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MAY 1-24, 199) — Thornhill

7th Terrace Cubs & Beavers is
having a bottle drive. You call
us and we will pick up in the
Thornhill, Copper. Mountain,
Copperside, Gossen and Klean-
ta areas. Call Randy at
635-6685 or Coco at 635-5176,
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MAY 2, 190 — Parenting
Workshop for single parents of
elementary school aged
children, “‘Improving Parent-
Child Relationships’ will in-
clude training in discipline
methods. Facilitator: Marilyn
Bailey, University of Victoria
Social Work Student, mother
of three grown children,
previous single parent. Two
sessions, Apr. 25, May 2, 9:30
a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Call 638-0077
to register by April 20, or for
further info.

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MAY 2-6, 1990 — The Kitimat
Centennial Museum has a
display of art by junior and
senior high school students.
Kitimat Youth Art runs until
May 6. Tuesday - Sunday Noon
-S p.m.

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MAY 3, 1990 — United Native
Nations meeting 7-8:30 p.m. at
the meeting room public
library. Agenda: fundraising
feport, proposed meeting for
various programs.

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MAY 4, 1990 — The Canadian
Paraplegic Association will be
having an open house between
12 -6 p.m. Marie Hildebrandt,
who is the Regional Rehabilita-
tion Officer wishes to invite all
Members and the public to
drop by, the office is located at
200A 4630 Lazelle Ave., Ter-
race,

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MAY 5, 6, 1990 — Women's
Aglow Northwestern B.C. area
spring retreat will be-held in
Smithers at the Aspen Motor
Inn. Guest speaker will be Else
Pedersen from Vancouver,
B.C, All ladies welcome! For
more Info. phone Jourrn
635-9244, Irene 635-5413 or
Janet 635-5061. In Kitimat
phone Elizabeth at 632-3661.

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MAY 61990 — : Executive and
board meeting. at Huntington
Apt. 204, 4934 Davis Ave.
Representatives from United
Native Nations will be sharing
information on environmental

. youth corp and rural housing

programs.
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MAY 8, 1990 — Northwest
Community college will be
hosting ““Women Do Math’’ A
conference on Scientific
Careers for Young Women in
Grades 8, 9 & 10. The objec-
tives of the conference are: To
encourage young women in
Grades 8, 9 and 10 in Math and
Sciences. To educate young
women in Grades 8, 9 and 10
about careers In Sciences and
Technology. To introduce
young women in Grades 8, 9
and 16 to creative ideas in Math
and Sciences,

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MAY 8 - 27, 1999 — The
Kitimat Centennial Museum
features B.C. Young Artists
1989, The biennial juried show
is organized by the Emity Carr
College of Art and Design. The
exhibition hours Tuesday -
Sunday Noon-5 p.m.

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MAY 8, 1990 — Breakfast
meeting at 8 - 9 a.m. for all
agencies and businesses in-
terested in participating in Ter-
race’s Second Canada Fitweek
Corporate Cup, to be held May
25 to June 3, All worksites,
large or small, are welcome to

_ send a representative to this

meeting and to participate.in
this event. Call Sonya at
638-3468 and come to they
Skeena Health
Auditorium, ’
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MAY 10, 1990.— General
‘meeting of- British Columbia
Old Age Pensioners Organiza-
tion at 2 p.m. at the Happy
Gang Centre.
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MAKING OURSELVES BETTER was the topic for Jaan Weir when
- she visited Uplands Elementary school last Thursday as part of

Young Authors’ Week. Among the tips she passed on to attentive

Life is hard —

Losing a close friend or fami-
ly member can be hard on a per-
son. It was three o'clock in the
morning and I had fallen asleep
in the living room..I heard my
mom talking.on the ‘phone, and
I was wondering who it was she

was talking to. All of a sudden! .

heard my mom start to cry, and
so naturally [ asked her what
happened. She said someone
had died, and when I asked
who, she said that my cousin
Jassy was in a car accident on
the Prince Rupert highway. She
slowly rose out of the chair, and
walked to her room. Jassy’s dad
is my dad's uncle, and if anyone
could talk to him it would be my
dad. I saw my dad run out of
the hallway, and out to the car.
I just lay there waiting. I don’t
know what I was waiting for.
My body went numb and I had

‘ no sense of time. It went from

three o’clock to six o’clock like

a snap of the fingers.
The next day the house was
quiet, because everybody was

over atumy-uncle’s:. wasscared,.

because I had neyer been to a
funeral’ before." I hated ‘the
thought of oné? I'don't even say
goodbye to people that much,
because it scares me that ['ll
never see them again, The day
of the funeral was the worst. I
didn’t want to go, but I had to,
I woke up later than usual, and
got ready with my brother's
friend, my brother, and my
oldest cousin: We all left the

house at the same time.

