This September, when fall is beginning
to bring its colour to the Skeena Valley,
Kirsten Murphy will find herself gazing
at a very different landscape.

That’s because September will find the
Northwest Community College student
in the African republic of Zimbabwe as
part of the Canadian Crossroads Interna-
tional program.

Under that program, Canadians spend
four months living and working in a
foreign country, one which has a
significantly different culture. The idea is
Crossroaders not only impart knowledge

of Canada to those they meet while there, ©

but also tell Canadians what they learned

first taking a writing course at Selkirk
College followed by a year as a freelance
writer,

The move to Terrace was prompted by

a desire to take her first year. university

courses and-to spend some time in the
northwest. “I’d always wanted to come
up here,’’ she explained.

‘Having found NWCC offered the pro-
gram she wanted, Murphy enroled last

fall and is taking social sciences/an-.

thropology.

And that’s when she met Kim Saulnier,
the student activity co-ordinator at: the
college and a Crossroader who spent four
months in Ecuador in late 1990, early

upon their return.

Kirsten Murphy

~. Originally from Vancouver, Murphy
spent the last three years in the Kootneys,

1991,

**We got talking about Crossroads,”

Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 12, 1992 — Page B1

Murphy recalls and, having done some
travelling in Central America before her
move to the Kootneys, she decided to ap-
ply.

Her delight at being accepted was
doubled when upon Jearning her destina-
tion was Zimbabwe.:'That’s really ex-

‘citing because 1 did. want to go to

Africa,’’. she explained.

Although only required to spend four -

months there, Murphy said she would be .

_ keeping her options, and the return. date
om her air ticket, open,-‘‘l’m prepared to

stay longer if] like it (so) I'm keeping the ,

‘year open.”?

As yet she doesn’t know what job she:
will be doing while she’s there but, given
she worked in a hospital from 1985 to
1989, Murphy suspects it will be in that

kind of facility.

The precise destination. ‘has
finalized as well, but she point
then, she might not stay inthe same com-
munity for the entire period. Me

will have to rely on her own intiative to a
large extent, Murphy.adds the Zimbab-

“wean representative for. Crossroads. “ffs

always just a phone call away. They'll be
there to help you.””

Readers will be able to share Kirsten

Murphy’s African experiences through
exclusive reports and photos she will be
filing with the Terrace Standard.

\ Around town.

Clinic can save lives

Got an hour to spare, an hour that could end up saving
your life?

That, essentially, is the question organizers of a Breast Self-
Examination clinic are asking women in the Terrace area to
consider,

And it’s an important one given recently released studies
show one in nine Canadian women will contract breast cancer
at some point in their lives — that’s up sharply from the one
in eleven figure of less than four years ago. ~

Nel Lieuwen, president of the local Cancer Society branch, .

pointed out such examinations, carried out once a month,
were Vital in the early detection and treatment of the disease.

She said the clinic takes place this Saturday, Feb. 15 at the
Emerson Medical Clinic, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Participants will
view a.video entitled Keep in Touch and then take part in a
breast self-examination session.

Emphasizing the women will learn ‘‘all they ned to know”?
on the subject, she said the session would last no more than
an hour. Apart from the film and training, participants would
also be given information pamphlets to take home and read.

After that, it was simply a case of carrying out ‘that mon-
thly examination.

Although there will be six nurses conducting the ‘clinic;
Lieuwen said those wishing to take part should first phone her
(635-7857) for an appointment. This would eliminate needless
waiting for participants.

She said this is the first Breast Self-Examination clinic con-

- ducted;here. but, if there is sufficient interest, more will be
held i in. the future, likely every two months.

St. Pats. bash planned

‘Ceili dancers take note: you’ re big night is set for next

* month!

- Ceili (pronounced kay-lee) dancing? For the uninitiated,

that’s Lrish country dancing performed to stirring tunes such
=“as Walls of Limerick and Siege of Ennis.

It’s also one of the most popular features of Celtic Night,

‘} > an annual event put on by the Irish Cultural Society.

The third annual Celtic Night takes place Saturday, March

’ 44 in the Arena Banquet Room. Organizers promise a fine

meal prepared by the Legion Ladies Auxiliary, a live band,

. - pub singing and, of course, dancing.

"Tickets are $20 per person but local Celts should note only

150 are. available. That’s less than last year because more
room is needed for dancing.

Given the event sold out last year when 190 were on offer,

» those interested had better hurry down to Misty River Books
‘s to pick up their ticket.

Sponsors signed up

Sponsors for this year’s 10th anniversary Miss Terrace

©: Pageant have now been finalized.
‘[<)- They are Skeena Broadcasters, the North West Loggers
“Association, Terrace Shopping Centre, MacDonalds, Elan
|. Travel, Elks Lodge, Fabric Boutique, Kinsmen, Skeena Mall,
~~ B C..Tel and Copperside Stores.
ss Pageant committee member Alfreda Price said final selec- |
ae ‘tion of the contestants themselves.has not been finalized yet
|© “bat-will be in time for a bake sale to be held in the Skeena
Mall this Friday afternoon and evening.

