JENNIFER LANG

Around Town _

: Flower power |

. Side the. library. recently.

, PLANT ‘EM: Wanda Friesen from Tertace

* Parks and Recreation hoists.a ‘sample’ of:
some of the bedding plants.she and‘col-
“league Jonathan Blake: were’ planting, out: cs

oe Homegrown ‘idol’ |

“ Gontest seeks talent -

“aT S: YOUR. chance to win fame, slory and :

: ‘some $300 i in-prize money.

: day, Sept. 5, First prize is $300:

~ Sound,

2665. ,

‘tions. to the music community. :.

choral singing:in the province.

‘Under. Brodie’s direction, the’ award:
“Northwest: ‘Singers were invited to: attend: the.
~Kathaumixw choral festival | in 2000...

:Pond and. Garden. Tour,

Festive dancer
* VICTORIA BRIGHT was one of the Ter-

2+ It's: the Skeena Valley Idol Contest, and. it’ so
ic, Set to hit the stage’ at this.’ year's fall fair, Pe
: Auditions will be. held: weekly- during: Au :
* gust. ‘The top -10 ‘contestants ‘perform at: the ae
_ Skeena’ Valley Fall-Pair, Saturday, Sept 7
“The ‘top: three will’ vie for’ first prize on Sun: *

ak ‘It’s, Open to ages 15 to-25: ‘Entry deadlitie i ‘is’ ; .
: July 30. Entry forttis are available al. Sight and, aos

Well: done; Marilyn

ONE OF Terrace’ 5: longest- “Serving : teachers
:and:-choral conductors has’ beén ‘awarded a |
. prestigious award’for her: outstanding contribu- is

. Marilyn: ‘Brodie, ‘director ' ‘of. ‘Northwest q:
Singers for 16 years, and Knox ‘United ‘Church. 1]
organist for more-than 30,:is the recipient of ~.
he B.C. ‘Choral 1 Federation's 5 ; Amy, Fergnsen

-, Brodie ‘haga Bachelor of" of Misi. from «ike.
: University: “Of: British: Columbia ‘She has’ also. . ae
“estudied extensively on‘her’. own, taking- many -|-
"workshops: in ‘the. field of choral. directing’ and .
= vocal coaching, says “Dennis’, “Fupman, : -vice. °
chair: ‘of the ‘B.C. Choral: Federation, a volun-:
tary: organization “that: Coordinates: and Supports:

‘See Kitimat’s gardens 1
- HAVE. YOU ‘ever wondered what’ ‘gardening a ee
and. landscaping: secrets our northwest. Aheigh- iS
~bours to the ‘soulti have been -keeping?-*-
Here’ '$ your chance. to-find. out. Organizers’ ° ;
“lof the .Kitimat Local. of ‘the B.C..-Special ©
» Olympics, program: invite -you-down to’ the: Alu-
‘minum: City later this month: for their first-ever tte

feos Its a self-guided tour of ponds ‘and pardens:.
on Pe taking place July 25. between. lOaim.-4 pm, -
Tickets ‘dre .on: sale. at Riverlodge j in Kiti--
\mat,. or. through -meinbers. of BC. Special |.
“Olympics: They. cost $10;. Proceeds: go to the”

-* Kitimat local; which. 4s celebrating its 10th an-
“niversary. in .2004.. Call. Monica at 632-4470,-
‘Tina at 632-4559 or Ruth at 632-2270.

‘race Nisga’a Dancers who were part of...
vthe Canada’ Day - festivities at Heritage.

"Park Museum duly 1,

key and speaks clearly: into.the

7 Seven.’

“the: new. Terrace: emergency |
_— radio- centre in: the: ‘basement ‘ak -
*., city hall, November. Whisky s
J Zulu.
A Northwest Zone.

other local amateur: tadio: en-:
. thusiasts: listen through. the.
haze of ° ‘static. uni the: reply”
+ comesy:

"Bast New" York, a
“voice says. |

°F the call’ sign-and location of the’ ”
. contact they ” move: onto, another:
~ shert-wave. radio’ frequency, com-.

