an ae re 6 Terrace Review — Wednesday, September 16, 1987. ‘The Terrace Art Gallery, an entertaining place for young and old alike, w annual September closure. The Gallery's opening exhibit will be a diplay of photography by Terrace's Al-Richardson. and pottery works by Elaine Rodgers of Smithers.. lI reopen at the beginning of October after its _Are brain transplants next? Letter — To the editor, There is new hope for people with degenerative nerve diseases - and brain diseases with recent ‘successful transplants of kidney tissue to test. subjects. There has been dramatic ‘im- provement in some subjects with Parkinson’s: disease. These results follow the implanting of dopamine-producing kidney ad- renal tissue to the caudate ‘nucleus of the brain by a Mex- ican research team headed by Rene Drucker Colin, The procedure was developed ‘because nerve fibers running from a part of the brain that supplies dopamine, an essential brain hormone, are found degenerated because of damage to the substantia nigra, where the cell bodies are located. Present. treatment with L-Dopa, a synthetic dopamine, leads to temporary recovery of. body function but ceases to be undesirable side-effects in- cluding severe hallucinations. . This damage may be natural and genetic, or it may be due to organic disease or pesticide damage, accumulated over many years. If due to a par- ticular pesticide, I wonder why that pesticide hasn’t been deregistered? Primary preven- tion certainly makes more sense Entertainment this Northern Motor Inn . than invasive brain surgery. The’ synthetic street drug, . MPTP, was found recently quite by accident amongst drug users to destroy the substantia nigra and to cause symptoms. similar ° to Parkinsonism. This drug has similar structure to some pesticides, and one theory is that absorption of this pesticide over many years has led to the damage to many peoples’ - substantia nigras thereby causing Parkinsonism. In the coming year, a Swedish - team headed by neurosurgeon - Bjorkiund, . will implant fetal _ herve’ cells into humans suffer- ing Parkinson’s disease to see if this will bring about recovery. It is hoped that the embryonic tissue will grow extensions into surrounding tissue so that previously degenerated networks can be reconnected and bodily function restored. This procedure isn’t without risks though, and the embryonic tissue may become invasive tumor.tissue, or there may be re- jection which will require supression of the immune system. ce However, the very good news is that damaged brain tissue can be replaced in some cases, and these new procedures offer hope of an improved quality of life for those who previously had lit- tle, From an ethical and legal and moral point of ‘view, more ad- vanced brain transplants will A guide to Terrace’s” night life — the “who where and when” for entertainment. Outstanding - Entertainment nightly! | - improvements . -the comer will -. . raise difficult questions. Perhaps the most difficult will . be; how much of one: person’s ‘brain ¢an:a surgeon transplant Into. anothér’s before. they assume that. person’s identity, and can this procedure be used ‘to keep a superior ‘or powerful brain alive indefinitely? . . - - What if the new brain becomes criminal? Is:it the fault -Of. the new individual, or. the. neurosurgeon: who created. that mew mind?) -':...:. 0° 7-. ‘If 2/3 of one person’s brain is transplanted into- another, will : the recipient become legally the. first person? What-happens to ‘the estate? 2 - Jorma Jyrkkanen - . Terrace, B.C, 2 “Letter — ema ee te “2, Survivalism can be | “a walk in the park’. To the editor, Do you believe the coming food crisis will be worse than the oil crisis of the 1970s? I usually get a hearty laugh when I ask - that question; but the facts re- main above opinion, even though we live in an opinionated . ' world, “When I picked up™ Frank m@ .Ford’s 1982 book, I noted that. he was talking Biblically about the Joseph principle: seven years of feast, seven years of famine, .Ford was talking about the very. . Same top soil erosion on Ameri- ca’s farms that caused ‘‘Nova”’ on PBS this spring to do a special on this agricultural crisis. America’s farm production is depleting the top soil so in a few years we may not enjoy the yield: we have. become accustomed to, and prices will go up as food ‘shortages. become apparent. Ford also gives detailed charts. ‘on how farms would then soon be in such dire straights they would need some kind of Willie: ‘Nelson Farm Aid to try them out. . . Ford makes his living in the health food business. He had ‘seen. the damaging trends throughout the entire food -in-: dustry; but as a Christian he also recognized this importance to: Biblical prophecy. In Revela- ‘tions 7:14 the elder tells John that the Raptured saints. come out of Tribulation, “‘great are _ they: for.they, have washed their ‘robes in. the blood of the Lamb’’, There is to be a small tribulation period: just prior to to bail ere Blis are now Bo (MS “MAZARDOUS _ 8 INTERSECTION accepted to remove some large trees, and long-awalted . to the dangerous Intersection at Munthe Ave. and North Sparks St. should be underway within the next few weeks: Many solutions have been tried to solve the problem at the concealed Intersection but none weére approved by residents. The city says that levalling.a portion of the lot on and for all,. provide a view of oncoming cars and solve the problem once the Rapture as the Antichrist is . identified to the Church. One of the points of this tribulation period for the church is a food crisis. Only the ignorant do not know that God's first step in - judgement over his own people (judgement begins at the House of the Lord) is to affect the food supply through the land. Chris- ‘tians are all smiles. and “Praise the. Lord” during times of pros-. perity; but how do they hold up . under . pressure?! The other point here is that God gives his people plenty of warning if they are listening — the trouble is, no -one is listening. The four horse-. - “men are’ mostly ’ pre-Rapture. The. first -horseman is ‘white, | representing the Word. of God going forth in victory and _revival just before the Rapture. - This is not the Antichrist at all; - if it were he would not-be dress- - ed in white, White is God’s col- +) es ; vo We should not expect a. major famine like Ethiopia. Even that one went on for years before . people in the West found out about ii. We shall hear that the farmers, already in.a state of survival at the mercy of. the banks, have the added crisis of having a bad production. year. Food prices will become: high, «food scarce; and then next year willbe bad, andsoon;. >: .. The idea now is-to store rice, ‘soybeans, barley, rye, flour, -beans, corn, etc., so that when ‘this farm crisis happens you will, continued on page 7 B ikers’ _| Toy Run | coming — soon. TERRACE — Local motorcye- lists’ contribution to under- privileged children in the Ter- race area will take place this year on Sept. 26 as the Roadrunners’ Club annual Toy Run makes its circuit of the city. - Roadrunners’ representative James Gilham said the 1987 run is the fifth year for the event and participation has doubled every year since its conception It. “t began in 1982 with 16 bikes and 20 people, and last. year, in a response that Gilham termed “overwhelming”, 120 bikes and -160 people showed up for the event. This year’s run will start at 2 p.m. at the Weigh Scales on Highway 16 West: All motor- cyclists are welcome and invited to bring a toy to contribute. The ‘toys go to the Salvation Army -for distribution to local families for Christmas. . ae The ride. will conclude this © year at the Inn of the West, . where bikers ‘will be treated to oF "| the beverage of their choice, courtesy of the Inn of. the West ‘.| management. Police report A Terrace man was charged with impaired driving on Sept. 9 and will appear in court on Oct. 16, os .