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“ CHARLY NN TOEWS
Camp Tales

7 ee romise not to tell her mom-- -and dad, 2
an pe Celia and 1 lied to her’ “parents —
about’a camping rip we took in 1975:

Her. ‘parents : “were, quite strict, you see, and **

there is ‘no way: they. Would: have, allowed her” cae
Ys tocdrive around the. Us. with: another 17. ~year-. =

_ old, unescorted. **. ! .
In’ those’ days, moms. and: daighierd like us

in ‘southern ‘Manitoba. often: .went to. nearby |. i
North Dakota ¢ or even: Minnesota: for.- shopping. nade

p Gas: was’ cheap. and ‘the ‘dollar was. al par or.
“more,” 80 “anythinig, nade of cotton, was practic: Me
ally. free, wie

Older’ sisters or aunties sivooned: over. tea I:

towels. ‘and sheets’ ‘while. teens -bought! ‘brighi .
~' summer ‘dresses; stylin’. halter: tops, and really
“cute. shorts: and tops. Hf .a- schoolmate’ had “an:

_ outfit, not jTecognisable from a hometown store; . pe.

~. “the answer to “Where'd, ja get’ that?” was in-."
-Sevitably. ‘either “The? City": (meaning. Winni- oe

By REBECCA COLLARD.

- TERRACE'S Oona”

“graveyard on: the. ‘bench

“has been inapped after

"peaking: the interest. of-a sf
_ Visitor Half a: decade ago.

“ Al-Parsons of. ‘Duncan:
B.C. started ‘mapping ‘the
“cemetery, officially: known, :
“asthe. ‘Kitsumgallum ‘Ger
meters ive. years... ago.
seven...) o>
“onthe in’ "the area working.’

“when: - $pent™

ir BC. Hydro:

: “No, -

“It’s. the
you've: got

“1 was’ just bored; " said

"Parsons. who mapped sev
the: .

eral.
area.

cemeteries.

“with: the: Pioneer: cemetery.

fon Vy ms “hot ee

a afraid of the dead. |.
living fs
| to
_| worry y about. an

T ‘thought it it wasn’ " that’
~ bigs” he ‘remembers adding :
‘that he decided ‘to: start’

TERRACE STANDARD |

JO MURPHY a and wood working students Justin Robinson, Matt Munson and Jessie Erickson stand with.
the board they | built at tthe Pioneer Graveyard on Kalum Lake Drive last week.

. The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 23, 2004-1

solves | headstone mystery.

REBECCA’ COLLARD:PHOTO .

city: founder: George Little:
and Doctor: Stanley “Mills; “-]..° |.
the ndme sake ‘of. ‘Mills. Poe
Memorial. Hospital. =

“Parsons: ‘Says. she will.
: Corilinue, ‘mapping ‘ceme- *. re
“teries’ in-area “and: is ‘about. ©

. ‘Since’ Celia had: often beén’ to° my. ‘parent’ 80%
“-tottage at the lake, we told them ‘that's, Where: J
= We: were: driving. Everything : was, ‘going well}:
© with’ our: gecret.. plan; 'T told.imy. parents | Celia’s-
“folks had-agreed to the American jaunt :to.De-~.
; w ttoit Lakes,. ‘she told: them’ we were just driving “|
“two hours: away. to. our: coltaae. at Whiteshelt re :
a Lake, * i 7

> SWell it tums out there's” |
more -than- 600. hundred :
"braves on ‘this site?” ;
‘Parsons, “whi - ‘would ;
“come. up* almost ‘everyday.’ .
after-work, says the project
AS still a work. in’ progress...”
*:He‘says:twa.of the more.
interesting stones” inthe.

] . cemetery: are. a” Pair... of.
~ waist high crosses in.the ~ |.
~ southeast’ corner of the ae
“yard. : _
7 oo Phe ‘stones’ 1s peaked : Pa. *s
oe "t00K to driving backwards ‘on. country roads. for. >| sons. interested: “because:
pe many miles hefore: ae got home’ for hiny'to check. :

mo 7 they’ re Scripted. ina ‘Fare _
Jwhat I awed: Other ‘than: that, T. was, s really. quite “Y “eign language.

latter. by. the families of a The: “elas: “donated : a,
‘the: ‘wo men. : : picnic ‘table’ to. Skeena, Fa- -
The stones - may: ‘be. ‘the. Anily’ Resources. in’ ‘May.":
oldest. at the. site although-> and also : made. a sign:
it’s suspected. that ‘there “board for- the. Terrace Vow.
are several older Unmarked |~ lunteer-Centre on Emerson
graves. 3 . -: The" cemetery’ also’ re-
“There” wasn’ i any” cently. réveived. a: new sea: (a quatter done, the nearby
" doubt in me: getting “the he: tings A= ‘bench’. “was: ‘pur: Termice municipal -cemet-
‘bottom of this,” said :Par:-- chased with money raised. €
| ‘sons on a Visit: to’ Terrace ftom’ thé. sales of .the Clair: . *
“ast: week, “Little “things: - Giggey's | “book. ‘and was .
dike that Peak” my. inter. ~‘ placed: in: honour: of Clair. 7
J) est and’ Viola-Giggey. oe
The: atormation com-,° “The: “cemetery © houses |
~ plied, by Parsons’ will be... ‘mariy” of. Terrace’ s first |
added to’a map. being. Pre: - Europeat ‘settlers: ‘including

