Page B2 ~ Terrace Standard, Wednesday, January 30, 1991. born September 13, 1927: ia Grande Prairie, Alberta...His ~ family moved to Laidlaw, B.C, .where Gail attended school and met Betty, who was Queen. of the May in 1945, and.in/ May. two years later they were Mat--’ con’s portrayal of the lives of ‘four street people living on the fringes of normal society in The ried, After losing their home. and. belongings. in the great Fraser River flood of 1948, Betty and Gail joined Gail's brother Jack and Uncle Quinby: in Kansas, where he went into wheat grow- ing, horse breeding and racing. Between them, they raised a world champion quarter horse. In 1955, Gail, Betty and. their three children moved to Terrace’ - where Gail was employed with - Columbia Cellulose as.a logger .. and boom man. That one year job move lasted 35 years as Gail grew to love the beauty of the Terrace area. In those first years Gail was an active member of the Terrace Track and Field Club, working with long time Terrace residents. the late Nick Nattress and Alan Cameron. Gail had a great love of music, beginning with concerts at age 5. He played in a band at the Terrace Legion for many - years, He was an accomplished player of the piano, guitar, violin. and his favourite instry- ment, the accordion, providing many: hours of enjoyment to family and friends. After suffering a spinal injury while employed with columbia Cellulose, Gail retired from log- ging and began a new career in carpentry. He was involved in the building of many homes and landmarks, including the Ter- race Hotel, Tillicum . Twin Theatre, the Terrace Cour- thouse and Thornhill Elemen- tary School. He was also involy- ed in working on Several local bridges and the grain elevators in Prince Rupert. After his: first cancer opera- tion, Gail retired from carpen- try. work to devote his time to B &G Grocery, which the family opened. in 1966. Gail's love of building and wood evolved mo eaneiees a rel ma it ane ‘furniture, toys and novelty items. Gail was a man of few words. . He was not always able to ex- © press how he felt but he helped . when he was able, and showed ° his feelings in many different ways. — Gail was predeceased by his father Chelsea, mother © Lila, brother Bill and grandson Aaron. Gail passed away, al peace, Dec. 9, 1990. He is survived by wife Betty, three ‘children — Jerry of Terrace, Jacque of Kispiox Valley and Kathy of Sparwood; six grandchildren — Tawnya, Amber, Adam, Sarah, Landon and Shaylin; and three brothers — Jack of Baxter Spr- ings, Colorado, Roy of Lumby, B.C., and Troy of Richmond, B.C. oo, . ‘Gail Chelsea Demmitt the strife is over, the battle done. ‘LODGE ‘TERRACE 4702 Lakelse Avenue » Phone 635-6302 Liconsedt Premisas HOURS: | . Monday © _to Saturday - 7 a. m..- “Sunday & ee Holidays 8a. m. = . “3 p. m. B GOOD FAMILY DINING AT. | REASONABLE PRICES. Gail Chelsea Deminitt’ was. | SLUMBER | the Terrace | Little. Theatre's Brighton Beach Memoirs, you have not une, but two other op- 7 portunities to come out and. audition, * Auditions for J udith Thomp- Crackwalker. will be held Mon- day and Tuesday. Feb. 4-5 at 7:30 at the McColl Playhouse. The play will be directed by Daniel Barnswell, already known for his daring style in Curse of the Starving Class, The Art of War and Room 44. . Needed are two females and. three males, Call 635-5170 for: more information. from B1 Bl Here 'n there Florine and Bert Swores are now living in Vernon and loving it. They live only a block away from Gladys Myers who is now Florine’s walking partner. kkk kk Lucy and Elio Bomben . travelled to Prince Rupert the other weekend to have a special dinner with their family. The occassion marked the anniver- sary of their Jan. 19, 1957 wed- ding in Italy. After a lovely dinner, Lucy and her daughter-in-law went for a stroll around the block ’ which turned into a walk all around Prince Rupert that For those who weren t east in ; Stage.” bable entry into the 1991 Skeena ‘piness and good health to o Lucy and Elio, alas ners was held over by: popular ‘ demand, will hold auditions on Feb, 11-12 at 7:00.p.m, Hennig: has chosen an all-women piece: entitled Talking With..The play ~ is ‘a series of monologues. (speeches), each a separate. story. Fight parts are available _= some are funny, some sad, . some strange, Call 635- $463. for’ more information, : Plays also require. production people so if your hankering isn’t ~ to.be under the lights, perhaps you would like to learn’ more about. the workings of: “back The. Crackwatker is a pro- almost hada search party out looking for them.’ ~- -Many,. many years of ‘hap- ae Yototokk . Ihave received a short. note, from my friend Belle Watt in. Calgary who is doing very well: . She also has a message to pass on to Edith in Cedarvale. = _ Belle has ‘managed to get her. book of poems printed. It's call-' ed:Happy Tunes in Rhyme and she says she’ will bring some . copies with her when she comes: to Terrace. this summer for the: pioneer gathering. ~~ March 14-16-and 21-23...” te With director Hennig has decided ‘not.to compete, she is planning a showcase perfor- ‘mance’ at ‘the “Festival, Both lays can be seen at the McColl Playhouse in] Inte April and mid »May,. 020 So, come’on out and audi- tion! Ses: you ai-the McColl. R* Playhouse; :3625:Kalum Street “Little: ‘Theatre baliaing). _ The. upcoming production of _ Brighton Beach Memoirs, by. cil. Simon, has ‘been : cast.” - irector. Ken Morton. (Mothers | and-Fathers; Ladies in Retire- “qnent}; Forever. Yours, Marle- » fon), ‘made his difficult decision. last week after a strong turnout thethree auditions. | tin the lead as 15-year-old . Eugene. is -Kevin Oates, His -older brother, Stan is. played by ohn. McGowan ‘and the father’s role of Jack went ‘to. jorenzo. Campanelli. Jack's wife, Kate will be characterized ;by TLT: newcomer: Lillian de : ‘Balinhard ‘and her . widowed sister Blanche by Linda Zwaga. R CED 2 HOME VIDEO .. ‘Blanche’s 16-year-old, beautiful ® ® ® 1991 Orica Hame Video, All Rights Reserved. daughter at goes to Heather ; retfeld and her studious an * - Sickly little sister Laurie is Sarah I RON” ° ‘Brorup- Weston. oo HOME VIDEO - An exciting multi-level set. has Video Station Video Station been designed by TLT set expert | no, 149 4741 Lakelse Ave. | No. 2 2424 Clark St, Dave Battison. Don’t miss this Torrana, 6.0. 635-6121 Thornhill, B.C. 635-4841". “poignant, bitter-sweet play set Open 10;00 a.m. to Midnight Open 10:30 to 9:00 Sun-Th in 1937, Performance dates are 7 Biaih AWeek 10:38 - 00 Foy & Saluriey : The future isn't what it used to be. -B.C’s education system has served us well for generations. But the challenges facing Our new school system will give them every opportunity. concerned individuals and organizations. To summarize what you told us: the pre- sent system has worked well for students - onto higher education - . Paes adal & garth. Yk . 80 thet new w emphasis will be on ‘what in in: dividuals can do, not on what they can’t. { Each individual will be encouraged to achieve} his or ker personal best. The immediate changes. * hae {1) The new Primary Program is being’ eee successfully introduced in many school | —- districts. It will be implemented : system | en wide by the fall of 1991, _ (2) Dual entry was also introduced in 33 . districts in 1990, with 96% of parents’ Sur: veyed expressing their approval. Dual entry permits children to enter school -: within four months of their fifth birthday, in either September or January, instead of. having to wait up to eight months... © =. |. a. Intermediate and Graduation Programs. | - Drafts of these proposed programs have‘ been submitted to parent groups and. others sharing a concern for our education — system, with requests for theirresponse... | Phased implementation of the Inter-. vb mediate Program will begin optionallyin © |. |: the 1991-92 school year; the Graduation |. fF Program will begin in 1995- 96000 Pp If you ‘would like additional information _undreamed of even a decade ago. Certainly, ‘the old basics of reading, writing and math ' Skills must be re-emphasized, But in their. pared to cope with: .* sophisticated new technologies * growing environmental concerns _« fewer resource industry jobs _ - greater need for “people” skills ‘and analytical thinkers, clear communi-. - ‘cators, information managers, problem "; | province-wide, More than 2000 sub-.. _| missions were received from students, ° : parents, teachers, ® employers and oth T° the graduating class of the Year 2000 were : - new world, our children must also be pre- | "So tomorrow’s graduates must be creative | _ solvers and, above all, lifelong learners. 7 You told us it was time to change. ; Ry. "The 1988 Royal Commission on Education Bo}. “l