20 _ Terrace Review —— Wednesday, October 2, 1991 The Best from the Stacks Reviews of books from the Terrace Public Library by Harriett Fjaagesund | Woman Without a Past by Phyllis A. Whitney _ Adult fiction published by Doubleday Successful mystery novelist Molly Hunt never really thought much about her past. She was raised by adoptive parents on Long Island, and although she used to daydream about who her birth parents might have been, hers was a happy and carefree childhood. Molly was more . concemed with putting her life back together after her fiance’s sudden death than in delving back in time. ° Then a chance encounter gives Molly the shock of her life. It seems _ she is actually the daughter of the aristocratic Mountfort family of Charleston, South Carolina, and that she was kidnapped as an infant from their home. She also apparently has an identical twin sister! Her curiosity aroused, Molly journeys south to meet her “new” fami- ly, but what she finds both intrigues and disturbs her. Her mother has become a recluse and is unwilling to accept Molly as her daughter, her mother’s cousin, Porter Phelps, who is now the family patriarch, is equally doubtful of Molly and her motives; and his wife, Honoria, a psychic, claims to see portents of disaster with Molly’s coming. As she explores the old house and its historic plantation, Molly has the uncanny feeling that the present is somehow tied up with secrets buried deeply in the. past, secrets that she might be better off not knowing about. . This is a hard one to put down! ‘ Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley Adult fiction published by W.W. Norton & Company Inc. Post-World War II Los Angeles is an uneasy place for the black man. People have some pretty queer ideas about what makes you tick, and there doesn’t seem to be much justice if you’re the wrong colour. Easy Rawlins, a black veteran of the war, knows all this, but still he stays in the city. It’s not much better anywhere else, and besides, he has roots in the city of angels. But roots cost money, regardless of _ what colour you happen to be, and money is about to get Easy into a whole lot of trouble. Easy needs money badly, and Mr. Albright has lots of it. He’s will- ing to part with some of it in exchange fora little job. All he wants Easy to do is find a certain young woman for him. It all sounds very _ innocent. Albright assures him there is nothing illegal involved, that everything is above board. So Easy wonders how come Albright reminds him of a hungry shark when he smiles. =” Easy takes the job, hoping his instincts about his new boss are all dead wrong. It doesn’t take him long to figure out that he should have _ listened to his instincts. Being picked up by the cops for murder con- vinced him of that. A good read for mystery buffs! Terrace R.C.M.P. Victims Assistance Program VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! TVAP is presently accepting applications from people interested in becoming VICTIMS SERVICE WORKERS. Successful applicants will receive 30-40 hours of training and must be R.C.M.P. Security Screened. VICTIMS SERVICE WORKERS will deal directly with Victims of Crime * acting as a liaison person between the Courts, Police, Social Agencies and the Victim. ¢ Candidates must be mature, responsible individuals who possess strong inter-personal skills. ¢be 19 years of age or older * be willing to make a committment to work 16 hours per month. Men and women of all ethnic backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Interested persons should contact the TVAP Co-ordinator, Karen Walker at 638-0333 or can pick up an information package from ihe Terrace R.C.M.P. Contributed With summer just about over, activities at the Terrace’s Branch 13 of the Royal Canadian Legion are beginning to pick up again. Regular general meetings will once again be held the second Tuesday of each month. Remember, it is - your Legion and it is by your direction that it operates. The executive wants your direction and you want your ideas input to your Legion. Darts have resumed; Monday is Men’s Night, Wednesday, mixed players, and Thursday is Ladies Night. You do not have to be an Clubs’ Day displays what expert, and you do not have to be there every night to be a part of the Darts Club. Just come out and have fun! - There will also be a crib night on Mondays, for anyone interested. Call the Legion at 635-5825 for information on any of these activ- ities. Don’t forget the meat draws every Friday and Steak Night the first Friday of each month. "The best steak cooked to your prefer- ence this side of each ocean," as We say. On September 28 and 29, four of our members will be attending the Fall Zone meeting in Queen Char- lotte City. These meetings are” Legion action back in full swing with summer's end always informative and fun, and at good opportunity to get together with members of other Legion branches in our area. Upon their retum, we will have reports and information for all