We've always known many readers
from near and far read us on our web
site, www.terracestandard.com. Many
are former Terrace residents whose
work and circumstances have taken
them elsewhere,

This month we turned our site into'a
Christmas card of the web, inviting our
long-distance readers to email in
Christmas greetings for friends.and fa-
mily back in Terrace.

For two weeks we’ve been posting
those. Sreelings to our web site. And now
We're printing as many of them as pos-
sible on this page.

We'll keep posting new greetings to
our site that come in on email up until
the end of the month. They can be sent

_ to newsroom@terracestandard.com.

Greetings can be from out-of-town
readers to folks here in Terrace, or the
other way around, end they can include
Photos,

Merry Christmas from everyone
here at the Terrace Standard,

A warm heartfelt Merry Christmas
to Tertace from the East Coast!

Kevin, Mikayla and I did the 6,000
km move to Fredericton, New Bruns-
wick in July, 2002,

‘We think of Terrace often and keep
updated via the Internet and friends.

We are doing well and enjoy being
around family.

I tell everyone that Terrace is by far
the most beautiful place on earth
(especially when it’s sunny!},

We wish to say Merry Christmas to
all of Terrace and especially to all
those we’ve had the great opportunity
to know through Forestry work, Knox
United, Terrace Scouling and Curling.

You've all left lasting memories on
our lives and we will remember you
always!

One thing Kevin greatly misses
about Terrace is being able to catch
Canucks hockey games without stay-
ing up to 2 in the morning (when we
can get them!).

All the best in 2003! I know it will ,
be a great year for us all!

Peggy McDougall

Fredericton, New Brunswick

Merry Christmas Terrace, from Vic-
- toria, B.C,!

Ihave been away from Terrace for
five years completing my BSc in Mi-
crabialogy.

I graduated in June and am six
months into my Master’s degree in
Biochemistry.

I will be celebrating Christmas in
Victoria this year with my fiancé’s fa-
mily who, will, be visiting us from Po-

this but, what I miss most about Ter-°'
race is the snow and the mountains.
We just don’t get enough snow down
here. ;

I want to send special Christmas
greetings to all my family and friends
who live in Terrace, especially my
dad Roger, my grandma and my two
sisters.

I can’t wait to see everyone again
in the new year!

Lots of Love,

Melissa Da Silva

- Victoria, B.C.

Greetings to you all!

We too miss the mountains, the
snow and (last bul certainly not least) -
our friends! Hello to you all and we
hope this reaches you in good spirits,

John, Kyran, Lauren and [ are living
in Halifax and after a stressful trans-
ition; we are loving life here in the
east.

John is teaching in the public
school system in Halifax and I am
doing public relations for Pier 21 Na-
tional Historic Site.

” If anyone would like to drop us a
line, you can reach us at
megowan@supercity.ns.ca

Hail and Health,

John and Maria McGowan

Halifax, Nova Scotia

_ Hello Terrace.

Here’s a Christmas greeting from:
Mary ‘Malinowski and her two sons Joe
and Dave and families.

’ We are all in Lethbridge, Alberta
now. Mom is very busy in the com-
munily.

Bac AEe

ED OBENSHIELD often visits Ter-
race from Kitwanga and enjoys
fishing on the Skeena.

Greetin

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 25, 2002 - AS

Christmas

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Faraway readers of the Standard’s web site send their
thoughts and wishes via email for everyone in Terrace.

_Dave is working as a mechanic for
the city. [am shop foreman at one of
the Ford dealerships.

The weather here is always nice,
with lots of work available. It is a good
place to be.

Terrace will always be in our hearts
as that is where me and my brothers
grew up (mom and dad moved to Ter-
race in 1956).

We plan on coming up in the sum-
mer for a family reunion and to parti-
cipate in Terrace’s birthday celebra-
tions.

Take care and Merry Christmas to
all. God bless.

(P.S.. some of my old friends could
come down for a visit anytime.)

Joe Malinowski

Lethbridge, B.C.

Just a short note to say Merry
Christmas and Happy New year to fa-
mily and friends in Terrace.

Christmas here in Dalian, China is
very different. it is a custom of the for-
signer and has been adopted by busi-
nesses. Many hotels and restaurants
are most willing to help with the cele-
brations by organizing ‘Christmas Par-
lies’ and special Christmas Eve and
Chrisimas Day dinners. The fovers and
vestibules of hotels, restaurants and
businesses are all adored with Santas
and the reindeers, with Christmas trees

and the ‘gifts’; even McDonalds and YES, SANTA also visits Halifax. That's three-year-old Lauren McGowan
and brother Kyran, age 7, pase with Saint Nick in Nova Scotia, where
they live with parents Maria and John McGowan.

KFC joined the celebrations,

The true meaning of Christmas is
not known or understood and lost in
the celebrations. Yet the kindness of
the peaple who seem to care that
those of us living and working here are

_ able to..celebrate this wonderful occa-

well, River, BC, vot hegryabye y one
. I never thought I would. be. saying: ©

sion is.very geniune. . .;.;

Year to friends in Terrace. aa
Geoffrey Straker, Vice Principal
Dalian Maple Leaf International

School, Jinshitan, National Holiday

Resort
Dalian, China

Greetings and Merry Christmas to
all in Terrace!

