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JACK TALSTRA and anniversary commit- tee chair Marylin Davies with one of the commemorative banners that will decorate downtown lampposts in 2003.

Birthday bash begins

A PARTY that’s going to last all year long be- gins on New Year’s Eve.

That's the night Terrace turns 75 — a major milestone that ushers in a year of birthday ce- lebrations and events planned throughout 2003.

Terrace was officially incorporated on Dec. 31, 1927.

The 75th anniversary celebration begins Tuesday, Dec. 31 with opening ceremonies at the arena banquet room starting at 4 p.m.

It’s actually Terrace’s first-ever “First Night”, an alcohol-free New Year’s Eve with a range of activities for the whole family to enjoy. —

Terrace parks and recreation will offer a free skate and a free swim at the arena and

‘pool from 4:30 to 7:15 p.m., so bring your ice skates or your bathing suit.

The First Night fun doesn’t end there.

Bring in the New Year surrounded by neigh- bours and friends at a family dance planned at the Skeena Mall, It starts at 8 p.m.

Pete Moss and the Fun Guys will perform live. music.

There will be activities for the kids (children must be accompanied by their fami- lies), food, pop and other refreshments, but

_ this is an alcohol-free event.

2 oon The'riext ‘day, miéke a fresh start for 2003 by

taking part in the Kinsmen Kermode Bear Swim, the annual New Year's. Day ritual where dozens of enthusiastic (and perfectly reasonable) Terrace dwellers take the plunge at Lakelse Lake at i p.m.

It takes place at the Kinsmen Kiddies Camp on Ist Ave.

Those are just some of the activities plan- ned for Terrace’s 75th anniversary year.

The calendar events is already filling up. There’s something happening every month of the year, blending a little of the old with the new,

There’s everything from a winter festival in January, to an RCMP regimental ball in May, and a strawberry festival and vintage car dis- play at Heritage park in July.

And the call is already going out to former residents to join a Terrace Homecoming Re- union on Aug. 1 and 2, Email addresses of for- mer residents to info @terrace75.ca

Later on in the year, look for a corn roast and street dance on Sept. 20, the date a time capsule will be buried in George Little Mem- orial Park.

Stamps recall cross-

seas communication

TWO HUGE milestones in the history of com- munications technology have been honoured with new 48 cent stamps .

On Oct. 31, 1902, the Pacific Cable opened. That meant a telegram communication could circle the globe for the first time.

Another milestone took place six weeks later, on Dec. 15, when Guglielmo Marconi sent the first radio message across the Atlantic Ocean from four wooden lowers he built in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia.

The following night, congratulatory mes- sages were sent to and between heads of state in North America and Europe, The idea of lay- ing a Pacific Cable linking Canada and Au- stralia, meanwhile, was discussed as early as 1879. .

After repeated requests from the govern- ments of Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the British government finally agreed, in 1901,

‘to the formation of a state-controlled enterprise to operate under the name, Pacific Cable Board. oe

On Oct. 31, 1902, Sir Sandford Fleming sent the first around-the-world telegram from and to Ottawa, via a globe-encircling network of deep-sea telegraph cables.

The transmission, which took just one day, was made possible by the 13,000-kilometre Pacific Cable originating at Bamfield, B.C.

The predominant images on the stamps are portraits of the two inventors: Fleming on the left (or Pacific-side) stamp and Marconi on the right (Atlantic side),

Between the two men is a stylized map of Canada. Also featured on the stamp is the Cable Ship, Iris. Cable ships like the /ris were used during the Pacific Cable project to lay, repair and maintain cables on the ocean floor

during and after the completion of the line.

TERRACE

The year in review

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January

A MONTH early, but in plenty of time to earn the title, Qwen Corbin Lee Shine McNeil be- comes Terrace’s New Year’s Baby, Born pre- mature but healthy at 2:02 p.m Jan. 1 to par- ents Cassandra Evans and Robin McNeil, he’s a a little brother to Ethan, 3, and Robin, 1. emote aan kkk 2 et

“One of Terrace’s best known “citizens, Floyd Frank, died at the age of 97, A dairy farmer, birdwatcher, songwriter and historian, Frank held Terrace Cooperative Association No. ! for his role in founding the organization. He dona- ted part of his former homestead property to the city of Terrace as parkland, among other accomplishments.

