TERRACE STANDARD INSIDE SECTION B COMMUNITY JEFF NAGEL EVENTS B2 638-7283 "FAE COLLINS MOONEY Memories warm our cozy souls HE WEATHER OUTSIDE is frightful. But here inside, delightful. It’s typical Terrace winter weather out there. Feathery snowflakes swirl outside the window. Icicles hang from - the gutters, It’s dark, the unseen sun set hours- ago; but it’s not late, the evening is still young. And so are we — at heart. A fire crackles in the fireplace, the living room illuminated by its warming light. Here, inside, it it delightful. Cozy, in- timate... . We’re having a winter picnic on the living room rug, Just the two of us, A downy patchwork quill takes the place of a more traditional checkered cloth. Easier on old bones. The flickering firelight casts strange shadows about the fire-lit room, and reflects warmly off the cedar plank and beam ceiling overhead. We're kids again, stretched out in front of good fortune, § Gerald ness Book of World Records. ‘went ‘to visit somebody and the fire, cheeks resting on palms, elbows McTague may be the luckiest ‘“‘There’s only one mention fascination . for. four-léaf. they weren’t home, I'd tape a propped on soft pillows, watching the person around, in the book and it was for- clovers or: his skill in finding. four-leaf clover to their door.” flames dart and dance.... And we remember more youthful days. Remember the ritual of selecting just the right aldcr spear to be used for toasting marshmallows - Oh, remember - A crazy idea: let’s toast marshmallows! But who wants to go outside in search of alder twigs! It’s blizzarding out there - Chopsticks. We can use chopsticks. I don’t know about this... Dull-ended chopsticks don’t work quite as well as alder spears, but they scorch mar- shmailows just as easily... Mmmmm. We reminisce about warm summer days and favourite camping trips, family camp- fires and crazy campfire capers. But no ghost stories. This is supposed to be romantic. Ooops. A marshmallow melts off my chopstick and blops into the fire. It sizzles and hisses. And prompts a cascade of funny memories. Remember the time...And when... We laugh. And sigh. And settle back onto our pillows. How about some soft music. Soft music and marshmallows? Why not, We swap ends, toasting our tootsies for a while, roll over and gaze up at the shifling amber firclight as it wavers over the cedar planks like aurora in a clear dark sky. Something soft and soothing plays quietly in the background. The knots in the cedar planks become Stars, and we create in them our own con- stellalions. Look, there’s the Broken Dipper. Follow the pointer stars to the North Star. Nope, that's not north. More like south-west. Oh well. Ancther log on the fire. It roars into renewed life. Flames leap and engulf one another. We move away from the heat, Music plays sofily... We nibble on some cheese and crackers, and sip at something light and bubbly. Mmmm. Delightful. This was a good idea. We reminisce again, about romantic sum- mer picnics when we were young and carefree, just starting out in life together... We remember warm sunny days, a lush green meadow, a pastel world of dreams... Outside, il’s winter, Here, on the living room rug, in the gold- en blow of firelight, we cuddle together in front of the fire. We relive those happy mo- ments, and create yet another, The music plays softly... It’s warm, cozy, here on our rug. Firelight dances about the room. The fire crackles and sparks... Outside, feathery snowflakes swirl in the cold, dark night... But here, inside, snuggled in cach others arms in front of the fire, it’s cozy, warm. Mmmm, delightful... ‘Is there a more pleasant way ta Initiate a New Year? FOUR-LEAF CLOVER collector Gerald McTague has been “saving the fabled shamrocks since childhood. If good luck wish; a mention In the Guiness Book of World Records. smiles on him more in the: months ahead, he may ‘get his Clover keeper aims for fame | The luckiest guy in town IF FOUR-LEAF clovers bring He’s been a collector and dispenser of four-leaf clovers from childhood. _ McTague’s now. collected more than a thousand samples in a photo album and is look- ing for a notation in the Gui- 1953 when a person had a 12-. leaf clover,’’ he said. . McTague contacted the Gui- ness people and was told he’d first have to submit a photo published in a local newspa- per oe : McTague™ ‘can’t explain his: therm. “They just come to me. I look down. and there they are. ‘You have to know where to “When Iwas ‘a child “and: McTague keeps two or three in his wallet and gives. them out to people he encounters. On June 5 of last year, “McTague set a personal record © find them.” by finding 137 in one day. - Around Town MOVING IN: It was moving day last Thursday for many new tenants at the Skeena-Kalum Housing Society's complex off Haugland Ave. Affordable housing complex now open HOME IS WHERE you hang your hat. And that place got a whole lot better last week when tenants be- gan moving into the Skeena- Kalum Housing Society’s new 32-unit housing complex off Haugland Ave. The centre docsn’t have a name yel But that didn't slow down tenants, many of whom were eager to move in early and get away from other much more un- pleasant accomodations elsc- where in town, Society spokesman Ian Gordon sald about 100 people will live there, and added there aré more. than 50 people on the waiting list _ for any vacancica that develop, _ ‘Two. of the” units ‘ate fully handicapped-equipped; and local paraplegic man Ken Legros moved in to one of those unils Friday. The units sport drive-in shower stalls for wheelchairs, and care- fully designed stoves, Gridges and cabinels to allow wheelchair ac- cess. Gordon also said washers and dryers for the two units were pro- vided by the Paraplegic Associa- tion of B.C. Some finishing touches are still being done to the complex. Landscaping of the large central courtyard and surrounding lawns wiil wait until spring. The society also has tentative. verbal approval for provincial government moncy to go ahead “with an 18-unit second stage. That will bring the number of units to 50 and will: qualify the “-gomplex for grant money for a full-time on-site manager. — Your turn on the stage ALL THE TOWN's astage and all its people players. That’s the Terrace Little Theatre vision and if you"ve always thought of trying out for local theatre, now’s your chance. | Terrace Little Theatre will be holding open auditions for their spring dinner theatre production of Windfall on Janu- ary 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m, at the McColl Playhouse at — ‘3625 Kalum St. Windfall is a two-act full length comedy written by Ca- nadian: playwright Norm Foster. It’s set in the present and looks at the lives of lottery winners Louise and Walter ‘Brookside, who have withdrawn from society, creating their own comfortable environment, A family crisis forces them out of their retreat and into the real world. Three men and two women — aged 20 to 60 — are re- quired for the play. Many other positions in stage management, props, war- drobe, makeup, set design and publicity also need to be filled, . If you're interested in working on this play in any capac- ity, come to the audition. - ‘Many people would like to act but feel funny about getting up on stage for the first time,’’ says director Gor- ‘don Oates. ‘‘Don’t worry. Auditions are evenings of fun ‘and creativity, when someone else does the thinking for you. ? “One thing is certain: in a good audition you will never feel stupid or ignored,”’ : For more information, call Gordon at 638-0996 (eves) or 1638-1131, Mother’s March kicks off THEY'RE GOING to pump you up. Terrace Kinsmen and Kinettes will be running the pumps at Totem Service Petro-Can Saturday Jan, 14 from noon to 5 p.m.. ta kick off the fifth annual Mother’s March. Part of each Bas purchase will go towards the campaign. The fund-raiser pumps money each year into the Kinsmen Re- habilifation Foundation, which in tum provides services and technology to help British Columbians-with physical disabilities live more independently, Terrace’s goal for 1995 is to raise $13,000, boosting B.C. * towards its total goal of $1.35 million. The foundation benefits people here, often paying out more in support to the Terrace area than is taken. in through local dona- tions. -Marchers will soon hit the streets to actively canvas for the an- nial campaign. « Bottle drive on Saturday | IT’S TIME to clear out your old bottles, The 6th Terrace Cubs and Beavers are running a bottle drive - - on the bench. from 10 4,m, to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7. To drop off bottles or to get someone to come by to pick yours . UB, call Larry at 638- 0686,