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Centre is open

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Stilwell, Elizabeth Holton

and Frances Birdsell relax during the Open House

SERVICES

people in the community
and many other essential
services,

Weekdays the centre of-
fers a drop-in center, from:
10 a.m. to 6 p.m, Mondaya
through Thursdays; and 10°
a.m, to 4 p.m. on Fridays,

They also have a men’a *

and women’s rap ‘session:

every Wedhesday'night at»,

W290 pm. oe Ret

There is a Wonk "ARE =

program at the centre,
including an Alcoholics
Anonymus program.-

School issue

By ED YUDIN
Herald Staff Writer

The Two.:Milea School.

issue-"may ® ultimately. --
windup’ fh’ the doutty"”

After a meeting last
week with Frank
Hamilton, superin-
tendant of schools for
District 68, a
spokesman for the
parents protesting the
closure of the Hazelton
area school indicated
court action may be
initiated,  t2 484
“The battle is just
beginning, by no means
do we intend to quit,"
commented John Olson.
“We don't want.to fo to
court, but we may have
to consider it if all else
fails.”

The Two Mile Com-
munity Committee,
formed by the
disgruntled parents,
has hired a lawyer.

Twenty-five parents
and supporters met
with Hamilton at Joha
Fisld Elementary
School Thursday night.

They called for the
eshool board to give

Union
voting

About 350 members of the
B.C. Government Em-
ployees Union (BCGEU) in
the Terrace-Kitimat district
are voting this week on a new
contract offer tendered by
the provincial government.
BCGEU representative
Roger Davis is confident the
workera will endorse the new
contract.

“We think it'a going to be a

tty good agreement, and
from the comments
I’ve gotten from people
there's a good chance It will
be endorsed,’ he said.

The contract offera a 26

r cent wage increase over
the next 22 months, and new
negotiations are ta be started
within nine months after that
period. The agreement
would be retroactive to Aug.
1 of this year.

The BCGEU, is ne
bargaining agent for 1,
explyecs in the Northwest,
foe g highways, human
resources, forest service and
virtually any government
service worker.

Results from the
ratification vote won't be
known until the voting is
completed sometime next
week.

du

Women's Night Out hap-
pens every Thursday
evening, featuring films,
presentations and guest
speakers.

For further information
inquire at the Women's
Centre, on the right side of
the building. ;
Thecentre is also the home
of the Homemaker and

Special Services to
Children. This service,
headed by Vivian

Kraeling, provides home
support service to people

priority to the parents
wishes in the matter.
The board decided
March 6. to. close... the
two-room”. Two-Mile
School in Hazelton. The
enrollment figures had
dropped from 50 to 12 in
a short period of time,
as many parents in the
community decided to
send their children to
larger institutions.

As the student
population dropped, it

forced one. ‘teacher, :

Olga Walker to instruct
four or five grades of
children.

The board of trustees
considered this
detrimental to the
children’s progress.
This, combined with
what was cited as
incompleteathletic and
library facilities,
resulted in the closure
decision. Angry
parents, who preferred
the small classroom
atmosphere, petitioned
for reconsideration.
Efforts to get the board
of Education Minister
Pat McGeer to reopen
Two Miles have up to
this point, failed.
Parents held their
children out. of school
the first week in Sep-
tember in protest, The
children are now att-
ending their regular

Dave MeCreery, the
chairman of the parents
committee,’ denys
Hamilton’s allegatione
concerning education
standards,

“We haven’t seen any
Indication ‘that the
children have had
problems when they
were transferred to
other schools,’’Mc-
Creary said Thursday.
“The parents wishes
are more important in
this matter than the
school board’s con-
siderations.”
Hamilton pointed out
the students now at-
tending John Field
Elementary had access
to library facilities, a
gymnasium and a
thriving musie
program-items not
available at ‘Two Mile,
he said.

