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Idol hopefuls will no

longer be idle.
THE SKEENA Valley Fall Fair Committee is once .

_again sponsoring the Skeena Valley. Idol Contest.

~ for 16 to 25-year-olds,.. ”

‘This year, the preliminaries will begin with thes
Terrace Idol Contest on Wednesday, July 27 at the
Elks Hall at 7 p.m. with the Terrace final held dur-
ing Riverboat Days on Wednesday, August 3.

The finalists at the Terrace event will go on to
the regional competition held during the Skeena
Valley Fall Fair, where. they will compete against.
the winners of the Kitimat & Prince ‘Rupert idol

contests, -* ae

Call. Yvonne 635- 2287 or Megan 6 635- 1123 for

; information.

And one time, at band

4 Camp...

AS MENTIONED in this space in. the June 29.

edition of the Standard, 25 children in the city will

be able to. benefit from a 2010 LegaciesNow grant.
Details are available for what is being called the

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Terrace Summer Explorations Music Camp.

The free camp is intended for young musicians ©

“aged. 7 to 13 who already play a band or. orchestra

instrument. _
_ ‘The camp will mun from 9 a.m. to 3 p.l m. Monday
to Friday between August 15-26...
Young people will meet new friends as they
work on pieces of music and put together a musical
story, says Mary Greenwood, the camp coordinator
and'local school district music teacher.; 9
Other local musicians acting as instructors are

|. Bonnie Juniper, Norbert Ziegler, David Johnstone
* and Stacey Zorn. -

Registration ‘forms are available. at Sight &

|. Sound or by phoning 635-4101 or. 638- 1183 for
more information. a

Young artist in the zone
CASSIE HALL-Elementary School student Aaron

_ Venus fell short of representing B:€:-but.the 10-

year-old won in her.zone for her. submission to.the
2005 edition of the Canada Day Poster Chalienge.

.. The 2005 Canada- Day Poster Challenge theme,
Canada from East to West, emphasized the explo-
ration of Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and Arctic oceans, and the people who settled the ©

‘West to help create a new nation, which led to the

modern Canadian model of diversity.

The Canada Day Poster Challenge was initiated
in 1987 as a way for young Canadians aged 18 and
under to express their vision of Canada.

Every year, the Celebrate Canada Committee in .
each province and territory selects a finalist. The
designs ‘of the 13 finalists are then submitted to a.
jury, which chooses the one that best illustrates the
chosen theme.

-Soup’s on the menu for

culture buffs

IF FOOD and a dose of culture mixed in one smells:
good to you, keep the afternoon of Saturday, July

23 free.

Hosts Bev and Richard Hayden invite the com-
munity to participate in a Métis Stone Soup at Ferry

- [sland no. 14.

Starting around 2 p.m., organizers ask that-you

‘bring your cup, soup bowl, utensils and contribu-

tion for the soup pot. .
Suggestions for soup pot contributions include

_cabbage, onions, meats, carrots, potatoes, beans,

mushroom and celery

Supper will begin around 5 p.m. ;

Contact Bev or Richard Hayden at 635-6864 or
bevhayden@monarch.n net

r Hooked
- JESSE Keeler gets some fishing help from his
uncle Ryan Gerow during the Kitsumkalum
T empo’ s 5th Annual Fishing Derby July 16.
KAT LEE PHOTO

Correction notice
A Caledonia Senior Secondary’ School
scholarship worth $300 awarded to Deidre
Juba was forfeited. The Standard’s scholarship |'
winner list on page AS Wednesday, July 6, listed
Juba as a recipient before the forfeiture.

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operation as his caregiver Lucy Earl looks on July 14,

TERRACE STANDARD &@

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 20, 2005 - B1

BUDDY Collins is all-smiles as he gets ready to see the aquatic centre Ss new. lift in

DUSTIN ‘QUEZADA PHOTO

| PooP s new tool
lifts fortunes

By DUSTIN QUEZADA
TWELVE YEARS - after
the aquatic centre added

the leisure pool and hot —

tub, people confined to
wheelchairs will finally be
able to access them both.
Thanks to monies raised
'-by the Thompson .Commu-
nity Services — ‘and matched

by the Rotary. Club of Ter- -.
race — the pool has a second |

_ lift for people in wheel-
/ chairs.

With a price tag just under

$6,000, a Thompson group

’ home manager says it’s the

> biggest initiative ever under-

taken by the group.

“We’ ve proven we can do

it,” says Lucy Earl, accom-

panied at the aquatic centre

by Kalum Home resident
Buddy Collins last week.

What it means for Collins —

' and others with developmen-
tal disabilities is more time

in the pool and more pools.

to choose from.

For people like Collins,
who uses the pool on Mon-
days and Wednesdays, trips
were previously too time

_ consuming.

With the old lift, it took 45
minutes for a group of eight.

to 10 wheelchair-bound in-
dividuals to get into the pool

and an additional 45 minutes,

for the same group to get out,
meaning little actual .time in
the. water, says the aquatic
centre’s manager.

“We asked for a new lift
20 years ago,” says Sandy
Miller, adding. the old lift

; was paid for by the city 25

years ago.
Hydro powered, the old

lift could be moved to the .

leisure pool with a few days
notice.

: The new electric lift, in-
Stalled July 8, increases ac-
cess for the leisure pool and,
by ‘summer’s end, the hot
tub.

- “We'll be able to move
the wheelchair (lift)' over
with minimal fuss,” Miller

' says of possibilities once a
new core base is drilled be-
side the hot tub.

