A celebration was In order when veteran postal worker Stella Haigh finish-
ed her last shift at the service counter of the Tarrace Post Office. Those
Payne at her recent retirement party included Vesta. Douglas, Anne

ayne and Vick! Gardiner.

Juno winner to.
play in Terrace

‘by Philip Musselman —

' TERRACE — Rita MacNeil of

Big Pond, Cape. Breton has
recently launched her. career into
one of the most vivid in-Canada.
The: singer-songwriter will be
making ‘an appearance in Ter- .

race’s R.E.M. Lee Theatre on |

Dec. 7 at 8 p.m.

MacNeil’s style of music has
brought many Canadian city au-
diences to their feet after her
shows. Her album, Flying On.
Your Own, has been picked up
by Virgin Records for broad
distribution.

MacNeil’s outstanding success

got her the Most Promising

Female - Vocalist of the Year

Award at this: year’ s Canadian

Musical

_ Junos.
_ MacNeil has been featured : at
both Expo 85 in Tsukuba, Japan”
and Expo 86 in Vancouver. Her. !
17-year career has seen many ac-
complishments, including. four
records and television ap-
, Pearances.

She wins over audiences with
her special human qualities and
folksy appearance; a recent visit

to Britain was very successful .

and captivated her audiences.
She’ s said to have a crystal-clear
voice and an appealing way
about her that is irresistible.

The Terrace concert is locally
presented by CFTK Radio. Tic-

kets are available at Sight and :

Sound and at the door.

Sunday

this weekend

This Sunday will provide a
full day of entertainment featur-
ing local talent that should be

. heard and enjoyed by all.

The. day will begin with a
Canada Music Week ‘‘brunch”’

‘at the Inn of the West, featuring

the talents of -young ‘voice and

piano students of Ginny Lowrie

and Marylin Davies, and then
move to the R.E.M. Lee Theatre
for an evening of fun with a
feature presentation of 40's
music co-sponsored by the Ter-
race Community Band and the
Royal Canadian Legion. -
Ginny Lowrie said the brunch
will be held in the Inn of the

’- West Banquet Room, beginning

at 12 p.m. on Sunday, followed
by about one and a half hours of
musical entertainment to. pro-
vide a relaxing mid-day in-

-terlude.

Lowrie said young people
starting out always need good
public support to demonstrate
and measure their musical pro-
gress and, like last year’s perfor-
mance, the concert will provide
an enjoyable change of pace for
everyone.

She said Canada Music Week
is sponsored by registered music
teachers across the country and
was designed to introduce con-

‘temporary music to Canadian

‘students in order to stimulate

appreciation and understanding -

for Canadian talent and to make
the public aware of. the

significance and importance of §
Canadian composers and their ie

works.
Cost of the brunch is $7. 95,
and the entertainment is free,

In what Jim Ryan has describ- -

ed as: ‘‘one for the vets’’ the
entertainment will continue at 7
‘p.m. at the R.E,M. Lee Theatre
with the combined talents of the
Terrace Community Band, the
Terrace Pipes and Drums, local
vocalist Joanne Boyd and the

talent of the Vicki Parviainen

Dancers.

“He said the concert will in-
clude a special feature,
something the curiosity seeker
won’t be able to avoid, with the
teaming up of the Pipes and
Drums and the Community
Band in a presentation which
Ryan says ‘‘sounds great’’,

Ryan said the concert is a
bargain at just $5, and proceeds
from the concert will kick off
this year’s Salvation Army Ket-
tle Fund, Advance tickets are
available at Sight and Sound,
the Royal Canadian Legion and

Thornhill Public Market.

