| St. Nicholas day theatre pro TERRACE — If you're looking for something special to see in the form of a Christmas theatre production, the REM Lee Theatre is presenting a St. Nicholas Day Celebration, a production of Theatre Alive in Terrace. Lynne Leydier-Frolyck is the director for the event to be celebrated on St. Nicholas Day, Satur- day, Dec. 6. ‘‘It’s big fun to do a Christmas show maybe because it’s such a festive season,”’ Leydier- Frolyck said. She is best known in the Terrace area for directing the famous Riverboat Days grande finale, and last year’s Christmas. show, New York to Paris. This Christmas Leydier- Frolyck offers a collage of musical numbers related to the festive season that December brings. A varie- Local woman celebrates 99th birthday Mabel Houlden has lived through one of the most important eras this world has known. She has witnessed the transition from horse-drawn buggies to the automobile and ma- jor advances in science and medicine. by Daniele Berquist On Nov. 30 she will be celebrating her 99th birth- day, and Terraceview Lodge will hold an open house in her honor from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ‘‘She is our oldest resident, and we had to do something special for her,’’ said Ter- raceview associate director Kathleen Delgatty. Mabel first came to Canada from England in her early twenties. Her father had visited Canada on several occasions, and he told her of the oppor- tunities. Mabel then mar- ried Harry Houlden in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She recalls that everyone in their social group were married, so they decided to do the same. They moved to Terrace Stories of Skeena pioneers told in new book A unique view of Ter- race and the Skeena River Valley from the early years of this century will become available this week with the release of a locally-published book, The Way We Were: Skeena Valley Pioneer Memories. The book is 121 pages of transcribed taped inter- views with people who liv- ed in this area when it was first being transformed by the influx of pioneers, the arrival of riverboats, and the construction of the railway. The interviews were recorded by Terrace resident Neil Weber and edited and set down on paper by Evva Weber, a former resident of Terrace who now lives in Van- couver. The images that emerge from’ the bdok are of a landscape and society very different from the Skeena Valley of 1986, but it pro- vides a foundation that gives continuity to our present-day reality. ‘The Note from Santa Santa arrives with the reindeers when snowing — by helicopter when raining names of people inter- viewed read like an historical directory of the region. oe Evva Weber will be in Terrace Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 to sign copies of the book’s inaugural press run at the Skeena Mail. for the warmer climate. “My parents bought some land on Halliwell, sight @ unseen,”’ said Mabel’s son Alex Houlden. ‘‘My parents didn’t know they couldn’t drive straight through,’ recalls Alex. “They got only so far and had to load everything on the train. My mom was a city girl, it took a lot of adjusting, since at the time, there was no elec- tricity in Terrace or any of the other conveniences of the city life’? Alex com- mented. , Her. husband passed away in 1963. The Houldens had four children: Doris, Margaret {who's passed away), Charlie and Alex. Mabel had 22 grand-~ children, 28 great grand- children and two great, great grandchildren. She has been a resident of Terraceview Lodge for the past five years and a Terrace resident since 1927, A very happy birthday, ) . Mom, from your family. * a * What's new In town? Northwest Star * * * ty of entertainment, from The audience can also Santa to the Nativity look forward to a full or- ‘scene, will be performed. chestra, featuring many talented musicians. “There will be entertain- ment for the entire family,’’ added Leydier- Frolyck, re The cast features David Battison who did the set for Dracula; he will also be building the set for A St. Nicholas Day Celebra- Lynne Leydier-Frolyck is dir- ecting this year's Christmas play, a production of Theatre Alive in Terrace to be per- formed on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. at the REM Lee Theatre. N Terrace Review — Wednesday, December 3, 1986 3. duction set - tion. Terry Anderson, a very talented person who is the musical coordinator _ for Schoo! District 88; Jim . Enriquez, Bob Shatford, Linda Scott, Bonnie MacNeil, Denise Carm, Russell Benzer, Fiona Robertson, Warren Wilson, Jeff Brandebarg and Rose Lynn Fleury are also cast members. The show will be featured. at the REM Lee Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. Tickets are available at CFTK, Sight and Sound and the REM Lee Theatre. Tickets will also be sold at the door. - D.R. Hillert 635-9714 - TERRACE ART ASSOCIATION BOx 92 TERRACE, B.C. V8G 4Ad JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! Terrace Art Association’s Annual Christmas Arts & Crafts Sale There’s Pottery, Handy Crafts, Photography, Paintings and much, much more! Support your Local & Area Artists! FRIDAY, DEC. 5 * 7—10PM SATURDAY, DEC.6 * 10—4PM _ In the Art Gallery located in basement of library building See You There! 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