_The Terrace Standard, Wechesday December 18, 2004 - BI

JENNIFER LANG

_ Around Town

“No Kiddin’ - = “more. help

“for children’s. campaign |
THE. TERRACE. ANTI-POVERTY.. socicty’ is. ~

“predicting, itl be distributing toys to. at least son | =

“children this Christinas, ‘
“Last year-we -had $49 kids, and: we're al. more
“than 460 ‘already
‘said late. lasi-we

“of children. have beén: up at various stores for sev-.

~ present and return it unwrapped: ..-
But ‘eacti : year Gauyin, society: avorker

‘the: last miniite.

“-yentiire Playground i is charging admission ofa non-”

“society director: ‘Tanya, Gauvin a ne SPRING, Lea Smith’ P new,

Trees. with tags: comaining the: ‘ages ‘and: gender i bea died,

_ ‘perishable: ‘food-item for each child, an Dec. 20 bee

_- tween 4 pemzand.9 p.m

Those proceeds Willg 20 to the sodiety: ‘and be ised a ;

- dng Christmas and into Jarivtary, said ‘Gauvin.-

ob _ 3 MJanudry’s the: totighest month if ‘people are on:
: -inconie; assislaneé,” ‘she-said, Because ‘income: as-

sistance chieques are distributed: before’ Christirias

- instead ‘of'at the end of the month as usual, “pe iy al :

“eXtremely. dong period between:cheques."" >. “>
2 Santa will, also be. at- Just Kiddin, ‘between. 5: 30
mi

. Ewill also go to the’Anii- -Poverty:Sociely.”: a
~Gauvin said the biggest. need for gifts this year is-

+ fot children. between thé ages of 8 and 12.° ;

The Anti: +Paverty Society distribues. its’ ioys bee busts “are supplied al. Hite or 10.

7 cost.”

“tween Dec. 20 and Dec, 22.

‘DECK THE HALLS: Local fire departments lit

“up the streets, in the recent Kermode. Christ- =}

mas. ‘Parade. ROD. LINK PHOTO

- No alarm - ~ just -

Christmas cheer

THORNHILL. FIREFIGHTERS willy ‘be. "it.
“carolling this. weekend, ° -
Saturday . they: ‘sing: “for: ‘Ross Creek; Kleanza

6 p.m, Sunday takes them/to Thornhill’ after ‘their ©

- trek down Queensway. starting at 5:30 p.m.

Deputy: Chief Wes Patterson ‘says carclling is é the”
+ dgpartment’ 'S: Way: of thanking’ the segminunity” For. ;

“Homecoming. a weokclong 6 event “tha

 northegast ‘stomping ‘giound. this coming: “May...
Its alreddy: been -half'a: decade since-thousands:

Fries up io
“draw hundreds of former: résidents. back. to their old ap

“ relurtied home for’ the first ever homecoming, held .

vin onthe May long aveckend in -2000:.

“Back | in: 1998, a. group: of Rupertites. got together °
for coffee one: night, the 2005 event: organizer Le- ne

“ona Zajac: said: .

. Thegroups decided lo plan’ something special
the millennium. “Our idea was to ask" everyone {©
Rupert. to-go ‘through: their address. ‘books: and send.

_us addresses (or all. their fricnds that at ohe lime, had. Te

lived In- Prince: Rupert,” Zajac said:
The idea was. ‘to invite them all ba

“| inthe database showed tip:
“Te Was ‘an _overwhel min
_ Tei,” she: said.’ ;

wegkend to aay t

‘museum, and. ata gala ‘dinner; Where caterers f ed.
“1,000 moré people than they'd éver served before.

216 the Wee hours of the’ ‘morning...
~The next ‘day’ people’ took: ‘sland: cick

tou

© prily bear (ours-and flight. seeing ours were pop-
* vular, as was the shaw “Prince Rupert in Review" « a

The: ‘veckend Was Such a‘success organizers | Fe.
: éeived many requests, to do-it ‘again in ‘2005. °
“#80 here we: are,” “sys Zajac:
holding it for.afull week

Fok 7

‘forthe May “
“Tonia weekend. More than-| 900 of the. 6 000. ae :

“This time Wve ‘are.

“anyone who.used to live:in.Prince Rupert: Address- -

_ 4P8; or to one ‘of the Contact email-addresses: al the:
website: WwW, pringerupenthomecorting.com

! inter: solstice | |

“SUNLIGHT: DEPRIVED- northweslertiers ‘should’

“mark, Tuesday: on: iheir:.caletidars. “The ‘wintee -

“solstice occurs on'Dec,:2! at 12-42 W. T- -subiract : 5

8 hours to get Pacific’ Ti ime).

“away. from. the-celestial equator.

ve gins is j Journey. towards longe ays oo

> It's one. of: the « reasons s why the Just: Kiddin Ad 7 : son ‘she told herself.

