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Wednesday, March 16, 2005
OUR TOWN
OUR TOWN
Produce plan: Veggies in tlie classroom
JOYANNE PURSAGA
Observer
Reporter
Three ministries of the
BiC. government united
recently to launch a
$300,000 project to get
kids to eat their veggies.
The School Fruit and
Vegetable pilot program
will provide one B;C.
fruit or vegetable serving to the students of
10 elementary schools
across the province^ beginning this September.
The program's co-or- ^
dinator says it will take
a bite out of Canada's
childhood obesity crisis.
"Our childhood obesity rate has quadrupled
over the past two decades," said Ann Briton
of the B;G. Agriculture
in the Classroom Foundation.
The
foundation will
organize the project for
the following ministries:
Health Services; Education; and Agriculture,
Food and Fisheries.
Based on the Body
Mass Index, 29 per cent
of boys and 27 per cent
of girls in Canada are
either
overweight or
obese, according to the
Canadian Institute for
Health Information.
Briton says a lack of
healthy choices are to
blame for these expanding waistlines. She says
63 per cent of youth
don't eat the five to 10
daily servings of veggies
and fruit the Canadian
Food
Guide recom-:
mends.
Briton says parents
face several obstacles in
making sure their kids
follow nutritious diets,
including
the convenience ,of junk food and
misguided notions of
what is or isn't healthy.
"It's a challenge to
spend the time that used
to get put into preparing
meals," said Briton.
The fruit and vegetable
program will target this
lazy eating trend at two
schools from each of the
five health authorities in
the province.
Part-time staff will help
dole out the nutritious
snacks twice a week,
Quesnel School District
chair Caroline Nielsen
says she supports any
program that works to
reduce poor nutrition
in kids. But she says the
10-school
limit takes
only a "minuscule" step
toward better health.
"They just need to
look at the research. I
don't think there's any
need for the pilot," said
Nielsen.
She says the cost to implement the program in
every B.C. school pales
in comparison to the
cost of treating obesity
and its related diseases.
Obesity is one of the
primary causes of Type 2
diabetes in kids, a health
bill everyone must pay
for, said Nielsen.
But other local educators stress any free food
will reduce the financial
barriers to nutrition.
Denis Lessard, principal of Dragon Lake
elementary, says more
than 200 students rely
on a district lunch program serving low-income kids.
"It's a great positive
development, especially
if we can bring the costs
down for the kids,' said
Lessard.
Dragon Lake, Quesnel's Healthy Eating
Active Living school,
is working on several
ways to increase student
activity and improve nutrition.
He says giving students
choices and health education can steer them
toward healthier lifestyles.
"Most kids really like
fruits and veggies," said
Lessard. "I've seen instances where kids could
have some junk food but
the veggie and dip platter goes first,"
Democracy
in action
Grade 4 Dragon Lake elementary students Madeline
Sheppard, left; and Denai Gassoff put the finishing
touches on their nutrition poster for a healthy food fair
tomorrow. Dragon Lake is Quesnel's designated Healthy
Eating Active Living school this year and will undertake
programs to improve nutrition and activity levels. Principal Denis Lessard believes B.C.'s School Fruit and
Vegetable pilot program could reduce financial barriers
to better nutrition.
Joyanne Pursaga photo
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BC - It's Working
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Fred Rogger (left) and
Henry Braun (right) met
with Lieutenant-Governor
lona Campagnolo during
their week In Victoria. They
were part of the 2nd Annual
Teachers' Institute on Parliamentary Democracy. The
week included meetings
with MLASi the Speaker,
legislative lawyers and a
reception at Government
House. Fourteen teachers
from around the province
were selected to attend.
Photo contributed
How to deal with dreaded Q & A
Curtis Harvie
STRICTLY S P E A K I N G
Our business is in a complete turnaround compared to 2001. Today in
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resource sectors. An improved economy means more money in people's
You've presented, but
now the dreaded question
and answer session has
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Here are a few tips to
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Prior to occasion, watch
or listen to a tape of your
presentation. Write down
questions you perceive
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answers.
Give your presentation
to friends or family. Have
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they may see things you
don't.
Write
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their
questions and put together some responses.
Be sure to practice your
answers as weH.
Some audience members
fear being the first to ask
a question. Place a few
prepared questions in
different sections of the
audience with friends in
case dead spots occur.
Choose
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presenting. If your presentation time is limited,
design these questions to
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to state but couldn't.
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Your reputation or that
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Q Sc.A sessions let audiences clarify p o i n t S y helping you gain their support
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and
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Budding scientists
show creative
experimental edge
JOYANNE PURSAGA
juice, vinegar, Pepsi
and water failed to create the same effect.
