Here’s your tour list By ALEX HAMILTON TWINKLING LOGGING The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 23, 1998 - A3 Lights dazzle contest judges trucks, glowing nativity scenes, shooting stars, sparking space shuttles and glittering grectings...Terrace has it all. It took five judges three hours to drive 100 kilo- metres around the area, looking at ali the entries in this year’s Christmas lights contest on Dec, 17. After much haggling and debate, the judges unani- mously gave the best house award to Joe and Tina Raposo at 2809 Hall St. “It’s dainty and artistic,” said judge Chris Hansen, from the Greater Terrace Beaulification Society, “‘It was a nice twinkling pleasure.’’ Runners up in the best home category include 2802 Molitor St. (Thelma Odell) and 5306 McConnell (Ken Juniper). And honourable mentions to 5233 Mountain Vista (Scott and Janet Hamel). This house, including the backyard, is done up to per- fection. “tts very _—_ tastefully done,” said judge and city councillor Olga Power, *"It’s lovely.” Also up for an honourable mention is 2708 Molitor (Antonio S, Duarte), The award for best effart goes to Luella Campbell at 6041 Chimdemash at Usk. All the Christmas decora- tions are handmade out of wood. Check out the bells, geese holding the wreath, poinsettias, and the beautiful light display. Runner up for best effort goes to 4705 Soucie (Roy and Audrey Alaric.) This home has _ everything: Frostie, Santa, flashing lights and reindeer. Best street goes to McRae Cres. in the horseshoe. Bring your shades for these houses, the amount of light is blinding, Runner up for best street was Hundal Dr. and honourable mentions go to Temple St,. Bolton Ave... and the 4900 block of Labelle Ave. Best commercial building. BETTY CAMPBELL, foreground, and Chris Hansen, both from the Terrace Beautification Society, were judges in the 10th annual Christmas lights decorating contest. 1. They’ re in front of a home on ¢ on MeFiae Cres. goes to the Tillicum on Jackpine Flats. To get: Theatre. there tum right on Sockeye Also deserving special and then onta Edgewood. mention are the Copperside stores on Kalu and in Second place went to #16- 4625 Graham in the Terrace ‘Thornbill. Trailor Park, In the best mobile Other houses to take a home/apartment category, peek at include 4926 Lazelle first place went to 407 Edgewood, which is located Ave. (where there is a shooting star), 4934 Lazelle, MAILING A Christmas card may have been more ex- pensive for some people this year, Canada Post has discontinued what it called a ‘greet more’ program which sold stamps at 3 to 5 cents less than normal with the provision that envelopes carrying six boxes in which to put the postal code were used. “Over the years with the price of cards, and of mailing there’s been a drop in the number of Christmas cards mailed and the program wasn’t that popular and it was declining,’’ said Canada Post official Bob Taylor, The program ended a year and a half ago but Canada Post honoured it last Christmas so those people who had bought and filed greet more stamps could still use them. Taylor tagged email as one reason why Christnas card tailings have declined, Tailor-made cards using various Internet services have grown very popular over the past several years. But overali, Taylor said Canada Post's business has in- creased. “We! re adding 170,000 new addresses a year. Don’t forget we're getting a lot of immigration and those new Canadians are sending and receiving international mail,’’ he said. Ave. (very nicely colour. -ham Ave, * shuttle. 4707 Weber Ave, 4931 Park kk kkk A must see as always is Nelson McGinlay’s master- piece at 5502 Highway 16 West. Special mention also gocs' His home belongs in a to the whole neighbourhood category of its own. Be sure of Thornheights. The major-" «g visit Santa’s head- ity of houses there are worth quarters. He’ll be there from Seeing. 6 to 9 pu. up lo Dec. 24. coordinated) and 4523 Gra-’ for its space Christmas mailings decrease kk kkk And the cost of a regular stamp is going up as of Jan. 1 1999. ° The increase is a penny, putting the cost of a stamp at 46 cents, not including GST. It will also cost more to mail a letter to the United States, 55 cents instead of 52 cents, not including GST. wkkkk k B.C. Tel expects to carry 1.4 million phone calls Christ- mas Day, double the amount it normally carries. The average length of a Christmas Day call is 10 minutes, which is also twice the normal weekday average, And to help handle the load, extra operators and other workers will be on duty Dec. 25. B.C. Tel does have some tips to make Christmas Day call go smoother. Onie is to call between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. to avoid peak +3 tinies. ; . ; Dial a number diréctly save liine and incney, : And if you need a number and have to call directory as- sistance, have the address and proper spelling of the name News In Brief Boy loses mom in fatal accident A FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy is in hospital here after his mother died in a fatal accident near New Hazelton Wednesday, Dee. 16,- Katrina Berarducci, 29, died late in the morning of Dec. 16 at Wrinch Memorial Hospital in New Hazelton after running into an logging truck on Hwy16, Berarducci was driving eastbound on Hwy16 near Mud Flat Creek when an oncoming truck slid on an icy section of the highway 11 kilometres east of New Hazelton, RCMP say the logging truck spun sideways causing Berarducci’s vehicle to run into the truck’s back wheels. Her son Brandon was treated at Wrinch Memorial hospital briefly before being transferred to Terrace for further ircatment. RCMP say the truck slid off the highway after the collision and it’s driver was treated and released from hospital. Get it in writing SKEENA BROADCASTERS has officially asked for permission to carry a Portugeuse language station on its cable system. It did bring in Radio Television Portugal (RTP) ear- lier this year but bad to pull it because it did not have the official approval of the Canadian Radio-television aid Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) which regulates broadcasters in Canada. The application to the CRTC covers basic service cable systems in Terrace, Prince Rupert, Kitimat, - Hazelton, Smithers and Houston. Cancellation of RTP provoked calls and letters to the CRTC asking for it to be re-inslated, They'll form part of the package asking for approval. Moving to Prince George A TERRACE-BASED provincial government official has moved to Prince George to work for northern de- velopment commissioner John Backhouse. Harold Demetzer was most recently the northwest’s regional director for the small business, tourism and culture ministry. He’s also worked for the federal In- dian and Northern Affairs department in the northwest and in Williams Lake. _ The northern development commission was formed earlier this year as one way for the north to have a voice in provincial government affairs. Backhouse is a fonmer Prince George mayor and there are five people in his office. It has a budget of $2.5 million and last weck mailed out a newsletter tell- ing people what it was doing. ~ TERRACE FUR T / 2 PRICE 3 PCE COUCH SET STARTING FROM $7 ‘| DINING ROOM SUITES 4O= 7 Oe OFF 30” STOVE $499 18 CU FT FRIDGE $699 1 / 2 price 5 PCE BEDROOM SUITE STARTING FROM (Merchonig may not be exactly as illustrated.) 40- 29" STEREO TV. $469 STARCHOICE => SATELLITE WASHER & DRYER SET $799 TERRACE FURNITURE MART TERRACE PHONE: 638-0555