Contributed by Kathieen Davies A Brownie Pack was the first Girl Guide unit opened in Terrace, starting with 42 girls on Feb, 26, 1947. Mrs. A. Kennedy volunteered as Brown Owl, and Mrs. Norrington and Miss Marion Head were assistant Guiders in the pack. - The first Guide company was formed in 1948 with Mrs. Giraud as the Captain, a position now called Guide Guider or Guider-in- charge. The first joint function was a Jamboree with the Terrace Scouting and Guiding have gone through. their long history this century together as parallel jf Feeeits (0 Me movements that share the same social and ethical values. . ms % Being a Girl Guide means having opportunities to work, socialize and make discoveries in company with people who can make them valuable and enjoyable experiences. Terrace Review — Wednesday, February 20, 1991 B9 Guiding in Terrace, then and now — Scouts held in February of that year, The tradition of the Mother- Daughter Banquet, now called the Parent-Daughter Banquet, began in 1951 as an event designed to raise awareness of international Guiding, putting emphasis on the Canadian World Friendship Fund, for which all Girl Guides raise a minimum of $1 per member per year. The fund is used for international travel assistance for girls and leaders, to assist Guide units in needy countries in their daily lives, and to assist countries in starting or re-establishing Guiding. A second Brownie Pack opened in Terrace in October 1955. That year the Girl Guides of Terrace held camp for the first time at the Kinsmen Camp on Lakelse Lake. By 1956 there were three Brownie Packs operating here. In 1957 the first Gold Cord (now known as the Guide All Around Cord) to be awarded in Terrace was presented to Beryl McLachlan. In April of the same year a second Guide Company was founded with Mrs. Kerby as Captain. Guiding in Canada cvlebrated its 50th anniversary in Canada during 1960. That year also marked the 40th anniversary of Mrs. C. Norrington’s involvement in Girl Guides and she was . honored at the local celebration . ceremonies. From 1960 onward the history of the Terrace Guiding movement | is not clearly recorded. The events and traditions mentioned in the earlier written history, however, are still alive and well in the present. The Parent- Daughter Banquet, Guide-Scout _ Week activities and activities at the Terraceview Lodge, and the many camps are just a few of the Guiding traditions that are being carried on today. There are 153 members involved in Terrace-area Guiding, 135 girls and 18 leaders. For more information on Guiding in the Terrace area, call Commissioner Kathleen Davies at 638-1245. . Where to find the Guides Second Skeena Brownies — Thornhill Elementary, Mondays 6:30 p.m. Third Skeena Brownles —- Kili K’Shan Primary, Tuesdays 6:30 p.m. Third Skeena Guides — Thornhill Primary, Wednesdays 7 p.m. First Kitsumgallum Brownies -——- Parkside Elementary, Thursdays 6:30 p.m. Third Kitsumgalium Brownies — Uplands Elementary, Tuesdays 6 p.m. Second Kitsumgallum Guides -— Uplands Elementary, Wednesdays 7 p.m. Third Kitsumgallum Guides — Veritas School, Wednesdays 6:30 p.m. First Tall Totem Pathfinders — Women’s Resource Centre, twice a month for four hours.