Development Centre is hosting a twa day
workshop on managing grief and loss. The workshop is directed at
professionals caring for families and children, and will be held Oc-

Below is Jack Talstra, holding the proclamation officially declar-
ing Toy Run Day, Ron Gowe of the northwest B,C. chapter of the
Harley Owner’s Group, and James Gillam, organizer of the toy run.

Cost for one day is $40, both days are $75. For. more einforiaton ;
contact the Child Development Centre at 635-9388. :

Toy run this Saturday

MOTORCYCLISTS are hoping for a good tumout for the 13th
annual Terrace Toy Run this Saturday.

They meet at noon for a no host lunch at Mount Layton Hot
Springs. The actual parade of toys starts at 2 p.m. at the weigh -
scales at the corner of Hwy. 16 and 37, then winds. its way
downtown to the Coast Inn of the West. .

All motorcyclists are welcome and donations of new toys from
the public are also appreciated. Proceeds go towards the Salvation ,