ae BF g 4 snangene vasaneranioepe dl The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, November 3, 1993 - B1 SECTION B INSIDE TIC CITY JEFF NAGEL 638-7283 SCENE B2 What's Up! Thursday, November 4 . FETAL ALCOIOL ACTION. COMMITTEE meets at 7 p.m. in the Northern Networking of- Fices, 302-4546 Park Ave., the Trigo building. Saturday, November 6 CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL craft, gift and bake sale from 2 to 4 p.m. at the school. Afternoon tea and hourly babysitting available. Traditional Dutch supper from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Auction of large items, donated services ‘and specialty crafts. TERRACE HOME-BASED BUSINESS fair takes place fom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, at the Terrace Arena banquet room. Free admission. _ Monday, November 8 NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT Education Association will hold its board meeting at the St. Malthew’s Centre 7:30 p.m. Call Mary at 635- 6233 for more information. , Tuesday, November 9 - Dec. 14 NOBODY’S PERFECT — a six week free parenting program for parents of children aged 0- for more information. Saturday, November 13 TERRACE HOSPICE SOCIETY aris, crafts, . and bake sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at- able phone 638-1265 of 635-3860 by Oct 15. . Wednesday, November 17 -, CANADIAN WOMEN IN ‘TIMBER host their annual Christmas. bazaar dt the Coast Inn of the "West banquet room from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, November 18 | ~ . CENTENNIAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL stages the grand opening at 7 p.m. for their a new v addition ~=follgyred- by. an open house.~- ~~ . 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. Matthew’s Centre. Saturday, December4°. UNITED CHURCH WOMEN’s Christmas tea and bazaer takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. al Knox _ United Church. All welcome. ; MONDAYS ORDER OF THE ROYAL PURPLE meets the 2nd ‘and 4th Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. cat the Elks Hall. Call 635-5121 for more info. the: third Monday of each month in the bqard. room al 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome, “ALZHEIMER AND ‘DEMENTIA support 638-3325 for more. info. THE ARTHRITIS SOCIETY has an informa- . tion drop-in the third Monday of each month at "the Happy Gang Centre from 1:30 to 3 p.m. CODA MEETINGS. are “at Contact Karen at 638-0707 for more info. WEDNESDAYS more experienced quilters welcome. Call °635- 2230 for more information. monthly meeting the third Wednesday of ‘cack Ave. from 7 to 9 p.m. times and more info. nesday at the Kermode Friendship Centre. THURSDAYS -2537 or Ethel at 635-5046 for more Info,” us “OVEREATERS ‘ANONYMOUS. “ineet every Centre. . oe §. Calt Candice at 635-2116 or Marg al 635-2472 |. the Coast Inn of the West, Tables are still avail-"" 2 ues MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital Auxiliary meets * grqup meets at-1 p.m. on the last Monday of the — |; ~ months al the Terrace Mental Health Centre. Call _ the Women’ Ss » Resource Centre from 7 to 9 p.m. on ‘Mondays. “ .SKEENA VALLEY QUILTERS meet every | Wednesday at 7 p.m, in the sewing room :al:. ~Skeena Junior Secondary School. Beginners and HUFF AND PUFF Asthria siou holds its month al the Women's Resource Centre on Park. | LADIES KERMODEI LIONS club meets at the - Inn of the Wesl. Call Carolynn at (638-0707 for - TERRACE ‘NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS. “Steps to Recovery”’ meets al 7 p.m. every Wed- ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS meet 7 THE TERRACE BRIDGE CLUB mects. the os second and fourth Thursday of every monthe They .. get started Oct, 14 at the Legion. Call Pat at 635-,” Thursday at 7:30. pm. at the Women’ $ Resource : THE COLLECTIVE heart of Smithers jumped a {ew beats. Someone in town had drawn the biggest loltery prize in’ Canada, ever. Fifteen million, lax free. “Tt.was the only six out of six winner for Saturday night across ‘the entire ‘country,’? BC Lottery corporation. spokesperson Kathy Kosowan said. ‘It’s the biggest 649 win ever for B.C. and Cana- da: oe Six members of a Smithers con- struction: crew held the winning Lotto 649 number. “T couldn’t look at the tickets, I was scared to. I didn’t want to let myself down,” said Garry Stacey, who bought the ‘*Quick Pick” ticket at Wayside Store in town. “T looked and jumped about 16 times and hit my head on the roof!’’ Before he knew he’d won, Slacey, a carpenter with Gus Poirier Construction for five years, jotted the winning numbers —3 2231 32 33 39 — on a piece of lumber. ; “T had a premonition,’’ Stacey _ Says, ‘‘That has to be the luckiest “ZZ Top’s going to be playing at my wed- ding.” — Medric Poirier 2 by 6 I’ve ever held.” He'll split-the pot with Loren George, Medric Poirier and Gus Poirier of Smithers, and Chris Williams and Rodney Tail of Moricclown. Each takes home $2.5 million, Most of the crew and their wives sat around the kitchen table at Garry ' Stacey’s home near Smithers last Monday, pumped with excitement, toasting them- ‘selves and getting ready -for a plane trip to Vancouver to claim their prize, “We wonl We won!’’ Loren George said, grinning ear to car. “ZZ Top’s going 10 be playing at my wedding,’’ said Medric Poiricr, who had been waiting for payday with an overdrawn chequ- ing account, On the day he won his old pick- up’s brakes failed. Flush with cash, Poirier gave away the truck, went to a dealership and drove off ing brand new car. Most of the winners gave away their vehicles to friends and bought new ones. ‘It was only the second time the crow had bought lottery tickels — Gcorge had to persuade them 10 buy, he even leat two crew mem- bers the $5 to buy in. Even in their excitement they realized there’s a setious side to the win. “T think we're all going to get out of town, *cause it’s nuts. I was scared to even pul my kids in school,’* Stacey said.