TERRACE STANDARD The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 9, 1997 - B4 INSIDE : SECTION B COMMUNITY CRIS LEYKAUF EVENTS B2 638-7283 FRESH HALIBUT is a popular fish at Chat- tam Seafood at the farmer's market. Jake Decker says sometimes people want to buy half of one of the big bottom feeders, Ocean goodies at the market YOU DON’T have to own a boat, or spend hours on the riverbank lo get fresh seafood, Just pop down to Chattam Scafood at the market Satur- day mornings, Chalt a m | puppmepee — Sound Seafood AGRA Ee is _the LYNNE CHRISTIANSEN brother/sister partnership of Jayne Stevens and Jim Rushton. Jayne moved to Terrace from Ontario 14 years ago. Her brother Jim had lived in Prince Rupert for 25 years and had his own fish boal. Jayne thought it would be a great idea if she and Jim could work together to get fresh fish to the local market. At the Chattam Seafood stand you’ll find shrimp, halibut, oysters, muscles, sole, snapper, king crab, and fresh and smoked salmon, The business is fully licensed and fish is fresh or frozen and properly refrigerated. Jayne says customers often come to their market stand first think in the morning, so they can pick out their favourite seafood. Then they leave it in the refrigeration truck to he picked up later when they are finished their other market shopping. Sometimes customers take so long to come back, Jayne wonders if they’ve forgotten their purchase. But they always show up. She figures the market is such a social event that everyone gets caught up chatting and looking around. - She also loves being down at the market. Her daughter Sarah, age 11, sometimes helps her on Saturdays. Peopie often ask her and her employee Jake Decker for tips on how to cook fish. Since halibut is one of their best sellers here is a good recipe I. use, called Halibut Royale: Ina shallow dish combine 3 tbsp of lennon juice, J tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of paprika. Add 6 halibut steaks and marinate for an hour, turning steaks midway. Cook a 1/2 cup of chopped onions in 2 thsp of butter till tender. Place steaks in a greased 10x6’’ baking dish, Top with 6 green pepper strips. and sprinkle with onions, Bake at 450 for ten minutes, TEN ATHLETES are leaving Terrace tomorrow to compete in the provin- cial summer games for the Special Olympics. The games, which are held every four years, have attracted = 770 athletes and 213 coaches to Coquitlam, July 10-13. Five of the Terrace athletes will compete in 5-pin bowling, four in swimming and one in track, ‘We have some ab- solutely top-notch bowlers with some great scores,”’ said Josephine Buck, organizer for the Terrace athletes. ‘*They’re scoring in the 200s.” The athletes are all mentally challenged, and Buck, who went to the games four years ago, says it’s an ‘‘absolutely amazing’’ experience for them and for her, Sportsmanship and good conduct are rewarded, as are athletic achievements. Winners of each sport are eligible to compete in the national games, to be held in Ontario next summer. Just like any other sports enthusiasts, special Olympics athletes meet regularly to practice their sport. Normally the athletes meet weekly from Octo- ber through March, but Buck says they’ve been putting in extra practice preparing for the games. fis difficult for Buck THESE EIGHT athletes are part of a team of ten lacal participants leaving tomorrow for the Special Olympics in Coquitlam, B.C. The athletes will com- ‘ pete in 5-pin bowling, swimming and track, The games take place every four years and have at- tracted 770 athletes this year. ‘and the other volunteers to select which athletes can go — each region has a quota — so competitors who show up regularly and don’t have problems travelling are usually . chosen to go. “They leam con- sistency by coming out regularly to practice, and they learn routine and contral,’® she said. *‘Tak- ing part in sporis helps make you a hetter per- son.” And thal’s part of the reason behind the games, said Buck. “They get to go oul and have fun despile the fact they do have — chal- lenges.’’ And athicles be- come part of the sports communily. During the games, athictes will be treated to the works. There will be opening ceremonies with celebrity guests, banquets and = barbecues, and sightseeing. Organizing the trip to the games this year was particularly difficult for Buck, due to the recent death _ of Special Thumbs up given to dry grad PARENTS GOT an ‘‘A’’ for their efforts, from students who went to the town’s first ever dry grad, held June 27. “Tt was so much fun, I couldn’t believe the parents did all that,’? said Macaela Raque. ‘‘When I first walked in there, the decorations they did — it was awesome.” About 120 kids went to the aflergrad party put on by parents, a little more than half the Caledonia grad