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vote History ‘Month..: ‘How ‘ap.’
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"Mary Ogbourne,. "i
wt & Can you": ‘imagine: the
wo many | ‘changes: “Mary. ‘haas
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“ONS Her fife: has ‘not, always

a “dnced ” ‘some difficult limes,

been’ “easy. ‘She. has: ex peri-

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«fam sure-she can share. .

a ‘many. stories GF the» ‘past, j

_; And from’ her, ave can learn. . &

to become stronger. women;

. : “Mary Ogbourne was bom. .
on Sept. 10in. 1910, in Lith-.

uania, She ‘had three. broth-

drs. John, Joe: and Edward.

>. When Mary: was’ seven, she
"and “her, brothers: came. lo :

‘ : : Canada to live: .

eos "Sadly; her‘ tother had al-"-
ae ready” ‘died from a ’ smallpox ;
.. . @pidemic’ before they left. -
a ‘Her father ‘had ‘immigrated -
to Canada’ carlier to’set up.a
- home and starta new life for +

oe his family in-Albena.”

co able to join him:.

: - ery.

Mary's aunt, who was cling hairdresser, She would
i living in’ Ed- a come: into i.
~smonton at the: - your home...
time,’ sent. for ” and-= give’ “Ic
the children. : “you-a new
: Maiy” at: | hairdo, ~
tended. school - ; “She. ‘also
~ for./a while, . did: some.
~ but, then ata? - hairdressing’.
searly’. out of. - her.
"7 age, he shad © ,own | home. ail
- 40, go “Out to | And: “you
: work, scrub- ‘could be Sure.”
‘floors. while’ -your
Rog WERE (N THERE BRC
house-. _ YVONNE MOEN - “you ° would’: :
chores” ’ be.treated to.”
~~ for familiés in order to help , “some of her.

> bing.
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other.
to fold:

wos! But unfortunately; he had:
. been killed in.a logging ace

cident. before the family was

Mary i is an. inspiring woman -

She overcame many hardships and i is. still going strong at Q4

BIG HUG: ‘Mickey Bell, right, hugs Mary Ogborne at her recent birthday party. Jen- .

| na Lorenzon is on. the left, next-to Ella McClellan. ~

. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO |. .

- Eventually, Mary moved

’ berta,:and once ‘owned: ‘her.
; own beauly: salon. :

_ In Terrace, she“ “pecarie -
a very well- known as the trav- >:

, ae ‘pay for room and board. .

“her dwn
" . | ised herself she: would marry.
"and ‘Englishman. ' And” she

* +did -a handsome'sailor,
“In 1953, “Mary: read an'ad ©

Mary's said her life in Can- :
se ‘ada at: first’ ‘was very hard, as:
~., they could only speak alittle...

e@ to. settle down and raist

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Three. “yeas ‘ago,.: the .

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cup.of. yarrow. tea, Or maybe pe
even dandélion teal ee pe
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s English, and had, to:B90. out to. been good, with many close’ -
a Work: ped _ °
Ss She. ‘really, did: nél fave
“time ‘to. enjoy, her growing:
up years asa tecnager,
_ 2. Mary? remembers: think: OWE
* i -about how she: would. ‘
1

“caregiver, -

living * on.

‘lieved in cating. healthily.

“time. Mary had-to.kill:one of

‘suth good pels to her”.

os at the. loss of her: pet. So her,

"-metres.of land: Since’ its in- te

“ception: in’ 2001, “Night® of

“about $3.5:'Million US. |

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money. to support Jandmine .
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lo ‘Terrace and - worked ‘as
“a cook ‘atthe’ Terrace: and:
Skeena hotel, She had taken !
~ d hairdressing course in Al-.

let lissue:
May’ had told her friends: ;
“NOL to; bring * her’, gilts Une -

little “dog.as: hhee.companibn: -
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“she felt she could ‘not’ do»
“> the jab:herself, as they were.

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you.”

Some: of her :

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“boxes, “OF: Kleenex; : paper.”
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~ Baked:a delicious cake-and
‘supplied: other ‘sweets? far:
“thé party. On behalf: of all :
=the ladies who’ attended. the -
“partys: Including.“Antoinette.:
-Cormaano, Jenna. Lorenzon, '
Antoinette Dagostini, ’ ‘Ella’:
McClellan,
friends ue
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v opportunity - to: share. this-
special day-with you, Mary. a
You are: a ® “wonderful es!
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On Friday, Sept. io, Thad:
“the. privilege to join in on
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less. they. brought: necessary _ thier déetor: T tieed-you help. Ve. “
things.. “or course, all: ‘this’.

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