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Miss Teen Lethbridge also trapshooterBy JOY HICKSON of Tli* HMaWA. former Canadian champion trap-shooler, 17-year-old Weody Brown gave the fourth Miss Teen Lethbridge Pageant her best shot Thursday and walked away with the 1968 winner's title.Jl doesn't seem real,” she said minutes after winning. “When am I going to wake up from this dream?”The five-foot-six, blonde, hazel-eyed senior at Lethbridge Collegiate Institute had no i dea wha t had given her the edge over 13 other competitors.But it may have been her prepared speech on her favorite sport In which she noted that “no one has ever been killedwhile Irapehootmg.Or perhaps it was her answer to theLifestylesTrilh Brayru, Llfatyfo Editor 328-4411 batvufttn 8.30 ».m, and 4,30 p.m.C1—The Lethbridge Herald—Friday, February 12, 1968impromptu question, “What woman in public life I:-FOUR NERVOUS AND EXCITED young women, Jahirih Rempel, left, Leanne Sarya, Wendy Brown and §hanron Lavigne hold hands after being picked as thefour finalists in Thursday's Miss Teen Lethbridge 1988 pageant.NCFALD PHOTOS Or K0M KOOTImpresses you most?” Without missing a beat. Brown replied, “Queen Elizabeth. 5 always enjoy her speeches and public appearances.“1 never thought I’d win,” Brown said later. When 1 went backstage after giving my speech, I thought, ‘Well, that's it. It's over.”'She had just entered the contest for fun, she said. “You have to be out for the tun of it.”In fact, the highlight of the pageant had been the new friends she'd made and she said she looks forward to making more friends when she goes to Toronto lo compete in the 20tb Miss Teen Canada Pageant 1988.She'll compete against 41 other teenagers from across Canada in that televised pageant March 7.Slie’ll also compete in the American Modelling Association’s International Modelling Competition, when she travels to New York in April. She'll be accompanied by Lori Ully Chell, Miss Teen Lethbridge franchise holder and owner of Silhouette Academy of Modelling. But Brown is no sfranger to competition. Her mother, Pal, said she beat 70 men last year to win ibe provincial trap-shooting championship.Everyone in the Brown family is an avid trapebooter, including Wendy’s dad, Duncan, and her 19-year-old bister, Jo-Aruie, said her mother.Wendy had planned to follow her sister as a student at the Univeraity of Alberta in the fall, Pat said. However, Wendy, herself, 'said winning the pageant title may make a change in her plans.Brown won about $11,000 in prizes which ranged from an evening gown and diamond cluster ring to a steam iron, scissors and a guppy starter kit.Among her olher winnings are plenty of prizes lo keep her looking like a pageant winner, including memberships at three fitness clubs, a monthly manicure and hair desip and one month’s worth of lime at a tanning salon.Other finalists in the pageant were: Tahirih Rempel, first rannerup; Leanne Barva, second; and Shannon Lavigne, third.After a vole taken by all the semi-finalists, Michelle Urano was named Miss Friendship,All of the girlswere bright and charming during The pageant although a bit stiff at limes and sometimes shaky as they pirouetted on high heels,Bui no one failed To smite radiantly throughout as ihey modelled various fashions, including evening gowns fromthe Butte Dress Shop.The strapless gowns had white full skirts, white ruffles around the busts and filled bodices of tiered gathers in pink, blue or green. A big bow in a matching color created a bustle effect at the back and long, white gloves were worn,Each girl also gave a short speech on topics ranging from the Olympic Torch relay to bilingualism to the importance of setting goals,Ail spoke with animation and perfect enunciation, wilh a fast-paced delivery that never varied.The only lime anyone really (altered was when Laura Selk, Miss Teen Lethbridge 1987, choked back tears as she gave what was lo be the last speech of her reign.Several numbers by Studio One Dance Academy and Herb Hicks and the band. Chameleon, also entertained Ibe packed house at the Yales.But theaudienee, mostlycompetifors’families and friends, mainly applaudedand even cheered for the girls themselves. The 14- to 17-year-olds were judged on poise, ability to communicate, filness, academic achievements and appearance. 