"So much time was
being spent by Mrs.
Walker in preparing the
material for students,
she never got around to

who require assistance
with daily living activities,
and provide care for'-
special needs" children
who are being maintained
athome. The employees of
thia service work closely
with doctors, homecare
nurses, and others. They
perform ltlight-
housekeeping duties, and
help teach other family
members to help with the
budgeting, shopping and
housekeeping. Meals on
Wheels is one of the ser-

vices provided by this
branch

Skeena Youth Works is
another program offered
through the TCS. This
program led by Joe Young,
involves 15 “at risk’’
youths, who are out of
school for one reason or
another. This isa life skills
program to enable these
young people to get ready
for jobs,to learn how to “fit
in” to society, and to give

them a good self-image.

The youngsters in this

still heated

teaching them . One
teacher simply can't
instruct four grades of
classes at one time.’
Hamilton explained.
Parent John Olson
attacked the school
board for the way the
children were tran-
sferred to other in-
stitutions

“You took a bunch of
kids from Two Mile
School that had been
close, and scattered
them from school to
school. No con-
sideration or choice
was given to the
parents.”

New light on the
enrollment situation

ee: Be
MITHOrs Al
ae

was shed at the
meeting. The parents
presented Howard with

new statistics revealing

the enrollment 'goyld be
boosted to 23, should the
board reopen Two Mile.
A number of band
councils in the Hazelton
and Kispiox valley have
come out in support of
the Two Mile Com-
mittee, due to concern
over about over-
crowded schools. As
the meeting ended,
Hamilton indicated he
would report his fin-
dings to the board. The
Two Mile Committee
will continue to meet
weekly.

MIKE’S AUCTION SALE
SAT. SEPT. 22 at 1 P.M.

that

 afthe

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Vaton pickups, ¥% tons, 1 tons, 4 whet fives, Suburbans, Broncos.
10 Outboard motors from 6 to 65

1500 watt light plant

King K5 ignition scope ana

AP:

8x12 single axle tilt box trailer
"4 fon gear type chain hoist '
Steam cleaner, good working condition.

Electrotaster, complete equipment for 2 & 4 cycle engines.
Lee Valve Scat.

K.O.

Ramover

rport
ES GER

Government surplus vohicles.: Forestry.’ Department
98 PICKUPS.& CARS hk geet y

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Tete a
lyzer with stand. *

& Replacer

program are paid
minimum wage to # an
hour, and they put inan 4
day five days a week, The
project’ they are involved
in now in constructing a
river boat, which they hope
to sellafter they are done.
One of their previous
projects was a bookcase,
which .was done by the
students right from the
tree,

The members of the board
of the TCS are all volun-
teers, who give their time
to aid the community by
organizing these services.
The board , at present,
consists of David
Gellately, chairman; Mary
Reay, treasurer; Judy
Vandergucht, secretary;
plus David Pease, Hugh
Power, Jane:.Booth and
Chris Jennings. ">".

The new board madéa few
presentations to
inaugurate the new
building. The first was to
honor Ray Greening,
departing chairman, and
his contributions to the
TCS over the length of his
term. Presentations were
also made to Mrs.
Greening, Mrs. Maroney
and to Judy Vandergucht,

“talso in attendance at the
meeting was Gordon Kirk
of the B.C. Government
Employees Union, who
donated the couch and
coffee table in the office.

(new)

equipment,

A COMPLETE SERVICE STATION DISPERSAL
Such Items as: whee! alignment equipment, wheel balancer, steam cleaner,
electric welder, acetylene welder, tlre machine, tira balancer, valve grinding
equipment, alr Impact wrenchas, alr hammers, testing equipment, high pressure
car wash pump, Ica cube machine, block Ice machine, deep freeze for Ice storage,
pop machine, 4 complete tool chests with tools, office furniture, filing cabinets,
desks, typewriter, calculator, floor jacks and hundreds of miscellaneous tools and

For more information contact:

MIKE’S AUCTION LTD.
R.R. 2 BUANS LAKE

Phone 694-3497 or 694-3303

Canditlon of Sale: Cash or Approved Cheque
All sales are final
. Ail Items sold as Is, where fs.
All vehicies must be inspected before removal.

