The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 25, 1994 - B1

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A WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

What's Up!

Wednesday; May 25
THE LEPROSY MISSION, Terrace Auxilliary
hosts an evening of drama and dessert with na-
tional Leprosy Mission communications director
Nicholas Hunter. It starts at 7:30 p.m. in the li-
brary meeting room. Admission Iree, all wel-
come. For more info call Betty al 635-6248,

Friday, May 27
TERRACE ANTI-POVERTY GROUP Society

holds a free information session an UIC, social -

assistance, and landlord/ienant issues, It happens
from 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the library basement. For
more info call Helga or Gerry at G35-4631.

Saturday, May 28
PARKSIDE FUN FAIR. takes place from i1
a.m. to 3 p.m. Games, concession, rummage and

bake sale by the Parkside School Parents Ad-~

visory Council.

ATTENTION ALL DIVERS! Northwest scuba
divers are mecting to clean up the area under the
wharf at Kitamaat Village from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Come and help oul, Contact 632-2338.

Monday, May 30
TERRACE FIGURE SKATING CLUB holds
ils annual general meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the li-
brary basement.

NORTHWEST DEVELOPMENT Education
Association board meeting is 7:30 p.m. al the St
Malthew’s Centre 2nd floor. Call 635-6233 for
more info. All welcome.

TERRACE ANTI-POVERTY SOCIETY hosts
a free workshop for training advocates, forming
coalitions and examining amendments to the
Residential Tenants Act. 10 am. to 3 p.m. May
- 30-31-at the Carpenters Union Hall. Regisicr by
calling 635-4631, ,

; Friday, June 3
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH holds its 40th
anniversary June 3-5. Contaci Mrs. H.. Godlinski
at 635-5397 for more information. -

Tuesday, June 7:
TERRACE BREASTFEEDING Support Group
holds its monthly meeting al the Mills: Memorial
Hospital education room at 8 p.m.. For more info
call Terry al 635-4694,

LEGION LADIES AUXILLIARY meets June
7th, Potluck at 6:30, meeting at 7:30.

Wednesday, June 8

TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE holds its
monthly general mecting al 8:00 p.m. in the
McColl Playhouse, 3625 Kalum St,

Saturday, June 11
KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY holds ils
annual general meeting at noon at the Kermode
Friendship Centre, Buffet and Kilselas dancers lo
follow.

Monday, June 13
CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE: holds its
annual general meeting at 7:30 p.m. ‘You: must
have purchased or renewed your membership by
May 13 Lo be cligibic to vate,

WEDNESDAYS
SINGLE PARENTS SUPPORT GROUP meets
Wednesday afternoons al 1 p.m, al the Women’s
Centre. For more info call 638-0228.

TERRACE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

mects al 7 p.m. at the Women’s Centre. Also Sat-'

urday nights at 7:30.

TERRACE PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S AS-
SOCIATION holds its monthly meeting the third

- Wednesday of every month. Mccl for lunch at the
Terrace Inn from noon to 1 p.m. Contact Joyce at
635-9660,

SKEENA VALLEY QUILTERS meet the first
and third Wednesday cach month at 7 p.m. in the
home -¢c.. room at Skeena Junior Secondary
School. Beginners and more experienced quilters
welcome, Call 635-2230 for more information.

HUFF AND PUFF Asthma Group holds its
monthly mecting the third Wednesday of cach
month at the Women’s Resource Centre on Park
Ave. from 7 lo 9 p.m.

LADIES KERMODEI LIONS club meets at the
Inn of the West, Call Karen al 638-0707 for times
and more info.

TERRACE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS ~

**Steps to Recovery’”* mects al 7 p.m. cvery Wed-
“ nesday al the Kermode Friendship Centre.

THURSDAYS ,
TOPS (Take Of Pounds Sensibly) meets cvery
Thursday al 7:30-p.m. al the Skeena Health Unit
auditorium. Woigh- ini al 6 p.m.

CANADA WORLD YOUTH

TERRACE IS getting a scc-
ond chance to play host to a
group of 14 young people

‘from: Canada and India.

Fourteen Canada Warld
Youth participants will be ar-

-tiving here in late July to learn
about the areaand carry oul

communily work projects
here,

They will spend 10 weeks
here before travelling to India
fora similar period there.

‘A Canada World ‘Youth
group was here last summer
and enjoyed their time here,

“Everyone found it to be a
very good experience,’” says
John Frederickson, this year’s

Terrace to host exc

project Icader.

Frederickson arrived last
week and now begins the pro-
cess of finding seven’ host
families to take on the
participants.

“Hopefully it will be an
experience where a family
will welcome two more
people into the family.”’

A host family has to be
prepared to take in two people
— A Canadian participant and
his or her Indian counterpart.

“Hopefully it will be an ex-

_Tanging
‘placements for participants in

perience where a family will
welcome two more people into
the family,’ said Frederick-
son.

This is his first time as a pro-
ject leader, bul Frederickson .
participated in a Canada
World Youth exchange to the

Dominican Republic 10 years

ago.
The group will move on to
India on Oct. 20 of this year.
Frederickson will also be ar-
community work

the coming wecks.

If you-can help host a couple
of.. participants, call John
Frederickson at 635-1181.

638-7283

John Frederickson

g Marking
20 years

race Child

weekends

IT WAS A PARTY at the Ter-
Development
Centre on Eby St two
ago when the

centre hosted a Community
Appreciation Day. This year is
the 20th anniversary of the
opening of the Child Develop-
ment Centre here and to mark
the occasion thera was a
cake-cutting ceremony and
various fun-filled activities for
children. Skeena MLA Helmut
Giesbrecht and city freeman
Vesta Douglas were on hand
for the event. The centre's
work includes speech therapy,
physiotherapy, family support,
“ accupational therapy, and the
Building Healthier Bables pro-
gram.

the 12th

THEY’RE COMING from

California, West Virginia and
Australia.

Yes, Australia.
This year Kitimat is hosting
annual Bigfoot

Sidecar Club, a west coast-
based group.

More than 150 sidecar
enthusiasts converged last year
on Coeur D’Alene, Idaho for
the 1993 rally.

Sidecar Rally from July 28-
31 and the motorcycle event is

expected to draw plenty of at-

tention.

It’s the annual international
event that’ draws
members of ~ the

together -
Bigfoot

Motorcyclists in general tend
{0 seek out-each other.

Sidecars are so rare and un-
usual thal their owners tend to

form an even -quirkier sub-cult.. .

“People will go a long way ~~ atthe rally,

for the fellowship,” said. local

tider James Gilham.

There’s presently only one
sidecar on the road in the
northwest.

But anyone interested in
sidecars is inviled to attend.

So far the event is receiving
outsianding support from local
businesses, Gilham said.

Enthusiasts will be able to

pick up plenty of technical tips .
- Awareness Month and in-
“eludes a ‘toast, to fallen molor-
cyclists.

Among those. present wil be

Kitimat hosts Bigfoot rally

Pete Smith, a former national
champion sidecar racer. -

“They're such a unique kind
of vehicle,’ Gillham said.
“There’s a cerlain amount of |
cottage lore involved.”

Local motorcyclists will also
be getting together this Sun-
day for a Memorial Mystery
jour around the area.

It. wraps . up’. Motorcycle