ood Local practicioners of a. hands- off therapy that’ Ss growing in acceptance say. the healing touch ‘helps reduces stress - and. promotes healing i in the body — _ By JENNIFER LANG. IT'S A DREARY, “drizzly Tuesday : ‘morning. and I’m stretched:oul on -'} A Massage, table i in: Donna-Zieglér - Thornhill St basemeni, nestled b ~ neath a cozy green. blanket? _ The® tights -aie’ off ‘and: “ing instrumental music: plays i ! -- background - the. familiar-strain, Of. --Pachelbel's: Canon’ and: something - > else: (he sweeping sound of waves _- crashing :on, the. shore: Was thal Tek : gull’ ‘gery? a _~ Outside; large raindrops. pelt and .. SEE? IT’S A CINCH: Health Unit aid, King: Ev Bh “ripple. against . the plate alass, win: De “ ans gets her flu vaccine... ae i dow. Oe “ ~ Roll up: those. sleeves a The: blaring’ p phone’, ‘hash ‘uo. | a ea nt | 1 ine “DROP. IN flu vaccine cliniés-have. been set. for the tescent lights. and j Jang ed. nerve in: meee ; “ducing ‘office envitonment.are?-re- . second half of October in Terrace, : / “|. ceding’ fast into the background,” ; 2 Pe They? Ih fake place at the health. unit auditorium. a “My: eyelids. ‘inyoluntarilyclose : a the Northern Health Site or 80 Kalum ?.F as ‘soméone tucks my stocking feel “Te 4:30 ee clinics are slated from am: to. “underneath the' blanket So they ‘don’ ooo Och. 18-22 and O85, 27 and (29; Evening alin: « eer to. vnded ga something i ‘es win run from’ 0. lo: 8: 30 pa m.-on Oct, 20, 225.1 called a.tealing ‘touch’ ‘therapy sé pan The fi : - h Ke ki pe - _ ‘widows. She's: been teaching the womén skills like “peo The: pair-then. ‘perform: a “hand “AS Ki “ ptaclices; thé.-rest ‘have: Completed | oc [, gardening and sewing so’ they will be able’ lo earn sean” from toe to head. It:idoks like i various levels of training: “= a * |. some money t to suppport their families, «2 > < J they are slowly,’ waiving their hands “Part. of itis dutreach to the com- a »“-*Most-of them: live barely, hand t¢ mouth'and - b back’ and. forth ‘few ccontimetres : “munily’so. the community. can: know come: in rags,*but such. simple attention, has. turned » froth the body. Ls 5 Fortine it’s: just ‘tier: ragers pressing We i are: more than’ our physical the benéfits of healing touch.” them: intd-such beauties!" :, ». Bellamy: ‘Wrote in: a: ‘letter “y shome. earlier ‘this * ‘sum- ; “Mer : “She has Tow returned ~ - to: Terrace. after. “another - extended. ay cll ; Z " Haegi- is. taking pat for two rea- .-. AI someone has' had a past injury, ; Song -one, to be of § service, and two, ~ sath. say’ they. can sense that, too.” ‘It.; to Spread, as. she. says,.*the good a bal-> : might ‘feel like. the onergy. field just. _ Work of healing touch, To. make: it. “Then they: begin. siowiy’ moving anced. The session, I'm surprised to : -drops off. . : knows.” oS thei. hands over: my, body, starting. learn, has’ lasted 40 minutes ~ niueh, Ty s-your own’ ‘body’ ‘doing.this,” “They. i ‘scientific ‘evidence atthe feet and: again; ‘Working their. longer than 1. thought. ~-; Haegi says, use Our:ow shows ‘people: heal” faster: When re- way up... oS 2 IE you’ ve “never heard of heal ~ energy.” Instead whey lake up cnergy: “ceiving. healing touch ‘therapy.’ The two women. quietly confer: ing touch: hithermpy belore, your! Te nol a they: ‘describe as coming up from. the.” _ Nevertheless, both. women’ are... earth and: down from: the: inhi ~ Continued « on page BS. Wer pick: “up. ‘sensations, she. down gently,’ Testing on’ one'spot for body. ' Ziegler explaiiis:. we 7 says, “fullness, ‘thinness, hotness, -"-a'svhile; before moving on, - Sige golness: Sometimes’ it. feels: ‘prick: the energy i : -AWsover, The energy ir “They decide [‘need-an- overall: calone,” balancing, session: and, -hoting my a “Tuesday “ight, a ‘gee 5. appearing. “ats the.» | REM. Lee Theatre, - “where she’II. give. ‘another. ‘Heather os »talk and’slide presentation : "Bellamy ee oe "By ROB: HART. about herslatest stint” og | THE:. COAST: ae aps. ‘Lt promises ta: be i fascinating « evening Her Oct, “Group of the Sierra Club). f 2 talk. begins ati 7:30 Pp. nm. ‘Admission j is free. “of Cariada. buiit-a bridge on Local kids are waiting | piciemnnsn HAVE YOU ‘ever: thought about, becoming a Big. ae Forestry. recreation: trail, : Al: 20. féet Ton, but ney. 190 . ‘were set: down right by. the-. - building site and ini the sud. 3. dea quiet that: followed, we set. to.work, _ aa am ‘tis amazing ‘how many. a decisions are” “involved in. “ Brother or: Ble Sister? Now's the: lime. 8 eg ~ inheritance. from: car: - building - a ‘Simple: bridge. . J. You.can make a difference: in-a child’ s life by |. her days When the province’ and how many ways’ canbe - ; providing. a positive, one: -On- one ment ring. rela - |. builChorse trails, to assist’ in’ “” thought of to build it... Alonship. « “| mineral-exploration: We ‘could. easily. “have “ beeri on -the. ‘mountain for. ; two days just discussing ik. oA horse “trail: makes a al The Terrace chapler of the Bi ie , Brothers ‘and: ig : : “great” ‘hiking: trail :becilise - ~ Sisters Society i is looking: far more men and: women: who cailmake:a: commitment consisting oft a fel OP it-ténds to ‘switch: back-and. : But - agreement *. ‘came... hours each week, - .[.-forth: to give horses, and hik-° quickly;” the: edpes - of: the qThere‘is: ‘presently’ a ‘wail list’ of local chile OFS, a: more: gentle grade’ to” _ stream. ‘were: leveled; the waiting fora match’ with'a’ bigt brother or-sister.:">° > | “climb. beams. . put in: place;. the ~: Adult? volunteers. sith. spare. ‘lime during - the “Peo But the day dawned with planking laid down, a: hand- - 7 weekdays are: also needed to act as. in-school men. : J drizzle and clotid and no one rail was built: and, the ‘site - - tors." rs i a “could see. hie’ motntain top: _ cleaned, all.in what seemed . td “Fo of more’ “infor ion, please coitaat Lois a: “as the ‘pick ups, arrived atthe like record lime. a “Tortace Big Brothers and Big. Sisters: 635-4632. - |. “logging road on the cast side. | ~ As. we hiked ‘back ‘dowh oft of. Kleanza Creek. the rail; we ‘could hear. Wave = “Thanksgiving | meal. The: forestry road, ‘peels ; “after. wave of: cranes. flying - A FLOOD OF ‘donations ‘of’ fresh,’ Focally-grown' . off'j just past kilométe'4 and ~ Jover, headed for. thé Telkwa "surplus proddce has.helped ensure good: start” | it takes. almost’ an-hour:io THE SIERRA CLUB'S Ryan Wiebe, Frances Birdsell, Kenn Whyte, Kelly. Kline, Pass and-then further south, aS Organizers of ‘Ksan “House Sociely’s annual |: slowly. wind we the: moui- “Rob McDonald, Jennifer Crockford and Carl Johansen. - __ ROBHART PHOTO "Perhaps that. Was a blessing - "Thanksgiving . Dinner ‘at the: Emergency. Shelter Pe tai es < —— —— — "on the work. ‘Perhaps It.was. "begin preparing | for“this Sunday aftémoon: : on There are over “90 waler “| lors ‘and, if you are good at ‘couldn’ t find’ us?. mM was not. Down it dropped, lower and just the. cranes way of laugh [o> Of Oct...10, K San House. Society’. ‘welcomes “> ‘ditches: on ‘this stretch ‘but’: spotting, mountain goats ona worry-thal stayed with’us — lower untiPthe (ree.bianches . ing at our.need fora tral in. |: members. of the community tothe’ omnergency: shel- ~it's, worth. every. -shift.into Bormite: Slop, 6 ‘long. We hadn't -atrived at~ whipped. back and forth and. the first place... Uh ter fora‘T hanksgi ving meal; at no-cost. ears fa “fist: gear because: ‘the “tral ~ Ttonlytook.a halfan Hour: the creck long enough: losay” the. rain drops they held fell. ‘Dinner ‘is served betiveen 2-6 p.m. at the Bie _: head :affords a ‘spectacular - itd. get .to" the-creek. we w ene. > Mera: mix” when the:thunder again, on-us.: : ; |View back. dlong the Skeena: going.to bridge,“ “+. >. of the rotors approached and Malley” towards Terrace. °° Even! if we-were, carrying he helicopter made its first = . 2 Then-the. trail"-Wworks -Its “tools: the: hike: seemed | easy pas a z AV pene “Thanks' té' the Sierra Club "way through ‘an-hour-and a “becailse we weren't having’. guided jnby ‘Carl ‘Johansen. . thetrees and ‘on.the’ ground, . Supporters for their “help. ° half of tintouched forest Bee ta carry the wood. That was - from: Aho: Ministr ¥ of For. > the. pilot pulled-the atiomat- © Thanks: to: the: Ministry. of: “for this event. - “DL fore arriving in alpine inead- coming, by helicopter.’ e885 aan “ je felease; pulled away: and: Forests for the opportunity ~ Call the Emerge) sil at 1635-5850 if ou as |. .ows with. close: up views of But: what If the. ceiling * “Back, it came’ ina mo “was off'for the'sécond load.” to contribute to the comimu- ; like to. help. “PS the ‘Peaks. of the Seven en Sis was low and, the helicopter. ment. with, ‘the first loads “This. was. + the 8x8" timbers, ” nity. re oy it before: the snow stays: ~ | in the alpine: But it: will, be ae there next-year, . . ot