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Lesson learned?

lessons, :

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: out of school. time with: them.-

7 wasn t the i issue.’

“get an earful to’the contrary!) :.

i What one can: be, one, must be."

“saying. “You know what you're not: doing.”

"of: intentions, ‘were time for my- ‘spiritual. life
“and: ‘writing/creative. time; ‘Without ‘them, . life

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_ Was. (Perhaps: Tam: learning!)

“the post: office. .

“hues. of Breen...

|) love, time- by myself, immersion in stories. ‘and

ma JUST A THOUGHT

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I have. ‘to re-learn the same: old. life |

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Q “ getting short- -changed because. my. new. work > pa
“schedule? No, T'm-lucky;-I gel. to. spend, moet L

+ Was: it that [. wasn’t having enough time ‘-< oo
with: ‘Chris? Well, I'd always like:to have more" ae
‘time ‘with: him and more: nights out but we've ©
“talked about. our- recent busy: spell” ‘and-know-
» thatthe heétic pace is only, for! a ‘time, So that aL

“J don’ t have ‘as ‘much time to spend with 1 my: ~
“friends | as I’d-like but apparently. that’s mutual MO
. t00; ‘busy- ness is going atovind aid. they. don’t. .J..
_ have: time -for.:ime. either: We ‘joke about-it |
at “being a good. thing: the ‘summer months exist: or a
_. we'd never-see each. other. We're: conly: half" -
: kidding, So: although’ my friends are not. visited .- a
“as: much. Las I desire;-things on the friendship -
< ‘front’a ‘are: fine. ‘(Now hopefully P m not. going to-:}

£ After: ‘ticking through - these main: priorities; .

in life ‘and concluding that there weren’t issiies *
/ “surrounding them.causing my. disgruntlement, As; :
-was about. to write off the feelings as grey.
“mnonths, blahs. Then- T-stumbled u 1 upon: this quote
_ o by ‘Abraham Moslow: “As Hubiclantmust make”:

A music, dn artist must paint, a poet.must write fo ye.
Phe is to: be, ultimately at peace. ‘with himself. aoe ee

:, That's. perfect. ‘for, my. students, I thought, “
=-proknptly scribbling - it, down so.‘that I-could .. ].
“take it‘to. school’ to put up on the blackboard’ ° |
ve with “my own ‘addition, . “What must: YOU. do =

“anda happy face: chalked‘in: beneath it. oF
alk love quotes ‘and love. to. ‘pass. ‘them :c on. y pa |
“strive to put: up. ‘words: that. challerige. me, in-. |.
_ spire me,’ encourage. or-even: that chaff. me so" :
that!) can’ think about’ how ‘would ‘rebut. f”
“them. Admittedly. ‘some. quotes “have greater” .
a -:inopact: ‘on me’ than’ others. Maslow?’ § Nagged al- ©

“To me."You know why. you're: frustrated,’ "it kept fp

“And T did- know, In-all'my. careful shuffling:
“and: arranging ‘time. for’ people: and .work pro-' |
- jects, . there were two: things: that I'd forgotten a

“to prioritize; vowing instéad to just somehiow | :
“make. them: fit somewhere. However, -busy--as If.
Swas,: failing to. give such’ activities a‘ slot pretty":
7° much, guaranteed that I; -wouldn’t fit them:
“in These two things, meglected: with the best:

"lacked lustre‘and ‘IJ was: plagued by. insecurities |
~ anid. the. nameless Ploding angst that J I reformed .

| . ‘That’ 'S perfect for h my students, |
a thought, promptly scribbling it:
down, so uf could. take it fo achook’, m

CAR ha! Y de figured out what my problem."
“was. Iwas ‘proud: ‘of imy: “quick” recognition of’. -
"my ‘ailment: ‘the’ ‘neglect.of. activities crucial:to --
“my emotional: ‘wellbeing. It: used to. take ‘me “|
“much: tonger: ‘to figure out: what: my problem: :

That same: ‘afternoon, . with | ‘no. ‘mhore’ ‘pro- a
-crastinating: I spent. a few, hours: on my" compu: |
“ter, not ‘Surfing but: ‘writing: I polished up and 7
“printed ‘out some pieces I’d_ been intending to:
_mail- out. for, months and actually Bot. them: to

T. spent some. early mornings ‘praying. and mo
“peading my Bible, [-spent an. hour. ‘thaking "|
“homemade: cards. I. called: my Grandma: And | evan “active: Force cin’
“last; but not:least,.1. dug around. in’ “the: large,” ™
‘lump. of earth that masquerades as my, flower. A
“‘bed.— lots’ of dirt, few flowers! The’ alr. was.
_ heavy and sweet withthe scent:of: ‘budding tree |}.
“leaves, :the dirt. seductively warm ‘under “my.

fingers: and. the yard was alive with: a. hundred: |e |

Shortly,’ [. ‘found.’ ‘myself’ ‘commenting to:

