INSIDE COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 By CRIS LEYKAUF IF YOU'RE not a skater, jock or hockey player, what's left? Being a writer isn’t the usual second choice for the cliquish teenage world, but it’s the answer Diandra Oliver and Sarak Erickson found, This summer the two grade ten girls became music writers, starting their own magazine they called Lemon. But like the bands they write about, the girls had artistic differences censorship issues claims one girl — and have since split up, with. Erickson starting her own magazine. Erickson and Oliver first got together in May, when they heard about an “underground ‘zine’’ being put out in Kitimat Oliver had planned to contribute to SURPRISE INTERVIEWS with people on the street — or in the bathroom — will be part of Sarah Erick- son's new underground ‘zine. The grade 10 Skeena student formerly edited Lemon, along with Diandra Oliver. She hopes her new magazine will hit the streets next month. Haunts at the park A MONSTER bonfire, haunted house and a teen dance are the highlights of this year’s Spookarama. This is the third annual Halloween event, organized by the Terrace Centennial Lions. The events stdrt off at 4 p.m. with a haunted house for those aged 5-13 years- old in the Kermode Friend- ship Centre. The haunted house is being put together by the Healthy Choices for Youth teens and is open till 6:30 p.m. There’s no charge for this ghoulish event and hot chocolate will be avail- able, Starting at 6 p.m. every- one can drop by George Little Memorial Park for free hot dogs and drinks be- fore a monster bonfire. The food is being supplied by Jo- cal grocery stores. At 7 p.m. the band All Kalipa takes the stage al the bandshell to put the crowd in a haunting mood. They'll be playing traditional and folk music, featuring a vari- ety of flutes, the bandolin, mandolin, violin, guitar and more. Then at 7:30 p.m. i¢s time for fireworks. A dance for teens, starting at 8 p.m., wraps the evening -up, The dance takes place in the Terrace arena banquet room and is sponsored. by Nights Alive and the First Nations Education Centre. it when Erickson persuaded her to start their magazine in Terrace. ‘We just said, let’s do it and we did,” said Oliver. “We figured there was nothing to do in Terrace.” The first issue of Lemon came out in June, before the end of school, The girls de- cided a quick way to gain readership would be to dis- tribute the magazine at school. ‘That was a big mis- take,”’ said Oliver. _ The inaugural issue had a few elements the school’s administration didn’t care for, such as swearing and the numbers ‘666’ thought by some to be a sign of the devil. “We had to take that stuff out,”’ said Oliver. That first issue featured an interview with local band Tension. The band had recently gained a new bas- sist and spent half the inter- view complaining about their former bassist. That issue also contained an update on the former Nir- vana members, and a review of the new David Bowie al- bum. ‘Wow! Wow! Wow! I mean, before this album I was like, ‘Oh, yeah! David Bowie... be sucksl’ Then maybe it was just me or maybe now the electronic scene has grown so much and, grunge isn't dead but it must be sick because every- where you go it’s electron- fea this, electronica that,’’ wrote Oliver, , Erickson was less genie in her review of a new INXS cd. “Listening to this album makes me wonder how you could listen to this and en- joy it without being wasted to the point where you can no longer hear.”’ Reactions from their peers were mixed. Oliver said some acquaintances thought TERRACE STANDARD kes ee The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 29, 1997 - B1 SECTION B CRIS LEYKAUF 638-7283 POSTERS OF BANDS and old copies of Georgia Strait fill Diandra Oliver's bedroom. The 15-year-old Is now the sole editor of Lemon, a local music magazine for taens. She started the magazine with Sarah Erickson this summer. Erickson has left Lemon to start her own magazine. Now Oliver plans to keep Lemon alive, hopefully with help from other contributors, She’s hoping this experience will help her with a career goal — to work for the Georgia Strait. the magazine was weird, Another fellow told her she had a lot of guts, and that he had a new respect for her now. At first Erickson said she didn’t care what others thought. But then she admitted that it felt good to see others reading the magazine and liking it. In the third issue the girls were joined by a new welter, John Pollard, who went by the alias ZPee. All part of the conspiracy theory, ex- plained Erickson. The fourth issue of Lemon was a solo effort for Oliver. She and Erickson split just after the third issue was printed. That issuc, on sale now at Sight and Sound, is