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“Ric ‘White: 4s-8 ree. faller, ‘a

. skier, ‘a: Ninja. ‘Turtle, ‘a real:
_ estate agent for Realty. ‘World.
. ‘Lakelse Realty, and an. -enthusi-*
‘ast. in’ everything he does.

“ Besides wanting to: puta name’
-. ‘to: Rie’
_World~

face in a recent Realty

pirate. whom the ‘kids loved!).

ad ‘in the. National Ski -
“Week. ‘supplement, we: felt his

_ Quimerous | accomplishments: and
_| skills. would -be. of interest to”
: Terrace’ ‘Review, readers. :

ve - When I first. met Ric, he was

Ste: Mr. ‘Christie. ‘Cookie man~
(and 6 sometimes a Ninja Turtle or

. 16. Terrac e Review — Wecnesay. February 19, 1992

a Who is is...

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Terrace from the Queen Char-—
lotte Islands in 1987 for the
hunting and fishing. He had been
a licensed fishing guide on the
Queen Charlottes for three: years,
but| wanted to do it just for the

pleasure. "My big thrill now,"- P
sayp Ric, “is to. take novice.
fishermen (friends) out fishing’
and help them to catch a really. . aie
‘big salmon!" He took one friend » proven to be the best move," Ric. |»
out to’ catch his. first 57 Ib.
spring salmon. That salmon pho- |
8 to still hangs in a. place of hon- °

. our itt the friend’s office. Ric's. :
- proud every” time he sees it. hation: tO. fet: trees: ‘and clear two Pe sy
- In January 1989, still. ‘working!
“asa faller, Ric was hit on: thio’ -
‘head by the top of a‘snag, but:
@ returned to. work the next day.In -
March of that same year, he tore .
his knee and was off for a num:

ber of months. When: people.

used to ask him to describe his

former ‘life, he suggested, "Get
dressed for the outdoors, go into

the. kitchen.and make yourself a

sandwich. Then go into the
bathroom with your sandwich . (

and still fully clothed, cat it in
the ‘shower, with cold’ water
pelting down.” Ric says the
weather and the injuries were

why ‘he quit that line of work,

but he thoroughly enjoyed the
job itself and the great. outdoors,

" World-Lakelse | ‘Realty. “It’s

says." "The on-going training and ©

‘mediate ‘skiers on. Shames. Ric -| a

‘sense of, satisfaction skiing: down: : Qf : _

enjoying them: >makes:: it yall:
“FUNS. -

family with: his ‘engagement to’:

' Terrace, where Ric and Deborah :

-For two years, Ric travelled ”
$ Highway 16 cast and west,
_ 50,000 miles a year, from Burns
e Lake to. Prince Rupert, selling
Mr. ‘Chribte egokies. During his

December. Beisig’ in- ‘real: estate,
-one has to take ‘the: ‘time, of year i

second year, he © ‘took: on: the
added challenge of working .
towards his real estate license. |
Always the optimist, Ric quit his |...
job with. Christie's one month |
before he got word. that: he had |
assed his real estate exams.In .)2 0 >
August 1991, Ric ‘started’ work . |’.

for Verne. (Ferguson) at Realty |: .

‘support. are great!" os
-Last-summer,: Ric’ helped . the
Shames: “Mountain ‘Ski* Corpor:

new: ski’runs for “upper inter-..) =

gays it was a lot of backbreaking. ‘|: = ue oe i wk
work. Of ‘his days. off, -but. the foro

Loh

those runs . and. seeing” -others oo

worthwhile. He, might even o-

‘Rie W White: Sense of satistaction in ‘so0ing oihers enoy 8 aa

more runs this:summer.;.s2. 2“
' He recently © gained ° a new.

Deborah Ashton-and Christopher.
age 2). Deborah and Ric met at»
a Realty World training session |
in Vancouver.’ “Deborah and
Christopher have just moved to:

will be working .’ together | ‘at:
Lakelse Realty as.ateam. °- :

Forty-year-old: ‘Ric Says, Pm
starting to mellow: out, ‘to ; tone -
‘down. We’re getting ‘married ‘in:

into considerations! Nie

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from all the.

“participating | \-
“ merchants.

Master of Ceremonies |.

In a former life, the Mr. Christie Cookie Man disguised a asa

Ninja Turtle, ..
Doug Smith |

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Invitation Only - i | ee |. oe
February 29th - | THE

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DAYS

FASHION oH :
_ 8:00pm. wots

45, ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
RIVERBOAT DAYS SOCIETY. —
will be held ‘Wednesday, March
4", 7: 30 P. m. at the Legion.

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"Everyone is welcome!
Bring your enthusiasm and
Ideas to make the 1992
Riverboat Days the best ever!