- |: members who are spending’, -
“There were’ capacity’ ‘crowds. at: ihe: Jggiont, the “pe

5 ore 2 hoody dreaniy and his voice is: -
“ “Up. to the task, too, giving the Songs
~ afresh, coritemporary, feel, They're.’
*also.a ‘Alitie edgy, reflecting Phillip:

: a ‘decidedly’ Urban-surroundings, :.
* [t's the longest night. of the’ year, aid the shortest a
day, | because the. surt: has: réached its furthest point °

eral weeks. Shoppers pick a tag, buy an appropriate, 7 : husband passed away.
ee ‘and went to bed, waiting for the: ane

~T sswer
* amteers. find, themselves s.trying to. help. families ated swer she knew would.come,

“

oy morning Knowing Nvhat she Had: to,
“da.

|: Sinith: sent‘ain email to- Habitat: for:
 Humanity’s : RV: Care-A- -Vanners,
» asking if they colid-use her help.

“to diffrent communities ‘with @ orga-.
- nized “builds” with, Habitat For Hu: ©
Than
‘and 7 p.mi, for pictures for just $1. The. money a charity.
o to. help, out for a couple of weeks: at
f time. : ni

- were happening in:Michigan in Au:
: gust, she. knew where. she could. end}
up. 7

*” buckled up behind. the wheel of her
2 30-foot-lorig | motor home, affection- -
ately known as “Sassy”, and set out
“on the: open: road, her tig loaded to -
~ the gills with gear and tools; :

“find herself. part of a crew: -building ~
_ a brand-new, home from: the! founda-
= ton-up'in’ less. than aaveek. :

“like to stand.on a building : site; be-
*- fore you,a foundation in the ground, -
> a floor-on ‘this foundatiori, and’ what.
: ‘Isoked like. Piles: of. lumbet all over -

«. the’place.””- a

“Iocal Amanda Focker i is the:
movie's name ’+ Meet ‘The «
Fockeri, a Sequel tothe suc-
“ cessful- comedy, “Meet The:
‘Parents, released, four years
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“produced by. Universal Pic
- lures: and -a. ‘subsidiary, the
Universal
Sin Florida; ‘thought.it‘would
<-be a gieat-idea'to find seal «
s eople: with -the: same; last *
ashame, which is” ‘fairly un-
~ common, ‘and i invile them to

-areunion, cet .

: Dominic, four, Nicolaus, 21
‘moiths; and -husband,. “Paul
a: Barbosa; j join-up to-20 West-
“ser Canddian Focker.family”

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“People alé, and danced and’ visited with t riends i”

Sounds from London

- | Tim: Phillips: releases his-debut album —

"A CLASSICALLY- trained: guitarist
; * from “Terrace -who's: now‘ living li:
They're still looking for names and. addresses of.

: solo rock album, «
“es can’be thailed to. Box 22002, Prince Rupert, V8 [= >

cof interest over here,” Phillips told

ae the, Terrace Slendard ¥la. emai).
svineer solstice has ‘been, elebrated: by. he

TERRACE STANDARD

“Terrace? S Lea Smith thought she’ d be building homes for poor people. She |
ended up learning a: lot about herself, and her: ample. abilities, in the. process. .
‘By JENNIFER LANG ;

“Then it was on .to Battle Creek: -

> or Cereal City ~ Michigan, where. -
ae -she Was. the only Care-A-Vanner.on. -
At was: ‘just’ three. years: ‘after her an, Gngoing ‘build. tehabilitating. ‘an

Asa woman of faith, she prayed : nity] had. on.the ‘bo. af

‘In Battle Cre |

‘house for a Gulf War vel in his mid. ;
~ §0s. who: was- on’ disability, Even"
‘though -he . couldn't: hold ‘down -a’, -
“steady job, be somehow mariaged to’ .
“put in. 60-65 hour weeks Volunteer: .

af “Everything happens. for. a “fede

. She says she woke .up. “the next®

‘Her a answer. fresh in. her. mini;
manily. pets Its suppli¢s.,

‘old House” home, an older, charac- |
ter home that, reminded her of one of.
‘the: projects ‘on'Gne of her-favoutité:

The” program - involves traveling.

hristian :

an. ‘international,

PBS. favourile, never dreaming. one.
day she'd be at work on one ei
il. : ;

Volunteers Vike Sinith are “asked ;

& ; She was’ ‘even: Featured i in the’
ln. return, their: iccommodation
“She has a habit of helping.” .'
Smith ‘comes; froma construc
: When she realized three “builds?
_up some: of the “necessary skills: «
through osmosis. Eager to learn, ‘and:
“armed with pkenty of patience'and a-

Before: long, she found ‘herself "healthy respect for:ler own ‘physical. |

at hand. : a
~ After all; her motto, seems. to be,

/ MAKING HEADLINES: Terrace" 's Lea Smith holds up a copy of aU.s..
"newspaper that featured her and Habltat For Humanity, a volunteer" 7

And in ‘early. August, Smith af:
rived in Monroe, ‘Michigan, ‘after a Jariven ‘charity that builds houses for. people. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO.

