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“Terrace Review _ Wednesday, December 20, 1989. ae

The Northern Motor Inn
recently put on a Christmas
party for the seniors in
George’s Pub. This is the third
year for the event, and it has
grown in popularity enormous-
ly.

It all started with che Mun-
son's inviting grandma
Charlotte Johnson and her
friends from the Happy Gang .
Centre, in the first year. This
year, approximately 150 seniors.
from the Happy Gang Centre,
the Willows apartments and

some from Terraceview Lodge
gathered for probably the best
party they will have this year.

On arrival, everybody re-
ceived a Christmas corsage.
The feast started at 4:30 and
lasted ‘til 7 p.m. They were
served baron of beef on a bun,
coffee, tea, desserts and a glass
of Christmas Cheer, everything
courtesy of the Inn. Santa also

‘Bits ‘n’ Pieces -

— “by Alle Toop

‘Congratulations to Archie —
and Dorothy Hippisley. They
will celebrate their 37th wed-
ding anniversary on Dec. 20.
They were married in Terrace |
in 1952 in the Manse by a

’ United Church minister, The

family will celebrate, along —
with a son, who is coming up
from Vancouver, with a dinner
at the Northern Motor Inn.
Happy anniversary and our
very best wishes for the New
Year,

Mabel Hobenshield was born

~ Dec. 14, 1899, which made her
- 90 years old last week. All her

friends had gathered in the
Happy Gang Centre to help her

celebrate. Mabel arrived there

with her 93-year-old brother
Harvey Doll. Harvey will
celebrate his 93rd birthday
tomorrow,

Mabel’s birthday cake was
beautifully decorated. The cake
was half white, half chocolate.
It had sparklers on top, and
Mabel’s face was like the
sparklers, all lit up with a hap-
py smile.

She was born in Haysville,
Ont. in 1899, and went to |
school there until she was 14

To get the groceries packed is
not something they are used to
either.
Lily is a nurse and travels
back and forth to Newcastle
four times a week, where she
works mainly with children.

Her husband is a chief engineer

in the Merchant Navy and is
gone for long periods of time.’
That is also the reason they —
came to Terrace at this time of
year. They have three |
daughters. Two are still at _
home and one is going to the
university in Dallas, Texas, tak-

. ing international business —

management. Although the
Hendrys live in what they call a
detached house, the houses are
closer-together over there.
They also find the size of the
houses is much the same, but
the layout is much different.
They don’t have that open con-

cept we are used to. Every

room in the hoyse in England
is aroom by itself, with four
walls and a door to close it off
from the next room. They have
no basements, but most every
house has an upstairs.

' The countryside around
Riding Mill is quite hilly. It
does not snow in winter, and if

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One of the pleasures of Christmas shopping in Terrace Is
the varlety of local arts and crafts that are available. The
Thimbleberry workshop set up operations in the Terrace Art
Gallery during the gallery’s recent weekend sale. a

it does the odd time, it does
not stay. It does rain, though,
and summers never get too hot.
A warm day.in the summer is
about 68 degrees and when it

years old, The family then
moved to Berlin, Ont. — dur-
ing the war that name was
changed to Kitchener. They
moved to Alberta when she was

arrived and every senior was
given five pull tickets (free).
Quite a few lined up after-
wards, to collect their win-
nings.

And if that was not enough,
the band ‘‘Harvest Moon’’
played the kind of music that

- got the seniors to their feet and
onto the dance floor. Mabel.
Hobenshield also celebrated her
birthday there. Although her
birthday was still days away,
there is no better way to
celebrate than when all your
friends are present. They all
- gang a rousing happy birthday,
and Bob Goodvin and Mabel
danced the birthday dance.
- Mabel is 90 years old now.
_ This year is the first time
that Charlotte Johnson had to
miss her party. She came down
with bronchitis. All her friends
wish her the very best and hope
to see her soon at the Happy
Gang Centre again. To Gail,
George, Jackie and all the
staff, Merry Christmas and
best wishes for the New Year.

The Happy Gang Centre had
their annual Christmas dinner
on Wednesday, Dec. 13. The
Ladies’ Auxiliary to the Legion
Branch 13 catered for the af-
fair. The Centre was filled to
capacity for this popular event.
Dinner consisted of stuffed
turkey rolls, carrots and broc-

‘coli, mashed potatoes, coffee,

- tea and peppermint icecream
for dessert.

_ After dinner, Vicki and her
brother Harry Chemko came
down and entertained the

seniors with some fine piano
playing. Vicki also sang Away
in a Manger accompanied by
her brother on the piano. Bob
Goodvin, as always, had a few
tricks up his sleeve. It was very
much enjoyed by all. After-
wards the floor was cleared for

‘daricing to their favorite tunes

‘from long ago. Seniors are one
part of the population who
sure know how to enjoy them-
selves,

17 years old.
Mabel was married in 1921 |
in Olds, Alberta. Mabel and

her family and her brother and .
_. his family moved to Cedarvale ,

in 1923. In 1927 the Hoben-
shield family moved to Kit-

_wanga. Kitwanga even has a

street named after them.
The family came to Terrace
in 1948 and lived in a house

where the courthouse stands to-
day. Then in 1974, her husband

passed away, and shortly after-
ward Mabel moved into the
Willows, where she still lives
today.

