eit pene lg PR a REBATE TT a Ma Boe SEA retin oe Eee =, TERRACE — Mayor Jack Talstra assisted by | Doug Kerley, vice presi- dent and regional general manager for B.C. and the Yukon, and Frank Reiter, district general manager for northern B.C. of the Federal Business Development Bank (FBDB) will soon be cutting the ribbon at the official opening of the new Terrace branch. FBDB located at 4641 Lazelle Avenue will be officially opened at 11 a.m. on Monday, March 24, Following the ribbon cutting ceremony, Kerley will be the guest speaker at the Terrace Rotary Club luncheon meeting at 12:15 p.m. at the Inn of the West Hotel. The Terrace branch of | FBDB offers many ser- vices to the small business community of the entire northwest, ranging from Houston to Masset and from Kitimat to Dease lake. Every FBDB branch is, in fact, a development centre, with both finan- cial and non-financial assistance readily available, said Len Winter, branch manager for Terrace. Information is provided on those Federal and Provincial Government programs Editor's Quote Book Get good counsel before you begin: and when you have decided, act promptly. Satiust to be opened designed to help the small business operator through a computerized network with direct ac- cess through the in- branch computer ter- minal, he said. The bank also offers a full series of key topic- business, management seminars which are available throughout the northwest. Business counselling, at nominal cost, is available through the. CASE Business counselling program which uses the talents and experience of retired business persons. Term loans and equity invest- ment, can be arranged when apporpriate. ane Display of early Industries In the West showing a miner's hat and bird cage. The latter housed a canary on a perch and was used to warn the miners of dangerously high levels of gas in the mine shaft. The Canada West Museumobile il- lustrates the abundance of non-ranawable natural resources In the west as well as recent developments in the fields of agriculture and Industrialization. (The Museumobiles are part of the National Museums of Canada). National Museums pholo. Model of a small steam tractor featured in the Canada West Museumobile. Replacing oxen and horses, these steam- driven ‘iron horses’ provided the power for pioneer ploughs after 1900. The Eagle insignia was a trademark of J.I. Case, tha founder of an important machinery enterprise. Ain’t Misbehavin’ drives out winter blues The question is, if Fats Waller had as good a time all the time as this production tells us, how did he survive long enough to write those songs? A normal human being would have been dead from sheer ex- hilaration inside of a week, ; ‘‘Ain’t Misbehavin’’’, a two-hour musical per- formance of 25 songs written by Fats Waller and six others he made famous, came to Terrace a few nights ago and nearly burned the R.E.M. Lee Theatre down. The company, from the Arts Club Theatre of Vancouver, was made up of five. song-and-dance people, a piano player and a drummer. The set, designed to convey the impression of a 'thirties night club, was nothing more elaborate than backdrop panels and two bottle-festooned tables at either end of the stage apron. The lighting and sound were managed so professionally as to be almost unnoticeable, allowing the audience’s attention to go where it was supposed to: power- fully talented performers putting it all into some of the finest ragtime, blues and good-time music ever written. Performances of songs like ‘*Ain’t Misbehavin'’’, ‘‘T Ain’t Nobodies Biz-ness If I Do’’ and ‘‘The Joint is Jumpin’? were strutted out one after the other, keeping the pace hot and never allowing the momentum The members of the company were given am- ple latitude to display their abilities both solo and ensemble. It would be difficult to find fault with any of the pieces, and their whoop-it-up rendition of ‘Jitterbug Waltz’’ and the inviting, foot-stomping quality of ‘*Spreadin’ Rhythm Around’? were especially memorable. Lovie Eli’s husky, curl-up-your-toes torch singing found its perfect medium in ‘Mean to Me’', alament of injured Fire department staffing by the Lakelse Firefighting Committee On Sunday, March 9, a meeting was held at Lakelse Lake to discuss the staffing of a Volun- teer Fire Department at Lakelse Lake. Although the man- power requirements for a certifiable fire depart- ment have not been met yet, there was a consen- sus of opinion that a Recreation and Develop- ment Club should be to falter. . goodness delivered with just the right phantom of a smile. Sibel Thrasher added an entire new dimension to the exhor- tation, ‘‘Squeeze Me’, and Lovena Fox was just believable enough in her performance of the 1932 hit, ‘‘Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now’’. Moments of low com- edy were provided by Ralph Cole and Alvin Lee Sanders. Cole show- ed superb control of his noodle-limber body and impossibly mobile face in ‘‘The Viper’s Drag”, a camp piece about pro- gressive intoxication discussed formed, From this it was estimated, a Fire Protec- tion Committee could be appointed to set up whatever fire protection that is affordable in terms of manpower and money. which made impressive use of simple lighting. Sanders’ stentorian voice turned the complaint, ‘‘Your Feet’s Too Big’’, into something of preposterous propor- tions. Cole and Saunders teamed up to recruit au- dience members into a stage-wide chorus line for ‘‘Fat and Greasy’’. The piece which follow- ed, ‘‘Black and Blue’, created a haunting and plangent effect, marred only by an inappropriate audience response to the first two verses. The five performers were supported throughout by the in- defatigable Mike Taylor on upright piano and A.J. Telfair on drums. The audience sent them off with rhythmic clap- ping and a standing ova- tion. A close look at the stage revealed smoke ris- ing off the floorboards. Don’t miss the multi- sensory exhibit TERRACE — Local residents are invited to tour the Canada West museumobile caravan starting today. The ex- hibit will be on display at ,. Skeena Mall today until 9pm, — The exhibit is open to the general public from March 19-24. The museumobile traces the geological, social, economic and cultural development of Manitoba, Saskat- chewan and Alberta through various displays. Council report A report from B.C. Transit notified Terrace council at its March 10 meeting that the cost recovery performance of the Greater Terrace Transit System for 1985 was 28.4 percent, the highest since the system started, The report went on to say that the pro- jected 1986 budget for Terrace Transit will be $255,258. ‘* * * The Municipality of Terrace will have the op- portunity to send representatives to the opening of the Northern Development Council office at the World Trade Centre in Van- couver. At its March 10 meeting, Terrace council instructed the Planning and Economic Develop- ment officer to contact the NDC for further in- formation.