Captains Gail and John Harker of the Terrace Salvation Army review the music program for their Christmas church service Dec. 25 at 10:30 a.m 4. H leaders discover - Contributed by “Lindsay Bailey -.“Mobil Oil recently sent con- ~. sultant Janet Horner from On- ‘tario to train 4-H leaders in ‘management of their local ‘“‘gold mines’’. New-found wealth was ' discovered in. every 4-H Club. _ The ‘gold’? was found in parents, the community, fund- raising and in the members themselves. Naramata Centre was the : meeting place for the 36 ‘volunteer delegates from all “parts of B.C. and all facets of “the 4-H {managing your resources”’ program. The theme focused on developing the potential found in local com- _fnunities and the four areas - _- necessary for success. The week- _.eéftd emphasized fun and friend- ». Ship while providing learning _- Opportunities for the 4-H “leaders. The 4-H program in B.C. in- --yolves 2,800 youths in 250 clubs with 850 volunteer leaders. Members come from a broad range of lifestyles, and. are in- volved in projects ranging from clothing to livestock and rabbits to photography, The weekend program was an opportunity for the 4-H leaders to learn to ‘‘do | by doing’’, the motto of 4-H. The conference was part of a ‘national leader training program sponsored by Mobil Oil, the Canadian 4-H council and the .B.C, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Shamrock 4-H Club held their yearly club elections at the November meeting. The results of the election were as follows: President, Marty Eisner: vice- president, Robert Collison; club reporter, Lindsay Bailey; secre-. tary, Trevor Muller; treasurer, Brandy Rafuse. . We also have eight: new. members who are looking for- ward to selecting their projects. - gold in community — We have a wide variety of pro- jects this year, ranging from rab- bits, poultry, s swine, sheep, goats and beef, Anyone wishing to join or re- quire any information regarding the 4-H Club, please contact one of the following: Laurie Muller at 635-9401, Trudy Rafuse at 635-7662 or Jean. Hamer at 635-2665. a ‘Terrace Review - — - Wednesday, De cer t Who is... Capt. John Harker? . “Where a need is identified, we try to meet it. We want to satisfy people’s needs, not their greeds.’’ So says Captain John Harker of the Salvation Army. Terrace’s Salvation Army Church and services cover Ter- race, Kitimat, Rosswood, Cedarvale and New Remo. by Betty Barton This year, and every year, the Salvation Army collects money in their ‘kettles’ manned by volunteers around town, in both ‘ Terrace and Kitimat. The dona- ‘tions collected go to buy food hampers for the needy, toys, lodging and food for transients, and emergency assistance for anyone in need. Captain Harker’s wife, Cap- tain Gail Harker, does the exten- sive bookkeeping for the local Salvation Army. Harker. ex- plains, ‘‘The public gives us that money to use properly.’’ Each applicant for assistance has to complete a form noting age (if underage, the Salvation Army attempts to re-unite youngster and family), income from every source and number of dependents. Besides the factual data, Captain Harker looks at the circumstances. of the in- dividual and makes a judgement call on whether or not the need is really there. He says that the hardest thing he has had to learn since coming to Terrace five years ago was to say ‘‘no’’. ‘‘It takes a lot more love to say ‘no’, to make a person help himself or herself, rather than having everything given to them.”’ Now, for their sixth Christmas, the Harkers will be making Christmas dinner at the Salvation Army Church on Christmas Day from 2 to 5 p.m. This Christmas dinner has long been a tradition with the Salvation Army. The Harkers especially enjoy getting all the single people and people who live by themselves in Terrace together together for a brief three hours to share in the fellowship of the day. At 10:30 a.m, Christmas service will also be held on Christmas Day. Cap- tain Harker tries to visit the Tuck Ave. seniors apartments on Christmas Day and deliver prayers and dinner to anyone who can’t make it over, Gail Harker does children’s ministry, women's ministry, organizes the music program and performs many other behind-the-scenes tasks in the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army is the only church where both the husband and wife have HAPPY HOLIDAYS Bill, Marg and Sandy from the Skeena Area Office wish to extend our best wishes fora Happy Holiday Season to all of our Foster Parents who have done an excellent job for us over the past years. cap. ob UU eames | to have the same calling and minister together. They must both be officers. Harker says a couple .working together. can support each other and broaden their ministry. Captain Harker does weekly hospital visits, youth ministry on Saturdays, seminars for their own congregation, marriage counselling, pub ministry and alcohol and suicide counselling, in addition to his many other ‘regular’ duties. January and February are traditionally the most depressing months for peo- ple with problems, and the busiest for the Salvation Army. This January and February, the ’ Harkers will be at college in Toronto, They will complete their final two months of Army schooling, which includes Bible courses and homeletics. Guest officers from Vancouver, Toron- to and Prince Rupert, volunteer lay people and retired Captain Bill and Mrs. Young will be per- forming the many functions in their absence. John Harker has been with the Salvation Army since 1977 as a lay minister and a youth leader. Gail has been with the Army all her life. They met at a Salvation Army camp in Nova Scotia in 1981, where Gail was teaching music and John was teaching Bible classes and counselling techniques. John became a full-fledged Salvation Army officer and minister just before their arrival in Terrace. In life before the Salvation Army, John Harker was the manager of steel foundaries in both Ontario and Nova Scotia. He had worked previously as a steel engineer. He says. his management and people skills come in handy when dealing with clients and community Members. The community of Terrace supports the Salvation Army 100 percent, John is pleased to point out. The Salvation Army initiated the idea of the Food Bank in Terrace. Now, the other churches are carrying the ball. Doing something like this is what brings all the churches together. Gifts of gratitude are not what the Salvation Army is looking for, but those notes and cards really mean a lot to John, Last Christmas, they got a card from a four-year-old boy thank- ing the Salvation Army for the Christmas food and toys. Except for Thrift Shop employees in Terrace and Kitimat — and the Harkers — the whole Salvation Army in this area is run by volunteers. In Kitimat, volunteers do hospital visitations, man the donation kettles and do Bible readings. Captain Harker goes over to do pub ministry and last week,