16 Terrace Review — Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1986

Audience captured

by Michael Kelly

TERRACE — Don
Diego’s restaurant re-
cently hosted a full house
of literate and curious
locals who came to hear
a northern B.C. author
read from a selection of
his works.

‘The introduction was
provided by George
Stanley, Northwest
Community College
(NWCC) English in-
structor, who immedi-
ately issued a disclaimer
that Brian Fawcett ‘‘is
not a romantic and
political poet, as adver-
tised by the promotional
posters for this
reading.”

The reading which
followed justified the
disclaimer.

Brian Fawcett’s short
stories are written in a
linear and. staight-

‘ forward manner, giving
them an easy readability
which tends to conceal

the wealth of craftsman-
ship in their construc-

tion.

His readings of three

of these stories were
delivered in a direct and
unassuming fashion —
an approach which com-
plemented his prose style
and, if anything, under-
scored the frequent har-
sliness and violence in
the storylines.

Fawcett prefaced the
first pair of stories by
warning the. audience,
“'¥You cannot stand out-
side the structure of
these stores.’’

Both tales, based on
actual events, concerned
encounters between
bears and humans. The
feeling of inevitability
and moments of comic
relief in the development
did nothing to diminish
the impact of the end-
ings, which proved to be
particularly ghastly ex-
periences for both
species.

His final selection,
taken from The Secret
Journal of Alexander
MacKenzie, was a
lengthy description of
the. social and economic
deterioration of a com-

munity following the
takeover of local
business and industry by
multinational corpora-
tions.

This one tended to
contradict his disavowal
of political writings.
However, the politics
here are not of election
campaigns and ballot
boxes, but the politics of
real and often nameless
forces which influence
and sometimes distort
human lives on an in-
dividual level. During
the . discussion period
following the reading he
identified Prince George,
his boyhood home, as
being the community
upon which the story was
modelled.

When questioned
about the rather dark
and violent nature of
these stories, Fawcett
replied, ‘‘I grew up in an
atmosphere of violence.
To push that aside would
be to deny something of
the fundamental truth in
my writings. I haven’t
put anything into these

stories that isn’t already
at large in the world —
and working on you.”’
Brian Fawcett’s north-
western tour was spon-
sored jointly by NWCC

and the Canada Council.

His latest book is The
Secret Journal of Alex-
ander MacKenzie,
published by Talon-
books of Vancouver.

Council appointments for ’86

Mayor Jack Talstra
has kept all the previous
council committees for
1986 and added one
more.

The addition is the
Social Planning and
‘Cultural Services Com-
mittee headed by Fred
MacDonald with Ruth
Hallock and Mo Takhar
as members.

Talstra said with 20
percent or more unem-
ployment in Terrace, 500
local families living
below the poverty, line
and the revived food
bank handing out 150
bags per month, the time
had come for such a
committee.

He added he hopes for
industrial development
for Terrace, but when it
comes the town must be
sure it serves some use
for the community such
as low-cost housing and
jobs.

With no city funds
available for the commit-

Ladies’ Auxillary president Beverly Dickle shakes hands

tee, the mayor admitted
it has a limited ability to
function ‘‘but who
knows, perhaps much
can be done,’ he con-
cluded.

The Finance and Ad-
ministration Committee
will be headed by Bob
Jackman with George
Clark and Takhar as
members.

The Public Works and
Transportation Commit-
tee will be chaired by
Hallock with. Bob
Cooper and Jackman as
members.

The Recreation, Parks
and Library Committee
will be headed by Takhar
with Hallock and Clark
as members.

The Planning and

Economic’ Development —

Committee will be
chaired by Clark with
Jackman, Cooper and
MacDonald as members.

In other appointments
Takhar will sit on the
Mills Memorial Hospital

with Banch 13's president Robari Fisher after presenting
him with a cheque for $5,000 from the Ladies’ Auxiliary.

Board representing the
city. Jackman will do
likewise on the Ter-
raceview Society Board
and will also sit on the

’ Skeena Union Board of

Health.

The Expo 86 Great
Race Committee will
have Clark as its council
representative. Hallock
will serve on the River-
boat Days Committee
and Cooper will act as
service club liason.

