‘THIS WEEK A year ago ‘this week, Christy Park, law. and - the Centennial Lions made the frontpage. The “ Centennial Lions braved cold winds. to sell -.. about 430 crabs in order to raise money for club ~~" projects, and the B.C. Attorney General Bud Smith: and . the Legal Services Society an- > nounced a special grant of $1 million to be split _ between three B.C. communities. . Terrace was one of them, and the Kermode Friendship Cen- _ “>. tre was chosen as the point of. delivery. Along _ with this expansion in legal services in the area, ..', the Kermode Friendship Centre also announced 7 they would be starting another new legal service in town: family law as it relates to child custory - matters. - _ . As far as Christy Park was concerned, city: : - council approved the construction of Phase: I ‘ of the Terrace Youth Soccer project there — provided Public’ Works could solve a Howe . Creek drainage problem. At the same meeting, ‘council also passed a recommendation of the .Advisory Parks and Recreation Commission ' permitting the construction. of a service - building at Christy Park, It was said the building could provide space for change rooms, _. washrooms, storage and a meeting room... but _’ not a recreational lounge licence. According to _ council, the project was open to anyone wan- - ting to submit a proposal. _ A year ago this week, another of what would _ be several chapters in the city’s Kermode bear . Saga was put into print. At this point in the _ Story, ‘Peter Martinson of Bornite Mountain Taxidermy had made another plea to council for a compromise in mounting a Kermode that - had been donated to the city and was awaiting their reply. But he would have to wait. The problem had : been returned to the Finance Committee, and while council awaited their recommendation, taxidermist Roger. Britton: was. asked,.to. stop work on the bear. A frustrated alderman Ruth - Hallock asked at the-time if it'wouldn’t be bet- ter to simply give the donated bear‘back. She — suggested that. Britton’s costs be paid to date, : begin a search for another bear that could be donated to the city,'and start over from scratch, Bob Jackman joined the Terrace Review a year ago this week and in his first column ex- amined the aftermath of the civic election. This was the first of several entertaining articles that took a look at the city from the inside out and .,at the same time a few good natured shots at some of our local leaders and followers. As Jackman put it: ‘“‘As a washed up politician, - what else is there to do but write for one of the local newspapers? Run a travel agency?” In education a year ago this week,there was | growing talk of a teachers’ strike, a strike vote had just been taken, and a report of a rift be- _ tween the Ministry of Advanced Education’s . “Access Consulting Committee” and the In- terior University Society: A meeting between these two groups was intended to be a ‘‘useful _exchange of information and ideas’’. But socie- ty president, Elsie Gerdes, described committee sa heya DAN AMIE STDS oe ae cE ater nat ve members : after the “meeting as: being: il- informed, patronizing and negative. She added. that their actions indicated a predisposition against the establishment of any type of univer~ sity in the North.” A year ago this week was an active time on the local sports scene. There were'many wins, _ losses and awards.’ But:in retrospect the award for the most determined effort, if-one existed, - would go to local: boxers: Gary Lok and Marcus Bernaldez. After driving i in ice, mush and snow: Re eh ata near er Vn for hours and repairing a flat tire enroute, they i changed their mode. of- trarisportation to bus when a second flat tire caught them without a. . Spare. Twenty-one hours. ‘later’ they.. arrived in ‘Kelowna only to find: Bernaldez. 10 ‘pounds - overweight. He took this off.with a quick | fast - atid some serious exercise and entered the ring. Twenty-one seconds later. he knocked out the only opponent in his class. Lok. won his first _ match in the second round but lost his final bout after the referee stopped the match. He did place second in his class, though, and won. an award for best senior novice as well. In school sports, Skeena Junior High athlete ‘ David Shepherd held his own at the annual high school cross-country championships at - Castlegar and placed 79th in a- field of 300 - junior and. senior runners. Two other. Skeena runners, David and Chad Edmonds, came in Tess than two minutes behind Shepherd and placed 122nd and 138th respectively. Thornhill junior “‘A”’ boys won the zone volleyball finals by defeating Skeena 15-12, 10-15, 15-8. Things were looking good for Skeena on the basketball court, however. Still in this exhibition season, they were rated sixth in the province. In bowling, John Rasmussen of Terrace plac- ed in the 82-player CBC Sportsweekend five- pin rolloff in Surrey but it,wasn’t quite good enough to make the: championships: Only the « | top two bowlers eaitn that honor. and a shot at _ ‘the $25,000. grand prize. Jn, other sports, the Marge Skead rink of Terrace won the zone seven ladies’ cutling berth in‘the B.C, Winter Games but the.same luck didn’t hold for the Terrace Timbermen oldtimers hockey team . who placed fourth in a Burns Lake tournament. Finally, Terrace lawyer Jeff Arndt put Ter- race.on the map a year ago when he and his nine-man crew placed first in their division in’ the invitational Grand Prix Regatta in Seattle. Arndt, at the helm of his Dash-34 ‘‘Balder- ~ dash’’, placed third overall. In looking back a year ago this week, the last word should go to columnist Stephanie Wiebe who so. often puts our lives into perspective. In her column one year ago,. she may have come ‘up with the reason Canadians flock to the west coast. We're lucky out. heré, according to ‘Wiebe, because we apparently get more sleep, _ ' “The only reason I live on the west coast,”’ she explained, ‘tis that I couldn’t stand to get up three hours earlier in the east.’’ ~The Milie Avenue ditch, a year ago this week, was considered a hazard to children. A peti- - tlon slgned by area residents called for culverts and paving and this scene Is now history. r Jim Ryan Is a driving force in the community. Projects like the bandshell, the annual Big Band Dance, several theater . productions and dozens of public performances can be at- tributed either directly or In part to Ryan's energy and love of music. Above, Ryan is seen during a performance of The Wiz, staged last. year at this time. Terrace lawyer Jeff Amdt Is a notable member of the inter- national sailing set. A year ago this week, give or take a few weeks, he placed first in his division and third overall at the _invitational Grand Prix Regatta in Seattle. NORTH COAST TOURISM | TASK FORCE PUBLIC INFORMATION . MEETING The North Coast Tourism Task Force invites the citizens of the Stewart area to a public meeting in the Council Chamber, Municipal Building, Stewart Friday, December 1, 1989 at 7:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss concerns and exchange ideas for Tourism Enhancement in the North. Both oral and written presentations are welcome. -For more information, contact: E.P. Derrick 638-3570 sg Hon Stan Hagen, Minister Ministry of Regional and Economic Development - _]I