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A new mentor program aimed at showing young women how to embark on careers in a tange of fields is launched. Called Women As Mentors, or WAM, the group is made up of woemn employed in a wide range of jobs. Mentors included a pilot, a nurse and an envir- onmental geologist .

February

aKKKKKK Terrace’s Bill Anderson was installed as the Bishop of the Diocese of Caledonia in a cer-

emony in Prince Rupert, officially making him:

the top Anglican in the region. kkhkkhkK Local Realtor John Evans shaved his head of thick, dark hair in order to champion a good cause - The Children’s Miracle Network and B,C, Children’s Hospital. A close call when his young son, Landon, was just five days old prompted Evans to raise money for the child- helping charities.

March

Two local artisans say their handmade magic wands are a big hit with local kids. In- terest in their hot-selling Woodmel Wands is

PREMIER GORDON Campbell signed an autograph for this young Nisga’a girl during his spring visit to New Aiyansh to meet with the new Nisga’a Lisims Gov- ernment. He was surrounded by curious children during the visit, Campbell's first ever to the Nass Valley. He returned to this region for a second time in 2002 to meet with local supporters in Terrace.

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CAROLYN McNamara in Someday.

due, they said, to a return to the imagination — thanks in part to the Harry Potter books. kak kik A Houston, B.C., -based investigator won- dered if a string of UFO sightings along High- way 16 from the previous month are linked. Brian Vike later compiles more than 60 re- ports, particularly in and around the Terrace area — the undisputed UFO capital of the north, kek Freda Diesing, an influential Haida artist and carver was one of 13 recipients of the 2002: Aboriginal Foundation awards. The 77- year-old was also selected for an honourary doctorate from the University of Northern Brit-

ish Columbia. Tragically, she died in a car ace

cident nine months later,

April

The. spectacular Salmon Glacier high above -

Stewart, B.C., is the backdrop for an episode of the reality TV show, No Boundaries. A group of fit and competitive outdoor enthu- siasts confront a series of challenges in the

series, which takes them from Vancouver Is- .

land to the Arctic Circle. The participants also spend time in the Hazelton area, where they overnight at K’san Village and explore the

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COPPER Mountain Ele- mentary school stu- dents, left, staged a sit- in last June in a final bid to save their school. It was an emotional good- bye for staff, students and parents. “We didn't think it would be closed down because it’s such a great school,” Grade 5 student Adrienne Hem- mons said. Above, pre- paring for February's an- nual multicultural potluck dinner,

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Hundreds of dignitaries, well wishers and Nisga’ a citizens take part in opening ceremo- nies for The Nisga’a Treaty Gallery, a new, permanent exhibit at Victoria’s Royal: B.C, Museum. The exhibit showcases ‘the historic treaty - and the Nisga’a people; through soundscapes, photographs, ‘and artifacts. -

May

Skeena River Players’ show, Someday, takes home awards from the zone drama festi- val, including best play, best actress, best dir- ector and a peoples’s choice award. The play competed at the provincials in July: But by year's end, the First Nations theatre company would be in tatters, following the departure of its creative director, Marianne Brorup Weston and a number of board members.

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Scouting celebrates 75 years in Terrace May 31, making it older than the town itself. Past and present Scouts celebrated the mile- stone in George Little Park early in June.

June

The gold standard: Concert bands and musi-

‘cians from all three-Terrace area high schools

came back from a national music festival loa- ded with gold and silver medals. ~ Bands from Thornhill Jr., Skeena Jr. and Caledonia secondary return with four golds, three silvers, and a stack of individual awards in Terrace’s best-ever showing at Music Fest Canada. , toto tok

An out-of-work sawmill employee gets the surprise of his life when he gets a chance to appear —. by telephone - on the American morning talk show, Live! With Regis arid Kelly. Bill Hollaway was picked to play a daily tra- vel quiz. He missed out on an $8,000 trip, but is still thrilled with his consolation prize - a $250 gift certificate.

DOUG CARSON hugs his wife, Sue, who miracul- ously survived a. bout with deadly flesh-eating dis- ease in April. The Thornhill couple says quick action by local doctors saved Sue's life — and her left arm, where the rapidly destructive Infection began,