-. lucky to California: *.

ao Mail “completed ¢ entries ‘to “Skeena’ ‘Valley oe catch the. big fish,” ‘says Graydon:

“doh Contest, P.O: Box:495, ‘Terrace, : VEG 4B5.
For more. "tnformaton call Jean. Hamer 3 at. 635 :

“ts: exciting | like: that — catching
the. contact is just. likes" ‘catching -

| Glenn Grieve aiid ‘Keith ‘Gdsse! .

“June. 26 open house is ‘the-Terrace ..
" “Amateur Radio’ Club's: chatice to”,
“show, off their skills:to-iocal-ob

. 100-watt’
“months. ago; in. thé ‘Provincial
_ Emergency Program offices in, the: ;

winning . + Bas basement of city’. ‘hall, .

tennde “atbp-a new: 2 eo tae tower
‘tsa Major: upgrade: ‘from an. older
_ © station in’ town: that's
: prone’ to interference, °

; “tion, here,”” Wootton says.. “This is”
a a ‘really: great station’ now.”

- communication: ‘is. painted , plainly.
/on'.the: face of : Gaydon, who.
“. wants “to” get: his own amileur-
- | fidio. licence.

: “boring. thing, but it really. is isn’ n't
-he_says,:

Z how ‘exciting ‘those Internet, chai-
lines sare? Well,: they're “nothing” :

‘Ina world. of easy In
would. have faded into the static along. with cathode ray tubes. You!’ ‘d be. wrong ©

“By. JEFF NAGEL. .
MARK GRAYDON: presses the -

‘Victor. ‘Echo.
: Whisky.

microphone: :

November

“Zulu: he .
: Those: are the’ ‘call Jetters. for’

- NW,”

stands ; for,

Graydon. anda clutch, of

= “Four ‘Alpha, Four “ips
a: distant . :

“After: confirming sid iecording ‘

municating. with others from: Ken-

“Its slike, fishing,, “when you

" it one s: called a Field

.” Day = a- contest’ for. ‘Ham Radio
“' “operators: worldwide’ who. Ary to
“Make as:many. confirmed contacts:
“with: ‘other radio, stations: as ‘Pos:
“sible in-a 24-hour period...

: Graydon and: Tyler: Branehs.

‘both. ° graduating’. “Grade®
‘, , students,: are “in: the: room: iy,
‘ghied to the receiver, | :

; , With: them: are: some of: Ter.
“most: science- steeped high:
‘school teachers: - Allen Wootton, °

Besides: the: compétition, : the

servers and- demonstrate the: new.
station “setup.

chad: been,

. “compared ,t to getting ‘on here ‘and.

: munications. Something Wootton

«into “action. “just: two days before
: * threatened lo destroy. a-microway

. and northwest B.C, .

if heeded.

_, The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 7, 2004 - B}

=. 638-7283

ternet communication, you’ might think ham. radio operators

MAKING CONTACT: ‘Tyler Branch, right, ‘and Mare Graydon: ‘of the Terrace Amateur Radio Club te

- eive confirmation that they've reached another ham radio operator. It's ‘Part of:the club's attempt
lo. contact. as. many other radio stations as. they can in just 24 hours. oo ,

MEFF NAGEL PHOTO.

