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Page 8, News, Tuesday, December 3 1991 Youth nominated for citizen award by Darren MacDonald The News A Terrace Bay youth has been nominated for the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Stacy Wallwin, 16, will find out Dec. 13 whether or not she is one of the 12 final recipients of the award, out of 148 people who have been nominated. Begun in 1981, the award is intended to reward young peo- ple who do good deeds in their community. Among the achievements listed in her nomination for, is her volunteer work with Life- line, the emergency alerting system for the elderly and the handicapped. "I test the machines at the hospital to make sure they work," she said. She also said she was sur- prised to learn about the nomi- nation. "J don't really know what I did that's worth being nominat- ed," she said. The list includes volunteer work for World Vision of Cana- da. She acted as the local vice- president and treasurer during World Vision's 30 Hour Famine last year. The awards were established and are run by the Ontario Community Newspaper Asso- ciation, and are directed toward people under the age of 18 who are active in their community. BE A POWER SAVER Every year millions of colourful, festive lights decorate homes, office buildings and evergreens across the province. But you can neatly trim the amount of electricity your lights use; without affecting your enjoyment one bit. If you're planning to buy new strings of lights, or replace old, wom ones, try energy saving 5-watt bulb strings, instead of the usual 7-watts. They come in the same colours, and are every bit as cheery and festive. But they use up to 30% less electricity KEEP YOUR ENERGY USE DOWN WHEN THESE GO UP. terrace bay hydro and schreiber hydro and for that they deserve a special holiday cheer. You can also save energy by turning your holiday lights off when you're not at home. And by using a timer, you can set your lights to tum on and off automatically, ensuring they are not left on all night. By doing these little things, you can save energy while enjoying a bright holiday season. For more information on energy saving lighting call, toll free, 1-800-263-9000. And have a safe and happy holiday season. Stacy Wallwin (above) holds her junior citizen of the year nomination certificate. re ct -- SIA PARTICIPAC TION _-- At Fog 'Visiting Shopping? Site Seeing? Fishing? Find comfort at Paradise Motel * Very clean rooms at Budget rates * Close to all major attractions * Variety of family restaurants within one block * Picnic Area *Reservations - phone ahead (807) 475-8628 Rhonda & Steve O'Brien (mgr.) 221 W. Arthur Street (Highway 11 - 17B) Thunder Bay, Ontario P7E 5P7 sys fA EY Soe Sate Dit Pee ws veer es, . Pe DK DN DK DDR DI DNB: Oo tact data tiadncttatea Vevey EN as} hank You Ro ie 33 I would like to thank Dr. Wilkes, fy 2} Dr. Tu, nurses and staff of ine 52 H McCausland hospital for the fy 3 excellent care I received while a es patient in the hospital, for all the visits, :"~ cards, flowers and fruit I received. {., <zg 2 Ai bap a a AAAAKAAABAL He ONES IE? "EO SU URS SD ta ted bie Pie Pie Pie Pie Pie LA BG IS 33 3 '>: = xt. Sohn Morris "de RP he Saye Paes SUE OAs. SPX RR: ¥ The intrepid snowmobiler by Craig Nicholson Every year snowmobilers drown. Usually these deaths involve darkness, alcohol impairment, or weak ice, and there's usual- ly a horror story about someone simply riding off the ice into open water. The machines and bodies are fished out the next day. The rest of us shudder, write the victims off as idiots, and ride away secure in the con- victions that it could never happen to us. After all, we KNOW our ice. And snow- mobiles float. But ice isn't the problem. Water is the killer. It's always between us and where we want to be. And as long as we are deter- mined to get there, we risk the chance that it is our tum next. The best bet is to foreswear water crossings, but that is to ignore human nature, so next best is to reduce our chances of pass- ing through ice to water to human popsicle. Wherever money, nature and environmental concerns permit, snowmobile clubs build bridges. Where bridges are not possible, the snowmobile clubs select the rsafést available crossing point and mark it clearly. Over larger bodies of water, these crossings are often further denoted by a "tree line" of flexible and forgiv- ing evergreen boughs or rows of florescent wood stakes, although these are subject to being clipped off club grooms across the ice, that constant compacting action plus' frequent machine travel will tend to strengthen that ice high- way, but not the immediate surroundings, so don't wan- der. Stay on the trail. The thing about ice is unpredictability. Its strength depends on a myri- ad of factors such as water and air temperatures, cur- rents, wind and snowfall, so it is constantly changing and shifting. And thickness does not necessarily equate with strength. That depends on the kind of ice it is - black, white, frazil or can- dle. And none of these post signs, so even a local can never be absolutely certain what's what from day to day. Still, I'd rather take his word for it than venture forth as a stranger with nothing but "never say die" written as an epitaph on my sleeve. Black ice, so named because that's how it looks, continued on page 16