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‘MARCH 26-29, 1990 — April
’ 2-5. Everybody is invited to at-
tend a Special Series of Gospel
Meetings each ‘night at Oli's
Restaurant, § p.m. Evangelists:
Mr. D. Howard and A.
Hergsma will preach the Word.
Come and find biblical answers
to the many quettions that arise
in’ our minds, More info
 648- 3810.

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“MARCH 27, 1990 — Human
. Tights workshop, Sponsored by .
: Terrace Women’s Resource

.Centre, Guest speaker is
Rodger Davis in the basement

. at 7:30 p.m. Pre-registeation
required. For more info. phone
638-0228. Ask for Bev or
Carla,

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_ Self-Examination workshop at
the Terrace Women's Resource

' registration required. 638-0228.
. Ask for Bev or Carla.

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MARCH 3), 1990 — The
‘Resource Manual for Low In-
come Women” is ready for
distribution and the Terrace
+ Women’s Centre invites you to
an Open House to receive your -
copy. Please come and meet the
project: participants that
developed the manual from 1 -3

p.m,

MARCH 29, 1990 — Ministry
of Health and Terrace
Women's Centre are sponsor-
‘Ing “'Nobody’s Perfect”’ a free
five week parenting program,
for parents with children from
birth to age five, Register now
for its last session until
‘September, Classes will be
Thorsday afternoons, beginn-
_ing Mar, 29, 1990. Childcare
and’ transportation are

Carol 638-3310 or Candice
635-2116,

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* MARCH x0, 1990 — The

- holding -a~ “Silent “Auction’’

. 3): from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and
'. April t from J2- 4 p.m. in the
Skeena Mall, Proceeds will be
. weed to send the band toa
music festival at UBC in early
May: More info. cail 635-4341
evenings.
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APRIL 1, 1990 — Terrace
Mens Soccer General Meeting
' will be held Sunday at 1 p.m. at

interested parties please attend,

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APRIL 3, 1990 — Terrace
Breastfeeding Support Group
will be holding a meeting on
Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the educa-
tlon room of Mills Memorial
focus on. continued
please clal Terry Walker at
635-3287. .

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APRIL 7, 1990 — Garage Sale
to be held at Mills Memorial

a.m. to 1] p.m. If anyone cares

to donate miscellaneous articles
’ for this sale, please contact Sal-
“ly Smaha at 635-4243 or

Aveline “McConnell at

635-5650.

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* APRIL 12, 1990 — General

| Meeting of Bhinch 73. Old Age

’ Pensioner’s Organization aL
* Happy Gang Centre on Kalum.

Thursday at 2 p.m. New

_ Members welcome,

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. “AK ITIMAT" ‘& TERRACE
' BLIND &: VISUALLY IM-
, PAIRED PERSONS. We have
a white cane club in Terrace.
* When in town come and have
coffee with us. We would be
_ happy to welcome you.
Located at. Women's Resource
' Centre 4542 Park Ave, Thurs-
“day, :1:30 pam. -Info contact

- 636-8.

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MARCH 27, 1990 — Breast —

Centre at £:00 p.m. Pre -

_ available. ‘For more info. call -

“* Caledonia” School ‘Band is
Mar. 30 from 6-9 p.m., Mar. -

~-Quite the quilt

f HARBINGER OF SPRING, Drawing the crowds again over the weekend was the annual craft exhibition
at the Happy Gang Centre. Handiwork on display included quilts, afghans, needlepolnt or crewel pic- ©
tures and embroidery. Above, organizer Rose de Bruyne shows off a quilt fashioned by Joyce Carser-

Sa,

Northwest weather plays no favourites
as Rita MacNeil found out last week,
Even the fact she had just picked up a
Funo as best female vocalist failed to per-
suade the fog to lift at the Terrace-
Kitimat airport Monday night, causing -
the Maritime. star's plane to divert to ,

Prince Rupert,

That left organizers of her R. E.M. Lee
performance with'a problem — MacNeil
was going to be at-least an hour late for

the show,,

Fortunately, one of Terrace’ $s own was

on hand to solve that

MacNeil’s road manager wasted no time.

asking. Laurie Thain to
breach.

