The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 22, 1997 - B3

Couple celebrates 50th anniversary

ROSSWOOD COUPLE Don and Louise Parmenter recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Don and Lovise were married on Dec. 20, 1946 in Montana.

Don was born on Feb, 4, 1922 in Towa. Louise was also born on Feb. 4, but in 1928. That will make Don 75 next month and Louise 69,

Don came from a family of 10 chil- dren — he was a middle child. Louise says that’s what makes him such a good natured fellow.

Don’s family were farmers, and after he was born they bought proper- ty in Idaho,

The neighbouring farm belonged to Louise’s family. And now I guess I could say the rest is ail history.

Louise Spencer came from a family of just three children, Her parents raised caitle and grew wheat and hay.

Both Don and Louise grew up on the ranch, and eventually became bet- ter acquainted.

Don spent two years in the army and travelled overseas. He and Laonise married in 1946‘ when he retumed home. .

At the time Louise was attending college, and had ambitions to be a lab technician.

Also at the same time Louise’s fa- ther was looking around for a new growing area. His real estate connec- tions led him to Terrace, and he brought Don along with him.

But instead of farm land Louise’s father bough! a garage in Terrace on

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Lakelse Ave, next to Twin City Meats.

When Don and Louise first moved to Terrace, Don worked for Louise’s father, in Spencer Garage. Then he went to work for L.H.K., owned by Dudley Little, Chris Haug and Dun- can Kerr, and was one of their first employees.

Don worked for L.H.K. for more than five years, then went to work for Columbia Cellulose for a year as a heavy-duty mechanic. :

In £956 he bought a small auto body repair shop on 4842 Highway 16 West from Ron Kolterman. .

Don eventually ran out of room so he bought the property on the comer from Mervin Curtis, putting up a building on the corner, where Your

Decor is taday.

Don ran the Skeena Auto Metal Shop until 1973, and then sold to Gary Reum and Joe Whitney. At the time he sold Don had 11 employees and three wreckers.

During those years Louise kept the books for her husband, and raised a family.

Both she and Don were also active volunteers — Don as a volunteer fire fighter for 12 years, and Louise in Brownies and Guides, Louise also played the piano and organ at the United Church for over 25 years.

Jn the meantime, Don and Louise had lived in a number of houses since they moved to Terrace. They first lived on the comer of Eby and Lakelse, where Mohawk is today.

Later they moved to the 4800 block of Scott. Then in 1958 they built a home on Hughes, where they lived until 1978. Then they moved out lo Rosswood to retire, buying properly from Skeena Forest Products.

Don and Louise have four children, all of whom were bam in Terrace. Twins Elaine and Eileen were bom in 1948, and were the first twins born in the old Red Cross Hospital. Son Donald Jr. was born in 1951 and daughter Betty in 1955. All were delivered by Dr. Mills.

Don and Louise Parmenicr now have six grandchildren.

We wish them a belated happy an-

niversary, and good health and happi- ness.

DON AND LOUISE Parmenter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary late last month. They moved to Terrace in the 1940s, and owned the Skeena Auto Metal Shop. Now they're retired, and living in Rasswood,

ad them with the bib last week,

—@ Born a non-smoker

TODAY IS WEEDLESS WEDNESDAY, and all babies born today at Mills Memorial Hospital will receive this bib to remind their parents that smoking is a learned habit, The lung association says that 75 per cent of smokers start before age 14, so it's important for parents to teli children about the dangers of smoking. But this little boy already has a head start. His parents Diana and Asish Rai don't smoke. Head nurse Lita Flynn present-

Seniors host Burns dinner

By Aileen Frank BRANCH #73, B.C. Old Age Pensioners, held their regular monthly mecting Jan, 9, at the Happy Gang Centre. with the president, Hugh Power, in the chair, Over 60 members attended,

A minutes silence was observed in memory of Herman Van Den Hende, who passed away in De- cember.

The annual Christmas dinner held Dec. 18 was enjoyed by all who attended. The members who generously donated cookies and -squates for the 30 Christmas boxes which, were taken to our shut-in members-were thanked...

The menu preparations and en- tertainment are being finalized for the Robbic Burns Supper to be held January 25.

Reports were presented from various committees. The kitchen and supplies conveners reported all is going well,

The maintenance committee is taking care of the necessary repairs in the centre.

The games committee reminded

held each Tuesday evening at 7:30 pm, and about the special monthly games nights.

Muriel Michiel and her com- mittee very faithfully visit sic members. ;

Four new parking spaces are available — please check with the kitchen staff.

The next meeting will be held Thursday, February 6, at the Happy Gang Centre. We hope to have a speaker from the

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