Betty Raposo

 amedy will be ‘ie ordet of the evening g this
‘ Saturday, Oct. 26 when Three Men and a Mike
“return.to the R.E.M., Lee Theatre for another
: hilarious performance. © as,

* The: rio..in- question are. Terrace's own lan
"Bagg : ner ‘Kalamis and Cralg Campbell. Recall-

hour: haa session by each falloned bya
minute comedy sketch as the finale.

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door.

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‘Betty Raposo". this’ wee

became the newest: member. of

the Vernon R. c. M. P. detach = :

ment. a ck
The daughter of. ‘Mauna: and:

Marie who éame here in: 1956,:

“Betty, 20, “was"born and raised **

in Terrace. A member of
Caledonia’s graduate class of,
‘89, she spent the next year.stu-’
dying at Northwest Community
College before applying to join
the force, =

. Accepted earlier. this. year,

Betty left Terrace in ‘March to”

begin a rigorous. six-month ‘
training course in Regina. Her”

group included 25 other men
and women ranging in age from
19 to 39,

Proud family and: friends
were on hand'Oct: 9:to’ watch
Betty take part’ in the class
graduation ceremony; The. day

-also included a demonstration

of some of the skills learned.
during training including drills
and self-deférice.”

All but five: of the class are
now stationed in: B.C.’ with

three having been serit to Alber-: -
ta and one each.to’ Quebec and "

Newfoundland:

The R.C.M.P. predict that by:

the year 2,000 female officers
will make up 59 per.cent’ of the |
force,
‘Congratulations and : “good |
luck to you, Betty.
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A small: group of. interested
volunteers have, been : meeting -

with board .members. ‘of

Evergreen Community. TY .
which is expected to take to’ the

‘ air in late November...

They have also chosen a name .
for a‘planned monthly prograin |
which will-provide a-round-up
of locat events — Northwest

Window.

Anyone interested i in becom-
ing involved either through pro-
ducing, directing,, filming,
editing or just:coming up with
program. ideas are welcome :to
join the group.

For more information, phone
Norbert Hartig at 635-9135 ‘or
635-6511, local 310. o
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‘However, although most of the miaterial will be i
new to the local audience, he said they will run. -
through some of the highlights of thei last show

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Longtime Terrace resident —
. Paula Rosalie Sims, known to &
. all as Rita, passed away Oct:-4 . &
;, at Mills Memorial Hospital.

~-BornMarch 25, 1918 in St.
Phillip, - Sask., Rita met hus-
‘band ‘Pat in Victoria and the:
‘couple were married in 1942 i in
Esquimalt. ; j

* At the time, Pat was in the
Royal ‘Canadian Navy —. he
served both in Canada and .
Overseas for a total of 12:years
and was ultimately presented
with a medal of distinction by
the Lt-Governor, In those, early >
years. of their marriage Rita
worked as a hairdresser in Van-
couver, owning a couple oF .
salons there. ;

“The war over, the, ‘ebuple o

moved to Prince Rupert in 1946.
where Pat worked as first mate
-with Union Steamships_ and -
then as a fisheries officer: Rita
worked at McRae Motors where
-Rusty..Ljungh ‘was. one: “of her
- fellow ‘workers, ot
’ Pat was posted to Tertace i in
1950 and the couple: settled:
~ here, Pat was no stranger to the’
‘area, having lived ‘with’ the
Paulis family at. Gedarvale in
- the’ mid-20s and; later. staying
‘ with'.thé Brauns.*His mother,

- Sam Ayers and together | ‘they

! farmed 10 acres between ‘what <
“are now North. _ Sparks: and 7

North Eby ‘Sts. - mo

In 1953 -Pat and ‘Rita hiac .
_their new home built‘on“that
land (by Henry Fortin). In. 41951.
the couple: had adopted Tona.
and Gerald, of whom they were
very proud, - "

Rita © ‘worked at Eaton’s
catalogue sales office on Kalum -
St. up until her successful com-

. pletion of a commerce course at

- Northwest Community College.

incidentally, shehad.two claims ,

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Poptayg tart tbebe deny a

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- where she remained until her.

-cemetary, also the resting place
* Mary Angus Sims, later married’ -

. donated them to the Prince

“Rita Sims

where the college was concern-

the institution and was also a
member of one of its first
graduating classes.

After receiving her diploma,
Rita..went to work for Rose,.
Gayle- and Co. -- later to
become Porter and Co. —

retirement in 1983. t

* Pat passed away in January,
1968 and was buried in the last .
veterans plot in the old ~

Of his mother and stepfather,
Having saved all of Pat’s
naval and: Union. Steamship:
uniforms, Rita this year

Rupert museum. Prince Rupert
was where Pat had enlisted,

Rita is survived by daughter
Tona Maley of Delta (a lawyer. .
in..Vancouver), son Gerald of
Terrace and grandchildren
Trina, David and Alexandrie
Maley and Tara, Patrick and
James Sims,

The funeral mass was held at
Sacred Heart.Parish Oct. 9 with

ners, aes Moora Cre of Ter-..

Me eoverage’o ‘of this year's. ninth

, father AL Noowas officiating «ob:

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“On behalf of the Roadrun:

annual Toy Run. ;
However, there is one
point in your Oct. 9 story I
would like to correct. . -
‘The gas tank collection
boxes located at various area |
‘watering holes’! were “ac-
tually the. brainchild’ of
Harley Davidson rider Gary
McAvoy. He. arid other: in-
dependent Harley riders look

| after’ “the © tanks’: as- their

special contribution to the
Toy Run. 0

The club is proud. to ‘be the
organizer of the event” but it
is the participation ‘of: riders
of all brands of :bikes. that
makes it a successful kick-off
to :the Salvation Army’s
Christmas campaign...

Again, thank you for your
coverage and thanks’ to: the
many other groups and com-

‘panies who contributed - to
‘this year's ride. ‘

Yours sincerely,
James Gilham,

. Executive director,

- Roadrunners:Club.

Dear sits; |. - 7

The Terrace White Cane
Club would like to thank the
businesses and individuals

“who supported their recent’.

and very successful raffle.

Sam Depopolo won the
gold braided necklace valued
at $140, Charlynn Toews
received a casserole dish,
Elizabeth. Hong a walkman
and Jacqueline Desjardins a
children’s playset. Gift cer-
tificates from _ local
businesses were won by Karla.
Wallington, Trysta Morgan,
Cindy Robinson and Patrick
Watson and Monique
Sabourin received a food
basket.

Yours sincerely,
‘Terrace White Cane Club. .

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