The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 9, 1994 - B14

~ SECTION B

INSIDE
: JEFF NAGEL

CITY

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638- 31283

A WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

What's Up!

Wednesday, March 9
TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE holds its
monthly gencral meeting at 8:00 p.m. in the
McColl Playhouse, 3625 Kalum St.

Thurday, March 10
CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL holds
an open house for Christian Education Week from
Sam. to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March 15
B.C, SCHIZOPHRENIC SOCIETY support

group micels at Stepping Stone Clubhouse at 3302
Sparks St, Bsement at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 17
CHRONIC FATIGUE/ fibromyalgia support

group mecls at the Happy Gang Centre from 2 10
4 p.m. Guest speaker is a local physiotherapist.
Call Darlene at 638-8688 or 635-4059 for info.

Friday, March 18
SUPPORT GROUP for women in or out of
abusive relationships is being run by K’san House
Society. March 18 is the deadline for registering
for this 12-week group. Call Lisa at 635-1591 for
more info.

Monday, March 21
TERRACE DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP

meets in the library basement at 7 p.m. Call Gen
at 635-3094 or Kathy at 638-8323 for more info.

Saturday, March 26
WOMEN’S POTLUCK AND DANCE,
sponsored by Terrace Women’s Resource Centre
and Northern Lesbians. For more information call
638-0228. Potluck al 7 p.m., dance at 9 p.m.

Thursday, March 31
SKEENA VALLEY CAR CLUE holds its an-
nual general meeting at 7 p.m. at the Kin Hut at
Sparks and Halliwell.

SATURDAYS
BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION clinics take
place at Emerson Medical Clinic the last Saturday
of each month, Free instruction by qualified
nurses. Call Lita Flynn at 635-6263 or Emerson

Orphans

gritty,
gripping

ONH IS A sly, street-wise hood-
lum. The other cowers at the
mere thought of stepping outside.

Both the orphaned brothers in
Terrace Little Theatre’s latest
production prove not all orphans
are equal,

There’s no Oliver Twist or
Little Orphan Annie here. There’s
no charming pink-cheeked ur-
chins tap dancing across roofiaps.

“As a matier of fact, these
motherless boys are dirty and ill-
mannered,’ admits Orphans
director Marianne Weston.

“They’re foul-mouthed and in-
volved in petty crime.’’

She also says you'll be drawn
into their very lives. ‘*Their story
is a gripping, gut-wrenching
drama.”’

Is a story told with a minimal
cast. Community theatre veteran
John McGowan plays Treat, a
boy who supporis his brother the
only way he knows how — by
stealing. Newcomer T-Jay MacK-
enzi¢ is Phillip, the young brother
Treat has closeted away in an
abandoned rowhouse.

Alan Weston, a virtual fixture
of Little Theatre, plays Harold,
the gangster who tums their
world upside-down.

Orphans comes to the Terrace
Little Theatre stage March 17-19,
and 24-26. Tickets are on-sale at
Carter’s Jewellers.

Youth reps
keep active

Clinic at 635-7234 for appointment. DESPITE THE SNOW, Terrace’s
Youth Ambassadors for 1994
MONDAYS have kept busy in February.

ORDER OF THE ROYAL PURPLE meets the
2nd and 4th Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
at the Elks Hall. Call 635-5121 for more info.

MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital Auxiliary mects
the third Monday of cach month in the board
room at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

ALZHEIMER AND DEMENTIA | support
group meets at 1 p.m. on the last Monday of the
months at the Terrace Mental Health Centre. Call
638-3325 for more info.

TUESDAYS
SINGLE PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP takes
place the second (1 p.m.) and fourth (7 p.m.)
Tuesdays of the month at the Terrace Women’s
Resource Centre, Cali 638-0228 for more info.

LIVING WITH CANCER support group of the
Canadian Cancer Society for patients, family and
friends, mects al the Women’s Resource Centre
the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30

They have now atiended seven
workshops —- skin care, nail care,
Toastmasters, stress management,
hair care, makeup, and
Toastmasters- Part 2..

The group has also attended
several other community events,
including the Seniors’ Sweetheart
Dinner and Dance, the Heritage
of Music display, and a Valentine
bake sale.

TRAVELLING

other antique instruments.

= The sound of history

OUR HERITAGE and our musical tradition combined at the Terrace arena banquet two
waekends ago when local groups got together to stage Our Heritage of Music celebration. Bill
Ameson finished the day off with his rousing accordian rendition that got a few dancing feet
moving. A series of other local musicians provided musical entertainment while guests
checked out displays of ald gramaphones, player piano movements, music machines, and

La Curandera finds a home :

Frances Birdselt and her chil-
dren are former Terrace residents

Esteli, and we cross¢d. back into” at,
Honduras and El Salvador later’ -

living in El Salvador. that dey, feeling that caulion and:-:--

.m. Call 638-3325 B- R y. g a
Formatlon, OF 638-0096 for more in By FRANCES BIRDSELL | safety were our highest priorities. =.
Ova nen in We came back to Chirllaguas |‘:
ntra erica Ds

