Editor’ s note: This i is the firstarticte i ina new feature column ‘by ‘our Freelance writer Betty. Barton that will profilie prominent per- -sonalities i in our community, and people related to events happening here. The flak-jacketed police of- -fieer silently cursed his heavy ‘combat-style boots as he crept along. The thread-bare carpet ‘reeked of disinfectant and beer. _ The dank; dark hallway: was il- ~ luminated by-a lone naked light- blub. Both -hands clutched his non-regulation automatic pistol, - designed to punch heavy-calibre rounds through walls. He inched. his way, his body pressed against the peeling wall. In the room at “the far end of the hallway, the _cool-headed -hostage-taker held _ a sawed-off 12-guage against the temple of his frenzied prisoner’s head. Her whole body trembled in terror. As the police officer’s _ booted foot burst through the door, a sharp voice penetrated the stillness. “Cut”, by Betty Barton - “What was that? It was the -video-taping of an emergency situation for use by the Justice Institute. The videos are used to train new police officers, am- bulance attendants, firemen and ‘other emergency personnel in _ the city of Vancouver. : “Who yelled “Cut!??? That was _ Terrace’s own'Daniel Barnswell, ~ creating and directing this video _ production. ‘But who-is Daniel "Barnswell? “Térrace ‘theatre- '- goers will already know. But, for those who have not had the ‘pleasure of seeing the. Terrace Little Theatre in action, here’s a _ portrait. ; ‘Barnswell grew up in Terrace ‘and then attended Simon Fraser “University for a Bachelor of “ Fine Arts degree, He is an in- “tense young man who looks you “straight in the eye when he talks — to you. His thinning hair belies his age. But his fluid move- “ments, expansive gestures and vivid descriptions give one con- “fidence in his creativity and years of theater experience. #. Barnswell won Best Actor in + the Skeena Zone Drama Festival savin the Terrace Little Theatre “oresented the. ‘Creation and all of Lucifer’? in 1988, after- ee taking it’ Mainstage ’88 in *’ Victoria, He played the French a professorsin the movie ‘Sisters of Gian”, which won first prize ~at the Montreal Film Festival in 1986. He played a leading role in “Terrace Little Theatre's “Mothers and. Fathers’’ and a directed “‘Curse) of the Starving Class’’, which won Best Produc- ‘tion,. Best Design.and Best Sup-' porting. Actress; in the Skeena Zone and was performed at the B.C, Drama Festival in Kelowna this spring. Barnswell himself was recog: nized as Most Promising Direc- tor at this year’s B.C. Drama Festival. Last November, he was casting director for the film “The Jewish Princess’’ in Van- couver, It will be screened at the fall. Local audiences.will soon see evidence of Barnswell’s expertise as director in “The Art of War’’. The play is being pre- sented by the Terrace Little Theatre in co-operation with Northwest Community College Student Association. This col- laboration will result in a dinner theater extravaganza on Nov, 17 & 18 in the Northwest Com- munity College cafeteria. Barnswell and his cast and crew are already well into rehearsals, set. design and the many. other details required to present an exciting and profes- sional evening for the lovers of fine entertainment and food in Terrace. Barnswell describes the play as ‘‘camp-y, warped, wacky ‘dramatic comedy for a mature audience,’’ Tickets to the dinner theater are expected to be available in mid-October at Terrace Sight and Sound, the NWCC Student Body, and from NWCC recrea- tion co-ordinator Kim Cordiero. Vancouver Film Festival this Access to > the beach area west of Oli’s place at Lakelse Lake will continue, but with some changes. The road on the left Is on private property and leads to what will soon: be the of- fices of Lakelse Alr. The area being cleared on the right of the stop sign Is a highways right- of-way and will soon provide a new access route to the lake. Beach access. being altered ' The access road to. the Lakelse Lake waterfront west of Oli’s Place is being changed somewhat, but the access will still be there, The traditional access road was build on private property decades ago by the original owner, Oli Kroyer, This changed in 1982, however, when Kroyer ‘subdivided “and: sold his«iand. The property where _the restaurant sits. was. sold as one parcel of land;and 750 feet of water frontage was sold as an- other. In the process, a strip of land on the northern property line was dedicated as a highways Hiehtof way. This begins as a 33-foot-wide strip of. land at Lakelse Lake Lodge Road and widens to 66 feet as it nears the lake to provide parking and turn-around space. , The new owner of the beach front property, some work on the highways right-of-way and the Ministry of Highways ‘will’ be doing “addi-. tional work later this month. McGowan says. he welcomes beach. goers but it has become necessary to relocate the access road-‘because of a few who have failed to respect private property in the past. One lake resident ex- plains that when Kroyer left, so Festival syllabus now available Contributed by Jo Falconer The 25th Pacific Northwest Music Festival will be held from March 8 to 17, 1990. The sylia- bus may now be obtained at the following locations: Sight and Sound stores in Terrace, Kitimat and Prince Rupert; public libraries in Terrace and Kitimat; or by writing to: The Secretary, Box 456, Terrace, B.C. V8G4BS. The syllabus contains the rules governing the Festival and ad- vice for competitors and teachers which should be read carefully. Competitors should note that, as copyright laws are ARE YOU GETTING THE MOST OUT OF YOUR COMPUTER? JF NOT... “CALL 635-3444 AND ASK FOR RAINER. =. ONE-on-ONE Training in Most Business Applications _ » ON-SITE Software Troubleshooting ‘ ACCOUNTING Software installation & Conversions In major "packages Including ACCPAC, BEDFORD, & NEW VIEWS ‘. GENERAL COMPUTER. CONSULTING and SYSTEMS SETUP “FANE GIANNELIA SYSTEMS, P.O. BOX 621, TERRACE 8.C., VEG 488 __ (60%) 635-3444, . now _ being strictly enforced, photocopied music will not be allowed at the Festival. Classes open for competition this year are: Piano, Vocal, Choral, instrumental, Band, Classical Ballet and Speech Arts. A new category in Public Speak- ing is being offered in the Speech Arts class. The entry closing date for the Festival is Jan. 10, 1990. Anyone wishing to volunteer their services to help celebrate our 25th anniversary will be most welcome. The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 14 at the home of Norah Ferguson, — 3825 Westview Drive. rnhill reside ents onilys: 1 h your: subscription. : vie Harry... McGowan, says he has, done - did supervision of the beach area. This resulted in the beach becoming a prime target for teen parties. and other late night events, and this was followed by vandalism and noise complaints. “We don’t want to cut anyone off,’ saysMcGowan. ‘‘There’s no problem: with anyone using the beach. it’s just that it became evident that people were ‘not going to respect our prop- erty.”’ He hinted that if the problem continues though, the construction of a fence and gate may be necessary sometime in the future. While work continues on the new, access road, McGowan is busy working on his own ‘prop- erty, which will soon be the home of a new Northwest enter- prise, Lakelse Air. He expects to be operational next spring with two small float aircraft which will fill a transportation void resulting from the closure of Terrace Air earlier this year. McGowan says Lakelse Air will. serve Alcan, Kemano and the mining and logging in- dustries, as well as visiting and local hunters and fishermen. - ail ¢ or ’ bring this form to: Tetrace Review — _ 4538 Greig Avenue, ‘Terrace, B.C. V8 iM7 Subserlb how and receive a free: scopy of Close up |