The Heritage Museum
Society Advisory Com-
mittee appointment was
given to Hallock, Clark
got the Library Associa-
tion seat and Takhar
received a place on the
Advisory Parks and
Recreation Committee.

Cooper will sit on the
Terrace Economic Ad-
visory Commission
(TEAC) and on the Air-

port Advisory Commit-
tee.

Fred MacDonald will
sit on both the North by
Northwest Travel Assoc-
iation and the Yellow-
head Highway Associa-
tion as well as the Family
Court Committee.

Hallock will sit on
both the Advisory Com-
mittee for the Disabled
and the board of the Ter-
race and District Com-
munity Services Society,

Although council nor-
mally elects the members
who sit on the non-
standing committees,
this year the alderman
accepted all but one of
Mayor Talstra’s sugges-
tions.

Clark traded Jackman
his original seat on the
Skeena Union Board of
Health for the Great
Race position.

DISTRICT

OF TERRACE

a Parks and Recreation Dept.

Advisory Parks & Recreation
Commission

Sue Springer from the Northernway Fitness Club recently
donated gifts to the CFTK Television fund. The money
was used to provide needy families in the Terrace area
with gifts. A fitness workout was held at Cassie Hall
Schoo! to ralse funds to be donated to CFTK. There ware
25 participants in the workout. All the presents were
distributed to the needy familles by the Salvation Army.

Jackie’s Column

Osteoporosis:

A preventable disease

Have you fed your bones lately? Do you know how
much calcium you normally consume? If your diet
contains few dairy products or vitamin/muineral
supplements containing calcium, your bones may
be underfed — especially if you’re a woman.

Osteoporosis, a severe loss of bone density and
weakening of bones can be the end result of a
calcium-poor diet. This crippling bone disease now
afflicts 15 or 20 million Americans — eight times as
many women as men.

Once thought to be a natural phenomenon of old
age, osteoporosis has now been established as a
preventable disease. Older Americans, especially
women, need no longer resign themselves to poor
posture, humped backs or easily fractured bones,

Prevention of osteoporosis, however, needs to
begin early in life. As early as age 30, this gradual
deterioration can begin if the body needs to con-
tinually draw calcium from bone reserves to supply
the need for proper blood clotting, muscle contrac-
tion and heart function.

This process naturally accelerates for women
around age 50 as menstruation ceases and
hormone levels change. Hence, by age 70 to 80, a
woman risks severely weakened bones if bone mass
has not been built up over the years through a diet |
rich in calcium and proper exercise.

Diet: The average woman consumes about 450mg
of calcium per day — less that half of what she
needs. The current recommended daily allowance
of calcium is 800mg, but many experts now feel
even this amount is too low. Many physicians now
recommend 1,000 to 1,200mg per day for women in
their child-bearing years and 1,500mg per day for
post menopausal women.

Dairy products, leafy green vegetables and can-
ned fish with bones are the foods highest in
calcium. A cup of milk or yogurt contains approx-
imately 300mg.

Whenever possible, these foods should be includ-
ed in the diet to provide a natural source of

_ calcium. To ensure, however, that you are getting
the recommended |,000 to 1,200mg per day, it may
be necessary to supplement your diet with a vita-

. min/mineral tablet, If so, the tablet should be taken
with meals for maximum absorption.

Exercise: A regular exercise program can be
almost as important as proper diet. The most
beneficial workouts include weight-bearing exer-
cises done in an upright position, e.g., jogging, ten-
nis, walking, volleyball, soccer, etc. These activities

Appointment

The District of Terrace Is requesting persons
to serve on the Terrace Advisory Parks &
Recreation Commission. The Commissionis a
voluntary Council-appointed agency whose
function Is to advise Council regarding the
provision of Parks and Recreation services in
Terrace. Appointments are for two year terms.
The Commission meets once per month.

All interested persons are requested to con-
tact Mr. E.R. Hallsor, Administrator, District of
Terrace by telephoning 635-6311. Letters of in-
terest must be received by the District by
January 22, 1986.

03¢

cause the bones to become more dense by placing
weight on them:

In addition to proper diet and exercise, your
physician may recommend low-dose estrogen
therapy at the time of menopause to decrease your
chances for bone loss. .

For more information on ways to promote good
health through diet and exercise, contact the Diet
Center.

gear in the F CFFACE
oi) Mini Mall —
638-8380 ;