THE KERMODEI CHORISTERS invite boys
and girls ages 8-12 to come sing along on Tucs-
days from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Skeena Band

for six months now
and think about

tented a house at the edge. of
town, with ficlds and mountains *~ ..-
behind us and wonderful nelg - Bae

Terrace often. bours in the front. ry
Room, Call Terry Anderson 638-1183 for info. Despite the occasional longing In September and October. piece
to skate on Lakelse Lake or cross- all went to the local: school:
THURSDAYS country ski, I can’t really say I learn Spanish: grade four. :
THE TERRACE BRIDGE CLUB meets the miss the cold weather, As of January 24th both: girls”

second and fourth Thursday of every month. They
get started Ocl, 14 at the Legion. C3ail Pat at 635-
2537 or Ethel at 635-5046 for more info.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS mect every
Thursday at 7:30 p.m, at the Women’ s Resource
Centre.

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME at the Terrace
Public Library for three to five year olds Thurs-
day afternoons at 1:30 and Friday momings at
10:30. Register (it’s free) at 638-8177,

TERRACE HIV INFORMATION SUPPORT
Group ‘(T.H.LS.} meets the third Thursday of
every month at 7:30 p.m, in the Mills Memorial
Hospital board room. Contact Carrie at 635-4885,

MOTHERS’ TIME OFF - And your invited to
crop In and meet other moms, do a craft, leam
something new, or just enjoy a break while your
children play close by with our experienced. care
givers, We’re open Mon, Wed, Thurs, .and Fri
10:00 a.m, - 11:30 am. at the Knox United
Church, for more Information cell 635-4147 dur-
ing program hours.

TROJECT LITERACY offers a scribe service
to help people with.their reading and writing, Free
heip with-your letters, forms or ‘spplications. Call.
Melissa at 635-9119.

We live five kilometers from
the Pacific Ocean, and what is
said to be the most beautiful
beach in all of El Salvador: El
Cuco, with miles of white sand
and warm salty water,

I’s hot here, though there’s
usually a nice breeze and it cools
off in the night, making it quite
comfortable.

We are now into the dry season,
with no rain since November and
none expected for several more
months.

Some trees have actually lost
their leaves, but then go on to
produce fruit. We are surrounded
by fresh fruit: coconuts, mangos,
bananas, pineapples, papayas and
lots of others we had never heard
of in Canada,

When we left Terrace in May
we took our time driving across
Canada visiting family and
friends, then on to Disney World
in Florida,

We entered Mexico at Laredo,
Texas and drove to. the Yucaian
peninsula.

Other than for two days. in the

isolated Yucatan IT ‘drove ~ the

THE HEALER IS IN: That's the home of former Terrace resident,
and now natural therapist Frances Birdsell in E! Salvador. The
sign Curandera over the door means ‘Healer’.

_ day.

entire 17,000 kilometers alone,
and unaccompanied (except for
Brie and Kara, our dog and cat),
We welcomed the fellow travel-
lors in a convoy through the lush
jungle arca of the Yucatan, and
enjoyed visiting isolated Mayan
and Toltec ruins, -

At the border of Guatemala [
did some serious looking for an-
other convoy, and found a group
of cars travelling to southern El
Salvador. ,

As luck or divine intervention
would have it, I had my first in-
capacitating car. trouble outside
this lovely pueblo of: Chirilagua:
a broken fan belt. r

Not serious, but this community

-of 10,000 has NO gas: station or
mechanic or automobile ‘parts:
_store.-My friend had'to drive to
‘the -neighbouring ” ~elty of San

_ English, ©

Miguel, one hour’s drive away.
But he delayed several days in
doing this, encouraging us to stay

longer at his grandmothers, driv-

ing us around the region and In-
troducing us to the people in this

beautiful town nestled in ‘the -

mountains. As a result we felt
really welcomed and comfortable
in this pueblo.

-A week later: 1 went on to

Nicaragua, and discovered we'd

~ actually crossed the border on the

day of a very serious political
hostage-taking that had the coun-
try sitting on the brink of civil
wal.

Esicll is beautiful, and | ‘things
started to come together for lan-
guage training, -work: ‘teaching

. Spanish now, and Kara Is starting

the case my girls have ‘experien

‘able to make myself understo
atid love to visit with people,

- Nacional de. Chirllagu

“and: “meeting” other :
healers: using: ‘natural’ medicines
“and therapies. But one‘nlght [had
three very” sirong drearis: to leave a - :

our, grade 10); 1 have :two -dif-
ferent classos with’ 40 in one and

arc back in school after two.anda:>.°.
half months of holidays. Brie <2 2;
noted that it’s actually been’-8°".
months of holidays for us’ since’

we had a “normal?” routing ¢ every,

The. girls wear . ‘uniforms, and
Bric- (now 12) is in grade-7: while
Kara (now 10) Is {n grade 5, They
are both quite fluent in speaking

to write it quite well too, She says
she just hears It in her-head (11!)
but ‘Brie and-I are - still: ‘at
translation stage. (I give a lot of
credit to French Immersion: for

ed in mastering a third language
While 1 stlil struggle. with: the
proper. structure of the language
aid the correct verb tenses,:‘L-am

I have ‘started leaching Englistt
at the local high aie Instituto

fitst-year students. (equive e