Being my first Christmas away from
"home" I have to say that this Christ-
mas is a little bit sad for me. Having
grown up in Terrace for 24 years of my
life 1 will be missing a lot of things
about the northwest.

My husband, Brent, children, Toni
(Llyears old) and Forrest (7 years old)
and myself moved this past summer to
Richmond B.C,

At this time of the year I remember
all the great Christmases that I have
experienced in Terrace, which has
given me the childlike fondness and
excitement that I acquired during this
season,

I remember snowmobiling and to-
bogganing at Thunderbird and later
going home for hot chocolate. I re-
member building snow forts with my
brother at our house on Labelle, then
later with the youngest of my brothers
and sister at our house on DeJong.

I remember going lo the annual
Christmas Carol sing at the Pente-
costal Church. I remember going to
“Granny and Grandpa Brown’s as a
child to celebrate with them on Christ-
mas Eve, after driving around and
looking at all the Christmas lights.

I have so many memories it would
take too much time to go through them
all. I have to say that even though I
am not “home" J am filled with mem-
ories of great friends, former employ-
ers and of course my family.

To all those we are acquainted
with, and those who are not, have a
very Merry Christmas and we hope to
see you soon!!!

Denise and Brent Halfyard, and
Toni and Forrest

Richmond, B.C.

Merry Christmas Terrace!

[ am living in Harrison Hot Springs
having left Terrace in 1987. [ am an
Instructor teaching customer service in
the Tourism and Hospitality sector.

I love being able to go online and
keep informed as to what is happening
up there.

My best memories of Terrace are
ofall the snow!! Christmas without
snow just isn’t the same! I can remem-
ber not being able to go to school be-
cause there was no power from the
heavy snowfalls. It's. funny because
they close the schools after an inch or
so down here....and it would have to
come down a lot more than that before

we were pranted a day off up in Ter-

race!

{ will be spending the holidays at
home this year with my daughter who
lives on Vancouver Island.

» 2 al would like to send out-a special —
“Merry Christmas: and Happy ‘New, Christmas’ greeting to:-my' Mom,: Bina«

“McNaughton who' willbe dealing: with
her first Christmas without my Father,
who passed away April of this year. To
her along with my brother Sam, 1 love
you, wish I could be there with you
and hope your Christmas is full of
beautiful memories!

[I would also like to wish a special
Christmas to my Uncle Joe, Auntie
Rose, Terrace’s best mail carrier --
Laurie Lindstrom and her beautiful
children, Nicholas and Jess, Bob Erb
and his children Audrey Rose and BJ,
And of course to the many other
friends that F have known throughout
my years in Terrace.

A very Merry Christmas to yau all. 1

wish you much happiness and peace in

the coming New Year!
Holly McNaughton
Harrison Hot Springs, B.C.

Hello to everyone in the great white
north!

Seasons Greetings to everyone!
Special thoughts and wishes for a
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
to all the Pelletiers, Bucks, Atrills and
Fuergutzs and to all our many olher
friends and family members in Terrace
and Kitimat.

Looking forward to seeing you
again soon. Hugs and Kisses from
Parksville.

Rod and Bernadette Pelletier.

Parksville, B.C.

Hello Terrace and Merry Christmas
to you all from Bruce, Martha, Kevin
and Brad.

This is our family's first Christmas
living away from you in fourteen years
since we moved there.

I was never happier living any-
where. We left to find work 11 months
ago and Bruce has a great job hauling
building supplies now, living in West-
bank B.C.

We miss our friends and church the

most and the scenery is next. My hus- -

band and: three sons will all. miss the
sledding up in the mountains this year.

We will be here for the holi-
days and enjoying all the great Christ-
mas musicals put on for the season.

I am reminded of Terrace a lot dur-
ing Westbank’s winter as it’s overcast
for three months siraight. Ican take it
fine though because it’s mastly dry
and I’m used to clouds! I don’t miss
the slush that would always be falling
on my head or be underfoot in Terrace
winters.

Happy New Year tool!

Bruce and Martha Thiessen -

Westbank, B.C,

Merry Christmas everyone from the.

Smith family in Langley,
It's hard .to believe we've: been
away from Terrace for just over seven

MELISSA DA SILVA got her ba-
chelor’s in microbiology in June
and continues studying in Victoria.

ee oe 2
- Hello Terrace: ’

years now.

An occasional visit back to the Pa-
cific Northwest reminds us of the
beautiful city and region we have left
behind.

Our family is well and enjoying life
in the lower mainland. Our oldest son
Matt is almost completed his third
year of vocal jazz studies at Capilano
College, our second eldest son Chris is
an artist, now living in Vancouver and
selling his work, Jenn our only daugh-

- fer is in grade 10 and one of the bus-

ies! girls we know, little Andy (now 9)
is enjoying grade four.

