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Terrace Review —

Wednesday, March 14, 1990

Cross a group of cash- desperate housewives with a punk-rock contest and you get
something like actress Croena McDonaid’s character in the Arts Club Theatre production
of Angry Housewives. The play is to be staged at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre April 11.

Glen Erickson ph ote.

Arts club’s big one.
to hit Terrace

The Arts Club Theatre returns
to Terrace next month with
“Angry Housewives’. April
11th at the R.E.M. Lee, the cur-

tains will open on ‘‘a nice bun-—

cha gals who can’t make money
any way besides winning a punk
rock contest’’,

__ Angry Housewives, the Arts ,
“Club Theatre’s most frequently

requested production, will be
reaching its 1,000th perform-

ance- while on tour. It’s on the’ ‘*

road from Surrey to Victoria,
Prince George, Smithers, Ter-
race and rocking into Prince
Rupert for a grand finale.

In the play Bev, Carol, Jetta
and Wendi (played by Karin
Konoval, whom we saw recently
as the wacky maid in Noel

an oppressive

Coward’s ‘‘Hay Fever’’), are
four friends. with contemporary
lifestyles and related problems.
Bev is a widow with a teenage
son, Tim. Her husband died _
when she showed him the bills
one evening before dinner. She
is having great financial dif-
ficulties and is not coping well.
with her life. Carol is a: high
school teacher, divorced and
very self-sufficient. Jetta is the
perfect housewife” married to
‘perfect hus-
band”, Larry, a social-climbing
lawyer. Wendi is a disc jockey;
full of energy and life, she is the
youngest of the group.

Tickets are now on sale at Er-
win’s in the Skeena Mall. Re-
served seating, so book early.

Festival gala on CBC

Musicians from all over the
Pacific Northwest are gathering
in Terrace to compete in the
Pacific Northwest Music Festi-
val. For 25 years. this annual
contest has been showcasing the
area’s amateur musicians. In
celebration of this silver anniver-
sary event, CBC Radio is broad-
casting the festival’s gala perfor-
mance Saturday, March 24 be-
ginning at 7 p.m.

The evening will feature the

WORD

The dental profession has long

DENTURES VS NATURAL TEETH

winners from many of the festi-
val’s categories. The program
_will be hosted by Marylin
Davies, who sits on the festival’s
executive committee. The gala
will be recorded by David
French and Don Genova, the
hosts of Daybreak in Prince
Rupert, as well as by music
engineer Richard Campagne.
The program is produced by Lin
Moody.

OF MOUTH

presented by
College of Dental Surgeons of BC.

been promoting the slogan "Teeth

On the
small screen

Video reviews
by Harrlett Fiaagesund

Young Einstein

Starring Yahoo Serious,
Odile Le Clezio, John Howard.
Produced by Yahoo Serious.
Directed by Yahoo Serious.”
Rating: PG, Running Time: 90
minutes.

Albert Einstein, portrayed by
Yahoo Serious, leaves the fami-
ly-apple orchard back in
Tasmania to solve the riddle of
the universe.

Enduring hardships that
would make a smarter man
turn around and go home,

_ Albert finally makes it to the
"mainland and into the big city.
There he meets and falls in love

with Marie Curie (Odile Le

Clezio).

" He is.all set to patent his
ideas about splitting atoms, Ex-
cept you can’t patent ideas. He
has to come up with an inven-
tion first. This blows the wind
out of his sails, but Albert
Einstein isn’t ready to give up

just yet.

runs amok. Einstein invests
everything from electric guitars
(in case you’re scratching your
head and wondering, this is
1906) to all those little bubbles
found in beer.

I’m not really sure what to.
say about Young Einstein, It’s
probably one of the silliest
movies I’ve ever had to endure.
But it is funny in a rather corn-
ball way.

There is one scene in the

‘lunatic asylum I objected

strongly to. Live kittens are put
into a pie and baked in the

oven. Albert manages to rescue

them at the last possible mo-
ment. I guess this scene was
meant to be funny, but the
humor was lost on me.

The Last Warrior —

Starring Gary Graham,
Maria Holvoe, Cary-Hiroyuki

_ Tagawa. Produced by Keith
—. Watkins, Directed by Martin
. Wragge. Rating: R. Running

Time: 94 minutes,

_ And. from there the. movie.

It is the spring of 1945, just
after Pearl Harbor. The
Japanese empire has all but
crumbled. The last great battle-
ship, the Yamato, is desperate-
ly seeking a safe harbor.

There is one island that is

‘suitable. But there is a pro-

blem. C41, a spotter on the
island for the allied forces,
refuses to surrender.

A small task force swarms

the island, taking the islanders -

hostage. But Gibbs and a
Catholic sister (Gary Graham
and Maria Holvoe) manage to
escape.

Gibbs is fighting to keep.
them alive until an allied ship
can pick them up. So far luck
has been on his side. But he
still has to face the last war-
rior.

I thought this movie was

rather good even though it.did |
_.drag.in some spots, But if

you’re looking for big battles
and big guns, this isn’t the

movie for you. I couldn't find |
arating, so I give it an R.

for Life", and with good reason. Although dentures may fit more
comfortably today and have been refined so that they can look very
natural, they still only function 30% as effectively as natural teeth.

Teeth extraction is irrevocable, so before making that decision, |
hope you will take the following Information into consideration. As
one gentlaman wrote In a letter to the B.C. dental association, *...it
sure would have been helpful to know, beforehand, what the after
effect Is, once your teeth are gone.”

The atthude of a new denture wearer Is very important. Many
peopie have too high expectations of what a denture can do and
have difficulty accepting its limitations of fit, stability and comfort, A
dentist can adjust dantures to improve the fit and remove sore spots,
but it is the patient who must adapt to wearing the oral prosthesis.
Both perseverance and patience are required In learning howto use
the device for eating and speaking.

Many people think that full dentures spell the end of dental
prablams, treatment and costs. In fact, complete denture wearers

~ have. simply entered another phase of treatment requirements.

Regular dental checkups - about one per year - are advised. After
ageneratoral health checkup, yourdentist will check your denture's
fit. Gum and bone shrinkage accompanies aging, but once your
teeth are removed this process will Increase. As a result, dentures
will nead to be: adjusted, relingd and eventually replaced, to
accommodate these changes. A poor denture fit can jeopardize
your general and oral health. -

Sleeping with your denture in place can increase problems, especially .
for nocturnal teeth grinders. This action can wear down the ridge
that your denture sits on, making the denture unstable and difficult
to retain.

inthe past, many of oursentors had no optionsto dentures. When

- expectations haven't been too high, most have adapted to these

teeth replacaments. However, dental patients today are encouraged.

- to have their teeth restored rather than removed. When some teeth

must be removed, dentists will preserve all teeth possible so that a
partial denture or bridge can be used to replace the missing teeth.
These are.much more stable than a full denture.

There are a lot of good reasons to keep your natural teeth, but in
essence, you'll never get anything better!
This column is provided by 8.C. dentist, Dr. Willam McNiece. Information
within ie not intended to diagnose or plan treatment; readers should consult thelr
dantist for individual denial care. Readers‘ questions are welcome. : Please

write: Word of Movth, College of Dental Surgeons of 8. C., Suite 500, 1765 W.
&th Ave,, Vancouver, B.C., V6s &CE,