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The way a child views the world depends upon the adults in his life, but

many children living In a growing number of single parent homes In the Terrace area have lost a very special adult in thelr lives and are at a disad-

’ vantage. This Is where Big Brothers and Big Sisters can help, and

organizer Nancy Zavaglia says, “We are trying to avoid problems for these kids and fill In the gap in their lives.” An organizational meeting for the movement will be held in the Terrace Arena tomorrow night at 8 p.m.

Terrace Legion report

by Roy Greening

In the latest Legion Magazine there is an article by Dave McIn- tosh entitled, ‘“‘Our Story of Sacrifice is Shabby and Shun- ned’’. It is about the Canadian War Museum and how it has been neglected by one govern- ment after another. Under three pictures it says, “Above: Half hidden by construction work on the mint and National Gallery, the War Museum languishes in obscurity; below left: Donated artificats, most not even catalogued, are haphazardly stored in cardboard boxes; below right: Adolf Hitler’s of- ficial staff car. The museurn’s WWII exhibit has as many Ger- man as Canadian artifacts on public view.”

Victor J.H. Suthren, who has been with the War Museum since 1975 wants (in an expand- ed building) all the names of our war dead right at the entrance. ¢¢ Then the museum will ex- plain why those names are there. We are not a propaganda arm for the military. But our sacrifices must not be forgotten. They are central to our history as a nation.”’

Congratulations go to the organizers of the Legion’s 33rd Annual Curling Bonspiel and of course to the *“‘A’’ winner Brian Copeland, the ‘‘B’’ winner, Mel Grant and to the ‘‘C’’. winner,

Larry Burke. A total of 42 teams ~

took part over the Jan. 28

weekend. Our Color-Party for-. malized the kick-off of the |

events,

We wish Glen Thomson and Mel Anderson good luck down there in Cloverdale at the pro- vincial curling play-offs. -

The Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary is looking for pictures of these past presidents’ Donna McKer- racher; Joyce Jefferd; Eve Melnyk; Dorothy Fairclough. Please let the secretary, Lisi Sorenson, know if you have any knowledge about these ladies.

Newsletter correction: The Valentine’s dance is this Friday, Feb. 12, not Saturday, Feb. 13 as the Newsletter indicated. Borderline will be the band for both nights.

Police report

Poor road conditions, with excessive ice and snow, were blamed for a single-vehicle acci- dent in Thornhill attended by Terrace RCMP Jan. 19 at about § p.m. The vehicle left the road at the Thornhill Creek bridge on Krumm Road and rolled into the ditch. No injuries resulted, and no charges were laid.

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Local branch of Big Brothers

and Sisters being organized ~

A drive to organize a Big Brothers and affiliated Big Sisters Program is currently underway in Terrace. It is designed primarily for single parent families, and organizer Nancy Zavagiia says the goal of the project is to achieve the Big Brothers aim of ensuring that our youth grow into productive, well-adjusted adults.

by Tod Strachan

‘Big Brothers is a service we don't have right now,’ said Zavagiia. ‘‘It’s a one-on-one ser- vice for kids and it’s something that 1 feel, and others in the community feel, that would real- ly benefit a child’s develop-

- ment.”

Quoting figures from

- Statistics Canada, Zavaglia in-

dicated the severity of the pro- blem in Terrace by pointing out

_that there are a minimum of 615

children living in 370. single- parent homes within the municipal boundaries. She said that of those 370 families, 300 are female parents and 70 are male. She added, however, that the figures only, cover the municipality and not the other 40 percent of the population in the immediate area. A more realistic estimate for the greater Terrace area might be 1,200 children living in 700 single parent homes.

She said these are healthy,

Heart recipient speaks — at Mills Memorial

‘The proof is in the pudding and J’m the pudding,’’ Daniel Izzard, internationally- acclaimed Canadian artist, told staff at Mills memorial hospital. Izzard was referring to the health he is enjoying as a result of a heart transplant on January 12, 1986 in London Ontario. Last Tuesday, February 1, he addressed as many of the hospital staff that were able to attend, at noon hour in the doc- tor’s lounge.

by Pam Whitaker February is heart month and

the 1988 campaign was launched in the Northwest with Izzard’s"* ~ _ tour. He lives in Vancouver and,

as well as pursuing his flourishing art career, Izzard is committed to helping increase public understanding of the need for organ donors and the good use that donations go to. According to the regional co- ordinator of the Heart Founda- tion, Betty Campbell, 70 cents

. out of every dollar the founda-

tion receives is spent on research, 16 cents on informa- tion programs, and eight cents in campaigning for funds. The re- maining six cents goes towards administration.

Izzard spoke of rapid ad- :

vances in understanding the cause, and treatment of heart disease. The discovery that most effects his life, however, and the lives of other transplant reci- pients is the drug cyclosporin. It was developed by Dr. John Borell in Switzerland.

The main difficulty in transplanting organs is the body’s own immune system re- jecting them. Suppressing the

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body’s immune system causes obvious difficulties, When the

Surgical. procedure was in its in-.

fancy may recipients died - not of heart failure, but of illness or infection the immune system was unable to ward off. Cyclosporin is a drug that sup- presses the immune system just enough, but not too much. Reci- pients of new hearts can now ex- pect an 80 percent opportunity to enjoy a normal life. ©

Izzard is indeed enjoying a normal life, and so is heart transplant recipient George

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normal children in every respect between the ages of seven and 16 who have experienced the loss of a significant person in their lives. er

According to Zavaglia, all children learn .positive social skills through healthy exposure to an adult role model, but many children living in the rapidly in- | creasing number of single parent homes are at a disadvantage. She stated, ‘“‘We are trying to avoid problems for these kids and fill in the gap in their lives.’’

Zavaglia said a meeting to establish a steering committee for the program has ‘been set for - 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Terrace Arena. She explain- ed that the committee's initial role will be to research the need in the area and, later, if the pro- gram “‘takes off’’ in Terrace, the steering committee will form the - Big Brothers executive.

“(Professionals presently working with the public and — with families, and anyorfe con- cerned with this ‘situation, are< encouraged to be part of the steering committee,’’ said Zavagiia. — .

If you like to fish, bowl, knit — or just read a book during your leisure time, you, as a volunteer, may be able to help. You may be able to offer an enriched, more positive view of the world for a child. , ~

If you want to become involv- ed, or need more information, phone Nancy Zavaglia at 638-0161.