The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 17, 2001 - BI TERRACE STANDARD | | INSIDE. SECTION B COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 -COMMUNITY-=: Around Town THE INTERNATIONAL space station will soon be lighting up our night skies. Look up, way up NOW IS the time to look up if you want to try to spat the International Space Station. The station will be visible in evening skies over the northwest until Oct. 21, according to the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre. It will best be seen between 6 p.m. and midnight for roughly the next 10 days. Sometimes it will come into view early in the evening and others it may not be visible until 9:30 p.m. You know you're locking at ihe space sta- tion if you see a steady, bright moving light travelling from the west to the east. The station should ‘be easily visible to the naked eye, A telescope allows observers to ac- tually see the shape of the space station but officials say it may be difficult to keep up with it because it moves quickly. The station spent the last six weeks passing unnoticed during the day or in the middle of the night, but starting last week the space sta- tion is shining bright in the evening. The station was launched in July of 2000 from Kazakstan, Since then several new segments have been added and the station has grown to the size of lwo city buses in length and a half a block wide, Hounds spook easily POOCHES that are disturbed by loud noises should probably be kept indoors on Halloween, advises the mayor. In particular, noted mayor Jack Talstra, re- = the parl will be the site of the annual Spook-a- Rama event hosted by the Terrace Centennial Lions Club. It includes a bonfire, free refreshments and hot dogs, and a fireworks display. The explosions of the fireworks are more than some hounds can take, Talstra said. “Some dogs have a problem with this,” he said. “They run away and are never seen again.” Spook-a-Rama in the park will be followed by a teen dance at the arena banquet room. ANN ALMA visited Cassie Hal! Elementary schoo! and read from her new book, Author visits class IT’S NOT every day that a dog comes tot school. But the grade six and seven students at Cassie Hall Elementary had a special visitor last week. — and her border collie Sheera — was talking to ihe students about her latest book Summer of Chatiges. It’s the fourth book printed by the award- winning B.C, author. It’s also the first in a ser- ies of realistic outdoor adventure stories set in the Kootenay Mountains featuring a talented dog named Sheera. When Alma travels to schools to give read- ings she brings her real-life companion, Sheera, along to demonstrate some of the dog’s talents that are featured in her book. At one point in Summer of Changes Sheera is told to stand guard over a fresh caught fish. The trick is she’s not allowed to eat it, To demonstrate a dog can indeed withstand temptation and obey its owner, Alma showed the children that Sheera could ignore a dog treat until given the appropriate demand to eal. The kids were duly impressed. — Alma was a teacher for 25 years in four dif. ferent countries. She also taught for some time in Prince Rupert. makes her home in the: Kootenays. fon sidents around Christy Park should be aware — Rise of racism feared Now a time to embrace, support multiculturalism By JENNIFER LANG ARE YOU still feeling emotional about the events in the U.S.? If so, Ewa Luby says you’re not alone. Now, more than ever, immigrants, visible minorities, and other members of the com- munily need to talk, says Luby, a Potish im- migrant living in Terrace. That’s why she’s urging people fram every part of the community to come to a Multicultural Gathering planned for Oct. 19 at The Family Place, Luby is the local representative of Immi- grant and Visible Minority Women of B.C., a group that’s presenting the gathering along with the Terrace and District Multicultural Association. “Tam an immigrant and [ have a chance ta talk to women about how they feel,” she says “It’s a very traumatic time. They don't speak out. They are hiding their emotions.” Luby, who is also a board member of the multicultural association, fears incidents of ra- cism and acts of prejudice will be on the in- EWA LUBY says Friday's Multicultural Gathering at The Family Place is where local people to came together to comfort and support each other. JENNIFER LANG PHOTO crease, By gathering together to share thoughts, fears, and reactions to the tragic events in the U.S., people can come to terms with what's happened — and find ways to move forward. should be close to.” “People, [’ve found, are closer to who they Others, she fears, are not ready to forgive. “] think the terrorist attacks shook people's Now that