a ‘welcome! WHAT’S “AUGUST 8, — SEPTEMBER S, 1990 —. Kitimat artists “features the most recent: work * by local artists. Landscapes, design, commentary are among the subject rendered in water col: ours, oils, ink, “photography ‘ and'clay. Museum hours: Tues- day —‘Saturday 10 p.m. - -§ my P.Mti., closed Monday keke :- SEPTEMBER 6, 1990 — Ter- tace Little Theatre is holding ~ auditions for their first fall pro- ‘duction, a comedy called ‘‘Sin- ‘ners’, Director Karla Hennig is ° ‘three female actors between the ages of:20 and 50, Everyone is. No* experience mecessary. Thursday evening at ‘McColl Playhouse at 3623 Kalum St. Call Karla at 635-5463 for more informa- tion, We ik tet “SEPTEMBER 10, 1990 — Ter- pace Little Theatre monthly ‘ general meeting, the first of the “season, Come out and help us " get. organized. Bring scripts, ideas, friends and garage sale ~< items for our garage sale Sept.: 15 at the McColl Playhouse. “Call Alan Weston, president, “for: more information portraits, wildlife, Native ‘abstract and social | “pit, ‘Sunday — Noon - 3 Tooking’ for ‘three male and ~ Safety check could save lives Each year, 70 children under the age of five are _ killed in B.C. while riding in a vehicle. Another 4,000 are injured, Yet medical experts say 91 per cent of the deaths and 78 per cent of the injuries _ could have been prevented if only. the-child was, "was strapped into an approved car Seat, at .. Anda 1987 survey held here indicated chil car, i - seat use ini the region was 10 per cent less ~ provincial average. ~~ ‘Those are the bald facts behind a chil : safety check and information session. being“: organized by the Skeena Health Unit and the In- .° ~ surance Corporation of B.C.," says co-ordinator _ Lynn Lalonde. _. The event takes place Saturday, Sept: 22 at the _ LC.B.C. claims centre on. Highway 16. (Keith . Ave.) from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m, During those hours,” ° anyone with a carseat in their vehicle. can drop'in.* -and have an expert check it over ta make sure itis“. ‘properly installed — the straps’ are correctly a secured for example. Underlining the value of that kind of i jnspecé - tion, Lalonde pointed out a recent safety. check . in Burnaby found only 21 per cent of the.car seats were correctly installed, ‘And, she: added, a car seal in that condition is almost as bad as no restraint at all. Emphasizing there was no charge for thes sere . vice; she also stressed the child, who uses the’ seat should accompany the parent(s). That made it possible to ensure the Tight type of seat was being “used. : child’s hips. han the. “tions. were best. The neat siep (9-18kg) was a child — safety seat and finally (over 18kg), a booster seat. » was advisable because it helped ensure the nor- ‘mal seat belt was positioned correctly over the - She'said. these seats would be on view at the “claims centre and there would also be informa- ion.packages for those people who had not yet got a:car seat in their vehicle but. anticipated” ‘ ‘néeditig ‘one in the near future. The B.C, Automobile Association had also provided discount coupons for car seat installa- * And while the parents were busy with the safe ty check or getting expert advice, Lalonde’ said. the Thornhill Jr. Secondary school CounterAt-. tack club had volunteered to keep the’ childr An 2 accupled with face painting. «Although. four public health’ nurses and ‘a ‘rnember of the hospital Ladies Auxiliary had also _-volunteered to help.out at the event, she said’: more volunteers would be welcome. Anyone in- terested in helping was asked to phone Lalonde at the unit (638-3468). : That was also the number to call for in- _ dividuals wanting to take part in a car seat in- " :stallation session.:Although the date had not yet —_|*s, -been finalized, she said it would likely take place “|: a few days prior to the safety check. ; Lalonde concluded with a final thought for those who were nol convinced of the value of ‘child car seats. Safety experts said in a SOkph - Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 5, 1990 — Page B1 JUSTDOT. Syke eta he saccular cial ae Sinn: GPUs yeas one ey eee em SR ae CEOS tS a ah a ONE SIZE does not fit all, at least when it comes ta child car seats. : : Lynn Lalonde of the Skeena Health Unit is seen above with two af the three different styles available, each designed for children cf: Lalonde explained there were three types ‘of : car seats, each specifically designed for different children. For youngsters weighing up: to. 9kg, . * 635- 2942. - : : crash, a 4.5kg (10Ib) unrestrained child