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A garden of savoury
delights sweetens leisure

by Pam Whitaker

Tucked away in the Timber-
land Trailer Court on Queens-
way Drive in Terrace is a
flourishing herb garden. It is a
Productive and interesting
garden that gives much to the
immediate neighbourhood and
to the community at large.

Tillers of the garden are
Gunter and’ Ally Lenhart.

Gunter retired in 1985 from

Eurocan at Kitimat, and as
many retirees do, struggled with

boredom during the ensuing

years. He tried various jobs and
diversions but found none of
them fulfilling. Then, two years
ago, he began experimenting
with growing herbs in the flower
beds surrounding his home.

. “Maybe my success is be-
ginner’s luck and persistence,’’
he said. For in two years, the
herb enterprise has grown to in-

‘Aid for

by Harriett Fjaagesund —

Four local students who have
completed their first year of the
British Columbia Institute of
Technology, Registered Nurse

Diploma Program at Northwest .

Community College, received
bursaries last Wednesday for
their outstanding achievement in
the program.
Lesa Bellamy and Elaine
Wiebenga received the Alice
Chen-Wing award (co-recipients
of $375 each). Ranjit Parmar
and Rebecca Methias received
the Terrace Health Care Society
award (co-recipients of $375
each). The Alice Chen-Wing
award is for the nursing profes-
sion; the Terrace Health Care
Society award is for other areas

‘of the health care profession,

such as pharmacology or home
care support worker. |
‘Each of the students (all

‘graduates of Caledonia Senior
. Secondary) were. required. to
- complete 30 hours of. volunteer

- ,Work ‘in a health care. setting
prior to entering the college. All.
_ four Were’ enthusiastic about
: their future careers:

Lesa Bellamy ‘completed 30

: . hours:of volunteer'work at Mills:
Memorial. Hospital; She has liv-
~ed. in: Terrace ‘all -her life, and:

_ wanted to go into the medical

- , profession, because she found it.

. “very exciting. Her plans include
~ returning - to “Mills : Memorial

.. Hospital . after. graduation . to
.; Work as a Registered Nurse for

two or three years, then. return-:

-ing to university for her B.5c.N..

- degree.

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clude a booth at the Farmer’s
Market where he and Ally sell
herbal products as well as
bunches of fresh herbs, and pot-
ted herbs to put on a sunny
windowsill. Ally makes pot-
pourris from the flowers she
grows throughout the summer
and sells them in the fall.

“It is just a hobby, though,”
Gunter says. ‘‘For our own en-
joyment.’’ However, whether a
hobby or cottage industry, it
provides much to choose from.
Herbal vinegar was one of the
first products the Lenardts pro-
duced. It is a vinegar with
various combinations of herbs
steeped in it and used for
flavouring salad dressings,
soups and stews. The herbs are
selected that will complement

~ each other such as marjoram,

flowering oregano, sage,
Shallots and red hot pepper.
They also produce herbal oil,
herb and honey mustard

stu

(delicious with ham!), pesto
(fresh herbs, pine nuts, garlic

and olive oil), and herbal an- ,

tipasto. ,

began growing were basil,
Tosemary and sage. They now
have sweet and opal basil,
thyme, fennel, lavendar, tar-
ragon, lemon balm, two kinds of
mint and others. They will ex-
pand as space and knowledge
allow. "I get most of my in-
formation from literature and
books,” Gunter said. “I would
very much like to get in contact
with others to exchange infor-
mation and plants.’’ (His phone
number is 635-2215).
Meanwhile, those who live in
the vicinity of the herb growers
are often grateful recipients of
_ fresh or potted herbs. They also
appreciate the accumulated
knowledge of gardening and
‘herbal uses these retirees are
happy to share.

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FOUR STUDENT NURSES at Northwest Commu

The first herbs the Lenharts

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GUNTHER LENHART: Maybe my success is beginner's luck

and.persistence.

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nity College recently got some help for further
education by receiving bursaries, the Alice Chen-Wing Award and the Terrace Health Care Society

as, Ranjit Parmar and Lesa Bellamy.

_ Award. They are Elaine Wiebenga, Rebecca Methi

Mills Memorial Hospital. She.

completed one year in Scierice at

.U.B.C., then took a year off to:

make enough money to continue
her’ education. before entering
N.W.C.C, She has lived in Ter-

race for 16 years, and plans on’
_ Feturning to “Mills. ' Memorial
Hospital after graduation. Even-.
tually she wants to. return to.

university for her B.Sc.N.
degree. She would like to go into
teaching. = Loo

Rebecca Methias completed

_ 30 hours of community work at
“Terraceview Lodge. She says she’

has wanted: to be @ nurse for.a

. long, long time, and _ finally

.made the decision in Grade 11.
Although her long-term. career

oo... goals are as yet undecided, she’
_ Elaine Wiebenga’ completed :
_ 30 holtrs of community work at-

‘will definitely return to. Mills
‘Memorial Hospital after gradu-

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ation to work as a general duty

Registered ‘Nurse. She is in- -
terested in‘critical-care nursing. -
_- Ranjit Parmar completed 30

hours of community work at
Mills: Memorial Hospital. She
‘was born in India; and has lived
in Terrace for 14 years. Her
decision to.go into nursing stems
from, a childhood incident in

which she was badly burned: She.

plans on’ returning to -Mills
~ Memorial Hospital after gradu-
‘ation to work as a general duty
Registered Nurse for two or
three years, then return to
university for her B.Sc.N. She
hopes to become a nursing in-
‘structor, Co
Alex .Houlden of. Houlden
Logging Ltd. presented | the
awards. He told the: girls that

they deserve a lot of credit for the.

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“were so many promising can-

field they are going into, and

then wished them the very best

of luck. a

- Michael Leisinger, director.of

Mills Memorial Hospital said

that this is the first year they”.
have presented the bursaries in
this format, Recipients. were

formerly chosen through an

essay contest dealing with health
care through Terraceview. Lodge.

The criteria for this. year’s
recipients were: ‘must have suc-
cessfully completed the first year
nursing program; good grades
(straight A’s were not required);
and a desire to return to Terrace
after graduation. Leisinger add-
ed that it was a tough decision to
make this year because there

didates. All ‘four students. will
graduate in December, 1991.

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Canadians
move into
finals

Posting 2 two-win, one-loss
record in the opening round-
robin enabled Canada to
advance to the championship
round of the women’s world
basketball championships in
Malaysia last weekend.

The Canadians — with Ter-
race’s Michelle Hendry in the
lineup — opened Thursday
with a 74-56 win over Brazil.
Then they beat Japan 75-69
before losing to the Soviet
Union in their final round-
robin contest,

The finals got underway
yesterday.

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