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A WEEKLY CALENDAR OF EVENTS

What's Up!

Wednesday, March 23 ;

YOUTH IN CARE NETWORKING confer- ence takes place at 6 p.m. in the west banquet room of the Coast Inn of the West. All youths who have been permanent wards of the courts or anyone interested is invited to hear and express concerns. For more information, conlact Mae Jir al 635-3903 or 638-3379,

Thursday, March 24 LAND AND RESOURCE SEMINAR; Public Involvement in Crown Lands Management takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2002 at NWCC. Con- tact Carl at 638-5100, A Kalum South Com- munily Resources Board presentation.

Saturday, March 26 WOMEN’S POTLUCK AND DANCE, sponsored by Terrace Women’s Resource Centre and Northern Lesbians. For more information cail 638-0228. Polluck al 7 p.m., dance at 9 p.m.

CHURCH Of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-Day Saints, Terrace district will host a semi annual conference for the church’s northwest district at 7 p.m. Mar. 26 and at 10 a.m. Sunday, Mar. 27 at 1744 Kenworth St. in Terrace. The public is wel- come lo attend and hear Canada Vancouver Mis- sion president Heber Kapp, and local leaders speak,

SKEENA VALLEY MODEL RAILWAY Club holds an open house al 5010 Agar Ave, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29 WORKSIIOP ON REFUNDS, coupons, rebates and contests will be held at the Terrace Women’ 8 Resource Centre at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 31

SKEENA VALLEY CAR CLUB holds its an- -

nual general meeting at 7 p.m. at the Kin Hut at Sparks and Halliwell,

LAND AND RESOURCE . SEMINAR:

“|” Ecosystem Networks takes place at 7:30 p.m. in

Room 2002 al NWCC. Contact Carl at 638-5100. A Kalum South Community Resources Board presentation,

Tuesday, April 5 “ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION monihly meet-

ing al 8 p.m. Call Kathy at 635-5617.

5th ANNUAL GREAT DEBATES take place at noon hour April 5 and 6 in Room 208 (boar- droom) at Northwest Community College, Every- one welcome, Debate topic: **That lesting on animals be climinated.’’

TERRACE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT . Group holds ils monthly meeting in the education room at Mills Memorial Hospital at 8 p.m. Con- laci Terry al 635-4694 for more info.

DIABETIC TEACITING CLINIC is scheduled for April 5-6 (two day basic clinic). Contact Dana Hill al 635-2211 loc. 250 or 638-1956 for more info. A doctor’s referral is required.

Thursday, April 7 LANI) AND RESOURCE SEMINAR: Fish and Wildlife takes place at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2002 at NWCC, Conlacl Carl at 638-5100, A Kalum South Community Resourecs Board presentation.

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS meet 7 p.m, at Women’s Resource Centre,

Friday, April 8 TERRACE MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION hold their meeting and jam session at 8 p.m. at the Car-

penters’ Hall. Everyone welcome, A P.A. will bo —

set up, ‘'so just bring your ‘axe’.’’ iP J BY

Saturday, April 9 ERRACE HOME-BASED BUSINESS Asso- cialion holds its spring fair. at the Terrace Arena bangucl room From 10 a.m. to 4 pm.

SATURDAYS BREAST SELI-EXAMINATION clinics take place at Emerson Medical Clinic the last Saturday of cach month. Free instruction by qualified nurses. Call Lita Flynn at 635-6263 or Emerson Clinic al 635-7234 for appointment.

MONDAYS THE SKEENA SQUARES mect cach Monday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Carpenters’ Hall at 3312, Sparks. Couples or singles welcome. Cail 635-1570 or 635-2122 far more information.

ORDER OF TITE ROYAL PURPLE meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the Elks Hall. Cali 635-5121 for more info.

MILLS MEMORIAL Hospital Auxiliary meets the third Monday of cach monih in the board room al 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome, —

ALZHEIMER AND DEMENTIA. support group mecls at 1 p.m. on the last Monday of the months at the Terrace Mental Health Centre. Call 638-3325 for more info.

She's ¢ off to Johannes

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23, 1994 - Bi

Local lawyer to observe election

A TERRACE legal aid lawyer wili be on Canada’s seven- member team fo observe the first post-apartheid elections in South Aftica next month,

Linda Lock, of the L’ax Ghels Community Law. Centre, is the only Canadian. observer of . the April 27 South African election selecied from west of Manitoba.

“T feel like a chosen one,’” she said Friday. ‘‘It?s a great honour.’’

“Pm going over with a clear head and respect — not a heart full of fear or hate.”

Lock has a background in inter-

nalional law, having worked al the United Nations’ human rights centre in Geneva in 1989. She also wrole a paper for the As- sembly of First Nations on inter- nalional law and aboriginal people. .

Lock is part Sto:lo native, and her name Siyamstawel means **bringer of light.”?

Like most observers, Lock is astonished at the pace of change in South Africa in recent years.

“When I was going to grad school 10 years ago, 1 remember thinking this is never going to

change,’’ she says, ‘‘Now look.”’

She noled thal South African officials came to Canada in 1948 to study the Indian Act and used the information gathered here to build the. country’s apartheid laws.

It’s perhaps appropriate that a Canadian native will observe the elections that mark the final dis- maniling of that system,

Lock attended an oricntation session in Oltawa last weckend to prepare for the trip.

She leaves on April 6 for Johan- hesburg.

SECTION B JEFF NAGEL 638-7283

Linda Lock

HIGH ENERGY musicians in the Skeena Jr. Secondary stage band just keep on going, follow- ing up last year's gold medal performance at the nationals with an invite to showcase at the B.C. Festival of the Arts in May.

Band to

- a blend of continuity and raw

play at B.C. Fest

THE TERRACE school band thal was fops in the country last year isn’t backing off any in 1994,

Skeena Junior Secondary School’s stage band has been practising and performing at school and in malls to keep in

form. They’re getting set the 29th Annual Pacific Northwest

Music Festivai In Terrace from April 11-23.

But there’s more on. their plate after that.

The school’s stage band has received the rare honour of being invited to play at the B.C. Festival of the Aris this year as ashowcase band.

The provincial festival takes place May 24-29 in Campbell River,

The 19-member band, under the tutelage of director Colleen Bruce, just seems to keep reaching new heights.

Last year they were invited to Music Fest Canada’s nation- al band competition in Ed- monion.

They came back with gold medals.

“They always want to be number one and they. always end up being number one,’ says Bruce. ‘They're very competitive.’

She attributes their resulls to

ability.

“They're really talented and they’ve been playing together for around four years,’’ she says. ‘‘They’re just a real high achieving group of musicians.”

mw Read a book today

SPEED READERS: Students at Parkside Elementary School have been reading at an amazing rate in the school's home.

reading program. They put together a “Chain of Reading ke last week. Ea, Link. in the chain represents. one book read ad by a. child,

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