5 ie if a . —____— TERRACESTANDARD , | _ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 3, 2006 - Bt t “Around Town’ | Scott headlines two. 7 days of free, family fun | At the top of their _ push the | aio ' ‘ | on _ By DUSTIN QUEZADA -without local and corporate the value and importance of ~ numbers games . vn - " sponsorship. -young families in the com- Pp an ic B utto! n 4 _Teuacesropen continue to: Ahrive i in the DON’T: KID . yourself, Success by 6 is a unique: ~ munity.” iscip ine of mathematics, © 9» J. Success by 6 "" ° community partnership com- In conjunction with the “IT'S GOING to be OK. - The class ‘of 2006 had a hard act to follow, as > Northwest has mitted to ensuring that all — concerts, a group of local so- There’s a-story. behind Vancouver quartet Panic . ~ 2005 grad Mark Hepburn scored 100 per centin’ | janded a. giant children in Terrace and area cial providers is'also staging _ » Button’s name, says lead guitarist Gordon Grdina. "his final. year of math, the Early-Years Family Fair While she couldn’t equal the improbable feat, ‘ receive a good Start in life : for. families with children at so_ that by the time ‘in the. world of* an _ “We were looking for a name and (drummer) Dan : children’ s and family ~ Gaucher had this panic button that when you pushed » Caledonia Secondary’s Briannd Benzer scored ‘} entertainment.’ 7 » they start. the Terrace Arena ‘Ban uet «“ an exceptional 99 per. cent’ in her math provincial. : Rick «Scott is an-” . 0 ‘Hall, 4 OK" erdne said with atag saying I's going to be aa “exam. "8 - award winning’ singer, — Y ‘That event will feature "Panic ~ Button, a. . Other. notable scores from this year’s class in- | songwriter, - actor: and numerous: child. friendly. ° gr Sove- ~ foursome: i clude: Karly Mcleod (94-per cent), Robyn Cater * dulcimer player and he’s & stations with a camping ‘| from. the big « city;” a _ 8 per cent), Sean Davidson (87 per cent) and. «bringing “his, acclaimed y.. theme, including free.in- “| comes” “to: Terrace’ “ _ Shannon King. (86 Per cent). ” y. formation; fun: ‘activities, ... “nutritious snacks and a free a : family, photograph. - Sissons . said’ some... - . families: never get. _ the chance to .. have a-fam- act to the Terrace area this ~ Friday and Saturday for a’ pair of free concerts. _ Though : his -career | has spanned more than . three decades, a 1990 invitation to play music “othis - Saturday night” ” (May, 6). and Grdina § - promises more: than .[ just an OK time. _. “You'll ‘get ‘some : “dancing and .some- .. thing you'won’t have | Our Northwest _ “REGIONAL WRITING contributors have again __ |. made their way: onto the pages of Our Canada - o | magazine, this time in the April/May issue.” | NARA cpa 0 Pa TS GE! GION Tn PALE SRR CIR IMEI AOS: LAREN AA wk La aA Et aCe ape te ne ‘ The tour is capped by a trip to a bar in Hyder; Alaska, where some of Lambe’ s: clients become ‘“Hyderized.”. The national magazine takes written and photo- . graphic contributions from across Canada. A league of their own The Sacred Heart Council was chartered in 1946, with Mrs. J.:Spitzel its first president. In -those days, meetings were held in the basement of the Rectory and the group boasted 80-plus mem- bers. _ The council would move to its own school and gymnasium in 1959 but in 1967 the gym burned -down and all records were lost. " THE TERRACE Sacred Heart Catholic Women’s “League of Canada will celebrate its 60th anniversary ” this Saturday, May 6 at the Best Western Inn from | —11:30a.m..to3 p.m. .