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Former
owner
opens

clubhouse

The man who came to Terrace
in 1951, discovered no golf
course anywhere in the region,
and went ahead with construc-
tion of the first-ever course on
the old Cote farm in Thornhill,
came back to Terrace on April
23 to cut the ribbon at the of-
ficial opening of the new golf
course clubhouse.

_ Bob Grabler, the slightly-built
grey haired oldtimer, met many
friends from the days spent
building the current layout. He
cut the yellow ribbon with presi-
dent Marylin Davies with more
than 100 guests and shareholders
looking on in the new dining
room. .

Grabler, who left the area in 5;

1961, told us that he was the
recipient of the first-ever
lifetime membership when the
course was known as the Terrace
Golf Club. Later it became
known as the Thornhill. Golf
Course, but is now known as the

 Skeena Valley Golf and Country

Club. ;
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Among the ceremonies at the

opening was the presentation of

~ an honorary life membership to

Dick Graf for his more than
_1,600 hours of volunteer labor
while the new structure was be-
ing built.

Others honored with small
‘plaques for contributing. more
than 200 hours of free work in-
cluded Fred Weber, Ernie Mc-
Connell, Tony Jones, Ian Smith,
Dan Rosengren, Jim Holland,
Helmut Schultz and David
‘Lane.

Other contributors were H
and H Builders, Telkwa Roof-
‘ing, Beutle Masonry, Dave's
‘Plumbing, Farko Contracting,
Terrace Builders, Crest Insula-
_tion, Western Supply, FGH
Concrete, Leonard’s Ex-
cavating, E.B. Horseman, Twin
River Electric, Emco Supplies,

Bill McRae.

McAlpine and Company, ani

Clinic set.

For the second year in a row,
16 top junior golfers will attend
a two-day clinic under profes-
sional guidance at the Smithers
Golf Club.
The series is set for May [4
and 15, with Smithers club pro
. John Morgan and two lower
‘mainland members of the
C.P.G.A. assisting.
All 11° golf clubs from
Vanderhoof to the Queen
Charlotte Islands will be asked
to select players for the clinic.
~ A fee of $20 will be charged
each player. Billets are to be pro-
vided. Juniors interested must
make atrangements through
-their-home club, =

Terrace Review — Wednesday, May 4, 1988 11

eena golfers get a new home

Undeveloped grounds that will eventually be tumed Into a putting green front the new .
clubhouse at.the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club. The balcony at the left will enable
golfers and quests to watch players tee-off on the first hole. Windows on the side face

golfers coming up to the ninth green.

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Skeena Valley Golf Club president Marylin Davies held the ribbon while the original golf
a ub owner Bob Grabler cut it to officially open the new clubhouse at ceremonies held April
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Dick Graf, shown with wife Donna, center, and club president Marylin Davies, left, was reci-
pient of a lifetime honorary membership from the Skeena Valley Golf Club for the hundreds
of voluntary hours he spent in helping to erect the new clubhouse. The award was
_ presented at the official opening of the clubhouse April 23.

First ace
of the
season
at Skeena

Last season, six golfers
recorded dream shots at the
Skeena Valley Golf and Country
Club. Now it appears the hole-
in-one syndrome is continuing
into 1988.

At the first unorganized men’s
night session on April 20, Rick
Letawski aced the 152-yard, par-

_ three sixth hole using his seven-
a. iron.

It’s the first gem for this hole

which was. part’ of the course

revision in ’'récent years.
Letawski’s shat’ was witnessed

by playing ‘partners Dale-

Schuweiler, Att Hlushak and
Larry Olson.

Last year, holes-in-one were
recorded by Keith Williams, Ray
Taft, Bob Park and Rod
Verstrate of Terrace, Rod Vance
of Kitimat and Steve Arlington
of Custer, Washington.

Letawski’s ace took place on
the fifth day after the course was
opened for the season.

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