~ ROYALTY and Red Serge: from left, Queen of Hearts Lorna Klowak, Const. Jason Hydamacka, Const: Rochelle Patenaude and King of Hearts Bill McRae at the 23rd annual Sweetheart Dinner and: Dance Feb. 12. : CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ‘Heartfelt thanks for “wonderful evening” ~ crry: FREEMAN ' McRae crowned King of | 23rd annual Seniors Sweetheart Dinner and Dance | Hearts: On Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006, the 23rd annual. . Seniors Sweetheart Dinner | and Dance was held at the — Elks Hall on. Tetrault St. .And wow, what an event. Yes, it’s been 23 years “since the Terrace”: Kinette~ Club first held this wonder- ful and appreciated event. . On behalf of all the se- -hiors, I would. like to thank | the Terrace Kinette. and ~’Kinsmen for the wonderful evening. 7 “The special find their favorite spot, the evening began with Kinette - Joyce Gibson welcoming everyone and introducing the head table. Starting from left to:right was Lois and Rich.McDan- iel; Const. Jason. Hydamac- ka and his wife Vanessa; last’ * "year’s King and Queen of ” Hearts, Bob Goodwin and Bertha Prinz — accommodat- ing Bertha her friend Ann Bartlett; Const. Rochelle Patenaude; city councilor Lynne «Christiansen rep- resenting ‘the City of Ter- race and her beautiful little daughter Danika. . Opening the evening ‘before dinner, Christian- From B1 Relay doesn’t conflict with Mother’s Day | So far, 15 teams of eight to 12 “people have registered and Owen is encouraging team fundraising, such as garage and bake sales, and challenges amongst the groups. Last year, for instance, school district su- perintendent Randy Smalbrugge shaved his : head when his team raised $2,500. The relay always ends with luminaries Of the 208 patients in the northern region assisted in 2005 under the program, more . than 10 per cent were from Terrace. “A: Thousand. people from the North stayed in (cancer society) lodges in Vancou- ver, Victoria and Kelowna,” added Owen.. This year, the northern region budget for Emergency Aid i is just under $210, 000, said Owen. . Money also goes to three camps. “the SO- . ciety operates — one each for children, teens and families, a wig and breast prosphetics bank, the local support group and education /prevention and resource information. There will be a focus on survivors this year, with a “Survivor Lap” to start the re- lay, followed by a small reception. Owen stresses that cancer survivors don’t have’ to be registered: participants. 7 “evening . Started with seniors . arriv- . ing early to get:a good seat. - “Once everyone had time to “sen said grace, then Kinette Joyce . Gibson and ‘a. few helpers started giving out ° othe gifts.” The -gift: giving went on. all-night, everyone’ —_ ~ volved for this wonderful, fun evening. there received a gift. | It’s amazing how our ‘Jo- cal merchants always.go all » Out in contributing. I have to Bill | , say they’re the°greatest. | HERE ‘N THERE _YVONNE MOEN give a few thank-yous to the - Kinettes and Kinsmen for - .the evening. Then everyone sat back and enjoyed the de- licious dinner. - Once everyone had fin- ished dinner and the tables were cleared of the.; “dirty dishes, “it” was" then: time to ‘crown the new 2006 King and Queen of Hearts. In case you don’t know how this is done, ordinary playing cards are handed out to every senior, and the ones who gets the King or Queen of Hearts are then crowned the new King and Queen of : Hearts for the year. For this year, The new 2006 King of Hearts. was’ Oo, A few people got up to, none other than City Free- “man ‘Bill McRae and the new 2006 Queen of Hearts was Lorna Klowak. _ Many thanks to those in- The Kinette Club of Ter- race was founded in 1954, and over those 54. years has contributed greatly to Ter- race. ‘Now, because ‘of the lack of volunteers, the Kinette Club can no longer operate as a group in the commu- nity. This group, along with | _.the Kinsmen, . has. contrib- uted so much in helping to » make ‘Terrace a better place to live. ‘As a person who. is out there involved in several or-. "ganizations, I have seen the numbers of volunteers ‘fad-. ' ' ing away drastically: Some- how we need to encourage.’ ‘others in our community to — -come out and lend a hand. _. -To'the Kinette Club, on: behalf. of Terrace, we thank you for the many volunteer - hours and the thousands of dollars contributed toward | many improvements in our city. And to the Kinsmen, thank” you*for’ taking ~over ” ‘this special’ Svent: ‘A special. jf thank-you to two life mem- bers of the Kinettes— Denise - Coulter and Kay Parker. Kay was in charge of the en- ‘tertainment for this evening — — thanks Kay. And many thanks to hard working Ki- nette, Joyce Gibson and ev- . eryone’ else who helped in making this evening, a spe- cial time for seniors. Many thanks to all. (personalized bags with candles that glow) -being lit in a beautiful display by parici-: pants. Owen hopes as many participants as possible purchase the $5 luminaries. Bows, ° also $5 are for sale. Unlike past years, the 2006 event does not. ‘coincide with Mother’s Day. It’s Saturday, » | May 6 from 10 a.m. to 10:p.m: at George - Little Park. Registration is $15 per person. ‘ Call Melanie Olson at 798-9555 to register : and get ready to relay. , s ay. no Great work | | i The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 8, 2006 - B3 . TARON LISSIMORE, left, and Amelia Niesner were récognized by Mayor Jack Talstra at the Feb. 27 city council | meeting for r receiving one of Scouts Canada's highest honours - the Chief Scout Award.” SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO From B41 re Alcan extends - agreement for three years Alcan, with the Dare to, Dream Foundation, announced a three-year arrangement that will go through the 2008- 09 school year, said Jones. Through the length of this and previ- ous agreements, Alcan will have made a $75, 000 contribu- tion to the elementary band program. Lo The announced agreement, with contributions of $15, 000, $10,000 and $5,000 each year, will again allow the Dare to ‘Dream Foundation to match the school district: 50/50 i in the cost of delivering the program. | _ Last year, the foundation gave the district $49, 000.. ‘Jones says the program is clearly working ; as evidenced i in« Kitimat where for the first time since 1999, there i isa Grade ; 6 and 7 band program. ee “seme we ate ES? | Gare Tal PUBLIC FORUM | “DEVELOPING COMMUNITY _AWARENESS TO ADDRESS | “SUICIDAL BEHAVIOUR” ‘WEDNESDAY MARCH 1 Bm, 2006 © 7:00 TO 9:00 BM. ~ BEST WESTERN. TERRACE INN’. SKEENA R¢ ROOM Peo: siete. ‘ Presenters . _ SURI VANGOLEN &. ELIZABETH FORTES . Of SARER 7 a Presented by - Support After Suicide, Northern Health, : Northwest Band Social Workers Association, 7 os Kermode Fi Fri id hip Society and Kit: Health & Wellness 4 Contact Joset. Graham 638-1 347" Suppor: After Suicide - oy “oo UPLAND’ S NURSERY _BEAT THE BUGS!» As much as | enjoy the fail colors: and: the crisp fall air, | still can’t help but marvel -over the magnificent transformation spring brings. Spring i is coming quickly and after a long winter it is a very exciting and welcome . season change. Fall bulbs are beginning to ‘poke their:heads out jin anticipation, . and deciduous buds are rich with new life. is already too late for most maples.. Ready or not'spring is on its.way! :So if you are not. yet prepared now is the time to start: . A large percentage of. pest insects. lay” . there eggs .on or: around -. your, trees” or: shrubs in. the summer and fall. These. eggs. will then - lay dormant through ‘the winter and hatch in the spring.: The same-is true” -of fungus spores. Due to the cold.wet air "fungus spores spread very rapidly.in the fall. These spores will then lay dormant over the winter and reappear in the spring. Dormant Spray Kits, a combination of horticultural | -mineral oil and lime’ sulfur, are ‘a fantastic : _ preventative measure to kill over wintering . - ‘eggs and’fungus spores before they ever: grow intoa problem. Dormant spray should | be applied i in early spring before buds open. : and not in freezing weather. © ~~ Hurry in and pick up what you heed to "beat the bugs! .. , Dor ma VW ‘There is still time to prune fruit trees, butt |: . Los —_ . ; _ . hoe o} 1 TF i y l . va ApopTeAs Peas a E ‘Healthcliff’ is a quite thie character. ' j ‘oak; : He has become the shelter cat (of his — B4 own choosing], greeting everyone : By who comes into the a irea, ; B ‘Heathcliff’ is a 4 year old, fix Coe male and does very well around. e Fashion e Buy “Sell. Trade other cats. He would do great i in an ; A C L . adult environment as that is what he’s .@ e } used fo. Great cat for the lonely!! ntiques -* 0 afera oans Brenna’ is a female Lab/ Collie x. : iy” i” F » . 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