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Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 8, 1991 B7.

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it opened for the summer season a few weekends ago.

by Alie Toop

Music was in the air at Heritage
Park on Saturday, the 20th of
April.

While waiting for the park to
open, a group called "Moonshine"
were playing some good old
country tunes. With them was
photographer Dan Hillert of Sure
Exposure to immortalize them.
The group, I found out, gocs
around the Northwest playing
bluegrass festivals. On July ist
weekend, they will be in Chet-
wynd and the following weekend
they will be playing their hearts
out in the Burns Lake Bluegrass
Festival.

Besides playing as a group, they
also have a comedy routine. Two
of them call themselves Cousin
Ernie and Cletus, dress up
hillbilly style, singing every-
body’s favourite tunes, to which
the words have been re-arranged.

Of course, for a group like that,
Heritage Park is the perfect set-
ting for taking pictures. Other
than tourists going through, the
park is also an ideal setting for a
wedding ceremony. We've had
many weddings in the past and
we already have bookings for this
year. Although the weather was
not that inviting a few weeks ago,
people still came to take tours.
Some of them came from the
Queen Charlottes.

Donations of artifacts are
always coming to the park. Just
recently we received an old cash
register. Originally it was used in
the Sugar and Spice Bakery.

The bakery opened up during
the 30s in Vancouver on West
Broadway. In 1964 the bakery
was purchased by Percy Moor-
house. In 1965 he closed it up
and brought all the. equipment to
Terrace, where he opened the
Blue Ribbon Bakery. That same
year, the cash resister once again

_ was ringing up the sales. How-

ever, after a couple of years of
continuous use and faithful ser-
vice to the bakery, the day came
that it was replaced by a newer
model.

Over the years, the prices had
risen, but this poor old but faith-
ful cash register was not able to
ring up anything over one dollar.
Those were also the days of five
and dime stores. The Blue Rib-
bon Bakery was sold in 1978 and
the cash register — that could
only ring up items up to one
dollar — is now proudly on
display at Heritage Park, another
piece of history preserved for the
future, thanks to Percy Moor-
house.

Our hours of operation at the
park are Tuesday through Satur-

THIS OLD CASH REGISTER was a recent donation to Heritage
Park by Percy Moorhouse of Blue Ribbon Bakery fame.

day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. If
you want any information about
tours, weddings or photo
sessions, our number is 635-4546,
If we do not answer right away,
our answering machine will glad-
ly take your message.

Did you know:

That a Vancouver building firm
applied in 1952 to the Village of
Terrace for a building permit to
build a store for Overwaitea Co.
The store was to be about 86x36

feet in dimension, one storey and

would cost an estimated $25,698
to build, the building to be
erected on the lot between the
Mary Lynne Shop and the Fred
A. Smith grocery store.

That dry wood sold for $8 per
cord, delivered, in 1912.

That the price for Telkwa coal
was $12 per ton FOB Terrace
and the local agent was Capt.
John Colthurst Kitsumkalum (as
advertised in the Terrace News of
Nov. 10, 1922).

That the Terrace News in 1922
ran an ad for the sale of govern-
ment lois in Terrace. The upset
price ran from $300 on the main
street to $100 on lots further

back.

SPECIAL CHILDREN’S SHOW

appearing at:

4 SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1991
B SHOWS: 1:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
R.E.M. LEE THEATRE
Tickets $8.00 (GST Included)
At: Jeans North and
Bank of Montreal
Presented by
Child Development Centre
FAREWELL TOUR FOR
CASEY & FINNEGAN

"WEDNESDAY
WITH FAE

BY FAE MOONEY

I've got a secret

I know one of the best kept secrets
in Terrace. Want to know what it is?
It’s a favourite place of mine. A
special place I like to go. To relax. To
chat over tea. To unwind. And to
nibble on something scrumptiou. =,
You've probably passed by its door ¢
a dozen times already this week and,
because it's one of the best kept
secrets in Terrace (maybe even the
world!) you have little idea of what's
waiting for you inside. ; .
But J know. And — now that I think about it, maybe I'll just keep
my secret to myself... Oe

Something special

‘Imagine yourself in Victoria. Or any major city in the English-
speaking world. Now imagine yourself sitting at a table for two in 4
cozy tea room, in front of the window where people pass by on the
sidewalk outside. And imagine being served Afternoon Tea as only
the English can serve it.

Where would you be? You would be joining me at my window
table in Dory’s tea room. At the Quarterdeck Restaurant, Right
here in downtown Terrace. That’s right. In the 4600 block, Lakelse
Avenue.

it’s juet my cup of tea

The room is small, intimate. Like a traditional tea room. Ruffly
Priscillas criss-cross the window. A pastel linen cloth covers the
table. And the teapot wears a knitted cozy. Subdued music playing
softly in the background is as soothing as the freshly-brewed, not,
amber liquid we sip. But that’s not all. There’s more.

Richly deticious Black Forest Cake, sweet and citrus-y Lemon
Cake, perhaps a fresh fruit flan, or some other irresistibly delectable
creation awaits our selection.

And here’s another well-guarded secret, At the Quarterdeck, After-
noon Tea, which includes tea or coffee and choice of cake, costs only
$1.99. :

Service the rich and famous

Creating these delightful dainties is Tom Keitch, who has prepared
gourmet courses for such VIPS (very impressive personalities) as
Bob Hope, John Wayne, Richard Widmark, Glenn Ford... And
Afternoon Tea for me.

Trained as a chef in England, Tom has been practicing his art for
over 35 years at major hotels and exclusive resorts both in England

and Canada. Our host came to Canada from England in the early

60’s, settling in Terrace 12 years ago. For the past eight years he and
his wife Dory have offered the community exclusive and fine dining
at their Quarterdeck Restaurant.

On a Wednesday afternoon

But it’s Dory’s little tea room that-draws me back week afler week.
There is something decidedly calming about a hot cup of tea. All the
more so when prepared and served by someone else. And when that
someone else is Dory Keitch, it’s going to be fun as well.’

It’s the best place in town for having a chat with a favourite friend,
for an afternoon coffee break with colleagues, or even a casual
business meeting. It’s the best place in town for just sitting at the
window on a Wednesday afternoon and watching the rest of the
world hurry past. In this little room, the pace is slow, the atmosphere
relaxed, and the service is great.

And that’s not all. There’s more.

Well, maybe I'll tell you the rest of my secret later.

The teapot has been warmed. And my Lemon Cake awaits...
Won’t you join me?

BOB QUINN LAKE AIRPORT SOCIETY
NOTICE OF PRELIMINARY

GENERAL MEETING

Place: Room 318, Inn of the West
4620 Lakelse Avenue, Terrace, B.C.
Date: Friday May 17, 1991

Time: 2:00 p.m.
Purpose: (1) Hear Subscribers Report
(2) Receive New Members
(3) Receive Organization Minutes
(4) Confirm Auditors
(5) Further Business

(6) Adjourn Information: (604) 988-6351