Ty north shore news {8 PASHION Pageant princesses poised for public duty . ve H LONSDALE QUAY- ._ CAULFIELD VILLAGE: Mon, - Thurs. 9:30 - 6:30pm» -Mon. - Thurs. TO 7 6:00pm Fri. 9:30 --9:00pm ©> ©, - Fri. 10 - 7:00pm Sat..9:30 -630pm. . Sat. 10 - 6pm” Suny 9'30, 6:30PM a = Sun212 5pm By Layne Christensen News Reporter Inyne@nsnews.com THE Squamish Nation has a new regal family. Twer eight young women vied for crown and sh at the seventh annual ncess Pageant fuly 25. The invitation-only ev held at the Squamish Nation ree centre in conjuae- tion with Squamish Nation Day. Crowned Senior Queen was Shawnna Apadaca, 14, a resident of Squamish. Junior Queen Chantel Joseph, 12, resides on the Capilano reserve, In the junior category: Rosie Baker was named First Princess; Jennifer Williams, second; Whitney Joseph, third and Darcy Baker, fourth. In the senior category: Siobhan Joseph was named First SHAWNNA Apodaca (left) wears the padrile dress. Chantel Joseph's is a tra- ditional powwow dress. B ~ OFFER ENDS Prime Time snmarn we. Princess; Virginia Johnston, second; Devon Williams, third and Lindsay Baker Hubley, fourth. Queens received $500 and First Princesses $250, which will be held for one year by the Chief in Council, with 6% interest compounded daily. The stipulation is that regal winners must maintai their grade role models for their peers. That means no drinking and io drugs. Not a blem, — says Joseph, who has already chal-- lenged her peers to be ‘a drug- free generation. Joseph will enter Grade 7 at Norgate Elementary in September. She’s a basketball all-star and captain of her school’s team. The A-average student was also: voted - Miss Congeniality by her pageant peers, Joseph views her experi- en competing in the pageant as a positive one. “Learning and helpingsand being a good listener — that’s what this pageant is all about,” she says, “Learning to be yourself and respectful to twice as.connected | "When Service Counts" Richmond 108-11400 Bridgeport * One black west of No. 5 Rd. . Surrey 50-10330 152nd. St. ¢ Across from Guildford ... Vancouver Pacific Centre Mall * Dunsmuir Skywalk . Abbotsford #4-32465 South Fraser Way * Across from Safeway ...... BCTEL .. 5 _ eee es 44 Mobility m ° ‘ BL centre others.” Sandra Joseph doesn’t want to label her daughter a “beauty gueen” which she says takes away from her spiri- tuality. Being a pageant winner will help Chantel to “work towards her leadership role as an adult,” Joseph says. When her daughter wears her crown and sash “she represents not only her family but her peo- ple.” . Following their introduc- tion at Squamish Nation Day, the young women performed their first public duty Tuesday when they joined the Grand Entry at the mbly of First Nations meeting at Canada Place. Be ‘At every public appearance, princesses wear.the traditional paddie dress thar they wore in the pageant. The tradition - originated in 1907 when chiefs first wore: velver west- ern-style jackets with paddles sewn on to denote Northwest’ Coast canoe culture. ~~ Each princess sewed 50 wooden paddles to her velvet dress, which was designed for the pageant by Kara Ardan, ADD A SECOND PHONE FOR ONLY $QO95 GET FREE WEEKENDS | AND MORE FOR JUST NORTH VANCOUVER SUPERSTORE ‘1480 Marine Drive (actos frum Dinger King) 990-9221 Mon. - Fri. 9:00 - 5:30 Sat. 10:00 - 5:00 278-4949 «583-5708 «. 685.1001 859.1411 gn . mS B Informed: Free phone and $25.95 a month cellular plan bared on a 36 month iransferable contract, New customers only, OAC, Home Free cats untimited . Home Free calls must be to primary customers teghtered BC TEL residential landline number. Free calls in length - maxizwum 30 calls per month + toca! calls Hed cable on ‘to-cas made on the BC TEL ity network. Two-t New 36-month contacts required or both primary phone and secondary jary phone shares primary phone plan and appeers on primery phone bill, Rete of55¢ per minute dusingnon tree daytime periods. Annual tadio system access fee of $48, lang dittance charget and taxes extra. Earty canceliation fees apply on aft 36-month contracts. Limited time offer,