WHAT'S - UP “DECEMBER 22, 1999 — Kitimat Centennial Museum presents “‘A BRUSH WITH COLOUR” paintings by Ariel Han & Des Edwards, The show runs from Noy, 21 - Dec, 22. Museum hours: Tues, - Fri. 11 am.'- 5 p.m; Sat. 12-5 p.m, Closed Sun. & Mon. Kkkekk JANUARY 10, 1991 — The Pacific Northwest Music Festival Committee reminds ‘competitors and teachers thal the deadline date for entry into the festival is Jan. 10. The festival dates are March 10- 23, 1991, Syllabuses and entry forms are available from Sight . and sound in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert; from the public libraries in Terrace and Kitimat and from the Secretary, Box 456, Terrace, B.C., V8G 4B5 k tk kok “ ADULT FEMALE SUR- VIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT GROUP, Every Wed. 7-9 p.m. Call 635-4042 for further info. Rak tk BATTERED WOMEN’ 5S SUPPORT GROUP. Every , Tues. 7-9 p.m. Call 635-6447 or 635-4042 for further info. kaekik TERRACE DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB meets at 7:15 every Wed. at Caledonia Sr. Sec. in the cafeteria. Everyone welcome, For more info, call Ellen Smith at 635-4096 or Dave Comfort at 635-4875, : kak kk TERRACE CO-DEPEN- DENTS Anonymous. Meets Monday Evenings 8-9 p.m. at Skeena Health Unit. the only requirement for membership is the desire for healthy and fulfiiling relationships. Contact Mary at 635-5518 . ket KK ALANON MEETING. Family and Friends of alcoholics meet Mon, nights @ p.m. at Mills . Memorial Hospital,psych, con- ference room, Cantacts: Noreen 635-6938 or Sharon 638-1836. ‘ BARK oc. ‘OMY SUPPORT GRO! ~ ostomy or needing one in the future. A chance to share pro- blems, concerns, information and receive support from others in the same situation. Call Terrace 635-5905 or Kitimat 632-5951, - ahh kk BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS are now underway, The first A.G.M. proved to be a success with enough people present to fill all executive, and directors chairs. The next few months will be busy trying to* gel totally functional by spring. But, we still can't do it without you, Anyone interested in becoming a Big Brother or Sister, or if you are willing just to help please feel free to join us in this worthwhile project. Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month. kk kak ‘WED. NITE VIDEOS will be _ held downstairs at the Kermode Friendship Centre at 7:30. Now playing: Educational videos on Alcohol and Drogs. For further - info. call 635-4906 (Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 4:30 p.m,) kkk CO-DEPENDANTS ANONYMOUS, is a 12 step fellowship specifically designed for those who wish to improve ’ their relationships with others. If you have problems forming _Or. maintaining intimate rela- tionships, these meetings may “help. Videos and educational material are part of the format. Meclings are 8 p.m. -9 p.m, : Mondays at the Health Unit ~Auditorium, For more infor- -: mation’ phone 635-5518 or “} ; 638-8714... Newcomers very : welcome, ; a kk kk _ Cont'd B14 ....The Terrace Standard 2 offers What's Up as a “publle service to its. readers and those com- muinity organizations in. the area, “ Ttems for this section are ‘for non- -profit “organizations and for “these ‘events in which : vthere is no cost to gain admission. To meet our produc- “thon deadlines, we ask that all’ items be submit- cited by noon on the FRIDAY preceding the following : week's - issue: - We also ask that items be - typewritten or or be printed I “for “any: persons havitig’ an? Others hear Kecia Larkin is going to die some day. Then again, so is everyone else, . But the 19-year-old’s chances of dying sooner than later are made greater because she has the HIV virus which leads to AIDS, Yet the prospect doesn’t bother Larkin’ who has been conducting workshops for teens and other groups since she found she had the virus, ‘We must realize the poten- tial in oursetves,’? says Larkin who recently toured the nor- thwest. ‘You, shouldn’t limit yourself,”’ Larkin is one of 250 women in B.C. known to have the AIDS. virus which lowers the body’s immune system to disease and illness. She contracted it from a per- son with which she was living just over one year ago. The rela- tionship began about a year before that, The person moved from Toronto to Vancouver knowing he was HIV positive but did not tell Larkin. “He was in an accident. It was only in the emergency room that I found out — when they (hospital personnel). said ‘Did you know he is HIV positive?’ "” Temembers-Larkin; The news made sense to Larkin who had!iheen ill for about a month" ‘before her boyfriend's accident. Those symptoms, she says, are common immediately after en ba te becomes HV: -positive:: We were nat hai ng tuo‘hafe “Sex and it went hand i in hand,” - says Larkin: * Her lifestyle up until then was one of drug abuse, The accident occurred while she and her boyfriend were stripping an old Vancouver warehouse of copper tubing to sell to buy drugs, He touched a live wire which resulted in losing half and arm and bad burns on other parts of his bedy. Larkin visited her friend in the hospital and became bitter toward him. Their relationship soon ended. The HIV news was confirmed through a blood test she had. “That blew me away. I didn’t want to end up dead within a year. 1 knew though that if I stayed on. Hastings St., I was going to die soon," says Larkin. She entered a detox centre and then moved to Victoria to live with her mother. : Her first step toward conduc- ting workshops began when sit- ting through others on suicide prevention, alcoho! and sexual abuse