Final countdown for Miss Terrace hopefuls The Terrace Arena banquet room was the scene of a royal event Saturday evening when a dinner and Miss Terrace 1988 speaking demonstration was followed by a dance to the music of Jim Ryan and “The Big Band’, The evening began with a social hour to relaxing background music supplied by the Jim Ryan Quartet featuring Jim Ryan on the vibraphone, Dave Masani on drums, Jean Raymond on bass and Jack Wreggit on the guitar. This was followed by a dinner provided by the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Then it was time for the 1988 contestants to demonstrate their talent for public speaking, Each contestant chose her own subject for a prepared speech, and as each stood before the audience it soon became ap- parent how far they have come since their first nerve-wracking appearance, With the work- shops, training and fashion show behind them, the 1988 con- testants stood with poise and spoke with a confidence that demonstrated the true value of the pageant. No matter what the For Saturday’s pageant Profiles of the contestants Seventeen-year-old Pam Lamb, sponsored by the Rotary ‘Club, enjoys soccer and theatre arts, and plans to complete her first year of university here at Northwest Community College. She entered the pageant to im- prove her public speaking abilities and to become more in- volved in the community. Laura Huhn, 20, sponsored by Terrace Mohawk, entered the pageant to learn more about Terrace and to gain effective public speaking skills, Her hob- bies include art, music, bowling, softball and cycling. Future plans look towards interior or commercial design. Angela Hamel hopes. the pageant experience will help her to communicate better with peo- ple, and felt it would be an en- joyable way to get involved in the community. The 17-year-old hopes to become an airline flight attendant, and currently enjoys cycling, jogging and being a member of a writing club. She is sponsored by the Terrace Stan- dard. McDonalds has sponsored 16-year-old Joanne Greening, a Cal student who enjoys singing, acting, music, dancing and soc- cer, She got involved as a contes- tant because she hopes to gain more confidence, and to become a better public speaker. Miss Greening’s plans include learn- ing several languages and becoming a cruise director, Weight-lifting, jazz-dancing, and cycling are hobbies of 18-year-old Julie Elwood, spon- sored by Terrace Co-op. The re- cent grad hopes to work for a while before attending a post- secondary institution. She join- ed the pageant looking at it as a good way to meet people and learn confidence in public speak- ing. Seventeen-year-old Lesa Bellamy plans to study music at university, and currently plays the organ, flute and saxaphone. She also enjoys aerobics, joge- ing, and cycling. Her reasons for entering the pageant are to meet people, become more involved in the community, and become more confident when speaking in public. Miss Bellamy is spon- sored by Sight and Sound. Debbie Jackman, 18, hopes to learn more about Terrace and tourism through her involve- ment in the pageant. Sponsored by Terrace Shopping Centre, the recent grad works part-time, plays team sports, and coaches a children’s softball team. She aims to teach grade seven students in the future. Kristine Melby’s future plans include travel and post- secondary education. The 17-year-old, sponsored by Dairy Queen, became a Miss Terrace contestant to learn self- confidence and public speaking skills. She enjoys tennis, golf and music. Seventeen-year-old Kiera Sundberg entered the pageant for the opportunity to represent the Elks Lodge, and she hopes to learn to better serve the com- munity by taking an active part in it. Her hobbies include play- ing the piano, jogging, writing, and choir singing. Miss Sund- berg plans to become a high school band teacher. Jann Marie Wilson is involved in volleyball, basketball, soccer, swimming, theatre and public relations. The 17-year-old con- testant, sponsored by CFTK, plans to attend college and then university, focusing on science with the goal of a career in sports medicine. She became a Miss Terrace contestant to get to know the other young women running, as well as to learn the skills to best present herself to the public. Brenda Kennedy, 17, has learned a lot in public speaking and enjoyed meeting new people through her involvement in the pageant, Se enjoys cycling and swimming, and plans to further her education with business courses. Miss Kennedy is spon- sored by Tymschuk Agencies. Nadine Hoffman's hobbies include aerobics, reading, swim- ming, running and cooking, and she hopes to become a dietician. The 17-year-old, sponsored by Bytown Freighiliner, entered the pageant to meet new people, Outcome, they’re all winners. They have all gained valuable skills that will be an asset in whatever they do in the years to come. Judges for the event were Bonnie Shaw, Dick Evans and John Ames who will be joined by Bob and Debbie Park, Doug and Maxine Inglis, Rick and Barb Terlesky and Bobbie Phillips when Miss Terrace and her princesses will be selected following the crowning night gala to be held at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre at 7 p.m. this Saturday. become more adept at public speaking and helping tourists, and she plans to use the skills gained in workshops in her future employment. The Kinsmen’s contestant Leanne Gidley, 18, entered the pageant to learn poise and digni- ty, to overcome shyness, and to meet people. Miss Gidley hopes to become a professional hair stylist/cosmetician, and current- ly enjoys skiing, skating, and reading. Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 13, 1988 23 it’s the first of many descents to come for these Thornhill children on one of the slides at recently finished Aspen Park In Thornhill. The new green space in Woodland Heights Is the product of volunteer effort with help from the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District. Community volunteers - open new local park THORNHILL — When a few residents of Woodland Heights decided they wanted a communi- ty park four years ago, they weren’t sure what lay ahead. But they were soon joined by dozens of volunteers, and after a lot of hard work the last few details of Aspen Park were put in place last weekend. According to Peggy Julseth, one of the park’s original organizers, Thornhill residents . were concerned in 1984 that a piece of property designated as a park on Aspen St. was too heavily wooded and unsafe for children. So they went to the Regional Dsitrict of Kitimat- Stikine for help, and from that point on everyone pitched in and they were never short of help. She says that with assistance from the regional district, volunteer labor and equipment and hard working inmates from the Terrace Correctional Centre cleared and levelled the property in the first year. In 1985, playground equipment was in- stalled and grass was planted. The following year the park was open to the public. Regional district ad- ministrator Bob Marcellin says there are dozens of volunteers and contributors responsible for the park’s development but there are a few who put forth that little bit of extra effort. As major contributors, he named Keith and Francis Bjorgaard, Vic and Linda Barnett and fami- ly, Peggy and Jerry Julseth and family, Reo and Joan lamele and family, Laurie De Wees, Darrel Bjorgaard, Henry Ar- chibald, Ken Wright, Toni de Bruyne, Andy Lambert, Pacific Northern Gas, the Tertace Cor- rectional Centre, Weismiller Transport, the Federal Employ- ment Development Branch and the Canada Works Program. He said the completed park represents $18,000 in lumber and equipment and more than $10,000 in volunteer time. But it’s really much more than that. Aspen Park is a monument to the spirit and cooperation of Thornhill residents which is beginning to give the community an identity of its own, Playground equipment from a unique firm The playground equip- ment for the Aspen Park project was purchased by the Kitimat-Stikine Regional District from Childspace Manufacturing Ltd. of Olds, Alberta. Ordinarily this may not be worthy of mention. But Childspace is a unique manufacturer of playground equipment, developed in 1981 by the Mountain View Association for the Mentally Handicapped to provide meaningful and productive employment for their clients. Funded by the Local Em- ployment Assistance Pro- gram (LEAP), the dual goals of Childspace were to be- come financially independent within three years and to employ a workforce which would include 50 percent de- velopmentally handicapped adults. Childspace achieved both of these goals and is today supplying a line of high quality, creative playground equipment and park furn- iture to a growing western Canadian market, The com- pany is managed by a volun- teer board of directors and all profits are used to further the aims of the Mountain View Association for the Mentally Handicapped.