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-4:H Club. news:

“CONTRIBUTED By DELLA ORREY. -

“THE SHAMROCK 4¢H-Club recently. held. its a 4

* elections.

- The following. members have been: elected. to
. serve onthe executive: The. -€lub's : new: president oT
is Elizabeth Esau, Toni: ‘Lojstrup i is vice: president, ap
- Elizabeth Peters is treasurer, and-Jessica Péters is.

” secretary.” Della ‘Onrey:. has -bcen elected club 'Te-

“p ‘porter, Isabel Heaman and ‘Renee Ewald are on the
aa ‘phoning’ committee, ‘and Rachel Haliski and Grae" :

“ham‘Peters are safety-c officers, :

New teachers graduate .
| THEY. DID ITAnd? on Dec, 3: at-Northwest |."
~~ Community. College. graduates: of the Northwest Se
|-. Teacher, Education Consortium: will take part ina
1 célebration marking their-achievemént. a
Ove The Northwest Teacher Education “Consartiim” | “
pis a! ‘professional development | program offered.by |:

*: Simon Fraser. University’s faculty. of education for J
7 students who" wish to. train as teachers in their ‘own v

; scommunities..

J.5. Program representative: Lorrie Gowen said 7
L Students fr rom: across. the northwest: are graduating ,

“this: Week,:

~ Their ‘dies worked around: the theme, of ab- :

~ original ‘and social. justice ‘education. *

. ©, Bight of the: graduands’are from Terrace: Nicky’.
“Adam, Joslyn.Bagg; Karen’ Brandenbarg, Harold -

. Feddersén,. “Rosemaric ‘Goodwin, ‘Shauna Prost,
Duncan Stewart, ‘and Juliana White:.

Three hail from Prince: Rupert Josh. McDonald, Po
7 Tray. O'Toole, and: Jyou.Pawar, <> = r
~ Four. graduates are from Kitimat; Leana Braty,': \
on Teresa Pires, Janet and’ Wilkie-Baruta, and: four are. “]

h trom Hazelton; Mariarine Kloeckner, Cam Penfold 7

: Pégay Reed, and Patty Rubinato. 9. .

Fiveaie from Smithers: Mark Fehr, Taisa iene, “Pee

Tracy: Leffers, Laura:McKay, and Perry Rath.

2 : ._ Two are from: Haida Gail Suki Davis and Barb’ +
an Elduayen. . .

“[-"> Laurie Bare from Prinve George and Site Fergu-

| .-sdn‘of Burns:Lake are also graduating, - ‘ aor

Po The Northwest, Teacher: Education’ Consoitium *
: ‘program: isa (parinership. with’ Northwest ‘Commu:

nity College. the school districts. of Coast” ‘Moin: J

“tains; Prince:Rupert; ‘Bulkley Valley
‘Queen: Charlotte Islands: :

‘grad. earns.degree

ia “TERRACE: ‘student has:-earned a boondi6y Zn
1 history from. Simon: Fraser University in:

Dare

“Fran Du was, among the nearly 2, 300 graduates
: “Who! completed | their studies in time. for the uni-’ 7
“P -versity’s fall. convocation ceremonies, whieh: took

-place. earlier this autumn,

: “Honourary: degrees were- “confetied ¢ on federal [os
| ‘nuditor general Sheila Fraser, David McLean, chair: ee
» Of, Canadian: National ‘Railway. and chairman and-*.

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If you're a
reader from afar,

Terrace resident - .
who has: mee

The; ‘annual ACH: banquet. was,a. ‘success, Kw big ms
‘thank. you to the. organizers, the entertainment, the

:] 4-H parents, that prepared and. brought the delicious”,
|: food, Graerne Johnstonewho praced us with a mov-..
“ing-speech,'and- Safeway, for generously’ donating”:
. he eH honda : a

: “Congratulations to, these 4-H | members: who *-
‘ earned: t the following awards:. Elizabeth’ Esau -‘and®
-'|.. Jessica ‘Peters’ tied ‘for best. senior: récord ‘book, -
a Della Orrey, for:best J unior-record:- book, Elizabeth.
ye Esau for. senior judging, and Devon Foote forj i unior a
7 judging,” oe

. AIL. 4:H ‘members. worked very: ‘hard to achieve
a ie this year. Give- yourself 2 a pal onthe back... vo

“| 2 sThe-Shamrock’ 4-H ‘Glub.‘meets” on the: third
Tuesday ‘of the month: at the. library at Cassie Hall
oa -: Elementary, starting at 7 ‘pm. ‘New members are ¥-

_Naleome. ae ee

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body else.

