INSIDE COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 _ TERRACE STANDARD The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 17, 1999 - BI SECTION B _ Around Town Lawyer named Queen’s counsel TERRACE CIVIL and criminal litigator Douglas A. Halfyard is one of 30 B.C. lawyers appointed Queen’s counsel, Attomey General Ujjal Dosanjh said the 30 men and ‘women appointed Queen’s counsel are highly fespected representative of the legal profession and have made outstanding contributions to B.C. Dosanjh consults with all levels of the judiciary and the Law Society of B.C., on behalf of the legal profes- sion, before recommending Queen’s counsel designa- tions. Halfyard is a partner in the firm Haifyard & Wright ° in Terrace, Resource book available THE KSAN HOUSE Society (sexual assault centre) wants everyone to know the newly updated Com- munity Resources Listing book is now for sale. The book is nicely done in a one-inch binder and completely indexed. All information is available on computer disk, which may be purchased separately or with a book as a set. Proceeds are to stock art supplies for the ongoing Women’s, Teenage Girl’s, Teenage Boy’s and Men’s Empowerment Groups. . For more information stop by #202-4630 Lazelle Ave, or phone 635-2373. Delivery is available. Help to lose weight CHAMPS IS a newly formed Canadian weight-loss and weight maintenance support organization. Support teams help and support in leaming proper healthy nutrition in order that members can lose unwanted pounds and maintain a healthy weight as set by their health professional. ‘CHAMPS support teams offer incentives, continual group and individual support to their members. - For more information contact Elaine at (250)832- TN or Colleen at (250)562-0455. _ Heart to Heart ~ HEART TO HEART is an educational and support course for individuals and their significant others who have suffered a heart attack or heart disease such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol. “This course has limited seating. It will take place every Wednesday starting March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Skeena Health Unit auditorium. Weekly topics include stress, nutrition, medication, lifestyle, emotional impact and how the heart works. Please call 638-8464 to regis- ter. New certificate program offered A CHILD ABUSE and Neglect Support Worker Cer- tificate Program is being offered in Terrace April 12-16 » aNd May 3 /. This new certificate program was developed in recog- nition of changes to the Ministry of Children and Families and the need for front-line support workers to respond to child abuse and neglect within an integrated ministry context. The program will provide participants with a compre- hensive, theoretical framework of child maltreatment and will emphasize practical skill development for sup- port workers. A Certificate of Achievement will be given to ‘registrants who attend all 10 days and successfully .,, complete the written assignments. This certificate program is designed for front-line workers who are providing support to children and youth who have experienced child abuse and neglect, and their families, including: family support workers; child and youth care workers; social workers; transition ' house workers; public health personnel; crisis workers; foster parents; and other front-line workers, For more information call Debbie at 635-6447, Press Council offers essay contest THE 5.C. Press Council is pleased to antiounce its second annual essay competition for all secondary and post-secondary school student sin B.C, to’ encourage them to think about important issues involving journal- ism and its value to the health and well-being of a free and democratic society. The Press Council essay contest features two awards of $1,000 each for the best essay from a high school : student and from a college/university student. This Artist’s dreams come true Local folk artist Brenda Rintisch has been featured in a number of craft magazines. WHEN BRENDA Rintisch was 4 little girl, she wanted to be a cartoonist. In her teens, she dreamed of being a fashion designer. Today, Rintisch is able to incorporated both visions by creating folk art, She makes the handcrafted couniry decorations by drawing cartoon characters and pattems in wood, The whimsical wood cutouts she designs are so unique, they have been fea- tured in various folk art magazines, including this month’s Quick and Easy Painting magazine, Her work will also be pub- ‘lished in Quick and Easy Painling magazine’s May 1999 issue, Inspirational Crafis magazine’s summer and fall issues (on stands mid-April and mid-July) and the mega edition of Country Market Place mag- azinc, which will be avail- able May 25, “I love designing and making something from an idea in my head,’’ Rintisch said. Traditionally, folk art, also called poor man’s art, was art created by working class people in their spare time, The main intent was to ‘add colour and decoration to everyday items like furni- “ture; utensils; pails and boxes, The resulis were so ap- pealing with strong colours and patterns, folk art be- came a recognized art form. Rintisch learned how make her country home decorations four years ago after taking a class in Van- couver, After making her first piece, she was hooked. “Tt’s addictive,’ Rintisch said, ‘“‘Since then my birthday presents have been tools to cut wood.”’ Rintisch quickly learned how master a scroi] saw to cut the designs she stencils onto wood. “T really feel it’s a God given ability,” she said. Her best designs, she said, come when she’s trying to sleep, so she always keeps a pen and paper on her bed- side table, Rintisch now sells her work:al craft fairs and out of - her home. “T’m just tickled when someone says 1 love your work,”’ she said. She also teaches folk art classes through Parks and Recreation. Interested people can sign up for a class March 25 to make a ballerina bunny in time for Easter. Rintisch said she hopes one day to have her own book of. ‘patterns and designs published, FOLK ARTIST: Brenda Rintisch offers folk art classes out of her home. Students complete projects, like decoritive paper towel holders and picture frames, in an evening, A.class. March 25 will make. ballerina.bunnies in.time-for Easter. Celderty - Puente. Legion news By PETER CROMPTON YOUR DISTRICT Veterans Affairs representative will “be at the Branch Wednes- day, March 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Any veterans wishing to meet with her please contact me at 638-8627, The 80th amniversary Branch magazine is now out on sale at $5 a copy. I am hoping that all our members wil] purchase one if not two. To all of you who are not members, I think you will Gnd this magazine interest- ing and informative, The schedule of events for May 9-15 will be posted in the Branch lounge. Again, ] ask all of you who have received letters from me to reply as fast as -possible, even if you do not intend ta be there. On the sports scene, the sports banquct will be held May 1 this year, Prizes ‘and trophies will be presented for darts and pool. Our singles pool tourna- ment is well under way. We are still waiting for some players who are on vacation, but hopefully they will be down to the quarter finals by Sunday, April 25, along with Mixed Doubles Finals. During our week of celebralion May 9-15, we will be having many events. ‘One such event will be held Sunday afternoon fol- lowing lunch. This is a soft- ball slow pitch game be- tween a team of. Canadian Legionnaires led by Cmde Neil Nordstrum and a team of The Rest of the World Legionnaires, led by whoever, The Trask blimp will hover over-the Stadium tak- ing photos and the game will be played as close the Hospital as possible. Watch for further news on this event.The next general meeting is April 13. the next steak night is April 2. Don’t forget to watch the special notice board in the branch for. information on our 80th anniversary May 9- 15. Pensioners report By HUGH POWER THE B.C, Old Age Pensioners Branch #73 held its regular monthly meeting Thursday, March 11 with vice-president Cliff Best presiding. Best began the meeting with a couple of jokes, proving yct again that laughter is the best medicine, and certainly he had everyone smiling. Acting secretary Mary martin and acting treasurer Marge Drahorad werc theze to give their reports/updates, etc, Ailcen Frank played the piano and Florence Schulumeister led the members in the singing of the Na- tional Anthem. As this is the International Year of the Older Person, members were asked to write down and share their storics _ of past years spent in the Terrace area with others, in order that a booklet of memories could be produced for all to read, The kitchen staff have had an extremely busy February with lunches, and were grateful to all their volunteer hel-. pers —-a job well done. Big welcome to new members: Barb Cullis, Rolly Parmal, Al and Nell Lippers, Please keep ihese dates free: March 17 potluck supper at 6 p.m, March 20 games night at 7:30 p.m. and. April. 15 dinner catered by the Ladies of the Royal Purple at 6 p.m. The next meeting date is April 8 at 2 p.m. year’s topic is: “Individual Privacy vs the public inter- "est — Where’s the balance?’’ _ High schools students will have a 1,500 word limit, “post-secondary students a 2,500 word limit. Entrics +}, Hmust be received by May 28, 1999. - Essays can be sent to Bill ‘Bachop, B.C. Press Coun- “cll, "20. -1290 Broad Street, Victoria, B.C. VBW 2A5. For more information call Bill at (250)384-3344, New coin coming THE. ROYAL Canadian Mint celebrates the 225th anniversary of the first sighting of the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) by issuing 1999 proof silver ” goin, The coin features the Spanish frigate. Santiago”, navigated , by the explorer Juan Perez in. 1774 and Haldd Gwall canoes, The coins are available at all posta! outlets. a Celebrity reader! To celebrate reading month, eight local celebrities read to students at Copper Mountain Elementary School. Kindergarten students shared stories they wrote with children’s author Brenda Silsbe. Then, Silsbe read to them. Other celebrity readers included Vesta Douglas, Janet Watson, Russ Sparks, Anna Beddie, Bob Park, Marty Bolton and Dave Crawley.