SA OTE: DET SAVE aS CR TAPE Gare aan cate seer

When Stella Haigh was a little
girl she used to go to the Alberta
Post Office where her father
worked and watch the activity

day when she too might work i in
a post office.

by Pam Whitaker

That day became a reality in
Terrace in October 1968 when
she was hired with 22 others to
re-direct mail to house numbers:

began home delivery here. _
Nineteen years later, Stella
has retired at. the age of 65. A

held November 6 at the Inn of
the West banquet room attended
~ by her co-workers, family and a
special friend, Vesta Douglas.
“It was a total surprise,’’

Haigh said. ‘My husband and I

-and Joyce and Bill Kennedy

usually go to the ‘fishing hole”

(Stumberlodge) Friday nights
for the fish and chips special,
but that night the gang suggested
we try the fish at the Inn of the
West. When we got there they
- said ‘let’s sit in the back for a
change’. I really was surprised! I-
thought that if the Post Office

put anything on for me it would -
,be incorporated with ‘their:

‘Christmas party.’?

‘Stella’s eyes twinkle as she

tells about her party, and you
know that she had a marvelous

‘time. That is borne out by the

pictures. that were. taken that
night.

After: a sumptucus ‘meal of.
prime rib, there Was a speech by

Postmaster Dale Walker and

there. She thought longingly of a:

It was when the letter carriers

celebration in her honor was’:

“Let us start an Ad
Campaign for you! Call us today.
We publish Ads specially .
designed for your advertising
needs. Don’t wait.

’ Terrace Review — Wednesday, November 25, 1987 17

Stella Haigh takes a
_ long, long break on :

others. Vesta Douglas, Terrace
pioneer school teacher,said a few
words as well. Two teleposts ar-
rived, one from former Terrace

Postmaster Lloyd Anderson i

who now resides in Chilliwack,
and one from former assistant
Terrace Postmaster Bob Kidd

' who moved to Maple Ridge. :

There were lots of humorous
gifts, some of them ‘‘inside’’

‘jokes such as a corn cob pipe,
-tobacco and a huge box of mat- -

ches — to someone who doesn’t
smoke. Or a packet of crushed
yellow pastry (7). More obvious
was a mailbag containing twa

. mangled picture puzzles mixed.
“in together in a plastic bag mark- — |

puzzles).

Three beautiful ceramic plates:

were given Stella and a picture
composite to hang on her wall
with. tiny pressed flowers and

engraved: Canada Post 26-6-72 -

to 13-11-87,

The 26 of June, 1972 was the

day that Stella Haigh changed
over from casual to permanent
postal worker. She and her hus-
band, Randy, moved to Terrace
in 1953 and, prior to working in
the Post Office, Stella was book- .
keeper and sometime pump joc-
key at their 24-hour service sta-
tion. It was on Highway 16 West
near where the Haigh’s live now
and has since changed hands and

_been torn down. Randy Haigh is

presently in the locksmith trade.

The Haigh’s have five chil-
dren. (Centennial) Sam was |
born i in..1958. He is. in: Yellow-

knife and works for C. N. in
Telepost,.

"These ‘Ads could be 5 your

message to

"potential customers in the -

hay

tee,

_ Stella Haigh

ed damaged”. (Stella enjoys . —

in-the welding department.
Their eldest. daughter, Penny

Kent, and her husband have a

resort in Powell River :(Kent's

Beach Cabins and Campsite). os .
Randolph Haigh (Jr.) runs the. -

resort with Kent -while Penny

does commercial: art for
Barter/Mart Business Journal...

~ Daughter Caroline Bourdon is .

a guard at Prince George Gael.
There are ten grandchildren.

Now that she has retired Stella

Haigh pians on taking a couple |
of courses. She wants to pur- |

chase 'a potter’s. wheel, take a

course on its use, and also study
art sculpture. She'd like to do a”

little travelling with her his-
band, but before any of these

things she’s just going to rest a

while.

ols HE NEWSPAPER ON NORTIWEST BAITISH COLOMBIA

Votoms 1 Noe |

MONDAY, Nove November i. 1987

4535 Greig Avenue, Terrace B.C. * Phone: = TE
TOLL FREE: 1-800-663-7671

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The only one remaining. in
Terrace is Peter, who is. with:
Northwest Community College -