The Harald, Monday, September 17, 1979, Page 3°7

Chase ends in crash

A highspeed chase on
Highway 2% south to
Kitimat ended early
Sunday morning , with
Terrace and Kitimat
RCMP combining to
apprehend an inmate of
the Terrace Correc-
tional Institute.

William Parnell of
Masset is facing a
number of charges
after a ruck was stolen
in Terrace and Terrace

RCMP went in pursuit.
When Kitimat RCMP’
were alerted, they set
up a roadblock. The
man attempted to drive
through the roadblock
and crashed into a
police car. He was
removed unconscious,
from the stolen truck.

After being treated for
a headcut in hospital,
Parnell was lodged in
Terrace detachment

cells, RCMP are
charging the Masset
man with being
unlawfully at large
from the Terrace
Correctional Institute,
Parnell is also facing
charges of theft and
criminal negligance.

The police car, which

‘formed part of the

roadblock has been
written off. The stolen
vehicle also sustained
considerable damage.

College to host meet

Northwest Community
College is hosting a con-
ference dealing with the
International Year of the
Child, of general interest to
daycare, nursery, and
preschool staff, sponsoring
societies, related
professionals and parents of
your children in the Pacific
Northwest.

The conference will take
place Friday, Sept. 28 and
Saturday Sept, 20, all day
both days.

Films, displays, discussion
and workshop sessions will
be presented on tepics of
interest to those concerned
with young children.
Workshop sessions will in-
clude: Working and Com-
municating with Parents;
Art Experiences; Working
with Under Threes; Science
and Social Studies; Native
Nursery Kindergarten

Teacher ; Musie _— for
Children; Women in the
Work Force and

A motor vehicle ac-
cident on Hagen Street
in Thornhill Friday
night has resulted in a
young unidentified girl
being
Memorial Hospital with
minor injuries. The girl
was walking down the
street at about 9 p.m.
- with another pergon,
- when she was struck by
a motorcycle. The
matter is still under
investigation.
Two Terrace residents,
James Armstrong, 22,
and Gordon Best, 23 ,
are being charged with
break and enter and
theft by Terrace RCMP
in connection with a
break-in at Oliie's
Resturant on Lakelse
Friday evening. A
quantity of stolen
property was later

recoverdd.
In other police news,
Kitimat RCMP

_. tesponded to a call at
-- 4004 Nalibila Saturday
-night. _An unkentified
person received several
stiches after putting

POLICE NEWS

‘window-in

taken to Mills ©

their fiat through a
the af-
termath of a fight.
Kitimat RCMP were
kept busy that same
evening with numerous
complaints of noise on
Stikine Street, A
number of minors were
charged under: the
liquor control licensing
act for being minors in
possession of alcohol.
One person has been
arrested In connection
with an assault at 1039
Alexander Saturday
evening. Charges are
pending but no other
details are available.
A total of 12 people were
lodged in Terrace
RCMP ‘cells Friday
night for various of-
fences under the Liquor
Control Act.

On Friday, John Henry
Haydon and Carl
Radford, Poth 18, face
charges after two men
were” ‘apprehended in
the rear“ofthe Terrace
Hotel in possession of

liquor.

Establishing and Ensuring
Ongoing Operation.

The keynote speaker will
be Betty Jones, Ph. D., the
author of “Staying Alive
with Children,”

The workshop will be held
on the Northwest College
Campus in Terrace.
Registration before Sept. 27
will be $20, after Sept. 27 will
be $25.

If you are interested in
attending this conference
please call 635-6511

Tender
awarded

The tender for paving the
Stewart airport has been
awarded to L.G. Scottand
Sona of Terrace, and work is
expected to commence by
mid-September.

John Parnum, clerk-
manager for the District of
Stewart, said a 4000-foot long
section of the runway having
a 75-foot width will be paved,
including an existing off:
runway loading and

Partial or possibly
complete closure of the
airstrip to regular traffic
may be necessary from Sept
10 to 24.

LONDON RUSSIA Honal
NDON (CP) — Nationa
Opera star. Della | Jones has
been invitee ltidertake a
2\sweek solo tour of Russia
in March, 1960.

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