Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 22, 1991 A9

MEET THE MISS TERRACE 1991 HOPEFULS

In two months a new ambassador for the city, Miss Terrace 1991, will be chosen. Here are brief sketches of six

of this year’s candidates. The Terrace Review will present further coverage of the pageant as events lead up to
the crowning in July. Future issues will introduce the remaining candidates.

Name:

Heather Bretfeld
Sponsor:

Elan Travel

Heather, 18 years old, 5'7"
tall with blue eyes and red
hair, is a Grade 12 student at.

Caledonia, and she works at
the Pizza Hut when she isn’t
studying.

She says her favourite
hobbies are hiking, camping
and other outdoor activities.

She also plays soccer.

Heather is a member of the
Caledonia choir, a group that -
just returned from a national ; «
competition in Vancouver last weekend. She’s also a member of the school? s vocal
jazz ensemble.

Entering the Miss Terrace pageant, she says, will give her the opportunity to learn
new things and meet new people. From her pageant experience she hopes to learn
how to present herself to other people in a positive and proper way.

Heather’s ultimate career ambition is to become a police officer.

Name:
Denise Emerson

Sponsor:
Terrace Kinsmen
Denise, a four-year resident
of Terrace, is a Grade 12
student at Caledonia and works
at the Lunch Box Deli.
She says she decided to
become a Miss Terrace
candidate because it would be
a challenge to prove to herself
and others that she can become
a better person through the
experience. She adds that Lyn
Lagace, Miss Terrace 1989,
played a strong role in
persuading her to enter the
pageant.
. No matter how the pageant comes out, Denise says, it will be worthwhile for the
friendships she expects to gain, the experience with public speaking, and new
knowledge of Tetrace’s history she expects to acquire.
If she is chosen Miss Terrace 1991, Denise hopes to become a driving force
behind keeping Terrace’s well-known hospitality at an optimum level. Denise
believes the real spirit of Terrace is "friendliness".

Name:

Tina Appler
Sponsor:
Skeena Mall

A life-long resident of .
Terrace, Tina is 18 and a
Grade 12 student at Caledonia.
She also works at the Rainbow
Embroidery and Shirt Shop in
the Skeena Mall.

Tina decided on her own to
enter the Miss Terrace pageant.
"I submitted a resume to the
Skeena Mall, and I guess they
just liked me," she says.

When asked what she expects
to gain from her pageant i
experience, Tina replied, "To stand up in front of a crowd of people and talk freely
without my knees giving out."

She thinks the real spirit of Terrace is the happy attitude that people in the
community radiate toward visitors. The pageant will give her chance to learn more
about Terrace and the people who live here, and if she is chosen Miss Terrace her
ambition is to represent the city well and set a good example fc: everyone.

Name:

Michelle Monkman
Sponsor:

Sure Exposure Studios,
Northwest Specialty
Foods

Michelle, 5°10" with light
brown hair and "ocean blue"
eyes, is a Grade 12 student at
Caledonia. Her favourite
activities are swimming,
biking, modelling, an
occasional walk with her

‘puppy, and spending time with

her family and friends.

She entered the Miss Terrace
pageant because she’d like to represent Terrace as a community, meet f new and
exciting people, and learn more about herself through the workshops that all
pageant contestants take. From her pageant experience Michelle wants to learn how |
to interact with people in a group and individually, and how to accept what she _
receives when striving for ambitious goals.

Two of the career options she is currently investigating are medical stenography
and modelling.

Name: |

Laura Flynn

Sponsor:

Terrace Elks Lodge #425

Laura, 17 and a Grade 12
student at Caledonia, works at

the Northwest Academy of the

Performing Aris. She decided
to enter the pageant because
she feels she owes it to the
city, the Elks and her parents.
Through the pageant
experience Laura hopes to gain
more self-confidence and
improve her public speaking
skills. "To me, there are no
losers. just winners." she says
of the contest. During the pageant ail the entrants will acquire confidence, speaking
skills, tact and poise, she believes.
If she is chosen as Miss Terrace 1991, Laura says she will represent Terrace to
the best of her abilities and show people that it is a wonderful community.
"I’d like everyone to know that Terrace is not just a city, but a city with a heart,"
she says.

Name:

Lisa Lamb
Sponsor:
McDonald’s

Lisa, a 571" 17-year-old with
brown hair and blue eyes, is in
Grade 11 at Caledonia and
works at the Terrace
McDonald’s restaurant.
Lisa decided to enter the
pageant when she saw the
effect that a positive role
model can have on children.
She enjoys working with
people, especially children, and
she would like to have the
chance to be that positive
influence in their lives. She also views the pageant as an “adventure and a chance to
learn more about the community she lives in. Lisa expects to benefit from the
public speaking workshops for pageant entrants. "I feel that everything that we do
in the pageant and pageant workshops is new learning experience," she says.
Lisa enjoys, swimming reading, writing, bicycling and working with young
children. She hopes to become a primary grade school teacher.

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