Cheers for Jacques, shows a success By GREG MIDDLETON . Theatre buffs from all over the Pacifie Nor- thwest stood and ap- plauded the cast of “Jacques Brel is.."’ at the end of their one-night performance here. Local theatre organizer Stephen Ciesilik pronounced the first of a series of three professional shows being brought to Terrace this season ‘'a complete success,” It was a feeling echoed by the standing ovation of the more than 650 theatre patrons who came from Smithers, Houston and Granisle, as well as from Terrace. The show, a musical tribute to composer Jacques Brel, was a fast- paced § performance which combined many changes of mood and tone. The songs of the French songwriter, who died only recently, are as dramatic as they are lyric. Many of the songs combine an ironic and sometimes almost ribald sense of humor. Cieslik says there are tickets available for the next two performances, Billy Bishop goes to War and Same Time Next Year,” The Herald,Thursday, October 13, 1979 Page 5 Skeena Centr By ED YUDIN Herald Staf! Writer The Skeena Centre is one of the best kept secrets in Terrace. It shouldn't be that way. The drop-in centre for senior citizens is one of the mare positive programs of its kind in the nor- west. The Skeena Centre attracts people interested in crochet work, rug hooking, quilting, knitting and other crafts. The often colorful and at- tractive products created, debunks the myth that older people can’t learn new skills or continue to use the ones already acquired... “We're happy to get people te come here,” said Marie Clifford, the co-ordinator of the Skeena Centre. ‘There must be a lot of lonely people in town who just sit around and watch a lot of television,” The centre offers those people the chance to socialize with others in addition to the artistic pursuits. The centre is open from 8 to 3:30, five days a week. Transportation is provided free of charge. The half dozen or so people who show up everday work in a large room streaming with sunlight. The wails are covered with colorful rug murals created by the participants. “I come here everyday except weekends,” says Martha Lundmerk, while working on a rug mural, “Ireally like todo this kind of work,” Muriel] Haaland is a resident of Skeenaview Lodge and says the program is “excellent therapy”’ for older people. “It’s a beautiful room, ideal-for the work we're turning out. It helps pass the time’’ she explained while working at quilting. Muriel says she likes the quilting but “Is an old hand at anything." The program was originally set up three years ago by the provincial department of human resources, The centre is able to pay for part of its upkeep with the sale of the crafts at the begin- ning of each month. “We're just starting up after being closed for the summer” explains Clifford who previously was engaged as a health care worker at Skeenaview. We are trying to make people aware of it.” In addition to the crafts, there are cooking lessons given every Wednesday morning. Mildred Cain likes to knit and crochet and says “t's something to do instead of just sitting around and watching TV.” Indeed it is. er eS ae Martha Lundmerk comes to the Skeena Centre every day to improve her skills at rug quilting place for friendship hg cee Boa Re Bets ema Williams Creek Bridge opened to trucks The Ministry of High- - ways has announced that the Williams Creek . 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