slimmer than the first ones. Oliver didn’t have a chance to line up anymore interviews with bands, and is looking for contributors. Right now Erickson is working on the inaugural is- sue of her magazine with Poilard and another fellow she refers to only as Jay. She’s thinking of naming the magazine after mayor Jack Talstra ~ but in a way that “mocks society.” “It’s not like we hate Jack BRING IN THOSE COATS —- If you have an extra someone who could really use it? You can drop off Richards Cleaners until the close of Nov. 1. The coats will Helping others stay warm HELP SOMEONE stay warm and dry this winter. If you have an extra child or adult's winter cont, then think about donating It to the Salvation Army. Volunicers will be distributing coats to needy families at the next churches’ food bank, Nov. 18-21. But your deadline for dropping off the coats is the end of this Saturday, Nov. 1. You can leave those extra winter coats at Spotless Cleaners, in the mall beside McDonalds and at Richards Cleaners and Laundromat om Emerson. Staff there will clean the coats and make minor. repairs, such as sewing on a button, or repairing a small child's or adult's winter coat, then how about giving it to coats for free cleaning and minor repairs to Spotless or be distributed at the food bank, Nov. 18-21, tear, Owner John Heighington says children’s coats in par- ticular are needed. However any donations are wel- come, He’s been offering this service for mine ycars now, “TPs our chance to do something for the com- munity,’’ says Heighington, Last year 300 coats were donated, up from 20 the year before. People in need of a winter coat can pick one up at the hall across the street from the Salvation Amy church on Walsh St. during the Nov. 18-21 food baak. and want him to die,’ Erickson explains. ‘“We just want to make fun of the society we Live in.” She, like most other teens, feels oppressed, misunder- stood and generally ignored. Arid the mayor makes as "good a target as any other. She wants this new un- derground ‘zine to feature primarily local music and unsigned bands. ; Nutboy from Kitimat and Bacon from Prince Rupert are on her most wanted list. Erickson also wants to take her video camera to the streets, asking other teens what they think of certain bands. And Jike Oliver she'll also accept contribn-— tions of poetry, short stories and reviews, But her magazine will bea little more risky. She’s not going to distribute it at school because she doesn’t plan to take out the swear- ing, or occasionally naughty images. “We don’t want to pretend we don’t swear. That’s like lying,”” The ultimate goal of hex new magazine? . “T want to express myself. Nobody listens to the litle people. Nobody cares.” Around Town Tutours ready — bring on the studenis TUTOURS at the Terrace Volunteer Bureau have just completed a five week tutuouring course and now they’re ‘looking for people to help. Coordinator Lynn Patterson says she has 16 tutours now, but just seven students. Tutouring is available for all adults who want some help with their reading or writing, That help can be something as smal] as filling out a job application form, or can take the form of regular tutouring sessions. How much help and for how long is all up to the studeat, says Patterson. She wants to make sure potential students feel comfortable, She also reassures those students that any help they want to get at the Volunteer Bureau is entirely confidential. If you're interested in tutouring, Patterson will be offering another tutouring training session in February, For more information on being a student or a tutour, give her a call at the Volunteer Bureau at 638-1330. Get your heart fit ON NOV, if from 1-3 p.m. make a commitment ta do some exercise and get your heart pumping, That’s when the local chapter of the BC Heart and Stroke Foundation is holding its Fit for Heart event. Pick up pledge forms at the pool or fitness centre or just drop by the Caledonia gym for some calorie-buming aerobic ac- tivity, Money raised will go towards Heart and Stroke foundation for research, Women and heart disease are the current focus, Unmask for Halloween OPTOMETRISTS are warming parents about the dangers of children wearing masks on Halloween, Masks can greatly restrict vision, particularly side vision, and can have inadequate cye openings. That puts children at risk of tripping, falling down poorly Lit stairs, or being involved in traffic accidents. Instead consider having your children wear hypo- allergenic make-up, applying it carefully near the eyes. Too sweet The Diabetes Support Group ‘‘Too Sweet’’ has canceled meciings until 1998, due to declined attendance. If you're interested in secing the meetings continue, call Lois Hlushak at 635-7332.