“U“SHEEP ARE: tude. and : from: Elizabeth’ Esau, 14, a’ 0 fall fair: veteran. ‘who’ 5. , 9 Taised- several prizé- vin , “lamb’ named’ Sicily : = likes~ -to nibble :on grain: as. ‘a - ready:isn’t easy — especially af when it's got four legs = darib’ will be ready for the” a judge’ S: TRIM TIME: Rebecca Esau Shears. Pebble. Fair game Getting your 4-H project - “By JENNIFER LANG” ‘need. ‘ta “be. “cleaned ‘and ‘clipped. Jt-takes- patience. and: a.firm hand -(not-to- E - mention, plenty. of ‘muscle _power) ta ‘get the job done, ™ ‘over. the: animal’ 'S. Nocal ning: lambs: .; Do protests. . Her current’ ‘4-H. live. of Bsaw says. ‘4. H. inenibers’ Stock’ -project. “— a white’. aking . ‘on livestock *pro- jects must: keep ‘a record” book and prepare 1 their ani- . mal for: showing. . : t lot: of. work’ they” love..food.” ‘Take. it, treat, but she’s s'fussy.. - She ‘docsn’ tlike it. if the. “other. ‘sheep ‘at. the .Esau’s’ - until! Old Renio- -hobby: farm Bet fall.” fair,” i: says” Esau, ° to the grain first. >. . “whose: “younger. sister. .Re- ~ SHE'S THE BOSS: Elizabeth Esau hauls Sicily over the fence on wash day. It : - takes a firm hand. to get animals ready for the fair: JENNIFER LANG PHOTOS “Meanwhile, ° ‘there” isn’ : becca; 12,- is: -also. showing : "a moment to spare so the a’, lamb,. -Pebble, Sicily*s grumbling ‘cousin,’ “who. needs. a ‘shampoo and.clip. : oe -Both: ‘girls > know: the... . lambs. they've: Taised,: fed: oo vant. cared for. frony: birth iL _ will: be-teaded ‘for-auctioi’. n- block — and then’ the - but: her's, “possibly - on, “the: “discriminating same day.. “You: get used to it, Eli- oe. zabeth says. The first time | is: definitely the hardest.- -§hé-remmembers. her: first blue-ribbon winner, Oreo. - ‘T. was: ‘very proud of him, ‘t's. hard-to understand. “But for anyone growing-up ‘on a: farm,’ . factof life, -. ; “Now. I'm. used’ to it. “Mostly I just: don't ‘think: “about ‘that’ [’m- going’ to. _send-it-to its death, * she =: explains: * ” iv s. sinply:8 a. ~ They. hope’ their ‘aniitals will: fetch. “good prices ‘at. “auct 4. of projects under: the direg- ~The} get’ to keep th * pro-" ceeds, which: some of the expenses: : W than. _raising animials. ‘focuses. | ..well- “rounded ecilizens, #: take on-a variety ‘tion of an“adult. - = __The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 1, 2004~ AS reimburse ~-|--a' weak monient. voted for the. BC L There’ s:a- lot: more to 4-2 Jr > The: year- -round : “program on? -develdping: : . ever: Skeena: Valley: Idol Contest. The competition, ‘loosely: mod- year’ s Fall Fait festivities, “There's. $300' up for-grabs and “the: contestants. will . bee showing” Soff. talents, ftom singing to break’ on _danging. - _ a ‘lied, after the. television: show °. from the Kispiox. alley: north: of bee - fe Hazeltons. - Do Team membership :i is as: s much: . labout™ family, as the Hobenshield ” “‘eorinection proves, ‘as it is.about ° why: the. team was formed. : 7 “It's just lots,of..fun, ‘and I like. “10.:ri said Pat Hobenshield - ae ; who is: in her: 70s-and is the oldest » i s ineinber ofthe. drill team: "> _“E-did ‘have-‘to: take. last year: es ain had. done this last yeni ‘in, Smithers at a ; ae ways about fi Aghtings " “year, we have a local fair so we want to.slay’ | local,” ‘she explained of the « encampment plan. Although: there, will.be-two kinds of fighting - -demoristrated — — heavy armoured with. partici-. ““pants using, swords ‘made ‘of: rattan: instead” of metal :and-rapier weapons akin to what’a.mus- keteer miglit use, | Santucci says there’ 's. a, tot. : : ~ Santucci of. the ‘Society. : events: anywhere” woe more.to’ the’ society.’ ‘she: said. , THE KISPIOX DRILL Team performed at last year’s Fall Fair, - tea “We've. always been. imten ted ‘i in “the Mid? ne die’ “Ages. ‘My. husband got. interested. in. the: 0, “knight: style-and I kind-of came’ along.’ ['m. like, the clothes “and. that’ s-whal * ‘peuple® should know: There: ‘are. a':lot. of: arts. and’ sciences,: weaving and - ‘spinning: ‘and. history. It's not ale " “The, Shire’ ‘of ‘Cac ‘Mor, iaklng i in. “Terrace anid Kitimat, is only one: of two society ch -ters in-the northwest. “The other is:the Shire, of Tir: Banndg i in. Smithers,, These lwo chapter ‘ old: there: are. chapters. in riaeoiver that. are” : 25 years: ‘old and the’ society: as a a whole’i is bon * Jone its. 40th anniversary; ‘ ne * ties and sometimes it, can’ grate on ~ other harses,”. nated. Allen. In addition . to. . possible, by. sizié’ a uniform: look. ‘Lad 3 a ‘heat attack,’ not while a = gender. and ‘creed are ‘intrinsic: ‘to being human; . homosexuality . is: behavioral. and ‘is, a- choi : “Greed; we are: moral. creatures ‘whether. we-ate “they t have ery strong. z personae _ temperment, : Al first. the team could-not: ‘wae 7 vel: much: because: it-Wwas: difficult: to find imouh ‘hose: trailers, ves “have. all leaked out;. They Have failed to: achieve. the : ; he’ : - knowledge: ‘with the information, explosion. . ee “© Poets’ are randomly ‘scattered “about: in: cha 3 and tos : morality, beconies. Just another’ “fact” an s[n-the U.S, same-sex marriages have: mostly: been a | sacrament. of the: hurch.: _ phe adds. “fotack ‘Appaloosa. with white socks ~The. ‘arill team igot 1:6 egin pings: seven years ago when: x “eSpiox. resident Joy. Alien .was:look KR e ad : “Thad ‘a. couple, of. Pde. putin. nd Tm back row,” a. Hobens ield: tides” IR, ‘ait ‘alle She ‘began’ with the drill team’. ’ “ater: daughter. ‘Carol. “became a ; cing, for a more’ colourful way. Io. of el ficially” start. the annual Kispiox Valley Rodeo. What began as-a- plain to have. -two or three. riders dressed in the , same’ kind. of clothes. take, part. ine the -rodeo's oa hands ais as ‘the: [Kispiox] valley.” . “Not all who sign: on at first: aré expert: ‘tiders,. -but Allen, said the “emphasis. is on. teamwork, ‘to ent ‘sure’ that the precision drills. inas- -tered edn ‘be handled by. all. : : There’ S< alsb - “great “Care. ‘taken a with tie horses 80that°ones: whi i Bete Fall a and this Bulkley - will: be: its ‘second: ‘appearance. ate. Longe? sdlstancs tilps ‘are node: “sible put te costs. amarante. _GORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD ~ The Mail Bag — - Liberal years ‘will teach “Us a painful lesson: Dear: Siry : . The Doug Surtis, letter’ inthe Aug 25th i issue of the ‘Standard. demands o Tesponse, ‘My: detter: which dealt with some blatant. inconsistencies. in- the’ comments - : » you now hear: “from, local: ‘Liberal: supporters as they justify making. the local : ‘properly,: taxpayer. come to the rescue while: the, Liberal: government: ‘washes its © | hands.- It dealt ‘with’ ‘the issue~at, hand Doug Suttis. . - obviously doesn’t like the message. ° : All the ‘strange: twists and-turns-o Cause. and: ‘effect in historical, events ‘that! ‘Sutlis. -engages.. in’ will not hide the fact-that the. northwest. economy # is. ‘in worse _ shape. after, ‘three: years of Liberals... The’ 23-000 TWA’ members: who:lost their jobs. Was, a figure that ‘came up under the: Socreds in. the. 1980s - and that is not: to“say: ‘thal: there were not ‘some job”. losses. in the’-1990s, Forest Renewal. was on attempt to mitigale ‘those’ impacts. ‘[don’t:run- ‘into very;many. -IWA ‘members who are ‘happy: with: their last three: _ years of experiences under the Liberals...’ : | also don’t find any who today’ are ‘happy, with the _ loss ‘of appurtenaincy, cut-controls, or: “lower export — quiotas. . Any. return: -to.a".