1The show also included an enormous amount of advertising for the sponsors, including a video featuring each of the l prizes donated. Even the cans of Orange Crush the girls ha d drunk dun ng ■ rehearsals were mentioned.Chocolate — favorite of loversSome people may say they don't eat candy, but give them a box of chocolates and Ihey won'l turn it down.Sa says Pal McCulley, manager of Kandy Kottage and Gifts of Lethbridge.An array of fine chocolates in the traditional heart-shaped box is a favorite Valentine’s Day gift, not just for sweethearts but far friends and relatives, too, she said.People can also opt for colored solid nfa'»!!LEANNE BARVA nervously opens (he envelope she picked conlaining her final question during the public speaking segmenl of Thursday’s pageant. Barva went on to become the second-runner-up in the Miss Teen Lethbridge pageanl.I DON'T BELIEVE IT! says an excited Wentfy Brown, 17, reading to the news of being chosen Miss Teen Lethbridge 1988. First-njnner-up Tahirih Rempel,. left, holds her hand. The pair were caught on stage Thursday at the Yates Centre during the fourth annual Miss Teen Lethbridge pageant.chocolate roses, molded bars of chocolate that say Love” or Happy Valentine's” on them ar forego chocolate entirely for cinnamon hearts nr other heart-shaped candies.Even salt- and sugar-free chocolates are available for diabetics and those people on special diets.Chocolate’s association with romance dates back to its Latin American origins. Montezuma,. emperor of the A2tecs, was said to have drunk a goblel-ful of chocolate beverage each time he entered his harem.Explorers Columbus and Cories took She cocoa bean back to Europe with them, but the flavor didn't appeal to people until sugar was added.Chocolate's popularity' then skyrocketed and it was considered to have medicinal properties as well as being an aphrodisiac. Legend has it that Casanova consumed gallons of chocolate drink.Chocolate actually does contain achemical probably found in large amounts in people in love-phenylelhy-laroine. This chemical is known lo reduce depression perhaps accounting for the era ving for chocolate that chocoholics know so well.On the down side,-this chemical along with tyramine, a substance also present in red wine and cheese, can trigger migraines in some people.Chocolate also contains caffeine, although far less than coffee, and of course, chocolate candy is about 60 per cent sugar, another substance nutritionists say should be eaten in moderation.So if it’s a symbol of wickedness, guilt and decadence, no wonder. But a box of chocolates is stilt a gift that can be shared between people, making it especially appropriate for Valentine’s Day.With specialty packaging and high-quality chocolate adding lo the expense, tMt gift can cost more than $20, but McCulley said people appreciate quality and attractive appearance.Most Kandy Kottage chocolates are made from Belgian chocolate and are hand-dipped, with no additives or preservatives.They're not laced wilh paraffin to mold them so'they’re more fragile than drugstore varieties,” McCulley said.To judge tie quality of a box of chocolates, just read Ihe list of ingredients, she said. “Some have so little chocolate in them, you might as well chew on the box.HERUD PHOTO BY OAV1D WJSSntRVALENTINE’S DILEMMA, Greg McCulley is getting some advice from Mom, Pat McCulley, on the choice of chocolates for his sweetheart, Sunday.Chocolates are usually a “very last-minute thing to buy, she said, but il people need to store them, they can be kept in a cool, dark place.She doesn't recommend freezing or refrigerating them; on the other hand, a. 'temperature more than 20 degrees Celsius will cause them lo “bloom.”This means Uie cocoa butter will rise to the top, turning the chocolate white. II doesn't ruin the taste, but it sure ruins the appearance,” McCulley said.IniTDI Tfl VATTriTl
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Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Fri, Feb 12, 1988
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