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«6 Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 31, 1988

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“Commentary

™ by Stephanie Wiebe

by Stephanie Wiebe
Writing for a newspaper has

_ Many advantages and disadvan-

tages. On the good side, my
friends find it entertaining, my
husband hopes ]’ll get rich, and
‘I get my newspaper free. But it
isn’t always easy to find the
quiet time for writing, and when

_ T have an ‘‘off” week, it shows.

And. some. writers look down

o their noses at a ‘lowly’? colum-
' nist; But I do get a thrill now

and then: comments, sugges-
tions” and: letters. I recently
received a letter from Mr. Henry
Wiebe (no relation) of Kit-
chener, Ontario. Yes, the Ter-
race Review is actually sent. to
Ontario, Mr, Wiebe writes:

_ “How about ‘little boys’ as a
subject for one of those columns
— you know, the little creatures
that teachers and little girls prac-
tise on? I’ve been enjoying this
delightful sub-species since
school-ending during its periodic
incursions onto our lot — they
like our trees, my pile of
building blocks, and our sloping:
driveway for skate-boarding.

.if there’s trouble at school,
it’s usually boys who are in it.
I remember a principal — Miss
Smart — spearing me: ‘Henry,
why can’t you be nice, like your
sister Susie?’ Got me, didn’t
she?”

_ Well, Mr. Wiebe, it?s a
wonderful’ suggestion. Unfor-
tunately, little boys: are dirt-
grass-stained little.

Skeena Fall.
Fair to
begin

contributed by
Janny Wassink .
To all our exhibitors: please
bring your exhibits to the Thorn-
hill Community Hall Friday,
Sept. 2, from 4 to 8 p.m. And to
you; our visitors: the Fair is a
great way to end the summer,
In keeping with the objectives
of Fall Fairs, which is to pro-
mote the cultivation of the soil
and the general development of
agriculture and- homemaking
‘arts, as well as providing you,
with educational
displays, we have tried to bring
‘you exactly that, and we sincere-
ly hope you will enjoy all of it.
The popular honeybee display
can be viewed again in the Ex-
hibition Hall, and in the barn we
have a display of just-hatched
little chicks as well as informa-

tion on egg production, with

recipes - and activity books for

kids. ,
- And when ‘‘a bite to eat’! is in

- ‘order, there are concessions in

the Hall, again manned by the
Terrace Figure Skating Club,
and out by the corral, the Totem
Saddle Club canteen. There will
be entertainment at various
times; and Leo De Jong will be
the ever popular auctioneer for
‘the 4-H livestock auction as well
as the auction Sunday at 3._p.m.

in the e Hall. Come and enjo, y!

would use. up a liter of liquid =

Tide. Little boys tend to spit and
wrestle with dogs, two disgust-
ing activities that I avoid. And
imagine what their mothers
would say if-I.wrote about the
rude nosies boys make with their
hands in’ their armpits. 1
couldn’t stand to get ‘hate
mail’’ about that.

This Mr. Wiebe is now a
retired English teacher, but if
Miss Smart had to get after him,
I can well imagine the kind of lit-
tle boy he once was. He prob-

ably dug worms, caught grass- -
hoppers, and snickered behind:

the teacher’s back. I’ll bet that

when he was six, he lost a front -
tooth and spit water through the»

empty space at his sister.

I wonder if he ever took a
bath with his muddy rainboots
on, or tried to flush a washcloth.
Probably. He may have wiped
his runny nose on his sleeve, too,
or let a dog lick his face. And I
should take a suggestion from a
person who did those things? No
way.

I’m sorry, Mr. , Wiebe, you'll
have to find someone else to air
your sympathies for these grub-
by, noisy tittle beings. ‘Little
boys”’ as a topic for a column —
it’s just not ‘“‘literary’ enough.
You see, I’ve seen them when
they’re all cleaned up,. dressed
neatly, and told to behave
themselves, The look most un-
comfortable. Kinda like me.

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September I Is , Arthritis Month a and it gives everyone who doesn’t suffer from this disabling

. disease an opportunity to remember and try to heip those who do. Members of the Terrace . —
Chapter of the Arthritis Society last week received the city proclamation recognizing the —

event. Above, left to right, are publicity chairman Lorraina Hodgins, president Yolly Wilcox,
alderman Bob Jackman and vice president Mary McGowan.

Rust- buster visits Terrace —

inventor r Lynn McCleery was .
in Terrace last week as part
of a tour of area Rust Check
application centers.

~

If you wish to announce - {
the birth of YOUR baby, please fill out the form %

Although Ontario’s harsh
winters and abundant use of

road salt was one of the motiva-.

tions for the development of an
anti-corrosion treatment for
Rust Check inventor Lynn Mc-
Cleery,
Norm Mantel said our wet
weather also plays havoc with

our vehicles. “‘The main prob- .

lem here is that the metal is

local auto refinisher «

Check application centres. The
application method was demon-
strated. Mantel explained that
unlike wax or asphalt type of
products, which can seal the
moisture in, McCleery’s oil- .
based chemical penetrates the
car’s seams and crevices and acts
as a lubricant as well. The treat- -
ment should be repeated about
once a year. .

aways moist. Then with impacts ~ ’

from the rocks on our roads, the
moisture gets in underneath the
car and starts. rusting the under-
carriage.”

McCleery: stopped j in Terraice

last week on a tour of area Rust

~ Mantel said. both he and his

customers have been satisfied.

with the effectiveness of the
16-year-old product, which he’s.
-been using for the past four and.
half years. here in Terrace.

available in the maternity ward at Mills Memorial \ yy &

Hospital. We will pick up your forms every ‘week.

LINDSTROM - _ Dan and Laurie are. > very pleased to an-
nounce the arrival of their son Nicholas Kean, born on
August 22, 1988 at 3:04 a. m., y weighing | in at r Ibs. 3% oz.

We love: you, son!!

“MARLEAU — Ron, Cindy and { Danielle are happy to an-
nounce the arrival of their baby boy, Taylor Alexander, -
weighing 8 Ibs..5 oz. on August 18, 1988. Special thanks to
Dr. Hodge and Marianne Brorup- ‘Weston.

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