By DIANNA PENNER SKEENA JUNIOR Sec- ondary School held March 10 its first ever swing dance, packing the gym- nasium with more than 300 eager dancers, The night was unique in all aspects. It featured live is true, bees. soms, homes. of worker bees, hive. keepers association. June 25 picnic in Smithers. By MARTIN de HOOG fun of dancing — brothers NO BEES: no food. Although this is a lofty statement, it danced: with sisters, par- Fraser Valley fruit farmers were devastated the past - udents: of all ages boo- few summers when their fruit production dropped drama- _gied with everyone. tically after-mites decimated honey -bee-stocks. -.- Statistics prove crop production increases by 25 1030 ang 2 “sidewalk cafe” the per cent when there are bees to help with pollination. - ‘ As much as sixty five per cent ofall pollination is done by insects like bees, Wasps; “hornets and bumble- An average tip for a bee travelling at 10 to 15 miles per hour from hive to field may take the: bee to 50 blos- About 50,000 miles of flying is necessary in order to make one single pound of honey. Beekeeping is an essential practice. If you are inter- ested in beekeeping be aware: Although it is fascina- ling, enjoyable, addiclive — you will get stung! The worker bees give their lives to protect. their.. A full hive of bees has 80,000 to 100,000 workers with 200-3000 drones and one queen. The bee keepers goal is to create a good population How do you get started? Equipment is available through catalogues or outlets. Breeders will supply two to three pounds of worker bees and a queen as a starter Sometimes working hives and equipment can be bought from retiring beekeepers. Most beekeepers are more than happy ta talk about bees. If you are interested in learning about beekeeping the following dates are for the meetings of the Terrace bee- w April 23 2 p.m. Terrace Public Library May 28 2 p.m Terrace Public Library w A queen bee rearing course will be held May 10-11 For more information, contact Martin at 635-3289. B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 29, 2000 Swingers raise $700 for band trip music by our own mulli-ta- the Terrace Community were flooded with home lented, up-and-coming mu- Band. baking and bottled water sicians in true swing style. Local residents danced was the chup-a-lug of the Hour one showcased from start to finish and all night. Skeena’s Grade 8" jazz types of swing dance were The evening was the in- band, followed by the practised —- even a wester- spiration of Skeena Band Grade 9 and Grade 10 jazz nized line dance ‘was ex- director Susan Brouwer band. Ending the evening ecuted by a large group of and was wholeheartedly was-the the jazz portion of creative teens! Supported by band parents What made the evening .and. students a like. The " : such :an awesome event ing taised $700 for th Bring back the D@@S verse iamiy parisipa. the bond tie reams tion ‘and the. wholesome which is slated for this Spring. » Aboul 130 tickets were “ents twirled children, and sold, but with band mem- bers and all children under age five admitted free, it 300 locals were able to at- concession-billed as “Pop tend. Tates Soda Shoppe” was A great time was had not your typical burger-fry by all! joint. Instead, the counters Thank You!! To all our customers who have supported us the last 4 years, we say a “heartfelt” THANKS, Look for us at Royal LePage Terrace 635-2404 We will be there to serve you! Ted Hicks Katherine Hicks Steva Cogk COLDWCLL 1st WJERRACE + REALTY 7 BANKCR Si mertoret Reel arb Slee el Cavode “Surrounded by lit trees” was’ likely that more than _ CONGRATULATIONS winners OF THE NATIONAL ABORIGINAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Congratulations on winning the first National Aboriginal Achievement Awards of a brand new millennium! These awards represent the highest honour Canada's. Aborivinal community can bestow: upon -its achievers. © They are also a reminder to all proud Canadians of the enormous fulfilment that comes ftom recognition at this level. * Each of you has earned the attention and respect of your, peers by virtue of your ability to: inspire “others With your liard Work and devotion to cause.” While “such: individual accomplishments. are” personally rewarding, they “also teflect greater collective . improvements ~ the. 2000 Olyinpies in Svdney, * Media ang Communications - : A writen, director, aud d prnducer of children's This historian and Justice of the Peace writes for the Whitehorse Stark Here are the News ~ :» The Honotrable dudge § Steven Point, Law and Justice Appointed-te the bench ta serve British This B.C. Tevaty Commissioner designated Gwati Konrad Haskan Sioui, tie invited the dann to foun the Ouchec Aesembly : Chief Roy Albert Whitney (Onespot), Business and Commerce 7 Leader af the Tau Tia Nation, Chairman, * . Treaty? 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