The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 2, 1998 - BI

TERRACE STANDARD |

JUST A THOUGHT |
KATHY FLORITTO

Too much of a
good thing

ast week, my old friend Bert,
who spends far too much of his
time trying to get a rise out of
yours truly, sent a note pur-
ported to have been written by a lady
referred to only as ‘‘Mrs. Wonderful’.

If not now, then certainly by the end of the
letter, you aT know her identity.

With over 100 do-it-yourself days before
Christmas, I know everyone will want to
get busy emulating this paragon of virtuous
womanhood...

“Dear Friend,

This perfectly delightful note is being sent
on paper I made myself to tell you what I
have been up to.

Since it snowed last night, I got up early
and made a sled with old barn wood and a
glue gun. I hand-painted it in gold leaf, got

I’m serving the family’s standard
twelve-course breakfast, but IU let you
in on a little secret. I didn’t have time
to make the table and chairs this morn-
ing, so J used the ones I had on hand.

out my loom and made a blanket in peaches
and mauves.

Then to make the sled complete, I made a
white horse to pull it, from DNA that I just
had sitting around in my craft room.

By then it was time to start making the
placemats and napkins for my 20 breakfast
guests,

I’m serving the family’s standard twelve-
course breakfast, but I’!l let you in on a
little secret. I didn’t have time to make the
table and chairs this moming, so [ used the
ones J had on hand.

Before I moved the table into the dining
room, I decided to add just a touch of the
holidays.

- So, Irepainted the room in pinks and sten-

ciled gold stars on the ceiling. Then, while
the homemade bread was rising, I took anti-
que candle molds and made the dishes (ex-
actly the same shade of pink) to use for
breakfast, These were made from
Hungarian clay, which you can find in al-
most any Hungarian craft store,

Well, I must run now. I need to finish the
buttonholes on the dress I’m wearing for
breakfast.

I'll get out the sled and drive this note to
the post office as soon as the glue dries on
the envelope I'll be making.

Hope my breakfast guests don’t stay too
long - I have 40,000 cranberries to string
with bay leaves before my speaking
engagement at noon. It’s a very good thing.

PS - When I made the ribbon for this
typewriler, I used 1/8-inch gold gauze. J
soaked the gauze in a mixture of white
grapes and blackberries which I grew,
picked and crushed last week, just for fun!*’
Uh-huh.

Bert tells me that if I don’t stop making
curious noises every time I hear this lady’s
name, she'll soon be stalking me.

He says W’ll know she’s been around -
there’ll be the tell-tale lemon slice in the
dog’s water bowl and every napkin in the
house will be folded into a swan.

“I can handle her,’’ sez 1. ‘‘Fust so long as
she doesn’t send threatening notes made up
of lettcrs cut out of magazines with scal-
loped pinking shears - all the same size,
precisely lined up in razor-sharp rows.
Don’t think [ could take that.’’

“Oh yeah?” sez he. ‘‘What about (shud-
der) an oyster fork suddenly appearing at
every place setting and.....drive-by doily-
ing???

Point taken. Too much of ‘a good

: thing sane a

AS PHILIP LINCOLN
paddled six hours a day
down the west coast last
sumumer, be knew he was on
the voyage of 2 lifetime.

The 21-year-old Terrace
man was awarded yesterday
in Vancouver a Deputy
Commissioner’s Commen-
dation (the RCMP’s second
highest award) for bis com-
mitment and dedication in
the month-long healing
journey, called VisionQuest.

“T’ve had a lot of achieve-
ments in life, but this is the
first time I’ve ever been
awarded for anything,’’ Lin-
coln said. ‘‘Ninety-nine per
cent of the time nobody sees
what you do. This is the first
time ’ve been — ack-
nowledged for something.’’

The _ historic 1600-
kilometre canoe tip from
Hazelton to Victoria in-
volved 75 RCMP officers,
famous native artist Roy
Henry Vickers and four
civilians, one of whom was
Lincoln,

The purpose of the trip
was to raise awareness and
money for a recovery\addic-
lion centre in B.C, and to
strengthen relations between
the RCMP and First Nations
communities.

The recovery facility will
give people the opportunity
to overcome a variety of ad-
dictions including alcohol,
drugs, sex, power and con-
trol addictions.

The RCMP joined the
journcy to help raise moncy

Attention
all Scouts

The Terrace Scout district
will be registering youth
September 9 from 6:30-8
p.m. at ET Kenney Primary
School.

First Terrace will have
sections for Beaver, Cubs
Scouts, Ventures and
Rovers with meeting places
at the Scouts Hall and E.T.
Kenney primary. The Sixth
Terrace will have sections
for Beavers, Cubs, and
Scouts with mecting places
at Uplands Elementary
School and Veritas, The
Eighth Terrace will have
sections for Beaver and
Cubs with meetings held at
Parkside Primary School.

Registration cost is $55,
New adult volunteers are
asked to undergo RCMP
criminal background checks
and an interview process.

Anyone = with scout
uniforms for sale or donate
can come to registration
night. For more information
contact Karen Rath at 635-
6912 or Charles Johnstone
at 635-6251,

BEING RECOGNIZED: Philip Lincoln, 21, is being awarded the RCMP’s second
highest award for his work last summer paddling in VisionQuest's historic 1400-
kilometre canoe trip from Hazelton ta Victoria. The trip promoted healing between
the RCMP and native people and raised money for a treatment centre in B.C.

for the centre since most
crime in B.C. occurs as a
result of addictions. Con-
stables also participated to
improve relations with na-
tive communities.

