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ANY QUESTIONS? Professor Leon Kraintz, a travelling
lecturer with Science World, went through a gamut of subjects
during a recent session at Thornhill Elementary School.

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Students were presented with some fundmental information
about the reasons that salt tastes the way it does and the
composition of Bird’s Nest Soup, among other things.

Thornhill students get lecture in basics

by Nancy Orr

was about 10. "I was curious about
everything and I collected every-’

The taste of salt was the theme thing,to the despair of my family."

for Grade 4 students at Thomhill
Elementary School on Thursday
and Friday when professor Leon
Kraintz brought the world of
science into their classroom.
Professor Kraintz, Professor
Emeritus of oral biology in the
Faculty of Dentistry at UBC, is
part of the Science World program
financed by the provincial govern-
ment to give students throughout

B.C. an opportunity to meet the.

renowned scientist. "It must be one
of the most efficient programs in
the Ministry of Education," said
Kraintz.

*All About Spit’, another of his
lectures, is a favourite with young-
sters, "and sometimes gets a little
out of hand with young listeners,"
he said, as he tells of silk being
the spit of silk worms, and cries of
"gross" meet his explanation of
how ‘the nests in Bird’s Nest Soup
are made from the spit of swal-
lows. ;

This group of students were
treated 109 demonstrations of gen-
etic implications as they “tasted”
pieces of treated paper and demon-
strations of salt and "half-sait" and
the beauty of sall crystals in botan-
ical gardens.

The professor frecly answered
ihe questions of the students dur-
ing question period, including how
old he was and the fact that he had
been interested in science since he

Professor Kraintz, who has a

distinguished career studying and
lecturing throughout the US.,
Canada and abroad, is travelling
through this area for the first time

and is accompanied by his wife,
who is also his valued assistant,
= by their grandson Leif, Grade

Kinsmen mark 45th anniversary

The Kinsmen Club of Terrace
won an award for best service club
display at the annual Jaycce’s
Trades Fair held recently in the
Terrace Arena.

The Kinsmen have been active in
Terrace for almost half a century.

On June 15, they will celebrate the

45th anniversary of Kinsmen in:
Terrace and the Grand Opening of

the Kin Hut on North Sparks St.
All past presidents and Kinsmen
are invited to attend.

Annual fitness gauntlet
thrown down yet again

Contributed by Terrace
Parks and Recreation

Prince Rupert has challenged
Terrace and Kitimat to a Com-
munity Fitness Challenge on Wed-
nesday, May 29.

The idea is to have as many
people as possible participate in 15
minutes of continuous physical
activity on Wednesday. The com-
munity with the highest percentage
of population taking part in the
Community Fitness Challenge is
the winner. The last time Terrace
won was in 1988.

Be sute to participate in some
form of physical activity every day
during Fitweek and on May 29
make sure to contact one of our
registration centres to register your
activity. Registration centres will
be located at the Terrace Arena,

the Terrace Aquatic Centre, Ter-
race Public Library, Delaney’s in
the Skeena Mail, All Seasons
Sporting Goods, Bert’s Delica-
tessen, Dynamic Health Services,
Mohawk Gas Bar, Sundance Ski
and Sport, Copperside I, Il, Il and
IV, and the Northwest Community
_College Student Services office.

We want everyone in Terrace
and Thomhilt to be involved in
this fun fitness event; get active,
register and show your support of
Terrace.

Physical fitness is good for you,
your health and your body. Plan to
participate in the Terrace-Kitimat-
Prince Rupert Fitness Challenge on
May 29.

For more information on acliv-
itics and how to register, call
Shawn at Terrace Parks and Recre-
ation at 638-4750. ©

This year they are holding their
annual Riverboat Raffle to be
drawn on Father’s Day, June 16th.
The prize is a 16.5-foot custom
built aluminum riverboat from
Neid Enterprises. The raffle is one
of their biggest sources of money
io make major renovations, over a
two year period, to the Kinsmen
Kiddies Kamp at Lakelse Lake.
Tickets are available from any
Kinsman or from the Lottery
Centre in the Terrace Shopping
Centre. The boat is also on display
there.

Throughout the year, the Kins-
men support a number of local
causes, including minor sports, the
Terrace Child Development Centre,
the Salvation Army, Special
Olympics, International Relief
Organization, Miss Kinsmen in the
Miss Terrace pageant, the Kinsmen
Rehabilitation Foundation, Big
Brothers and Sisters, Kiddies
Kamp, Cystic Fibrosis tesearch and
bursaries to secondary school
Students.

Their fund raising activities
include the Riverboat draw, ihe
Valentine’s Day Enchanted Eve-
ning raffle, variety shows, beer
gardens, a pub putt tour, bingo,
Grey Cup Smoker and rental rev-
enue from the Kin Hut.

Resources
for women
being
assessed
through
survey

The quality of services for
women in the Terrace area and
further needs for services that

don’t currently exist will be the -

subjects of an extensive survey to
be taken in the area during the
next few weeks.

The survey will provide informa-
tion on which to base a report and
recommendations addressing the
availability and organization of
services that women need and use.
Bea Richard, coordinator for the
survey, said recently she has
already contacted "key informants"
— people in central positions in
local organizations — and is now
in the process of designing a gen-
eral survey.

Richard said her key informant
interviews covered four general
areas:

*What are the main problems faced
by women in this community?
What are the most common
causes of those problems?

*How could those problems be
reduced or eliminated?

*In what way does your service or
an existing resource address those
needs?

The results, she said, will be
used to draft the questionnaire. She
expects the survey will be done
through random telephone contact
and personal interviews with local
women. The project deadline is in
just over two months, she
explained, which doesn’t leave
enough time for return of mailed
questionnaires, so that technique
will not be used.

There have been several studies
of women’s needs done in this
area before, but Richard says this
one is far more comprehensive, as
the. others have been directed at
specific groups of women or speci-
fic problems. She will use those
studies as part of the information
base for the current study.

The project is being funded
under a Community Initiatives
Program grant from the B.C. Min-
istry of Women’s Programs, one of
22 such grants issued this year.
Richard says the information com-
piled will be used as a basis to

apply for funding for more specific ©

programs.

Further information on the pro-
ject is available from Richard at
638-0994,

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