A well-deserved retirement party IF You’ VE gone to Safeway lately, you might have felt as if something was missing. Well, you're right. That certain cashier who always gave you that big smile and a friendly good morning has now officially retired, We are all going to miss Doreen Paulson. And. now thanks to Doreen’s sister, Marjorie Corcoran from North. Vancouver, who has prepared a little story. Doreen is a true northemer, She was bom in Burs Lake in the late 40s and moved to Terrace where she finished high school. After Doreen left school she started working at the Terrace Coffee Shop and Home Grill; a restaurant managed by Eleanor Jackson, After serving her millionth cup of coffee and hams san, she moved down the strect to the lo- cal co-op. store where she worked _asacashier. _ Terrace was growing quickly, and when a chance came to work al the Mac Adams clothing store, Doreen took it "Doreen flogged ‘‘shirts, shorts and ties’’ for a while, then lowered here sights and trans- ferred to the shoe business, later wiki = Doreen Paulson becoming manager of Tertace’s first shoe store owned by Lucky - Koel. By this point her family had grown to the point where she felt "YVONNE MOEN she should be spending more time at home with her children. You may wonder how those . Children came into the picture, Well, it all starled back in 1952 when she said.‘yes”’ to a young Swedish fellow named Carl Paul- son. The tied the know on Sept. 19, 1952. In 1954 their daughter Linda was born. She was followed by sons Larry, Gary, Greg and Dar- rel. The boys were rather boisterous, and Doreen spent many years chasing after them, once ending up ripping her dress in a mad dash over a picket fence to save her youngest boy Dane], only to discover he’d been safe in bed. Tragedy struck the family in 1975" when her eldest son Larry was involved in a serious car ac- cident, leaving him a quad- riplegic, But with Larry’s remarkable courage and positive attitude the family managed to meet the dif- ficult challenge and move for- ward. Back in 1968, when her youngest was three years old, Doreen made the decision to tejoin the workforce. Safeway was just finishing building their new store, and Doreen was accepted on as one of their first cashiers. Little did she know that she'd be with them for 27 years. That long-time association came to an end on August 24 this year, when Doreen retired. WHO ARE B.C. seniors? Any citizen, 55 years and older, not. necessarily receiving a pension, is con- sidered to be a senior. The seniors of Terrace have an organization and a drop-in-centre where they can meet and socialize with other seniors over a cup of coffee or lunch. They’re also welcome to bring their: concerns, Terrace’s Branch #73 B.C. Old Age Pensioners Organization § welcomes any citizen to their Happy Gang Centre situated on Kalum Street, very near to the intersection of Lakelse Ave, and Kalum St. The Centre is open Monday to Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 2:30 p.m, Where seniors are: welcome and may wish to -become a member. Our membership meet- ings are held the second Thursday of each month (except July & August) at 2:00 p.m. . We have a games pro- gram which includes carpet bowling, floor curling, snooker, darts, etc. Each . Tuesday evening at 7:30 P.M., members meet for a game of crib or whist. Bingo games are held on Friday afternoons, Any senior wishing to partici- pate in the games can phone MaryAnn Dilley at 635-6835, A group of ladies meet Seniors welcome at Happy Gang Centre -. SENIOR'S NEWS AILEEN FRANK " casion such as Thanksgiv- each Tuesday morning at the Centre to do quilting. They would welcome any- one wishing to learn to quilt. Come to the Centre to view the beautiful quilt, along with other prizes, to be raffled at the annual bazaar, which this year will be held October 28th. The | knitting & sewing com- mittee have a cupboard full of wool & material if you have the time and can volunteer to make articles for the bazaar. Our members — hold calered or pot luck suppers, almost one a month, usual- - ly to celebrate a special oc- ing etc. Seniors are invited to drop by the Happy Gang Centre and pick up our monthly newsletter and be- come acquainted with our activities. On her last day Safeway held a party, giving her a very large retirement cake, Doreen spent the day handing out cake and other refreshments and visiting with all. the customers, Before she left the store Doreen was presented with a cheque from the staff for a trip, plus con- gratulation letters from previous . managers of the store. And then waiting outside was one more surprise — a big white limousine to drive Doreen and her husband Carl, daughter Linda and a few grandchildren around town. Her family also had a few sur- prises for her — a new self clean- ing stove and a new fridge. And now a very happy retire- ment to Doreen Paulson. aoe. . - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 27, 1995 - BS - 0264 River Drive 638-2077 FLYNN SCHOOL OF BALLET Laura Flynn, Teacher Member af: Royal Academy of Boncing pogeeh The flee oo oat SRE . tee low Bra ae oye sey k Bees ThA eed swank tty tala Check at your Credit Union You already have a chequing account, so why should you get this One? 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