Page E B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 14, “1993 “Here 'n ‘There”’ by Yvonne Moen ’ PRIL IS HERE and caticer society _ volunteers ure knocking on doors. The . ‘annual campaign taises money -which helps local area patients who have. to ‘travel away from home for treatment,” _ And. this week: I'd like to tell - you of. a family that lives in Ter- race and.is very grateful for the help © and | support they received . from : the Cancer. Sociely and ~ other service clubs at their-lime of need... When ° ‘Dana-Jo Penner was only 14. months old she was diag- nosed as. having a tumour in her left ear... - ~. The-year: was: 1978 and she and parents. Bill and Randy Penner still lived at-Vanarsdol (now Kit- sels), “'One--day ‘while bathing her ‘Randy -.spotted some- ual in Dana’s left ear. The local.doctor sent them to Prince: Rupert. to see the travelling eye-nose-throat Specialist there. Dana had. her first operation in Terrace Hospital with Dr. Strang- way removing the growth in her left ear. They then returned home to Vanarsdol. Ten days later Dr. Strangway sent out an urgent radio message to Vanarsdol for them to come in to'see him immediately. The next day Dana flew to Van- couver and was admitted to the cancer ward at Vancouver Gener- "al Hospital. « - There they underwent cight . more days of further testing to determine whether the cancer had Spread. Dana then undervent 22 radia- tion ‘treatments. Every three months for the next two years the family travelled to. Vancouver for chemotherapy, Over. the next 10 years Dana had. {o:continue having treatments and eventually only had to travel - there once a year. 7 Dana, 16, no longer needs treat- ‘ments and is in Grade 11 at Caledonia Sr. Secondary School. She hopes to graduate. in the ociety helps fight cancer _ A SURVIVOR: 16-year-old Dana-Jo Penner has is fought cancer all — her life since a tumour was detected in her ear at age 14 months. class of 1994 and plans to work for one year then go on to college and take nursing. Since 1989 Dana has been going to **Camp Good ‘Times’’. Sponsored by the cancer society, the camp is for youngsters with a history of cancer, .. . The children who ) go there have | fun and cach leams how the others cope with cancer. Dana’s going back’ to Camp Good Times for another week this July and hopes to one day retum there as a counsellor. The Penner family is just one of the local families who have received support from the Terrace unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. Each year st when the volunteers go out, remember that your gen- erous donation will help someone who has a loved one with cancer. You can make the difference. sUSINESS DIRECTORY __AROUND TOWN, ‘Time to clean up! THE ARRIVAL of spring means it’s time once more for the Ter- race Beautification Sociely’s annual clean up campaign. So set aside April 25 for the 8th annual garbathon. The society says it’s a great way to gather family and friends together for an afternoon of cleaning up the litter that’s accumulated over the past winter. It’s also encouraging businesses and clubs to enter teams. And that, the society continues, gives rise to teams either going for their own goals or issuing meet or beat challenges to others, The garbathon participants mect at 2 p.m, in the parking lot at McDonald’s, Clean up continues until 3: 30 P. m. Bags are provided by the society. ; ; There are prizes for those that take part and gifts for those who show up wearing acostume. Teams can register at CFTK, The Terrace Standard or at city hall. And the beaulification society is also getting ready to place 40 concrete flower tubs around the city. When these are put out, eu. make more than 130 such tubs along streets and avenues. Those interested in purchasing a tub — plaques can be put on them — are welcome 1o contact George Clark at 635-2281, Yvonne Moen at 638-0423 or any society member. The cost is $160. You can count on them THERE ARE some things you can’t always count on, says the local - cancer sociely in a recent notice. They include weather reports, used cars, love lasting, campaign promises, a white Christmas, airline schedules, an income tax refund, your mother-in-law staying only one week, a medium rare steak, vacation sunshine, restaurant repulations, astrologers, cook- ing times in recipes, movie reviewers, pizza deliveries, the ripening time of avocados and a second date. Bul, says the society, you can always count on volunteers, Beware of dry conditions Warmer weather is drawing people outside but the dry conditions do pose a fire hazard, says forests minister Dan Miller. “While the fire season does not officially begin until April 15, there have already been grass fires in the Cariboo and Peace River area,’’ Miller said last week. TERRACE EXPERTS - IN A GLANCE ___CONCRETE FORMS HOLTHE FOUNDATIONS “Since 1979” Commercial and Residential y ‘ "-COnerete Form Work”. wee 8S die f t ae . *k “oe “de i ay * ine 7 Al Holthe Ph, (604) 635-1340 Ph: (604) 635-1392 Fax: 635-1393 QUALITY. ae “T HARDING * {| CARPETS | J.S. (Jack) Kelly 4552 Greig Ave. ' Terrace, B.C. V8G 1M3 UTOMOTIVE “ME” “ Automotive Electrical and Mechanical Repairs ‘Fully Licensed Auto Mechanic RV Electrical and Solar Charging Systems _ +3389 Highway 16 East, Terrace, B.C. Ph. 635-5187 Fax 635-4821 iol: le _ADIvision of Copper Mountain Electronics Box 744, 4606 Lakelse Ava. Terrace, B.C. 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