But the young scienhe's only eight
tist, who already owns
years old but she
her own microscope,
can do somesays there are few
thing few adults would
people she would feed
even try: make an egg
her vinegar-flavoured
bounce.
egg
to.
Kimberly Rutledge
"Maybe my sister,"
was one of 95 students
she said giggling.
presenting 78 projects
Fair organizer Marat the District Sciencie
guerite Hall said the
Fair, held Friday iat
West Park Mall.; The - beauty of science fairs
is that students like
Grade 3 scientist beat
Kimberly learn new
put students one and
skills and have fun at
two years older to
qualify for the competi- the same time.
tion.'^' .
Other projects studied
the effects of secondShe has volunteered
hand smoke on plants,
to create science fair
bacteria left behind by
projects since kindera
lack of tooth brushgarten.
"It's fun coming tp get ing, and the effects of
caffeine on blood presjudged. I think science
V.sure.
projects are fun," she
"They are all winsaid;;ners," said Hall.
And rather than fall
Students with the
back on the standard ,
14 first-class projects
fare, Kimberly was
qualify to compete at
inspired by a science
the Central Interior
article to see if she
Science Exhibition,
could make an egg
a
regional fair at the
bounce.
University of NorthShe found soaking
ern British Columbia's
it in vinegar for 24
Prince George Campus
hours dissolved the
on April 9. Kimberly's
shell and formed a
project
placed in secrubbery coating around
ond
class.
the white. When
dropped, the egg didn't
The winning students
produce the slimy
are Jake Rogger, Asya
mess you'd expect but
Fulton, Kailey Boyd,
bounced back up from
Dave Holbrook, Tyler
the table.
Kampman, Kelsey Garner, Michael Dodge,
Similar tests with
Gage Beckett, Amy
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Skaters triumphant In Terrace
just out of medal contention in fifth.
Observer Reporter
In
the
Elementary
The
K L A How Ya Elements competition.
Freeskate
competition Cross picked up a gold
in Terrace proved to and Wilkins and Engbe a success for the land picked up silver
Quesnel Figure Skating medals. Curtis placed
Club.
fourth, Swaile finished
As many of the events fifth and Boucher setwere broken into sepa- tled for sixth.
rate groups, local skatIn the Pre-Introductoers capitalized in a big ry event, Curtis placed
way, bringing back nine sixth and, notched an
medals to the Goldpan eighth-place effort in
City.
the
Pre-Preliminary
In
the
Elementary Skills competition.
Ladies division, CaiThe team of Boucher,
ley England and Kari Swaile, England^ and
Wilkins
each
snared Cross picked up a fifthgold, while Mary Cur- place ribbon for their
tis and Ryea Cross efforts in the Begincaptured . the bronze.. ner Team Manoeuvres
Amanda Boucher and event.
Megan Swaile finished
In the Bronze Interpre-
PeeUfee Thunder ready for provincials
NEIL MACKINNON
a pair of goals from PayObserver Reporter
ton Schaefen In the middle frame, Cole Wiggins
With the provincials and
Spencer Graboski
just a week away, the scored, but Williams
PeeWee Thunder are on, Lake made a bit of a
a tremendous tear.
comeback, making it
4-3.
But in the third, the
In Williams j Lake last
weekend-"Sb/ Thunder Tl?under hammered in
pounded the hometown five unanswered goals.
nailed
his
squad in a pair of games Wiggins
to end theirregular second . of. the .match.
Josh
Fuerstenberg
season on a high note.
notched"
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pair
of goals
In
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the
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Rollo
scored
after the first period on Tyson
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Sunday morning saw
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The
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straight
in the
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7-2 and went on to
win 10-3. Wiggins had
an outstanding game,
lighting the lamp four
times and adding a
pair v o f a s s i s t S i Blake
Campbell,-Lee Rippon,
Tim
Traber, Sehaefer
and Graboski all netted
one each.
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With the Midget AA
Provincial Hockey Championships ready to roll
from March 21 to 25, the
Quesnel Thunder will take
to the. ice for four roundrobin games. '
Their first outing will be
against West Vancouver
at 9:30 a.m. on the 21st.
Later that evening, at 8
p.m. they will take on
Whitehorse.
On the 22nd, the Thunder play host to Westside
at 8:30 p.m.
• For their final match of
the round-^robinj the local
boys will take on Dawson
Creek. The puck drops at
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well.
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Off with a bang
Tim Adamson rattles off a shot at the Quesnel Rod and Gun Club's Turkey Shoot last weekend. More than 30
shooters attended the competition which consisted of trap shooting, a buddy-shoot and an Annie Oakley event.
