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University ‘of Northern B.C.. scholar awards from the Prince George university. ‘Centennial Christian’s Tristan Higginson and Caitlin McCooey of Caledonia are selected as top students from the region. « If they complete their studies, the schol-_. arship v values would exceed $12,000. The Terrace Symphony Or- chestra picks the design of loca! artist John Roders’ for its first ‘ever logo (right). Oooo Local parent Arlene. Ridler builds on the 2005 success that was a campaign in her son Ryan’s memory. Dubbed “Hearts the second annual campaign “raises $2,200 toward the purchase of an underwater communications device ‘for: Terrace Search and Rescue. b ooo | ‘The’ Ksan. House Society officially opens its new headquarters, the culmina-- tion of three years of work. The $1.3-mil- lion brand new facility is.centrally located near the downtown. | he Oooo se The Kinsmen Club of Terrace turns 60. The anniversary is marked by a cel- ebration and the launch of a locally au- thored and produced book on the club’s storied history here. March The St. John’s Ambulance Therapy Dog Program graduates its first 10 dogs in Terrace in a ceremony at Terraceview Lodge. The dogs are used to make visits to people who could benefit from contact a . an “with friendly animals. , rs eee , People fill the Dr.. RE. .M.Lee Theatre: . March 5 to pay their respects to the late . Vesta Douglas, a celebrated educator, politician and philanthropist who died © Feb. 8.” - Oooo John Ryan is among three northwest- erners recognized by the provincial gov- _ emment with B.C. Community. Achieve- ment Awards. His nod comes due to his- efforts to re-start the mill under the name Terrace Lumber Company. ooo Safe Harbour, a made in B.C. initiative that promotes businesses and agencies that practise equal treatment to everyone, comes to Terrace. Participants are now. displaying the Safe Harbour decal. April For the first time in the 41-year history of the Pacific Northwest ‘Music Festival, one. of the adjudicators is a homegrown * talent. Andrew Clark, who competed 10 times as a child in piano and guitar, is the history maker. OOOO | Terrace Little Theatre tackles the powerful ‘drama, The Laramie Project, the show based on a real-life hate killing. . The group gives the net profits to a pro- posed youth emergency shelter. OOF Dale Lang, the father of a young man killed in a 1999 school shooting in Taber, Alta. comes to Terrace. It is one his stops with the outreach ministry he founded and promotes the benefits of forgiveness. Acclaimed family entertainer Rick Scott is the marquee performer in a super weekend for free, family fun put on by 9 HOME sweet home: above, Pat inving and the Clay Artists of Terrace ‘Society open their own studio after a lengthy search for a suitable space to call their own. Below: from left, Parkside Secondary students Travis Burrill, Andrew Campbell and Brad Horner help. members of the Friends of the Cemetery Society i in a spring cleanup of the Pioneer Cemetery. TOP: Andrew Clark becomes the first homegrown adjudicator in the Pacific. Northwest Music Festival’s 41 ~year « existence. Clark, a classical guitarist, was born and raised here and participated in the festival: 10: ‘times ‘in. piano. an then guitar. Above Jeft: staying with the music festival, 16-year-old Leanne Voogd practises on: ‘her 36-string harp for: “ - the four events she would compete in. She won the Nenninger Award and .the Alice Chen-Wing Memorial Award, one . of the festival’s Awards of Excellence. Top right: the scents of a patio barbecue prove too tempting. fora Kermode in the back garden of Dale and Dorothy NV Misch’s house on Kalum Lake Dr. June 20. DUSTIN QUEZADA P PHOTOS "Success by 6 Northwest. Oooo Locals celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Terrace Beau- ‘tification Society. The group has .been responsible for several projects that have improved the city’s appearance. , A a The Clay Artists of Terrace Society finally has a home of its own. The pot- tery group officially opens its own studio -., where it offers lessons and a space for members to work. The quaint one-storey home turned clay artist headquarters is on, the 4400 block of Greig Ave. 7 OOO. co Returnees to Terrace, Ellie Higginson and Courtney Preiser, dazzle with opera singing and trumpet respectively, as they raise $725 for the proposed youth emer- gency shelter. oOo? Terrace’s. 2006 edition of the Cana- dian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life is a record breaker. A total of 31 teams and. . 346 participants raise’ $81,355 for the May 6 event. eos Terrace Little Theatre’s production of” the musical comedy Nunsense takes top: honours in the region, earning the cast and crew a trip to the provincial festival in July in Nanaimo. OOOO Jenna Rigo, a 2006 Caledonia gradu- ate, wins a CBC TV Leadership Chal- - lenge Award for her work in the commu- nity, which includes raising money for scholarships, contributing writing to the - Terrace Standard and attending a con- ference in Ottawa to learn about govern- ment. uo) THE community learns the story ofa courageous little girl and a loving, deter- — mined family. Karissa Hall, pictured at 15 months, is the bright-eyed child of Thornhill couple Liam and Celina Hall. Karissa developed a tumor on the § side . of her face. She.is seeing specialists Periodically in Calgary. — June Terrace is the first.stop in a travelling . art show titled The Highway of Tears::. Missing Women on Highway 16, The 10-day show features local and regional ' work that touch.on the disappearances of women on Hwy1!6 and violence against women as a whole. Se i ae Terrace Standard reporter Sarah A. ‘Zimmerman wins a national newspaper award in the business writing category for her coverage in 2005 of the purchase of and re-opening of what would become the Terrace Lumber Company. 2) ooo o The Dare to Dream Foundation un- veils the Spirit of Terrace mural,on the Millennium Trail June 17. It is a tribute -to the late Jim Ryan, a cornerstone of lo- ” - cal musical education for 30 years. OOO adults, establishes a chapter in ‘Terrace. club, is elected -its first president. - Rotaract, a ‘ser- vice group for young ~ Kelly Julseth (left), . who initiates the.