conducted by her family. **They all knew but they were story Aids virus bo KECIA LARKIN found out a year ago she is HIV positive. The news has prompted Larkin to give workshops to teens and other groups ‘Walilhg for’ te eet talk ‘aboiit it. i =: “about. the HIV: virus; sBut they" also find more young people than expected: want to know. said. “You know have the virus’ : went, from there, " " said Her "workshops concentrate “That blew me away. | didn’t want to end up dead within a year. | knew though that if J stayed on Hastings St, | was going to die soon.” on choices and reality by telling young people they have options in life and by telling parents they should be aware of what their children are doing. ‘‘The emphasis is on peer pressure, I say you don’t have to Fall into it, It’s a trap. You do have a choice,” says Larkin, “Sex isn’t part of being a grown up. You don't have to have sex to be a grown up. Sex doesn't make you a grown up. There’s nothing wrong in waiting,’? she says, Larkin. :and boyfriend Clayton Pompu find there is a about the virus and about AIDS. ; **We can’t afford to tell kids babies come from storks anymore,” says Pompu. “AIDS is not a course you can take in school. We have to do something now,’ he adds. Larkin’s workshops have taken her all over to the pro- vince and next month, she'll be going to Ontario. She finds the workshops act as a therapy for her own situa- tion, Sitting in front of people and talking, saying I know what they are going through helps. For me, that’s what needed. 1 feel [ have something important to say,”? Larkin said. In the meantime, Larkin goes for: regular blood tests to monitor the presence of the HIV virus in her system. Her tour through the nor- thwest was sponsored by several groups, including the Terrace District Teachers’ Association. iA Sa seat la dl be tS on the reality of life. She and friend Clayton Pompu were in the nor- ‘thwest recently on a tour sponsored by various groups. _— ee AR el a ae a i Rian te 20 oe er Tome ea aA a a aoe ee ane Eg BN Y Terrace Standard, Wednesday, Dacamber 12, 1990 - - Page B1- NEW6 nd fest on Wear warm socks, gloves, dress appropriately and bring a flashlight. That’s the advice of com- munity band leader Jim Ryan as the ensemble prepares for its third annual candlelight carol singatong 6:30 p.m., Dec. 16 at the bandshell behind the library in Lower Level Little Park. On the program is half. an hour of music by the com- munity band and = other organizations. Carol sheets will be made available. . ‘Last year people had candies in tin cans and children had sparklers. It was really, really nice,’ said _ Ryan, He said churches and other ‘groups plan Christmas events around the singalong. It’s just one of the several “Outdoors sing sunday Jim Ryan outings the band undertakes ‘at Christmas, Two weeks ago it played during seniors night at the Co-op and it provided the music for the official kickoff in the Skeena Mall of the Salvation Army keltle cam- paign. Five local people were among the 645 students receiving acknowledgements for finishing ’ course work at the University of Victoria. Patricia Philpot received a diploma while Jan Arnoid received a bachelor of arts.’ Kyra ‘Williston received a bachelor of science- While Dina MacCormac and Yvonne Reid both received bachelor of social work degrees, ; The academic honours were presented during ‘fall convoca- tion ceremonies Nov, 24 at the university, Khkkkek. Students and teachers are reminded that the final date for . entries for the 1991 Pacific Nor- ithwest Music Festival i is Jan. 10, . 1991. Competitors are also remind- ed that rules have been revised | and should be read carefully before... fillin, out. ‘the, _ entry esl ival, iakes place, entries are: ‘expected, ° are: available’ from. ‘Sight and March 10-23:atd. lose to 2,000 *. ~The syllabus and. entry forms ae ae Sound stores Kitimat and Prince Rupert and from libraries in Terrace and Kitimat. They: can also be had by writing the festival secretary ay a 456, Terrace, B.C, V8G in Terrace, Donations are also welcome and can be made by sending them to the festival, at the above | address, Attn, A, Knezacek, Those interested in applying ‘for the: Joan Spencer Memorial Scholarship will find an applica- ‘tion form, on the inside back corner of ‘the syllabus. aakkkk The Kermode Friendship ‘Centre ‘has given $1,000 to the “Salvation . ‘Army's Christmas kettle’ ‘Campaign. the friendship centre. The other 4a during the Army’s Red Shield rapiign, By a : oe Be Pram mcs 5 RL ot Mh a Aig ges tte be tA rice Behe a i UPL nN Shh ls fen hh gee Maie'last week, the donation is‘one of two made each year by Monies for the donations come from bingos held by the friendship centre. Fete te kok There's a new telecourse beginning next month offered locally by the Emily Carr Col- lege of Art and Design and the Open University. “A Survey of Western Art 1” explores western visual tradition from, Stonehenge through the early civilizations of the ancient Near East to Gothic art. .Two units are based on the “Art-in the Western World” TY series with four additional programs. The course airs on the Knowledge Network on alter- ‘hate Mondays, beginning Jan. 7 with ’ ‘repeats: on Sundays at 3 : p. m.,‘beginning Jan. 13. More information | is available by: contacting the Open Univer- sity. at: 660-2200, toll- ‘Tee vat Cont'd B3 -SHANDA SKODE and Gary Parnell correctly matched 10 hints to 10 Canadian children’s books and won bock certificates fram the » library as a result. The contest was: to encourage an: interest in Canadian literature. .. - ar cee ee