Prince George's Larry Norbeck was the big winner of the day in five events, taking home $100 and Lone Butte's
Jim Bittnefr also shot his way to $100 in one event. Williams Lake's Barry Jenkins won three ievents and Prince
George's Bob Coleman won two events. Local shooters were two-event wohde
winning a pair were
Gord Wall, Mason Hunter; and John MacDonald. Bob Taylor, who just recently started shooting, also took two
events;
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Bowlersrightonlocals ride quii success
mark at tourney
NEIL MACKINNON
Observer Reporter
Nickolet, Rylee Jensen, Holly
Renker and Katelyn Smith
captured fourth place. Another D team, consisting of
Brett Jackson, Hanna Renker, Robyn Jackson and Chantelle Freel, snagged sbcdi.
Individually, however, the
> local participants fared significantly better. Freel took
first place in the D2 division
and Smith snared second.
In the Individual C l category Braconnier took the top
spot and in C2, Kyla Jensen
took home the silver.
In the Individual C event,
Gonzalez brought back the
gold, while Brett Jackson finished fifth in the Individual
D, and Nickolet slipped to
sixth.
There were no ponies at the
event, but 11 locals proved
they weren't horsing around
NEIL MACKINNON
Debbie Gordon, Camae
at the Poiiy Glub Regional
Lynn, Rhonda Hamel, LorObserver Reporter
Quiz in Bums Lake.
raine Hamel and Kihi LupuThe Quiz tests an individuAfter decades of settling lack won the Ladies title for
al's knowledge of horses and
for fifth or seventh place, thefirsttime in 21 years.
consisted of three, parts, a
Quesnel bowlers have finally On the mixed side of the
written test, a visual test and
rolled into the upper ech- alley, Quesnel bowlers also
an oral test. Each person's
brought home the tourney
elons of interior bowling.
score was added with the
In the Interior Bowl- tide for the first time in 29
members, of their team to
ing Tournament held in years. ,
give an overall total and deQuesnel will be ranked fifth
Kamloops last weekend, two
termine placement.
teams brought home some in the A division next year
The C team of Carmen
much coveted hardware. thanks to the stunning agGonzalez, Jillian Braconnier
The tourney was attended by gregate results of the ladies,
and Kyla Jensen were the
24 interior teams in A and B mens and rnixed, for the first
big winners, taking first.
divisions. The previous year's time ever.
The D team of Madison
On top of all their success,
results determine where the
teams will be placed and two locals wereriarnedto
Quesnel has spent a lot of the mixed all-star team. Rob
Quesnel Minor Hockey
Rollins bowled an average of
time on the Bside.
267 and Darin Gummesen
But not anymore.
PLAYER OF THE WEE
In the Ladies side of the B racked up an average of 266
division, Maxine Kerriball, to earn the all-star nod.
know . most
people • aren't
complaining too much about this
beautiful sunshine, however for us
at Troll it means certain death to a
once proud ski season that will live
in our memory for weeks. We had a
really fun winter this year.the weather
was a little temperamental to say the
least but there was still a lot of really
good days. Above all there was really
good energy at Troll, I think the mix
of getting outside, feeling eriergized
and making use of what you have in
your own backyard, all contributed. We are really due for a monster winter,
it's corning so don't give up.
Being the ski school co.director I know what it takes to get the season off
the ground and I would like to take a minute to thank Hiidur for all her hard
work in managing the' ski area this season. Along with Hiidur goes Marty and
Bill - the groomers. I don't know if most of you know but we would not haye
gotteri in the amount of days or had the quality of days without their hard
work and expertise.
Often the real backbone to any organization get overlooked, the list of people
that it takes to make sUre we mn safely o n a daily basis would take up ali of
my space so a general thanks will have to do, thanks to al|the lifties, kitchen
staff, instructors, ski techs and ski patrol, its safe to say we couldn't d o it
without you.
Most of all we would like to thank all of you for your, patience, enthusiasm
and support this season. Lets not give up on winter and get ready for a stellar
season next year... you know Decemberis only 9 months away!!
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tive competition. Torrye Mackenzie skated
to gold, and took fourth
in the Junior Bronze Ladies eventi ,
- And Ashlee Machuik
put forth a solid effort
in the Novice Ladies
Short Program, earning a bronze medal and
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Competition in Powell The Quesnel Figure Skating Club had a solid showing In Terrace. In front, Ryea Cross,
River. Perra picked up Cailey England, Mary Curtis and Megan Swaile and in back, Amanda Boucher^ Kari
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added an 11th place
finish in Preliminary
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