JENNIFER LANG Around Town Raising the roof YOU CAN HELP raise the roof on a new transition house by supporting a massive gar- age sale later this month. All proceeds from a community garage sale, silent auction and barbecue being orga- nized by Standard Broadcasting (the Mix, CIFW, and NTY) go to support Ksan House Society’s $700,000-building project. The society wants to construct a wheel- chair-accessible building for short-term and longer term housing for victims of spousal abuse, The three-story building would also in- clude office space. The “Raise the Roof” event takes place July 18. It also features a raffle draw for major prizes, says organizer Sandy Glendenning. “We were looking for a community project to get involved with,” she says, adding having a garage sale event for Ksan House Society’s new transition house seemed like a perfect fit. “Terrace is a phenomenal garage sale-ing community. It’s a cult.” The giant community garage sale takes ‘place from 3-7 p.m. outside in the station’s parking lot compound. “We'll throw open the gates at three o’clock,” Glendenning said. Drop off donations at the station at 4625 Lazelle Ave. during office hours (9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday). There will be other activities taking place, too, including face painting and balloons for the kids. A raffle for some major prizes — a trip for two anywhere in North America, including Ha- waii and the Caribbean, on Air Canada Jazz, a La-Z-Boy chair, and a getaway weekend — will be drawn at the July 18 event. Tickets are available at the front desk at the station. Summer fun at the pubiic library SCHOOL’S OUT. Are your kids whining that they’re bored already? The Terrace Public Library has several pro- grams that can help put an end to their com- plaints that there’s nothing to do. The library is offering computer camp for kids all summer long. Kids who sign up get hour-long sessions four days in a row. They'll be introduced to compu- ter, Internet and webpage skills. The free time they have at the end of each session is mon- itored. The camps run July 8 to Aug. 22. Registra- tion is ongeing. The library's summer reading club has also started up. This is one of the library’s most popular, and enriching, summer programs. It’s open for kids aged three to 12. Club members receiver all kinds of incentives, from bookmarks and reading logs, to stickers for reading books. Members can also take part in the many programs offered at the library. Way to ride PARTICIPANTS in this year’s Big Bike Ride pedalled their way to Terrace area participants in this year’s Big Bike Ride raised $12,617 for the Heart and Stroke Foundation of B.C. and Yukon. — Nine teams took part in the Tune 14 event at George Little Memorial Park. Friends of Heart lived up to its name, rais- ing $4,070 for Heart and Stroke, making it the highest-raising team. The Heart Throbs were a close second with $3,437, says organizer Terry Runions, area coordinator for the northwest west coast region. The rest of the teams were the GILA- _ KYEW Bikers, the Veritas Vegabonds, CFTK, ’ CJFW and NTV, May the Force Be With You, ‘ the Big Boss Bike, the Coasters and Terrace TOPS, Runions extends a big thank you on behalf of the Heart and Stroke Foundation to all the Terrace residents who sponsored tiders in this year’s Big Bike Ride. Terrace represented on lung association ELAINE Johnson has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the British Columbia Lung Association. The election took place at the organization's Annual General Meeting in Vancouver June 19, The board allocated more than $1.6 million towards medical research grants and training for medical professionals in British Columbia, and another $1.3 millian towards health education pro- proms. The B.C, Lung Associa- A tion works to improve lung health across British Columbia through re- search, education, and support for people with re- Elaine Johnson spiratory diseases. THIS NEWLY-PLANTED Hawthorne tree will remind Veritas stu- dents of Frances Nuyten, above, who is retiring as principal. Nuy- worked at Veritas for 30 years. TERRACE STANDARD The Terrace Slandard, Wednesday, July 2, 2003 - B1 ten, originally one of Bishop O'Grady’s Frontier Apostles, has JENNIFER LANG PHOTO Veritas School bids adieu | to retiring principal Nuyten By JENNIFER LANG A FEW TEARS were shed last Thursday as students, staff and parents at Veritas School said farewell to