That work is expected to

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TERRACE Aquatic Centre 'e lifeguard Jason Cathers ;
gets ready ‘to hit the leisure poo! water as the new lift

is demonstrated last week.

BY

DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO

be done when the pool shuts

down between Aug. 29 and
Sept. 11.

Able bodied people who.

use the facility spend-much

-of their time in the leisure

pool and hot tub’s warmer
waters and naturally, says
Earl, Collins and other dis-
abled people would like to
do the same.

Earl says Collins has giv-

wants to try the other pools.
_ “For people who can’t
access the (leisure pool and
hot tub) facilities...the pool
is-quite cooler,” says Miller.

The Thompson Com-

-munity Services is a private

agency under contract with
the Ministry of Children and
Family development to pro-
vide residential and/or day

‘en her visual clues that he ~

option services to persons
’ with developmental disabili-

ties.

Kalum Home is one of
three in the aréa — the others
are in Thornhill and Jack-
pine Flats. a

Thompson raised $2,000.

in an auction and received
} .
a lump sum ‘donation of

$1,000 from the Knights of
Columbus.

Rotarian Rob Onstein
says of the $50,000 or so the
group raises each year, there
are regular things they fund
and sponsor year by year.

The. pool’s new lift is an
example of a one-time ini-
tiative the group decided to
help, meeting Thompson’s
raised monies
— to the tune of just under
$3,000.

ning at age nine — won three —-

halfway .

‘LANCE :Dettwiler holds his favourite photo. from, his.

ongoing show at the Arttul Cup.

“By DUSTIN QUEZADA |

THE SERVICE industry is. filled with people paying their
bills while they develop their real passion. .

‘. That’s justt the case for Lance Dettwiler, the fledging pho-
tographer who has been, the manager at the Artful Cup: since.

, November: 2004. owe

As manager, Detwiler had a venue for his first oto |

a

Thinking he might sell three pieces 5 throughout the two-

- month exhibit, Dettwiler exceeded that ‘on opening night. :

“We had a wine and cheese party, ” said the 3 1-year-old 0 of
the June 2 gala opening. “I sold six that night.”° ° -

His pictures feature rusty chain links, slip knots, a scrap-

_. Dettwiler has taken:an age-old photographic formula; us: . ~
_ “ing black and: white film to convey the layers in everyday
“objects. 7
.. While’ the increasing move : to ‘digital is ‘good in’ some |
ways, Dettwiler said fine art black and white i is making. au
‘comeback.

yard, pioneer-era sign direction posts, buoys and.baskets and

'—his favourite —a graffiti-stained garbage bin.

“I find odd things interesting,” Dettwiler said.

. Dettwiler, ‘who has lived:in Terrace sincé he.was. 12, at-. ..

tended the highly- regarded. Western Academy of Photogra:
phy in Victoria.
Doing four to five projects at once. throughout the one~

_ year program, he finished in 2003.

Dettwiler said he makes a modest $300 a month with his”
photography, shooting weddings, commercial jobs, travel,
nudes and proofs.

Engaged to be married in August, Dettwiler would like
nothing more than to shed his cafe apron and earn a living
full-time with his camera. !

- Ideally, he would be based in ‘Terrace working for’ Equi- ;

nox or an other Canadian magazine. _;
- With 10 pictures sold, the show has already broken éven®

for Dettwiler, who had’ financing help: from. his father-in-

law.

“T feel good; excellent, ” ‘he said, adding his next show i in :

“the spring will be travel or colour themed.

Textures ends at the end of this month.

_ ‘Dettwiler’s can be viewed on the Web at http: Mdettwiler.
ekkon. net or by visiting the Artful, Cap. “ ne

Talent comes to
Riverside Fest |

Three artists worth watching

. WALDY- NEEDS little introduction to Riverside Festival

fans. He’s been part of the Canadian fabric for years.
Described by MacLean’s as “the most public and loved’
performer in Canada today,” his achievements include seven

m Juno Award nominations, one Songwriter of the Year and ©
» two Country Male Singer of the Year Awards and four Gold. :

Records.

Valdy headlines the 2005 Terrace Elks Royal Purple Riv-
erside Festival August 5-7 at Har-Lee’s Place.

She’s 13 and already her goals of teaching fiddle: and ~

playing at the Canadian Grandmasters. have come true. The .

- ‘multi-talented Synéy Wilson is as much at home with her.
_ fiddle and bow as she is with her teammates on the Prince’

George Rep soccer team. Wilson teachies a class of five
young fiddlers and will perform.at the Grandmasters show-

_ case is Ottawa following her appearance at Riverside. .

This follows a four-year run in which Wilson — begin-

consecutive B.C. Junior Fid-.
dling Championships. In
2004, she moved up to. the
open category and won that,
too.

‘Wilson — is offering a.
workshop for young fiddlers -
at Riverside.

“The Province writer John
P. McLaughlin describes
acoustic guitarist Jenny Les-
ter as “the girl with Ken- |
tucky bluegrass growing up -
and down her spine.’

At eight, Lester began her career: with the her farnily’ s

“er

Driftwood Canyon Family Band in Smithers and his since.

become one of Canada’s finest bluegrass musicians. :
Whether she is singing the traditional Send Down an An-.

gel or one of her own compositions, like North Country In-

spired the River, Mother Nature and Me, her soaring voice

_and careful crafting make listening pure pleasure.

Lester will perform twice at Riverside August 7.

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