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/ “you're: admiring is the han- .| °°) |
work, of Caledonia Senior. =
Secondary school students," >’
he playground was the first Q
veral. community: projects... |:
‘being undertaken by the Con- --|.
struction 12 Class. over the
I991-s2 school year. 0.

the project is its playhouse.
Teacher Joe Murphy‘said his‘
students had pre-fabricated: the
‘gomponent parts .of
| playhouse at Caledonia” whil
Bout ents in one of. the college's”
‘apprenticeship courses had in- |
‘stalled the support posts | for, the... :
structure. an
 Half.a.dozen students. then
braved | ‘last Friday’s freezing |
temperatures, to’. put. » call: oy,

schoo! . had taken na com:
munity. project. :. 7
: Murphy said thé students en-

- joyed taking on:-these types: of.
: projects. “E think everybody.

Tikes - doing. something
real; something they can
id be proud of, "* he ex-

' “the clasé is
0. undertake is. con-
. struction of a-new roof for the
bus shelter ‘on ‘North - ‘Sparks,
tear Terraceview Lodge:
Pointing - out the bus: stop. is
; -elote to Heritage Park, Murphy
di Ahad, -been: decided to
exign a-oof which tied in
fiaelly ~ with the*"par
- the. new.‘ ¢ eine

"2 Murphy: said’ “there are. wy

ts in -his-cla
en chs ass and while FINISHING TOUCHES. Caledonia Construction 2: 12 students Harry Brown (left) and Kerry Smith secure -

the roof of the Playhouse which now graces the m playground ¢ dutside Northwest Coramunity College's

: “Th kine offers us a. a rapidly disappearing.
ity, to ‘ye-evaliiate our. priorities. ‘and.

tion. of the. waterstied’is.a. responsibility)

dent of the-Friends of the Stikine.

The Stikine ‘River. cuts thfough the. itaditional
Political considerations aside, the book isa fine’

7 ‘Homeland . of.’ the Tahltan and the ‘Tlingit. At”

capturing i images on film, :

Wr ell, Alaska, -A = sanng i the Spe tic
i rang sft 8 pat ~ Photographer ‘Gary: Fiegehen:

“One. iene ark

spent “five: ‘years |

tion.

- Péttiaps the & inst’ impressive “phot eral .phs are

t his‘context, “Gverlaid by the claim Stikine flows on its way to the Pacific Ocean...
th : ne “and®. Ting that” the -new™ °

“Stikine: The Great River makes its appearance.”

- For while the 85.colour: “photographs depict the

stunning Deataty. of the river and its: immediate

Stikiné on @ photo assignimient in 1982,.
Published by Douglas and Mcintyre. Ltd. of

nen’ bookstores. The c cost is: $50.

Come summer, ' “it. ma be
possible to accurately. desctibe
last weekend's Terrace Regional _rain,’'. she. pointed out.
Museum society bake and book — .In the long term, Kerby said
sale as an electrifying success: - ‘the society would like to con:

That’s because. one. of the struct. a new building at the en- |
first projects money raiséd by’ .tfance;to the. park, That.
the event will be spent on is in- building would ideally be used -

-stallation ‘of underground

-ing to the three Heritage F
‘buildings which don't yet. h

. power. “3

“They: really shouldn't be teft
out thete“for six months in the-

ature! ‘and: humidity ~

rae she: explained,
bones many of. the travelling
exhibits, cquld only.be obtained
‘if the host was able to guarantee
othe. atmosphere’: within ‘the -

by said the electrical. ‘hook-up
would allow lantertis ‘iti ‘thesé”
cabins to be converted to. elec:
trical power, making {t easier to
tread information displays. The.
same thing has’ already. been’.
done in the others, 0s

Another priority:

“Heritage. Park, “and its
: * Visiters sate going to be the -
construction of a Cover. :for beneficlaries ” ‘of Floyd and:
some of Heritage Park’ -Y Ailetn Frank's declsion to move’:
artifacts. Kerby sald'Pecent-ad-- « out oftheir longtime home,
‘ditions of a Demdcrat-style °“-Rerby. said the Franks wete
buggy and a '28 Fisher-logging donating a number of items of,
ruck — both are being testared historical ‘interest including ‘a:
~ window from the Mount Royal, .
a paddlewheeler which wrecked
in the Kitselas Canyon, and the.
iol document contig

pi : ele
was running short of space. °

Therefore, . some “off the
vehicles would have to be Mov.
-of the Jarge 3
alt ayed on” “thes:

eLve
~of this generation,” “WEILES, Peter.Rowlands, presi’ ;

, VicePrincipals -associa-
_ example of the: dedication ofa a: Photographer i in’ 7

touring the area. to o assemble the ‘Published collec: .

