ne,

' JUNE 6-21,

WHAT'S |
UP

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readers and community
organizations,

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1992 — Local
childrens’ art: show. This show
will feature art by local school
children. Watch for it. It should
be colourful.
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JUNE. 11, 1992 — © Terrace
Special. Olympics General

Meeting at 7 p.m. in the Library —

basement. Everyone welcome.
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‘JUNE 11, 1992 — Cassie Hall

Elementary School : invites - all

parents to its’. Parent. Advisory. :

Committee monthly. meeting on:
Thursday. at 7 p.m." an
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JUNE 12-14, 1992 — Quilt out
~ to-be held in the Kispiox Com-

munity Hall, Club membership
not required. Contact Bernice at

_ 842-6314 of Jacque at 842-6058

evenings. —
on 2
JUNE 13, 1992 — How Do. You

Do Day, The Terrace Travel In-: |
 focenire. would like to invite the _
entice: community to come join”
them on their open house from .

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. This’ ‘special:
day is the official opening of
another busy tourlst seasoa.

centre has to. offer you, ‘il's

“"bestdenits, as well as thelr: vialtors. :

piolehohell
“JUNE 45, 1992 ~- : The 747 Air

: _.Comé in’ and see-swhat: thei Ft Setup chitch

Cadet Squadron ‘is hosting-their

annual inspection at . the Air”

«Cadet Hall-at 6:30 p.m... Deserv-

; ing cadets will also be presented ~-

‘with: awards and this annual ¢

“event is open to the public.
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“JUNE 16, 1992 — Friends and

Families of Schizophrenics Sup-

port Group. Tues.at, 7:30 pan.
Milis Memorial . Hosp. | Psych"
Conference Rm. Contact mental

health. Phone 638-3325.
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SUNE 16, 1992 — Meeting of the

Health Unit Auditorium at 7

p.m. All interested _ Persons
welcome. ;

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JUNE’ 17,1992. — Terrace.

Homebased Business Assoc.

monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Gims «

Restaurant, Discussion of train-
ing program. Please join us. For
more info. 635-9533. :
: Keke.

JUNE 17, 1992; —- The next
general meeting of the Riverboat
Society will be held in the Legion
Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. All in-
volved and interested parties are
urged to ‘attend. The scheduling

must be confirmed.

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JUNE 18, 1992 — The Terrace &
“District SPCA_ is. holding their
general meeting al 7:30 p.m. in

- the Terrace Aquatic Centre boar-

‘droom:: Everyone welcome. For

more info phone Cam 638-8868.
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NOVEMBER 14,1992 — The

: Dr.. REM Lee Hospital Founda-
tion’ willsbe holding a Christmas:

Arts &: Crafts Fair. Door prizes
and a-raffle held. 40 craft tables
"availablé.. ‘Craft tables ‘are now
on sale and going fast. To book a

‘table’ contact Debbie at 635-4601.

~eyenings. ee
Pores
WITH OVER 50 VOLUNTEER
pasitions at a variety. of com-
munity organizations to choose
from; we can help you find the
volunteer opportunity to ‘match
- your interests and. skills. Visit
our. office. at ..4506 Lakelse
weekdays between 9:30 a.m. and
od 30 p.m." Terrace. Community
Volunteer Bureau & Senior's In-
~ formation: Access.
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EVERY MONDAY. — Terrace
Co- Dependents Anonymous
‘meats from 8-9 p.m, Call ‘Karen
638-0707,
. kok ek

~ BVBRY, MONDAY. at 5-‘p.m.

‘Teen Survivors of Sexual
Assault/Abuse meet in Skeena
Health’ Auditorium, Bea
635-4042. ‘or’ Tonete | 635-4822
(please contact: first)

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Ukraine

Friends bid farewell

to young missionary |

continues to prepare for the trip.

He leaves June 30-for Provo, Utah, where he wil spend two. inonths

EE WILKERSON is gettiig ready to go on the mission of
his life. The 19-year-old Terrace man is a devout Mormon
and is off to the. Ukraine for two years of missionary. work,
“I’m really excited about it,” he said last Wednesday as he

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undergoing Russian language, culture and religious training at the main
teaching centre of the-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. After
that he’ s off to Kiev, in the Ukraine: for two years.

- Wilkerson had to pay his own

way for the trip, saving up more -

than $10,000 working © as--a
lifeguard and swim instructor at

_ the Terrace Aquatic Centre.
“It's. quite a commitment,” he

said, adding he made the decision
to go when he was 14,

Two years: af missionary s Scr- -

vice is ‘a common activity for
worthy Mormon men when ' they
tum 19,

Wilkerson isn’t the only mem-
; ber of the focal. church embarking

friend ‘Pat ‘Ekman: also: leaves
June 30 for Califomia.

None of ‘them » were. “able -to
choose their own: destinations - —

that was up to officials at the | :
_ church’s headquarters in’ Salt

Like City.

Wilkerson ° will be
alongside the people o

raine, preaching the gospel and

king, with “clic

Ww mnisslouaties

Tes ; ‘been. ‘hard “petting: -

ready for it. ‘But now I feet.

74 ‘me ready to go.” _

With’ the former Soviet . Union |
now open to religion, ‘various -
churches are sending missionaries _

to the’ country, which had been:

officially atheist.

