Wednesday, October 6, 1993 “INSIDE SECTION B CITY |. - JEFF NAGEL 638- 7283 “SCENE B2_ _A-WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS What's Up! September 23 - October 28 “NOBODY'S PERFECT” -— a_ six-week parenting program for parents of kids aged 0-5 years old takes place from 12:15 to 2:45 p.m. Contact Carol at 635-3459 or Marg at 635-2472 ° for more information. ; Friday, October 8 - . T & K SINGLES meet for a fish and chips din- ner at the Happy Gang Centre from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Sunday, October 10 .T & K SINGLES meet for a picnic at the driving , range, Call Bea at 635-3238 for time. Monday, October 11 a THANKSGIVING TURKEY dinner will be put “con free from'noon til 2 p.m. at the Terrace ~-Pentecastal Church (3511 Eby St) by church “youth group members for those who cannot afford . a | good dinner and who are alone at Thanksgiving. — Tuesday, October 12 & PACIFIC NORTHWEST MUSIC FESTIVAL . ““holds'a monthly meeting Oct. 12 at 4514 Cedar: + Crescent, Call 635-3429 for more info, “PROJECT LITERACY TERRACE annual : -- general meeting at the St. Matthew’s Anglican - “Church building at 7 p.m. A video on China will ‘- “be shown. Wednesday, October 13 ‘ TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE hosis a direc- - tors’ meeting at 7 p.m. and a members meeting at — 8 p.m. at the McColl playhouse. — Friday, October 15 a SUPPORT GROUP for persons with chronic fa- , -.,figue syndrome or fibromyalgia will.take place at ..7 p.m, at the Happy Gang Centre, Call Darlene al - ; a 638. 8688 or 635-4059 for more info. . Sunday, October 17 | on & K SINGLES go family bowling, Call Bea 2 . CELEBRATION: Twin sisters Theresa Hil and Irene Good, and: their niece, are among the authors in the short story book North Th west Journey, which features the stories of beginning readers. @ book was published by NWCC and Project Literacy Terrace. A Northwest +t Journey Magic of learning shines in book TINA’S VOICE cracks as she reads the story about her father — the good and the bad. Like the lives of many in her audience, the reading is a strug- gle. Tina Spence is one of the many _ success stories {hat have emerged from a project to create a book from the writings of beginning readers. Now the participants — from Project Literacy Terrace and from Northwest Community College’s Munn. She says the stories in the book appear unedited + the learners were their own editors and the book went to. press without cor- rections by others, “We wanted it to reflect the state that learners really are in,’ said Munn. ‘The, storics came out of and a half ago while driving back to Terrace from a literacy confer- ence in Houston. They quickly drafted a proposal - and it was accepted. The project received about $180,000 is vari- ous government granis. **}t was a wonderful job,”’ says Munn. ‘‘I got paid to help people tell me stories.” The learners come from varied She started first in Houston’s literacy program, then later in NWCC’s adult basic education program. “Tt was the greatest,”’ she said of learning how to read. ‘I’m very proud,’” Twin sisters Theresa Hill and Irene Good went through literacy tutoring and ihen enrolled in Adult Basic Education, «635-3238 for more info, ‘Adult Basic ‘Education. program’ —_prainstorming sessions in writing. packgrounds. Part way through that they’ got Octoher 20 - November $ — are celebrating the publication — workshops with the learners. Annette Bose, of Houston, was into a forestry technician pro- - RED CROSS BABYSITTING COURSE will of Northwest Journey. ‘These stories were stories they — born in Russia but grew up speak- gram, also through Northwest wi Short, but magical, and always ad all their lives — that were . ing German. . Community College, based in be hosted: by the Kinette Club of Terrace Wednes- days and Fridays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Skeena Jr. Registration at beginning of first class, ; Saturday, October 23 * THE B.C. OLD AGE PENSIONERS Organiza- tion (BCOAPO) Branch 73 is is having an Annual . Tea and Bazaar featuring year-round practical "gifts and baked goods. It’s at the Happy Gang — Contre, 3226 Kalum Street, at 1:30 p.m. RUMMAGE SALE from 9 a.m. to noon at Knox United Church on Oct. 23, Monday, October 25 “SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE” -- a noon . hour video will be presented at the Skeena Health Unit auditorium by the Continuing Care division. Tuesday, October 26 BEADING workshops begin at the Kermode Friendship Centre. They run for 10 weeks every — Tuesday and Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. Register by calling Patricia at 635-4906. Wednesday, October 27. BUTTON BLANKET workshops begin al the Kermode Friendship Centre, They run for 10 weeks, every Wednesday, from 1 to 3 p.m. Regis- ter by calling Patricia at 635-4906. , Friday, October 29. KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY hosts a . children’s Halloween Party from 5 to 7 p.m. up- stairs at the Kermode Friendship Centre. Children “six years and under must be. accompanied by an “I adult, Call 635-4906 for more information. Saturday, November 13 “TERRACE HOSPICE SOCIETY arts, crafts, "land bake sale takes place from 9 a,m.