ee Nancy Lee, local arilst who creates mintatures. Daniele Berguist photo New committee will change municipal operations TERRACE. — The - District ‘of Terrace has announced the forma- tion of a select commit- tee to supervise changes in the organizational structure of municipal operations and the finan- cial reporting procedures used by various depart- ments. Select Committee members are Ald. Bob Jackman, chairman of the finance committee, Ald. Ruth Hallock, chairman of the public works committee, and- Mayor Jack Talstra. The announcement in- dicates that the need for changes in the district operations was identified at an in-camera Commit- tee of the Whole meeting which was called to ex- amine the financial state- ment and audit report for 1985. Although the announcement cites a plurality of budget over- runs in the committee’ S| findings, no specific in- stances are given, ‘nor is Police On Saturday, April 19; Douglas Glenn Peter- son was charged with break and enter and at- tempted theft. RCMP said they ap- prehended the 25-year- old suspect inside the the nature of the propos- ed changes depicted. In an- interview Select Committee member Ruth Hallock said, ‘We're not trying to make this a deep, dark secret, but we feel that it’s only fair to consult with the individuals who may be involved before going to the public with it.” Ald. Bob Jackman was quoted in the an- nouncement as stat- ing,“‘Members of Coun- cil agreed we must take a more business management approach to ensure that the District staff can function productively and effectively."’ Discussions and find- ings of the Select Com- mittee will be in-camera, although Alderman Hallock stated, ‘‘Recom- mendations ... will be published wherever possible over the next few weeks,”’ . TERRACE —. Nancy Lee is a local artist who creates and reproduces "flowers, bears, figurines _ in miniatures. : by Daniele Berquist ‘responsible Lee has always been fascinated with minia- tures. ‘I can remember when I was about 14 years old visiting some stores in the states and southern Canada that sold nothing but minia- tures and booklets. It just amazed me...I] knew then that someday I'd give itatry.” — About six years ago, Lee did give it a go and has been very successful. “T really can’t knit,” commented Lee, ‘‘but I can do miniatures and I enjoy it.’* The first thing she ever did was an ap- ple. Since then Lee has progressed to more in- tricate work. Lee said that she works on her miniatures when she can. Having two children, a son named Robbie, a daughter Laura, and a husband Gordon, doesn’t leave her very much time for her hob-- by. “I do take the sum- _ resides at Ranch 108 near mer off to work in our garden. It is huge,. but come the fall, it’s back in my routine, she added. My family is very sup- portive of my work. I’ have to laugh, said Lee. You see, when I started bringing some money home, my.husband got very supportive. The children are constantly asking me to create something different. For instance, Robbie wants a miniature transformer. Laura seems to be quite . content to get Mom’s re- jects; the ones’ that are not good enough to put up for sale. Lee was approached a year ago by a local store, Primarily Gifts, to have her work displayed in the shop. “I was very excited about that.’ Lee’s work has been displayed ‘through craft fairs in Terrace. and in Kitimat. She is- hoping that’soon College system assessed TERRACE — A recent. workshop on the evalua- tion of government with respect to education was attended by Northwest College Board (NWCC) representatives, premises of the Thornhill by Sherry Halfyard Neighborhood Pub. i On Saturday, April 19, a Terrace man and a Kitimat man were charg- ed with drinking and driving. President of NWCC, Dr. Val George, along with the chairman of the college board, William Hutchinson, were in Vancouver along with other representatives from colleges through- out the province to assess British Columbia’s edu- cational system. The workshop had some fairly good aspects, commented George. From the appraisal, it was concluded that col- leges in B.C. have been governed ‘‘fairly well” as compared to school and hospital boards, said George. - attended Fascination with - miniatures. blossoms ~ her work: will be in Prince Rupert. The materials used‘ for the -miniatures. are modelling clay, called ‘FINO, any type.of wood and paint to finish the © product. Lee said she gets her ideas from just -looking around. Lee has been a Terrace resident for 10 years. She first moved here from Winnipeg. “Both my Terrace Review — Wednesity April 23, 1986 - 13 husband and I fell in love. ’ with Terrace.”’ The small’ town atmosphere and the beautiful scenery . sur-: rounding the.community . appealed to us. Plus the - fact of being close to our’ relatives. Lee is presently work- ing as a part-time book- keeper for Ginger Good- win Building Company and she also does sec- retarial work for Terrace Parents for French. ’ Lee’s. miniatures will be displayed at the an- nual’ spring Arts and Crafts show on April 26 ‘Caledonia Senior Secondary School, and at the Kitimat Arts and Crafts Show. For more information on the miniatures, you can contact Nancy Lee at 635-7403. _ Pensioners enjoy visit TERRACE — On Wed- nesday evening, April 9, Terrace Branch 73 of the B.C. Old Age Pensioners Organization (B.C.O. A.P.O.), hosted a well delicious potluck supper at the Happy Gang Center -in honor of a special guest, Molly Robinson. by Evelyn Frank Terrace Contributor Ater the dinner, danc- ing was enjoyed at a live- ly pace to the music of the community’s local ““Mothballs’’ orchestra. A sincere thanks go out to them. Molly Robinson, who 100 Mile House, is a regional director of the BCOAPO, and with her ‘Evelyn Frank husband, has been visiting the several towns in her district. On Thursday after- noon, Branch 73 held their regular meeting, and the members gained much useful information from the interesting talk given by. Robinson. A "question and answer ses-. sion followed. The Terrace Kinettes then provided. delightful refreshments to the. group, as they do’ on each of the regular meetings.. This is most gratefully appreciated.’ The local membership is large,and growing, but still has room for anyone | interested in the ac- tivities. Come to the meetings, ‘held in the Happy Gang Centre on the second Thursday monthly, and see for yourself the fellowship’ enjoyed, and what can be accomplished by working together. Statement of philosophy questioned TERRACE — Concern was voiced at a recent college . board meeting that the board is making its operations less open to the public. by Sherry Halfyard The college's state- ment of philosophy reads, in part: Northwest Communi- ty College...must be ac- countable to the public in everything it does. To this end, the operations of the college are open to public scrutiny. George Stanley, presi- dent of the Academic Workers Union CUPE local 2409, spoke at a re- cent board . meeting regarding the issue of public access to the board meetings. ‘We are concerned that the impression given to the public by the that the board is making operations less open to the public by creating restrictions to public ac- cess,’* said Stanley. He went on ito com- ment, we agree that the policy is appropriate for persons or groups within the college community who are generally aware of the desirability of following established procedures. We feel that the members of the com- munity at large are much less aware of this kind of requirement. After listening to Stan- ley’s concerns regarding public access to college board meetings, the chairman of the college board, William Hutchin- ‘son, said that everything Stanley had said reiter- ated what the board put in their policy. No fur- ther comment was made by board members on this issue. Shuffle causes concern | by Sherry Halfyard TERRACE — Concern arose at a recent college bodrd meeting regarding the new cabinet shuffle change. The change in education ministers has weakened the Northwest Community College’s (NWCC) voice to the lege board president. The recent cabinet shuffle combines us with other colleges and uni- versities, said George. Russ Fraser is the new minister for post s¢con- dary education. Under the old system, colleges and universities were dealt with by separate adoption of this policy provincial government, ministers, George ¢x- might be opposite, ie., said Dr. Val George, col- plained. DRINKING -DRIVING