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The Terrace Standard, Wednesday. July 3, 1996 - B1

‘TERRACE STANDARD.

INSIDE
COMMUNITY
EVENTS B2

KATHY FLORITTO
Out of the
frying pan

OT ANY good kitchen stories?

You know —~ your finest goofs,

first time cooking for the new in-

laws, lessons in how not ta make
Iemon meringue ple... Perhaps when you
grabbed the first white granules you saw you
keamed the difference between sugar and salt ---
the hard way,

Or have you ever tried to make clam chowder
and, finding the clams a tad tough, you cooked
them longer (and longer) to make sure they
were really tender. Or maybe you followed the
directions for broiling porterhouse steak while

using chuck,

"Tt would be great fun to put together a collec-
tion of our ‘‘finest hours’’ in what must surely
be the most important room in the house and
even greater fun to read. If you have one you'd
like to share, by all means, call me!

I remember my first crack at making baking
powder biscuits like it was yesterday (I’m sure
the poor schnook who tried to eat one remem-
bers them too). To this day, I don’t know what
went wrong, but ] think I must have confused
baking powder with baking soda or, being a
fairly new yvesideut of California at the time,
forgot that the US version of flour isn’t quite the
same a5 ours.

Anyway, they were an incredibly accurate test
for determining tooth strength, if that was part
of the plan. They were baked 30 years ago and
Plt bet they stil] haven't decomposed. |

Centuries from now, some Jarchacologist will
find them in one of his ‘digs’? atid bultd an iit-
teresting concept of 1960s society just from my
baking powder biscuits. And ] thought I'd never
play a significant role in the history of civiliza-
tion...pshaw!

Now, here’s a story too good not to pass on...

You may have heard one much like it before,
but the friends who told it to me offered it as 3
personal experience..and since we humans do
have a tendency to repeat our own as well as the
foibles of others,I’m not surprised it happened
to them.

No matter how busy our routines,
there’s always space for laughter, and
the things that occur in our own lives
are often the stuff of genuine humour.

While guests in a friend’s home, they were
watching their hostess prepare dinner. Before
She put the roast in the oven, she cut off both
ends. Rather odd, they thought.

**Why'djadoothat?”’ sez he,

*‘Dunno,’? sez she...‘‘That's how my Mother
did it,’”

Not being one to let things rest, he nageed her
until, out of sheer desperation, she called her
mother.

**How come you cut the ends off the roast be-
fore putting it in the oven, Ma?”

*Dunno,”? replies Mom. ‘‘That’s the way
your grandmother did it.””

Yep, you guessed it — nothing would do but
she had to telephone Grandma, who lived in a
home for the elderly in another city. It took a
while to get trough and even longer to shout
the question..,Grannie’s hearing wasn’t quite
what it used to be.

**Gran! Why did you cut the ends off the roast
before cooking it?”

“*Eh? What's that?? Oh,..the Roast! Pot was
too small.”’

No matter how busy our routines, there’s al-
ways space for laughter, and the things that oc-
cur in our own lives are often the stuff of genu-
ine humour. They’re not “big deals;”' they
often don’t rate even a nod from those who
make their living performing in comedy clubs,
but those comedians, in my opinion, are missing
a good bet. One of my all-time favourite au-
thors, Erma Bombeck, who, sadly, died this
year, knew it and used them in a way that made
all our days much brighter.

We need more, not fewer Ermas in our world.
If you haven't read any of her books, nin, don’t
walk to the library and take one home. The
Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank
is one I'm sure you'll enjoy.

So, while I've no pretensions about malching
Erma, if you enjoy ‘‘home-cooked’’ humour as
much as I do, don’t be shy... could be mid-
January in Terrace before anyone has an op-
portunity to read your story — we could all use
a chuckle about then, don’t you think?

A LONG-TIME dream
looks likes its finally un-
derway for the Terrace
Beautification Society.

The society has hired
workers from the Provin-
cial Networking Group to
help create what will be
the beginning of a linear
park, along Greig Ave. by
Saan to the Sande Over-
pass. :

Some small fir trees
were planted there three
years ago, but tall weeds
have obscured them till
now,

Two workers from the
networking group were
busy last week clearing
weeds, planting seedlings
and laying donated wood
chips along in a path be-
tween the existing trees.

Dong Gaunt, a student
with the Natural
Resources Program at the
college, was acting as a
job coach, and supervis-
ing their efforts.

C OMMUNITY =: |

“Hopefully these trees
will grow quickly and
thal won’t be such an
eyesore,”’ said Margaret

REYNOLD STARA and Bob Young, workers from the Provincial Networking Group, were busy last waek, con-
verting an eyesore to a park, along Greig Ave. by the Sande overpass. Supervising and helping out was job
coach Doug Gaunt,

Anderson of the Provin-
cial Networking Group,
pointing towards the CN
rail yards.

