_Around Town | : “Terrace Jamboree ~ - THE SKEENA: SQUARES. ‘hosted the annual . a Square Danceé: Jamboree. ‘in. terrace last month . at: -the Kinhut: - ; Ten: “visitors; ‘from | ‘as “away | as ‘Williams’ 7 “Lake; join 32. Terrace dancers for ‘the. potluck - dinner: and’ dancing. : Pa ae "funs until early. May every. Year. -tigs:. Diana: Penner. . 7 | 1626. r ‘THE : ‘SKEENA SQUARES. ‘danced’ the ) ight away. last month in Terrace. ° ce | “What w was. 5 it os] © sighting: of. a “giant: aircraft that looked Aik A oa ‘huge: flying Christmas tree. oP AC TL pamson: Sunday; May. 18, the Skeena te Valley ‘Trailer: ‘Park resident. stepped outside. to” “view the sky. using. a pair: of binoculars. pale: yellow: lights. arranged i in-a, series of- three. ‘TOWSs ‘travelling overhead — much ‘slower: ‘than . port, nearby,:] ‘he says, + : tain. +. ‘of the craft, and.a-red-light:on: the-right:-hand, ode the opposite: contiguraion = to. indicate: thee - ‘direction of travel. | for about one minute. Also bizarrely, no. sounds a could be’ heard. from: the object. Wei ing fitting: this “description had ¢ ever, Janded~ “there,” he said. . - es "TERRACEVIEWS' Barb Ross and Doris : the: Terraceview Lodge, -Terraceview. Is. 20. © year of caring for’ the aréa’s elderly last: week.’ _ gathered: to“reminisce, about. the two. decades. “since the closure of’ Skeenaview-and | the opens. S. ing: of the Terracéview Lodge.) 75 : ‘opened in 1984. : : "Barb “Ross, a° ‘tone. time Terraveview: ‘e . seen are: in the level: and: variety. of care: it pro-- : ‘people. who'could:do' more things themselvés,” "gah: Ross... “There’ " ded. care.” on beds were added. with: ded care unit in- 1989." 7 resident with, dementia i in: 1994, on ‘Dancers: af: alla ages danced and dos si- ded, “| eo for. three days. - ‘The club ‘starts up ‘again. i in September and oy Tei is open to: dancers: of, all ages « and bile ae “ “ There: are * fiundreds af. moves - "you. oan - -Jearn.: ‘It's “reat: fun,’ us “said. Skeena: “Square ‘For more information comact Diana at t 638. . oh A THORNHILL resident i is: baffled. by-a: recent’ fo ‘That’ s, when he noticed a: strange cluster: OF. [ote they” are: thankful: c tT. the: usual ‘planes coming: and: going: to: ‘the. air-” " Tt appeared: to be. travélling’ al a ‘alitude of” as ope 1 000 feet, in a northeast’ ‘direction. ‘Il travelled -. ‘overhead. from the direction of ‘the airport and “~ “continued past: the north end of Copper Moin- “} ay bright blue’ ight. on the left, ‘or “port side” " Or: ‘starboard, sides flanking’ a, white Hight in the ma a “mily’s ‘truck’ cand. he: and. * os The “witness said: hé: could’ not-sée ‘wings ‘or. . fy w’ body outline. on the ‘craft. The: sighting. ‘lasted "J : “and Leith: = + : Tarp “Shane says: ‘the most. “A-check with. our airport showed that noth: _sifficul part of. thie’ exper-.. "iow. “Edmonton ‘hot knowing - Mitchell remember the last 20 years at , -TERRACEVIEW LODGE. celebrated its 20th ye “Past and present : -employees: and. sesidenté: 1 The. facility. has seen some, changes. since it: | i ployee, says ihe biggest! changes. the: home-has = “When we: fi rst moved.in there’ were eae of. been. an. increase: in n exten, ‘T ‘By REBECCA COLLARD ~ SHANE AND VALERIE .. Neifer are sending their. “most sincere thanks ‘ta the .- people of Terrace” this, week, | AL 3: 30. amy on Marek. 19. the’ ‘couple’ S: 16-morith “old son Leith: was: flown. t “Vancouver. ‘after. doctors i a ‘Mills ° ‘Memorial, Hospital. . discovered that: ‘there--was :. ‘a problem with his liver. °- - Leith-and Valerie. spent. only five ‘hours i in: ‘Vanco: “ver's’ Children's: “Hospital, before being, flown to Ed- “monton.: : _“it was like being - hit ‘by a bus. All h- - could think of was all-the people. that. die *-waiting . for. _ transplants. are “Valetie was. “told. ‘that Leith: ieeded a liver. trans: re plant, that they, couldn’ t do. win ‘Vancouver: " _“Tt-was like: being. hit by. : a its,” Said: Valerie. PAILS could. think .of ‘was. alf the © “people. that. tlie waiting. for: “transplants.” Valerie:, and: ‘Shane. say” their ‘incredible: support. “ple. dnd Valerie's brother were all: tested’ to. ‘see ik "they. were potential: donors “por inta liver: failure,” ‘Said’ _Nalérie: a Shane‘ “yecalls. that. he” “they threw. some: clothes: in fi * the. couple's 3 4-ycar-old son. . Malcolm’ were: off -t0" Ed- “monton . to meet ; Valerie: dence ‘was: facing, the. un= “Tt was- ‘hard: ‘diving to’ YOu: LANDED tlic. ‘most. significant job. of your life!’ ‘It. demands long. hours, _ there. is no down time’ or vacation, hardly” any” ‘tes. cognition, : ‘no pay,. but-you | are glad to do it! anyway-it - ~ Is called, being. a-mom. or * dad. : Sleep and. “perdonal, “space are out the’. ‘window. - Self-esteem is “humility and: “patience. * ‘However, : what.: You. are: Going: is:.the: ‘Most,’ impor-| | “ever * _ have- raising, the next Ben “|, tant job i: will: eration. From: “eénception on; » you set out to.affect’some- - | “<~dne's, lite by” the- choices’ “) you ‘make—from food you “eat to: the. environment you = provide “ Siny-at- shonie or. ‘going = . back: to: work, mioms are. || faced with: a veiy: challen- , Sing decision: © “ Eyery- “one’s situation is. different _ and some: parents. certainly “do: not’ ‘have a choles, about _ Staying & at home, :* o “creative when. organizing - your lifestyle, ‘Maybe ‘there. - iré purchases‘ that can be if, ie “allows” ‘more :"ti The facility: also added special’ care: unil for’ : “ ve nancial : community.’ Dt Shane: and, Valerie said the: ‘greatest. thing ‘was. all. - ‘of- the- emotional “Support ; best: Shane: Joo" The | edonomy: in ‘Tere race may..not’ be -great,.but the ‘character and: spirit of ve s ‘citizens. certainly: i is; in- ct | ‘Said: Va . erie. The search. for a: ‘living “donor. began “and ‘the ‘cou-’ “gence exhibit.’ great. behaviour; Poy “Leith has’ a. rare, “anid: * “yet. unnanied: “genétic, dis-: order’ in-the, mitochondria “Adults can. last: weeks; . ~ but, little’ kids: “only. have;a’: souple: ‘of ‘days. once: ‘ey, feplaced. by” + | eith’ s lI iver: I 2 | toddler gets transplan what would happen ‘said Shane, Ten days. later. Leith re- ‘ceived 300: grams ot his father’s’ liver.” “Some: people ask if it’ was: hard’ to-make-a: deci-. ‘sion.on’ whether; to’ give . him a’ piece’ of my liver,” said ‘Shane. “It. was never “an issue:"" "Valerie. ‘says that” ‘the people ‘of ‘Terraée amazed her with" their. over: whelm-.- ing ‘generosity and: support. - Tes: eived ‘over $5000-:in. fi-- -help* “from the, » Phe: couple “has” they: received.. “Tt was.-the. phone calls: and the: messages to. know. “that “they” were ‘thinking . about us and: ‘Wishing the , Said: “for. Leith,” _ Both said: that | it was a ‘teliet to ‘know they. didn’t have’ to: worry about what. was, Boing: on back 4 in Tet, . race, ck “Tt was great” to ‘know they! knew stuff! like: where + othe dog” food. was,’ “Malerie who: added. ‘that the “family’s: dogs seemed to’ ” said take advantage:of their ab- ° of his, liver: cells. i ally his. ork" “eels: ‘Tf “his ‘liver. got stressed instead of, working” $ back:at work. ‘and 1 working away’ “from o home - attending ~ -parentichild programs pro- “vide a, neéded: connection. . - with other grown-ups. - Tt is/a. complicated des 7 -cision that: we : face: and: ‘have’ to" ‘make. our. own Be. happy with: what you : “choose, “Your child needs: ‘ae 8 _ > ~ s0siponed far. Several years we : o should: suppor ; consistent, sale and, joyful environment, : Looking for a ually childcare _ ‘Quality’, ‘less ‘than ‘they “ways e: supposed” to,” said. -~ “Although | Leith. will re? 7 childcare: a The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June J 6, 2004 - BI . a Me TERRACE STANDARD = is expected. tar live a-Tong, and healthy life. 97" ” Leith’s: new: liver. will ‘and. will function, everyone else's... “A.year ago thé. amily “was” considering: leaving Terrace: The economy was ; poor. and Shane was. facing a possible transfér. é hope. to-stay.here. * What to ‘ela fe & : QualiLy. care’ involves'a variety: of factors’ ‘that. af- fect - ‘children, _Adult-child. ratio, group. .: Size, "caregiver. training... “and education, the curricu- ” environ. . > Jum: -physiealy: “ment, interactions, “parent. . “ships. are. ‘aniohg “aspects, which theedto-be a recognized.’ ds. part. ‘of the childcare environment, The following elements-~: are. important for ‘quality.’ childcare!” oa caregiver: who: is ‘sensitive and: Tee" . warm, sponsive; | ; ; “4 safe, healthy ¢ ctivi - onmenl;: . ce ‘activities: that: ‘elimmiiz’™ late ‘the’ “child's develop. ment, reas ” good communication ; between the. parent and’ the: - provider; =. sophy » that matches | parent's (philosophy, cially where seine: doesn't reject: the: liver,.he . continue. to grow. with him: . like: - Shane and’ Valerie have © called. . Terrace, | home ‘for. : the: last: Five: years cand ‘say, : precinte: : “they've received. "Tt: was stress fuil for us but. it wag also'stressful: for. “all of -our iene said “