INSIDE - COMMUNITY EVENTS B2 HARRIETT FIAAGESUND Bookshelves yield treasure trove LL ABOARD! The Library Ex- press is about to pull out of the _ Station. C’mon now, folks, hurry up and find a seat. Our first stop is the book section. Designs in Science - Using Light by Sally & Adrian Morgan, Facts on File There would be no life without light. Most of our light comes from the sun, which provides us with light and heat and controls the ' patterns of life on earth, Light is a form of ener- ’ gy, and can be bent, reflected, focused, and gener- ated. A very “‘enlightening’’ read for all ages. Needlepoint and Pattern by Gloria Kaizenberg, Macmillan Publishing . Whether you’re a seasoned needleworker or a beginner, you'll like this book. The author takes you through sixteen basic stitches, each fully de- scribed in text, diagrams, and photographs, You'll also icarn how to use some unusual ” materials —~ chenille, yarn, metallic thread, but- . tons, beads, and tiny mirrors. This is a fun book! Teenage Drinking by Elaine Landau, Enslow Publishers Teenage drinking is now one of the most _ serious problems facing adolescents today, Ag- gressive advertising promoting alcohol makes drinking look very cool to young people. The result is that millions of teenagers are consuming = alcohol, many-on.a regular basis. . This book also lists the waming signs of sub- _ Stance abuse. The Tribe of Tiger ay by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Simon & - Schuster, | ‘We envision all cats, wild as well as domestic, as solitary, independent creatures. Nothing could be further from the truth, Cats have a very structured society, and just like us, cach is a unique and fascinating individual. Also the author of The Hidden Life of Dogs, Outlander by Diana Gabaldon, Delacorte Press _ The. year is 1945, Your name is Claire * Beauchamp Randall. You're on holiday with your husband in Scot- : land. Everything is just fine until you find this mysterious stone circle. And all of a sudden ‘everything isn’t so fine because you find yourself calapulted backwards in time more than two hun- dred ‘years! This book is hard to put down! The illustrated Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, Harmony Press ‘You loved the video, right? The galactic misad- ventures of poor Arthur Dent has left you happily drooling all over yourself. But you're greedy for more, right? Don’t panic! This book is for you. The Hitchhiker’s Guide is at last published in hyper-hysterical format and glorious Technicolor. This is sure 19 become a classic. Attention! Next stop: the vidco section. _ The Fighting Sulivans starring Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Pro- duced by Sam Jaffe. Directed by Lloyd Bacon. We follow.the five Sullivan brothers from child- hood to adulthood. Life in the Sullivan household is anything but quiet, Leaky boats, mongrel dogs, woodbox carpentry, . fist fights, and puppy love abound. Then comes the ultimate tragedy, This is a wonderful old classic, The Fortune Cookie starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau. Produced and directed by Billy Wilder. Sports cameraman Harry Hinkie (Lemmon) is filming the big football game when Boom, Boom Jackson accidenily knocks him out cold. . Hany isn’t hurt, but his brother-in-law. . (Mathau), a shady lawyer, smells big money. He - convinces Harry to sue. Trouble is, Harry has a. big heart and an even bigger conscience. Lemmon/Mathau fans will love this movie, Living With Diabetes: A winning formula This isn’t a new library release, but I decided to _ review it after a friend of mine was diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes can strike anyone at any time, This . Video explains exactly what diabetes is and how it can be controlled, Definitely a worthwhile video to watch, Okay, folks, we're heading back to the station. - Hope you enjoyed the tide, I look forward, to _ Seelng all of you next time. UTERRACE,STANDARD The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 8, 1995 - B1 SECTION B JEFF NAGEL ” 638-7283 : et ae ts re M@ Science festivities STUDENTS from all over town participated in the 30th Ter- race Science Festival fast Sat- urday. Hundreds of Informative and fascinating displays chal- lenged senses of touch, smell sight and hearing. That's four- year-old Kevin Wiebe (bottom left) watching the swirling waters of Jeremy Hoek's Tornado project. It was also a day for contests. At left, Adrian Houghton and John Robert Davis pile 78 pennies on their tin fail boat before the struc- ture sinks in the foil boat can- test. At bottom right, Prabhjot Parmar counts. rings to determine the age of a tree, Full Science Festival results in next week's: Standard, ee i 4 THE NOMADICS More stud THEY CALL themselves The Nomadics. And Terrace can check out the gonzo sound of this young new rock band when they play this Saturday at the Thomhill Community Centre, Shawn Killaly staried the band with friends Norm Dreger and‘Kevin Andrews in 1991 “‘as a fun thing to do.”’ “We weren’t- any good,’ says Dreger, ‘‘Then we got Jeff Rey and stared writing our OWN songs a year ago,”’ Rey, a snowboarder, added the capital-G gonzo element to the band. And it fil with the direction they wanted to go, “We didn’t really want to sound like anything normal,’’ adds Killaly. The. latest. addition to the band is Lucas North. They ~ spent Polywog Studio and their first album is now out. The ‘ape is for sale let Sight ‘November _ recording songs . at- local THE NOMADICS : are: Shawn Killaly on percussion and cookware, Kevin Andrews on baritone sax/clarinet, Norm Drager on keys, trumpet, bass guitar and gulter, Jeff Rey on vocals, and 12- string guitar, and Lucas North on guitar and vocals. & Sound and at Christine’s Emporium. -: Live shows tend to be louder “than the album, they say, both . ~ musically and visually, Band ‘menibers sport cheesy ® ‘outfits: : tion of the Low. Budget: Blu and lipstick, : Valentine’s Dance at the The Nomadics. open . for’ Thornhill Community Sak rome Highway 16 West (which | 7 scems to be another’ incarna- Counch. ch Pie ani In Sip th Band) i atthe Saturday, Febi 11”