OMMUNI The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 1, 1993 - Paqe B1 JEFF ‘NAGEL 638-7283 SRCEKE KEES SEPTEMBER 3, 1593 - Royal, Canadian Legion entertainment for September 1993, steak night Sept 3rd, Meat Draw 530 to 7:30 pm, Setp 3/4 Keith Malenson, 10/11th Frank Jerome (sat afternoon Jam session), 17/18th Jack O'Clubs, 24/25th Rocky top, coming in october Halloween Nigh Oct 29/30th fancy dress, dance to Keith Melanson members and bonafide guests welcome, ee go ee Oe SEPTEMBER 7, 1993 - The Terrace Breastfeeding support group is having its monthly meeting at the education room in Milis Memorial Hospital at 8:00 p-m., for further information ‘call Terry Walker 635-4694. be dl SEPTEMBER 7, 1993 - Ladies Auxiliary Royal Canadian legion is having a general meeting at the Royal Canadian Legion at 7:30 p.m. SUKERKE EERE SEPTEMBER 8, 1993 - Terrace Little Theatre Society holds a member meeting for more information call Gordon Ostes 638-0996 McColl Playhouse, 8p.m. HEE ERE EE - SEPTEMBER....8,,. “Scout district registration at ELT. Kenney Primary, Schoo! gym, from 7-8:30 p.m. eeeneeneen SEPTEMBER 11, 12, 1993 -No cost but to register call Sandy Mikkelsen, two day .workshop .for,those wishing ta become a family through adopting, adoptive parents welcome too. This will take place at the Skeena Health Unit Auditorium, 9-12 and 1-4 both days. oe a ee SEPTEMBER 13, 1993 - Voices in the Valley (Youth Choir 12-24 yr) is havin g fall registration at the Christ ‘Lutheran Church, 7:00 p.m. for additional informalion or to register please phone 638-1230. : SESE EEEBES SEPTEMBER 14, 1993 21 AND 22 - Diabetic. teaching clinic at Milis Memorial Hospital, a doctors refereal is required contact Dana Hill, RN at 635-4050 or 638-1956 ESRETEERED SEPTEMBER 17, 18, 19, 1993 - Terrace Hospice Society is having a hospice volunteer training workshop at the Skeena Health Unit Auditorium if you are interested in becoming a8 Hospice volunteer, visitors call 635- 4811 for mote information. SEER ERE SEPTEMBER 17, 1993 - Terrace Hospice Society is having a “Care for the Dying and Their Family” General ‘information about hospice, the ‘losses for the dying and the role of the volunteer, Open to public and no charge. Skeena Health ‘Unit ‘Auditorium from 7:30 to -10500° ‘p.m. © foc . more Information call’ 635-4811. ; : PEPE EET TS ot | SEPTEMBER 21, 1993 - B.C. Schizoprenia Socicty will _ discuss the coming years agenda housing conference, give “aupport. 3302. Sparks St | owastairs) at 7:30 p.m., - PEPE LL LL) SEPTEMBER 23, 1993 - “Ferrace and District. Community Services Society will be holding “their1993 annual “general - meeting on Thursday Seplember “23,°1993 in the;Torrace Public “Library at 7:30 p.m, There will ‘be an election of officers. Come and find out what services we provede for our community. For more * information. call 635- 3178. CRO aeaeke aa ite TERRACH ART ASSOCIATION Summer workshops for July and Augusl, all workshops are held in the Terrace Publi Art Gallery. 1993. -. Tait carvin Native art exhibit at gallery ART GALLERY visitors will get a rare treat this month, For the first time the Terrace Art Gallery will host a show of exclusively Nisga’a native art. On display for the month of September will be the masks, button blankels, rattles and other carvings of the Tait fam- ily of carvers. Alver Tait, Isaac Tait, Valerie Tait, Ron Telek, Hope Tait, Hope Telek, Deborah Lamal and Robert Tait will display works at the exhibition, which opens Friday. ° Entitled Where the. People. . Gather: Carving a Totem Pole, the show is organized around au exhibition of photographs by Vickie Jensen that docu- ment the carving and raising of a totem pole under the direc-' tion of master carver Norman Tait at the Native Education Centre in Vancouver. The last showing of native art in Terrace was 1983 when some works Of Frieda Dicsing and others were shown along with a show of gallery mem- bers’ work, “We're really excited,’* says gallery volunteer Joanne Thomson, “The Nisga’a car- vers are internationally known and we rarely get an op- portunity to view their work here in Terrace,’’ Jensen says her photographs ; represent six years of work. She used 2,200 negatives and 25 audio tapes while observing the carving of the 42-foot doorway pole. ve ete “ didn’t want it to be just a book about how to carve,’ Jensen says. “I wanted to take the viewers inside the carving shed, so they can hear the rhythm of the adzes and smell the cedar chips.”’ Although requested to attend the show, self-taught master carver Norman . Tait has declined, ‘*He’s the one who taught us * everything we know,’’ says Norman’s younger brother, Al- « ver Tait, ‘‘He’s the real master, He’s our leader.”” Norman spent years carrying out exhaustive research un- covering the long-ignored cul- ture of the Nisga’a. ‘He's the reason the family is so strong because of his IMAGES of the carving and raising of this totem pole are part of an exhibition celebrating Nisga’a carvers at the Terrace Art Gallery this month. The show features photographs by Vickie Job course offered Dave Watt headed north from Penticton this spring after hearing there was work inthenorth “A Friend said there was work up north, I heard it was belter in northern B.C. than in southern B.C.,”’ said Watt. He didn’t find a job but he did find Interconnect, -a local agency that helps - people prepare for job interviews or to further develop skills re- quired for the work force. “T was walking by, saw the sign, thought. it. was an employment agency. [ came up and signed up,’’ says: Watt, He’s half way through a four month program and so.far has picked up computer skills and a lot of ideas, “Tt gives you that litile push for getting out there. It pumps “you up,’’ says Watt who wants to become a mechanic. Interconnect not only boosts confidence, it features com- puter programs to help people learn at their own pace. ' In Watt’s case, he’s working toward the equivalent of a Grade 12 education. ‘‘There’s no. set. format. There are little tests to take you along,’’ Wait adds, Participants also take part in group sessions and have test job interviews video. taped: so they can improve _ their presentations. Interconnect was established in 1987. and is part of the larger Terrace and District Community Services Society... Approximately 70. per cent of its participants cithcr move on to further education or be- gin work, Watt says he prefers Inter- connect over other programs because it’s realistic. In addition to the four-month Jensen and the art of the Tait family. VICKIE JENSEN PHOTO knowledge of the Nisga’a arts and traditions,”’ says Alver, - who studied for.five years un-. der his brother.. -2Unlike his - brother, who ~ lives in Vancouver, Alver has chosen to remain in the Nass. “We enjoy living the. village life, being up here,’’ he says. Tait’s works in the show. in- clude a fronilet-style headdress carved out of red cedar. It fea- ‘tures. the. family’s eagle crest * and ermine skin fur. His yellow cedar dancing staff and a 27-inch. high mask will also be on display. al the - gallery. : Also planned is.a public art- ‘ists’ reception on Sept. 18. that is to include dancing. and cermonial introduction of. the “artists. Details and times-are to - be determined next week, program, Interconnect is hold- ing a two-week course directed at employment skills and decision making. This two-week course is for people between the ages of 19 - and 35, It is scheduled to start ‘Sept 7, Further information is avail- able by contacting Inter- ‘connect at 635-7995. Interconnect’s offices are in ‘Robert Tait "Ing of a new totem pole last year at Gitwinkslhikw (Canyon — atores, the credit union building. Book will t— PRIDE OF THE NORTH feature the Nass ‘ Stunning and breathtaking are the words that spring to mind when one sees the photog- raphy of Gary Fiegehen. Known for his spectacular book Stikine — The Great River, northwesterners will scon get another even closer look at themselves through Fiepehen’s lens, This time he focuses on the people and the culture of the Nass in the new coffee table book entitled Nisga’a — People of the Nass Valley, — The book was written by Alex Rose and designed by Jim Skipp under the direction of the Nisga’a Tribal Council. Elghty colour photographs document the annual cycle of activity in the Nass from the oplichan harvest to the coming of winter. it includes images of the rais- City), The text tells the story of the Nisga’ a land claim — of their refusal to sign a treaty or be as- similated, Publishers Douglas and McIntyre say the book is at the printers now and is slated for release Oct. 30, It will sell for $45 and will he available at northwest book. . . YOUTH AMBASSADORS Sandra Carrita of Kitimat, Tara Gamer of Smithers, and Glenys George of Terrace pose for Richmond's Vanessa Smith at the new Momiji Garden at the Pacific National Exhibition. Carrita was named the representa- tive for the North by Northwest region, Youth ambassadors as from around the province voted Chilliwack's Michelle Dilk, White Rock's Deanna Braaksma, Surrey's Terri McLellan and Parksville’s Nadima El- “Khalafawi to head the 1993 PNE Youth Council."