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Anne of Green Gables comes to
the RE.M. Lee Theatre next
week, and the performance could
herald the beginning. of a new
drama program at Veritas school.
"This is the guinea-pig year,"

says teacher Jane Arbuckle. Ar-.
buckle, a Grade One teacher at :
Veritas school, hopes | ‘ihe two: -
hour musical production will in:

spire other schools to’ introduce
theatre arts at the elementary.
level.

"It's another extra- curricular ac-

tivity that kids can do,’and they -
don't have ta be athletic,” she ex-. -

plains. Since January, Arbuckle
and her colleagues have been pre-

paring 3i Veritas actors, aged:

‘for’

Anne comes to town

nine to thirteen, for the stage.

Arbuckle says besides gaining
confidence and accepting respon:
sibility, students in theatre also

benefit from working with multi-

aged peers. “It’s nice to see the
ages mingle," she says, "It’s good
them.”. Thornhill — Junior
Secondary School Band students

- will: provide this ‘show’s musical
accompatiiment. °

“This is a: big production," Are

‘buckle’ emphasizes. "There are.
-eightecn. musical numbers,". The.
props involved range from auti- |
que. furniture to an authentic:

horse-drawn buggy, sans horse. “I
think the public will be pleasantly

"Surprised by the professional na-

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Well, we botched it.

A city of couch potatoes —- or:

at least athletes” ‘who prefer to
remain anonymous. - — Terrace
finished - third. to” Prince: ‘Rupert

and Kitimat.in the annual Fimess
Challenge. The: object was.to get
as many peoplé as possible doing’

15 minutes-of physical activity.

On the plus side, we did up our ,
collective. participation rate by 10 .
per cent, rocketing up to 54: ‘Per

cent of the local population,” my

cent, while Kitimat Just edged ‘us

outwith 55 per cent. :
. In other Fitweek events, several:
winners of Sneaker Day, May 22,

have been aunounced, a

The. Inn of the West’s Anna.
‘Charmin ‘won the ‘

‘well-wom?'.
award for-the oldest sneakers.

~The Inn also had 37 out of 37 em-.

ployees wearing sneakers, to take
the ‘‘most wom’? title.

- And Back Eddy Pub staff won 7

the, ‘best wom’?- title by. creating,

oa fashion - statement. ‘of evening
Prince Rupert won: the tri:
community challenge with 72 per

gowns, ‘accessorized. with ‘some.
very’ ugly sneakers. Honourable
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Meanwhile, the upcoming pro--
_duction has already caught the at-
* tention
‘schools in

of other elementary
(he area.. "They're
looking to us to see. ‘how. it will

work," Arbuckle explains.’ "This

will be the year that'll decide
whether or not it —l become an an-
nual event,"

Anne of Green Gables will be
, On stage June 8 and 9, at 7:00

p.m. at ihe REM Lee Theatre.

_ There is no admission charge, but
- all donations wilt go towards the

REM Lee Hospital Foundation
and Sister Maria. Raposo’s errors

for the Missionaries of the Poor

in Brazil.

challenge

‘Fist Choice Travel,

Pacific
Northern Gas, Coast Tractor, and

_ Finning ‘Tractor, where Tom
- Sheasby cleverly disguised one of -

his sneakers to look like a foot

~ cast — a very nice touch.

The Corporate Cup was held i in

- conjunction with the Fitness

Challenge. It. was a competition
for businesses to get as many of
their employees as - possible to

- register 15 minutes of activity. .
Canada Safeway had the largest —

‘ number of employces..The Cana-
da Employment Centre won in

the 30- to 100-employee division,
and Pacific Northern Gas topped
the under-30 division.

Fleming’: at (Mar
Jennifer Mills (Anne) star. in

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the school's production of
Anne of Green Gables.

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