B10 | Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 16, 1990

Contributed by the Terrace Beautification Society

The Terrace Beautification Society is gearing up for another busy season with newly-elected presi- dent Betty Campbell at the helm.

Dedicated to enhancing Terrace's appeal, Beautifi- cation Society volunteers set an ambitious agenda at their recent annual general meeting. Major projects include maintenance and upgrading of the Arena hill, maintaining grass boulevards and flower bins | along Lakelse Ave., and, of course, the annual

Dutch bell rings out at last from Knox United Church tower

Contributed by Ed Harrison

For years now the bell of Amersfoort, Holland has lain silent in the basement of Knox United Church.

Easter Sunday, 1950, was the first time the bell rang in Ter- race. It was a gift from General W.HLE. Vrijdag and the people of Amersfoort.

Following the Second War a number of Dutch families immi- grated to Terrace. Some of these joined Knox United Church. Early in the winter of 1949 a fire severely damaged the church. The gloom which pervaded the congregation the following Sun- day morning was broken by one lady, Mrs. Madsy Brandis. She offered to contact her relatives in Amerfoort and ask them to locate a bell for the church. It was an interesting incentive to encourage the congregation to get on with the task of re- building.

Mrs. Brandis’s relatives even- tually contacted General Vrij- dag, who offered a brass bell which was on his estate.

The bell was carefully crated along with a wrought-iron bell support, It was to be placed atop

feasibility of planting flowers along the overpass and trees along the CNR tracks. _ Past president George Clark told volunteers that trees lining the tracks would both improve the downtown core’s appearance and act as a noise buffer.

Anyone interested in joining the Beautification Society is welcome to.attend the next meeting June 7 at 7 p.m. in the city council chambers.

Garbathon set for May 13, Also being studied is the |

the rebuilt church in a bell tower especially designed for it. After Knox United was moved to its present location in the late 1960’s and the new church built, the bell remained in place. But when the church was re-roofed

at the end of the decade, the tower was taken down and not returned.’ The bell has been stored in the basement of the church since that time.

A year ago five members of Knox United decided to build a tower for the bell so that it might once again ring out its call. Peter Nicholson, Ted Wilson, Cam Simons, George Laxton and Ron Lennan all donated their talents to building it. Since the original bell support was miss- ing, a new type of yoke was

needed, This was done with the FORTY YEARS AFTER IT WAS FIRST ERECTED,

aid of machine work to adapt some self-aligning bearings. The welding time was donated by

Johnny’s Welding. George many who aided them in this monumental task.

the: Amersfoort bell again graces the new bell tower at Knox United Church. Thanks go out to the few who initiated the project and the

Hagen also contributed his welding skills to the project. Once the tower was com- pleted; the problem was how to lift it in place. « Raincoast Cranes came to the rescue, Milt Lindsey used a

-tonne crane to maneuver the eat i into position on the 20th and this latest conference will be held. in the doctor's lounge tomorrow

of March this year. The bell ' evening from’ 6:45 to 8:00 p.m. ,

once again rang out over the .. : gheene Valley on Easter Sunday what you have undertaken in raising children in the 90’s, join.us for this 1990, 40 years after it originally free session. You will have the opportunity ty to ask questions pertinent rang. : to your family Atte." Further information is available at 635 FON.

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teleconference inthe Year of Excellence for Families series. The series

who have learning disabilities, will ‘be the speaker for the fourth | 2

.is being presented locatly by the Terrace;Child Development Centre,’ .

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News from Branch 13

Contributed by Peter Crompton

The: renovations in the lounge are complete, ‘though some cleanup is still needed, such as painting of washrooms.

The hours spent on this pro- ject by certain members went beyond the call. People like Alf Defrane, Roger Chamblelain, and especially Cmde. Ron Gowe, deserve much credit for the success of this undertaking. There are many more who helped in many ways, and they will be recognized in the near future.

Well, the carnival has been and gone, we had a successful time on the gaming tables, but where are all our members? You don’t have to wait to be asked for your help, please come for- ward.

Cmde. Judy Clarke finished in the middle of the pack in the Provincial Cribbage competition in Kamloops.

Congratulations to our new member Bill Robinson, who earned himself a trip to Toronto to play in the Canadian Darts

Championshins.

There are a‘number | of events coming up in the next few weeks: - .

Saturday, June 2. —_ _ Honor and Awards Night. ;

Sunday, June 3 — ‘“‘D” Day Dinner, by invitation only.

Monday, June 4 — Executive Meeting.

Tuesday, June 12 — General

- Meeting.

We are still looking for a chairperson for building our float for Riverboat Days.

Many thanks to Joan and her husband for setting up the golf hole for the Kinsmen Pub-Putt Tour on Saturday, April 28.

The zone meeting in Houston went very well. Cmde. Art Pugh of Kitimat is now our Deputy Zone Commander.

Those members who have visited our branch lately will have noticed we now have a display case in the lounge. Anyone wishing to donate medals or other memorabilia for this display please contact me at

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