complishment. ‘| Special - recognition went. . to. player | Michelle Hendry for being selected to the B.C. All-Star Team. |. The board noted that it had. received a very commendable letter from coach Steve Pettifer of Centennial School in Coquitlam. Pettifer’s team won the. title at that s series in Penticton. hoop ‘girls TERRACE © — The Caledonia - Kermode ‘girls’ third-place showing at the B.C. Senior Girls High School Basketball’ ‘Champion- ships last month has not gone unnoticed by the Terrace district school board. -At a board ‘meeting last. week, coach Hugh MacKinnon and _ his Kermodes : ‘were presented - with certificates. for their ac- _ English 12, 92 percent, Tetter_ Open letter to. ‘Board Chairman School District 88 Terrace ‘This letter is one being sent to congratulate Caledonia’s Sr. Secondary Girls’ Basketball team for their. fine showing at the recent Provincial Sr. Girls’ “AA” Champion- ships. ." What impressed myself and many of the coaches ‘ was the quality of perfor-_ mance and competitive- ness of a team from such a — ‘remote part. of B.C. Perhaps more important, though, was the admirable - display of character, poise and sportsmanship shown by the girls, In this day of ultra-competitiveness and hothead coaches, ‘it: was especially a pleasure to witness the calm and classy attitude displayed by Mr,. MacKinnon, ‘their coach. Perhaps this combined ~’ example of excellence and. sportsmanship highlights the difference between school-sponsored sports teams and community- _ sponsored teams. In these. days of financial account-. ability, I cannot think of a > better example of justify- ing monies spent than this. one of good ne good coaching, good per- ‘formance’ and good values. . -Caledonia’s grace, eti- a " quette and composure in ., accepting defeat. in the semi-finals put.a lot of things into perspective for many of us involved in § coaching and . teaching & -who were at the Provin- cials. Their selection as ’ Most Sportsmanlike Team -was a well-deserved honor. As Member-at-Large of the B.C. Girls’ High School Basketball Assoc- -jation I can say that . Caledonia’s behavitr and’. play at the Provincials cer- — tainly gave our association ©: and sport excellent public — relations, As winning coach of the tournament I can tell you that I learned - many important things about the goals of school sports from Caledonia, the third-place team. ‘Finally, I trust your School Board and your. community appreciate the tremendous positive pub- lic relations Mr, Mac-. Kinnon and ‘his girls pro- vided for the Terrace school system and the town of Terrace, Certainly the investment in school sports seems very. worth-. - while, Well done to all! Mr. Steve Pettifer Sr. Girls’ Coach | “Centennial School Terrace students recognized for academic feats TERRACE — Eight local students who achieved outstanding results in the January provincial exams got accolades and cer- tificates of recognition recently from the board of _ School District 88. ‘Kirsten Chapman, trus- tee for Stewart and vice- chairman of the board, presented the certificates at the April 14 meeting. ~The following students were recognized: @ Sandra Adams, Alge- bra 12, 92 percent. e Christopher Cain, Chemistry 12, 93 percent; @ Bad-Tam Diep, Biol- ogy 12, 90 percent; Chemistry 12, 91 percent. @ Lucas Eades, Geog- raphy 12, 92 percent. -@ Helen Hamel, Chemis- try 12, 92 percent. @ Jorge. Marques, Al- gebra 12, 97 percent; English 12, 92 percent. @ Nicole Michaud, Geog- raphy 12,.90 percent, @ Kenneth Veldman, Algebra 12, 90 percent; Biology 12, 91 percent. — WORD POWER « wasire:: someone who wastes things, a spendthrift or loafer. — conclusive results, ‘could be Spruceton made no com- This young man models summer wear during the Ladies Dia- mond Dinner held recently at the Inn of the West. The event - was sponsored by the Terrace Centennial Lions Club and at- tracted more than 200 people for an evening of dining and - entertainment, Photo by Daniele Beau ; Airport ‘improvements still remote TERRACE — A recent meeting between federal government represen- tatives and members of the. Terrace-Kitimat _ air- port advisory committee was a step in the right direction but brought no said committee member Terry Morris. Morris believes the. number of flights unable to land in Terrace because of adverse weather could be cut ‘substantially by changing the track that ~ aircraft use to approach the airport, and he said he was pleased that Trans- who designs airport ap- proach charts. ‘Morris said the commit- tee