‘Brian Loptson, registrar for Northwest Community College, and Captain Ben West, directgor Of, Marine Studies in Prince Rupert, travelled to Thailand © ‘July 14 to 21 to promote and finalize an exchange of pro- grams at the college level. by Nancy Orr ‘'- For the last two years, instruc- tors from Phuket Community '. College and Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have been attending the Marine and . Fisheries studies at the Prince “Rupert campus, and have re- Hot lunch lobby gets cold Efforts by the School District 88 board to obtain funding for the establishment of cafeterias in northern schools is being met with indifference by Ministry of Education officials. The board attempted to have a cafeteria included in the new Hazelton Secondary School pro- ject, but they were informed at their monthly public meeting ‘Sept. 19 that there have been no further developments. “In July they were still saying ‘no’,”’ said district secretary- treasurer Barry Piersdorff, but he pointed out that the board will have another crack at the cafeteria issue at the end of this . week when meetings are ‘sched-. uled with the engineers and ar- es a rer ve area ee Yor eee, MP eee . al college strengthens ties with Thai schools. > turned to their home colleges to introduce similar courses for the huge fishing industry in. South Thailand.’ In June of this year Mr. Pann Yuanlaie, Vice-Rector of Prince of Songkla. University, and Mr. Sumon Kongsawaski, director of’ Phuket College, visited NWCC to develop: further ex- - changes and a list of priorities : _ restaurants opening in B.C, Of particular interest was the for programs. Hospitality Training. In the Phuket area, tourism has tripled in the past eight years; the initial interest is in shoulder chitects involved in the Hazelton project. Referring to northern schools, trustee John Pousette remarked, ‘* A hot lunch is not an unrea- sonable component of education here,” and suggested the offi- cials might respond to ‘a well- presented justification’’. By a motion of the board the preparation of that justification was placed in the hands of the - board’s Facilities and Services Committee. The board concurred with st su- perintendent Frank Hamilton, who added that the request for ‘adding a cafetéria to the plans should not be allowed to in- terfere with the. building schedule for the new school. Fae _ continued from p page 14, 7 —- Because of his highly sociable nature — and a yearning for companionship that will not be denied — he will prefer you (your shoulder, head, hand, finger), his human partner, to a perch in his cage, or elsewhere. He may develop a preference _ for pencil ends (while in your hand, of course), or a fondness for what goes into your mouth instead of the balanced diet waiting for him in his seed:cup. A snooze on the sofa, hands . draped across your tummy, is an open invitation to him for a visit and a chat with your knuckles. Or your big toe. Or your nose. Naturally suspicious and curious, something new or unusual he will view — or eye-_ ball — with a cocked head, His expressed suspicion and caution, will eventually give way to a curious ‘apprehension and then — watch out — a thorough in- . vestigation. He is a creature of habit, ex- - hibiting a marked sense of order, Everything should be in its proper and familiar place. To find things otherwise will cause him temporary confu- sion. His is also a regimented little creature, thriving on routine. _ He feels secure and safe in an environment where his daily life follows a ritual of an- ticipated events, always per- formed in the same manner. An expected bedtime routine he will herald in his own special and expressive style. His cager- ly anticipated ‘good moming’ from you may become an almost ceremonial greeting full .of excitement and joy. No one can express it quite likea budgie — ‘‘Am I happy to see youl”’ He’s a smart little’ fellow and can be trained to perform tricks. But even without train- ing, his natural clown-sense has. him performing impromptu almost non-stop. A great imitator of sounds, he can pick up and mimic robin or chickadee calls, guinea © pig squeaks, wolf whistles....He . can also ‘‘speak’’ words, short phrases, short sentences, and - even ‘‘sing’’ simple melodies. Even though he may be taught | to “‘speak’’, he does