“Parson. says “all that” oe
time in. the : “graveyards. _
doesn’t bother him: . =. an
~ "No, Pim-no afraid ‘of -
the: dead,” . said’ Parsons: rae nee
“It's. the- living: you' ve Bat
to. worry about.” rene i

a Company “Truck responsibly. “Such: fui!" ;
“Don’t tell my: parents; but: since my dad

f-. “Chuck, T saw. an: oil. spot. ‘om the. driveway’

Af cided to spénd a: night “in :a: motel for: a areal. |
‘fF bathroom anda restairant meal. : a

Po fromthe truck, T'was all” loaded ‘up, piled high: ~-

a ‘the sight“of her. with the laces. of her-hiking-. PF

‘One. “day; just b fore: ‘the ‘camping - trip; “pede °

pated the. Toyota. ruck. in-Celia’s driveway. -
- for’a few minutes and: her. dad phoned. my dad. _
This is. how Ti imagine. the. conversation: wen

|e after. Char- parked your Toyota’ heré,-just-wan---[°
* :ted_to’ make: sure the girls didn’t have. ancoil-~]-
“Jeak on‘their way ‘to The Lake. My. dad: ‘appar- | °
ently said” ‘something: -along.the  lines~ of, a] :
“! “Thanks, Peter, Twill. check: thatout before” ;
“: they go to The. Lakes, ” ee :
aPhew! 9005: : " eo “
of. ~ Oil leak: checked, Dads ‘all ‘assured, we. ge
, “off. Imagine, if you. ‘willy the freedom: of cross- =
ing the border:back before anyone, cared. Ima."
: “gine: having.a ‘small truck someone else paid: =
_ “insurance for, before even being. old enough to”
Fi “understand : vehicle i insurance, and. the: ‘Thelma-: \
--and- Lovise | ‘giddiness. of ‘a small lie. Imagine:

. pulling ‘into’ yaur- first, camping ‘spot, lighting af a
Ae. campfire, and remembering you both ‘Forgot to. :
7 “bring any cooking utensils. at.all..: ;

J. Never niind: that's. what ‘aluminum foil. and -
paper: plates are ‘for, No dishes: to wash! I be-.”

* lieve “our first. ‘meal. was pork chops in: foul

"served on ‘paper: no condiments or: vegetables. a

7 Perfectly delicious.: ; ao
We. used * masking tape; to “stall ‘beach:

2 eee “since: my. ‘dad. charged: me. to a
- “use: any vehicle by mileage, | took: -
to driving backwards on. countty:

” roads for ‘many miles Ley oe

i towel curtairis in the. ap 5 each night, we waved
at sernis by’ day.” — ‘|.
. One hight, Celia,’ my best friend s since’ -¢ grade’
“ three, and a fine map-reader’ and: navigator, -de-

| To-save time and.effort, we decided. io take, :
-) everything ‘we, needed- for the: toom. ‘in_one irip. 7

and couldn! 1 see where™ ‘Iwalked:Her, Kands |
. “were® full, she had. stuff. held: tight: under hers
:“arms. 1 had ‘trouble With, the: key-‘to ‘the motel ..-
“-door-and looked’ baék. and.started. laughing. at

~ boots:in her teeth, ‘She objected, which soun-."]-.
- ded like, “Thtop! that! Kvit: Ath Yee are e-meeking |
7 me, I have to go. Zee... : rs

Ah, youth... wee Qe A aE
Oo Next, ‘the best: camping trip I took was with | I.
“Thy. husband, in “north: ceritral Manitoba. in: the= .
80s. We'saw a lish'jump. He put in‘his:line’and |: |
ealight il next cast. We’ ate it, then. san

- , Land of the Silver'Bass!= >‘:
Hote of the-Silver:Bassl *
oY Where: still the Silver Bats .
Wander. at will: ~
Blué ‘lakes: full of.

“Boom did-ee boom:-boa

Boom did-ee boom. ‘boo

“The city. records said:

that there: ‘were © five Greek

; “railway workers in. there,"
; -Teoalls Parsons,’ ae
“Parsons. was: skeptital oy
; and: thought the: ‘script; on.

“the*"crosses, ‘looked - “more. *

like: ‘Russian than: Greek:
“He. did -some: digging and
atlempted . 6 “get. the: text
“on the crosses. trarislated. .
“His. “detective ||

church * in: Vancouver.. Tt
» discovered. that- “the.” two

~ crosses ‘mark the final. Test. -
FE ing. ‘place. ‘of: Nikola’ B Cee. ve

Royal Canadian’ Legion.”
Burdett was Official pro-

~ moted to Dominion Presi- |:
. dent-after: being elected: by: -

-acélamation’ ‘to. fill ‘the spot
‘at’ the: Legion’ s Annual

- Convention: in- Egrdon, One

| tario: ‘last week. a

“Burdett. has‘ been a
- member of: the Terrace Le:
“gion, since’ the ‘mid seven-

““tles’ and Has served ‘on -the-:

Lepioit § Dominion ‘Execu-:

» tive! Council for 13 years.”
"She? 8 held ‘every posi-

tion’ ‘at our ‘branch except
“treasure, ’™ ‘said - ‘Peter:
-.Crompton:; a. “spokesperson
-and’ long -time member. of.
- the! Terrace legion.