. ‘Chris, “It’s: amazing, it just. takes: a, few. Tittle °

[> things and J feel like me again.” . i

|. The things [ need‘to. be. truly: satisfied are: |
amazingly ‘simple: connection, with ‘those. 1:

_ aint to. ae in. ‘Yes; I'm, eaay to Please bat yet I Ee}

4) LLOYD JOHNSTONE and his wife Lorraine (bottom
left). were among the. guests at-the fledgling Rotary

“Ina ‘funk, - ‘few weeks back, “Eas. is having a ‘Club ‘of Térrace's first.Christmas party in 1954. The

: hard: time articulating: what I was feeling. Just
, generally out -of Sorts, -bugged. by nothing : in. |
, ‘particular: but still: bugged,. I. struggled, to pin-" .

-|< photo was-taken in: the Oddfellows :Hall that stood .
nA weal, of Twin City Meats. PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED

-TERRACE’s original-Ro-: “about $1. 3 million,” says
. tary. Club 1 is celebrating: 50° club: historian Audun: Birk-

service: mee “Native: estimate” >
wo eThe Roiary : Club of Ter “During. ‘that:” lime the
"race? marked. its’ ‘official. club: has left. = lasting:
golden-anniversary-on. Feb; mark.on “Terrace.
“8: and followed it up: with a

tion of the Rotary Park and.”

: group: of :Rotarians raise: j
° over: haifa’ century?
We have, ; put. inte: the : copter” ‘landing: pad at the
‘community. ‘ince. day. oné

m TERRACE STANDARD 2

“years. of proud community ‘ edal, “And. that’s: conser.

“One. of ‘their: ‘first big:
‘projects was. the ‘construc: .

“Others: ‘include. the heli-':

hospital. ‘and: the -ténnis |

~ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, April 28, 2004 - B3

SECTION Bo
"JENNIFER LANG.
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. courts beside. Caledonia ~
Sr. Secondary:
-- More’ recent projects in-

clude: work, to ‘devélop: ‘the.

: Howe: ‘Creek: ‘trail-and® ‘the.

“gazebo. élub members built...

oe im the: Grand Trunk, Path:

playgrounds around: ‘town’
and’ in’ the Nass: Valley’:

» where the-club was glad .
“to help‘ out. with a financial -
donation: safter.-years. of...

o Nisga’a ‘Support: for: Igcal

-ROTARIANS BUILT the tennis courts near: r Caledonia sol in 1979,

“ser fic

The: year 2004 marks: a special anniversary for the Rotary Club of Terrace.

I lized. ophthalmology.

Rotary. projects. ae Onstein “is: the | ‘longest. ;
_ Health. care: here. has ‘serving active. club’ mem-
* been boasted over the | ber, he said. - : at
years by Rotary support-for- -Lakelse Lake ‘pioneer “,
a Palliative | care room, the: Lloyd . Jotinstone “is ino.
campaign. “to. ‘get-a CT. ‘longer active, ‘but was one -
canner andmost, recently. Of the: founding, club mem-
ontributions for ‘a’ specia~ ~ bers..."
ie. From: search. and: iekie. 7
“Crostope se ‘boats: to ‘library. expan-
Most: of. the original _ sions, from:bus shelters to: —
“elub ‘members have passed the sportsplex, ‘the Terrace -
away of’moyed on,” | Rotary Club :has: been :
- But some: longtime Ro- “there, Here's to dnother. 50.
tatiaris remain. ‘Herman _breat years. ay

wel _ Around Town": “,

land or George Hamer in ‘this’ 1934 class photo?

for

oabrived: in Terrace: atthe end-of summer. -along afew

-one’thing... ee o “eal Society:

oa were searce’in the Depression

“a three-day’ journey: north, by”
- boat--and’ then. east’ bysrail:

; _ from: ‘her:home. cae :
She: had, ‘been = “hired. ‘to
‘teach. Grades: i ‘ind 2 at K
~Sumgaltum School...

2 Tb was the. start" ‘ol an 1 ad
oe venture: - = ind ‘lifetime. of ser

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~ Regional. Historical” z
ig: throwing - Aileen “Frank ai

| canniversary, -

Year ne
‘Entertaitinuent will: be provided: by ihe
. historical’. society,” the: United Chur
Guild; the Happy. Ganj Centre ‘and :the'r

; tired teachers’ “Federation,” mane with family i

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Kanha tay Lint aeons drt awl by Alt fgets

. AILEEN FRANK'S FIRST. STUDENTS: Can you spot Alec Houlden, Wilf Haug:

“PHOTO CONTRIBUTED.