- Garland’ and Barbra Stréisand. '

tithing.”

. in. a school musical’ before."

ae By JEFF NAGEL. - :
- MACKENZIE AGNEW isjuat
another little ‘girl again, The”

has é a big head-of hair...
The-.tube ‘that: was embed:
os ded i in-her chest to: carry | ‘blood
~ transfusions ./and © chemo-
“therapy. treatments’ has “been
, Temoved. and. Sits ina Jar at
home. * Mees :
~,+, Mackenzie runs. anil lalighs. and
: makes her parents. believe anything:
is. possible: ayear after being. given:

ing: bone’ cancer!
os “Faith: works.” And . ‘pilracles:
“work,” says mom Lynda Agnew.
. “Because let me: tell: you, this isa
miracle baby.) 2°.
Wher we ihink about this lime
° Jast year, it was only'a.dream thal we’

oa Robinson.

ren since April...
"o. It retreated after (aking Miacken:.
~ aie. td the edge of death last Febru-

. ‘Tertace:held their. breath while she .
clung’ to life for. ‘week after: tecely-

i ing a stem cell-transplant.- os
Fifteen days later, shi¢ was out of

~ hospital and on the road to recov-
Pe enya

“dren's Hospital ‘was. in. September,
~ When: she. underwent a battery ‘of -
Scans and. fests: to ensure the cancer
~ cells Were alldead. .- -

2 “Her-immune, ‘System is: about 90 -
- per cent,” her mother. SAYS. 0

“It’s. an’ ineredible tale. of. sur-
“vival fora: little girl -whio-was bo
Pub weeks premature and tas:
daunting odds'e ever sirice

",-just-a 20-per. cent. chance of, surviv=

. Most likely: everyone’s heard the. title. s sone, :
aa immortal ized by Broadway star Carol Channing,
= who made it her: signature-song, and: ‘interpreted 4
by everyone.from Lois Armstrong. to divas, J pudy. i .
This time, the litle character is played bya a tale
“enited 18-year-old named Samantha Kaniola; who
“has undeniable. stage presence, grace, ‘and comic’

She's one of 32 stisdents i in the show, and. like ':.
7 most of this: year" S.cast memibers, stie hadn’ t been:

Joe Tetum, out performance is inher. blood: ‘Her.
a ranather is the late jim Ryan, a celebrated band

*-two-year- -and- nine-month- -old.

T: could be. hete,”. says srandinit lidy , &

The’ Killer disease F has been in tes :

“ary, Friends and” supporlers. across 7

“Her. fast: tip back: wo. B. on Chile : :

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m TERRACE STANDARD

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*-of-Dolly.

“The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 1, 2004 BI o

7 » YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL DOLLY: ‘Samantha Kantola as Dolly and a line of admiring waiters curing rehearsal of the title Sag nC Caledonia
» Senior Secondary’ s musical production, opening tomorrow night.

; Caledonia Secondary is set to. stage its 2004 musical production, ‘Hello Dolly ao

. By JENNIFER LANG. .
YOU. BETTER get your tickets fast if you: want
"to See: this week’s hottest ticket, Hello;. :Dally,-.
By presented. by Caledonia Senior. Secondary at the, cal =
~ REM, Lee Thursday, Friday and Saturday. ee
ae This- Jighthearted..musical - comedy- -has“it-al
c= glitzy. dance numbers,-a. succession. ‘of catchy
Sunny tunes, and. acute plot involving a meddle-~
~ some but-lovable matchmaker, named Dolly-Levi, ’
who falls for a:“half-a-millionaire” named Hor-*
+ ACE Vandergeldér, and: then. tries, seuing op every

i teacher and founder of both the Terrace Commu: S
nity Band and-Terrace Symphony Orchestra, Her
“older sister, Hannah, slarred.in another Cal musi-.:
December, 2001 "s: Crazy. For You. Tragi-.
cally,’ Hannah was. killed j ina. car accident ‘little.