; those that: depict the canyons through’ Sihich the.

“Based in Vancouver,’ Fiegehen: first: visited. the

’ this region recipient, the
Vancouver, Stikine. The Great River is available

—— pnd® be. equipped:

conde would meet specific °

‘dress’ complete with ne
Pacific. division. & wath vores ‘Janice aoe co tb :
needs to know. precisely where send the letter *

“Many. youngsters write to him

“Leaman HOH OHG.

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. “Choices is issues ; invite

“The local Choices program is inviting the public to drop i in
next week'at an open house being held at its Respite Care.
Homie on Loen Ave...

Now in its third year of operation, the Respite Care Home. a
provides: ‘short-term care for’ children’ and: adolescents with

mental and physical disabilities. |. wd

‘Program supervisor. Diane’ McRoitie. explained: those j
dividuals normally live i in their own homes with their paren
_or foster parents. ..:

However, recognizing special nigeds children: require exten

- sive care, the home offers.an- opportunity for the parents. to

take a‘short: ‘break. fr those everyday. responsibilities: The °
Choices | program is ‘One’Of many offered-under the umbrella. -
of the Terrace and District Community Services society.

She said staff members would. be pleased to. answer any
questions and show visitors around the facility where they
could observe the normal day-to-day routine there. | 7

‘We're really proud of our home,”. McRostie added, .

The open house takes place Thursday, Dec. 5 from i 'Pam., ie

to 7:30 P. m, at 4832 Logi Ave.

Light up kids’ centre

The Terrace Child Development. Centre: begins one 2 OF os '

major money raising projects when its Tree of ‘Lights i is luge.
ed in Dec; 13 at the Skeena Mall. =:
Donations raised by the purchase of lights helps facet ex-
penses at the centre, says director Margot Hayes. :
Lights can be bought up until Dec. 23. -

The cost is $2 for a white light, $5 for‘a. green, $10 for a -

blue, $25 for a red and $50 for a gold one. :

“They can be bought in honour or in: memory ‘of |

someone,’’ said Hayes. -. . be ah
Names are posted next to the tree which i is also decorate
by children being help by the development centre.
This is the fifth year for the- Tree of Lights campalgn.
Although the centre: does réceive government’ assistance,
clots. 30 Per ¢ cent of its budget ig raised through local
efforts.

Hamper fund gets lift

The : Salvation Army’s Christmas hamper fund will be the

beneficiary when students at Northwest Community College.
take part in'a charity workout this Saturday.

-Psiticipants are collecting pledges based on how: many
‘pounds then can'lift, push or pull during a regular 1S-minute ”
workout.

~~~ Student association organizer Kin Sauinier sild the eile

of any fitness level can take part.) |.

Participants receive a ‘‘student body" T-shirt; Py | bation.
detailing how many pounds were pushed, refreshments and a
chance to wir door prizes. .

Pledge sheets are available at the student body’ racquet and
fitness centre on the college campus and at All Seasons Source —
for Sports. More information. is. available from Saulaler at.
635-4009. .

“Scholarship for Shepherd _ |

Caledonia . Senior

_ Secondary pradiiate David
Shepherd has-been ‘award-
ed a $500 scholarship by
the B.C. Principals and

“tion. -

Presented to one, stu-
dent ‘from. each of the
association's 10 provicnial
regions, the awards take |
account: of the student's
academic achievements
and proven ‘leadership
| -qualities.

In selecting Shepherd aS

association noted he had —
proved his merit as editor
‘of the Caledonia yearbook
and a member of both the
CO trac =— .
| soseeaey a David Shepherd
He had ‘also organized local running events and been a
member. of the school team which placed second in the
U.B.C.: Physics Olympics.
Shepherd is currently attending the University of Victoria
where: he is studying for a bachelors of science degree in
chemistry: He: plans to pursue a career in either phar: |
Mmaceutical or medical research, | ; ;

7 ~ Locals earn degrees . ve
‘Two local Tesidents were among the more than 850 students oo

‘receiving, academic degrees at the University of British. Col:

Zumbia’s fall congregation last week. . j

. ‘Cherie Kamenz was awarded a Master of Arts i in n planning. ‘|
“T whilé local teacher Elizabeth Metzmeier received. a ‘Bachelor ‘

‘of Blementary Education,

with only three weeks to go until Christmas, there's little
: ‘doubt local youngsters have their wish lists all ready for
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Next’ step, of course, is to make sire :tht
_ gentleman knows what's om those lists. To make sure that é
. be easily done, Canada Post is once again this year opératin:
‘its Santa Letter Writing program. A

Now in its ninth year, the national campaign promises not”
only to deliver kids’ letters, but also that they'll rectlve a reply ;
from, the jolly old elf

“The correct address for Santa’ It Sante Claus,

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