Legionnaires on what is happening in the Northwest Zone. . Upcoming dates to remember: Sept. 27-28: Oldtimers Weekend, dance to the Mothbails. Oct. 4: Steak Night. Oct. 4,5 and 6: Terrace Open Dart Tournament. , Oct. 8: General Meeting Oct. 18: Honours and Awards ~ Night. ; _ Oct. 19: 50’s Dance. local organizations offer by Diana English Numerous local organizations new and old participated in the Terrace Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Clubs Day in the Skeena Mall recently. Some of the highlights were recently founded groups that local people with some time on their hands might want to get acquainted with: “Sam Collier and Kathy Corbett representing Terrace Kermodie Lions Club. The club received their charter this summer and meet every Wednesday from 12:00 to 1:00 at the Terrace {nn in the Skeena Room. The organization is open to ladies aged 19 and up and currently has 20 members. *Big Brothers and Big Sisters was represented by Mary Monteith and daughter Natalic. Big Brothers and Big Sisters holds an activity once a month. The activity for Septem- ber is a kite festival called "Colour the Skies with Friendship". The kite festival is a Canada-wide . campaign for Big Brothers and Big Sisters and was held in Terrace at Heritage Park on Sunday, Sept. 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. Clowns, face painting and T-shirt draws were- among other activities held during the kite festival. The Terrace chapter of Big Brothers and Big Sisters would like every adult in Terrace to "find a little person and donate a few hours of time". For more information, call Lois Stoner at 635-4232. Greg McQuarry, Robert Clifford, Monique Edwards and Tonee Sabine representing Responding Parents. Responding Parents is a support group for parents con- cerned about their kids. The group offers a safe environment in which parents can talk about their worries and concerns. As well as offering support, Responding Parents also tries to find solutions when kids are on the street, lacking shelter, becoming involved in drugs and alcohol abuse, having problems with the law, or encountering problems common among youth. Some of their goals are to get parents actively involved with their children and their children’s future and to be a support network for other parents. For more informa- tion call Monique at 635-4988 or Tonee at 635-4822. ‘Ladies Hockey represented by Tammy Brown. The ladies practise on Wednesday from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. and play on Sundays from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Registra- tion for this non-contact sport is $125 and individuals need to sup- DAY CARE EVERYWHERE Terrace city council gave final reading to a bylaw Sept. 23 that makes residential daycare a fact of life. This means, subject to local concerns, child care facilities for a maximum of 20 children are legal in Al Rural, R2 and R3 Residen- tial, Medium Density Residential, Medium High Density Residential and High Density Residential zoncs. Also, centres with up to eight spaccs would be permitted in R1 residential and Low Density Residential. Factors to be consider by the city in granting child care licences include the potential for traffic generation, appropriate parking and drop-off zones, the accessibility to amenities and facilities frequented by children, privacy for both facil- ity users and adjacent neighbours, design compatibility with the neighbourhood, the economic feasibility of the proposal and the need to promote overall safety, health and well-being of children in care. ply their own equipment. *Norah Ferguson and Sharon Lynch representing Terrace Little Theatre. T.L.T. will be presenting "Hooters" in mid-November (dates to be announced at a later time). Terrace Little Theatre is always looking for new members to fill a wide variety of posts in all produc- tions, from acting to stage make- | up to front of house. No experi- ence is necessary. The next mect- ing for Terrace Little Theatre will be October 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the McColl Playhouse (3625 Kalum Street). ° Terrace Ringette represented by Mary Krug and daughters Melanie and Marlene. Ringette is open to girls ages seven to 17 and registra- tion fees are $100 per season. Ringette is a non-contact sport and is much like hockey, except the sticks are straight and a ring is used in place of a puck. For more information call Sharon Prinz at 635-3966. eJanct McGee and Shawn Krienke from Terrace Patks and Recre- ation, According to Krienke 31 groups took part in Clubs Day, which was double that of last year. They would like to thank the Skeena Mall staff for their help and all participants for taking part. *Karel Trappl, president of Shames Mountain Ski Club (bottom left). The club runs the racing programs on Shames Mountain. Regisirations ate now being taken for the Nancy Greene Ski League (children ages seven to 12). Ski swap will be held Oct.25 & 26 in the arena banquet room.