So when director. Robin MacLeod and: -tusi:
cal director Geoff Parr were: holding: auditions for:
Hella Dally. this year, they weren sure if; Sama :
“tha would ‘be interes (ed in‘auditi

They’ were: pretty, sue st shie’ a be x perfect forthe,
* role, so Parr Approached her, They w were re delighted
° Whien she: agreed to try gut..:

“Every. show: has’ its probiems,”. “Macl:cod
“Says, ‘recalling: the:words of her: colleague Parr: **,
Putting on.a high’school: ‘musical, he says, is to go
: “from: nothing to something i in 10 Weeks. S
“Parris responsible for: the band, which: Feaitires 2
three. adults from the community ‘in addition-to :~
student. musicians.who rehearse afler schdol. Parr’
also. works with the actars on ‘the songs, while
. MacLeod focuses on acting:

Little Mackenzie is doing great | _

Terrace’ S ‘miracle’ baby’ is thriving just months after her deadly cancer battle, family says :

‘hind the scenes. Among the: many. helpers i igatex-
© tile teacher who has stepped i in to-assist With the.
aman: ‘shaw’ $ ‘costumes, which’ evoke the: ‘189 N

spar "York setting.

o ‘the plea went out," MacLeod noios.'. =.

ed a day: earlier, on Thursday-night; in addition “|
is. “to Friday and Saturday: ‘The: Saturday mati nee has of

manny. people’ come. to see. the ‘school's
each year. , “ :

o ~The show’ ‘ruts ‘Dec, 2, 3, and 4.

JENNIFER LANG PHOTO.

’ Three students performed choreography’ duties a
on Hello, Dolly. “Each has. done’ a a-different.r num
ber,” she: Says. .

~ This: year, ‘MacLeod and Parr are e also respon ane a a

sible for overseeing | the stage. craft and sets...
“ Many: other ‘students’ and volunteers. Ww rk

We've had peopile who'y ve volume red. her :

For the first: time; the musical is ‘being? preseni-

been ditched.’-

5. ‘musical a

“We've: pat: such a ippontive community,” i

‘she says;"We always get really.errific support.”

“Tickets are. available at Misty. River, Books. an es

GRANDMA ‘Judy Robinson says she's bombarded with questions

about Mackenzie from concerned supporters,

JEFF NAGEL PHOTO

“something liké the chicken: ‘Pox oF os
the. measles could. be deadly. - oT

~ drén. Mackenzi¢ doesn’ t-do dayé i
. or take-swi mming lessons,
: -*We-slill have ‘to be a litle.
; ‘careful,’ " Lynda said. fas
_ Judy, who. works. at Safeway, is
regularly bombarded with.questions. -f'
“about Mackenzie. (The familyasked. |"

lo -help | answer. the: -somimunity’s :
quéstions,) ©

* Support of everyone-licre throughout”:
the ordeal; ‘and the Strength it has”
given themes pm 7
Mackenzie. goes. back: to.Vancou-. |
"ver in March'for new (ests; She will=| -
-return-every. six months : until'she’s |:
five years -old, then’ ‘the- checkups a
Will be yearly... :
> So.far she:has had ino iajor “ast
ing ill éffecis from chemo.” °*
 Herdongsterm survival’ chanicies ©
‘are slill rated at $0-50-until she. fas a ie
been. in-temission. for‘ two! years, |-
‘then the odds begin to i improve. The . -

70 per cent chance of some’ f orm of.
remission al some. point, - en fe
. ’~Afyone:else mi ight look at 50-50 =

odds with Tess optimism.: This fam=..- :
- ily definitely. lake the Blass hal Full :
_ View. . a
“Fifly pers cent f fram 20) pert is Me
wonderful,” Judy says.” “n

"Well take 50: ‘per cen
* mother adds.’ ‘

4

; She’ s had such a good attitude.
é “about: this, ” her mom says. “You
- learn:-you have to take your cue from
tt “her.” * wy om .

= Wheer! her. daughter ‘burp: ‘her
Lynda: doesn’ t panic the: way, e can: fight: off

some moms do.
“That whole dan’ sweat the small ::
Jet me tell you, you learn nol

- JO sweal thé small stuff... V2
“The family is: sill. ‘eaulidus. She

“stuff

. Another sign rot optimism ‘tram’ ae
family that: bets. on. life.i is: mom: Lyn.

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and people’ can’ 'L get tickets,” she says...” eee ee
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