“Tt was pretty thrilling because I have :
a great deal of respect for her,’? Thain
commented after her unscheduled 40
minute performance. Pleased to see
‘MacNeil get the recognition she- deserv-
ed, Thain said she admired her originali-

problem and

step into the

ty and | detemainati, to stay true to her
own style of music...

Although ‘Thain. had to go on at short |
notice, she said it hadn’t bothered her.
Noting stage performances were now
part of her own singing career, she add-

ed, “I was mentally Prepared for it.7?* f

She was also happy to have been given Be
an opportunity to play before a home §
town crowd,.‘‘My music has grown in the faa
time I've been away and I think people Fie
were pleased to see how things were go- [am
-ing,’’ she explained. f

Local audiences got another oppor-
tunity to hear Thain last weekend when
she put on two dinner shows. She now

heads back to Nashville where she will

she said.

the Terrace Public Library. All :

Hospital. The discussion will. &
breastfeeding. For further info, «

_ Hospitel Thrift Shop from 10 |

. Phyllis 638-0412. or Fellx :

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a * tick bites, The “Bullseye!
. a cteeular re d ehuptlon bout

Tick disease here

Welcome to Around Thor-
nhitt,

-The sun is shining and it’s
cold outside. I thought we'd

seen the last of all that!

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This week I would like to in-
form you about Lyme Disease.
The most important new infec-
tious disease to affect North
America, it is spreading rapidly,
Although it is less common in
Canada than the U.S:, where
thousands of people have been
infected, the number of cases
rose in Ontario last summer and
others have been found in
Quebec, Manitoba, and Alberta
— and some here in Terrace.

This article is intended to pro- .

vide you with an overview of the

‘malady, including symptoms,

(the disease can be successfully

treated with antibiotics if,
caught early) and, more impor-.

tant, preventive measures active
outdoor people can take.
BACKGROUND

The earliest reports of the

disease go back to 1909 when a

Swedish dermatologist noted
patients who developed a ring-” :
. shaped rash at the site of-a tick
- bite. It Jater’ gained its official

name’ ‘ ‘erythema chronicum

migrans”

red migrating rash.’
Around
Lyme, “Connecticut, .”

vestigation isolated the cause as
a bacterial infection, Transmis-

sion of the bacteria .was‘ suc-.
cessfully linked to bites received. .
from local deer ticks, and the il-.

Iness was dubbed Lyme Disease,
SYMPTOMS °

occur three to 14 days after the

Around
Thornhill

by Gail Kilgren 635-3412

because “of. the...

disease’s hallmark, a Persistent. ‘antibiotics can wipe out infec-

“tion, if you have been enjoying

1975, . ‘parents’ in - outdoor - activities

became. ' -
alarmed at the high- “number of::.
- juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
cases in’ the area. Clinical ‘in-':

Tash,

cm in diameter at the site of the
tick bite, appears only in 50 per
cent of cases. Victims can also
suffer flu-like symptoms —
fever, headaches, stiff neck,
painful joints, and general
aches — which usually disap-
pear seven to ten days later,
Stage 2: If the infection isn't

- treated, second stage symptoms

appear weeks or months after
the onset of the infection. The
person suffers neurological and
cardiac problems ranging from
meningitis to heart block.
Stage 3: Months or years
later, victims develop chronic

arthritis and chronic fatigue,

if you have been enjoy-
ing outdoor activities it’s
important to be alert for
“the first symptoms,

‘Because early’ treatment with

in tick-
infested areas, it's important to
‘be'alert for the first symptoms.
Unfortunately, Lyme Disease
leaves no fasting immunity, and
it is possible to be infected more
than once.