Lincoln said RCMP cf-
ficers like John Grant, who
is head inspector of
aboriginal police in B.C.,
made formal spologies to
First Nations communities
for abuse they've suffered

over the years duc to the In-
dian Act. He said he
tegretted that RCMP had to
enforce laws that suppressed
native people (like banning
potlaches and sending chil-
dren to residential schools.)

“Hearing the RCMP
apologize for things was un-
believable,”’ said Lincoln. It
meant a iat to everybody —
it brought us together.’

communities they visited, it
was the first time in more
than 100 years that tradi-
tional canoes pulled onto
their shores.

‘It was like a part of their
culture coming back to
them,’ Lincoln said, ‘‘The
trip blended cultures and
history while promoting
healing.”’

The route taken was sym-

sv LLOMMUNIT Y-@
IHe pulled for healing

bolic, not only because they
were historical RCMP
patrol routes, but also be-
cause they were routes tradi-
tionally taken by native
people.

At each reserve the 30-
fool canoes visited along the
way, there were ceremonies
involving dancing, singing,
and drumming and feasts
were prepared,

‘‘When you Ginish a jour-
ney like this one, it’s an
amazing feeling,” said Lin-
coln. ‘“‘As we pulled our
canocs down the river and
met up with other nations, it
was like a celebration.’’

Before the trip, Lincoln
didn’t know anybody on the
journey. But now he said he
regards the people he pulled
with like family.

As for the RCMP, Lincoln
said he had a blast with the
officers,

“Some of those guys are
really funny,”’ he said, ‘In
the worst of times ‘they
would just make you
laugh.”’

VisionQuest raised thou-
sands of dollars for the

treatment centre, Currently”

staff are looking for ap-
propriate sites for the facil-
ity. If anyone would like to
mnake a donation, cheques
are payable to the Vision-
Quest Recovery Society at
657 West 37 Avenue, Van-
couver B,C, V5Z 1K6, For
more information calf 604-

For many of the native

264-2860.

1. They love to read! 1 -

Children participating in Wild About Books, the library's summer reading club, receive awards August 28 for
their efforts. Eric Peters read the most haurs (144) this summer and was given a bicycle helmet.

_ Around Town

The Kermodei choristers

join the choir. Practices are

Juniper at 635-9649.

Children’s choir

ning another exciting season of music-making, Kids
between the ages 8-16 years and love to sing why not

ister call Terry Anderson at 638-0013 or Bunnie

Scrabble players

A Scrabble club is being formed in celebration of the
game’s 50th anniversary. The club will be open to
players of all skill levels and there will be a bricf£ ses-
sion on words, skills and strategies before cach session.
Inaugural meeting is set for Wednesday, September 9
at 7 p.m. at the Groundworks Coffee Company. For
more information call Walter Raedeke at 638-0433.

Women and health

The Terrace Women’s Resource Centre is hosting a
workshop on Osteoporosis Wednesday, September 16
from 1:30-3 p.m. Dr. D. Ferguson will be speaking on
the subject as well as offer some practical strategies to
improve your body’s health,

children’s choir is begin-

Tuesday evenings. To reg-

Rosswood ready to jam

BRING YOUR cowboy boots,
Birkenstocks, Dr. Martens and any other
dancing shocs you've got.

Because at Rosswood’s music jamboree
Sept 11 and 12 you'll need them all.

This year’s music lineup includes coun-
try, celtic, bluegrass, light rock, spanish,
blues, folk — anything goes.

“The emphasis {s on trying to include all
types of music,’’ said coordinator Morgan

‘Farquam, ‘‘That’s what a jamboree is — a

festival that celebrates all genres of
music,”’

The 150-member Rosswood community
is ready to party.

Along with vendors selling everything

: from vegetarian burritos to beadwork, the

jamboree will have fortune telling, tarot
card reading and drumming circles.

“The jamboree is family orientated,”
Farquam said. There will be things for all
ages to enjoy.’*

For youngsters, there will be a children’s

"area and a stage featuring veteran children

performers and storytellers.
Festivities begin Friday, Sept 11 at 8 p.m.

_ with a family dance,

Opening ceremonies begin Saturday,
Sept. 12 at 10 a.m. with the Terrace Pipes
and Druma arid the Scottish Dancers. Celtic

bands like Celtic Rain from Prince Rupert
will stuart the morning off followed by coun-
try bands (Andrew and the Old Timers),

then Bluegrass Folk (Michelle Botel frome

the Queen Charlottes), blues (Looped
Gurus), light rock (Soul Trek) and finally
Latin music (Mildly Salsa).

Headliners include Terrace’s Kingfish, In
Step and Missing Peace,

Rosswood’s campground will be able to
accommodate those wanting to stay over-
night, however nunning water will not be
provided. People are advised to bring their
owt! drinking water.

Farquam also wamed that gates close at
10 p.m. and no one will be admitted after
this time. Dogs and boom boxes are not
permitted and alcohol will be allowed in the
camping area only,

Advanced adult tickets can be purchased
at the Rosswood General Store and Misty
River Books for $12 or $15 at the admis-
sion gates. Student tickets cost $5 al the
gate only, children under 6 and seniors are
free, and family passes cost $25.

Tickets for the Friday night family dance
only are $5, Camping fees are $3 per night.

The jamboree is at the Rosswood Com-
munity Fairgrounds, located 40 km North
of Terrace on Kalum Lake Drive,