- Wilkerson | said . the Mormon /

Deaf & Hard of Hearing. Skeena | church alone i is sending more.

van, adventure. “His. -°
">: brother, Nathan; is? In'Nagoya, —
Japan right riow. And -his best

_ eats

Lee Wilkerson

than 1,000 missionaries to the
former Soviet Union. ,

. He says the experience will also J"

“help nim _in his, goal to become a
-pilotwith the U.S.Air Force.” «©
“Tell help me out there too, be-
cause: I'll: have: the Russian’ an-
guage down wher I get back.’

studying at Brigham Young Uni-
‘etaily in Provo, | Utah, 7
ilkérson‘says he had-t
sacrifices, while growing Up.

“becn- bard* ‘gettitig’ ready
"for, it,” he says. “Lots of times.
you Want to-go do: things with
friends, and you have -to leaves -

_- some things out — like par: “ying. o

But now I feel I’m ready to go.’*":.

. He'll continue to work on: his.
“father? s Graham Ave, potato farm:
until he leaves. ° _

There will be a double farewell.
- for Wilkerson and Ekman at the
focal Church of Jesus Christ of
- Latter-Day’ Sainis, at 1744 Ken-
worth; on Sunday June 14 at ‘10
an 2 :

KEEP ON ROLLIN

‘RIDING ‘HIGH: - ‘Local. skateboarders. cruise the downtown
Streets. in the, warm weather of Friday afternoon.

For .the past year he has been .

. puzzlers call regulaily, n

aL. REPLANTED: lia Lite ¥ Was on ‘hand last month fo help put the bedding plants. int the sve
A. ef planters along the downtawn:core."The flowers ate blooming now, thanks: to thé Terr -

Local musicians and singers were a "stand-ott bit: 7
at the B.C. Festival of the Arts in “Veron last” |

month.

. Five local competitors. took awards. In the May
27-31 festival, which. followed their succeesses at
the Pacific Northwest Music Festival in Terrace.

_ Glenys Géorge won first place.in senior speech °:
arts, and Mark Tessaro took’ second i in intermedi- .

ate speech arts, .

- Linda Carlson received a fst place, award. in
junior brass. Second ‘in junior woodwind went. to: os .
Terrace’s Warren Connacher. ‘Jennifer © Zuc- -
chiatti took second in intermediate voice. - :

Beautification Society, and Pacific Regeneration Technologies, who Supplied the plants,

- mediate brass,

' Other participants from ‘this: area. ‘include: eohee a op

Sager, ‘junior. piano; Julia Nelson;. intermediate

Answering questions”

By STEPHANIE WIEBE

Third in a four-part series about

the Terrace Public Library.

What do you call a-group of

turkeys? (A rafter.)

Does Saskatoon use Daylight

Saving Time? (No.)

Who won the first World
Series? (The Boston Red Sox,
1903.) -

These burning. “questions, and
6,241 others, were answered by

Terrace Public Library staff, last’

year as part ¢ of, their teference ser-
vice. wy

We've ‘settled a few bets, ”
chief librarian Ed Curell says,

-noting that information requests
_ come from afound the world.

He. recalls’a. Texas journalist
who sought data about a U.S. mil-

‘itary plane ‘which crashed in

northwestern. B.C. ‘in: 1950° after

: discarding a nuclear bomb -- clas-
‘sified information in the U. so
part of the public secord in Cana- .

da. os
But most clients are local. ‘One

area resident sought a recipe for:
: itching powder, while anoth
- questioned the existence of hu-’

‘man auras. Dedicated. crossword

Research is but one of the many

‘services available, We ‘havea:
“: wide-range. of: activity, -here;"’
’-Curell points out. Phe de 7

Ed Curell

Besides lending videos, com-

“pact. discs and audiotapes .-- ‘oh:

_-yes, and books -- Curell says the

‘library serves as a community :

resource centre. .
“Need : to use a- computer?
“Laminate - your LD.? Send” or

-réceive a fax? Check out the fe
“brary. There, you'll also find 4 |,

“photocopier; slide: “projector,

Polaroid camera and 60-mm. film:

"projector, all” for public Wise at
Aitle or no cost.

“Basically, these are: dervieed
that*aren’t provided: by - other in-
“stitutions,” C Curell explains:

audio-books

_'piano;, “Andrea Armold, ; senior. ‘voice; T “McCuk:!
“Jough, junior specch arts; and Jeff Smithatiik, inter.

Alternates and observers who attended were Giles’
Baxter, piano; Lara Tessaro, ' speech ‘arts: Colleen:
Craig, ‘woodwind; Romy. . Maikapar,- voice; Julie
: Brewer, woodwinds and, Natalte Dixon, brass: 7

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The library also offers. a large .

meeting room, free to non-profi it
organizations,

vision for in-house us¢, More
than 80 community groups. use
this room on a regular basis, ‘The

Terrace Art Gallery: is: housed

within this complex as well. |:

More than 4 thousand northwest oo
children enjoy the library’ 8 youth us

programs each year,” -

“Preschool story-time: is'a pop. .
ular activity,”’ says children’s li-.
brarian Gillian Campbell, “along

with puppet shows, craft’ work-

shops, and. our, summer reading .

prograin.'”

Canipbell. says the. progranis
alm to encourage ‘children to read: .
“It’s part of our function,” ihe. a

bays.
The ijst goes on. - ‘Honie-bound.
delivery brings items.to those une’
able, to. visit the: Ilbrary “them-
selves. ‘Large-print’ books’ and
‘serve ‘the’ visually
‘multilingual: collec-
“tion holds materials in eleven: for- -

impaire

eign, : “fanguages, ‘Literacy

, materials, legal: statutes, ‘and Focal
archives add to the specs calleg- Ws
* tions too numerous to Uist... “3

with. a - video- ©
cassette recorder and colour: tele- ,