not under- stand (contrary to his perform- — ance) what he is saying. However,-he does have the _ ability: to associate words with actions and consequently can give an appropriate response to . a word or a phrase. He can give the impression of being smarter than he is. (Not bad. I gan learn something from this little guy.) His hearing and sight are as good as a human’s. At times he may even think he is human... If you give him proper care, attention, and protection, if you make his life happy and ‘healthy, he will reward you in return with years of fun, pleas- ure, and love. . Western and European cooking, — tee aaghetyse 80 EOE Dap ain te and as aresult, Brian Parkes, in-. -| : structor in Cook Training at © NWCC has prepared a training facility program for the colleges in Thailand. It is also envisioned that recip- rocal training could be intro- duced at NWCC in Thai cook- ing, which is currently receiving interest with the number of Thai (eight now in Vancouver). “Thai food is. simple: but. hot,”” said Loptson, “I ‘can “+f understand when they say that Thai food cannot be enjoyed unless: your eyes water! I en- joyed mine, but no doubt it was modified for us.” Discussions with Dr, Sontaya Anakasiri, Association Dean for Academic Affairs, produced other areas of interest, par- ticularly in language develop- | ment and in a Thai/English dic- tionary.. “Language was not a problem E for us when we were in Thailand,”’ fe ad said Loptson. “Students take six years of English in high school. But as so often happens, the oral language needs improvement.” _ The south of Thailand where the two universities are located, around Pattani and the island of . Phuket, is a picture-book resort “area with magnificant beaches., The first food bank donation of the season came from Sam Mansouri representing local B.C. Telephone employees. Mansouri ralsed $304 with the help of his wife Kathy by organizing a Bowlarama on Sept. 79. He offers Workers’ Union for thelr contribution, and also Skeena Hotel for donating the door prize. Recelving the cheque is - Micki Braid, chairman of the Terrace Churches Food Bank. Braid says they are looking for donations of food or money and a premises to operate from In order to help those in ‘need this winter. special thanks to B.C. Telephone, the Telecommunications - aiid to Section 457 of the Municipal Act, on the ond day of October 1989, In the Council Chambers of the City of Terrace, at the hour of ten o’clock In the forenoon, theré shall be offered for sale by public auction © _ each and every parcell of the real property including improvements, upon which any of the taxes are delinquent. 7 The following properties have delinquent taxes as of September 14th, 1989. : Folio # - Address: - Legal Description: Upset Price: 000169:000. 2708 Kalum Street | Lot 13 D.L. 360 PL 3626 © $2,043.79 000424.000. 4504 Graham Avenue Lot 8 D.L. 360.PL 7626 — $4,298.24. 000464.000 _. 4607 Keith Avenue: Lots A&B D.L. 360.PL9655 $13,566.60 001133.000 .4711 Lazelle Avenue Lot B Blk 12 D.L. 361 . . _ | PL 3127 $20,516.97 001329.000 4734 Park Avenue Lot 2 Bik 9810 D.L. 361 oe . : PL 3374 $5,419.07 001489.000 4742 Straume Avenue Lot 21 Bik 4D.L. 361 PL3674 $4,320.19 001622.000. 4704 Tuck Avenue Lot 6 BIk 10D.L. 361 PL 4876 4=— $2,952.73 002525.000 4828 Hwy. 16 West Lot C D.L. 362 PL 1919 $127,035.44 002542.000 4829 Lazelle Avenue Lot 2 D.L. 362 PL3125 $3,723.18 002712.000 4828 Olson Avenue Lot 5 D.L. 362 PL 4249 $5,684.85 — 004512.000 5318 McConnell Avenue Bik 11 D.L. 364 PL 1066 - $5,178.82 — 005329.000 4438 Lakelse Avenue Lot 19 Bik 4 D.L. 369 PL 972 $6,513.64 005417.000 4451 Greig Avenue Lot 5 Bik 10 D.L. 369 PL 972 $2,185.40 005434.000 4501-3 Greig Avenue Lots 14815 Bik 11 D.L. 369 PL972. $27,446.02 006096.000 5034 Agar Avenue Lot 9 Bik 5 D.L. 617 PL 3080 $1,275.36 006137.000 2704 Braun Street Lot 21 BIk 6 O.L.614 PL 3080 $2,191.02 006150.000 5043 MeDeek Avenue Lot 11 Bik 2 D.L. 611 $5,671.83 006275.000 2808 Molitor Street Lot A N% 4D.L. 611 PL 3627 = $3,500.04 006427.000 5013 Pohie Avenue Lot 2 D.L. 611 PL 8224 $2,841.74 006528.000 5120 Mills Avenue Lot C D.L. 611 PL 11620 $2,998.12 006529.000 5118 Mills Avenue Lot D, D.L. 611 PL 11620 $984.39 — 010028.000 4510 Olson Avenue Lot 11 Bik A, D.L. 838 | . 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