- In 1989, ‘the council went into recess until 1994 The: women have been busy over the years in _ their fundraising for both local and international causes. . = + pee and 10 members stayed on. It paid off as there are | . again more than 80 members with the Christian * Women’s League. They donate to the Coady Institute, Least Coin, 7 .Matre Cre, Development and Peace, Youth Group, _ Transition House for women, muffins for Jr. high, school, the emergency shelter, the Dr. R.E.M. Lee . Hospital Foundation, Veritas school and the Ter- -race Churches Food Bank among others. ' Saturday’s gathering will feature guest speaker, Helen Gordon from Resurrection Catholic Wom- en’s League in Fort St. John. . For info and reservation, call 635-2179. Ready, set, relay THIS SATURDAY marks the annual Canadian Cancer'Society’s Terrace edition of the Relay for Life at its usual location in George Little Park. ° And with just three days to go, volunteer orga- nizer Helen Owen. is confident last year’s $55,000 raised will be eclipsed. Her goal is $61, 000. °Currently, there are 29 teams (325 participants) with paid registrations (last year there were 24 teams, 276 participants). As an enticement for already registered and po- tential participants, prizes are on the line. The top. _ pledge earner will be rewarded with a return trip for two on Via Rail from Terrace to Jasper, while the second prize is a barbecue donated by Cana- dian Tire. The top team’ S reward i is $250 gift certificates from Boston Pizza. There will be hourly participant draws, team prizes for team spirit, best decorated site, etc. | ‘The 12-hour relay begins with the survivor lap - at 10 a.m. sharp. Owen and the cancer society in- : vites all cancer survivors to take part in this lap and join us for a post-lap reception in the survivor tent: To register call.638-8583:. The closing ceremonies will feature the antici- . pated luminary ceremony at 10 p.m. Luminaries can be purchased on site all day ($5 each) in mem- __ ory of someone we have lost to cancer or in honour of someone battling cancer. . ‘Children’s activities will be ‘happening from noon to 4 p.m. and a series of entertainers will "appear throughout the day as follows: 10 a.m. Townsend, Rachel & Crissy; 11 a.m. Accousticish Originals; 12 p.m. Sheldon Davidson; 1 p.m. Any- thing August; 2 p.m. Southern Streamline; 3 p.m. Shoes That Fit; 4 p.m. Strange Ways; 5 p.m. Pure Morning; 6 p.m. Milestone; 7 p.m. Dizzy Strings; 8 p.m. Jessica Hogg; 9 p.m. Copper Mountain. _ Spring « Scott, who. is known for - _combining upbeat’ humour and poignant human, com- Mentary that have earned. - him a devoted following of © all ages, doesn’t tour much friendly place. - anymore, making his visit “Tt’s important to. _ that much more special, says _ come out and have fun ~ Sissons, adding the shows _ together,” added Sissons. couldn't have ‘ been 1 staged CONTRIBUTED » By ‘HEATHER BELLAMY ness of childreit’s early years; add- 4 - ing “the ~ concerts’: are a:way to show Terrace is a family “It’s a weekend ‘to. celebrate ~ “SNOW IS swirling in a ferocious mountain home. I was to have a team meeting in ‘ Bamiyan town, 14’kms away but thought it would be madness on this grey day to even attempt driv- * ing there. This is my second week in. . my cozy mud-brick house and I still . wake.and shake my head in amaze- - ment as‘I look out at the stunning ‘raw peaks and cliffs around me! Shortly after returning to Kabul in January from Canada, I realized our Bamiyan Women’s/Family Park was moving ahead and I needed to” be up where the action was. The Pro- _vincial Reconstruction Team of New * Zealand and American military were : excited about our project, and having - had several meetings and given pro- - posals, etc. half of the needed fund- . ing for the entire project could come - through at any time. A whirlwind of - ’ packing,-selling and downsizing fol- lowed this decision to move, negoti- ating rent in the village of Top Chi. near our park site, and while still in. Kabul, crucial final paperwork on a ~ 50-year lease from the Minister