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HIS WEEK 1 would

like to slart by send-.

ing out congratula-

tions to Terrace’s
new Riverboat Ambassador —
Muriel O' Boyle,

I’m sure everyone took in some
of the great activities of River-
boat Days around town. -~

Those who went to Heritage
Park on the Friday afternoon had
the great honour to meet the
Skeena Valley Pioneer Ladies at
their‘Pink Tea,’

The weather was cool and over-
cast but that aftemmoon was spe-
cial,”

It opened with M/C Vesta
Douglas, with some help from
youth ambassador Corina Knott.

After the thank-yous, Vesta in-
troduced the pioneer tadies, all
seated on the veranda at the Con-
roy homestead building,

The ladies ranged from 80 years
old to nearly 100.

They then went inside and were |

made: more comfortable, seated
‘around a nice and warm old wood
cook stove.

“They then moved over to the
old: Kalum Dance Hall for the
Pink Tea.

~The hall was beautifully
decorated with fresh cut flowers
donated by Mr. and Mrs. Cervo
from their flower garden,

The tea tables were covered
with beautiful lace tablecloths
and with fine china tea cups.

The pioncer ladies were served
tea and sweets by their hostesses
— the three Terrace Youth Am-
bassadors. - °

Everyone was enlerlained by
singing from a young neighbour-
hood group from Huckleberry
Lane. Music in the park outside
was by Debhie Toovey.

Everyone had a wonderful
afternoon.

Here’s a brief introduction to

the pioneer ladies, all of whom
have contributed greatly in the
community in the early yeats to
help make Terrace what. it is
today.
This day was a small way to say
thank-you. -

« Eva Carlick was born on ‘Oct. i”

18, 1899) “tunder a big “free”?
somewhere neat if BCA
Tahltan native, Eva is.a great lady
who has seen, many changes in
her 94 years. One story of Eva
has her killing two grizzly bears
with a .22 rifle when the search
parly she was in stumbled across
them.

° Beth Holtom was bom Feb.
19, 1896. The family came to
Canada in 1899 homesicading in
the prairies, where they lived in a
sod house and cleared land with
oxen. Now 97,, Beth came to live
in Terrace in 1953.

* Mabel Hobenshield was born
Dec, 14, 1899, in Maysville, Ont.
She moved to. Woodcock shorily
after marrying her husband Tony
in 1921, Now 94, Mabel is still
very young at heart, Byeryone
-knows and loves Mabel.

« Rose Bruce was born Dec. 2
1903 in Metlakatla, Rose is now
90 and worked very: hard in her
life. ‘She. lives at the Willows
Apis.

. Belle ‘Watt (ace Frank), was
born Sept. 9, 1906 in Port Essing-
ton: Now 87, Belle is still very
active: — she’s the senior crib-
bage champion in Alberta and has
just had her second book pub-
lished. During the war years in
Rupert, Belle operated a Hyster
crane and later at the Biilmore
sawmill .ran ‘a’ Ross lumber car-

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* Onnalee Kirkaldy was born
July 30, 1906 and celebrated her
87th birthday on the Riverboat
Days weekend. Onnalee is re-
membered from the post office
days and now lives at Ter-
raceview Ladge,

* Kay Varoer was born Nov.
26, 1908 at Kitselas, Kay’s sister
Trene was the first white baby
born between Port Essington and
Hazelton. Their sister Elsie Whit-
low will be 102 on Sept 9. They
all once lived at Kitsclas.

© Vera Frank (McInnis) was
born in 1908, A school teacher in
the eatly days at the old Kalum

. school, Vera in 1948 with 17

other ladies formed the hospital
auxilHary for the old Red Cross
hospital. She now lives at Ter-
raceview Lodge.

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* Irina Klukas was born on
Feb. 17, 1902 in Romania. She
came in 1955 along with several
other families to Remo, She saw
many hard times in (he war years
and many changes since her ar-
tival as a Remo pioneer,

* Dorothy Smith (nee Frank)
was born midnight, July 4, 1913.
She was born at home on the
Franks’ pioneer home al Kitsum-
kalum. The home their father
built in 1908 still stands today.
Dorothy, now 80, has also seen
many changes in Terrace.

* Mary Worobec was born
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raceview, Ladge and everyone
hopes to celebrate her 100th
birthday with her in November.

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