JENNIFER LANG. ~ Around Town HERE'S ONE way to ‘breathe ‘easier, Elaine Johnson says. ; - She’ son. ‘the board - 7 “TERRACE’S. ELAINE. J 'OHNSON. has been’ ren elected: to the ‘board of di = Lung’ Association, __.. Johnson's election took place: at the ‘organi: ; “zation's annual. general. meeting in Vancouver, 7 7 earlier this. month. - _* The B.C. Lung “Association’ S. poatd ‘decided: “.t0. allocate: more than: ‘$L5 ‘million: ‘towards J. medical” research grants and training for medi-*’; cal professionals ’ ‘in the province: The board- \-also-decided to put $1. 1 miltion towards health’ : - education’ programs... : bronchitis: J. chase necessal ‘[.) Whiat?s: the! ‘hook? It's s ‘Frea: Comic Book * Day. a elatively. new: ‘campaign entering, its, L third, successful, year. os oe The-aim is-to win.over new fans to this. ‘pop. “ular: 3 art form, “which: ‘has’ its: ‘roots: in-the De-~ -}° pression era. and even earlier, “AY the rest: of us: ‘of the ‘joys, of: ‘reading, comic © ~The: association... works t to jitprove . -: health through ‘research,: ‘education and: support: “|. for. people, with: ‘respiratory. disease such as:..]. “asthimia,. hing” caricer: and’: chronic. ‘obstructive nH emphysema: and. chronic’: an “pulmonary: disease : Free comic. books [> for everyone! © aI : _ THERE. 48 no:catch. This:‘Saturday,: “ily: 3, 7 you're invited’ to. drop by Comic Encounters: in :, “Terrace, where a‘day-long. celebration of a true‘ , North American art form will be: underway: - : }° ) = fe = A‘ variety-of free: ‘comic titles: specially: pro- oe : duced ‘for, Free: Comic Book: Diy. will be: avail- |. : i oD oftvac do. brand-new Spider-Man : series from Marvel “Age a i “that features the super-hero from: Spider r Man. 2. : the movie, hitting’ theatres. today.» ve a Gerry: Matson. of Corhic ‘Encounters: pro- 4 _ Thises: to havé a: selection of. other free: ‘comic. ~ . books for visitors to: choose froin; culled from a’ ff . broad spectrum: of subjects. and styles" * "Comic book shops ‘are. ‘independently: cowied . . specialty, stores’ that are. owned and: operated - “by people -in their communities - - that. means they?re as: ‘Uunigue as the people. who run them.~ .: Mattson. invites: people’ to: come see “for ©. : : themselves how. “vital, relevant, powerful and a ae just plain cool comic’ books are.” a ae Find out more ‘about Free’ Comic, Book Day oe at www. fréecomicbookday: com. 7 |: Strong competition at aR _ Star Discovery-search: |. ‘A PROMISING local. singer. is a semi: finalist “ ‘dn: one ‘of Canada’s largest talerit. searches. : ee 6 Thetesa Fenger, ‘a high: School’ student | in. 7 Terrace, has, been’ selected to compete: in the J. - PNE’s: ‘Vancouver ‘Star Discovery Contest. °°. ‘Semi finalists perform’ at ‘the PNE fair‘Aug. °f- ) 2b10: Sept.. 6. Thousands of ‘dollars. in-prize. ' |. money is up for grabs. The winner of the youth... “category: -the group’ Fenger. has. been’ selected - to compete in — will. represent | B. C., at a natio- -: . mal “youth. talent conilest." t “Organizers of ‘the Vancouver ‘Star Discover a i a Contest: say” thousands’ ‘of: entries: and’ video: a ditions from hopeful performers canie in. “! “This was-a particularly ‘strong ‘year for ta- ee “| lent’ across.‘all thé-‘divisions | mo Director ‘Patrick: ‘Roberge : said : a ” This-is the second time a: Terrace iden 1 has . ~ been: ‘picked. ‘fo take’ part in’ the, PNE's Star ~ ” PNE. Creative "Discovery talent. Search. Two: -years ago, Singer .f. Tasha Wakaruk, then aged L7, was’ selected to” compete. at. the fit in the youth division. : mo - Excellent’ scholar . ae LOCAL student’s high matks have hetped a > J “earn him /a°$500 scholarship’ from the Certified --| "fF -General- Accountants. Association of B. Co “Donald Van’ Dyk: has: won the: association’ 8. academic: excellence scholarship, The money ~]- —owill: go towards tuition: fees. for. the CGA- BC. ao ‘ Pawar studies” program ooh “The . Association. ‘represents: ‘more ‘than... “12, G00 CGAs' and cca Soden in the bro- : FILE PHOTO, - tors: of the B.C. a lung’ a and.to remind. 