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TERRACE — Dickie Dee
Ice Cream made its debut:
in Terrace earlier this
year. The franchise, own-
ed and operated by Finn
Larsen reported a great
first year of business.

by Philip Musselman

"The operation includes

the hiring of young people

to sell products all over ©
town. The ‘business is ~

seasonal(mid to late April
to mid-September) and
does require a bit of pro-
motion. Larsen reported a
total of 45 temporary and

full-time. jobs altogether —

from one time to another.
Usually there would be
somewhere between ten
and 20 people working at
one time depending on the
season. ‘‘There is a lot of
turnover for this type of
work’’, Larsen
explained, ‘‘sometimes the

kid: would réalize that he -
or she isn’t ready for a job ©

yet; and sometimes ‘the
parents aren’t ready for

_ their children to’ be tied

New business _

reports success

down toa job.” :
This year, the business”
first year in Terrace, ‘two.

’

‘sellers received’ awards ‘in:
. Edmonton, one-for being:

‘Rookie of the Year‘ and:
the other for being ‘Per-
former of the Year‘, ‘I
was very proud of them:
and I am sure that their
parents were more than
proud,’’ Larsen com-
mented. Three vendors:
had visited. Edmonton,.
after winning an all ex-
pense paid trip to the city...
They received. free.
transport, lodging at the:
Edmonton Inn, and free:
tickets to all the rides: in:
the West Edmonton Mall. :

In Edmonton, Larsen’
and his prize vendors at-
tended a banquet, and’.

Larsen attended a meeting -

where new products were

Project RAFT
in danger of sinking

TERRACE — Organizers
for Project RAFT
(Responsible Action For
Teens) reported recently
that their centre for local
young people may have to
close. unless funding can
be obtained: to carry the
project through the
winter.

RAFT was founded in
order to provide-a super-
vised evening: recreation
centre . for
teenagers. The centre has
been operating two nights
per week in St. Matthew’s

Anglican Church Hall on .
Lazelle Ave,, but RAFT -

coordinator - Judy
Vandergucht recently in-
dicated. that the church
will soon begin charging

rental for use of the: hall
- and that without addi-

tional. money the .project
will haveto fold. -~ = °

“This: is a crucial time
in the RAFT programm-
ing in that the young peo-

-ple are just -getting over

their natural suspicions of
a new project,’’
Vandergucht said. ‘'To

close the’ doors would —

mean it would be very dif-
ficult to start up again.’’

“IT want. to emphasize
that we hold absolutely
nothing against St, Mat-
thew’s,”” she said. ‘*They
are having some serious
financial problems of their
own.’’ Vandergucht ex-
plained that the organiza-
tion began looking for a
location in the fall of this

Bay

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-year and discovered two

suitable buildings: the
Carpenters’ Hall and the
Anglican Hall. There were:
too many other conflicting:
uses involved in the:
Carpenters’ Hall, so. the
Anglican Hall was secured’
on a rent-free basis. The:
rental charge will now be
$400 per month; with the.
addition of heat.and other.
utilities, the cost of keep-.
ing RAFT afloat until spr-:

ing is -estimated to “be

about $3,000. .

- Vandergucht said the i

centre attracts. about 50
young people weekly,

“most of them being 12 to’
“13 years old. Programs are

presently of ‘a -social or
recreational nature, with.
plans to add vocational
preparation courses | and.

expanded hours as money
- becomes available. RAFT

is presently in the process
of becoming a registered
society, a status which will
give it access to a wider
range of funding

_ possibilities; - Vandergucht

pointed out, however, that
grants such as those

distributed by B.C, Lot-

teries are often condi-
tional on the: recipient
organization’s ability to
raise matching amounts of
donations from other
sources. For the time be-
ing, the continued ex-

_istence of the project is in

question.

“RAFT has worked
hard to put together pro-
grams to keep young peo-
ple off the streets, and this
is a major setback,”’
Vandergucht said in
reference to the rental
situation. ‘“We are appeal-
ing to members of the
public, businesses and
organizations to donate
what they can to keep
RAFT alive.”’

Donations for the
RAFT cause can be:
deposited with the Terrace
branch of the Bank of
Nova Scotia or mailed to
Be Box 587, Terrace,

introduced, The upcoming
year will bring more jobs

for young salespeople. ages
14-and up, and there will
be a Dickie Dee truck

Toaming the streets.

“Look behind you, the
van may be there,’’ Larsen
said, ‘‘and be on the
watch for new types of
refreshments that the van
will be carrying.”

Larsen expressed his

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thanks for the support
that was given to the
business over this past

year, and wishes everyone |

a safe holiday season.
Next year Dickie Dee
bikes will begin their
rounds either April 15 or

.30. depending on the
weather(job applications

will be accepted ‘starting

Feb.15), but’ in order to.
get bikes in operation at.

Lakelse Lake Larsen
needs your support. Send
a letter of support to Finn

Larsen, your MLA, or the .

Parks Board. For more in-
formation call Finn

Larsen at 638-1377. °

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