of Agriculture on the five acres of land f We'd been given! The truck loaded with my house- hold stuff went on ahead, and I fol- *f; lowed with a hired driver and his little daughter, in my own car...a jar- - ring 10-hour trip through a variety storm ' around. my new - datory), see Page. - -B2. . mp ENTERTAINER. . Rick Scott with his dulcimer . |. it out,” he added. tails. > ting people dancing,” Grdina said. ’. mn ee .. The musicians are. in the’ region ‘touring schools; eee playing blues and rock but they’ re looking forward to — a night to let go’ ‘and i improvise. “We can really, stretch ‘Kali Penney on keys and’ Mike Kennedy on bass: round out Panic Button who play.a two-set, one night ~ Only show at Gator’ s. See page. B2- for- show/ticket- de-:-:f- Terrace. native Gayle Holtom’s submission in schor ned his atten-. °° (page 28) tells of her most memorable Mother’ ‘S| tion te young people. and Vel ten thing” aed Day spent with her mom in Russia." this.soon became his major That’s- -Grdina. ’ ee - Their two-week trip to Russia and Ukraine end- | focus. | why the}: The four] “fee , _ ed on Mother’s Day and Holtom got.a kick out of * And that has. Brenda they), _ o) °° fair “and the. [> sonal neice, “ being able to wish a Happy Mother’s. Day in four | Sissons, the. Success by 6. a re. | “concerts are free. “have collaborated on , ‘separate countries as the, pair.travelled back'from | Northwest’s:. coordinator, phy si- . And. Sissons’ says’ a number’ of projects’ Russia through Finland and the U.S. to Canada. ° _ thrilled to have him coming cally, .so-. « "she hopes: accessibility. ‘before, ” but. Panic “ North of here, Stewart resident and glacier guide to perform. cially and - @ won’t.be an issue.be- | Button - is “ac hew: Ken Lambe. takes.readers through his his normal day “He’s the kind of guy that emotion- "cause one show. is in’ - ‘sound: that- Grdina® . . during the short tourist season (page 56).° just sticks.in your mind,” ally _ ready - Thornhill,’ the other | ° describes. as “impro- GORDON *. Grdina. 3 The ,tour includes stops in the rainforest, a. | ‘saiq Sissons, recalling her . to learn.” - in Terrace. . be P “improvised. mayhem” wh n- _ , Seeoarae © vised mayhem, Latin. k to the st salmon spawning. creek where bears feed, aban- | own son séeing the perform- Sissons” ‘For details on American’ grooves het takes to the stage.’ |. doned and active mines and, of course, the Salmon | er as a child. _- says one of: Scott’s shows -[" andj jam-funk.”\ = CONTRIBUTED PHOTO 0, Glacier : “He has that. focus, he ‘the focuses - ~ and where’ to get ’ ' “Standing on a rocky ledge over 600’ metres likes to bring enjoyment to. for Success “tickets ~ (advance : can Sa a rel Cae above the glacier, I point out how far it has receded “|> people and have them: be. the by 6i is to raise ¥ ; tickets -are. man= ” " Brazilian, funk and rock. eee a ._ in the past decade,” writes Lambe. _ |. best they can be.” - public’. aware-\ .. “The content is:more’on the feel ofn music and get: 2 ae ee : y en ‘s/Family Park. of mountain tribal areas and: bleak sy _mountain passes. When I arrived, I felt as if I Had landed in paradise, but the first nights in my home were somewhat tense, the huge mountain cliff behind our cluster of mud homes, looming dark and oppressive. I locked every door © _ and the two gates but my mud roof was also a thoroughfare for shep- herds, donkeys and villagers head- _ ing farther up the mountain, and the | ’ drop over the wall into: my yard, not very far. In the end, I decided to hire a lo- ‘cal man as'a ‘chowkidar’ or guard for nights. Both of us were very - pleased with the arrangement. He is a fairly young man, married with 6 kids who went into heavy debt when he went out to Iran for open-heart surgery. The job is light work and