7 live on CFTK-TV.:- in. Vancouver’: “pressible: foil to” Wil- - Victoria.. “take us,” Camero Le do better than. tha TERRACE STANDARD A 7 By. JENNIFER L LANG. re 2 THE F IRST shift-of runners set offi in. darkness, - _ Their historic departure: from- municipal halt at -- 12:01 a.m. Sunday; April ne 1971. was carried. a HIng all 59: boys aged: i3; 19 ‘planned. to. run a’ F ‘non-stop: relay. from Terrace. ‘to Jericho. Beach: : “9 distance’ of 1,355¢kmi. oi They were ‘clad: froin. ‘head.to toe’in, bri : ‘yellow- ‘track suits emblazoned ‘with, the cl >. cartoon’ namesake,: the . Roadrunner,’ that -irre EY Coyate, and the: : numbers. 1871+ 1971, BC § centennidl.years., nos, ’ They. were. split- into two d2-hour ‘shifts, ” -one shift: rested ‘and slept while. the other made oa its ‘way along. the highway.” nee > “T have. the’ baton right . here-t 2 carried, * “telay. organizer Al. ‘Cameron: : \ told the: Terrace Standard. “It never stopped or. - touched: the: ground i int 880.miles."*;'- , “2 The-baton was ‘one: of two cafved out: ‘of yel- .2 si - low cedar’ by chief Ben Bolton for:the. relay... The! other is now at’ the “Royal ’B.C: ‘Museum in . ~The ‘tunners. weren “ ‘chosen, froriy: the. rat of Terrace’s high: ‘school sports teams, ; rela anything: they are ste’ -non-joinets But they “excel si ong dace running, - 6 ‘going, on "jaunts" bo Places like. Cedarvale and a “We: ised to run, for example, frotn Kitimat a “sto a cértain“spot in Terrace and sell’ tickeis,. ‘ah “Sand. people. would” guess how. long it would | 7 ‘Cameron, a. "aah ‘At: Caledonia Senior Secs” oa ondary, decided to organize a- non-stop run ta- ‘promote. Terrace: ‘during: the., ‘centennial ‘cele: bration’ and ia ‘encourage. physical fi fitness, 638-7283 ; TERRACE HERALD PHOTO. : planned to: go. on an: Outward Bound wp: with ; ar Cadets that ear os But When the he oh “lm pretty: tired,” " admitted: Davi Francis, 16, as he.stopped to: “catch breath outside Red Rock. oe ; “Fnited the: “Waeinaton of the entire school: that | Haier ¢ can still” remetnber What’ it Was - like: running along: the’ darkened high: way in the middle: of the Aight, the soft: slap of. ‘rubber soles hittitig’ the. pave: “ment. 2 . They were fe supposed run: their: fniles ‘ - Hamer in alone; but quite: afew: broke: ‘that rule:: s, 1971 “Ed: jump: in.- -with another.guy:and:run.: -[- : together,” rather ‘than alone. ‘down: ‘the =. , highway i inthe dark,” ‘Hamer says. z * ~~ Along: the’ way, ‘the’ ‘boys: ‘encounteréd: bad ; MM eather (snow in. the- Fraser Canyon), ~ “bull; a few aggressive drivers ‘and. battl -edom, arid loneliness. . : Lo . He. wonders -how today steel ‘with: the- long, hours.."We: didn’t’ have ‘Game-.. Noe There, were: things: like “checkers: ‘an ° thé: map, 5, We though we’ were ‘going: 410, 0° like: bullets. “We were cally. going. Murray “back of the bus.’ Tt was ‘all: “pretty good" fun.” - Someone: brought. inagnetic. chessboard... they were. model youth: ambassadors, tao," im- I. ‘pressing. those they: met ‘in-'the: different com. SU have, béen “in, the” restaurant bivingss fo “quite, a mber of years. but'l have yet’to find. “nicer: group .of ‘boys: to, serve,” Roger] Parent of: | - ~ Roger's Drive-in: Restaurant-in® Hope BCL would later, write to"Cameron.” ‘. “On Friday’ April 4; the entire tevin cheered” “On ‘inal | Tunner: ‘Cecil, English at the finish. line. ' Continued: Page. Bt 0. : 3. oT thought we. could ; ‘chief Bolton “The. boys" hat: iticluded ‘ Ny. chasl ‘busses: (donated* by = ,along- with ‘two! “drivers), aa “several. pilot ciirs 4 we