- That's when the contestants will go to work decorating

oe ~ cakes for sale to the public. Money raised goes towards stag-
‘|--ing this year’s event. The sale gets under way at 4 p.m. and
-< continues until there’s not a crumb left.

ANDREA ARNOLD is already a guaranteed winner on this
year's Miss Terrace Pageant night. A contestant last year, she
is being presented with a specially created participaction
award in recognition of the many hours of volunteer work she '
put in on the various evenis organized by the pageant com-

mittee.

WHAT SEASON is this? Edith
Leason's garden is certainly
confused. Out front, it’s early
fail with the honeysuckle
(above) still putting out new
blooms. In the backyard,
however, it’s clearly spring
with ‘the. first brave cracus
casting its tiny shadow on
Edith’s hand (inset). Leason
has lived here since 1976
and says she's never seen a

winter like this.

R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foun-
dation’s CT Scan fund by
more than $45,000, says
secretary-treasurer Helene
McRae.

She said 3, 120 calendars

total of $111,600, With
$26,400 of that destined to be
paid out in daily. draw prizes, .
and after deducting expenses
and commissions, she said
the project — cleared
$46,633.33,
Add that to money already
raised and the Foundation
now has close to. $450,000 of
the estimated $600,000 need- .
ed to buy the much needed
plece of equipment for Mills
Memorial hospital.
McRae said the Founda-
tion had to pay two per cent.
levy off the top to. the.B.C.
Lotteries Commission - and

received a commission on
their sales.

Costs had included the
printing of the tickets, adver-
tising and sending out calen-
dars to be sold in other nor-
thwestern communities such
as Smithers and Stewart.

Noting total sales had
fallen short of the approx-

fast time, McRae suggested
uncertainty about the
economic situation had had
its effect.

For example, several local
companies, particularly
those in the woods Industry,
had been finding things
tougher this time around and
had therefore not purchased
as many calendars, she add-
ed.

Thanking those people in
the community who had pur-
chased calendars for their
continued support, she also
praised the work of the both
the Elks Lodge and In-.
dividuals who sold them, ‘A’
good effort was made, It was:
just slower.’’

epends :
‘where they need you, “lt §*. ett
. flexible,”’ she explained.’

The Crossroader needs to be pretty”
‘flexible too. However, while noting. ‘she

The 1992 cash calendar
drive boosted the Dr. ::

were sold bringing in 9 gross —

the Elks Lodge — they led .
the selling drive — had also -

imately 4,400 figure achieved |

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Next week is Heritage Week ; .
and the Terrace Regional eek wax. Jems ray (am) haa ¢ Friday marks the second
Museum Society is suggesting a a . anniversary of
relaxing way people can Feb, 1 1.8 | -L,7 o 0 0 Vancouver's Vatentine’s
acknowledge the event — by Feb, 2 2.1 -1.2 °° 3.0 152 0 Day Massacre a two-day
literally following in the Feb. 3 5,8 0.3... Trace. 22.6 af) 2S Merne “which, with just 32.
footsteps af the community's Feb. 4 2.8: 0.2. 142 60 20 00.8: 0 ; J
pioneers. : Feb.5  2.8-° 0.3 Trace. 0° 0.3... cent metres of. snow, .
President Mamie Kerby said Feb.6 3.0, 0.5 0 (0 5.3...» brought the city to.@ vir-
the society wants to encourage Feb.7 3.9 O04. 0 od TS. thal standstill...
people to take a stroll on the. LAST Max. Min. .Snow Rain. Sun. °° Valentine's ‘Day 1956
historic Frank Trail that leads YEAR Temp. Temp. (cm) (mm) ‘(hrs)" * ‘was the coldest February
from the valley up {o the Bench. —— — — re day on record in Terrace.
The bottom: of the trail . is Feb, 1 5.4 12. 0 38.4. _ 2 That, night, ‘the mercury
located at the end of Frank St. Feb,2 4.2 24 plunged to a .decidedly.
and the top can be reached front Feb. 3 3.20 05-05 060° 912 0 OAS nippy. -25° after having-
the pioneer cemtary parking lot Feb.4 4.7 0. 06 . 158 0 Fo, only tianaged to struggle
“off Kalum Lake Drive. Feb. 5 3.6 0.200 4.4 20.000 OU rg 7° nth afer 1,
Signs at both entrances ex- Feb.6. 3.8 0.7 0.2 © 22.8 Oi 1 rAOies In the affernco
plain the historical significance. Feb. 7 3.5. 2.0 | 0.20 30 *, 50 oS a
of the trail... : — aeeRLRSONSIRETE OT