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Crystal

‘It’s something to do," he said. But

Pater Gray is a young man who has a way with words, When
asked what he thought of Crystal's Place youth centre he said

simply, "It's awesome."

In the background, a couple of other

teens are trying their hand at Night Driver.

Mette:

by Tod Strachan

If you’ve been by the Eby/Olson
intersection lately you may have
noticed something new — a large,
brightly-painted sign indicating the
site of the new "Crystal’s Place
Youth Centre". The Terrace
Review dropped by Crystal’s Place
on opening day last Friday and
learned this is more than just a
place with a couch, a couple of
magazines and a pool table. This is
a first rate teen drop-in centre.

In the event our evaluation is
suspect, consider the comments of
the these teens. David Nelmes is a
bit of a conservative. "It’s all right.

Peter Gray was bubbling over.
"It’s awesome,” he said. "I like it.”
Then we found Tara Burkett lifting
weights: "Excellent". And Ivan
Mercer ("I love it,") and Brian
Wilson ("It's better than the pool
hall") were playing Foosball and

didn’t mind our interrupting their :

game at all,
And why shouldn’t these teens

"love" this “awesome” place. If
you take a tour of Crystal’s Place
there’s a good chance you will feel
the same way. On the left, as you
walk in the front door, there’s a
couple of couches, television, ping
pong and a couple of Foosball
tables.

To the rear of this room is the
snack bar, complete with every-
thing from the kitchen sink to
microwave oven, and of course
plenty of drinks and food. Swing
right down the hallway and you
will find the a quict room, a place
to sit and chat, a board game room

ape aly ted

where you can play Trivial Pursuit

or Monopoly, and the centre’s

office where volunteers quietly
keep all these activities whirring
away.

And then there’s the basement.
At the bottom of the stairs you
will likely find a group of teens
clustered around the pinball
machine, and to the right a room
with several others working the

| Night Driver video game or in-
dulging in a friendly round of
pool. Left down a short hallway
there’s the well-equipped weight
lifting room. Here, as in most of
the other rooms, there’s a TV
running to occupy any idle
moments... even though idle
moments are unlikely.

There’s one more room in the
basement, and although it’s not as
frequently used it’s probably the
most important room in the whole
centre, This is a simply furnished
bedroom where teens who have no
other place can stay overnight in
safety... in the presence of an
adult.

If you drop by to visit Crystal’s
Place, you might find a piece of
literature printed by organizers
entitled Inspiration of the Drop-in
Centre... "Just over one year ago,
a teenaged girl from Terrace
named Crystal Hogg, was found
strangled to death. While Crystal
was alive, she was able to touch
the hearts of many people in town.
Crystal’s heartbeat, says one of her
close friends, was to help set up
some kind of place where teen-
agers could go when they needed
help as she did. Thus we hope to
open... in her loving memory
"Crystal’s Place’."

This was written last fall when |

Crystal’s Place was just a dream.
But Crystal’s Place is no longer a
dream, it’s a reality. This fact was
acknowledged last Friday during
the centre’s first day of operation,
when Crystal's parents dropped by
with a bouquet of flowers and very
sincere thanks for everyone who
has worked so hard to make the
centre possible. "We are very
deeply touched and honoured,"
they said, "that you have named
the centre after Crystal."

The opening day of Crystal’s
Place was.a great success, many
teens tumed out for the event.
There were door prizes: Glen
Wilson won a pair of skis donated
by Northwest Sportsman, Dana

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Terrace Review — Wednesday, August 15, 1990 A9

's Place gets teen approval

Logan won a dinner for two
donated by Don Diego’s, Tammy
Gibbs won a rock album donated
by the Treasure House, Lindsay

Smart won a T-shirt donated by

Blue Ridge Graphics, and everyone
devoured a generous share of the

donuts donated by the Terrace
Co-op.

There will be more special events
and more winners in the future, but
the real winner is the community.
Now there’s a place for teens,
especially teens in need.

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BAZINET — Carrie is pleased to announce the birth of son
Kyle Douglas James on Friday, August 10, 1990 weighing 7

LAGACE/NYCE — Ivan Lagace and Verna Nyce are proud
to announce the birth of Jennifer Ruth Renee Lagace at
Grace Hospital in Vancouver on May 23, 1990 at 7:05 p.m.
Jennifer weighed in at 6 lbs. 4 oz.

NISYOK — Pansy and Eddie are the proud parents of Steven
Christopher Daniel, born August 1, 1990 at 5 a.m., weighing

PEDRO — Joe and Juanita are pleased to announce the birth
of Kalista Marie on July 30, 1990 at 6:02 p.m. weighing 7 lbs.

VOGEL — John, Sandra and big brother Alexander happily
announce the arrival of Stephanie Lynne on August 3, 1990 at
6:41 a.m., weighing 7 lbs. 9 ozs. Proud grandparents are Den- '
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