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18 Terrace Review .- Wednesday, April 1, 1987

Freida Diesing (left), master carver and instructor, told the
fascinating legends of long ago that are recorded on the
totem pole. Fedella O'Brien arranged for the tour of the totem
pole carving building at Kitsumkalum Viliage. O’Brien is the
Native Home and School Coordinator for Clarence Michiel
Elementary School. |

visit the,
Kitsumkalt
Carvers |

TERRACE — Grade 4 students ‘of Division 13
at Clarence Michiel Elementary School in Ter-
race recently visited the Totem Pole carving

building at Kitsumkalum Village onthe out- [

skirts of Terrace. — . 7

The program was coordinated by Fedelia
O’Brien, native home and school coordinator.
for Clarence Michiel Elementary School.-The
students were told legends of long ago which
were carved on the 40-foot long totem pole.

**Seven native carvers have been working on
the pole for a couple of months,”’ said’ Freida
Diesing, master. carver and, instructor of the
Totem Pole. ‘‘However, the pole the children
visited that day is a special one,’’ said Diesing,
**This is going to be the first pole inmemory of
one lost in the great flood of ’36.”

Diesing added, ‘‘The Totem Pole will be
raised the first week of August during River-
boat Days.”’ The students participated in a
question-answer period after Diesing finished
telling of the wonderful native legends.

Three of the seven carvers of a totem pole to be erected during Riverboat Days are Myrtle Laidlaw (left), Sandra Wesley and
Dorothy Horner. The totem pole will be a perfect replica of one lost in the flood so.many years ago. The paint for the basic col-

ors, black and red, wil! be made the way it was done before technology came along. |

~ Lucky day for Grade 4 |

_ Elementary school reps —

TERRACE — The students of Mrs.

Hamilton’s Grade 4 class at Clarence Michiel

Elementary have decided that Friday, March

13-was not an unlucky day for them.

. Qn that day they had the good fortune to
visit the site of the Kitsumkalum Band’s totem
pole project. The well known master carver,
Freida Diesing, and six student carvers are
hearing completion of a 40-foot red cedar

pole, the first on the reserve since the 1936

flood carried away the band’s original poles.

Soccer scholarship awards to be presented

‘Thirtecn boys and girls
who have been actively in-
volved with B.C. Youth
Soccer for at least three

years, will be recipients of | meeting in June.

‘The children were treated to a detailed
description of the traditional methods. of
painting and carving being employed, and to a
charming and learned explanation of the
origin and meaning of each of the eight
figures. oo .

All members of Hamilton’s Grade 4 class
who will be here for Riverboat Days in August
hope to be able to accept the invitation of Mrs.
Diesing and her students to attend the pole
raising ceremony.

Grade 4 students of Division 13 at Clarence Michie! Elemen-
tary School admire a totem pole being carved at Kitsum-
katum. The totem pole will ba erected the first week of August -
during Riverboat Days. —

Jessie Eades from Division 13 at Clarence Michiel Elementary
School in Terrace recently visited the totem pole carving
building at Kitsumkalum. The youngster carefully examines
the tools used to carve the totem pole which wi} be a replica
of one lost during the great flood of '36.

girls who have maintained
a C-plus scholastic aver-

scholarship awards when
they are announced at
_ B.C. Youth Soccer Asso-
’ eiation’s annual general

Youth Soccer will hand
out these scholarships,
which have an overall
total of .more than $4,000
to deserving youths who

have graduated from the
minor soccer ranks and
gone on to older soccer
divisions, and to further
study at post-secondary.

institutes, = -

‘Since 1973, Youth Soc-
cer’s scholarship fund has
distributed. over $27,000

to about 100 boys and

age during their final high
school year.

Applicants must be

under the age of 18 by

January 1 of this year. -