Se Recently Rein L, Doorman revisited Terrace after an absence of 39 years. It was in 1950 that Mr. Doorman made the Terrace Hotel his headquarters and scouted around for some land. He had always had a dream to: someday own his own farm. Through Kenney Realty he found a quarter section home- stead located a half mile off the.then Airport Rd. (now Queensway). He bought the place for two thousand dollars and went back to his CNR job in Montreal. At the end of April 1951, he returned to Terrace to fulfill his dream of farming his own land and start growing produce on a large scale to supply Ter- race and Kitimat. To share in this great adventure, his brother and sister-in-law, Jan and Sacha, arrived here from - Holland later that year. Since Mr. Doorman had no transpor- tation of his own, Pen Van Heek was kind enough to meet Jan and Sacha at the train sta- tion. In 1952 they renovated the old house, farmed the land, grew potatoes and vegetables (mostly carrots) and lived there happily, although financially it definitely was not paradise. Their tractor, a small Interna- tional purchased from Michiel and Johnstone, was their only © transportation, and with a flat bottom wagon behind it they -were able to go to the “big . city” of Terrace and sell their potatoes and vegetables to Jim Smith. Jim never refused buying their products, was very . helpful, and was extremely pa- tient if credit. had to be ex- tended a little longer. It was a time of great trust in each - other. But their farming came to an end in 1955, when Rein Door- man décided to go to Kitimat and his brother Jan Doorman . received an offer to work in Montreal. The property was sold eventually to Dick "Toynbee, who in turn sold it later to Bert and Rusty Ljungh. Rein Doorman married his wife some 30 years ago. They are retired and live in Maple Ridge. Coming back to Terrace brought back lots of memories, like the early days of the Little Theatre under the guidance of ‘Lorraine McColl, and frienis they made, ‘like the Havelaars, the Samsons; Susie Adam, the Van Heeks, the Van Stolks, Neils Mark and. many more. Mrs. Doorman, who'd never been in Terrace, was so im-. pressed that she stated: “If 1 was young, I would move | | here,”* Co ays : 7 ‘PS. I drove to Doorman — Rd. the other day. It is easy to. find, just off Churchill Drive, — and it comes out on Queens- way. One thing I noticed . ' though is that the sign on top says Dorman Road (wrong spelling), but the sign on the bottom is spelled correctly; . Doorman Road. |; Ct Doorman Road is like enn _ wandelpad door het bos, Echt mooi! The Terrace Art Gallery is featuring something different this month, , The Terrace and District Arts Council is presenting ‘‘Art — Awareness’’, and you are all ‘invited to-meet the people and ideas behind the arts in Ter-. race, It gives residents and peo- — ple new to town a chance to- have a closer look and an op- portunity to see. what is available. © =e The Gallery is staffed by rep- resentatives from all the dif- ferent groups this month. The show runs until Sept. 30th. The hours are: Tuesday to Satur- day, 12 noon to 3 p.m.; Tues- day to Saturday, 7 to 9 p.m.; and Sundays, 1 to 4 p.m. Clos- ed Mondays: ; It should be worth every- ' body’s while to see what’s of- fered in the arts. - Visiting Térrace are Claire ‘Lindstrom O’Brien and her de husband Cecil (Sandy) O’Brien. Claire was raised in Remo and worked in the Filbert Hotel (with Clara Turner and others). . In.1941 she married Sandy O’Brien, who at the time was in the army. They were married in the Remo schoolhouse. _ They lived in Prince Rupert for a while. Due to an injury, ’ Sandy was discharged. They moved to Vancouver and later to Ocean Falls, _ After living in Ocean Falls for a.couple of years, they moved to Prince George, where they spent the next 42 years. They developed the first trailer ~ court ever in Prince George; over the years they had three: trailer courts there, and ran a little general store. . Claire also worked for the “government for seven years do- ing labor force statistics. They have been retired for a while and decided last year to move ~ dourney Into Self A Healing Journey ‘with JUDITH KERR eo Friday evening — November 3rd . Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — November 4th _ Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, — November 5th - _ Registrations must be received by oe October 21, 1989 ‘For more information call.Mary at 638-0101 or 638-0994 to Vernon. They aré up here _ visiting her brothers, Bill and ~ Otto, and their family. Friday, Sept. 22, 1989 was a special day for Ernie Sande.. Ernie, a resident of Terrace- view Lodge, celebrated his 90th birthday. Fourteen of his friends from the Happy Gang Centre gathered at the Lodge for a surprise lunch. They had brought a delicious birthday cake and a card signed by everybody, Lunch was barbecued hamburgers, hotdogs and potato salad. ‘Before: digging into the cake, all sang Happy Birthday. Ernie also received specual congratu- latory. messages from Ed Broadbent, Jim Fulton, Mike Harcourt, Mme, Jeanne Sauve, Brian Mulroney and Dave Parker. Ernie and his son used to own and operate Sande’s Mill and many people in this town brought home steady pay- — cheques for many years work- ing at the mill. Sande Overpass is named for Ernie Sande. A very happy birthday goes out this month to Donald Letendre, Ed Sturko and John - Olson, as well as Ernie Sande. _History preserved — the Kitwanga CNR Station, This photo taken In 1951 by Jan Doorman shows Pen Van . Terrace Review — Wednesday, September 27,1989 17 Heek, Rein Doorman and Sacha Doorman when Jan and Sacha arrived in Terrace. Rein visited Terrace recently after being away from the region for many years. ' All are residents of Terrace- view. Members of the Happy Gang Centre celebrating birthdays this month are: Floyd Frank, Susan Goodmanson, W. Gyger, Olga Hipp, Lucille Hampton, Juanita Hatton, Ted Johnston, Ellen MacDonald, Lila Mason, Len Needham, Tony Pauls, Er- nie Sande, Grace Simons, Or- ville Spencer, Allen Venema, Helen Watson, Elsie Heywood, oe built in 1912, will be moved to the kitwanga Vera McKenzie, Anita Ratcliffe . a | and Tilly Shellenberger. Many Happy Returns to all’ : ge - of you! , SG It has been a long glorious summer. They don’t come any better than this. And do you . realize that three months from today, Christmas will be all over with? Bye for now, I’ll see you all next Wednesday. Church property and restored by the Kitwanga Lions Club for use as a community meeting place, museum and possibly an arts and crafts shop. Estimated cost of the project is just over $25,000, one-third of which will be paid for by a B.C. Lotteries’ grant. Above, project coordinator Roy Morgan and Lions from Skeena MLA Dave Parker. Like t ‘ past zone chairman Biil Young receive the Lottery grant he Kwinitsa railway station that was moved to Prince Rupert a few years ago, this project will save one more piece of Northwest history. 20% OFF — ALL BOOKS | Only until - September 30th Misty River Books 4606 Lakelse Avenue — Terrace, B.C. 635-4428 __