the U.S. has declared war against the terrorists responsible for the Sept. 11 at- tacks, people are looking to fay blame. But she points oul everyone has a choice to make —- and a side to take in the on- She notes parents with young children may be at a Loss on how to make them understand what's hap- pened ~ and how to reassure them that they’re safe. Children who may have watched the images on TV are asking “very act.” “The terrorist attacks shook people’s sense of existence. We don’t feel grounded.any more, _ knowing that somebody can do such an extreme going debate as the world tries to make sense out of what happened. “Where are you?” she asks. “With love or with anger - with fear?” Luby says she hopes the group at- tending the multicultural gathering scary” questions now, Luby points out Still, she’s filled with a renewed hope by what she’s seen lately, as people remember what’s truly important in their lives, act.” sense of existence,” she says. .“We don’t feel grounded any more, know- ding that somebody. can’ do such an | extreme will be able to meet on a monthly, ongoing basis to discuss other issues of concern to minority and immigrant women in Terrace. If you would like to find out more, call her at 635-0664. Relief worker heads back to Pakistan - Food Bank’s shelves are empty- That’s because children’s author Ann Alma _ . vegetables, pork and beans, can- | She is originally. from: ‘Holland. and now us A LOCAL missionary is back in Pakistan this week with the goal of seeing to the needs of the growing number of Afghan refu- gees caused by the bombing of their country. Heather Bellamy, an employee of the Calgary-based Christian re- lief organization Samaritan’s Purse, says it is important to be ready for whatever happens after the fighting stops. “T had people ask me why do I want to do this. Why do I want to go, Sorry. It's what I do. It's what any refugee organization does,” said Bellamy prior to her depar- ture. “God is healing and God is mercy and he’s pouring out mercy like I've never seen before.” Bellamy’s worked with Afghan refugees, primarily women and children, for years in Pakistan and was in Canada on leave when the Sept. 1! terrorist attacks took place. Bellamy cautions she wan't be in the most dangerous places on the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. She'll be working with a loose coalition of other relief workers to organize and transport food and blankets to those Afghans already in Pakistan and to be ready to assist Afghans still in their country but. who cannot get out for the moment. “We'll start with what we know on the ground and be ready when the dust settles,” said Bellamy. An estimated 2.5 million Afghans are al- ready refugees in Paki- stan and other countries and an unknown num- ber have been created in the past several weeks, When it comes to her personal . ‘ Heather Bellamy safety, Bellamy is rely- ing on her years of ex- perience. “T know how to keep a low profile,” she said. The immediate needs are food and water and soon, blankets, Bella- my continued, “Winter’s coming and Bit will be cold. Those people will need - sheller.” Before leaving, Bella- my spoke in churches and in schools and talked to numerous’ people about her work. Shelves are nearly bare at food bank BY SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN THE TERRACE Churches ing faster than they can be filled, That’s because October’s dis- tribution of food hampers to local needy people is over Thursday and that means the food bank must restock for November. “I'd like to see 600 cans sitting here,” said food bank coordinator - . Kathy Miller as she pointed to empty shelves. Though the month of October has been looked after November’s outlook is not great. “November? It's a different story,” Miller said. The food bank relies on food and cash-donations to meet the demand for help. “We can't donate what we ‘don’t have,” Miller said, She added roughly 450 homes in Terrace use the Terrace Chur- ‘ches Food Bank. , A standard care package con- tains soup, two different kinds of ned milk; macaroni and cheese or Tice, bread, margarine and some » type of meat, RISING DEMAND has Terrace Churches Food Bank organizer Kathy Milter urging local residents to contribute non-perishable food items in time for November. SARAH A. ZIMMERMAN PHOTO The rations are not meant to last the whole: month, just enough to help families and individuals get by between cheques, © . And Miller said with the way the local economy is going she’s concerted there may be even more people looking to the food bank for a little extra help. “lt was never meant to be a year-round operation but unfortu- nately we are seeing more and more people who have to use the food bank to make ends meet,” Miller said.