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Born free

‘REGISTERED NURSES at Mills Memorial hospital marked National Non- ‘Smoking Week by giving our
special bibs to all babies born during the week. Mills maternity head nurse Lita Flynn said the bibs, in-
scribed “!’m a born non-smoker,” are intended to underline that everyone is born free of the smoking
habit and it pays to stay that way. She is seen above with Rob and Barb Essay and their new arrival
Kerri Ann Marie, Kerri was barn Jan. 24 — Weedless Wednesday.

| Sharp eyes can Save lives

Welcome to Around Thor.
nhill, and Happy New year.to
you all.

While driving east on Lakelse
Ave., just after Christmas, 1
noticed that aobut four cars
ahead of me there was a car
stopped at the crosswalk in
front of McDonald's.

He had his hazard lights
flashing and was getting out of
his car. He went across: the
street and picked up a young
child about 2 years old and car-
ried him back across the street
to his father who was just com-

ing out of McDonald's. Thank —

heavens there was. not much
traffic that day, and thank you
to the gentleman who was alert
enough to see the little guy Tun
out unto the road. It could have
been a much sadder story. |

A Tale of Mice and Women

On New Year's Day, my
family went to my husband's

aunt's for dinner, aed

While we were waiting for the

food:to be served, my: oldest son
noticed something - scurry - out.
from behind the stove; He ask-:
ed his aunt if she had mite; °-
With that, my mother’s feet
came up off the floor and. onto. ;
a chair. My aunt then proceeded: ~ mouse. down no toilet. So out
to tell us that'she has: been
plagued with them: since she

moved back into their. home
As we were -sitting atou

" throwing out ideas how to.catch

them, we came onto the idea of

using a big quart jat tani Peanut . :

butter as Sie be

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ed. She had a mouse within

minutes of setting it up.
So she quickly took it to the

bathroom and flushed it down
‘the toilet, and reset the trap.

Which brings me to an inci-
dent: that- happened when my
daughter was about 6.

_ IT was having a nap on the
couch, when I heard this
whisper _ **Mom,
Monimmmm"!, what do I do
with this?”

Opening one eye, and looking
up, there she was, dangling this

"mouse by the tail over top of me
| with the biggest grin all over her

face. .
No doubt waiting lo freak me
out, i very calmly told her,

- "That's nice, flush it down the

toilet?
Well, you would. “have
thought 1 was the worst person

““Ontthe earth. No way was she
“going - ‘to flush this cute little

the: door it went, no doubl, to

fitd .its-way back in at some

later date.: Boy. did 1 show her

that: Iwas no pansy. UGH!

“Back ‘to the mouse trap. Aun-
tle ‘caught 14-adult mice and is

on the countdown to the babies. ~

: Her: kitten finally-got the hang
tand caught twa. So there is

+

tims of thievery. Some hubcaps
were taken off a vintage car that
was stored in a fellows garage,
and some of his tools.

In the most saddest one of all,
a neighbour came home from
work, and had to store some
powersaws. He chained them all
‘together and wrapped the chain
around the post of his carport,
and went to bed that night, feel-
ing very secure about not losing
them to thieves.

‘His neighbour's dog barked
in the middle of the night and
got his master up to look out the
window. The powersaws being
raced around the corner to a
vehicle waiting to take off.

As it was so dark and happen-
ed so fast, a licence Plate could
not be seen,

They had used big | wire ‘cut-
ters. —

Also, a vehicle with a big spot
light has been seen checking out
yards around two or three in the
morning, so beware, these guys
are out.to get anything that isn’t

-Jocked-up out of sight.

Well that’s it for Around
Thornhill this week,

Now to cet this printed before
the power goes. iff agal

“reminds me of the one vin we

had close to 13: ‘feet. Now, that

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Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 31, 1990 — Page BI

Romy offers

By Yvonne Moen

Tomorrow marks the beginn-
ing of Heart Month and the an-
nual fund raising drive for the
B.C. Heart Foundation during
which canvassers will be calling
on households throughout the
community seeking donations.

And at a recent campaign fi
Organizational meeting, those
volunteers had an opportunity
to meet Romy Maikapar, a local
student who offers living proof
of the advances. being made

proof

- through the work of the Foun-

dation. ,

Romy was born Jan, 27, 1976 “— ;
at Kitimat General Hospital, at 4 Romy Maikapar:.
which time she was found to have narrowing of the.
pulmonary artery, the opening between the right and left
atria.

At two days -Old she was wisked down to Vancouver
General where she she spent the next three weeks undergoing:
treatment with the drug digitalis — that treatment continued
until she was nearly two years old.

- Heart surgery was first performed on Romy i in Noveinber,
1977 and three years later she was back in hospital again for a
second, major operation. Finally, in Nov. 1985, Dr. Jacques
LeBlanc and his team performed open heart surgery. This in-
volved what is known as the Fontan procedure and at the time
it was only the third time the operation had been performed in
B.C,

Now, Romy is well-known to audiences at local theatre
productions through her involvement in the Terrace Little
Theatre. Many have also enjoyed her singing at the Pacific
Northwesy Music Festival.

In 1986, her vocal abilities earned her a place at the Co-ap
Showcase of .Talent. Held at Saskatoon, it featured artists
from throughout Western Canada and Romy described it as a

‘i great learning experience.

Another memorable moment came two years ago when she
performed at the R.E.M. Lee Theatre with Laurie Thain,

. another local product who is now a well-known recording ar-

tist.

|. . Fhe. fund raising campaign runs. until] Feb. 24 and -

* organizers, hope residents will: remember-Romy a3.an example
“| > of how people within this community can beriefit from the
‘work of the Heart Foundation.

Foosball returns

One of the biggest hits of last November's Drug Awareness
Week program of events put on by the Kermode Friendship
Centre was a foosball tournament.

That success prompted drug and alcohol program co-
ordinator Benita Chapdelaine to promise an early repeat of
the competition and a date has now been set for another
match-up.

It takes place Sunday, Feb. 18 at Danny’ 's Pool Hall from. 2
p.m. 10 7 p.m. Competitors will again vie for prizes donated
by local businesses and refreshments will be served. For more
information call Chapdelaine at 635-4906.

Double
delight

WHAT BETTER WAY to start the year than with a
$10,000 lottery win? And that's just what happened to
Donald and Joan Cooley. “I didn't believe it, but it was
right in front of my eyes so it had to be true,” said
Donald, adding, “I got my daughter to count the
zeroes.” The couple's win came on the Double Dallars

_ scratch-and-win game.

Library seeks security

TERRACE — Although they chained books down in-
medieval times to prevent their. disappearance, the local
library is looking at a more modern method to combat

_pilferage,

Head librarian Ed Currell said the board is considering in-
stallation of a magnetic strip security system similar to the
one used by the Prince Rupert public library. ‘

While there are no complete statistics yet on how, many
items have been. taken, Currell said 344 items including
books, records, CDs and video cassettes had gone missing

over: the past eight months.

Estimating the value of those items at $4,400, he pointed
out that translated to more than $6,000 annually,

Currell said the final statistics will be given to the board
which would then determine whether a $25, 000 security
system is justified.

The Prince Rupert library is pleased with its system

. ‘although it has not entirely eliminated thefts, he said.

Should the board decide to proceed with the project,

‘however, it will come.too late to. be included in this year's
budget, which has already been submitted to council.

A security system has been included in the draft proposals
for. the library expansion Project which hasa 1992 completion ;

: target date. «.-.

Emphasizing — thefts were a problem — common. to all:

. libraries, Currell added, TBS stole books in. ancient Rome,