SPE a The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, July 13, 1994 - B14 Thess ae rane a | | INSIDE SECTION B | CITY JEFF NAGEL SCENE B2 638-7283 A WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS What's Up! Saturday, July 16 B.C, SENIORS GAMES ZONE 10 holds a gen- eral meeting and social at 2 p.m. at the Legion Hall in Kitimat. The bus leaves the Happy Gang Centre in Terrace at 12:30 p.m. Social at 7 p.m. with Old Time Fiddlers. HARLEY OWNERS GROUP holds their 1994 Poker Run in memory of Roger Bourgoin starting at 11 a.m. at Oly’s Place at Lakelse Lake. All pro- ceeds go io Big Brothers and Big Sisters. All bikes and riders welcome. Sunday, July 17 SKEENA VALLEY KENNEL CLUB -holds a fun match, with confirmation and - obedience classes plus a fun ring at Lower Liltle Park at 11 a.m. Spectators welcome. TOTEM SADDLE CLUB GYMEHANA takes place at the Thornhill Community Grounds. Registration 10:30, Gymkhana at 11 a.m. Monday, July 18 KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY hosts a summer youth day camp at the Terrace Odd Fel- lows Hall at 4634 Walsh Ave. from 9:30 to 3:30 p.m, Call Elaine at 635-4906 to register. Tuesday, July 19 STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP takes place at 1:30 p.m. at the Women’s Resource Centre on Park Ave. For registration or informa- tion, call Alice at 638-0228 or 635-5275. The workshop will be repeated in the evening if there is enough interest. Wednesday, July 20 PROMISEKEEPERS men’s Christian outreach group meets at the Evangelical Free Church from § to 10 p.m. Friday, July 22 FOR YOUR INFORMATION, a free monthly workshop of the Terrace Anti-Poverty Society - fakes place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m, at-the Car- © penters Union Hall at 3312 Sparks. For more info call Gerry at 635-4631. WEDNESDAYS SINGLE PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP meets ' Wednesday aflernoons at 1 p.m. at the Women’s Centre. For more info call 638-0228. TERRACE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS mecis at 7 p.m. at Ihe Women’s Resource Centre. Also Saturday nights at 7:30. TERRACE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S AS- SOCIATION holds its monthly meeting the third Wednesday of every month. Meet for lunch at the Terrace Inn from noon to 1 p.m. Contact Joyce at 635-9650, SKEENA VALLEY QUILTERS meel the first and third Wednesday each month al 7 p.m. in the home ec room at Skeena Junior Secondary School. Beginners and more experienced quilters welcome, Cal] 635-2230 for more information. HUFF AND PUFF Asthma Group holds its monthly meeting the third Wednesday of cach month at the Women’s Resource Centre on Park Ave. from 7 to 9 p.m. THURSDAYS THE HEALING CIRCLE meets every Thurs- day from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Kermode Friend- ship Centre. For more information call Benita Chapdelaine at 635-7670. ALANON meels every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in. the Mills Memorial Hospital conference room. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Skeena Health Unil audilorium. Weigh-in at 6 p.m. THE TERRACE BRIDGE CLUB meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month. They gel started Oct. 14 at the Legion. Call Pat at 635- 2537 of Ethel at 635-5046 for more info. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS mesl every Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Women’ s Resource Centre. ; TERRACE HIV INFORMATION SUPPORT Group (T.H.ES.) meets the third Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. in the Mills Memorial Hospilal board room. Contact Carrie al 635-4885. The Terrace Standard offers ihe What's Up community calendar as a public service to its readers and community organizations, This colwnn is intended for non-profit organiza- tions and those events for which there is no ad-— mission charge. items will run two weeks before each event. We ask that items be submitted by 5 p.in. on the . Thursday before the issue in which it is to appear. Submissions should be typed or printed neatly. THE GIANT and