I continue my work at Christian
Life Assembly as Executive Pastor
and Linda joined me earlier this year
on staff with responsibilities for con-
necting people to our 100-plus smal)
groups.

While this season is a busy one
for us, it is also our favorite time of
year.

When reminiscing we often go back
to one crisp Christmas Eve night in
Terrace just a few years ago.

It was snowing lightly and the set-
ting could not have been more perfect.
We were on our way back from 4
Christmas Eve church service and
heading for the warmth of our beautiful
home on Soucie Street.

We had just been reminded of the
wonderful reason for the season and
now our family. was walking in the
stillness of a Christmas winter night
about to enjoy our evening together.

So much to be thankful for. A for-

ever Terrace. memory and a seasonal
‘treasure for us.

Merry Christmas everyone, may
you be blessed in the love and joy of
the season.

Doug and- Linda Smith =

{and Matthew, Christopher, Jen-

* nifer and Andy)

Langley B.C.

‘A-vety Merry Christmas and Best
Wishes for a Happy and Prosper-
ous New Year, to one and all. Looking
forward to seeing everyone for the 75th
Celebrations in the New Year.

Although born in Terrace, ] grew up
elsewhere ‘and missed Knowing so
many of my relatives, especially the
Frank and Earl families and other rela-
tions: Anxious to actually visit every-
one, in-the next year, and visit our
heritage sites and sce everything.

Thank you to the Terrace Standard
for allowing us the opportunity of
keeping up with the latest news and
events in and around the Terrace area.

Also, a huge thank you to the Ter-
race Public Library and Yvonne Moen
and assistants, for all the efforts in
preserving the past and the opportunity
of inter-branch library loans, the Ter-
race Tourism Association for gracious-
ly sending a package of brochures and
maps which has aided me in planning
out my personal activities for this up-
coming summer on my visit.

I now reside in central Alberta,
where I might add, at this point in
time, balmy temperatures and no
snow in sight at the moment, so
Christmas season is looking a bit
*prean’ to the eye.

Ido miss my mountains, rivers and
lakes in beautiful British Columbia.

Best Wishes,

Julie Earl

Red Deer, Alberta

Hello Terrace:

I had to move six years ago this
coming January. | was displaced at the
focal hospital and found fulltime em-
ployment in Prince George.

I am a regular reader of the on-line
version of the Terrace Standard, as a
matter of fact it is listed as one of my
favorite sites to visit.

What I miss the most is the snow
covered mountains and the mighty
Skeena flowing on by. Secondly will
be my family, namely Gordon and
Rena Roberts of Kitsumkalum. Also
missed this coming Yuletide season
would be all my relatives both in Ter-
race and the Nass Valley. I will be
thinking of them all and praying you
ail have a safe and Happy Yuletide
Season.

I also remember any friends whom
are still employed at Mills Memorial
Hospital. Though a few of them have
also taken up residence here in Prince
George. After living here for a few
years now I can honestly say I miss
the theatre and the shopping in Ter-
race the least.

Donald C. Roberts

Prince George, BC. ni ysys tuts

G1 UW IAD

[am working with Tideline Produc-
tions, an independent film company
based in Vancouver.

As an actor in films and television,
P’ve tired of wailing for the next wave
to lift the B.C. film biz out of the
trough it’s in right now.

So we’re making our own films and
creating markets for them. The latest,
our first feature, is on its way to Eur-
ope.

What do I miss most about Ter-
race? Seeing my family more often
(they’re still there) and catching up
with 69ers who've stayed. Whal do I
miss least? Mosquitoes!

John Harris

Vancouver, B.C.

Hello from Kitwangal

I was born in Terrace in 1949 when
the population was around 600-700
people. My parents moved to Kitwan-
ga around 1953. My grandfolks retired
and passed away while in Terrace,
Grandma last at age 96.

I attended school 1977-79 at Skee-
na where [ met many friends who I
would like to wish a merry Christmas
to. Most have moved but a few remain
such as Stan Doll, Pat Oman, Ed
Haugland and others.

Skeena High was altended by some
1,100 students at that time and I miss
the walk to school while the wind was
blowing like crazy. We would take the
train home some. weekends and be
amazed at the snow in the interior!

Terrace is still my mainstay -and !
enjoy the Skeena fishing along with
shopping on the. weekends.

Ed. Hobenshield

Kitwanga, B.C,

Merry Christmas to all our friends
in Terrace from the Schultz family i in
Lethbridge.

We ate very much enjoying our
new life in Lethbridge. It is nicely Io-
cated in southern Alberta,

The chinooks have kept our winter
coats in the closets so far and the boys
are still playing basketball in the dri-
veway.

Lethoridge is a thriving cily of
75,000 people. There seems ta be con-
struction going on at every corner.
Some of the new stores being built
now are Home Depot, Revy & Prin-
cess Auto.

| find myself looking up. Terrace on

‘the net checking on my home town |

quite often,
We miss you all and wish you all a

very merty Christmas and a Happy

new year. Look us up if you are pass-
ing through Lethbridge. We would love
to see. you-all again.

Steve & Donna Schultz and boys.
- Lethbridge, Alberta