“ “She 5 .done ‘pretty well -
anything ‘she! 's been asked .

‘fo do,”

- Cronipton ‘says “the Le. = Act
gion’ is planing: a dinner’ to MARY ANN | BURDETT became. the “Royal: Canadian: “. ad

‘Legion's Dominion President last-week after: being -..

voted in by acclamation. Burdett, [s the. first t women :

“honour. her next: ‘month.
‘Burdett’ owas: “the * first

‘oman :to: ‘hold an execu: -

kulich ‘and Milan M. Lone:
drovich, and indicated the’
pair. were‘ from near pre- >

“sent day. Montenegro, *:
The men. died-in an ex-.

“plosives. accident: February’
(3, 1911 and: Wwhere® buried
“with three’ othermen who
of died a few weeks ater: in:
. work:
"eventually. placed. the’ text:
- tn! thes hands, of, a: Sérbi

another. railway’ accident:
The five nen rest in a.

way."

to fale the: ane

Al Parsons. : 7 pared by the'city!°
“Phe map will be. placed a
- ona.shéltered boatd, along.“ f°
with information: about the’ —-
history‘of the’ graveyard,-in) |
time for its official dedica- |:
tion during: Riverboat Days.*.
. later. this: summer.’

The. ‘crosses. were. ‘ded

The . -bdard, ‘which is | lo

cated at-the ‘entrance:to--
the cemetery: was build by J.
- wood. working — students ae
from: Parkside Secondary .
mass. grave... that: Parsons
“suspects. was not so gener-". ~
“ously: provided by the. Fail- -
“glass: build’ for. the com:
‘mat this yea. Jos

: ferrace vet to be. first a
female Legion president |

TERRACE’ s MARY ANN: [
Burdett. will- be. the first.

“ Wornan: ever to hold the. po-: |
“sition ‘of - President ‘of: the |

School.

‘The. “project WAS, “just. wee
“one of several’. items “the.” [.’.
- making afew changes, - oe

_Around Tc own

a ‘Summer Drama Days OEP
= THE TERRACE Little; Theatre will be opening ~ |’:
“, the curtains on their ‘summer youth: Programs

-| next: month:

‘tion games, ‘role: playing ‘and. stage. craft~in-*

oo struction for kids 7 to 13 years old. °

“The theatre -has. been: ‘running a. youth suit
mer program’ for 25: years and this year they’ Te

Do ‘tothe ‘creation of: the teen: [LT Youth” :

a Troupe, ‘the theatre jis no longer offering a°prow J]...
“°° gram foriteens 13'to:16. Also,. in. ppast-years.the. ff
_: kids have-perfornied once: for: the. ‘parents, buts: fe
this year they’I!: have three shows at ihe end of oon i
“© the 4"week sessions: ! “=

- Registration for: ‘the ‘Summer: Drama’ Days.

-) Has altéady’ started: For more-information call: ~ -

638-1215, or. r stop by 4T18A Lazzélle 1 Ave. fo. 7 .
register... : oe

RESIDENTS ENJOY last years pancake .
_ breakfast at the Terrace Fire, Hall.

Burn Fund Breakfast.

‘THE PROFESSIONAL FIRE Fighters’ Burn »

- Fund is gearing up for this year’ § Canada Day ean et

pancake breakfast.:. 7. mu,
Last’-yeat the event served: almost a thou: oa
sand. people “and: raised .over $3,000- dollar. _
“They, ‘are hoping to’bet that fi igure. this ‘year...

. ~The Terrace fire fi ghters started: fundraising’ ° |
_ in 1998 after‘a local. family ‘required assistance *
* LO pet their daughter to. ‘Vancouver: for. medical _

“trealments. .

‘They have- helped. a. number of ical’ ‘fami- oa
a lies: since: and. haope. to, ‘raise enough funds 10. oe
: ‘continue that support.

o3,' The fundvis: ‘dedicated to ‘burn: prevention as
: well ‘aS support and: recovery programs..: The.

+: BiC. wide fund. ‘provides financial assistance to” |
¢ lhe burn unit at Vancouver: General - ‘Hospital uo
and supporls-a-childten's. burii survivor camp."

‘. The Breakfast will take place: between SLE “

oa. m..July 1 at. the Terrace Fire Hall.

°For moté- information: about the. breakfast: ‘or +

call: the Tertace. Fire, re. Departrient. ‘at 638. 4734.

The progratns “offer theatre: ‘and improvisa- oe

the.B:C; Professional: Fire’ “Fighters” Buri: Fund,” ~ a)