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Anew Board of Directors was recently elected at the Terrace Credit Union: (eft to right) Rob Greno, president Jim Mantel, direc-.
-tor; Teresa Kaluga, one-year term as secretary; Michael Bowen-Colthurst, two-year term as director; Daborah Sargent, three-year

term as vice prealdent; Helmut Glesbrecht, three-year term as director; Gary Tupper, one-year term as director; and Dennis Brewer,
4 _ Seat Union manager. Missing from photo: Judy Axelson, director; and Dorothy McKinnon.

_Photo by Daniele Berube. ;

~ Compulsory settlement looms |

“TERRACE — The. Ter-

than a week left before the - about _.17 ‘percent . the

were given the opportuni-

ty to meet Canadian au-"
thors, during a Young |
Writers Conference «held -

recently at™ ‘Northwest

Community College, and:
‘tive. writing instructor
from Prince Rupert .gave
valuable. advice on her.
. . theme ‘no. idea is stupid’, —
to the crowd. gathered at.

also in Kitwanga,. Stewart
and Hazelton. -

by Daniele Berquist

Fila George, head of the ‘
‘committee, ‘said .80 stu- ~
dents -in School : District:
88, from Grade 6 to Grade .

10, participated in the

event, sponsored by the.

Terrace: ‘Teachers/Librari-
an Association..

‘George stated: the con
. ference gave students a

chance to learn the art of

writing in relation to il-
lustrating, from top’ notch :

professionals,

Invited’ guest writers
and illustrators were: Paul -

Yee, a Vancouver author
who. demonstrated to the

students the art of devel- ©

oping characterization.

_ and plot.

Lee

‘teach students” : a

‘TERRACE —~Students “

~ Lois’ Walker, a ‘story:
teller and. puppeteer
_ featured. folk . tales and
legends along with many.

creative ideas on story tell-
ing for participants. |
Gene Rystaad, ‘@ crea-

each location. :

Superintendent | ‘of.
‘School: district 88, Frank

Hamilton, ‘thanked the

writers ina welcoming let-
-ter addressed to the stu-
- dents who: participated in
_ the Young ‘Writers Con~ .
-derence, Hamilton said he
appreciated the effort and

time each. writer ‘offered,
in their area of expertise,

to students of Shcool. Dis-
‘trict 88... ;
The Young Writers. a
Conference was substan- -
tially. funded by. School
Disrict 88 (Terrace),.Ca-

nada Council and the Ter-
race and District Teachers
Association.

ace . District Teachers’

'". Association (TDTA) has
-” rejected the latest offer for

a-contract settlement from

: “the board of School
- District 88.

TDTA. president John

Eades. stated recently. a.

general. membership vote
turned..down the board’s

offer ofa. three percent
grid ‘salary increase by 88.

- Defcent, ‘Eades said . the
TDTA is: ‘currently draft-
ing a counter-proposal,
but he noted time is run-
ning out for the negotia-

talks go. into compulsory -
‘arbitration.

If negotiations fail, ;
Eades said, the TDTA will:
join all the: other local ©
teacher associations in.

B.C.. and boycott: the ar-

bitration process. In doing.
so, he said, the TDTA will
- probably risk having a:

unilateral settlement im-
posed.

cent ‘proposal would pro-
vide a grid salary increase

of 2.4 percent, another .4

percent for pay hikes to

‘tion process, with less.

substitute teachers, and

said.

The board’s three ‘per-

board. would deduct from

payroll to recover lost in-
terest if teachers are paid

once every-two weeks in-.

stead . of monthly, Eades

A ‘statement. issued by

‘the board . indicates the
true cost of the settlement

would: be’ 5.2.-percent if

‘ salary . increments are

calculated © into he | _Pro-
posal, . =

In order to have a settle-
ment in place by May 31,
compulsory - arbitration
will commence May 26.

Jackie Rose wes the instructor for the Fed Cross babysitting course, which was sponsored by
the Terrace Kinette Club, The classes were successful and Rose rewarded her students with a

-» delicious cake. for passing the final test with flying colors: Young people were encouraged to
"learn general rules and use common sense when facing emergencies, They were presented with

. acertifica’y to schnowledge thelr ebitty to ababyel youngercs children.

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Photo by Daniete Berquist.

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A \ cheque for the sum of $302 .05 was recently donated to the B.C. Heart Fund United Way cam-
paign. To receive the_presantation made by the Terrace/Kitlmat employees of B.C. Hydro were
vice president of the B.C, Heart Fund, Karen Enriquez (left) and president Betty Campbell. B.C.
Hydro manager Sandy Sandhals presented the cheque on behalf of the company. Sandhals com-

for donations excesdin 2, 600 to the B.C. Heart Fund In 1986.
mended B.C. Hydro employees ‘or donation a$ fear Fund in cree

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