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That approval has now ‘been. .
° given, but that’s the beginning -

and of SPCA supporters.

THAT'S” THE
MESSAGE the local tran-
sit system = is: sending

“tend New Year's Eve par-
ties...

os After - all, there’s no

, need’ ‘to: ‘take the car to the
celebration when. Glenn
Hemons (right) is offering
his services as‘ designated

© driver...

»tomortow night.

“+:.'A- comfortable, safe
“tide with Glenn is as close
as. the nearest bus step

anytime between § p.m.

Dec: 31:and 3-a.m. the

~ following morning.

The service will run on
all regular routes and even
if it’s. not ‘door-to-door,
the free ride’ means no

CounterAttack roadblock
"> spoiling your night out.
~ This. will “be: Glenn's
‘ third year behind the New
“Year’s Eve wheel and he.

: " motes all he can. -
* Last: year, however, on--

“a. tomorrow night. |
"For more - information
on the service, just pick up «:
_a special New Year’s Eve

: schedule from.a bus driver -

residents. planning to: at-

for. everybody

» odanger of an accident or a -

‘says it's a service he pro-

“ly 40 party-goers took ad-..- 4
vantage of the opportuni- -f

.. ty ofa ride home so he’s. .:
“hoping for. more compaiiy. :

or ‘cali: Transit Informa- 7

' DISTINCTIVE DECORATIONS. Rose Higbie (left) and. Lonna Fisher
: hoid.up.a diminutive tree brightened by distinctive handmade
: decorations of Vickie Siddal. The decoratlons were among several

* Christmas offerings being s sold by supporters t to false money for the .

get SPCA
go-ahead

ew SPCA’ branch.

Locals

~The New Year. is. ‘petting off

5 ‘to a good start as far the local -

animal population i is concerned, -

“For some months now, Rose. -

" Hilgbie. and Lonna ‘Fisher ‘have |”
= been: spearheading a drive to set.

i ‘up. ‘an. officially... sanctioned...

: Soctety’. for’ the ™ Prevention : of

(SPCA)

1 -Cruelty” .of : “Animals

: rather than the end of the work
“.for the pair and their’ ‘growing

’ Fisher said the next step is the:

‘ © membership drive | planned, for,
; this. weekend, «Jan.

wteait thie e support he cat get 10

3:5),
» Although ; approximately “30 tine It iould elect
i people had already indicated ecutive, L

> they Were ready to sign-up, she .*,:-For-more information on:th

E pointed. out. the branch: could, PCA, ‘contact elther “Hig bie: *

ensure its long ierm SUCCESS. .
Higbie . said people, can

-become. either . associate
“members at.a-cost of $5 a year

or supporting; members. at $25.
However, there's no. difference
between: the": two. types. - of...

“membership ‘as far as parti

- She-explained the lower rate.
fag to ensure people who could:

fot. ‘afford | the supporting
membership’ fee still had an op-"
“portunity to join the branch, ;

“The-membership drive’ ‘Overy:

* Fisher sald: the: branch! would’
“hold its inaugral annual general
theeting in late January atwhich,
its, first: oe

66) oF Fisher T6388

’ Ewald Guenther
Rauschenberger passed away
suddenly at hig home in Old
Remo, Nov. 27: he will be sadly
missed by all who knew: him.
Ewald was born July 6, 1932

in Brasov, Rumania, His family

moved to Germany in” 1940
where he did his schooling and
apprenticeship in metal casting.

‘The family then. -einigrated to

- Canada; in "1951, ! settling in
Calgary: where Ewald worked’.
for: Crane and Crown Feed and:

Seed. vest
BC. “was | “their next stop
where ‘Ewald worked in “the

' bush in Cranbrook for a time.
. The family arrived in Terrace in

1954 where, ‘three years ‘later
Ewald married Annallese ‘Bahr
in’ a ceremony conducted by

Rev. Jacob Rauschenberger, his

father.
Having given his life to the

-1992. They are:
. President — Marg Cromarty
First Vice-president —

Secretary — Lissi Sorenson
Treasurer — Jean Dixon

Sgt. at Arms — Jessie Gowe.

the Dee, 25 daily draw.

Department.

up tomorrow, Dec. 31.

for.

Friday, Jan. 10.

Auxiliary exec named

“Another successful year for the Legion Branch.13 Ladies .
Auxiliary has come to a close with the election of officers for.

Bev Dickie
Second Vice-president — Hazel: Defrane

Directors — Claire Irwin, Evelyn Baxter and Addie ‘Ryan’:

At that same. meeting, the Salvation Army was presented
with donations of food stuffs for its hampers, Christmas gifts
for the needy and $300 towards the Kettle campaign.

