he Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 26 2004 BI ! ENNIFER LANG Around Town lon overload _ ferrace mom wants to loin = fezeeet./ walk to end breast cancer common | than’ “Cystic | Fibrosis wet. are . . By JENNIFER LANG. : hog SIT ONLY TOOK one ad to.» ’ persuade Terrace’ s” Erin, ‘ _ Bowker to: sign-up for a-60- . f eke" charity. ‘marathon this: PP Sumner, or : os Phe-32: year-old mother ‘ “of three: was ‘watching, the . evening ‘ews: Jast:.month “when she saw a television centre. / “Tve “known her 3 since | ee was eight, years: old, ” Bowker notes..: -. Tragically, “Katherine 8 illness: returned,. with,..a: vengeance a’ few. -years after. she was originally treated for breast’ cancer. : . Doctors ©. removed’ ‘brain: tumour, but-the. ‘can- cer had spread... ; “They gave. her na os ' hope,” Bowker. ‘says, ‘The. - family umiied - to. naturo:. _.-, pathic: treatments. ses think, if anything, 4 § not. curable, "early ‘detection i is s.chlicial.. ee “This. week. thie.: ‘Canadian Hemiochtomiosis Society. 1 wants: tO increase “awareness -symplo sand: prevalence af: the disorder: 73s -S The-most' common ‘symptoms: are chronic. fatigue, “arthritis. ‘(especially of the” first and’. sed nukes), ler problems ethos ad 1 Somnecial on the Week-- - ’ apes end: to End “Breast Cancer, menstrual’ drregularities, . -impotence,. ‘loss of. a hair, greying. or: ronzing of. the skin, shortness vo aestwee day” ‘walk’ in. ‘the * a : : ~ Vancouver area” “planned. KATHERINE and Bruce Mackee. - _ anniversary - éf Bowker's: step mother’: 5. death: from oF ee ‘Bowker: ‘platis. to. walk, but as a busy mother of three active, litle: girls. “- aged. seven and a half, four -‘and a half; ‘and three. she “admits. it's “a ‘challenge "getting to the. gym, “1s: like walking ‘from: downtown. Tertace.. to the . There was.’ 10 ‘doubt i in: ee her mind,’ she. had" to Join 7 So: when: her ‘husband. Trevor, a” commercial.” pilot, came’ home.about 20... minutes later,: ‘she: told him : flat out,- “By ‘the way, m~ _, doing: this. and: ‘you have Lo: v look-after the kids.” ’ Bowker fiotes the: /pto- - ceeds from the event go to. - the’ BG: Cancer -Founda-" — tion,” ‘an. independent. ‘char- “yer aren et least: ie can do.” ne ity that raises: money _ for. we Binancially,. 1 can 1 af “In Jorder to quality, be “cancer: research: ; “ford. -to. give: any money,” Bowker: must raise $2,000: * Participants: camp: ‘out Bowker ‘explains, - téflect-: in donations | by® a July : overnight - halfway. through ing of how.this’ devastating. deadline, ~ or else. she’l _ the route,+ which: is kept disease took ils toll-on ‘her chaVe.to stay home. - Sunder Wraps. untila. few JENNIFER, LANG PHOTO. - _ take part in order'to ‘honour = her step mom’ 8 "memory Bowker. has persuaded. ; -her- sister-in-law: from: Ke-. = ein seu dp a Pledie2 ee i vt her. at 635: eo for. further re event, But it’s taking’ place*. walking 60 Jum and. getting : somewhere i in: nthe Vanicou- ” blisters on ymy: Feet, 1s, s the | valking tr marathon, : “PSA :DEAE: Cal grads. Lee Johnson, ‘eft; and Brad: Norwood, holding .a ribbon, - have pledged ® ‘not to drink and drive, . Much to celebrate ‘but more. to.lose “AS DRINKING: and, driving accident, is ‘no: o way 1 “to rémémber- grad. night, ee a |S) That's the message’ a:local. insurance ‘coins Le “| pany. ‘has: for.: Caledonia’ Senior, ‘Secondary’ Cae i . ARTIST. Irene Horner - touches up:the mural}: |. ‘she painted. in: July. of Pf 1995: It's:located: on : ‘the wall at the tennis =. ° courts » on-:‘Kalum. | ~ Street. ‘Homer, ‘whose .f work is-also. featured.” -in’ the ‘bandshell: at. ‘nearby, George’ Little’ ‘Memorial’. Park, re- members: this” mural: :was vandalized. ‘soon: after: its : ‘completion: Someone’ put- blue. J. paint on’ it, andoan- J: | ‘other downtown. : mural -nearby.: Both. :] - teaturad aboriginal: T ~ designs. : Horner was] -- | able to repair. the -[.: damage to her work,: REBECCA.COLLARD PHOTO. po n ‘Car drashés remain the number-one killer “of "young: people* in’ B.C. < and: -one- quarter, of 7 «those ‘tragedies ‘involve: alcohol.: ; “IK, 2001, alcghol-relited: car rashes on B. C : ‘Those: sobering s statistics helped. érsuade . many - members: of this.’ ‘year’s graduating | class -- "19° pledges : ‘promising not to drink: and: drive; =. ed “cover next-few weeks'a d beyond :~ = and to pro- oes ee mote. safe driving: habits. among J their peers.. i os With ‘Friday’ night’ s prom-set to go;-the: | --2004. grad’ seaton officially u derway t Cale 1 donia Senior Secondary.” Lt ‘There’s going tobe plenty, eelebrate over : a “| "the next few weeks," oe ie — —— = J -For every :grad who ‘signed a: “safe driving >}. pledge, Paragon Insurance will doriate’$3".to-_ ward’ Caledonia’s Dry.Grad’ celebrations, -plan-: - Bi | IQ. th | n gs n sto re “ted for: June 30 , following, the, high: school’ 8: ‘award and graduat on ceremonies. ":" ao Jo The company: “donated $774 to last’ " year’ < “Dry Grad party, after 258 °Grade 12 students at fo rf 1e rif ag e | a rk Cal’ ‘signed pledges. promising, not to drink. and “ iE “Museum welcomes a full-time: ‘curator “We are. also ‘entering their namies:: ‘into’ “a 7 “draw: for: ‘chance to.win-an:MP3: player,” ‘said “HERITAGE PARK : ‘Muscum* - Hansen. comes: to. the. museum 4 Faye: Coburn aragon’s cf Road Safety Tepresen :P kicked ‘off its summer session Sa ~ with’ a bachelor of .arts “degree. potative 5 : ma E “turday, with: ‘a day of tours, perfor- “from. Simon -Fraser’ University, * “Our goal: is 100. per: cent, ‘pabticipation from |) mances‘and érafts..~ -* "where she. studied museum .col- “Grade 12 students." : ‘The museum's 2004 season: Te lection management. and museum . presents. anew ‘page in | studies." 7 a ts history. For the. first: + Hansen had worked: as a a " wi a i lime, ‘acnew- full time museum. assistant ‘at aT S ‘OFFICIAL. Terrace’. Relay . for. Life . | cexecutive director’ and B North Pacific Cannery “raised $53,364.38 for the: Canadian. Cancer oh. -purator i is-at the helm. :: Village Museum.and as. ‘Society, | organizer s “7+. Cynthia Hansen,’ the: a curatorial assistant at: “Morgan Evans saysi. f°... °S museum’ s first’ year the Museum of Northern. — a “That: smakes it'the | ~ round’ curator,. began B.C. in Prince Rupert.: - most’ ‘successful’ “work there April |. She brings experience “relay to‘date. in Ter- She’ wants to -in-. in’ artifact. restoration, “face, where the-an- | “crease. “community ide <]. exhibit design, and, col- “fiual 12-hour fundrai-_ | “ awareness ‘of .the _mu- Cynthia lection management to. ser marked: its fifth, “seum and hopes to be ©. y '... Heritage: Park. year. here.= “|e _~able to run ‘some pro- Hansen : We are. 50° fortunate . in , The. rainy “May: 9 - grams: ‘and tours: im 1 the re -: finding someone -with - “event: ‘drew . more “winter. - a Cindy’ s. love of museums and her than 350. participant |. who: !in turn -collec- ted more than 3,000 ‘|: -pledges. from’ the: community,” : Pe The ‘honey | raised a [> will-be‘split between Morgan Evans “research and: support wt “programs : that ‘benefit Terrace residents: who. “have to. ‘deal with cancer, Morgan says, Oa ; ‘Hansen. has two: surimer € stu excellent qualifications,” museum derits. assistants this: year’ and ‘is ° ‘sociéty-- ‘president . Annalee Davis *: - still. waiting to hear: about possible s said. -“We're excited | about: her: - funding fora: third en ‘plansto develop the. museum into ; |” The students” ‘will : be. helping --a year-round ‘facility, open for pro- ... HERE. KITTY KITTY: Surnimer ‘student Penny - Beames - with a "with - “programming “and . ie: ‘ arene | forall: interested teste local: artifact — a stuffed cougar. . JREBEGCA COLLARD. PHOTO 3 : thes ' ; Tourism’ to. bring a Cafe museuin J exhibit. to ‘Terrace .and-wrote. the. ~ city’ 8 histsrical: walking, tour oe . fal loves and cared for she