a a by Stephanie Wiebe The Young Journalists have arrived on the scene! Afler six weeks of intense training in Terrace Parks and Recreation's Young Journalist program, six new ‘young feporters have been unleashed upon a news-hungry public. The nine- to 12-year-old students conducted interviews with local personalities, and here are the results. ; FRANK BOWSHER by Colleen Craig Frank Bowsher is Terrace’s Animal Control Officer. He has lived in Terrace for six years. Bowsher’s favourite animals are dogs. He has a collie, two cats, some rabbits and chickens. His work varies from doing piles of paperwork, to talking about the shelter and animals. A problem he is dealing with now, is dogs joining packs and travelling around at night killing rabbits. The Terrace shelter has housed eagles, owls, porcupines, hawks and many more creatures, but mainly sees dogs, cats and rabbits. Bowsher thinks that the shelter has improved in its ways of dealing with animals. In the past, they had to put animals down a lot, more - animals than they do now. Many schools visit the shelter, and talking to them is Bowsher's favourite part of his job. His least favourite duties include putting animals to sleep. Bowsher feels that abandoning animals is like abandoning children. "An animal gives it’s loye freely, and should expect to get something back." Bowsher wishes some people would be put in a cage overnight, to see how the animals feel. ETHEL THE PINK GORILLA by Jennifer Laura Brown The best part of being "Ethel" - the hot pink gorilla from Havana who delivers balloons for Heather’s Balloon Magic, is making people smile. The worst part is slamming her coat in the door and losing balloons. Some other costumes at Heather’s Balloon Magic are "Big Bertha", the Pink Panther, "Big Bert", Alf, Kermit the Frog, and Ethel’s husband, "Elmer", Various other services include singing telegrams, floral and balloon bouquets, and wrapping presents in balloons, in addition to costume rentals. When asked if she ever felt silly, Ethel replied, "Nope, never. It’s always a lot of fun." Ethel has been working in the balloon delivery business since October 1990, and she prefers Terrace to her former habitat in Havana. Though as a child Ethel wanted to be a movie star, she obviously enjoys her job. She notes, "We always make people laugh." ADRIAN VAN DE MOSSALAER by JufiAnn Elkiw ~~ Adrian Van De Mosselact, " Officer-in-Charge of the Terrace _ by Jeremy Heynen B10 Terrace Review — Wednesday, March 6, 1991 Young journalists.g - Story and photo weather office, has been - predicting Terrace weather for almost two years. Before he came here, he was in Vancouver and the Arctic. He says now that he’s - a weatherman, when he goes outside, he doesn’t just go out and enjoy a nice sunny day, he wonders why it’s like that. He says he’s very accurate in his predictions, within five days. Van De Mosselaer says of his job, “It’s a different thing and | like taking responsibility for good weather." There are two other weathermen in Terrace. The worst weather Van De Mosselaer has seen was a storm in the Arctic, and an 85- centimeter fall of snow here. He said we set a 24-hour snowfall record at Lakelse Lake. Van De Mosselaer worties about others when we have bad weather. He says that people have to know the weather for safety, business and recreation. When asked what he likes about his job, he said he likes dealing with people and bad weather, but sometimes he gets blamed for the vad weather, and then he feels bad. CST. JANE ANDREW by Sarah Wiebe Constable Jane Andrew is the Crime Prevention Community Police Co-ordinator in Terrace. She has lived in Terrace for over four years. Royal Canadian Mounted Police training takes six months in Regina, Saskatchewan, and six months at the first detachment. Andrew has been an R.C.M.P. member for four years. She does community relations, dealing with people; and the Crime Prevention program, organizing the different programs. The difference between an R.C.MLP. and a Crime Prevention Officer is that the regular R.C.M.P. members are law enforcers and answer to complaints, but the CPO does that, and also organizes programs and talks to the media about the various programs. Andrew carries a gun. She became interested in this profession in university, through her courses. When asked if people treat her differently because of her job she said, "Sometimes, even off duty." When she was small, she wanted to be an artist, and If she had to quit her job tomorrow, she would probably open an art studio. Andrews says her family sometimes worries about her safety, but not so much now that she’s doing crime prevention work. When asked whether her job has changed the way she thinks about people, she answered, "I think it makes me more cautious." — She never did catch the Donald — Duck bicycle thief. —_ to: BRENDA SILSBE Brenda Silsbe wrote a new book called Just Onc More Colour. Her-other book is The s UNDER SCRUTINY: Terrace animal control officer Frank Bowsher is used to contact with the oress, but being interviewed by Colleen Craig was something unusual even for him. Bowsher and five other focal newsmakers agreed to interviews by the Terrace Parks and Recreation young journalism students as the final exercise in the course. Bears We Know. The new book jg about a guy who tries to paint, but he gives up and gets mad, and throws paint all over the house, and it looks good, so he keeps it like that. Silsbe has lived in Terrace all her life. She wanted to be “everything” when she was little. In 1988, she started writing. Being a mother is another career to her. She likes children, so she writes children’s books. She feels great when one of her books is published. She doesn’t feel famous at all, but at least she can write, and that’s the best part about being an author. _ To young writers, Silsbe says, "Don’t give up", and to young readers, "hope you like the book." Ina couple of years, she hopes to accomplish a lot more books. RUTH HALLOCK by Kyla Rice Ruth Hallock has been a Terrace alderman for seven years. She has lived in Terrace twice. She has also lived in Manitoba, southem B.C., Iran, Ireland and Fort St. James. Before becoming alderman, she was a journalist and a broadcaster. As a child, sh* wanted to become a doctor. An alderman looks after the needs of the city. Hallock says she is always happy when she makes the right decision. 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