By YVONNE MOEN Happy 55th anniversary folks! LLOYD AND Ruby Me- Creight are celebrating their SSth anniversary on June 1. The couple were mar- tied June’t,-1945 in Lon- don, England, during the war years... Lloyd had joined the army at Ender- by, B.C. and served over- Seas for six years in the Armoured Division, ' LLoyd. returned from France, where he was shot and wounded, to be hospi- _talized in London for a yeares "While recovering at the Cart Right’ Gardens, he “met Ruby, who was work- _ing there. At the time, Ruby had a bit of a hand- “icap. When she’ was 17 years old, she went tolally _ deaf. She remembers poing - to bed after a normal day, and woke up the next > marning and couldn't hear. She said that her father brought her in a cup of tea and she couldn’t hear what he'was saying. ! At first, she was told il was just a cold, and it would go away, but it didn’t. She had inherited ‘hérmother’s deafness. She said she became a lonely, “shy person because of her deafness. Because her family was poor in pre-war London, England, she wasn’t able to take a. sign language course. She mostly read lips. - During this time, Ruby and a girlfriend would go to spend time at Hyde Park. On their way home they would go by Bucking- ham ‘Palace where they’d torment the guards. Ruby became friends with one of the guards, who didn’t mind her deaf- ness. Several years later they were married. She -- was so happy. Two years _ after that, she gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. But then a cloud ap- _ ~ peared. Her husband went ‘to war and when the baby . was. five months old, he yhvas killed in the war, . ‘alone an unhappy. Then- “Ruby wert’ to’ work! while | her mother babysat her . girl, Ruby worked as a waitress in the Internation- H Llayd and Ruby McO reight still live in the same tral- Around Town ler they bought when they moved here in 1974. al Legion in London. There were soldiers who came there from all nationalities. and they would give Ruby candy and flowers. But she would brush them off because of her deafness. Then once a year at the Christmas party, the tables were turned as the visiting soldiers waited on the women. This particular year, Ruby’s bosses made her atlend the party. And the soldier who awaited on her put a note onto her plate saying: “I’ve been away from my home in Canada for six years and I’m lonely here. I know you're lonely because you're deaf, Would you please dance with me? And that lonely soldier was Lloyd McCreight. Two years later they were mar- tied in London. In 1946 Ruby came to Armstrong B.C. under the War Bride Act. Later, LLoyd and Ruby moved to Enderby. Then in 1948, Ruby-re- je. Once again shewas. ceived a call from her doctor in England telling her they had come up with a new operation for her kind of deafness, But Lloyd and Ruby didn't ” James W. Radelet RADELET & COMPANY Barristers & Solicitors Tax Law ® Trusts * Corporate & Commercial 1330 - 1075 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6E 3C9 Phone: 604-689-0878 Fax: 604-689-1386 Notice to Property Owners City of Terrace have a lot of money and couldn't afford the costly operation. So Ruby asked a neigh- bor to raffle off some of the things she brought with her from England — watches, tings, and other jewellery ~ to raise moncy for the operation in Toron- lo. The neighber came back a couple of days later with $700 he collected from friends and neighbors and gave her back all her stuff, saying we don’t need these. Ruby was in Toronto for about three months and the operation worked! She remembers waking up and hearing voices and water running. It didn't give her perfect hearing but enough so that with the help of a hearing aid, she can hear well enough. And when her husband Lloyd met her as she pot off the bus coming home, it was the first time that she heard his voice, as he said: “Hi sweetheart, I sure missed you.” -..Lloyd. and Ruby have had many ups and down, ‘but now are going to cele- brateé 55 years of marriage and are still very happy ta- gether. Musicfest results SKEENA JUNIOR Secondary School's concert band won a silver award al the national Musicfest competition, with an honour award going lo Danny Chapman, playing the clarinet. Skeena Junior’s Jazz Band won a bronze award with an honour award going to Kiobhan Anderson, playing the trumpet. This year, 450,000 young musicians competed at 80 regional! Musicfest competitions throughout Canada. The 10,000 most outstanding musicians were invited to compele al the national compeli- tion. Do you like stamps? ARE YOU interested in stamp collecting? Chris Parfitt is looking for fellow collectors to meet once or twice a month to start a club, Every stamp col- lector in the area is welcome to join. If starting a club interests you, call Chris at 635-1641 after 6 p.m. Local photographer wins WENDY SHYMANKSKI of Wildlight Photography had two images accepted in the provincial Print Show and Exhibition for the Professional Photogra- phers’ Association held April 1 in Kananaskis, Al- berta. She won the Animals Trophy for “The Mal- lards” and a Press Honourable Mention for “Mountain Flight”. A tolal of 118 prints were ac- cepted for exhibition from 271 images created by some of B.C,’s top professional photographers. Don’t buy for minors GRAD STUDENTS, cars and alcohol can be a le- thal combination. Local residents are reminded not to buy alcohol for minors. Not only is it illegal in Canada to buy alcohol for underage youth, but it can lead to dan- gerous situations. ICBC reports show that motor vehicle rashes are the number one killer of young people in B.C., and alcohol is frequently a contributing factor. School graduation is a time for celebration, so customers should be aware the possibility is higher of young people asking them for help to buy alco- hol. Online research contest THE B.C. Library Association and electric Library Canada are pleased to announce the 2nd annual online research contest. Cash prizes between $250 and $500 will be awarded, The contest runs from Thursday, June 1 to Wednesday, June 14. Anyone visiting the library is invited to enter the contest. For more info call 638-8177. Peg, noo" Se Bono ta Bl ote Smee bee a The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, May 31, 2000 - 83 Park Report Y Bryn White It is that time of year again. Time to throw off your parka and bury your winter boots at the back of your closet. Everything is greening up around us. 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And, what was that thing that crawled up your brother’s shorts last year? LAKELSE LAKE PROVINCIAL Parks J PARK VISITORS PROGRAMS Saturday June 3rd 7:00 PM =Walk among Coastal Giants: Secrets of Old Growth Rainforest revealed. Meet at the information sign near the RV sani-station. Saturd une 10t 7:00 PM = Things we Love to Hate: The private lives of slugs, bugs, fungus and other seemingly disgusting creatures. Saturday June 17th 7:00PM Sear Affair: Discover more about BC’s bears. Saturday June 24th 7:00 PM Game Show Night: Come and test your knowledge of parks and the amazing things that live in them! ALL ARE WELCOME PROGRAMS ARE FREE ALL PROGRAMS WILL BE HELD IN THE AMPHITHEATER UNLESS OTHERWISE POSTED - Medic Alert. ALWAYE CN. GALL. 1-800-668-1507 www.medicalert.ce -. Far more iInferniation® “"* Bridal eqistry Crystal faIND 2000 TAX NOTICES - The 2000 Tax Notices were mailed on May 24th, 2000. 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