A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 10, 2003 Twinkling colour and snow add to annual lights contest ENTRIES CONTINUE to arrive for the annual Christmas lights contest as the festive season takes hold in the area. This is the 16th year for the contest, which has be- come a tradition in the area. As in past years, there are four categories —.best home, best effort, best apartment/mobile and best com- mercial, a ; The contest is sponsored by The Terrace Standard in conjunction with-the B..C. Northern Real Estate’ Board and the Terrace Beaulification Society and local busi- nesses and is an official cvent’of the city’s 75th anniver- sary celebrations, ©) 2. - | Locations will. be. published..in.the Christmas week ‘is- -. sue of The Terrace Standard so residents can take a tour aver the holiday period, . Winners will receive plaques and an acknowledgment in The Terrace Standard. The judging night is Thursday, Dec. 18 and the judges are local realtors and members of ‘Terracites’ appears to take lead TERRACITES appears to have the lead going into the last week of suggestions by readers about what city resi- dents should call themselves. The Terrace Standard has been asking what city resi- dents cali themsclves to help out the Canadian: Oxford Dictionary publishers, They need the word so it ‘can be ' included in the 2004 edition. One reader, Louise Yorke, has another word, but war- rics that “Terrarists” would cause too many. problems at the border, “Thousands of ‘Terrarists’ live in northwest B.C., on CBC tonight, I can hear the outrage now,” she writes. Aside from: Terracites, Daniel Beauregard prefers “Terraconian,” rhyming it with Babylonian. “My vole goes to “Territes,' cmailed Caitlin Keenan, saying it sits nicely on (he tongue and doesn’t sound like From front Job security top issue, union says © Fraser has not had a lot of incentive to start this mill up as long as market log- ging and the raw log ex- ports continues,” Taphouse said, The key issues, the union says, is not money but job security and the potential of increased con- (racting out by the forest contract, it would have been implemented and we would have no choice but to work under it for the neat three years.” Another factor workers zero in on are the compa- nies’ ability to export up te a third of the logs they cut in this region. “In our opinion West December 14", 2003 Darts ¢ Cribbage © Pool Branch Opens at 10 a.m. Lunch will be available Members and Guests Welcome “af Royal Canadian Legion 23 Branch 13 - Terrace = Sunday Fun Sports Day, the beautification society. ‘ Send entrics to The Terrace Standard at 3210 Clinton Ave., Terrace, B.C, V8G 5R2; or fax to 638-8432 or email them to newsroom @terracestandard.com. The deadline.is 5 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 16. And if you see any displays you think others would enjoy, contact The Terrace Standard at the above ad- dresses and we'll be glad to publish the location. Some favourite locations of past year will be lil up once again. The list includes Heritage Park which will take on an added festive atmosphere Dec. 21 as the lo- cation for the closing ceremonies marking Terrace’s 75th anniversary. Donations of non-perishable food items for the..Terrace: churches food-bank are appreciated -at- the’ Dec, 21 event. . And check out the Jim Allen residence at 5134 of Agar. Allen has recreated his home village of Youghal, Ircland and each year decorates it with lights. He's ac- cepting donations for the Canadian Cancer Society. ‘ something nasty. “In fact, a friend of mine from Prince Rupert got shouted down one time for referring to us that way,” said _ Caitlin of “Terracites.” And J. Andre Nabess likes “Terrestrials.” Could-that . mean that someone from outside the cily is an “extra- ’ terrestrial?” | As for a nickname for Terrace itself, Samuel Western likes “Terrace Dwellers.” One e-mailed suggestion of- fered up “rip bum.” . You can send your favourite term for a Terrace resi- dent and/or nickname for the city itself by email to newsroom @ terracestandard.com, You can also fax them to us at 638-8432 or mail them to the Terrace Standard at 3210 Clinton St., Terrace, B.C., V8G 5R2. Hurry, though. The deadline is tomorrow at 5 p.m. , and the companies had worked harder io cut a.; deal earlier this year. , Now, he says, union leaders have told members they will still be on the picket line come spring. “The government has to step in,” Thyr said. “We have to get these sawmills going.” companies. “Union busting is right at the top of their list,” Thyr said. Other concessions de- manded by FIR include an end to travel time, which would cost loggers like Thyr up to an hour of pay a day. Thyr wishes the union Four Categories Kare Cet Best Home ENTRY FORM Best Apartment/Mobile Best Commercial Display Best Effort Overall Drop off entries at the Terrace Standard at -3210 Clinton Street or fax to 638-8432 $a I's The Biggest & Baddest One Out There! approaching and passing sand trucks. from Nechako Northceast Maintenance. Winter is here and with it comes winter driving conditions... During a snowfall, sanding and plowing operations will be underway, Motorists should be on the lookout for these vehicles. as they will be travelling slowly and spriying sand and snow, Please travel a goad distance back from maintenance vehicles untll an opportunity to pass occurs. 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