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| Stories sought from
_ vets, peacekeepers |

» CONTRIBUTED By CMDE
PETER CROMPTON

WELL IT’S that time of the °
, year, Remembrance Day, a
time of the year that is very

_ Special to the many members"
of our great organization’
.'and to all the veterans here .

in Terrace and -our great
country.

The Terrace Standard is
"hoping that our veterans will .

come forward and be recog-"

nized, along with any mem-

bers of* our. peacekeeping

forces. A picture and a brief
story is all they require.

I am looking for help for
"the weekend of Nov. 3 and °

4 to man .. pleted, by

‘stations Dec. 15 this ©
at the. city _ year. © The

centre and « Ordinary -

at the liquor
store during

| Legion

“music you like most. Just a-

-reminder that the jukebox i is
there for all to enjoy so don’ t

pile it. high with just your.

music, give all a chance to

. express their choices and,

‘yes, the music in the juke-
box is for ail ages.

We held a veterans din-
ner last-Oct. 18; we will not

be holding one in November ~
as there will be dinner.avail- .

able on Nov. 11, Remem-
brance Day; however, there
‘will be “a: veterans dinner

— an early Christmas feast |

— on Wednesday, Dec. 6.
‘Zone sports play downs

will be announced shortly;

“these all have to be com-

’ and Seniors
curling

our poppy N t _ takes place
campaign. O es. on Satur:
There. ~ “are : wee teday, Dec. 2
sign up at 10 am.

‘sheets on the board at “the
branch entrance.

We at Branch 13 will
again be having a parade
and service to which we

welcome all our citizens to

attend.

We are now into our

wreath and poppy campaign,

- and once again the response
from Terrace citizens, the
Hazeltons, the Nass, Stew-
art, Dease Lake, and other
surrounding areas is second
to none.

Stuart Macleod’s tribute
to Elvis was, as always, a
great success; thanks again
for your support. Stuart nev-
er fails to impress and we
will continue to bring you
the best in entertainment,
with your support.

The karaoke duets contest

gets under way in November

— check at the branch with
regards to signing up and the
contest rules. ;
Don’t forget, we intend to
have a New Year’s Eve bash
_and tickets are available at
- the lounge.
There have been some:
minor hitches with our juke-.

box, however we hope it’s

under control and that you
will come out and enjoy the.

and 2 p.m., while the darts
and cribbage will be- an-
nounced later.

The Terrace darts club
has moved from Wednesday
nights to Sunday afternoons.
We at the branch thank them
for understanding the cir-
cumstances and we invite all
dart players here in Terrace
to come on out and throw
them arrows — yes folks,

‘the branch is open from 2-6

p.m. every Sunday. and we
do welcome visitors.

Our October general
meeting was not well attend-

ed; I expect a better turnout

in November and for sure on

election night in December. |
It is- your participation that -

will keep us alive and kick-
ing, So come on out because
we'd love to hear your com-
ments, good or bad.

“Next steak night, Friday,
Nov. 3 from 5-7 p.m.

General meeting Tues-
day, Nov. 14 at 8 p.m.

‘Election of 2007 execu-

tive on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at

8-p.m. '
Veterans Christmas din-
ner Wednesday, Dec. 6 at
5:30 p.m.

~ WE WILL REMEMBER
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pack kicks off |

INDEPENDENT MOVIES
are beginning to lose some

‘of the stigma that used to be

associated with them.

The line between big stu-
dio Hollywood movies and
their independent cousins is

becoming increasingly blur-.

ry, says the woman chiefly

: responsible for bringing the

Terrace Not Paris Film Se-
ries here. ,

Indy’ films are getting
mainstream,”

District Arts.
«Perhaps because of that,

- the big name actors are start- .

ing to choose roles in small-

- er budget movies every year, -

Haldane added. «

“The selections are gel-
ting much, much better and
more available,” she said.

‘Last year’s eight ‘films °
multiple « festival
winning movies, plus a slew

of Golden Globe and Oscar

nominees and winners for
the films themselves and for
the actors and crews. °°

. Those: factors helped to
pull the series-into the black a

- for the first time.,

While it’s nice to make ©
a small profit, Haldane says
the society is committed to

keeping the series even if it
runs into cost overruns.
» “If we drop the series, we

can’t get (the movies) back,”

said Heimke .
-- Haldane of the Terrace and

evember as the

she said: “We have a high

demand for indy films and_

people don’t get a chance to
see them otherwise.”.

Starting tonight, (Nov.
1) the series will begin with
its first of eight flics, the ac-
claimed documentary An In-
convenient Truth.

Davis _-Guggenheim’s
movie depicts former U.S.
vice-president Al ‘Gore’s
personal history and lifelong
commitment ~
the effects of global climate

change. ;
It's the first of . four
“Wednesday movies in No-

series is
moving away from its one

per month strategy for past

years.

Also coming in Novem-’

ber: The Mistress of Spices
(Nov. 8); Little Miss* Sun-
shine (Nov. 22); and A Prai-
rie Home Companion (Nov.
29),

Four dates in January-

February 2007 have’ been.
picked but the . selections’

haven't been made.

-What Haldane promises

isa mix.of movie styles and
ones that wouldn’t normally

come to the Tillicum Twin °
_ Theatres. The choices will
again be made from popular -
titles and international film:

festivals and the Toronto In-
ternational Film Festival.

-. TERRACE WOMEN’S |
RESOURCE CENTRE SOCIETY'S

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday, November 14th
. Jpm- 8:30pm
_ at the George Little House —

(3100 Kalum Street,. between the old.Co-op °
and the Best Western Terrace Inn}.

| Everyone i is Welcome. —
Refreshments will be served after the meeting.

___ Northern women, working in community,
_ “advancing: the rights of women and families
oe froma feminist perspective

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The original script for Arrows. of Desire ‘was
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