suggested a number of ways by which the minimum ceiling and visibility requirements for landing at the airport improved. mitments, but Morris said there is reasonable hope for future changes leading to improved flight perfor- mance. The possibility of in- stalling microwave land- ing equipment was discussed, Morris said, but he noted the system would have limited ap- plication here because on- ly aircraft with specialized instruments would be able to use it. Redesigning the way the existing conven- tional equipment is used will yield more compre- hensive results, he stated. . “We haven't pulled all the ‘rabbits out of the hat yet to see what they look like,”? Morris said. “There’s still a lot of work to be done,’’ he con- cluded. ‘‘It was a positive meeting, but right now it looks like at least a year - before we'll see any changes. ane Surplus expected port Canada official Don ~ Spruceton brought with him a senior technician TERRACE — The Select Committee struck last ‘year by Terrace council. appears to. have had a positive effect on the city’s financial affairs. A pre- audit report from the committee to council April 13 indicates a $450,000 surplus in general revenue, com- pared to a $217,000 deficit in 1985, The Select Committee, consisting of the Mayor and two aldermen, was formed in mid-1985 when council became concerned about the lack of spending controls and coordination in the municipal ad- ministration. The committee’s most recent report called the pre-audit information ‘‘a significant turn around in. financial administration’. oe Terrace Review — Wednesday, Apii22 1987 13 7 Pound changes to injection | -method for 7 ‘unwanted animals . TERRACE — - Frank Bowsher, a man widely respected in the communi- ‘ty for his humanitarian at- titude toward animals, has the unenviable respon- sibility of dealing with the multitude of lost, aban- doned, and otherwise mistreated pets and creatures in Terrace. As the municipal animal control officer, Bowsher is - forced to dispose of more . than 100 unwanted dogs and cats annually. Until recently the . Terrace animal shelter was equip- ped with only electrocu- tion and gas methods. of © euthanasia. for. these animals, but as of April 13 injections of sodium pen- _ tobarbitol will be the only technique | used. The injection method puts the animal into a deep sleep resulting in death and is considered by . authorities to be relatively painless, — Activity at the Terrace pound is continuing at a higher level than previous '..years. The report filed ‘with Terrace council for. the: month of March in- - dicates 66 ‘animals —im- - pounded, compared to’55 ‘for March 1986. Last - month 20 cats and seven dogs had to be put to death. - In his report to council - _ Bowsher stated three local residents were bitten by - dogs during March, and charges are being laid ‘against the owners. He noted that two cases from previous months are now ty before the local court and expressed hope for | substantial penalties to. deter people from atlow- ing their: dogs to. roam. ‘Unrestrained dogs left in. pick-up trucks parked in downtown parking lots. have been, the. source ‘of ‘numerous complaints re- cently, Bowsher reported. He said an awareness cam- paign is currently under- way to advise people .of sections in the Motor Vehicle: Act’ that prohibit the carrying of animals in’ pick-up. beds’ that aren’t equipped with guard rails; On a lighter. ‘note Bowsher advised council. that an unintentionally’ liberated pig had: a rip-. - snorting ‘good time dig- ging up a- local lawn: recently. The excavating porker. was captured without incident and returned to its home. Contest. ‘TERRACE — Brarich 13 of the Royal Cana- - dian. Legion,. Terrace is . ". sponsoring a contest to .. design a branch Pin, . . The contest is open”. - to anyone and a cash. . prize of $100 will be awarded: for the best . design. All entries must be at. - the Legion by May 30, . “1987. = For further informa- 2 tion contact the Legion B at 635-5825. . All entnes. become the property of the - Royal Canadian Legion. OUT OF FOCUS ? Does your life ssem to be going around In a circle? No matter what has happened in your life, you are not a} faliure. Come share Jesus’ love and let us focus our lives together. For God promised to give direction to all who would call upon him. Let us call upon him together. Terrace Pentecostal Assembly Pastors - John Caplin and Len Froese 3511 Eby Street, Terrace 635-2434 Service times: Early Morning Service Sunday School Morning Service Evening Service