an “unexpected new hope for him to be- gin paying down the debt and feed--- ing his, family better. Tam now sleeping soundly know- ing: he’s around to check on all the . “thumps and bumps” in the night. . ’ Soon after my arrival, groups of women and kids began to show. up at my gate, laughing and staring and. wanting to meet the” ‘kharigi” for- eigner. They insist they just want to visit and won’t let me serve the obligitory cups of tea. I don’t have enough cups for them. all anyways! “Where’s your husband? How many kids do you have? What?! Not mar-: ried?! Why not?! Aren’t you sad here all alone?!” They pelt me with HEATHER BELLAMY PHOTOS “questions trying to understand what brings me from my. world to. theirs. The real gardeners in the group perk: up their ears when I tell about the park initiative down the road. ; - It doesn’t take me Jong to begin .- to form in my mind’s eye, the kind - of group of. women we want to in- ‘< put into our park trainings (horticul- . ture and restauranting). Behind my: . home, cut into the mountain higher. up, is an elderly. couple with’ two - daughters. Zia Gul, 21 has only one eye, the other blinded when she was ‘a. child playing with. scissors. Be- cause she is “damaged goods” she’ ll likely never marry and she takes fur- tive, shy looks at me, out of her one looms _ “good eye. Next I meet the older sis- | : | Specialty _ bushes, flowers” and,” of” - course my strawberry plants, aré do-. : - ing well-in. my new yard- réady.to ” ter, Aziz Gul, who has just béen back . in her father’s home a year now. ‘She : and her young: husband ran away » from his. family: home| after ‘seven ‘long years of abuse and severe’ be: “ings. She has produced. no children, | 4. making. her a useless waste of a per ‘son-in this culture: “inviting me ‘to, share their ‘dinner back i is aching: TL just want to ‘make: a... hot drink and: tuck: into bed. ‘But the. eager, brightness: on her’ face after ace: lifetime of rejection and pain, makes. - a HEATHER Bellamy's Afghan ‘neighbour kids: celebrate the Afghan me stop in my tracks. » o New Year’s March:21 (above). Below, an ISAF American.Col. and his. entourage (potential funders, 1 Says Bellamy) visit the Bamiyan Wom- - I yank-in my whining inner’ self. pole ishness, and tell -her smiling: that: Tepe ‘ will be up shortly. Her elderly moth- er waits in “the darkness, halfway, | ' down the mountain track, .with ‘the softly glowing hurricane lamp i inher - hand, and she pulls me into the warm - "welcome of the rest of the family ‘as - we sit around the plastic’ cloth: ‘on the: _ floor: to share the simple fare. _ “see over the week, ‘the hunted, -. wild) look i in. her. eyes begin. to: soft: : am‘ tired and dusty. from doing some 2 oe - I sense. these ‘kinds: of: women, 7 “broken. and thrown: away,.. will. find new hope and healing i in our. park. ae * The stones, cement, “sand and la- borers are all lined: up, ready: to. go. Our. senior. Turkish - architéct . has done « some’ fabulous: drawings, for ‘the wall, * front gate, greenhouses ~ "and teahouse. He’s as‘excited.as we’ . ‘yare} The iminute the: funding: comes |: through, we: can get started on-the. | “wall and other buildings inside. The - be put to work i in the park when the... Moras ~ wall goes up. - - Again I.am. «shaking ‘my head, v ; amazed we are this far along. And'as...}° always, I am ‘grateful to. be. able to: take the many gifts of love.and con-. cern ‘from the. people: of Terrace; to: touch and care for the wounded of: this. war-torn land ‘of Afghanistan, * “Thank you. “Yak dunya, tashakor!” : A world of thanks! : Terrace resident Heather Bel- lamy is developing a park that will. be used both for rehabilitation and for economic development. It’s inan ~ area just outside of Kabul that is be- ing repopulated by refugees.