‘ . ' Sr rR ea art with a history dating back “over a thousand years, and is _' supreme “internal”? martial art ple, _ form in China. It combines ‘concentration and calmness of — ” ~ graceful movements to attain a ‘of all ages and degrees of ~ pody’s flow on intrinsic life - known to all as sifu (Chinese ~~ -. The British Columbia Old. -” Age Pensioners Organization, | ’ Branch 73; organized an ‘‘ap- - preciation’? dinner for all those who over.the years have given » of their time and otherwise tivities of the BCOAPO and at. | "the Happy Gang Center. The event was held on Tues-. day, Aug. 22nd at the Elks. - Hall: ‘About 95 people attend- ed. The-evening started off with a social hour, followed by .. a delicious roast beef dinner and all the trimmings prepared - by the Ladies of the Royal Pur- "Tai Chi Chuan is a Chinese widely considered to be the Fred Berghauser got up on mind and breathing with slow, gratulated everybody who had had a birthday in July and August, and all sang Happy . Birthday. A draw was held for a beautiful paper tole picture of an Elk. Mrs, Charlotte Johnson was the lucky winner. . Brothers Andy and John Campbell provided the music for entertainment and dancing. All agreed it was a fine evening _and organizers hope to make this an annual event. relaxed state of both mind and body. = : a os You do not have to be in — good physical condition to begin learning Tai Chi. People fitness practise it. The Chinese have believed for centuries that: Tai Chi has a stimulative and regenerative effect on the energy (or ‘‘chi’’), thus restor- . ing health and promoting lon-. gevity. — pt ‘The other day I had the honor and pleasure of meeting the chief instructor of the A representative of AirB C. recently came to the Happy Gang Center to promote a tour for seniors to Kelowna and Victoria. Chinese Tai Chi.Chuan At the time, all the people: Association of Canada, Grand present were given an envelope Master Ta Tchen Tchoung, promoting AirB.C and the - cities it flies to. It was then an- for teacher) and his wife, simu nounced that anybody wh helped out with the various ac- . | would put a line through the Canyon. ; ce had 2£: Archie-had a wonderful time, ~ staking picture after picture of the stage after supper and con-. Jean Limin and Bob Goodwin were t the “appreciation night” dinner held B.C. Old Age Pensioners. wo of the nimble seniors who kicked up their heels at last week in the Elks Hall by the Terrace branch of the jr. and his son-in-law up the river in his riverboat into the Kitselas Canyon. They went up and around Ringbolt Island and stopped at the Fortress so Archie could take a close up picture of a ringbolt embedded in the rocks. These ringbolts were once used by the steamboats. They rings to winch the pad- diewheeler through the _ (Chinese for wife of teacher). Sifu was born in 1911 in Hunan Province, China. He began to learn Tai Chi at the age of 12. Having joined the army at the beginning of the . Sino-Japanese war in 1937, he __was stationed for some time at - ‘Mount Emei in Sichuan Pro- “vince, where he learned the art ‘of cultivating the body’s intrin- sic energy (Chi Gung) from ‘Abbot Nong Lian.. After ser- _ vice in Burma and India, he . returned to China. In 1960 he-established his _“ own school of Tai Chi Chuan _. for health and self-defense in ‘Taiwan, and regularly visited ~-and practised the ‘push hands’ © ‘exercise with the famous Chen ~ Man Ching. In March 1970, he -accepted the invitation of the Taiwan Government to become the personal Tai Chi Chuan in- * structor of President Bango of "Gabon, West Africa. In late 1971 he moved to Johan- —. nesburg, where he established . . * the South African School of : Health and Self Defense. -In'September 1972 he came to Vancouver and founded the ‘Chinese Tai Chi Chuan - ‘Association of Canada. In 1978, he became a Canadian ”eitizen, and he sincerely hopes. to contribute to the: improved "health and well being.of his - fellow Canadians by continuing “to spread this anciefit form of (Chinese Culture. - Master Ta Tchen Tchoung aid his wife were staying at the home of Peter and Jane. the name Betty written onthe _ envelope had just won a trip- | for two to anywhere AirB.C flies. en Muriel Michiel could not believe her eyes when she saw _ that name on her envelope. Evelyn Baxter was sitting right beside her, and right on the spot she asked Evelyn to.go with her. Evelyn did not need any coaxing and these wo " tadies had a ball. They spent — _ six days in Vancouver with Muriel’s daughter and from there flew to Calgary and stayed there for six days with friends of Evelyn’s. They went to Theatre under the Stars, to Science World, enjoyed many barbecues and went to Heritage Park in Calgary. The weather was great in both places and it was a fun trip, they said. August 22, 1989 was a special day for Archie Hip- pisley. He celebrated his 80th birthday, and the day was . celebrated in fine Hippisley style, Like many old timers -around, Archie is somewhat of a historian. About 40 people, all family and friends gathered for a salmon barbecue, at the place where Archie’s father ‘once homesteaded. This is up the hill from the old Copper “River ferry landing on the — highway side.: - They took the same trail up, Archie used to go down on, to ‘go to school. The last time he. _ did this was in 1918. Many a _ fom and vane. -. .story was told about the old: ° Dickson. Peter Dickson is our .- ; days, while everybody enjoyed focal Tai Chi instructor. It was.” the‘delicious barbecue. - an evening with’a difference: and very enjoyable... 05-2 “Phat same day, Bill Penner. _; there they went to, Tieton “Archie Sr., his:son-Archie = oo. continued on page 19 the trip, The day is history now, but will live on forever through pictures.and in the memory of 80-year-old Archie Hippisley. — People who live in Terrace "by choice are part of what makes Terrace the friendly city it is. People who retire and stay in Terrace are part of our make up, a vibrant community, yet quiet. Of course, the odd per- son will retire and move away from here. . What we do not hear often is of a couple living in Victoria and then deciding that they really want to come up north to live here in their retirement years. Yes, they have family here, but they also have family in Victoria and on the Charlot- tes. What do we have, that Vic- toria has not? For one thing, not much traffic. The traffic in Victoria has increased immeasurably and so has the smell, We don’t have the wind Victoria has. It _{s almost always windy there. It takes a long time to go places in Victoria, here it doesn’t. Ken and Phyllis Torgalson have lived in Terrace ‘for one year now, and love it. When we get snow here, we know how to handle it, but in Vic-_ _toria they don’t. It was for all these reasons, what to them is common sense, that they. decid- ed to live in Terrace. Ken and Phyllis have been retired for 12 years and the - first part of their retirement — > was spent in Castlegar. 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