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Certificate
awarded

Terrace resident Gloria Le

. Gal receives a Skills Program

Instructor Certiflcate at a re-
cent volunteer workshop at
Naramata near Penticton.

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Wood carver

‘combines talent —

with patience

A scene from the logging industry, by former Terrace resident
John Weber. The art work started In 1984, said Weber, and was
completed the following year. Sculptures are on display in the
pub at the Northern Mofor Inn.

Dantele Barqulat photo.

TERRACE — Though
John Weber left Terrace
in 1977 to move to the
lower mainland, a portion
of him remains with us in
his wood sculptures
displayed at the Northern
Motor Inn,

by Daniele Berquist

The displays include
four scenes from the logg-
ing industry carved out of
wood. ‘‘I am very pleased
that my carvings were pur-

chased by George Munson

and his wife Gail,’’ said
Weber. They are in a place

* where a lot of people,

travellers, can see them,
he added.

‘The artist now resides °
_ on one of the Gulf Islands -
*! entitled Gabriola Island.
". Weber confesses that it’s a

nice place to work. There

- gre no telephones. Weber
- gaid that he has tried to
=: gevelop a kind of lifestyle
that. enables him to do
-what he wants to do, and
' Gabriola Island
‘perfect place.

is the

Weber said not too long

ago, 3-D sculptures caught
his attention after a visit

to the Queen Charlotte
Islands. ‘‘] spent a sum-
mer hiking around, savor-
ing the Indian art work. ‘It
was very fascinating sirice
I was a little familiar with

the work. I grew up in -
Terrace and there the:

Native tradition is very.
strong.

Weber said that he has
done carvings of old faces
of men from the barkling
found on the shores of the
Skeena River, known ‘as

~Skeena River Barkling.’

Larger sculptures are
done with yellow cedar
and sometimes pine.

Weber said that he does _
custom work, ‘“‘If anyone

would like to commission
me to do some art work
they can reach me at: R.R.
2, Site 41,
Island, B.C. ‘VOR 1X0.
For the past few years,
works by. John Weber
have been handled in the
Terrace area by Northern

Accents.

Weber reveals that he
hasn’t taken any courses.
“It’s not a question of
talent as much as it is pa-
tience,’’ revealed the ar-

~ tist.

Gabriola ~

TERRACE —

returned from an exciting

and challenging weekend -

at the Naramata Con-
ference Centre in Pentic-
ton,

She now forms part ofa
special group of instruc-
tors across the province
who have been trained to
offer. workshops to in-
crease the management
skills of volunteer com-
munity leaders.

Gloria
LeGal- of Terrace has

Volunteers to get help

Bill Reid, Minister. of
Tourism, Recreation and

- Culture, in acknowledging ©

the tremendous contribu-

tion made by volunteers in

recreation, sport and
culture, said, “I wish
these instructors every
success in their endeavors.
I am confident that the
skills program will help

improve the opportunities
for British Columbians to
participate in worthwhile
leisure time activities.””
The Skills Program for

Management Volunteers is .

a partnership between the

federal and provincial -

governments, It now of-
fers workshops on six

Management,

- Long and Short Term

Planning, and two new.

courses, Leadership, and
Volunteers

_ Together.
Over 200 individuals

across British Columbia
ate qualified to - instruct
these courses. Workshops
in these topics will be of-
fered in communities

’ Financial
Management, Marketing,

Working»

‘Management topics: Time throughout the province.

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