Party planned
ileen Frank

mos, "By JENNIFER LANG. an Guests: are, asked to. wear a “handmade: :
“WHEN - A: refined" young: school : ‘teacher. or-decorated-by- hand hat, Cake. and ‘tea
“from Victoria ‘named Aileen Longworth ~-will be-served, “and ‘you're ‘invited to bring .
‘cookies;, says” Mamie Kerby,
te ‘in: 1934, she was absolutely certain about me president. of. the ‘Terrace Regional Histori-

‘She felt: fortunate to have a job & those -. AMfew: years’ “after she arrived i in Ter:
_ “raée,: Aileen: married’ a handsonie: ‘dairy 7
“The: 20- -year-old, had ‘always “dreamt of. farmer: riamed - Floyd Frank‘in 1938: . 7
being” a teacher, and ‘she: ‘dagerly looked. ~, They: ‘were’ married: for :63. years - cand,
* forward to her first. assignment’ in ‘Terrace; ‘had four. children: Jim,: Norman, Bot and
. Patricia: Floyd, former. alder
‘man, passed: away in 2002.

After the children were ‘grown, .
Frank, Yeturned- to: ‘teaching.
Many. former siudents fondly -
remember her-from. her time‘as:: |
teacher. librarian: at’ Cassie. |
Hall Elementary’ School. : mh
| She retired in 1979, ‘but. ‘has
continued . to ‘contribute to the.
‘community’ = a fact’ that. “has —
not gone unrecognized.”

1992,. she ‘received a’ Gov) T
ernor General's award. And-in
late -2002- she was. awarded a’ *
~ Queen's. Golden’ Jubilee: medal
“-party:at the. Elk*s Hall’ in're> Aileen Frank for outstanding community” Sere
“cognition. of: her*recent.90ih.”: os ~vice. i
“birthday and her. 70.4 Yyears‘in ‘Terrace, a aoe “She was a member of the small: com! ©

.The- ‘afternoon. get: ‘together. and tea ~ mittee:.that helped. found Heritage ‘Pat’ a
_ party, takes place. at the. Elk's: Hall from 7 Museutn,, which is celebrating: its 20th }

ee (i 5: “going to: be: ‘a light-hearted ‘affair’ - More. recently; Frank. wa nvoived a
“featuring: a ‘seriés of. skits .réflecting- . with‘efforts:to,build McConnell ‘Estates, a |
Frank? s varius: activities, over the Past: 70, - supportive ‘housing complex. for ‘seniors...

“next to Tetraceview. Lodge. She. recently: ona
elped publish a: book: on 20th Century.

‘her 90th, birthday: on Marchi * |

in: Vancouver

arr ed Bae te

a “dikes ‘of John’ ‘Mayall, Dwight: Yoakam: ‘and’ John.

Help hospice — ele
SHOW. YOUR support..for the Terrace: ‘Hospice ,
'’ Society, a local non-profit group that helps termin-
ally. ill people‘and their. families, by. joining: the
” Hike for Hospice. this Sunday afternoon. :
Ir takes. place. May: 2. from 2- 4 pm. at the Grand .
"pace Hospice: Séciety office: ral °207- 4650 Laaelle ul
" Ave., or at Misty River Books, . > - ,
May -is Hospice - and: Palliative” Caré ‘month:
_There are. a ‘nuinber of local activities. planned; in=
cluding @ garage sale on n May 29. For further: infor-’ ;
‘mation call: 635: 4811. ar ot

“SLIDE GUITARIST ery, Bernum,

_-Harmonizer -

- MAGICAL. “SUPERB. Down-to-earth.. these “ae

just. sdmé,of the. -superlatives Music critics ase to...

describe B: C:-based: siiiger-song writet Gerry: Bar- a
hum, who performs in Térracé: Monday night, 2.

~ A’ dynamic slide: guitarist. “and: vocalist; . Barnum 7

. “spent: more than: a decade. in Vancouver, . where he |]

veined: his’ chops. by sharing the stage: with’ the”

“"Harnmiond: and ‘touring with Courtenay, B.G.'s Sue. |
*"Medley, ‘He’ decided to” move: back to Vancouver. -[.
“Island, ‘Since: then’ he's: ‘focuséd ‘on-his’ solo. Career, -
“building a. repistation. as an intiniate and passionate ae
“performer.” : : _ 4

“His influences: ‘ire’ ‘blués ‘tnd folk, and is. style.

‘is.oftén described” as a ‘tross’ between: ‘John’ Hiatt 7 |

“and James, Taylor. ‘He's released two CDs of origi- |

‘nal «material, ‘Pickin’ Up’ the. Pieces, and: latest,

-\Harinony,. which, was. ‘inspired by: a. 19505° Harmony’

- guitar It was -recorded at’ his. Errington, B. C., stu-

flo,” Big Pad; and features. 143 songs:

. Barnuii, is ‘appearing at the Kiva’ at: ‘Northwest J

* Gommurily College, starting at.7:30-p.m. Joining -

him is: one: ‘of ‘Tetrace’s most, ‘talented. local perfor-

“ THETS;. ‘guitarist and: singer‘ Brad Noith, For rfaler.,

: idetals, turn fo. ily Scene on page 82. :

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