“flexible -regulatory. — environment” is just government messaging to justify. less: environmental: oversight ‘in. the: "woods - ~ - Mot. really “very. geod for future. generations,| °°. " What -is: ‘interesting’: that Suttis says” “the: “NDP “couldn't help. but stick: your. fingers. into‘every. aspect - of it CSCI)", ”, when. cone. of ..the inost- “common. - complaints. |: heard is that we ‘didn’ t get Tid of many of oe the top management. right away.” - “Dan-Miller: refused to ticromarage: ! operation, and. as’ with so. much: of Suttis” information itis ‘incorrect to suggest ‘that we. had ‘ou " fingers i in every ; “Patt of the operation... a The only time: that’ the: -opération was shut down: . when, the markets’ may: have: been: “hot”, was under Repap management:and after the. Liberals. tovk over.’ - ~-Had the markets, been’ “hot it would: have been sold. . * Also ‘let's: be’ ‘clear for: the’ record... -L never: called every worker nor every worker: in- Kitimat a “closet” “capitalist. ‘What IT did “Say is -that: sometimes unions ‘do ‘their jobs ‘so well; ‘creating. better benefits: and ~~ conditions for.’ their. members’ ‘that the’ ‘members 1: “believe they: ‘have. thé: luxury of electing governments 4 who. make. it. more, -Aifficult. for: -their™ union - and oe -Theie. “are. al tot of. very, ‘SOrTy: ‘workers today who i in : gecall: ‘writing. “anything jewilderment ‘at.some “local: business. ‘people ” that. -contemptuous?.». . eS “Finally,” if the: Jast’ three’ years “under ‘the Liberals. ‘has: taught: us! anythiog sir the. northwest, iit igcthat : logal. pusiness., eds. workers, , carping. B90 1, Salaries do. | “buy. good Se aa "Helmut Giesbrecht a Terrace B C, oi --We’re'so 0 open-minded our: brains. have’ leaked Dear Sire va” Late Tessaro's letter of August 18 “Stunned by: this float” ‘proclaiming her : optimism: ‘that Christian ~ Churches will not -be affected by. the implications of ~Bilt’C-250 is, fallacious, ‘ Ttchas” recently. ‘come to ny attention. that mainy - pastors “across Canada aye been: called, by. ‘Revenue Canada and told if their churches protest: the. hate bill that: they’ will. lose’ their tax-exempt status. - a letter to the editor for fear of the: -implications. J -Wesmay ‘also: make protest’ with. the bill: because » you: cannot ‘make homosexuality inclusive. with | uman “rights,: ‘which: are: God-given at ‘birth. Racée,."" 7 or ‘Christians: o ientation”.. “Furiny. she ‘did " polit:-out. that pedophilia,: whichii is just-as much. 4, concern for'me,: “ST-don’t have! the naive: faith in Canada's’ law: that : i ie she’ does, After: reading: case.-after. case of cops: and — “courts, framing: First ° Nations: people ‘or innocent _ bystanders:like.: David, ‘Milgard- going. to prison for. “amurders they néver. committed, I’in more-inclined: to. “think ‘Christians have! more. to: worry. ‘about than. ‘not. Did" the. Attorney” Ge Ts : aving gay. “that, trash Chujch | leaders ike, the. ope. and. ‘others . “who: take! a: ‘Biblical stand ‘against. perversions like. . Canadians” ‘have ‘forgotten. that ‘marriage. is a . “People have. become’ so: ‘opens minded, ‘their brains ‘lute, - because: quite. ‘frankly :business: phasing legislation against: ihe, ‘sacraments. of - the ete ! Fart ake aot oe ee TROT eae bused PeWceisii ee eaered meee go iberal. Promises in: contemptuous about" local business. Expressing some. - supporting Liberals who then, shut down SCI, and now | a | “@xpect.the: property taxpayer to step up'to. the plate td ; while the BC- Liberals. wash their ‘hands, well, how i iss welse” ‘does: the -economy function? *:.° on ; op bets j t debite the Ss we "Hall on Tetrault. Stand: the public orn s just d “= el Igsue Mr Suttle “js welcome to come: check out: the ee ou'My: ‘question: is, “who. died: and: made” Revenue. a ‘4 ‘Canada’ the’ patron. sainis. of ‘same-sex marriages? , Te Christians J in’ this: town “and. others are_afraid to even. '. Ms. .Tessaro: herself underlined ‘the vagueness : ‘of the: legislation. ‘when she ‘quoted’ the term, “sexual.” declared illegal even: though: thé-média hypéd the , >. imarriiiges at‘the tim they were joining together like- ee ]{.a.bunch of: Moonies. me "1 say’.we should. have. separation ‘of: ‘chureht and ao othe: ‘staté’-has sno