sitting in ~ a front seat would hit the dashboard with the . ‘same force as if it had fallen out of a third storey" wo wth td “SEPTEMBER 10,1990 — The next. meeting of the. Terrace "Breastfeeding . support group - * will, be on Monday, at 8 p.m. in the education room at the Shospital. This is the first : “meeting of the fall, subsequent _meetings will be held on the first: Tuesday of each month. _ For: further information call Terry Walker 635-3287 . kKkKKK SEPTEMBER 15, 1990 — Ter- race Little Theatre garage sale at the McColi Playhouse. . If * you'vé got. anything to donate *: (no.clothing, please), call Alan . Weston. at 635-2942 for pick- etl Ape * kkk ” SEPTEMBER 26, 1990 -- The - 35th annual general meeting of "the. Kitimat. General - Hospital * Saciety-will be held on Wednes- ~ day. al 8 p.m, in the Hospital Cafeteria. To. be eligible to vate at the Annual general meeting “must be” ‘completed by--1600 < hours -on the date of the "meeting. -New members must ‘pay “their membership 30 days - invadvance of the meeting date _ "in order to vote at the meeting. 2 The membership fee may be - paid atthe Hospital Reception ~ Society . : : tot tok : “HERITAGE “PARK is now “open to the public for tours, » Wednesday to Sunday from 10:30 aim. to 5:30) p.m, “through toe the end of . September. For more informa- tion regarding, school tours, weddings, family portraits or jarge group tours,’ telephone “Heritage Park wt 635-4546 or 635-2508 7 kakik NOW. OPENED — Crystal's ‘Place,. Youth Centre. Operating, Monday, Wednes- vedays Friday. 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 4804 Olson St. TRAM PLAY. HORSESHOE _ There will be a horseshoe (rain- “ing program for anyone who .. would like to play. Come out . Wed. evening or Sunday after- “{cipation. For more informa- ; ton call 635-2856 pas kkk ‘ THE OVEREATERS ANON- ..¥MOUS support group meets ‘at the Terrace Women’s . Resource Centre, 4542 Park ” Ave, Ph: 635-6510 or 638-0664 ‘for more information. : . Newcomers welcome, fee Kak “ANYONE INTERESTED in , joining a support, group | for “step a and blended families, call © Leg at 635-2055. Dats ACR a cont'd B10 act public. service to its renders and those. com- munity organizations in the: area. “all renewals * of: memberships : “>desk, or by mail. Secretary, - “Kitimat General Hospital - : noon, It is fun and good par- - “every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. . “The Terrace Standard . offers What's Up as a tear-facing infant carriers ora convertible seat: von ed. - window. '‘That really brings it home,’’ she add- TK marks big 30 Monday, Aug, 1, 1960 mark- ed another milestone for Ter- race. That was the day CFTK first took to the airwaves and the community got radio station, <7 Then found at 1140 on the dial, CFTK was: headquartered in the old Nash building at the -- comer.of Emerson‘and«Lazelle (facing the post office). John ‘Nash, an engineer, ‘worked with ” station founder’Fred- Weber on... remember Bert’ Ljungh, John the layout of the building and R.C. Steele of Kitimat and J. Nance also helped Weber get things going. Apart from managing direc- tor Weber, there: were four other staff members on opening day - programming director Norm MacDonald, accountant ida MacDonald, sales manager ‘ts own - " great _ Blake Ennis. “Surrey Inn, Fred Weber . “Here ‘n There’’ “by a Yvonne Moen Wayne Seabrook (he had a voice) and announcer ‘Many. of you: probably also Foster, Al Parfitt, John Ford, Hugh McClarity and Al Cobb ‘from their days as announcers. This year also marked 27 ‘years with the company for Marg Van Herd and Hennie. Mare tells me when TK held a 20 year reunion in 1980 at the former employees showed up for the event. Over the past 30 years, TK has brought many hours of entertainment to many. homes, Congratulations to all staff past and present. It’s always been a pleasureto turn on the radio in the morning and hear so many happy voices coming over the air. oe kok kok When Otto Lindstrom return- ed from holiday, he thought he’d go out for some exercise by checking out his -trapline — it includes: the watershed of the Zymacord River and the Earlson Creek road. ~~ Finding a wash-out had made the Sleeping Beauty Mountain irail passable for 4X45 only at Pirl Creek, he decided to build a small bridge to allow smail vehicles and skidoos to cross. more than 100. gR . Now he has discovered sOme . "person or persons went out' | -there and built a bonfire right -: on top of the bridge and burnt it down. Otto’s wondering what would make anyone want to do something like that. Perhaps the person or per-_ sons responsible would like to go out and rebuild it so people can again use the trail? kkkkk Jim and Peggy McKeoun recently had all their children home. for a special family gathering — their mother’s 70th birthday, The last time the family all got together was for Jim’s 80th which was three years ago. It was nice to see their duaghter pam again who is going to school in Vancouver and apparently doing very well. kKkkke _ Congratulations to Robert and Paulette McCulloch on becoming grandparents. Their daughter Julie gave birth to boy, Travis Laurence. Julie and husband Chris Herkl live in Vic- toria where Chris is golf pro at the Oak Bay golf and country ; club, kt ‘Seniors at the Happy Gang Centre are getting ready for a day’s outing to Prince Rupert cont'd B2 - specific weights. Lalande is co-ordinating a free car seat safety . check to be held later this month. : Trail’s end near for Rotary Club Pushing a stroller along the Howe Creek trail will be a lot “easier once the Terrace Rotary Club’s three month improve- - finishing touches,’’ he said. have put in some 3,000 hours of volunteer labour. Arthritis society launches campaign on residential doors this month to raise money. time in the society’s activities. society spokesman Yolly Wilcox last week, call 635-7026 or 635-5024 for more information. . when canvassers come calling. fecting one-in seven’ people. Talstra.*’ Language gap bridged ment project is completed, says project chairman David Hull. Since June, club volunteers have been upgrading the stretch of creekside promenade running from the Christy park soccer fields to Parkside Elementary and now just have to do “the But that will complete only phase one of the project, he ad- ded. Next comes bank stabilization required by the environ- ment ministry to be followed by a clean-up of the creek bed itself fcom the foot of Skeenaview Hill to Parkside school. Pe'nting out this stretch of the creek was quite shallow with very little slope, Hull said even a small log could back the water up and create flooding on the south side of the creek. For that reason, the city had diverted spring water emerging - at the foot of Skeenaview Hill into the: Kalum St. storm sewers. However, once the debris had been removed, the spr- ing would be allowed to flow into Howe Creek once again. Hull said financial support for the project had been receiv- ed from the federal Environment ministry ($9,500) and the City of Terrace ($6,000). By the time the project reached com- pletion, the 60 members of the Rotary club were expected te More than 60 arthritis society volunteers are out knocking September is also arthritis month, making the combination of spreading information and gathering money an important ‘Research is costly. We appeal to the community to help us find the ultimate answer — the cure for this disease,” said She added that more volunteers are needed and people can Pamphlets containing envelopes in which people can send donations will be Icft at residences where nobody is home - Arthritis is the country’s number one chronic disease, af- The society’s September campaign began. with the declara- tion that the monthi is Arthritis Month by Terrace mayor Jack With the number of adults wanting to take English as a Se- cond Language (ESL) courses exceeding the places available in ESL classes, the Open College has decided to bridge the gap, Starting Tuesday, Sept. 18 the Knowledge Network (Chan- nel 12) will air Open English. College adult basic education co-ordinator.Mary Selman says the series will teach viewers every ‘day language '*focusing on the activities ofan extended North American family.’ Although primarily aimed al those unable to. altend: formal classes, she. Suggests the series will also benefi t those enrolled in ESL classes, . ! The. program will -air-at 7.30 p.m. on m Tuesdays and be: : / Tepeated on: Saturdays 3 al 3 pe m. : . ‘ems. for. this section are for non-profit organizations and for _ (hose events in which “(here Is no ‘cost ta gain ‘-admisston. ..To-cméet our produc on. deadlines, . we. ask a] that all items be ‘submiit- ited’ by, noen on the : FRIDAY: preceding the ‘“ifpllowing week's Issue. We also ask that items be ‘(ypewsitten or.be'printed DAYS OF YORE. A far cry from its present quarters, the ald Nash building above was home to CFTA > when it first came on air in August 1960, Early staff members included Barb Barnswell (above, left to . Fight), Katy McKeown, John Morrison, David (last name not known), Dawid, Estaculle and John Dando, Jeisas' The. station moved to its new bultng in April 1973.