‘QUEZADA DUSTIN Around Town Caledonia senior aces ‘provincial math exam. students in the province are able to match. The Caledonia Senior Secondary School Grade 12 student scored 100 per cent on his mathematics , -provincial final in February. ‘ Other notable scores were achieved by: Stephen Coburn 95 per cent; Caitlin McCooey 94 per cent: cent; Hyun-ki Shin 93 per cent; Samantha Kirkaldy 92 per cent; Leah Kofoed 90 Per cent; and Krystal ° Kofoed 87 per cent. ¢ Speakers cool under | public spotlight ° -CLOVER. CONNECTIONS congratulates _ the winners in the pre-clubbers, juniors and seniors events who placed in the top four at last month’s Feb. 19, 2005, at the Zion Baptist Church. Renee Ewald (pre-clubber), Cassie Wreggit (ju- nior) and Jessica Peters (senior) claimed first prize .. ners-up were Clarrisa White (pre- -clubber), Gabi’ Metzmier (junior) and Della Orrey (senior). ° Thanks are extended to all the brave participants for their informative speeches, to parents for pro-_ viding the food and to the judges who graciously volunteered their time. ‘Date. set for annual wine festival THE ROTARY Club of Terrace will stage the Tth Annual Wine Festival on April 30 at The Coast Inn ofthe West. 0: The festival will feature 70 wines representing ' 18 wineries from around the world.: Because of its popularity last year, scotch tast- ing will again be a part of this year’s festival. A selection of some of the finest scotches in the world will be available for tasting. Due to the high cost of -charged per-tasting. - : Organizers recommend purchasing your ‘tickets well in advance. Tickets are available from any- member of the Rotary Club of Terrace or at the Coast:Inn of the West front desk. This year, the Rotary is celebrating its 100th an- niversary and the Terrace chapter turns 50. NWCC holding three trades events THE NORTHWEST Community “College is holding its annual Trades Skills Camp from 9 a.m. to noon, March 21-23 at the Terrace campus. Open to all high school students in the college region, the camp allows students to gain hands-on experience ’ or culinary arts. NWCC will also be hosting the Regional Skills Canada Competition on March 24. The event allows participants to demonstrate their skills and make industry contacts, with winners able to advance to provincial, national or international events... > March 24 from: 11-2:30 p.m. The fair includes representatives from local businesses and industry. who will present information about trades careers and what kind of skills and employment opportuni- ties are available for skilled trained workers. 24. - Tourism society shuffles executive March 18 that Daryl Tucker resigned as President of the TTS board. The new president is Peter Gill, the owner-operator of the Kalum Hotel/Haryana’s. Also announced was the appointment of Yvonne Danroth as the new director to the board. Daffodil days again a local success ‘THE CANADIAN Cancer Society in Terrace got a healthy shot in the arm on Thursday, March 17. That was the date of the Daffodil Days campaign here and local organizer Betty Clent said the drop | ' she expected never came. She said her final’ tallies equalled last year’s numbers and the orders kept volunteers busy. The Canadian Cancer Society is the world’s largest purchaser of daffodils. MARK HEPBURN accomplished what very, few Christine Meijer 94 per cent; Keisha Herman 93 per _ annual district public speaking. competition, held . in their respective categories. Honourable run: .J- the scotch offerings, an additional small fee will be — in auto mechanics, welding, millwright, carpentry © . Added this year is the Trades Career Fair on. Come and enjoy the BBQ at lunchtime on March . THE TERRACE Tourism Society announced | ELLEN JOHNSON receives the Living Proof Award last week from ICBC's David ' MARGARET. SPEIRS PHOTO An award in her belt By DUSTIN QUEZADA. ° .RYAN RIDLER’S mother urged that her son be celebrated, not mourned. Now, students at Skeena Junior Secondary are celebrating their suc- cess in his name. A handful of Ridler’s friends and classmates began brainstorming in November 2004, with the thought of doing something for his legacy. Nash Park, Siobhan Sloan Mc- Mullen, Kathryn Goodwin and Amy Peltier beamed ‘with excitement March 17, as they recalled their ini-: tial goals. _. Dubbed “Hearts for Ryan,” their fundraising. aim started small. “We thought we'd raise a couple hundred dollars,” said Goodwin, in Grade 10. Then, one of their teachers, Patsy TERRACE STANDARD - Chant, gave them a goal they could. focus on. Ryan’s life could have been saved with a heated oxygen unit had the Terrace search and rescue team been equipped with one. , So, the fundraising teens set out to raise $2,500 to $3,000, or roughly half of what the potentially life-sav- ing epuipment costs. Since February, students had been taking $1-minimum donations during lunch hours. Donors got to add Their efforts blossomed. Hundreds: of red paper hearts lined the sundrenched foyer on the : day they reached and exceeded their Dickson. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23 , 2005 - B1 red paper heart. cutouts with their name and . personal messages to the display in- ‘the school’s lobby. ifesaving goal reached as teens honour classmate | . shocks'the heart.and system,. result- . goal, unveiling a cheque for $5;500-° The proud students said they wanted to ensure Ridler’s mother ‘Arlene didn’t think his friends and teachers had forgotten him. © On June 25, 2004, the 14-year- old Grade 9 student died when he was pulled under by a strong current where Williams Creek joins Lakelse Lake. Lt. Dave Jephson, of the Terrace Search and Rescue, says the heated oxygen tool would have been used for sure in Ridler’s case.. _ “We had one already, but it was in Stewart on another call,” he said. In cases of hypothermia, circula- tion stops and the body’s blood gets cold, explained “ Jephson. . Aggres- sively warming the body, deceives it into circulating cold blood and it” By MARGARET SPEIRS A GRANDMOTHER from Terrace and her two grandchildren were awarded for buckling up and saving their lives last week. Ellen Johnson received the Living Proof award from ICBC at the Terrace RCMP de- _tachment on Mar. 15. “They ,wore seatbelts and they were .un- scathed: Seatbelts do make a huge differ- " the soft shoulder, slid across Hwy 16, flipped ficer, said that while Johnson’s minivan was heading west towards Terrace, it drove onto. over and crashed into an outpost, a concrete barrier, near Exstew River.on July 21, 2004. Luckily, no one was hurt. “They were very fortunate,” he said, add- — ing Johnson’s minivan was wrecked. _ He said the accident was a surprise be- cause it happened on a warm, sunny day.. CELEBRATING the'success ‘of the Hearts for Ryan fundraiser at Skeena Junior Secondary March 17is (rom left to right): Nash Park, Siobhan Sloan McMullen, Dave Jephson, Patsy Chant, Arlene Rider, Kathryn Goodwin and d Amy Peltier, Chant holds the’ ‘$5, 500 cheque. a “DUSTIN IN QUEZADA PHOTO, . ing in “afterdrop.” “The RES- Q- AIR increases the survival of hypothermia victims, be- cause it re-warms the person from the inside out, which is the key,” Je- phson said. -The money raised is enough to purchase the device, including necessayr peripheries. Jephson said he will purchase it and get it into Terrace “fully ready to go.” munity. And for Arlene Ridler,. one is a ‘ key number. -Ryan’s: mother, vis- ibly emotional, said if one life can be saved, ‘the teens’ efforts will have been worthwhile. _ Having a second unit will guar- “antee there is always ¢ one in the com- ence,” said David Dickson, regional man- ager, loss prevention, ICBC north central region. . Johnson, who said she doesn’t remember the accident, believed she fell asleep at the wheel while driving granddaughters Jenny and Sidney home from a camping trip on the | Queen Charlotte Islands last summer. She said she hadn’t slept the night before the accident, due to a loud camping area full of tourists whose children were noisy. Cst Ted. Luscombe, the investigating of- i Cut for a cure ‘MUI LUC entrusts her locks to friend Patrick Stew- art on March 18 at Luc’s Artistic Hair Studio. ‘AS previously reported in The Standard, Luc raised $2000 for the local arm of the Canadian Cancer Society and will donate her cut hair to a wig shop in Vancouver. The cancer society helps people liv- ing with the disease to find wigs and other head- wear when they experience. hair loss as a result of cancer treatment. DUSTIN QUEZADA PHOTO Johnson said her Dodge Caravan was a fairly new 2002 or 2003 model and after- wards was a mess. ‘Oh I was so embarrassed,” she said. The grandmother always wears her seat- belt and ensures her passengers buckle up too. : She said people came seemingly out of | nowhere and helped the trio get out of the car. , “Somebody took care of us,” she said. BETTY CLENT (fourth from left) & volunteers.