something for everyone

WE MUST really be in the
mood for a party. How else to
explain the wellspring of com-
munity-minded generosity fo-
cused on this year’s Riverboat
Days celebrations? :

When the call went out to
save the fireworks display, bu-
sinesses and individuals re-
sponded with awe-inspiring
swiftness.

“It’s really a community
event from a point of view it’s
never been before,” Riverboat
Days Society member Phyllis

Hull says. This year’s display
will now go ahead as planned
Saturday, Aug. 3 at 11 p.m., but
it’s just one of the banner
events of Terrace’s biggest
summer celebration.

Don’t overlook tamorrow

night’s opening ceremonies in
George Little Memorial Park, a
place that’s the heart and soul
of the weekend’s festivities,
Vesta Douglas, Freeman of
the City of Terrace, will intro-
duce this year’s Riverboat Days
Captain and Queen. Terrace

Pipes and Drum, the Terrace
Community Band, Dr. Fishy,
and the Nisga’a Terrace Dan-
cers will perform. Concerts in
the Park is a free, a two-day
mini music festival Saturday
and Sunday. But be sure to
check the schedule of events ta
find out what’s happening at
other venues around town.

“It’s a cliché, but there’s
something for everyone,” Hull
says. “Don’t waste the oppor-
tunity. It’s a great weekend to
show off your community.”

Family's roots
go back as far
as Terrace’s

By YVONNE MOEN
HELLO AND welcome to Riverboat Days week-
end. If you are a first-time visitor, visiting family
or planning a reunion, we'd like to send out an
invitation for next year — Terrace’s 75th birthday
celebrations.

Terrace was incorporated as a village munici-
pality on Dec. 31, 1927. Here’s a story of one fa-
mily that came to Terrace 75 years ago, in June
1927.

Harry and Mabel Houlden, their three child-
ren, Peggy, Doris, and Charlie, and a bull dog
named Lady made the trip to Terrace from Win-
nipeg, Manitoba, in a 1923 Dodge touring car
with a ceiluloid top.

Harry, a veteran of the First World War, had
lung trouble brought on by poison gas. His doctor
recommended spending time outdoors. After
hearing about Terrace from friends; Harry deci-
ded Terrace — with its great outdoors and fresh
air — would be the right place to live.

The family drove out as far as Hazelton,
where they loaded the vehicle onto a train bound
for Terrace. There was no highway yet.

When they first arrived, they lived in rented a
house that sat on the grounds where Northwest
Community College sits today. After a few
months, Harry bought 10 acres of land on Halli-
well Ave.

On Nov. 14, 1927, their fourth child, Alex,
was born at home, with a midwife attending. His
75th birthday coincides with Tetrace’s, which

also marks the anniversary of the Houlden fami- -
ly’s arrival here. Over those 75 years, Harry-and ~

Mabel and their family have contributed to Ter-
race’s growth, a tradition that continues even
though they’re both gone now.

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August 3, 2002
1PM.-2PM.
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Book signing.
Come & meet Fm
Terrace's
newest
author.

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The House of Ni’isyuush
Gingoix

HARRY AND MABEL Houlden at home.

Harry farmed on the property and a grew a
large garden, selling some of his produce, giving
some of it away to help olher families.

Son Charlie went on to become a steam en-

' gineer, and served in the army. He was well
known for his beautiful draft horses.

Alex is now the only one left from the original
family, On April 2, 1949, Alex Houlden and Judy
Curtis were married at the United Church. Alex
became involved in logging, eventually forming-
Houlden Logging Ltd. He was a member of the
Northwest Loggers’ association, and served on
the hospital board and the Dr. R.E.M. Lee Foun-
dation,

Alex and Judy had four children, Terry, Larry,
preat grandchildren: seven ncanscevanaite mam are atrwen oA:

_ Life back in 1927 was not so great for his par-
ents and the other early settlers, Alex said. There
was very little work, and farming was difficult.
Yet, they still had a pretty good life.

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