6 Terrace Review — Wednesday, October 35. 1988 ; ; ; os Non-Olympic talents | C ommentary — by stephanie Wiebe When you were in grade five, didn’t you know a guy who could make rude noises with his hand in his armpit? And didn’t you know a girl who could touch her tongue to the tip of her -nose? Remember how your friend could turn his. eyelids in- side out? Well, I wasn’t like any of those kids. I always wanted to have a natural athletic ability like that. | mean, anyone can learn to play tennis, golf or baseball, but it takes a real inborn aptitude to wiggle your ears. oo In our gifted family, ?’m a regular dud. Born into’a gang of tongue rollers and nostril flarers, 1 don’t fit in at ail. I have a brother who can touch his nose with his upper lip — really, no hands. Then I married into an ear wiggling, nose honk- - ing clan that puts the “David Letterman’? show to shame, It’s a pitiful sight at the family reunions. There I sit amid a cir- cus of strange body deforma- tions, weakly protesting, ‘“Hey, I can raise one eyebrow.” They’re not impressed. Can you bend your fingers up in an unnatural bumpy claw? Can you bend your thumb back Clinic campaign The steering committee established to lobby the provin- cial government for a cancer clinic in Prince George to serve northern B.C. is calling for let- ters of support from the public to aid their efforts. The northern cancer clinic concept, which if approved would estabish B.C.’s third stand-alone cancer treatment center, has been endorsed by both Terrace city council and the board of trustees for Mills Memorial Hospital. Local residents wishing to in- dicate support are requested to send their letters to Lou Jewitt, Chairman, Steering Committee for a Northern Interior Cancer ‘Clinic, 987 Fourth Ave., Prince George, B.C., V2L 3H7. Accident claims up For the eigth consecutive month, automobile accident claims reported to ICBC out- stripped last year’s record pace, according to statistics compiled by the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia. - JCBC-numbers to the end of August show bodily injury aims. up 12 percent over the game period last year. Property ‘damage. claims have riseri five percent, Terrace claims from January 1 to August 31 totalled 4,149, including bodily injuries, windshields, ‘and minor fender “penders, area manager Leona Stewart said. Statistics breaking down the total into categories of type of claim are fiot available | on.atocal. basis... ce to touch your forearm? You probably can. I’m the only one in the world that has no innate gift. I can’t even cross my toes, one over the other, My only hope for victory over — this superior bunch lies in the well-known threat that mothers have plagued upon us for cen- turies: “If you don’t stop that, someone’s going to slap you on the back and you'll be stuck that way for the rest of your life!”’ I’m waiting for the day when everyone is so involved in displaying their lip-turning, nose-flattening, ear-flapping talents, that they won’t notice me running through the crowd, briskly slapping each one on the back. Ha! Then who’ll have the last laugh? Can you pat your head, and rub your stomach while hopping on one foot? Can you balance a spoon that hangs from your. nose? You can? Sigh. More than a dozen cadets from Terrace's mand. Many parents and dignitaries were on hand for the “Passing of Command” Terrace Airport recently. | 747 Air Gadet Squadron watch as departing Flight . Lieutenant Charlie Meek (on right) congratulates Lieutenant Ron Knoedler on his new com- such as MLA Dave Parker and Alderman Doug Smith which took place at the Air Cadet Hall at the Fond memories of the Newfie Bullet — by Roy Greening . Many veterans from Canada were either stationed in the crown colony of Newfoundland or just passed through there dur- ing World War II. A short while after the war “‘Newfie’’ became a province of Canada. Many sailors recall the times that they could unwind at the navy wet canteen after coming off ‘patrol on the mid-ocean escort, where they had spent weeks being pounded by the North Atlantic and hounded by enemy U-boats. Being stationed in Newfie was like being in another country. The people had this strange accent and everything seemed to move at a slower pace. At the time I was really disap- pointed and frustrated at being. sent to an HF/DF station at Harbour Grace to monitor enemy U-boat transmissions, ———— THE SIGN OF A GOOD BUSINESS NEIGHBOR ... : i , eGoud BUSINESS NERGHBGUR — THE SIGN OF A MERCHANT WHO CARES ABOUT PEOPLE... This emblem identifies the civic-minded businessmen who sponsor Secone Niger. in the community. Alma 638-1204 Vi 635-5672 ‘| Terry _ 638-8178 but 1 was soon caught up with the way of life in the outport and truly liked the people and their slow pace while accepting their way of life. To get to Harbour Grace we had to travel by train on the Newfie Bullet. I was sad- dened to hear that this mode of transportation has been discon- tinued, for the Bullet was unique in that it sort of reflected the If you wish to announce. the birth of YOUR baby, please fill out the form Newfoundlander’s way of life. It took us all day to go from St. John’s to Harbour Grace which, incidentally, was the first capital of the crown colony. The train itself, on this nar- row gauge railway, was old, ratt-' ly and filled with coal dust and if one had to go its full trip from St. John’s to Port Aux Basques, you. would have aged con- available in the maternity ward at Mills Memorial Hospital. We will pick up your forms every week. MICHAEL TAKA announce the arriva September 20, 1988 at 10:17 p.m. OZ. CLARK — Kenneth and Alberta are ple the birth of a baby boy on September, ed 8 Ibs. 3% oz. an BURRILL — Mr. and A ; 4 . + . * . " RS eee ‘ 4 . Ee siderably. Then there’s the old story of how a young lady rush- ed up to the conductor saying, “Stop the train I’m about to have a baby!’? The angry. con- ductor said, “Why did you get. on the train in the first place if you knew you were going to give birth immediately?’’ The frightened girl replied, *‘I wasn’t pregnant when I got on!” __ CS and RHONDA KLUKAS are proud to | of Joshua’ David He weighed 6 Ibs. 15% Andrew, born ased to announce 26, 1988. He weigh-. d his name is Leonard Leroy Clark. | Mrs. Ken Burrill proudly announce the birth of an 8 Ib. 1 oz. baby girl on September 28, 1988. A ILA CARTES Mombo¢ of AFS Wire Service ti 24-hour Phone ty (604)635-4080 : _ Skeena Mall ..