Fingers crossed

Mr. and Mrs. Vanichuk of Aldergrove got an unexpected
Christmas present this year — $50 cash from the Dr. R.E:M.
Lee Hospital Foundation. The couple’s number was drawn in

Other winners over the past week, also of $50, were John
Slhaap of Smithers and locals Rick and Shannon Dillman,
Zean Francis; Aima Lavoie and the Thornhill Volunteer F Fire

Now everyone who purchased a 1991 calendar — winners
names go right back in the draw — is no doubt sitting with
fingers and toes crossed waiting to see if their number comes

Whoever it is, they will find themselves $5, 000 richer and
that’s about as nice a finish to the year as anyone could ask

Time running out

The 1992 Pacific Northwest Music Festival may ‘still be
three months away, but students and teachers are reminded
the deadline for entries is a lot closer than that. .

The final date for local talents to get their entry forms i in is

Anyone who hasn't picked up their entry form yet will find
iy at the public library or Sight and Sound in the Skeena

And potential competitors are reminded to read the rules _
carefully because there have been some revisions this time...
For those people who may not be thinking of competing
; but would like to help out in some other way, the organizing
a...J. committee would be ‘happy. to hear from you. x.
‘| The committée’s next‘meeting is being-held Tuesday, Jan:
14 at the Northwest Academy of the Performing Arts beginn-
ing at 8 p.m, n Any new volunteers are welcome 1 to attend. -

Yvonne Moen

Lord at age 16, Ewald
rededicated his life and was
baptised-.at the Zion. Baptist

‘Church’,in Terrace: by pastor

Ra ske in 1961,
e served.as choir director,
Suniie school: superintendent

-and youth leader and was also

involved, along with his father
Jacob and other church
members,’ in : building. the
original church structure,

*~ Jacob Rauschenberger passed

away in Prince Rupert in 1965.
Over. the years. here Ewald

worked at many different jobs

in the bush including owning his

own logging company. After a
severe accident in 1985, he left
the industry and upon recovery
was retained as an accountant,
Later he and son Gunther went
into business in the West End
Chevron station.

Ewald is survived by his loy-
ing wife Annallese, daughters
Joanne and Connie, sons Ar-
thur and wife Donna, Gunther

and wife Carol Anne,Richard.

and wife Debbie and. seven
grandchildren,

Abo. by his mother Elsbeth
and ‘stepfather Wilfred

Highfield, sisters Elsie Klukas,

- FERRY CROSS THE SKEENA. The photo above was taken In the early ‘40s trom the New Remo side f

pm ete sti tal melt, nm a nn

since been washed away In floods. The
was provided by Bill Lieasirom who,

the river. The buildings in the background are.the old Froese farm and

a

|

first post office — they've
s ferry cable was 11 00ft. long froth tower-to-tower.- The Photo ”
tike his father Charles before him, Operated the terry.

Annemarie Issler and. Karen
‘Wood and brother Gerhard, —

Pastor Ron Orr officiated at
the service held at the Zion Bap-
tist Church and the obituary

was read by Wilf Highfield.

Pallbearers were Art, Gunther,
Richard and Gerhard
Rauschenberger and Jurgen and
Dieter Bahr,

Ushers were John: Van-
niederhausern, Gerry Alger and
Ken Hansen,

| kk kkk

The Rauschenbergers were
one of five families to arrive at
the Baptist Church farm settle-
ment project in Old Remo
under the immigration and col-
onization program.

The Old Remo Settlement was
located on approximately 1,000
acres of ‘‘wild land’’ purchased
from Mr. Giggey and a Mr.
Marke from Prince Rupert.

All the family’s belongings,
furniture, some farm. equip-
ment, cattle and vehicles were
brought from Calgary by CNR
box car. The only ‘available,
temporary shelter was a large
old house close to the banks of
the Skeena.

The site was originally known
as Breckenridge Landing, a stop
for the riverboats:in the days
before the railroad’and the loca-
tion of the post office... -

When the Breckenridges left

the area, a Mr. Niederhardt

took over the post office.
Because he .couldn’t get his.
tongue around Breckenridge, he

renamed the place Remo after.

his hometown in Germany.

The Rauschénbergers and
their fellow. settlers began by
raising potatoes “and ‘also .con-
structed chicken” barns for eee
production.

‘There were tong | hours of
hard work and just a wagon

- road to transport the fresh farm

produce to the chief markets of
‘etrace and Kitimat.

“Remo. *

“fo: thid day, area. resid elit
, dan still buy farm produce’ from
(the Rauschenberegers’ and. the
Bahra (Annaliese’s. family) in ;
What is. now: _known: as ‘Old