Florence Kirby and her eager reader son,

member for the project promoting reading skills In the very young,

five hard-bound books and a mobile.

Christopher Morven, won the Books for Babies,
draw held last month. Gilllan Campbell, the local children’s librarian and a committee ©

Year ago — continued from page B12

College was choosing a new
direction of their own. In need
of a college president, NWCC
board chairman Hans Wagner
announced they had hired an in-
terim six-month president to fill
the short-term gap. His name
was Don Anderson and he was
the College of New Caledonia
vice principle. According to

Wagner, Anderson was “on .

loan’’.

“The board sees it as par-
ticularly fortunate to have his
broad background and extensive
experience available to us at this
critical and opportune time of
rebuilding, development and
planning for a dynamic future
for the college,”” Wagner said at
the time. But he emphasized the
fact, for those who may have
been inclined to feel overly op-
timistic, that Anderson’s . posi-
tion was temporary and that the
board had no plans or expecta-
tions of Anderson’s presence
becoming a full-time position.

Health and social
concerns... from ‘A’ to ‘T’

Following the ProLife
demonstration marking the first
anniversary of the Supreme
Court of Canada’s decision rul-
ing: the country’s abortion law
invalid, MP Jim Fulton was
asked when the government
would make some kind of a deci-
sion, “They will have to respond
fairly soon,’” he said a year ago
this week. Fulton was critical of
Prime Minister Brian Mulron-
ey’s handling, or lack of hand-
ling, of the situation to that
point but said that Minister of
Justice Doug Lewis would have
to introduce further resolutions
soon.

’ In other events a year ago this
‘week, the first-ever Terrace
Health Fair was held at the
Skeena Mall and was rated as a

“dazzling affair’.
“It stretched, with booths ad-

joining, from one end of the

mall to the other,” reported Ter-
race Review reporter Pam
Whitaker. There. were about 25
organizations involved in the
fair, demonstrating techniques
and providing information on
everything from emergency first

aid and diet counsdlling to sports:

and fitness and child develop-
ment. Our seniors too were soon

‘going to be offered a more

healthy routine. As a further ef-
fort in its ‘choosing wellness”
philosophy, the Terrace Parks
and Recreation Department was

offering a two-day course for

those interested in teaching
fitness classes to local residents
over the age of 55.

A year ago this week was also
the beginning of a new aware-
ness in Terrace for the trans-

portation needs of disabled:

‘residents. It was Transportation
and Mobility Week for the Dis-
abled and Marilyn Reid of the
B.C. Coalition of the Disabled
was in town to set the scene fora
mid-February BCCD task force
to determine specific needs in
our area. Some of the things to
be looked at: curbs, stairs, buses
and aircraft.

The Legion bonspiel...
an ail Terrace show

Terrace teams were trium-
phant in all three events at the
39th annual Royal Canadian
Legion Bonspiel in Terrace a
year ago this week. Brian
Jackson’s foursome, skipped by
Rus Kirk, went through the ‘A’

event undefeated, the Mel Grant

rink took top honors in the ‘B’
event, and the Rich Green team
won the °C’ event. But while the
honors were being showered on
local curlers, rain was pouring
on Bulkley Valley cross-country
skiers. An unseasonal rain turn-
ed most of the Smithers course
into slush and sent more than
200 northwest skiers packing.
Kitimat’s fifth annual ‘Fun

Games Five’ were a little more -

‘ successful, though. One of the

winners was the only Terrace en-
try in the nine-event, two-day
fun fest which featured beach

walleyball, indoor cricket, three-

racquet badminton and wheel-
chair basketball. From Terrace,
‘The Tourists’? were: the- first
ever Terrace entry in the Kitimat
games, and while they didn’t
bring home the gold they did win
the best-dressed team award.

And It was cold

There was nothing remarkable
about the weather a year ago this
week. Just the normal sub-zero
temperatures and ‘‘jet stream”’
winds. ‘It sure sends the chills
through you,’”’ one senior ob-
served. Another, well prepared,
said he had a good supply of
firewood and a spare battery for
the car. But, he added, as far as
his kids were concerned the
weather was just fine.

Ignorant bliss in the young
wasn’t a sweeping phenomenon
though. Some young teens ac-
tually sought refuge from the
cold and pondered the blowing
snow. “I don’t like it,’’ said
one. “‘I’d prefer to be in Texas.”
This is one young person who

- proved that wisdom comes only

with age. Adults know from ex-
perience that the only way to
beat the frigid winter wind is to
head for the airport and catch a
bus headed south. And this
means going outside... a bone-
chilling experience at best.
Another teen though, one
who probably listens to his
father, said he wasn’t leaving the
warmth of his home. There’s no
ski hill, he pointed out, so
there’s no need to leave home.
The final comment came from a
wise old man who may in fact
have fathered this smart young
lad. “‘It hasn’t bothered me at
all,” he said speaking of the
wind. '‘I just stay inside.”’ A hot
rum, roaring fire and images of
Hawaii flickering on cable TV...
what more do you need?. .

presented the prize of -

Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 7,1990 B13

# Literacy a

for

“Books for Babies’ is a joint

project of the public and school

librarians in Terrace. Its purpose

-is to promote literacy. by en- |
couraging parents to read to

their children, from an early
. age. The program aiso informs

parents of the role they should
play in preparing their child to
learn to read. ~

‘Books for Babies” provides
book packages to all babies born
in the area of School District 88
(Terrace, Kitwanga, Hazelton
and Stewart). The packages are
distributed through the Skeena
Health Unit. Each contains:
@ a paperback baby book
@ a bookmark ‘
@a list of picture book
favorites, old and new
® a list of books suitable for

“reading to very young children

(they are identified by pink dots
on the spines of the books in the
‘Seasy section’”’ of the library)

© a brochure on the importance
of reading

@ fingerplays and nursery
rhymes to encourage language
development of babies

@ and a “Books for Babies”
questionnaire.

_ The “Books for Babies”’ com-
mittee in Terrace was formed in
January 1988. The committee

‘includes Gillian Campbell, chil-

dren’s librarian at the Terrace
Public Library; Pat Kolterman,
teacher-librarian at Uplands
School; and Karen Sage,
primary teacher at Uplands

School. The committee is spon-

sored by, and has received finan-
cial support from the Terrace
Public Library, the Terrace and
District Teacher/Librarians’
Association and the board of
trustees of School District 88, as
well’ as many local business
donations. The Skeena Union
Board of Health provided an ad-

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ditional grant of $1,000 in 1989.
The first book packages were
handed out in February 1989
and were received with. enthusi-
asm by the families of new
babies. All newborn babies in
the School District 88 area are
entitled to receive a book
package when they receive their
first inoculation at the Skeena
Health Unit.

On Jan. 5, ‘“‘Books for
Babies”’ held a draw from all the
names on returned question-
naires, included in every
‘Rabies’? package. Penguin
books donated 10 books for
youngsters as prizes for the
draw. First prize was won by
Florence Kirby and her eight-
month-old son, Christopher
Morven. Florence was already
converted to the idea of reading
to her baby. She read to him
throughout her pregnancy.
Christopher already seems to be
fascinated with books. She
heartily approves of the idea of
encouraging reading. ‘‘it’s going
to be a real asset when they enter
school, too.”’

“Books for Babies” is now
entering its second year and the
committee hopes for continued
support from its sponsors and
the community at large. Anyone
wishing to make a financial
donation should contact Gillian
Campbell at the Terrace Public
Library. All donations are tax
deductible.

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