When we got to the funeral 1
was the last one to get out of the
car, All four of use walked in,
and | saw Jassy’s best friend
standing by the door with tears
in his eyes. I went over to him,
and said some reassuring words
to him so he would feel a little
better. All [ could hear were

students was the fact a single line of dialogue could often heip
characterization just as well as numerous lines of narrative.

Randy Bains

people crying. It nearly drove
me over the edge. The closest
family and friends to him stood
in a little room from where you
could see the coffin. We stood

By RANDY BAINS
Skeena Jr. Secondary

there for about: forty-five
minutes, thinking.

When it was time for me to go
in with the others I felt sick. As
I looked at my cousin, who had
just turned nineteen, I still tried

to lead myself into believing:

that he wasn’t dead. I followed
a line of people into a side raom
where the cremation was going
to take place. All four of us
were just waiting. When they
brought the coffin in 1 broke
down, [ couldn’t help it. Jassy’s
two older brothers, and my
brother with my cousin went. to
wheel in the coffin. [ could’ve
gone also, but I was too scared
that I?d do something wrong.
When the funeral was over my
brother’s friend and 1 walked
up to the top of the arena hill.
We looked over the hill and saw
my brother speeding away in the
car. It was over, Losing my
cousin, Jassy, really hurt alot,

_ Mike’s spy kit

By RAVINDER BAL
and ROBBIE DENNIS
Kiti K’Shan Primary

Once there was a dinosaur
that liked a cereal called DINO
BITS. He liked them because if
you get 135 coupons you can get
8 spy kit with real money and
more things..°

On his birthday before any of

his friends came ‘he prayed. for:
the 135 coupons. But when it .
was time to upen ‘the presents, 2
he: got a dino walk an and:

stone age money..

_ Then Mike ‘got a lose tooth.
When he ate a perodoctel for

“supper his tooth feli out! He
. remembered to put his tooth

under: his leaf pillow. In the
morning he found 100 coupons
under his leaf pillow! He was so

happy. because he only had 35

more coupons to go!
“The next. day he was sad

: becaite. he-had -3$ coupons to
. $0. But he didn't know where to

get them? But his father Mr.

Tyrannosaurus gave him

oupons then ‘from that day he
flin:with hi

Friendly

assistance |

By CORRINA ADAMS
Caledonia Sr. Secondary

Nobody said life was a pleasure
cruise.

Sometimes you win, sometimes
you lose.

The water gets rough, bobbing
up and down, .

Ride it out with a friend and
you won’t drown.

When the road stretches out far
ahead :

And there’s nothing more that
can be done or said,

Keep on truckin’ down that
road, -

And share with another, your
heavy load.

When your train-has somehow
become derailed,

Never feel that it’s you who has
failed.

Ask for a helping hand to put it
back

And soon your life will be right
on track.

When things are 00d. and

you're soaring high,
If suddenly something goes
awry, -.

Don't. let it: drag ‘you to. the

grounds! en

° | While nearby poplars with

Turn: to fri
othrough.

Corrina Adams

Call for assistance to turn it
around,

On this mystical j journey called
Life

You'tl meet’ with many pro- .
-blems and-strife ©

But there's ‘always cone thing,
you can do;

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workshops ° held: as*’ pa
Young Authors’: Week: ‘may
have enjoyed. the experience;
but they weren’t the only ones.

**They’ve been the best: group |

of students I have ever worked ©
with,’? was the verdict of Irene
Watls as the week drew to ‘a
close.

Watts and fellow’ authors
Joan Weir and Betty Waterton
spent three days in Terrace and
Thornhill schools conducting ©
workshops on a variety of
topics including characteriza-
tion, plot development and
playwriting.

Pointing out the enthusiasm
of participants had been a ma-
jor factor in her enjoyment of
the visit, Watts noted Thornhill
Jr. Secondary participants only
complaint at the end of a two-.
hour Friday session was she
couldn't stay for the rest of the
day. ‘‘And that on a Friday!”
she added.

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Young Authors’. Week was
also marked by the publication
of Write On, a collection of
works by school district
students. The: pieces below. —
one from each school level —
are indicative of the quality of
work found within its pages.

Solveig Adair

Scarlet
roses

By SOLVEIG ADAIR
Uplands Elementary

Scarlet roses daintily gown-
ed,

Sipping dewdrops from a
leafy mound.

gray evening dresses,

Smile at the climbing ivy
tresses,

A baby robin hears mother’s
tale,

Of field and forest dale.

A passing skylark stops to

cry;
Its welcome to the well lit
sky.
A spider’s web with

dewdrops gowned,

Listens to a silent, secret
sound,

While a child of innocent

belief,
Crowns itself with a flower
wreath.
In winter when the cold

winds blow,

Olen secrets lie beneath the
snow,

Walting sleepily for spring,
When once again the birds
will sing.

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