Seniors claim best float trophy “And, ihe winner is... “The B.C, Senior Games float! That was the verdict of judges ‘Saturday when they decided the ‘Games version was the best over- all floal in the Riverboat Days pa- rade. _ As’a result, the entry won the _ Leglon-sponsored trophy. ‘There: was a lot of impressive Competition ‘as. floal- after lavish ... float made its way down Lakelse Ave. during the annual Riverboat Days, parade. Thankfully, the rain ceased, the ‘clouds. parted and the sun came - "shining. through for a wonderful : parade day; “ Isted before the rallway.. and setiler cultures. Colour blind Dear Sir: Today my friend and [ were walking around in the mall. He told me something that was -very upsetting. « He had over heard. some man say look at those F... Indians, He, being native, went fo in- vestigate and asked “What about them’’. When the-so called gentle- men saw who he was he got all embarrassed and scared. He obviously felt like: he had kicked himself in the rear end and rightly so. I remember when I used to only sce the colour of a per- sons face/bady. Never sccing ihe person within the colour. | lt makes me angry, sad, frus- (rated, and flustered to realize that there are still people in this town who judge natives by the way lhey see some nalives act. Nalives these days are picked oul and categorized un- fairly and unjustly. Is like when the while people first came to Canada. A few men called us ‘“‘savages” and to this day Idon’t under- stand why.. We lived just as civilized if not more so than the men and women who came 10 this country. That term is also to this day still applied to a lot of aboriginals. Yet a lot of the aboriginals of today have edu- cated themsclves, . gotten decent jobs and have in general bettered themselves. If not, they are on their way to doing so through different programs and institutions, On the news yoslerday they showed a young girl struggling io go to university and live on her own reserve. They made it sound as if she was the only native to ever graduate and continue on the university. I know of a lot. of nalives who have gradualed and con- linued on with Iheis journey” ip beconie whaleyer. : made abema, happy. I am struggling lo complete this journey myself and al- though I never had an casy life I am slill trying and striving to become who.I want to. and to realize my life long dreams. _ We are all just human after all. We all have red blood and skeletons underneath us. If you take away the colour of our skin you'll realize thal un- derneath we are all just about the same. The only difference being whether or not we are male orfernale, Comments like the one the man made in the mall not only hurt the people he made them about but the communily as well, because ‘our children learn from the examples we set. Perhaps someday those people considered normal will someday be on the recciving end of comments like the one aboutIndians, Only you know who you are and maybe you should look al the person § slaring back alt you in the mirror and begin to change yourself. Remember, don't judge a book by its colour (cover}, you might totally enjoy what's on the inside. Strive to be happy. Sce you when I see you and if I sce you, mt Sincerely, « Dawn L.E. Whale, Terrace, B.C. Moreon Page A& This big truck went olf the highway last weck.. The driver of the truck swerved to avoid hitting a People are already pick- ing pine mushrooms. The mushrooms are out black bear. — very early this year. This took place between That is because the Usk and Kleanza Creck.. | weather has been damp. Nobody was hurt. Pine mushrooms usually A big crane was used to come out in September. put the truck back on the . The mushrooms “are road, worth a lol of money in Goods in the truck v were, : Japan.. ~ put into other trucks. Mushrooms And ‘that means people itwill bea good Season, » | here can make a lot of money by picking them. But buyers say things should slow down this month, There is a’ week long : holiday ...in- Japan: this. month. =: -° Business should pick up. after that.” Pickers and buyers hope