Molly Whuppie were among the characters fea- tured in Gillan Campbell's many kid- and parent-pleasing puppet shows over the years at the Terrace Public Library. The city's rauch-loved children’s librarian retired last week. She made the library special Children’s librarian retires THE CHARACTERS Gillian Campbell brought to life in ‘her: puppet shows were laid to rest last week. Campbell retired June 30 after 13 years as the children’s librar- ian at the Terrace Public Library. “She is a very special person and we're going to be missing her lerribly,’? » -said- “Ed Curell~ of Campbell, chief librarian. ‘“‘T . think ‘She had a pretty profound effect on the. delivery of chil- dren's services in Terracé,’? She plans to go to the Univer- sity of British Columbia in Sep- tember to. take some unclassified courses including theatre classes, said Campbell. “T just felt it was time for a change,’’ said Campbell. ‘*I want lo follow my creativity.” Terrace children and parents who went to the library for “Campbell's puppet’ shows “and” storytime jeadings saw this crea-— iive energy firsthand, Stephanie Wiebe, now a library: beard. member, first met Camp- bell as a parent bringing her chil- dren to the library. “Gillian did the puppet charac- ter of a cranky’ bunny and she was ‘very .convincing,’’ said Wiebe, ‘‘She welates really well to children,” “The puppet shows were a pleasure’ to perform, said Camp- _ bell, because jhe audiences. were So positive. “'One of my greatest loves have been ihe puppet” shows,'” she ‘Said. ‘‘We’ve always had really nice people coming to the li- brary.”’ As a library board member, Wiebe got to know Campbell’s more sérious side. ’ “From the board, I saw her put- ting all her energy into the chil- dren’s library,’? said Wiebe. “*She’s a hard act to follow,” Since Campbell started at the li- brary, Curell said, the children’s circulation at least doubled. “She was very knowledgable and dedicaled to children’s litera-- ture,’? he said. ‘She was just an excellent librarian and an ex- cellent person.”’ The new children’s librarian, Holly Ha Nguyen, wili start Au- gust 1. ANTIQUE CAR enthusiast Deryl Gurnsey donated this arly Gurnsey and soclaty volunteers are hoping. someona model! Chevrolet truck to the Terrace Museum Society last week. eaeceenis PRESERVING OUR HERITAGE member the truck and what it was used for. Old truck finds new home | THE NEWEST addition to the herilage collection of the Terrace Museum Socicty is an early model Chevrolet truck. | The truck - believed to be either a "29 or ’30 model — was donated to the sociely last week by Dery! Gursey.. It will be-kept.on display at the covered shed at. Heritage. Park and has arrived in time fot River- boal: Days celebrations: ‘at the end of the month, «. ~ Gurtisey* says it has” a. alx- cylinder overhead valve engine, some of which is no longer with the vehicle. But for the most part the ancient vehicle is in surprisingly good condition, he says. says, The truck features mtechanical i brakes — nol the fluid driven va- » - retles: of the more modern era. : “You cari*t just say I'm: going . “to stop now. and hit the - brakes. wk You have to © pla | It a fale way in, a7 advance. ”% “It’s-very restorable,”” Gumsey - lis turn signal is a reflective piece of wood above and behind Ihe cab on the driver’s side. It flips out to the side io indicate a _lurn, says Gumsey. But what has both Gurnsey and “the society most interested is the idea that the truck could have. . been wed in this area at that time. What 1’ want-to: know -ls- if somebody recognizes it,’” he said, - “Even if-someone has. an old” oo picture, of: that . truck :in-a famnlly, - album,”’ said the museum . sociely’s Mamie Kerby. ‘That: _would be great. Il’s quite distinc- - tive.”’ Something that could provide a clue to the truck’s heritage Js a painted over panel on the pas- senger’s door. Gumsey thinks an old sign is . beneath the layers of paint and _ he’s keen to find out. “Gurnsey acquired the old truck “from its previous owner —-. who wanted to get rid of it — for the. price, of towing itaway.