" Provincial conference for Grade 11 girls. 7 “Learning to lead. TERRACE. TEEN -Amanda ‘Botelho recenitiy’ _ Spent: the: weekend” changing - out. with some’, Pretty, inspiring women... *."’ In: ‘June,: the Caledonia: ‘Senior 1 Secondary “vice président of the: World Wildlife.. Federa-. * tion .of Canada, and ‘a: psychology ‘student’ on - __ exchange: from Turkey. [twas part. of'a leadership: gonterence’ ‘at the » University of. British Columbia put.on by. the _ Minerva Foundation, a group | founded i in 1999 © -- 10-Créate’ ‘opportunities for women’ in. B. C. and "help them réalize, their potential. . The: foundation. matched 30° Grade. Ub irls ; with a graduate student and a community, lea , * des who: shared their ititerésts, 0°: : “| -want'to. be.a PB, teacher.-So’ my | ‘two lea: | : s ders ‘were interested’ in sports,” ‘Botelho: said. -“Before-we could: go to the. conference, we” “had to fill out about: 100: questions’ onthe Inter: - net,” she said: “And they. j give, you a persanal, profile about. yourself, and’ your, strengths and. - Weaknesses,” . Teach. ‘their education, personal. ‘and:careér’’ “goals. __ People,” ” Botelho, 17, said. , - The last ‘speaker of, ‘the. weekend, a ‘women: “who. struggled ta. become . a. doctar in’, ‘Sit --Larka, was her favourite presenter, a "She ‘showed how much:you can: overcome. el. : Jeamed. how ‘much. ‘potential we. all: have, and < how far we: can all go." : Wisdom of Tibet" 7 Most a decade:.”? ‘Thomson ‘says ‘the first. time: She’ heard of. -Yeshe’ Ja! was’ February. of 1995, -when ‘the... “young ‘student* wrote: her. asking if she, would | _ help. him‘complete- his education.’ ~Thomgon says that .was. the: first of) many. “detiers: Yeshe. Ja. sent her’ telling” her about :his* life, ‘They. eventually: exchanged-up to’300;” “He. ‘speaks’ five: Tanguages. : ‘He’s “very. “clever,” said ‘Thomson, :-who- added “VYeshe” Means - “wisdem” in Tibetan and: La,i is. ‘a. suffix, “Theaning, Mr... * ‘Thomson bégan sponsoring him’ through the. ’ rais-Himalayan Aid: Sociéty,. “which. Teceives.: “matching funds from the- ‘Canadian. Internation: © -al _Development : Agency - -for. contributions. by: "Canadians sponsoring children: overseas... .“E-feel like I’m. paying back’ for being lucky. "enough to: be: born’ in Canada and having. one _ explained, Thomson. * - When: Yeshe: la. ‘bécaine ‘too: “old for: help * “through ‘the: society, he-kept in contact. “This * saying he would like to continue his ‘schooling * "and: would.[ help him," recalled: Thomson, “I. “said, ‘Of course J ‘would.’ me Thomson and: Yeshe. la: continued: to. ex. : _ change letters and e-mails. Thomson: continiied » to assist-him with his education. : 7 think Pn. ‘unique. in that I've Kept i in'con-) tact with: this boy,-"said’ Thomson ‘adding that’ she is lucky'to get to _know ‘what i is hopening with, the student she sponsors. oad ~Yeshe. la is. ‘now in. his: mid-twenti _works at a travel agency in Tibet. ‘He still: studies languages in the. ‘winter, “when the: Tibetan tourism’ industry is in‘its off . “season ‘and ‘Thomson says: ‘she still: ‘helps him. out when-he needs it! DP in hoping: to meet’ him” agairi ‘this: fall : _whien I go to India. and Nepal, ” ‘she said. “AT LAST: Jean Thawipson and her foster son meet for the first time. . _. SOUVENIR: Amanda Botelho attended a "Student spent the weekend ‘with Linda’ Coady, 7 “The: ‘best. pari: -was meeting all the ew _IN-OCTOBER of 2003 ‘Terrace’s Jean ‘thom. gon. flew: to. the’ ‘Tibetan. capital. of Lhasa: to |e: - meet the:nian she: ‘had’ ‘been sponsoring, for ale ots portunities a lot of- other: “people ‘don’ t have," af boy got my name and. address and wrote-me . "The ‘weekend consisted: of workshops: oa m - guest: speakers. -The, goal is to ‘help. students * == TERRACE STANDARD | “the Terrace Serdar Wena, gus 1 1, 2004: 8 ~ EVEN. A MOCKSTAR. can set.the fans’ hearts a- Hutter. “Above, ‘BC/DC’s bass ‘guitarist Splif Swilliams autographs the shoulder of . helped put-a smite on the face of anyone taking in this year’s. ‘Rie ~ Annabelle. Hill. ‘The: satirical. AC/DC- ‘tribute .band-headlined this — verboat Pays f festivities, which LOOK place: ay. 30 to o Aug. 8. year's Concerts. in'the Park, winning: over a an n enthusiastic crowd at. a: “Riverboat Days 2004 "PERFECT PARADE. Eva’ Weget, above, and the . ‘rest of the Gitselasoo-Dancers tured in an impres- . ~ sive performance. at ihe Riverboat Days parade, - - George Little Memorial Park. Good. weather. for much | of the week: POTATO:.SACK: racers ‘bound for the finish. line ‘at Heritage. Park. Museum. where families gathered for the old fashioned Pioneer Picnic. The Aug. 1 event - also included three legged races and-games, live music and a chance for kids: . to design and race > their very. own model: riverboats.. ~MAN OVERBOARD! Pirate Bill Sauer (abc (above) somehow managed to capsize. . “Nations carving. exhibition. featuring ‘students’ from Northwest Community, Col- this little sailboat during an outing during the Ferry Island Treasure Hunt, a fa- mily event sponsored by the Skeena Valley Rotary Club. Later on in the week, . creativity shined along the 4600. block of Lakelse: outside the Coast Inn of the. West, Amanda Talstia, pictured in photo-at left, was’ just one of the local arlists. who took thelr-canvasses and potters’ wheels to the ‘streets for Artists” in Mo- tion. Fortunately, the weather was. perfect for this.event's debut, Nearby, a First. lege ran. all: week long’ in'a-stotefront. inside the hotel, offering 4 welcome - glimpse at the artistic process. And just a bloc away, at the comer. of Kalum and Greig Strests, a. Aiverboat Exhibit will ‘Say. open all summer, 7