3,500- mile j journey Double: check,” . “Those. ‘piles: were actually: pie-. m
There,‘ she’ vas ‘astonished: to: assembled. Stacks of exterior walls,:

- interior Partitions and. trusses for. the-

experience,”

“We. “celebrited: birlhdays “and *
wedding” anniversaries,” “Smith. re-* kept a journal, during | hertrip’ f°.
‘calls. “We shad two: birthdays-and’. :.: Now she’s writing:a. book ‘abou. ,
tool: oné. couple “celebrated their 55th” her experiences, and.hopes logive't it

* - About 30. volunteers worked: wedding aniiversary.”* ko her-children for: Christmas as

° *Y¥eu"have no idea what. it feels = “thé site; ‘from: ‘eeriagers:to people in’ ~~. ‘Seven ‘days -later; : the job. vas’. - Habitat ‘for - ‘Humanity
“their 70s, each with different levels . ‘done - - -complete. with. landscaping. :
“of experience. ry “Sin ihe days. that’ followed, Smith:and
:-She-found herself i in nthe: middle her” fellow "Care-A-Vanners” took.

“ofa group of. ie ‘elites — five’ ‘cou. ‘care of sdmic of the extra ‘mings that -
ples: and herself. . _ - needed finishing... ~

homelessness from. the: world,: and --

conscience. and.action.::

-| es in a ‘name? The Fockers know

“Creek, ‘Lakelse Lake ahd Jackpine Flats starling at~ |
Ak LOCAL family’ is flying’
~ to Florida for three days this
“Friday, part of a promotion .
stied- tothe opening of 4
T: major Hollywood mavie. .

~ through a special: “Calling .
all Fockers" website, 9°.
“IL was a big mystery: No}
‘one really knows, how many .
Fockers’.there'” are,”
° The’ connection. between ‘Storey of the: search, “It's a.
fhumber of people out ‘th
: Who ‘want.to be-Fockers:?.°
One family;. called Fai.

Meei The: “Fockers was Focker.; .
Another: Sent what Sto:

rey. described! as a-hilarious *.

ts

‘Orlando * Résort'- .
but his last name was Foéck-’
‘ing, He said you could imag: ~
ine what. having.a. last. aime, °
_ like that could mean.”

“tacted. by: ‘Storey. after. being’

“NICETO MEET YOU: Robert De Niro, left, and Ben Stiller return to thes silvers SOre@N tipped off bya reporter from

‘in Meet the Fockers, a sequel to Meet the Parents.

bringer,” - Focker, 26, said.
Pye been. on: the: phone a : ;
“tot;- contacting * people and © ‘The name, Focken and.”
‘getting things organized.” . -. its . pronunciation. “connola- committee...
this. week: organizing. their: . ‘Theit -all-expenses ' paid.’ tions, raised’. enough eve-,’.-. Susie Storey. from” Uni-
srrengements.” and » tip includes a!Focker fam-+. brows. that. producers fiad  -versal “Orlando. said. it has”
ody: barbecue, this. ‘Saturday 10 fitid ‘teal peaple with (he: “spent a lot of:time checking”
the; ~ goo, -neiys a and an advance: screening» -name in order to have these: out people who . registered -

* Asaresult, ‘Amanda, sons

“quel’s ile approved by the: Mail. re Le
-Motion: Picture. Association: ~ * “She. ‘dated. and ‘sti,

of: Aimerica’s: title » review: “would ! ‘you like.,to,.go to
Florida’, I'said,:

~eha,": -Focker: added: °
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of. the ‘movie, which opens
- Dec. 22

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By JENNIFER LANG™: ‘available for purchase.’ You. can ise.
“len to'stippels from five of. the songs.
on fhe album
the .UK. has just: released his’ Gt ” He. originally. moved. to ‘the UK
:  Gight years ago to.carn'a degree at
“Tim: Phillips, a London-based ~ ‘the’ Guildhall- School of Music, and
misician, “wrole, ‘performed and.co: - Drama in London."
produced the 12: Songs appearing, Ons: He has been busy: carving. "out.a
oS oy career: in thé arts’since then, writ-
“Of course, ‘the. guitar is “superb ing music for'a numberof theatrical
’ productions, ‘including. two. shdiws
‘mounted’ in-- London's: West: End;
as well.as the score for. an award-:
Avinning® film’ called ‘The ‘Last: Post -
(2001),- a:-16-minute short: directed
‘by’ Dominic: ‘Santana, (“Footballers’.
” Wives”) ‘and starring Gael’. Gareia.”
Sermal (Motorcycle Diaties). :

* Right-now-Fiker;-a- theatre ¢ com: .
pany. Phillips’ founded,’ coatnects

Continued on: BS.

It's been’ “goneratifig quite alot”

IN THE STUDIO: Tim Phillips recorded Ricochet last spring.
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- Smith describes: it“as - “her This :

_ TV. shows. She used. to love: watch-, |
_ cing ‘old homes: being restored on this:'~

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a). tion family, so she must-have picked. * we

-limits,. she threw herself i into. the job. :

“Pm only: 18 with 40. years of life": i
Smith , retumed te ‘Terrace this’ -

fall, where: ‘she visited with: family..}) >.
and set to work on her memoirs. She of.

ca) eliminate. poverty Housing. and Q,
to make decent shelter a-matler of. ;

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said’.

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_ tried, saying. his nickname:

“email. “He wasn! "t: a Féckér' .”. wo
Amanda Focker was con-- |
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