class. Roque and her friends stayed till 6 a.m., dancing, playing dress up — ‘‘even bingo was fun.” She said parents shouldn't make any changes for next year’s aftergrad. Class valedictorian Kosta Sainis said this year’s party was much better than the traditional dance held last year, which he also altended. “The kids really appreciated all the work put into it,” he said. ‘‘I thought it was pretty good. Well organized with lots of activities. Everyone loved il.” As for the no-alcohol rule, Sainis said students who would have preferred to spend the night drinking still ended up having fun, despite their reservations. Robyn Montgomery said she enjoyed the first half of the party, but got bored later on. She and her friends left around 2 a.m. and headed to another party —- one which wasn’t dry, “They treated us too much like kids with the goodic bags,’” she complained. The goodic bags were handed out to most of the students at the dry aftergrad. Montgomery said hers had a Pez dispenser, note pad, pen and a squirt gun, ‘*It was just a joke.” However, Sainis said most of the students scemed to like the goodie bags, and didn’t feel the parents were treating them like kids. Montgomery liked some of the games — particularly a dunk tank which let students douse former teachers and coaches. But she hated human foozball, 4 game imported from the Kitimat dry aftergrad, ‘‘It was kind of retarded.” Her friend, Avery Archibald, thought more highly of the party. “We all enjoyed it, The music was pretty good.” She also thought the door prizes, including a mountain bike, mini stereo systems and $500 gift certificates, were greal, **Tt was all pretty decent.” She wasn’t in favour of the dry grad idea at the start of the school year. “In the beginning there were a lot of f protests, I thought it was going to be stupid.” But Archibald said this year’s party was better than last year's, which she also attended. She ‘tid fotice that a few students managed to sneak in alcohol, but sald most kids appeared to be sober, or near sober. One suggestion she'd make for next year’s dry grad is to eliminate having to get on a bus after the grad ceremonies, in order to get into the party. Organizer Joset Graham said she heard quite a few com- plaints about the bus. She though it could be made more fun for students next year if kids could decorate the bus with banners, cans and horns and do ‘‘malners’? — trips down main street — with it. Greham said she’s had lots of good comments about the aftergrad, many of those from students. DRESSING UP in costumes loaned out by the Skeena drama department was one of the fun ac- tivities for Caledonia grade 12 students at the dry grad party, June 27. “The first bus load came into the arena and the kids were just awestruck by all of the stuff” The gym was decorated in a fantasy forest motif, com- plete with a huge paper mache dragon. She said the numbers at the aflergrad party were similar to years” past, so the ‘'dry”’ emphasis didn't put too many students off. “The food was a big hit ‘Ine students couldn’t believe the smorgasbord of food that kept coming.” Tarot card reading was another popular event, as was costume dress up clothes donated fiom the Skeena drama department, - “We worked pretly hard on it,” she said, Graham is par- ticularly grateful to the community for danations of prizes and time — such as (he RCMP who staffed the mock bar. Olympics volunteer Joan Cox. Cox was the regional coordinator for Special Olympics and was in- volved in a lot of detail work, She also helped with the bowlers and swimmers. “The void is definitely there. She’ll be missed forever,’’ said Buck. Clarence Michiel students awarded HIGH SCHOOL students werent the only ones who received awards at the end of — school. Clarence Michiel Elementary students were also congratulated on their hard work. Cilizenship plaques were handed out to slu- dents in grades three to seven. In grade three Yashkeerat Gill and Dee Piper were the winners. Gary Haugland was given the citizenship plaque for grade four students. Amy Wamer, gr 5, won the Phillip Robinson Trophy as well as a pla- que. Pam Sihota was the grade. six winner. And Karra Wiedeck won the honour in grade seven, as well as the Tanya Croft trophy. Top athletes in grade seven. were also recog- nized. Tom Vu was named best male athlete while Meena Kandola won the honours for fe- mate athletes. The band award went to megan Hill and the Prin- cipal’s Award was shared by Leah Malo and Emily Amdt. Academic awards for grade seven students were handed out to Leah Malo, Emily Arndt, Katrina O’Byrme, Mecna Kandola, Robbie Mur- doch and Kelly Peterson. Good effort awards for thelr classmates were given to Jamie Frezell, Grant Conmumins, Tanya Frasca, Karta Wiedeck, Kris Schillinger, Baijit Kalan, Angela Telek and Martha Watts.