Early Start is important _

TERRACE — It is never too
early to start reading to your
children — that is the message
of the Books for Babies pro-
gram and it is one organizers
say is being enthuslastically
received by parents,

: “All the comiments were very.
positive,” Pat Kolterman said
following .a recent survey of
those who had taken partin the
program over the past year..

- A joint project of the local
public and school . libraries,
Books for Babies aims at pro-
moting literacy and making
parents aware of the role they
can play in preparing their child
to read, Kolterman explained.

Suggesting many parents
delayed reading to their children
until they ‘were three: or four
years old, she said research had
shown the importance of doing
so with even very young
children, ‘‘It does so much to
Stimulate their language
development,’’ she pointed out.

That message was contained
in the pamphlet in the Books for
Babies package presented to
parents taking their child to the
Skeena Health Unit for its first
vaccination. There was also a
book to start them off, ideas for
fingerplays and nursery rhymes.

'

BABY BOOKED. Karin Clark-Mol and baby sc son "Josh Clark picked up their Books for Bables package

from the Skeena Health Unit's Carol Harrison last, week. An enthusiastic supporter of the program,
Karin says she already reads both English and Dutch — her native language — to her six week old ©

youngster,

Kolterman said the program
was initiated one year ago with
a $1,000 grant from ‘School
District 88 and a further $1,000
in. donations from local
businesses, Since then approx-
imately 500 packages had been
distributed to mew parents
throughout the school : district

which extends north to Stewart
and east to the Hazeltons.
-This year the school district

Was again providing $1,000 and,

in recognition that 1990 is, the
International Year of Literacy,
the Skeena Union Board of
Health had come up with a mat-
ching grant.

However, while acknowledg-
ing the value of such support,
Kolterman added,

tions.” She said anyone wishing
to make a contribution —
they’re tax deductible — could

do so by contacting Gillian —

Campbell at the public library.

“We're.
always looking for more dona-.

“Mrs. O’Boyle

TERRACE KINSMEN |

CITIZEN OF THE MONTH

Mrs. O'Boyle has been choosen for her.”

tremendous contribution of personal time
she has dedicated to fellow sanior
cillzens in our community.

See
4668 Lakelse Ave.,
Terrace 636-2662

SCIENTIFIC ART. More than 40 designs were submitted in

the recent competition to find a logo for the 25th Annual Ter-

race Science Fair. Rodney Sanchez’ entry (below) was

selected overall winner and the design will now be incor-

porated in all fair promotional materials. Runner up awards

went to Leah.Gilbert, Dustin Dunbar, Erin Davies, Lauren
- Sabine and Sarah Eve Kelly,

* alc cht eeepc Sara RIL acre nc RT, Peli ce, RP

Festival

By JO FALCONER
Entries for the 25 Pacific
- Northwest Music Festival total
971 with well over 2,000 com-
petitors taking part,

Totals for each category are:
Piano — 369, Instrumental —
180, Speech Arts — 153, Dance
— 127, Vocal — 52, Band —

numbers climb

Personnne! will be needed at
all locations. to act as recording

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Slides & pools
every Monday,
2 for 1,
bring a friend.

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After 4:30 p.m. all pools -
and slides are 2 for 1.

Terrace Concert Society

&

Terrace District Teachers Association
presents

William Street — Band, Derek
Stoll — Instrumental.

The festival committee
thanks the business and private
patrons who have contributed
80 generously to help cover the
cost of organizing the Festival.

secretaries, door people and
generally assisting in the runn-
ing of the festival.

If you are able to donate your
time between March 8 to 17,
please call Florence Euverman
at 635-2418,

/ Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February” 7, 1990 — — Page 83 —

35, Choral — 31, Orff and
Recorder — 14,

Northwest communities are
well represented with entries
from Terrace, Kitimat, Prince
Rupert, Smithers, Houston,
Stewart, Hazelton and Kéit-
wanga.

The festival committee is
hard at work programming the
events. Dance, band, choirs,
choral speaking. and drama
competitions will be held at the
R.E.M. Lee Theatre.

Speech arts and vocal com-
petitions will be at the United
Church and instrumental at
Caledonia. Junior piano will
take place at the pentecostal
church and senior piano at the
Alliance church, |

Adjudicators for this year
are:

Alexandra Munn — Senior
plano, Jocelyn Pritchard —
Junior Piano, Teresa Dee —

(Th Thanks ]

, Dear sir,

The Terrace chapter of the
Canadian Diabetes. Associa-
tion: would like to thank all
canvassers, Frank Donahue

oe and) staff,- -Jane Braam and

everyone’. who generously

~ donated. to’ its recent fund
-ralsing drive.

: The: ‘amount. raised was

“f've been coming to Jronworus for 3 months, thare’s a better selec-

tion of weights & equipment here." Hive hte 6

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Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
R.E.M. LEE THEATRE

Tickets available at Erwin's Jewellers, Skeena Mall

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