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Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Terrace Standard
Community Calendar
The Terrace Standard offers the Community Calendar as a public service to its readers and community organizations. This column is intended for non-profit organizations and events without an admission charge. Space permitting, items will run two weeks before each event. Deadline is 5 p.m. Thursdays. Fax your event or PSA to 250-638-8432. For complete listings, visit www.terracestandard.com
WWW.REMLEETHEATRE.CA COMMUNITY EVENTS JANUARY 29 – Historical Detectives, a free afterschool program at Ksan Place, is open to all school-aged children and youths from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Follow the lives of Second World War soldiers and home-front workers from Terrace around the world, or vice versa. Dig into old letters, photos, maps and interviews. Create posters or short films about your chosen soldier or worker, and they will be featured online. Snacks provided. Program runs every Thursday in January. To sign up, call Kelsey at 250-6354546. JANUARY 31 – Learning for Life: Activities for the Whole Family invites everyone to celebrate Family Literacy Week with free activities, a light lunch, meeting some future teachers and exploring the school from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Suwilaawks Community School. Put on by Terrace Community Literacy Committee. Call 250-638-1863 for more information. FEBRUARY 7 – Happy Gang Centre hosts a pancake breakfast the first Saturday of every month from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Come one, come all, good eats, good laughs. FEBRUARY 11 – The Genealogy Club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Willy Schneider Room at the Terrace Public Library. This is informal—just interested genealogists sharing information, tips, photos, stories. FEBRUARY 16 - 22 – BC’s Heritage Week will celebrate “Main Street: At the Heart of the Community.” If you have photos of Lakelse Avenue throughout the years (especially from the 1950s to 1990s), please share them with Heritage Park Museum for display in participating downtown storefronts and in social media. If you like, photos can be scanned and the original copy returned to you. FEBRUARY 19 – As the final event of Heritage Week, everyone is invited to the Kerby Memorial Plaque Unveiling at 2 p.m. at Heritage Park Museum. Following the short ceremony, guests will be invited to share stories and memories about Mamie and Fred Kerby and their exceptional contributions to Heritage Park Museum. Tea and baking will be served in the Dance Hall. FEBRUARY 21 – Terrace Regional Historical Society welcomes the public to a Heritage Week celebration of Main Street. Live music, refreshments and good company from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Bring your stories and photos about the history of Lakelse Ave. and the businesses, churches and people who lived and worked there. For more details, call Elaine at 250-635-1771.
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SPOTS ARE STILL available for Seniors S-TR-E-T-C-H at Ksan Place Thursday mornings. People 55+ enjoy a different half-hour demo lesson every Thursday, then head to our kitchen to make delicious, inexpensive snacks. Interested in attending? Call or email Char at 250-635-2654 or char@ksansociety.ca. Willing to provide a half-hour lesson in dance, exercise or sport? Please contact Char! Seniors cooking group with full meal scratch-cooking also has spots available – sign up for one or both! THE TERRACE CHURCHES’ Food Bank will be open for distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. from February 16-19 in the Dairy Queen basement. If your last name begins with the letters A to G, please come on Monday, H to P come on Tuesday, Q to Z come on Wednesday. Anyone missed can come on Thursday. Please bring identification for yourself and your dependants, who must be living at your address. You will need proof of address with current street address on it, such as rent receipt, hydro, gas or utility bill, phone or cable bill. READING WITH OLLIE in 2015: Interested in having your young reader, ages five and up, practise in a low-stress and super fun environment? Sign up for Wednesday sessions with Ollie – Terrace Public Library’s Reading Education Assistance Dog, (R.E.A.D.)