/ fj " The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 6, 2006 - B3 ; omumunity aders & Writers Prograni Literacy and English-as-a-Second Language instruction VOLUNTEER TUTORS NEEDED Summer is‘coming to an end. What will you do » this Autumn and Winter?. Consider becoming a Volunteer Tutor and help others. ° my Idol winners SKEENA Valley ‘Idol competition produced five | winners in the senior and junior categories. Above, - o | senior winners were: 1st. place Monica Tanner : (right), who won a ‘10-hour recording session at | Bullet Studios; 2nd place Mark Bryant; centre, “who won a Yamaha acoustic guitar from Sight & - ‘Sound; and 3rd place Jessica Mapes (left), who | won a gift certificate from Sight & Sound.. Junior ‘ winners below: 1st place Corissa Smith, left, won, _ an acoustic guitar,from.-Gold Diggers, while run- . . ner-up Autumn Bowen won a djembe from Sight Volunteer Tutofs work with one learner: for * two hours a week to help them improve their reading and writing skills, or lend a hand to new immigrants to Canada as they learn English. oO FREE tutor training will be provided. » & Sound. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS - ™ Growing season SURGIT Buttar looks up to the top of her flourishing green chili pepper plant. The plant, which normally grows to between two to three feet in height, has sprouted to about six feet. If you want to help others, contact the: * Community Readers & Writers program | at the Terrace Volunteer Bureau _ (3235 Emerson Street. ‘Phone 638-1330 for more information. DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO Local a Cops for Cancer fan WHEN 24 ‘police: officers cycle through Terrace on Sept. 13 as part of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops for Cancer Tour, one local: teenager will “be cheering them'on with’ everything she’s got. ‘Meet This well-spoken 16-year- old excels in English, adores biology and looks forward to being a doctor when she ‘grows up — and for good rea- son. “T know how much good doctors can make a differ- ence in people’s lives, be- cause I’ve spent a lot of time in hospitals,” says Hooge. That’s because Hooge has been living with spinal ep- endymoma, a type of cancer that causes tumours along the spinal cord, since she was seven. She’s undergone seven surgeries, “endured enough radiation treatments - ‘and side effects to last a life- time, worn a body brace, had straightening rods placed in her spine, grappled with _self-consciousness about the resulting scars and perma- ~ nent limp and missed a lot of school. She regards the Cops for Cancer team highly, because the 800-plus kilometre ride between Prince George and Prince Rupert Sept. 8-14 is raising ‘money for critical supports for northern B.C. children with cancer and their families. One of these has offered Hooge. some of the most powertully reinforcing ex- periences of her life: Camp ‘Goodtimes, a Canadian Cancer Society medically supervised summer camp for children with cancer. “They say. Disneyland is the happiest place on earth,” she says. “Actually, ‘Camp Goodtimes.” . Hooge’s eyes sparkle when she describes the =week-long, free camps at the UEC Research Forest in Ma- . ple Ridge: staffed by volun- teers, they’re crammed with fun activities, such as crafts, — treasure hunts, nature walks, swimming, impromptu awards ceremonies, a dance, and discussion circles where - kids share their experiences © with others who can really empathize. — “It’s amazing,” she says. “Everyone there has a sto- ry. ¥ Camp Goodtimes visit, at age 12. “That was: when I first had my halo brace. I was really nervous at first,” she says. . By the end of the week, she’d made several lasting friendships, discovered a Katelyn Hooge. , it’s new freedom to just be her- self, and sung, shouted and ‘laughed so. much that she’d made herself hoarse. ~ Hooge has attended Camp .Goodtimes every summer | since. “One week at camp makes up for all the crap you have. to go through in a year,” she - says. Camp memories still make her laugh out loud when she’s facing boredom or loneliness. RR Now that “Hooge has “graduated,” she can’t wait ‘to go back to Camp Good- times as a leader-in-training. In the meantime, she’ll be saluting the Cops for Cancer Team on Sept. 13. “Tf I could tell people anything, it would be, ‘Do- hate: it’s a great cause,” says Hooge. “And get out there: and cheer them on when - they come through. Because | they’re making a miracle.” Constable Stacey Pri- mosch of Terrace will be ‘one of the Cops for Cancer who cycle through Terrace Sept. 13. As of Aug. 30, she and Sergeant Chuck Dun- can, who is also on the team, had already raised more than $10,000 toward their goal of $15,000 from Terrace. “T dedicated a lot of my summer towards fundraising and training for this tour,” says Primosch. “People like Katelyn are the reason why.” Kate Smallwood, man- _ ager of the Canadian Can- cer Society's B.C. -Yukon Division/Northem Region, points out that the Society also offers camps for teens and families. “ “We'd really like to see more northern B.C. kids tak- ing advantage of this amaz- ing program,” she says. The Canadian Cancer Society’s Cops for Cancer Tour is one of four that takes place annually in B.C. Last year, the four Cops for Can- cer Tours raised $2,8 mil- lion. | i: Kong Hooge recalls her first *.. Complimentary 1-888-738-2211 ; w ug3 5.7 PS “i © Wireless Systems 4CRIME gull 2 €TOPPERS _” Terrace & District: Arts Council Annual General Meeting . —. Thursday, September 44 2006 Terrace Art Gallery 4610 Park Avenue . 7:30 pm General Meeting to follow Member Groups submitting })° 9 “an Annual GrantFunding ||" Request are required to attend. aluminum boat. and : a: 15. hp. outboard motor from the. Lakelse Lake. area near Terrace on or about duly. 29. 2006. There were oars: -and lifejackets with the boat at the time of the theft. GRAYDON SECURITY SYSTEMS Yamaha’ Tf ‘you. ‘have information about this. or any other crime or you know the identity of the person or ‘person’s responsible for this, or any ‘other crime. * Crimestoppers would like to hear from JOU, « no ‘| unsolved Crime. If you have any information call CRIME STOPPERS at 635- Crimestoppers offers a cash reward of up to $2,000.00 for information leading ‘to the arrest and charges being laid against this or any other TIPS, that's 635-8477. Callers will not be required to reveal their identity or testify In court. Crimestoppers does not subscribe to call display.. 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