eee eee enn eon nnneseenn Te ee tee ee Le ae reen room, a Merry room ‘MERRY HALLSOR may be leaving Terrace, but ‘Terrace isn *t letting go of her. Hallsor and her husband moved to Pender Island ‘last week to be closer to their family — especially ‘their grandchildren, As a poing away present, the Terrace Little Theatre ‘has renamed its Green Room, a lounge area for actors -and audience members, to the Merry Hallsor room. "Tt is a recognition of her length of service to the ~elub, ** said Gordon Oates, president of ithe Terrace > Little Theatre, ‘Hallsor’s parents started the Terrace Little Theatre -in 1953, when she was just a youngster. She started acting when she was 10 years old. And since then she’s acted in dozens of plays, created sets, directed, produced, was on the board of directors for ‘the TLT and was president of Theatre B.C. ~-Hailsor said renaming the room after her was an ‘honour. “The McColl playhouse was named alter my _parents — McColl is my maiden name — but now I ‘have a room named after just me,”’ Hallsor said Nov. ‘27.as movers packed up her belongings. - She said it was hard to leave Terrace after growing Up here. .-“This town has been super good to us. We’re leav- ing a lot of friends, but we'll be back to visit.”’ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 2, 1998 - BS The Terrace Little Theatre’s board of directors has renamed the McColl Playhouse’s Green Room to the Merry Hallsor room, Hallsor is shown here with the Eric Hamber award, for her outstanding contribution to community theatre in B.C. This award was given to her at the Mainstage Festival last summer. Around Town -Senior’s dinner cancelled - THE ROYAL Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary regrets that it will not be hosting the senior’s Christraas dinner this year. This dear to our hearts December event has grown too big. for our facility, We are now exploring an alternate plan for 1999. We wish all of you a Happy Holiday Sea- .80n, _.. Roya] Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary Respite Home’s wish list TERRACE’S RESPITE Home, a place where families can take their mentally challenged children when they need a break, is looking for special donations this Christ- -mas. The home’s wish list includes: tape decks, rocking chairs, watl lamps, curtains and duvets, educational toys, positioning wedges, an entertainment centre and videos, it’s outside playhouse requires windows, paint and some creative TLC. The home also needs estimates or volunteer time from contractors and electricians for a week’s worth “of work needed around the home, Work includes moving all electrical outlets out of the way, installing wall lamps, building drawers oul of walls and creating nooks in walls ‘to place things out of reach of children. Rehearsal spot needed TERRACE LITTLE THEATRE director Marianne Brorup Weston is still looking for a iarge open space to rehearse her festival entry, A Life in the Theatre. The space is needed from January 1 through Mesch 19. Also needed is a stage manager. If you are well-organised, like to take charge and preferably have some background in theatre, call Marianne at 635-2942. The Dr, R.E.M. Lee Foundation presents Valentines Day, my dear New Orleans Style Sat. Feb. 13, 1999. YOU BE THE JUDGE Can a far-sighted doctor cause premature menopause? Oh, Darling, you look so beautiful in your wedding dress, Christine Onassis with all har billlons couldnt hava looked more lovaly. Frances lookad admiringly as her daughter stood in front of the mirror while the dressmaker was adjusting tha hem. , — : Mum, can you imagine, just 3 days away. Queen for’ the day! My heartstrings are beating ferociously.” Suddenly Frances daughter noticed her mother grip- ping har right side. Mother, is anything wrong, you look as if youra in palin, Frances forced a smile on her fips, Nothing to worry about, Just some Indigestion, t just cant eat fatty stuff anymore, Tha next morning, Frances called her gynecologist, Or. Pearson. Dr. Pearson, Ive got to see you. Something |s terribly wrong. Youve been my doctor for tha past 12 years. | trust you. The appointment, the tests, and then the diagnosis took fess than 2 days. . Dr, Pearson looked grim. Frances, this is serious and then again not so serious. Youve got a tumor on your right ovary. lis got to come out, Now, | think we can catch it in tine. Frances almost falnted. How treacherous life was. Yesterday such joy. Today such terror, Dr, Pearson, | agree, but it must wait till after the wed- ding. Nothing must spall my littl gids day. Frances had the operation the day after the wedding. Evarybody breathed a sigh of reliel. Tha tumor was taken out In time. No spreading. Awaak later, it slarted. Urina leakage. It gat mare and more pronounced. Francis was forced to wear adult size BY CLAIRE BERNSTEIN BASED ON ACTUAL COURT CASES. diapers. A humiliating exparience for a woman of just 48. ~ Finally, Frances saw a urologist. His diagnosis inturi- ated har, Dr, Pearson: mucked up. He did a lousy job tying up the ovary, Tha only way out lo slop your misery I to remove the other ovary, - Frances graw grim, Dr. Monroe, | am 46 years of age. Does that mean that Il} slarl menopause? My life is ruined. Dr. Peeuson is nat going to gat away with this, Im suing him for all my damages. In court, Frances was fit to be lied. Your Honor, the expart witnesses have testified that this kind of damage. following a hysterectomy occurs in only 0,5-1.0% of casas, The fact that Dr, Pearson is 70 yeas old with daclining ayesight and tha fact that ha was not wearing his prescription eyagiassas explains why tha surgary was botched, Dz. Pearsan could feel his blood pressure rise, Your Honer, | was weaving my reading glasses during the sur- gary. Thal was mora than enough, You see, ahysterec- tomy is assentially a ‘blind procedure the uretar cant be seen because the bladder blocks It. Even if one had the vision of a hawk one couldnt see It. it wouldnt have : mada a cifference if Id worn my prescription glasses. Should tha doclor have to pay far the botched up sur- gery? YOUI BE THE JUDGE. Then see below for the caurts decision. 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