Mabel is not one for just sit-

ting around. She likes to dance,
and every Monday morning she
‘is at the bowling alley, giving it

her best shot. From all of us
here at the Review, we wish
you all the best and many hap-
py returns.

Special congratulations were
received from Mayor Jack
Talstra, B.C. Lieutenant
Governor David C. Lam;
Governor General of Canada,
Mme. Jeanne Sauve, Dave
Parker, MLA for Skeena,
Premier Bill Vander Zalm and
from Brian Mulroney, the
Prime Minister.

Visiting Josi and Bill Ross of
Terrace are Lily and Fred Hen-

dry of England. The Hendrys
are from Riding Mill, a small
country village near Newcastle.
Lily and Bill are sister and
brother,

This is the first time in
Canada for the Hendrys, and

they like it alot. They very

much like the mountains, and
find life much easier going
here.-The pace is not as hectic

as back home, where everybody
is always rushing around. They

like our shops and the
restaurants. She finds every-

body very friendly and helpful.

gets to 76, that’s extremely hot.
They live close to the Roman
Wall, a wall built by the

Romans between Scotland and —
-England, to keep the Scots out. |

It is now a big tourist attrac-
tion. Of course, the country be-
ing so much older than
Canada, it has lots of history.
There are many old forts and
castles around.

Lily is very much taken with
the Christmas lights on the out-
side of the houses, and when
she gets back home she will try
to persuade some of the people
to light up their places.

The Rosses took them on a
tour of Terrace after dark, just
to see the lights. They also
travelled around the Northwest
a bit and very much liked what
they saw. By the time this
comes out in the paper, they
will be back in England, hurry-
ing to get ready for Christmas.

Have a look in the window
of Rose’s Shop when you walk
down Lazelle this week. It has
nothing to do with clothes, but
it has everything to do with
Christmas.

We have some special people
celebrating birthdays this
month at Terraceview Lodge.
They are John Hector, Ernest
Johnson, Harvey Doli, Ernest
Taft. Happy birthday to all of
you. A very special happy
birthday goes out to Flossie
Lambly. Flossie is in the

hospital right now. Hope you _—

are feeling better soon. Our -
very best wishes to you! My
very best wishes and happy
birthday to Jane Andrew on
Christmas day and to my son
Jason, who was born 23 years
ago on Boxing day.

To all of you, I wish you a

-yery Metry Christmas...

| presented by ~
College of Dental Surgeons of BC.

AFRAID OF THE DENTIST?

It maybe nothing more than acase of sweaty palms and butterfiles
in your stomach as you announce yourself to the receptionist. Or It
may be a terror that keaps you away fromthe dentist year after year
despite your aching, disintegrating teeth and receding gums.

However bad you've got it, you're not alone. Approximately one
million Canadians, suffer from full-blown dentalphobia -- a fear of
dental procedures so acute that they never go to the dentist. Afar
greater number suffer from dental anxiety -- a fear that keeps them
out of the dantist’s chair until the pain of dental disease forces them
into it. At that point, more extensive, uncomfortable dental work will
be fequired ~ further reinforcing patients' fear of visiting the dental
office.

Most commonly, dental phobia develops at an early age andis due

" toexpectations of an unpleasant early experience created by family

members. The procedures people fear most are having a tooth
drillad and having anaesthetic Injected. ,

Fortunately, dentists have many new techniques at hand to help .
fight dental phobia. Chief among them are the many new painless
procedures and instruments -- like high-speed drills and super-
accurate, single-tooth anaesthesia -- which have replaced older,
more painful techniques, Today, prior to anaesthetic injections, a
numbing solution can be applied on the gum by aerosol spray, Q-tip
or gauze.

Dentists can use mild sedatives to calm particularly over-anxlous

patients before treating them and many are now using techniques
developed by clinical psychologists to help overcome patient fears.
These can involve special relaxation exercises to help patients
remain calm, hypnosis, and distraction techniques designed to take
the patient's mind off what the dentist is doing. :

Inone experiment dantists installed video screens on thelr cellings
and video-game controls on the arms of theirchalrs. Patlents got so
involved in the game that they forgot about what the dentist was
doing (except to complain when he or she got in the way!).

What should you doif you have dental phobia or anxiety? The best
thing isto make a consultation appointment with your dantist andtalk

 franklytohim orher about yourfears. Dentists today are much more

than just mechanical cavity fillers: they are professionals trained in
caring. Very often just talking about your anxieties with your dentist
will be all.you need to do to relieve them. ;

This column is provided by the Canadian Dental Association, Information within is
not intended to diagnose or plan treatment; readers should consult their dentist for
individual dental care. Readers’ questions are-welcoma. Please write: Word of
Mouth, College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., 1125 W. 8thAve., Vancouver, B.C. V6H

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