B14 Terrace Review — Wednesday, July 3, 1991

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~ A FAMILY BAND? Christine Inkster a

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nd sons James, Kyle and Drew often get together for a sing-

"gong, All the children (Chrystal was at school) enjoy singing, particularly into mum’s microphone

This is the first in a series of col- |

umns provided to the Terrace Review newspaper by members of the Happy Gang News team.

The Happy Gang Centre is the name of the building which houses the activity centre founded by Branch 73 B.C. Old Age Pension- ers’ organization. This project started in 1978 with a committee of interested members being formed. Through the co-operation and determination of Branch 73 members, and the support of the entire community, the Centre was completed and officially opened September 13, 1980.

Fitness Week saw 33 seniors hike at the Japanese Gardens at Northern Light Studio and down

the hill from the cemetery to Aileen Frank’s for strawberry shortcake with cream and ice cream.

Mabel Hobenshield and Fred Berghauser won the Zone play-offs in cribbage in the Zone 10 play- offs and will go to the B.C. Senior Games in September.

As a result of the Terrace carpet bowling play-offs, Mary Ann Dilley will replace Alice Troelstra as zone representative in the zone play-offs.

The quilting group has been busy this past month and will soon have a Queen size quilt ready. Bids on the sale will be taken when it is completed.

Assistance is needed for Court

Watch. This program is designed to see that young people are informed and aware of their rights in court. Lou Gair, Bev Greening and Aileen Frank are co-ordinating this worthwhile voluntarism. —

The kitchen ladies at the Happy Gang Centre would be glad to accept a little extra help during the summer months. Don’t be shy... volunteer. Lunch is served to members, as well as the general public from 11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday through Friday; Pancake Breakfasts on the first Saturday of every month, and a number of other activities. Membership is available to anyone over the age of 19. Join today.

FURLONG BAY’S INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM began last weekend with a lecture by Norm Perry of the Ministry of Forests on Old Growth Forests. Here, he and Parks interpreter Maureen Atkinson talk with tourist Detlef Bolz from Lubeck, Germany. Bolz was on a one-month vacation in Canada and commented on his visit to date, "Canada —- my feelings are nagative and positive. Everything is much more here, everything is greater here. You can breath free, feel the forest, feel nature. Everything Is so spread out, So much space ts just wasted. That's the negative. But it’s very beautiful here in Canada and the forests are enormous."

by Betty Barton

Christine Inkster is the mother of four, a wife, a Brownie leader, into soccer and Karaoke, and a regional contestant in ihe recent Bud Coun- try Talent Search. _

Christine first sang on stage last November when Jackie Munson asked her to lead a Karaoke night in George’s Pub at the Northern Motor Inn. She’s been doing it two evenings a week ever since. Before that, she says she’d only sung for family and friends and at barbe- cues. Christine, always vivacious and outgoing, says, "At Karaoke, you just get everybody going. I sing at the beginning and encout- age others to join in."

At the Regional finals of the Bud Country Talent Search in Kelowna, Christine was honoured when the president of the B.C. Music Asso- ciation congratulated her for "get- ting the crowd going the most." Christine didn’t go on to the Pro- vincials, but she did well and enjoyed the opportunity to see others perform. She says every- body was so nice, the back-up band was very professional and "I was so excited I made it that far," she says enthusiastically.

She found such a different crowd to perform to in Kelowna, in a very different venue, "It was all very prim and proper in a theatre." She laughs when she recalls an initial thought on stage, "J know you're out there. I can hear you breathing." She says she was so

nervous, “I had to keep peeling my tongue off the roof of my mouth!" Christine sang one of Myra Trel- enberg’s original songs at the Regionals, It was called Just One More Time and it inspired her to

Who is.. ee “ ie eee Christine Inkster?

sing her heart out. She's already written two songs herscif in the last couple of months, one about her daughter Chrystal, age 8. "I do it at night after the kids have gone to bed," explains Christine, "Tm

_always shaking apple cores and

crayons out of my guitar." Christine says that she does it just for the enjoyment, not for competi- tion and playing the guitar calms her down.

Christine started her musical career with a set of drums in a band in Telegraph Creek. Then when she was 16, her mother bought her a guitar. She generally sings country; some Tracy Chap- man, the Eagles and she particular- ly enjoys ‘jams’. Her mother, brother and Jackie went to the Regionals to see Christine perform, "My mum’s got me one foot in Nashville. I just try to do my best. I'd love to do an original video for BCTV through Skeena Broad- casters — Inside Track."

Christine would also like to start an all-woman band here in Ter- race. Or, perhaps she and her children will form a band when they get older. Her son, James, age 5, knows the whole John Foggerty tape and while this interview was being done, James, Kyle (3), Drew (2) and Christine sang from the album. |

Greg would prefer a whole hockey team to a band. Christine teases, "He doesn’t even sing in the shower." Still, he goes to gar- age sales and buys old musical instruments and encourages the children to sing and play. They enjoy singing into a microphone system that Christine has at home.

Congratulations, Christine, on a

good showing at the Regionals,

R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation,

4720 Haugland Ave. Terrace, B.C, V8G 2W7

A thoughtful way to remember is with an In Memoriam gift to the R.E.M. Lee Hospital Foundation. Donations are gratefully accepted at the above address. Please include the name of the deceased, your name and address, as well as the name and address of the next-of-kin for an acknowledgement card. Income tax receipts are available.

Sing your way to the top of the charts

Come out to Karaoke Night and sing along a the lyrics as they appear on video.

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Sundays 8 - 12 midnight & Thursdays 9 p.m. - 1:00 a.m Join the chorus at George’s Pub! Northern Motor Inn, 3086 Hwy 16 E.,

Terrace phone 635-6375

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