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“History COUISE

has local flavor

Contributed by
Terrace and District.
Teachers’ Association

For Grade 3 social studies in
B.C. school, there’s a prescribed
textbook, Exploring British Col-
umbia’s Past (by Crawford
Kilian published by Douglas &
McIntyre Ltd.). This book tells
about pioneer days in B.C.,
describing the early history of
Victoria, Barkerville and Grand
Forks, comparing the ways that
communities change throughout
the years. Parkside School’s
Marion Kozier felt this was not
enough for her Grade 3 stu-
dents.
_ “T thought that it would be in-
teresting for the kids to read

_ something about Terrace. Why

not study our own commu-
nity?”’ So last year, she taught a
unit about Terrace’s history, us-
ing Nadine Asante’s The History
of Terrace for reference. The
students studied their own com-
munity’s roots, examining Ter-
race’s beginnings and noting
how the area has changed. ‘‘We
even had a day where we ‘acted
out’.”’? Mrs. Kozier borrowed an
old school bell, the students used
stick pens, and the class churned
butter. ‘‘I wanted them to get a
feel for it,’’ she said.

But reading material for the
students was limited. Mrs.
Kozier was looking through the
available texts for appropriate

will then be compiled

reading, and mentioned the
shortage to Diane Weismiller,
the teacher-librarian at Park-
side. The two came up with the
idea of having local writers pro-
cess the already-written history
into stories, fictionalized ac-
counts of actual events from
Terrace’s past.

Kozier and Weismiller . ap-
proached a group of local
writers last fail. The writers have
researched and written rough
drafts of the stories, situations
describing life in the early years
of Terrace and the surrounding
area. The polished version will
be ready soon, and local artists
will be sought for the illustra-
tions. The stories and pictures
into a
book. Printing and binding will
be handled by School District
No. 88, and the finished product
will be shared within the district.

Other primary teachers have
heard about the project and
have expressed an interest in the
compilation of local history
material for their students. Ob-
viously, there’s a need for a pro-
ject of this kind in the district.

Marion Kozier and Diane

Weismiller have come up with a_

creative approach to teaching —
making history more relevant
and interesting for eight-year-
olds, and bringing the past alive
for our kids.

Elks host parade
on Victoria Day

‘Terrace city council has given
the nod to an Elks Lodge #425
Childrens’ Parade on Monday,
May 21. The parade will be the
official opening of the sixth annual

' Victoria Day Sports Day sponsored

by the Elks Lodge at the Agar
Ave. Elks Park. The parade will
begin at 10 a.m. "sharp" at the
Elks Hall and proceed down
Tetrault St. and Haugland Ave. to
the park.

Last year’s Victoria Day Sports
Day was the biggest ever, and
organizers of this year’s event

belicve it will be even bigger yet.
With only three or four het dogs
left out of 1,680 in the 1989 event,
they’re thinking of cooking up
abot 2,000 to feed this year’s
crowd. Last year’s Sports Day
attracted 1,400 kids and around
400 adults.

The annual event features a var-
iety of sporting events and food at
the best price in town, according to
Elks member Paul Nichol. Hot
dogs, ice cream and pop are avail-
able free to anyone 14 years and
under and at a "nominal fee" to
adults.

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Fine arts scholarships
available to students

The Terrace and District Arts Council is now accepting ap-
plications for scholarships for summer fine arts courses. Ap-
proximately $2,000 is available and can be used for any fine
arts discipline. Examples of past scholarships are: drama at
Kaleidoscope Theatre School in Victorias opera at the Acadia
Repertoire Workshop in Nova Scotia; painting at ihe
Okanagon Summer School of the Arts; computer music at the
Summer Academy of Music in Nanaimo; flute at the Court-
enay Youth Music Camp; dance at Goh Ballet Academy in
_| Vancouver; and drama, dance and voice at the Art Educa-

tional School in London, England.
The scholarships are designed to assist with tuition, but do
~ not usually cover all course costs, Students are encouraged to
apply for these scholarships, made possible through the fund-
raising activities and concerts sponsored by the Terrace and
District Arts Council. Closing date for applications is May
31, 1990. For further information, write to: Box 35, Terrace,
B.C., V8G 4A2 or phone Marion Scholz at 635-2529.

These scholarships are available only to students who reside
in or attend school in the Terrace/Thornhill area.

Terrace Review — Wednesday, April 25, 1999 B11

No Problem made its Terrace debut last week, along with another short play, Forever Yours, Marie-
Lou, at the McColl Playhouse. Two of the Terrace Little Theatre cast in No Problem were Karla
Hennig as Paula and Alan Weston as the waiter in No Problem.

~ New Little Theatre productions
a thought-provoking conirast

by Betty Barton

Last week Terrace audiences saw
the stage debut of two one-act
plays, "Forever Yours, Marie-Lou”
by Michel Tremblay and "No
Problem" by Catherine Butterfield
at the McColl Playhouse. The
Terrace Little Theatre’s original
concept in using one-act plays was
to give new cast and crews the
opportunity to work together with
experienced theater crews on
pieces less involved than full-
length productions. The second and
perhaps most important reason for
this idea was to attract new, as
well as old, audience.

The first play each of the four
evenings was "Forever Yours.."
directed by Ken Morton, a long-
time member of the Terrace Little
Theatre. Under Morton’s direction,
four ‘green’ actors developed their
characters and interwove them into
a very dark plot in a very ordinary
setting Tremblay uses for his East
Montreal family in turmoil.

The story is centered around a
neighborhood and one family
imprisoned in a "cell" created by
ihe Roman Catholic Church and by

a fatalistic attitude forced upon the
down-trodden occupants of a lower
class apartment,

An outstanding performance was
given by Ann Sullivan as the
mother, Marie-Louise, a woman
controlled by her religion and her
uncompromising husband. Sullivan
perfected a quiver and tone in her
voice which illustrated the fear and
frustration of a woman locked
within herself with no hope of
escape. Her use of facial express-
ions had the audience sighing and
agonizing with her.

The father Leopold was played
by Urs Gasser, with loathing for
his wife and pity for their lives.
His body language and facial ex-
pressions were a credit to his
acting ability and good direction.
Gasser’s enthusiasm for the part
occasionally got in the way of
stage direction, several of his lines
being delivered ahead of cue, a
problem that will undoubtedly be
alleviated through further expe-
rience.

The two daughters, played by
Kim Barriere and Judy Koven,.
were well-cast and followed

through satisfactorily in their roles.
Both women seemed rather over-
whelmed by the audience or their
characters on opening night, but
three days later they had adapted
well,

The play was very convoluted,
with flashbacks to a previous dec-
ade and overlaps in conversation
between the present and the past.
The timing of these interruptions

“seemed to lag a bit, and made the

audience begin to wonder, at
times, if the actors had forgotten
their lines.

Costumes were well suited to the
characters and the time period, sets
were simple but effective, and the
crew on lighting, backstage and
Stage managing did an admirable
job. The production appears to
have potential for a great present-
ation. That could be reait‘ed with
a little more work an perhaps
some suggestions from tle adjudi-
cator of the Skeena Zone Drama
Festival, coming up in Prince
Rupert this weekend.

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