“Tost and. died near “Kitimat, on
‘- talking ‘to someone on the’ other’. Mount’ Elizabeth.=
- side of the, world: over. nothing. ut. “ “Alot of the: communications :
skye sl: ‘ on that: search were, amateur com:
munication “Vvolinteers: from Ter
race cand: Kitimat,” Gosse: ‘gays;
build’ international in the “world sof: easy. Internet .
‘ ra #9: -commiminicalion: you might think ° distance transmissions.
: backup: 10” ‘normal guys’! like* Wootton.—a purist.who
commu nications channels: “prefers’to. tap out the: dots: ind.
~The: Teérracé’ club:-was called dashes’ ofthe -once-mandatory
‘Morse-Codé than: Use “the. more
contemporary’ voice: ‘microphones .”
would have faded ‘into’ the: sta *
2 tidy, -distppearing. along, with slide -
tower..and" cut, off ‘virtually all “rule eand cathode ray‘tubes! 70
communications out: ‘of the. Yukon “You'd be wrong... se
fo ST stilbefind’ it “eXeiting,” says _ through. the: ‘whole
Grieve: ‘and: “others heré: ‘made. Wootton,. who- got ‘Started, in 1965." spectrum,” Gosse suid. °
hourly contacts. for. twa: days. with ab ‘the. age. of. 15, when he built his: oa
radio operator. in: ‘Whitehorse’ to -own, transmitter. “It:-really éncour-. =
ensure a: radio: Tink -was ‘available’ ‘ages ierpational goodwill and.
© understanding,” .

: Program,

“Besides the fun of global cont.

the ‘Internet, _cutting, off some” of.

Internet, then ‘radio locally t. the:
other: end,” explains. ‘Gosse.

the: open: house: ‘when. a, forest:-fire.
“raging? nedr. the “Yukon - border.

“tary: ‘here once :used -that- method .
t0- comminicate’ by” tadio with: a
scientist at Antarctica, . oe

radio.

pertise .is winning them greater -

: room

“They’ really upgraded the st -

The, thrill of long- -distance. radio:

a safety lifeline.’ "

They "ea critical component « of B. C 's public , provided for. groups like Terrace’s’

: ~ sion applauded their tole in assist- -

“Sonie. ‘pedpie ‘think it’s some’

"Those. people. who. talk ‘abdul

“different direction ‘and the tower.
“stayed: infact. 50+

- local. ham radio ‘operators’ pitched’ *.

asp, think ‘it's an ‘amazing. thing «A es
-- thal you.can-send-a ‘signal from a. .
“wife here to “somebody- across the... of :B.C.’s- public. safety lifeline,” -
-other side: of the. globe,”” he says:.’. says: Maurie ‘Hurst,, the Provincial -
“Tome the: Internet’ just: doesn't ~ Emergency’, Program's: northwest
irst tine. have ‘that same:kind of thing.” ~: régional manager... a
Radio’ enthusiasts. do somes... “And we need to encourage
in, They. were also. transmitting “times meld the: two communica-. “that kind of - participation, ‘from ~
two years ago when: Iwo hikers gol tions. medi through something : peuple: with: that’ sort. oF expertise.”

a Culture
“camp...

“NAVNEET. Nannar:. |
“glances over at her...
classmate. Sukhbir »

“The fite. ultimately: ‘burntsi in: na

: “For those -two. days” we: were :
very: busy,” ‘Wootton said. ;
And’ that: wasn't the:

at ,Terrace’s Miri Piri ~ |
Khalsa ‘Darbar tem- :
‘ple. Girls’ and. boys. :
‘from across. the’

the Gurmat'day ‘camp.
last weak,. where: they: °
got in touch with their.
Sikh roots.” The 65...
students, aged:.5 to |.”
18, spent. five days. :[:-
receiving iristruction’ ine}
religion, - ‘traditional —
music, culture; history "
and’ ‘language: :.In-".
structors — anda ‘few ~
students'— camé from
as far away’ as Surrey. a
.to’ attend the camp. .
This is :the™ camp's
third year. .
REBECCA.
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* Called. the: Internet Radio inking -

Tt allows’ amateur. tadio ‘opera:
tors ‘to send’ transmissions partly,
through-.the air and. partly: through a

“the: distarice. and static: with- ‘long:

“i's tadio-locally, “ihrotigh the , ;

-A‘class at Cassie: Hall ‘Bletnén- a

"People are "experimealing ,
© with: all kinds-of” communications,
“Amateur ‘radio’: “Operaiors’- ex- or ve
Appreciation: beyond their radio .

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-moved .to bolster the. ‘equipment:

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northwest. attended |

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