g A light touch BIOLOGIST Daniela Tortora demonstrates the right way to touch a fragile sea anemone — with a delicate pinky. Last week, Thornhill students got a close look at various sea live creatures, including crabs, sea cucumbers, prawns, stars, and sea urchins, when the Vancouver Aquarium’s Aqua- van rolled into town. The hands-on outreach program is on the road tour- ing the central interior and Vancouver Island over the next six weeks. You could win The TLT’s Cinderella inspires word contest CONTRIBUTED IN CELEBRATION of Ter- race’s 75th Anniversary and Terrace Little Theatre’s 50th anniversary, the TLT is staging the pantomime Cinderella at ‘the R.E.M. Lee Theatre in "November. ~ With the participation of the Terrace Symphony Orchestra this production promises to be a true ceie- bration of ‘Terrace’s artistic - talents that’s sure to ap- peal to the young and old. Pantomime is great -fun, It is not a mime at ali. It’s a form of musical comedy derived from. the commedia dell'arte, ballet, “opera, the music hall and the realms of folk-lore and fairy :tale, ; Elements of all of these -are. still to be found in pantomime today. '. This: strange mixture has created a splendid top- sy-turvey world where men are women, women are “men, where people are hit but not hurt, where author- city is constantly flouted, “where fun is poked at “everything and above all where magic abounds and dreams invariably do come ‘true, “Based on children's stories such as Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, Charlle has 30 seizures aday e Research SF may help change his Ilfe Aladdin and Peter Pan, pantomime plots are often incongruous but they do provide the background for slapstick comedy, topical patter and funny songs, special effects, lavish cos- tumes, magical moments and happy endings. In order to get an early start -on the fun, Terrace Little Theatre is holding a contest to see just how many words can be found in the word, “Cinderella”. One grand prize will be awarded to the entrant with the most words: a fa- mily pass to see the panto- mime, giving two adults and two children under the age of 12 admission to a performance of their choice in November, In the event of a tie, a name will drawn from those with tied entries to find a winner. As with most contests, there are a few rules to VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TERRACE VOLUNTEER BUREAU "forthe HELPING. The Terrace Volunteer Bureau will soon be starting our fall yard clen up for seniors and disabled persons who live in your community. © Raking leaves © Cleaning eaves * General winterizing Volunteer help is needed with: ® Cleaning outside windows Please call the Volunteer Bureau at 638-1330 Your assistance will be appreciated. follow: a) Words must contain three or more letters. b) No contractions, ab- _ breviations, proper names or foreign words will be al- lowed. c) Deadline for submis- sion is Oct. 31. d} Entries should be dropped off at or mailed to Terrace Little Theatre at the McColl Playhouse, 3625 Kalum Street, Ter- race, B.C., V8G 2P4, En- tries can also be emailed to" info@ mytlt.ca e) Envelopes or emails should be labeled “Cinderella/words” So, sharpen your pen- cils, get the kids involved, make it a family effort and start your lists, Just think “Cinderella” and you will be surprised to see how many words you can find! Winner of the family pass to Cinderella will be announced Nov, 12, The Terrace =f is w www.terracestandard.com Check out our sile or catl 638-7283 for advertising information AUTHENTIC EAST INDIAN CUISINE _ DAILY LUNCH. BUFFET 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. S