- Shouldn't, Firebugs start to heat up . Contributed by ' Terrace Little Theatre , (HE FIREBUGS arc hot into re- , hearsals now at the McColl , Playhouse. Around _ Town Lodge staff win award “DIETARY STAFF at Ter- raceview Lodge have been awarded a Food Safe Ex- ce}lence Award from the min- isiry of health, , ‘It’s only the second kitchen in the Skeena Heallh Unit to qualify. — All staff members completed the Food Safe course and con- sistently demonstrated a high level of sanitation and food- handling practices. Raffle benefits divvied NORTHWEST SHRINERS and Harley riders combined to give out the proceeds from last year’s successful Shriners/H.O.G. raffle. The $19,454 proceeds go to the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children. Harley riders donated their ticket sales commission to four good causes in the northwest, They also gave $500 cheques to the Terrace Child Develop- ment Centre, the Kitimat Ex- tended Care Patients Fund, the Bulkley Valley Child Devei- opment Centre and Prince ‘Rupert Reconnect. White Gane week starts HIGH-TECH equipment for blind and visually impaired people is going to be on dis- play at the mall Friday and Saturday. Items include speaking alarm clocks and high powered text . magnifiers, There are also Braille ver- of playing cards, telephones, and sions watches, dominoes. But helping the blind help themselve isn’t the only goal ~ of support groups like the Ca- nadian National Institute for the Blind or the Canadian Council of the Blind. Johnny Flatt, a Prince George member of both groups, was here carlier this week to help out Terrace’s White Cane Club during White Cane Week (Feb. 5-11), .” Flatt says there’s also a lot of effort aimed at gelting the sighted population to look at blind people differentiy. “It. used to be the theory that if you're blind you sit in the _ comer with your face to the wall,’’ he said. ‘That theory is - . gone, out the window.’”’ “You have to look at the ability of the person not the disability of the person.” They’re also working hard to * promote safety and prevent in- juries that cause blindness, “A lot of eye injuries hap- pen in the home,”’ Flatt said. “Children getting into chemi- cals or substances that they Or people use equipment without proper safety gear.’’ The term blind refers to people who have less than 10 per cent normal vision. There’s also an entire range of people who are visually im- "paired, but not blind. Many people Flait works . with are capable of participa- _ ting in many sports and recrea- tional activilies as well. - It’s an. absolute joy when you sce a totally blind person - - play golf and they par a hole on the golf course,’’ Flatt says, That happened at a gathering on.a Prince George golf course last year, he says.: “There are also blind. sklers and bowlers, This play is ‘theatre of the ab- sud, very funny, and based on the Greek theatre tradition,’’ says director Daniel Barnsweil. | The cast is preparing for'a num- ber of local and out-of-town per- formances as well as the Skeena Zone Drama Festival, scheduled for March 23, 24, and 25 in Smithers, ; “We have a brilliant cast and crew of neweomers and experi- enced Terrace Little Theatre members rehearsing. nightly. to . bring this exciting play ta audiences throughout the area,”’ Barnswell proclaims enthusiasti- cally. ; The cast numbers 15, including a chorus of vigilante firemen. New crew members are doing hair, makeup and costumes, and Tania Mackenzie is adroitly lead- -ing the firemen chorus through their steps. “The Firebugs is about arson, plain and simple,” Barnswell continues, “‘It’s like a runaway train, totally out of control.”? The play is about a small town confronting an-enemy, he says, adding characters are ‘‘wild and crazy”' and. slapstick comedy. is rampant. ; A first for Terrace Little Theatre, The Firebugs will be workshopped on February 9 at 7:30 pm. as a learning experi- HAPPY GANG HAPPENINGS ence for high school and college English and drama students, They'll participate in some of the behind-the-scenes activities of taking the play from script to Silage, This process will include a make-up demonstration with Sharon Lynch, an insight into the rehearsal process with Bamswell, and plenty of time for questions throughout. Space permitting, the Feb. 9th workshop will be open to the public for a small fee of $5. Anyone interested in attending is asked to pre-register by calling the McColl Playhouse at 638- 1215. Joe is missed by many Contributed by Hugh Power SENIORS AT the Happy Gang Centre took a moment’s silence on Jan, 12 in remembrance of long-time member Joe Schul- meister, Joe was an active member of the Tertace branch of the B,C, ‘Old Age Pensioners Organization ' (BCOAPO) and took part in many sports, including floor curl- ing and horseshoes. He was always willing to help in many ways and will be greatly missed by the organization. KkkKK At the same meeting of the branch, life memberships were presented to Aileen Frank and Jake Mantel, and Eunice Nordstrom. All three are long-time mem- bers of the branch and have con- tributed much to the development and betterment of the branch. Congratulations to all. The next general meeting is Thursday, Feb, 9 at 2 p.m. in the Happy Gang Centre. See you all there! The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 8, 1995 - B3 Water Facts Drinking Water Water - Even When It Is Cold Outside. Wa Whether its hot or cold outside you still need to consume six to Hy #ten 8 ounce glasses of water per day. During the summer the. body uses perspiration as-its main J | method of cooling down. During the summer you can drink a variety of beverages to quench your thirst but, water is the only beverage that is low or free of sodium, tastes good and contains § no calories. Caffeine drinks:or alcohol are diuretics. These beverages do not add to‘our tolal daily Water intaké as they cause fj the body to lose water. . To prevent excess liquid toss and dehydration in the winter, drink lots of water. You may not feel as thirsty as you do when it is hot outside, but you still loose water through perspiration. Also, liquid loss through exhaled air.can be enormous in cold weather. Cold dry air is inhaled, warmed and moistened in the lungs and is exhaled as humid warm air. 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