B6 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, February 7, 1996

A birthday party like no other

ON FEBRUARY 19 Beth
Holtom will be 100 ycais
old. Her birthday will be
celebrated across the coun-
try, because that day is also
Heritage Day and the start
of Heritage Week, Feb, 19-
23.

To celebrate Beth’s
birthday and Heritage
Week, the Terrace Regional
Museum Society is hosting
a huge birthday party for
Holtom on Feb. 11 in the
arena banquet room, Every-
one is invited to come by,
say ‘happy birthday’ and en-
joy free birthday cake. Girl
guides will be serving cof-
fee and juice,

A full afternoon of enter-
tainment is lined up, includ-
ing Scottish dancers, a choir
from Uplands school, adult
choirs and more,

MLA Heimut Giesbrecht,
and other guests will be
presenting Beth with letters
of congratulations from the
Queen, Prime Minister Jean
Chretien, Premier Mike
Harcourt, and Mayor Jack
Talstra.

In keeping with the theme
of Heritage Weck, the mu-
scum society is inviting the
public to bring by their fam-
ily heirlooms between 1:30-
4 p.m. Experts will appraise
and date them free of
charge.

The guest of honour, Beth
Holtom was born in 1896 in
Yugoslavia as Elizabeth
Rose,

She came to Canada at a
young age, when in 1901
she and her family im-

Migrated to Indian Head,

Saskatchewan,

The family homesteaded
in Saskatchewan and during
the First World War
Elizabeth worked in the
Union banks in Alberta and
Saskatchewan.

She married Bert Holtom
in 1921 and had a daughter
named Marion in 1921 and
twin sons, Del and Donald
in 1921,

The family farmed during
the Great Depression, then
in 1937 moved to the
Okanagan,

Her twin boys joined the
Royal Canadian Air Force
during the Second World
War.

In 1951 the family moved
to Prince Rupert, finally sez-
tling in Terrace in 1954,

They lived in Thornhill
during the 60s and 70s. Beth
loved to spend time with her
family and in her garden.

In 1976 her husband Bert
died, and Beth moved into
the Willows apartments.

Beth was active through
the mid-80s, and was in-
volved in the United Church
guild, the Old Age
Pensioners Association, and
the Terrace Leprosy Mis-
sion,

Two years ago Beth
moved into Terraceview,
where she still lives today,

Beth Holtom’s 100th
birthday party taxes place
Feb. 11 from 1:30-4 pm. at
the arena banquet room.
Everyone is invited to stop
in and say ‘happy birthday.’

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THIS PICTURE of Elizabeth Holtom (nee Rose) was
taken in 1908 when she was just 12 years old.
Elizabeth celebrates her 100th birthday an Feb. 19,
which is national Heritage Day.

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