She’s hoping the trees
will be the start of a
linear park which will
stretch down to the Ken-

The

Avery Archibald

ney St. intersection.

beautification
society is also looking for
free clean fill to level off derway around the city,
the area between the trees
and Greig Ave. Then
members are hoping to
plant lawn along the new

walkway.
Other beautification
projecis are also un-

Workers from the
networking group pick

up garbage, which Ander-
son says is particularly

bad this year, and weed
whack along major routes
in the city.

If you’d like to do your
part to help beautify Ter-
race, Anderson suggests
people can weed whip the
ditches in front of their

Lindsay Davis

homes. Or if yau’d prefer
to have someone from the
networking group do it
for a reasonable rate, call
635-4479,

And if anyone can spare
some clean fill, phone
Conrad at 635-2095.

Ann Compton

Meet the Miss Terrace contestants

NINE YOUNG WOMEN are vying for the title
of Miss Terrace this year.

The teens have spent the last few months get»
ling ready for the pageant, taking part in work-
shops and in classes.

And soon their bard work will pay off. Talent
night this year is July 20, with awards night on
Fuly 27, ;

One will be chosen that night to represent the
city at a varicly of functions throughout the
year.

Below are three of the nine contestants:

Avery Archibald entered the Miss Terrace
contest to improve her communication skills
and fo gain self-confidence,

She'll be going into grade 12 next year at

Caledonia, and her interests are skiing, drama,
and riding her horse Esprit at local horse shows.

She’s hoping that being involved in the Miss
Terrace pageant will help her ‘learn the extent
of her capabilities and challenge her limils.”’

Archibald plans to become a primary school
teacher. Her sponsor is Gemma’s Boutiques.

Lindsay Davis just finished her grade 12 year
at Caledonia and her geal is to go onto univer-
sity and obtain a psychology degree,

Davis entered the contest to better herself
through the social events and workshops offered
to contestants.

She also hopes to improve upon her abilities
to meet and talk to others.

Davis currently works at McDonalds and is
sponsored by the Kinsmen,

Ann Marguerite Compton plans a career as
a sexual assault counselor.

Compton graduated in 1995 and currently
works at the Slumber Lodge.

Developing her social skills and gaining more
confidence are some of the reasons why she de-
cided to take part in ihe pageant, She also hopes
to gain a belter understanding of the history of
Terrace.

When she’s not busy at work, Compton also
likes to take part in Terrace Litthe Theatre Ac-
tivities. She Is sponsored by the Terrace Shop-
ping Centre.

Cast selected for TLT fall show

THE CAST HAS been selected
and the carrots have been pur-
chased for Terrace Little
Theatre’s upcoming production
Harvey.

The play is about a man who
has a close friendship with an in-
visible six foot rabbil. That’s a lot
of carrots.

’ Karla Hennig put the hopeful

_ actors through a grucling audition

schedule and the result js amix of

newcomers and TLT veterans.
Phil Bislobzyshi has been cast

in the lead role of Elwood, the

man with the pooka (invisible
animal spirit} named ‘‘Harvey.’”

Bialobzyski was last seen as the
evil brother in JH be back before
Midnight.

Elweod’s sister ‘'Veta’’ is
Sharon Lynch. Lynch has a long
and successful history as a TLT
aciress; she last was seen in Waét-
ing for the Parade.

Vela's daughter ‘Myrtle Mae”
is played by newcomer Cathy
Gonnan.

Owner of Chumleys Rest, a
psychiatric home, is Dr. Chumley

(Joe Zucchiatti), Merry Hallsor is
Betty Chumley, his wife. This
delightful pair played husband
and wife in Windfall in 1995.
Jamcs Moauro and Karen
McDowell star as Dr. Sanderson
aud Nurse Kelly. The orderly Is
Adam Kirkwood, The cast Is

rounded out’ by Mary Ann
Lawrence, David Liscomb and
Ted Wyatt.

Casting “Harvey the pooka’’
proved. fo be a challenge, as. it
was difficult to ascertain just haw

many invisible bunnies showed
up at the auditions, However,
director Hennig feels confident
that the ‘“‘real’? Harvey managed
to scoop lhe role...

Annetic Martindale stage man-
ages the show ard Marianne
Brorup Weston praduces,. with
Graham Maguire. as special ef-
fects coordinatur and Rachel Al-
mer as costume designer. Set
decoration is by Candace Weller,

- Harvey opens in November at
McCall Playhouse,

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