B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 21, 1996

Many contribute to city

I WANT TO offer congratulations to River-
boat Days saciely president Stephanie
Weber and her committee for another jab
well done.

There were many people who puta lot of
effort into making Riverboat Days success-
ful, including Joyce Conrad, who organized
the parade.

Special congratulations goes out to the
1996 Riverboat Days Queen Julia Little and
Bud Kirkaldy, last year’s Riverboat Cap-
tain, ;

Both Bud and Julia come from’ Terrace
pioneer families who helped make the city
what it is today. It’s. wonderful that these
families are still working hard. to make Ter-
Tace a better place to live. Here’s hoping
Bud and Julia and all the others keep up the
hard work.

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Work on the Sande Overpass has been
delayed this summer, but the Terrace Beau-
lification Socicty is hoping to get the pro-
ject back on track.

The aim of the project is to fill in the
steep bank where the overpass joins Keith
Ave, So far the fill has been put in place,
and just recently topsoil was dumped and
spred. Now the Society hopes to plant
shrubs and low maintenance plants.

Many groups and individuals have been
very generous in their support of the pro-
ject. They include Jim Taylor, the rotary
club, Dave Dediluke, John Heighington,
Otto Grundmann and a number of local
businesses.

YVONNE MOEN

We're hoping ta have the overpass look-
ing good in time for next year’s tourist sea-
Son.

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I'd like to offer a few comments about the
Farmer’s Market, and their current dis-
agreement with cily council, over paving
the market area, installing water and electri-
cal outlets.

I find il rather sad that the city council
won't give ils full support to the market. [
think the city of Terrace should back them
100 per cent.

The Farmer’s Market is a wonderful
drawing point for Terrace, and is very suc-
cessful,

Come on councilors. Let’s give this more
thought. With some improvements to the
unsighily lot where the market is now lo-
cated, it will benefil the whole city.

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“C'mon, Marty, open your door. This
chicken is getting cold,”
The guys shuffled from one foot to anoth-

front door.

“I’m doing the best Ic can, This door gets
stuck.”

“Look, Marty, we can’t wait. We're ‘going
round by the back stairs.”

Marty gave a loud shout,

“You guys crazy? You'll kill yourselves if
you go by-the back. Just ‘wait one: more
second. This crowbar should doit.” -

But the guys didn’t hear Marty. they -were
already heading down three flights of stairs
carrying three barrels of chicken and a case
of beer.

They pulled ‘their collars up againsl a
dewnpour of rain and walked around to the

stairs. “Danger”

Marly shouted at them from above.

“Don’t use those stairs: A piece of the
balcony railing is. missing; The balcony is
slippery as heck. You’ re ¢ bound to fall off
and kill yourself.”

The guys groaned.

“T got the front door open,” Matty said.

“Come through the front.” °

Back again they: lumbered up the front
stairs.

They sat in the kitchen, polished off the
chicken and drank the beer. One of the guys
piped up. “Marty, How can you live in this
broken-down building.

One of these days you’ re going to kill
yourself, ”

“You're right. I told the janitor about the

YOU BE THE JUDGE

Rotting Balcony and a a

er us they heard Marty struggling with his.

. piece missing from the balcony railing. He

back. There they found ; a sign in front of the

balustrade had been‘there. I would not have

‘: The landlord replied,

‘cureless, Don’t make us” pay for his

by Claire Bernstein

Based On Actual Court Cases

said-the landlord would fix it. That was 10
days ago. All they did so far is put up that
sign,”

“So what do you do, use the front stairs?”

“No. That gets stuck. So I still use the
back stairs.”

The guys got up to leave. “See you tomor-
row on the construction site, Marty.”

But Marty never worked in construction
again, At midnight, he walked on to the bal-
cony to get rid of the garbage, slipped on the
wet floor, and fell three stories. His injuries
were severe, He sued the landlord.

Marty argued, “Your. honor, I would not
have fallen over the side of the landing if a

slipped if it were not for the wet and slippery
condition of the landing. My career in con-
struction is over. Iam only 25.-I told the
landlord the place was dangerous, But he
didn’t fix it. Make him pay.”

“Your honor,
Maloney had been drinking. He knew the
balcony was dangerous. He pointed it oul to
the janitor, He, of all people, should have
proceeded cautiously. It was wet. He was

mistake,”

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“Mr, Landlord, you are responsible for this accident; however, Marty’ 's negligence

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