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These are just a few of the over 30 Thornhill volunteers who helped to make Christmas a
happy event for children of families in need. Members of the Thornhill Vounteer Fire Depart-
ment — along with wives, children and grandparents — repalred, painted, brushed or com-
bed over 400 toys which they then donated to the Salvation Army for distribution. On the left

of the picture is Salvation Army Capt. John Harker and his wife Gail. «

Timber company gives major
‘stake to northern university

"Northwood Pulp and Timber
Ltd. of Prince George has given

- the Interior University Society a
’ big boost with a $350,000 com-

mitment to their proposed
northern university. This com-
mitment towards establishing
post-secondary education in the
north was announced recently
by Les Waldie, vice president of

_ industrial and public relations at
' Northwood. .

"We are pleased to make this
commitment. on the eve of
Northwood's 25th anniver-

sary,”’ said ‘Waldie, ‘‘and com-
mend the Interior University
Society on their work to date in
developing. the concept of a
northern university.’’ The socie-
ty’s president, Elsie Gerdes,
notes the provincial- government
has a matching grant policy for
universities, effectively placing
the value of Northwood’s com-
mitment at $700,000, and she
saluted Northwood for their
support towards building: a

university in the north.

The university society has

been urging ‘municipalities and
business enterprises in the north
to demonstrate their support
with contributions of land or
money. To date, the councils of
Fort St. John, Dawson Creek,
McBride, Kitimat and Fort St.
James have offered land for
local campuses. In saluting the
municipalities and Northwood
Pulp, Gerdes says, ‘Victoria
will have a hard time denying a
northern university if such con-
crete support keeps coming. for-
ward from B.C. residents and
committed corporate citizens.'’

_BooRS OPEN AT 4:30 P.M.

* “SUNDAY: Terrace Athletics Assn.
MONDAY: Terrace Minor Hockey

4818 Hwy. 16 West

‘TUESDAY: Kermodes or Jaycees

WEDNESDAY: Terrace Blueback Swim Club

-- THURSDAY: 747 Air Cadets
Ladies of the Royal Purple

FRIDAY: Parapelegic Assn.
SATURDAY: Parapelegic Foundation -

Regular
Games

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(Age 14 years and up)

Thank youl Have a Nice day!

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Thornhill VED
- plays Santa -

Many peopie take Christmas
pretty much for granted, They
don’t hope there’ll be something
under the tree — it’s a foregone
conclusion that there will be.

by Tod Strachan -

But that’s not true for
everyone, There are some
families who feel lucky to have a
warm room and. food on Christ-

| _tmas day, let alone dozens of new
toys for. their- children. But -

thanks: to the Thornhill

|’ Volunteer Fire Department,

these children in the Terrace
area received some exciting new
toys and are probably unaware
of their parents’ plight.

’ The second annual Santa’s
Workshop and Toy Run, held
just before Christmas by the

Thornhill volunteers saw 404

gifts reach Capt. John Harker of
the Salvation Army via the

_CFTK Christmas tree. This is a

success story in itself; the offer-
ing was more than double last
year’s event, and for that ac-
complishment assistant fire chief
Bill Delaronde thanks Terrace
area residents for their tremen-
dous support.

But the real story of the
Thornhill volunteers and their

gift to our community began last

October. Following in the

Games.

be addressed to:

anc SYNG

Northwest Consolidated
Suppy Ltd.

5239 Keith Ave., Terrace .

TERRACE! NOT CE

and

SCHOOL DISTRICT #88 (Terrace)
The City of Terrace and School District #88 (Terrace) §
ara joint hosts for the 1991 Northern B.C. Winter

A volunteer Board of Directors is responsible for plan-
ning and organizing the Games within the guidelines of
the host agreement. Interested persons who are seek-
ing a challenging commitment towards the games are
invited to submit a letter of application stating name,
area of interest and related experience. The Board will
require people with strong communication skills and !
expertise In a variety of areas, including: organization,
financial control, publicity, volunteer recruitment and
training, protocol, transportation and communication. .
All applications wilt be held in confidence and should

Z E.R. Hallsor
: Clerk-Administrator
~ Clty of Terrace
_ 9215 Eby Street,
- Terrace, B.C. V8G 2X8

footsteps of an era long passed, 7
Thornhill firefighters, - along.
with wives, children and grand-
parents, began ‘collecting «old
toys that residents left at the
firehall, This began as a weekly
event, held every Monday, but it
soon became a daily event with
hundreds of donations coming
in, And almost every toy had to
be repaired, painted, brushed or
combed. It took over 30
dedicated people three months
to. collect, repair, wrap and
deliver the gifts.

“But it was really a joy,” says

fire chief Art Hoving’s wife

Billie. ‘‘The people of Terrace .
and Thornhill really had heart
this year. They donated toys that
probably. haven’t even been
used. About two thirds of them
looked almost brand new... at
least after being worked on and
brushed and combed.”* She adds
that Richards Cleaners was also
a big help to their cause — all
stuffed and cloth toys were
cleaned and sanitized.

-Delaronde agrees that it was a
rewarding experience for every-
one. “It was a lot of fun and we
want to thank everyone for be-
ing so generous,”’ he says. ‘“We
hope that next year will be an- .
other success — we want to
double it again.” ,

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Thanks to all our friends
and customers.

635-7158