RCMP Sot. Mike Clarabut explains the use of the spike belt,
which can stop a vehicle while avoiding a high speed
chase. Terrace, Kitimat and Smithers RCMP detachments
now have the belt and other Northwest units will be getting
them soon. '

Youth Centre to fiesta

* contributed by Kim Cordeiro

OK, hombres! It’s fiesta time
at the Terrace Youth Centre!
Grab your sombreros, ponchos
and your amigos then head
down to the Grand Fall Opening
of the TYC. On Wednesday,
September 28 at 7:00 p.m. we

-are holding a Mexican Night for

youths 10 — 19 years old. The
TYC knows the flavor of Mex-
ico is natchos and there will be
plenty for everyone. Take a
crack at our Pinata Breaking
Contest while you're there.
There will be prizes for everyone
including free tickets to our up-
coming Fall Dance. Our cool

-TYC volunteers will also be on

hand to answer any questions

about our programs, activities
or anything else you think we
might be able to help you with.

Our new fall hours are: for 10
to 12 year olds: Tuesdays and
Fridays 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.; for 13
to 19 year olds: Mondays and
Wednesdays 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. We
offer a variety of neat programs
to interest everyone who comes

‘through the TYC or you can just

hang out, it’s up to you.

We are always in the market
for volunteers too! 1f you think

‘you have the “right stuff’? to

work with youth please feel free
to drop by the TYC on Walsh
Street in the old Ukranian Hall.
Uniil then, adios amigos:

~ tire-flattening device

and now gives local RCMP. ihe -

"Using a runway at the
‘Terrace-Kitimat Airport for a
demonstration of the hollow
spike belt left lots of room for
error, but as was expected it
didn’t really require any more

space than the average highway.

The demonstration was put on
for representatives of various

Northwest RCMP detachments.

by Set. Mike Clarabut, RCMP
Traffic NCO for the Prince
Rupert Subdivision.

As explained by Clarabut, the’

hollow spike belt consists of a
12-foot piece of rubber laced
with dozens of 1% inch hollow
spikes set at a 70 degree angle. In
practice, the belt is dragged into
the path of the fleeing vehicle by
a rope and the spikes puncture

“Terrace Review - -— Wednesday. Seprember 28,1988 7

‘Police demonstrate new —

the tires. The same rope is then
used to pull the belt out of the
way of any pursuing RCMP
vehicles.

And as proven in the
demonstration, the tires are not
punctured causing the vehicle to
go out of control — air is releas-
ed slowly through the spikes
causing the vehicle to come to
rest about one kilometer from
the point of contact. All that’s
required to safely stop the vehi-
cle,says Clarabut, is the belt and
a relatively straight section of
highway a little over one
kilometer long.

The hollow spike belt has been
used by the Victoria City Police
for about 10 years, but it is

relatively new to the Northwest

the

ability to stop a fleeing vehicle
safely while avoiding the hazard
of a high speed chase. He says
the belt was used very effectively
a few months ago when a young
offender fleeing Prince Rupert
in a stolen vehicle was stopped
without incident.

Clarabut says hollow spike
belts are strategically located in
Terrace, Smithers and Houston
at the present time and are
available to other detachments
on request. He says thata
number of other detachments in
the Prince Rupert Subdivision
will have the belt in the future,
but at least another two subdivi-

sions will be equipped this year.

New fall looks to be featured
at two local fashion shows

Fashionable colors for this
fall are red, forest or emerald

green, navy: and black, accord-

ing to two local experts. Both
Judy Condie, the Co-op’s fash-
ion co-ordinator and fabric
buyer, and Shirley Marleau,
owner of the Glass Slipper
Bridal Shoppe, will be organiz-
ing the people and clothes at two
upcoming fashion shows. :
Condie is co-ordinating the
clothes and models for the Order
of the Royal Purple ‘‘Fall Fash-
ion Fantasy’’ to be held next
Wednesday evening. About 30
models, ranging in age from six
months to 78 years old, both
female and male, will show up to
100 different outfits. The clothes
are mainly from the Co-op’s

‘racks, with some being made

from the sewing section, Condie
said.

“We'll be showing everything
from ultra-casual to dressy,
from the campus look to evening
wear,’’ Condie told the 7errace

‘Review, “And there will be an

aerobics exhibition with Kathy

Corbett,”

Condie says the popular fab-
rics this season focus on natural
fibers, especially cotton and
wool. Because wool has risen in

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price recently, another cool-
weather alternative is corduroy.
Look also for the color com-
bination of cinnamon and
winter-white.

‘We'll also be demonstrating
how to-mix and match, so that
the same article of clothing can
be worn for dress wear and for
work,”

Less cost-conscious styles will

be shown at the Welcome Wag-
on’s Bridal Fair, where the Glass
Slipper will provide the wedding
gowns and formal wear. Bridal
gowns there range in price from
$235 to over $1,000, with most
Terrace brides purchasing in the
$500 to $700 range. “A few go
up to $1,200,’* employee Annie

Lourenco noted, ‘‘some brides.

feel it’s worth it, it’s such a
special day.”’
Traditional gowns have made

a comeback (thanks partly to the
influence of Princess Di and the
new Mrs. Gretzky), with their
full skirts, long trains, sweet-
heart necklines, and plenty of
beads, pearls, sequins, lace and
ruffles.

But modern styles are also
starting to appear in bridal
magazines, shows and shops.
‘““The new ones are really figure-
fitting, slim-fitting styles,”’
Marleau explained, taking out a
sleek, narrow-skirted gown with
a low, floor-brushing fan of a
flounce in a style named after
mermaids. —

These ‘‘modern’’ gowns are
influenced by the 1920’s and
flappers, with their dropped
waist and clean lines. A head-
band style veil completes the
look. More evidence of the

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