-to 5 p.m. at the Coast Inn of the West, Tables are still avail- able phone 638-1265 or 635-3860 by Oct 15. Saturday, November 20 VERITAS SCHOOL. BAZAAR takes place at the Veritas gym from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, November 27 A BAZAAR AND TEA will: be hosted ‘by. St. Matthew’s Anglican Church from 2-4 p.m. at St. : Secondary School in Rm #18, human, the stories in the book tell of everyday life in the northwest. They give insight into native culture. Some show a rare view of poverty from the inside, Some tell of the wonders of growing up inasmall village. “We're all really proud of it,’” says Project Literacy ‘Terrace coordinator Gillian Campbell. ‘I'm sad it’s all ending,” says book project coordinator Melissa really blah to them — and just incredible to other pcople,’’ Munn says. The book contains mainly short stories. “We had to tum down many unbelievably good siories that were too long,’’ she said, _ The idea was the brainchild of Patti Bames, Gillian Campbell and Larry Bolingbroke. The trio hatched the plan a year Six super shows in concert lineup. CLASSICAL MUSIC, Celtic folk, ballet and jazz will be among the offerings in the up- coming season of the Terrace Concert Sociely. First up on stage will be the ~ Edinburgh String Quartet on * Oct 21. They perform material from Beethoven, Bartok and _ Tchaikovsky as well as the Suire of the Gaelic Melodies by Ronaid Duncan. November 6th is the date for Blackthorn — a six-member Vancouver-based’ folk group whose repertoire includes Celtic . ballads, sea shanties and up- tempo folk songs. The New Orleans Connection of Canada will play on February 5th. The group has gained a ’ reputation for its interpretation of carly American jazz. On Feb, 26th, audiences will be treated to an evening of great American classics from the voice of Victorla-based jazz vocalist Barbara Blair in A Night with Cole Porter. The London Ballet ‘Theatre brings Shakespeare’s A Midsum- mer Night’s Dream to life in a full-length production on March 31. The 12 dancers are Britain’s most internationally —_ toured troupes. , And finally, on April 16, star pianists Anagnoson and Kinton will fill the theatre with the sounds that got them rave reviews at our own Northwest Music Fes- tival, where they were ad- judicators earlier this year. All concerts take place al 8 p.m. al the R.E.M. Lee Theatre. Ticket prices range from $10 to $25 for individual shows and are available at Erwin’s Jewellers. The concert society offers the entire package of six concerts for $65 ($40 for students and seniors). - Sunshine sets record Matthew’s Centre. RECORD SUNSHINE and 1993 was also the least windy near-record. low precipitation September on record, with an MONDAYS _ were the most notable features of average wind speed of 8.4 km/h ORDER OF THE ROYAL PURPLE meets the — nc and 4th Monday of every month at 7:30°p.m._ at the Elks Hall, Cali 635-5121 for more info. MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital Auxiliary meets the third Monday of each month in the board room at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. "ALZHEIMER AND DEMENTIA. support group meets at 1 p.m. on the list Monday of the - . ; months at the Terrace Mental, Health Centre, Call Pe oF. 638-3925, for more lifo.. we September weather, according io the Terrace Weather Office. Sunshine totalled 234.1 hours at the airport, well above the old (1986) record of 174.5 hours and a whopping 85 per cent above long-term average. Total ‘rainfall -was “48.2mm — ~. Jess-than’ half of the ~ normal (98.5mm) — and jyst 7mm more ©) than the record low. September - so rainfall of, 412mm. Bet in 1960, (norm 11.9; prior low 9.0 in °72). With all the sunshine, the aver- age daily high temperature was a full four degrees above normal at 19.9 (normal 15.9) while daily ‘ minimum temps — at 7.9 degrees — were precisely normal. Interestingly, last September was .also a record-breaker with - record fow sunshine (68.4 hours) and record Aigh. rainfall eae mm — ~reombst the floads?). She says she raistd. five chil- dren with a strong emphasis on education. She watched each of them learn quickly and go right past her to land professional jobs. . Now in her late 50s, she de- cided she wanted to go back to school. ‘I knew if 1 wanted a job I needed more education,”? Bose | said. Gitanyow. Having learnt how to handle a chainsaw, identify trees and carry out other forestry-related tasks, they lalk of returning to NWCC to finish their ABE programs. “J think there’s a good repre- sentation of what the north is about,’? Munn says. See page BS for a sample of some of the stories from North- west Journey. 7 “Ready to ride SAFETY WAS the key at an RCMP organized bike rodeo last week In Terrace. Const. Kim Hall gives eight-year-old Tyler Cudmore diractions in how to complate the course by signalling properly throughout. After the exercise in _ bike safety and accident prevention, the participants got | thelr bikes marked for. identification purposes.