“Tick ‘season. begins in May
when= “over-wintering adults
make one. last: effort to find a
host. Most tick bite cases occur

~.-..dn June or July, when larvae
Infection from -the,: Lyme ~
~ Disease bacterin: shas:: three: ake
* stages, .
Stage 1: The first symptoms

and nymphs are most active.
"PREVENTION
Nobody likes to be bitten by
ticks and these suggestions app-

ly.:to. avoiding all. ticks, in-

c hiding ‘deer ticks:

mation from local universities
or health units on what ticks are
found in your area. Deer tick
larvae and nymphs are extreme-
ly small with reddish-orange
bodies and black heads. -

— Avoid walking * through
grassy areas or brushing up
against shrubs, Stick to paths or
walkways on your rambles.

— Wear clothing that protects
your body: long-sleeved shirts
and long pants with the pant
legs tucked into your socks.
Choose white or light-coloured
materials so that dark-bodied
ticks .will stand. out. Check
clothing regularly when. in tick
areas and brush off any dark

‘ spots you see,

— If you have been in a tick-
infested area, YOU may want to
run your clothes in a dryer for
half an hour to kill hidden ticks,
Check parts of your body where
ticks are known to bite most:
The backs of knees, groin, arm-

- pits, necks, and back. Shower

and scrub well, —

— Repellents: products that
contain DEET (diethylto-
fuamide) are very effective.
DEET with a greater than 50
per cent concentration should
not be applied to children’s

skin. DEET will also melt nylon |

and plastic, so be: careful when

you apply .it to: fabrics. .

Permethrin is another potent
tick repellent, but i¢ is an Insec-

ticide; apply it to ‘your clothing

only.” re a

— Check your pels. Your cats |

and dogs may be saving you
sonte legwork nt y bringing th ticks
hou hay

= Kn sur tek, “Get infor

_ Start cutting her third album,

Although the disc will be produced to
appeal to radio audiences, Thain made it
clear she won't be changing her style to
do that. “It’s going to be real country,”

-Canvassers sought

’ April is the Canadian Cancer society's campaign month
and the local chapter is looking for volunteers to help in this
year’s canvas.

Emphasizing the progress being made in combatting the
disease, Terrace unit presidents Lily Nielsen pointed out
“Nearly one in every two patients diagnosed with cancer will

: “be alive five years after treatment.” That compared with less

. than one in five in the 1940s.
“ “The goals of this year’s April campaign are to-inform as
many people as possible about cancer prevention, early detec-

|. tion and to generate funds for patient services, tesearch and

‘education programs,’’ she added.
However, Nielsen emphasized, canvassers are needed if the -
campaign.is to be successful, She said anyone interested in’
‘helping out can drop into the Carpénters' Hall (3312 Sparks”
» St.yon Tuesday, ‘April 3 anytime between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.
“For tore “information, * phone Lily at 635-2995, Norma at. .
35-2879 or Helen at 635- 6493,

- Downtown poetry -

_- Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside poets will bring their own
“blend of poetry from “the other side of the tracks” to Terrace
next week when they pul on a free public reading at the
‘library.

The visit is part of a northwestern tour by the poets who in-
clude Cuba Dyer, P.J. Flaming, Larry Loyie, Miki McMillan,
-Bud Osborn, Margaret Prevost and Tora,

. A group of downtown eastside residents — both native and
‘non-native — who write and read together, the poets are not —
professional writers. However, their work has been critically
acclaimed as reflecting ‘the reality of poverty and struggle in
one of the city’s poorest and toughest neighbourhoods.”

The reading takes place Thursday, April 5 at 7 p.m. For
more information, contact George Stanley at 635-6511.

Appreciation
KINSMEN CLUB representative Gord Beilman (left)
dropped in on the Correctional Centre last week to pre-
_ Sent a certificate of appreciation to both staff and in- S
__ mates for their help on the Kin Complex and other club |
_ projects over the past several years. Principal officer _
_ Roy. LeBlond (centre) and local director Hans Parte] a
were on hand to. ‘accept, 7