Fashionable past recalled _ There have been a tot of changes in northwestern B.C. over the past 60 years as Fern Capling can testify — that’s . how many years she has lived in the region. ~ Born Oct. 1, 1908 in Wilkie, Sask.. to Herb and Ethel Simp- -. on, Fern has three sisters — ‘Julia Little and Bina Kerr who also live here and Betty Mitchell _.in Kelowna. There were also four brothers, now deceased. -“«"'The family lived on a farm near Battleford, Sask., until” 1922 when they moved first to ‘Houston: and then to the ‘Kispiox Valley where her father again farmed. », Before her marriage, Fern . worked. in Smithers at George - -\ Hoffman’s confectionary shop. » Fern married Jack Reynolds July 13, 1929 in Houston where Jack worked as a carpenter, bridgeman and trapper. They had two children, Bill who was Born in Smithers and now, » fetired from B.C. Tel, lives in Terrace, and Joyce (Shaigie), born in Hazelton and now living in Vernon, In 1940 Fern and Jack moved to Hazelton. Six years later Fern started up a ladies and children’s wear Hazelton Specialty Shop, It was located in. downtown Hazelton, the shop being in the front of the house and the living quarters at the back. She sold the business in 1952 when they moved to Terrace but once here she promptly opened Fern’s Specialty Shop in the John Smaha_ building. Next door was the old telephone of- fice but that closed the follow- ing year when B.C. Tel arrived. Shortly thereafter, the shop “moved to the old post office building on Kalum St., built in 1920 by George Little. The next move came in 1955 when the family bought a building at the comer of Kalum and Grieg from George McAdams. Here Fem used to hold regular fashion shows. The shop’s final move was to Lakelse Ave, and a building bought from Vie Grant and originally constructed in 1952 by the Sargent-Robinson- Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 19, 1992 — Page 83 ‘‘Here 'n There’”’ by Yvonne Moen Sargent group of Hazelton, Jack passed away in 1962 and seven years later Fern closed up shop, sold the building to Manuel Da Silva and retired to do some travelling. Fern was a member of the local Rebecca Lodge, the Easter Star Lodge and Daughters of. the Nile. She was also treasurer for the Happy Gang Centre pro- ject. In 1975 Fern married. Jim Capling, an old family friend from Smithers. Jim passed away in 1987, the same year Fern had a fall and broke her hip. She has since been confined to a wheelchair, living initially at the intermediate care home in Smithers before moving into OUR SUCCESS ro, RACE STANDART) TER ESTABLISHED APA 27, 1988 | Janet Viveiros -. Advertising Consultant Marlee Paterson Sam Collier Advertising Manager Advertising Consultan! TERRACE PUBLIC LIBRARY The Annual General Meeting of the Terrace Public Library Association will be held on Thursday, February 20, 1992 at 7:00 p.m. in the library meeting room Elections to the Board of Trustees will take place and nomina- tions for these positions will be accapted from the floor. Light refreshments will be served. Terraceview Lodge. xkKkkkk News for the Willows: Beth Holtom celebrates her 96th bir- , thday today and Willows newcomer Al Edwards marks another year on Friday, Feb. 21. Everyone at the Willows would like to say welcome to Al and also to recent arrivals Chas and Gladys Oliver. kekek An art show displaying the talents of Irene Horner begins this Friday, Feb. 21 with a 7:30 p.m. reception at Northern Lights Studio. That’s also the venue for the show which runs until March 7 and Irene invites everyone to drop in and take a look. 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