! Program runs thru February 11 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.. Please register in advance, in person or by phone, 250-635-8177. KIMMUNITY ANGELS SOCIETY works to promote quality of life for seriously ill individuals and their families by providing financial assistance for medical treatment, medical expenses and equipment or supplies. All funds raised stay within our community. Getting involved can be volunteering at fundraisers, challenging family, friends and businesses to get involved or meet or exceed your donation, raising funds and spreading the word about what we do. For more details, contact give@ kimmunityangelssociety.ca. TERRACE TOASTMASTERS MEETS the second and fourth Wednesday of each month in Room #404 of the Terrace Pentecostal Assembly with meetings beginning at 7 p.m. If you’d like to build self-confidence and improve your leadership and communication skills in a fun and interactive setting with like-minded individuals, consider joining Toastmasters for the 2014-2015 season. For more information, please call Ralph at 250-638-1905, Janine at 250-615-8187 or find us online at www. terracetoastmasters.com. THE ALZHEIMER SOCIETY of BC offers a Family Caregiver Support Group in Terrace,
a free monthly group providing education, information, sharing common experiences, practical tips, strategies and emotional support, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at Northwest Integrative Healthcare Centre (4724 Lazelle Ave.). To register, call Lana 635-0980. TERRACE NISGA’A SOCIETY invites all Terrace and area Nisga’a elders to attend meetings on the first Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Come have some fun. For more details or for a ride, call the society or Diana Guno at 250638-0311 or Margaret Nelson 250-638-8939. THE TERRACEVIEW FAMILY Council is a support group and place to voice concerns and ideas to improve quality of life at Terraceview Lodge. Residents’ families and friends meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. For more info, call Heather at 250-638-8552. THE GREATER TERRACE Seniors Advisory Committee (GTSAC) meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Happy Gang Centre. Everyone welcome. THE SALVATION ARMY holds Toonie Wednesdays every first and third Wednesday of the month – all clothing is $2. All children’s clothing $2 or less is half price. TERRACE NISGA’A ELDERS and volunteer group hold craft night Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Terrace Nisga’a Society community room (located across from Gold Diggers). HELPING HANDS OF Terrace, a non-profit organization, recycles cans, bottles and scrap metal with proceeds going to help seniors, cancer patients and children get medications or assistance they can’t access or afford. Individuals and businesses who would like to be involved are asked to call 778-634-3844. Cash donations can also be made at the Northern Savings Credit Union. THE HOMELESS OUTREACH Program and the Living Room Project provide services at the Old Carpenters Hall on the corner of Davis Ave. and Sparks St. Open Mon. to Thurs. 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Fri. until 2 p.m. KERMODE FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY’S Father’s Group would like to invite past, present and new participants to attend the weekly group meetings every Tuesday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the society satellite office (3242 Kalum St.). For more details, call 250-635-1476. ROYAL PURPLE WELCOMES new members. For more details, call Sharon 635-6955. HEALING TOUCH COMMUNITY Clinics continue to be offered. Call Julie for more details 635-0743. Donations accepted.
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Look Who’s Dropped In! Baby’s Name: Carter Raymond Henry Davis Azak Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 19, 2015 @ 12:35 a.m. Weight: 6 lbs. 15 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Roseanne Davis & Sam Azak “New brother for Riley, Clarrissa, & Emily” Baby’s Name: Isabella Marie McCallum/ Sahaphandchalerm Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 12, 2015 @ 4:33 a.m. Weight: 10 lbs. 9 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Mary McCallum & Tom Sahaphandchalerm “New sister for Maria” Baby’s Name: Eli Akira Koga Date & Time of Birth: Jan. 7, 2015 @ 4:35 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 4 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Julie Fortin Koga & Luciano Koga “New brother for Sophie”
Baby’s Name: Cyndy Rose Wesley-Woods Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 14, 2014 @ 3:05 a.m. Weight: 8 lbs. 2 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Justice Woods-Theodorou & Randal Wesley Baby’s Name: Ajaypal Singh Gill Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 11, 2014 @ 8:20 p.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 7 oz. Sex: Male Parents: Gagan & Harry Gill “New brother for JP and Aven” Baby’s Name: Isobela Dorthy Emma Calder Date & Time of Birth: Dec. 8, 2014 @ 5:56 a.m. Weight: 7 lbs. 3 oz. Sex: Female Parents: Marlayna & Simon Calder “New sister for Alycia, Elecktra & Declan”
Congratulates the parents on the new additions to their families.