principal Frances Nuyten, who is retiring after 30 years at the Catholic ele- mentary school, *We love you, Mrs. Nuyten,” one tiny lad whispered shyly into the microphone, as child- ren from each grade stepped forward with gilts at an assembly June 27, the last day of clas- ses. Others handed her bunches of flowers and handwritten cards, brightly decorated with messages of appreciation. Nuyten came to northern British Columbia from Ireland as a Frontier Apostle, a lay mission founded by the late Prince George Bishop Fergus O'Grady, who built Catholic schoals across northern B.C. Frontier Apostles came from different coun- tries, including O’Grady’s native Ireland, to teach at the new schools. Nuyten arrived in 1957 ico work as a teacher at Annunciation School in Prince Rupert, where she taught Grades 3 and 4. Sixteen years, later she and her family moved to Terrace, where she began teaching at Veritas School. “She taught me way back then,” recalled Dave Palahicky, who takes over for Nuyten as the new principal at Veritas. He was in Grade 4 the year Nuylen arrived. She was appointed school principal in 1988. After last week’s assembly, students filed outside, forming a large circle on the lawn as the school’s parent support group planted a small tree in Nuyten’s honour. A commemorative plaque is being engraved with the words, “In appreciation for 30 years of service to Veritas School, Frances Nuyten, June 2003.” The tree, a red hawthorn that will eventual- ly reach a height of 20 feet, and plaque will be the centrepiece of a new landscaped area planned for the school's entrance. — -A bench, a flower bed and rhododendrons will. be added, the school’s maintenance supervisor Alex Levesque said. teh tae The judges declare a winner More than 20 artists entered an art contest marking Terrace’s 75 anniversary AN OIL painting inspired by an exciting chapter in Terrace’s history has won @ special art contest mark- ing the city’s 751h anniver- sary. Duane Stephens, a 50- year-old heavy duty mech- anic, wins a $750 cash prize for his painting of a sternwheeler ship, judges announced fast week. Entitled Port Simpson, the painting was among more than 20 entries in the contest, presented by Ter- race and District Chamber of Commerce as its main project commemorating Terrace’s 75th anniversary year, The Terrace Art Gallery helped coordinate the contest., “We were really thrilled to sponsor this contest because it’s never WE HAVE A WINNER: artist Duane Stephens, left, with chamber president Sheila Love and art gallery coordinator Aron Strumecki. SEAT HUSBAND PHOTO like. The painting depicts the sternwheeler in the Skeena across from Tom Thornhill’s homestead. The distinctive peak of Sleep- the background. Stephens has painting since he was a child, when he had the equivalent of a one-half hour of a formal lesson. He paints mostly for himself, preferring oils but also working in waterco- lour. He's completed a number of commissions for friends, Stephens plans to spend some of his prize on the classic ‘57 Chevy he’s re- storing, Honourable mention goes to Peter Wallin’s painting, Emierson and La- zelle 1952, All of the entries in the been done before,” cham- chamber of commerce’s ing Beauty can be seen in ' been. ber of commerce president Sheila Love said. “I'm glad I wasn't the judge because [- couldn't have picked,” Love. said, adding she was impressed with the exceptional ca- libre of the entries. “I can’t believe the amount of amazing artists we have here.” Stephens, who works at Bandstra Transportation, said he chose the stern- wheeler to represent the contest theme “old Ter- race” because the only way to get here until the completion of the railway: in 1912 was by trail or canoe, . The Port Simpson was “owned by the Hudson’ 5 Bay Company. ; It was the largest, most powerful and ‘best appoin- ied sternwheeler working the Skeena river at the turn of the last century, according to Stephens’ ar- tistic statement. She was capable of car- rying up to 80 passengers in style and 100 tons of freight, She plied the waters of the Skeena between _1909- 10, just-as. the sternwhee- ler era was drawing to a close, ending what Ste- phens describes as a ro- mantic, exciting era. The Port Simpson, with her. handsome stained glass windows, remains a “glorious part of Terrace’ Ss history,” he says... Stephens said he spent about 20 houfs .. painting Port Simpson, but many more researching what the view