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~ picnic in celebration of the
‘Terrace’ Diamond Jubilee
“J yuly 1. .

~ by Daniele Berquist

“Co-ordinators for this
‘event .of the ~ Diamond
Jubilee are Edith Giesel-
man and Bobbie Phillips.

_ ~* “Anyone with. a small:
town background will re-

member the community

‘picnic. with fondness,’

said Phillips. It is the kind

of event that brings out all

the neighbors to partici-
Pate in numerous activi-
ties, without forgetting the
‘mountains of wonderful
home-made food.
This July 1, the Dia-
mond Jubilee Committee
is recreating the Annual
:Canada Day Picnic of
“those past golden years.
«Both. Gieselman. and
‘Phillips - stated the old
/ fashioned: picnic food will

be. available at old fash-

joned prices.

-Biverboat

” Days has

"for all

TERRACE — Riverboat
-Days. - "quickly ap-

proaching promising more
fun than ever for Terrace
--residents.

Another celebration will

- occur in conjunction with

' this year’s: event which
~ begins on July 25.

Since the City of Ter- —
race is celebrating its 60th

anniversary, participants
" jn Riverboat Days ac-

- tivities will have more to

cheer. about, and will be
able to attend an Arts and

‘Craft Display put on by
-the Terrace 60th Diamond

Jubilee Committee.
. The ‘Riverboat Days

~~ Festivities this year include

a variety of events. Picnics
- to. penny bingo and more
will be available for public

_ enjoyment. .
Athletes may choose
one or. more of many ex-

citing sporting events to
compete in, including the

Skeena Valley Triathalon,

_ atest of endurance as con-
- testants run 20 km, swim 2

km, and cycle 15.km.

_A collection of arts and
sports activities,
music, food, firewood,
animals and much more
will allow those of all

‘tastes to find an activity tn.

their liking. ;

_JUBILEE&2,, |

id- fashioned — -
oliday planned |

RRACE — Plan now ©

to” ‘attend this. year’s
*, unique Canada Day Cele-
bration, an: old-fashioned.

ered”

‘Free ‘shuttle -buses will’
be available from down-
Terrace at the
Skeena Mall (east end) to

the main picnic site at

Heritage Park. ~

Old menu

meets new

TERRACE — In

. 1927 the July 1 picnic .

featured. such

wonderful foods as’
home-baked_ bread,

cinnamon rolls,. fried
chicken, baked ham,
green salads, potato

salads, ‘sausage rolls, -
fruit pies, “home-made ,

pickles, ‘jams, cheese
and © headcheese,
smoked salmon, can-
ned salmon, wild
raspberries and huge
strawberries ‘from
Brauns Island. smoth-.,
in thick rich’
cream.

Today — you can
expect to find many

‘of the same delicious
items but you will also .
_be able to find hot-

__ something |

dogs, hamburgers,
French fried potato

chips, ice cream bars.

and bubbling pots of
chili, barbecued ribs,

‘lots of coffee, soft

drinks, and even ant-
acid tablets!

Visits up

TERRACE — Recent re-
ports ofa major increase
in this year’s tourism
have led to an optimistic
outlook for the upcoming
months.

May figures showed a
definite increase over last
year’s figure for the
same month. The Terrace

Chamber of Commerce.-'

received 540 general in-
quiries compared to 156 in

- May 1986.

Inquiries include phone
calls and letters as well
as personal visits to the
Chamber.
May’s inquiries were per-
sonal visits.

The first two weeks of
June yielded 288 personal
inquiries. During the first
two weeks in June of 1986
only 172 tourists visited.

‘The results, so far,

are quite promising,” said
Chamber of Conimerce
representative Bobbie
Phillips, ‘‘and we expect
the industry to do well this
year. ” oan

activites.
’ everyone,

ERRACE =

of Confederation on July
1,.1927,.

_. The fledgling settlement .
of Terrace was-barely out
‘of the starting gate at that
time, but the spirit of its.
pioneer
: residents ran high,

handful of
. They. had a full day of
planned. for

region. .They.
cabins -in the wilderness

and trekked to town for.
‘the. occasion and. they~

came by train from-Usk,
Hazelton, and “Prince
Rupert...

The July | Celebration
was. an occasion that
everybody looked forward
to with eagerness and

; joyful anticipation. It was.
atime when old friends
were able to renew: ac-..

quaintances, and. -many

new friends were waiting

to be met.

The last memories of.
the previous hard winter :

were fading ; and the entire

community was ready. to
kick-up.its heels and ‘have:

a good | time.
HBT Kenney * was? ‘in
charge. of the Central

Planning Committee and
‘George Dover. ‘was his |
- secretarial Assistant. A.H.

Barker, oO. T, Sundal and |

y Canada:
-was- only: 60 years. old

and. visitors:
came: from. all over the
left. . their

‘visitors -

_Parade”’

DW... Cassel were also
members. of the executive
» when the community of -
-: Terrace held a Celebration

planning group. |

They covered, all the
. bases; :

» The day’ started with
school . children “perform.

ing a patriotic display of
"singing and flag drill in the
Village : square, and atILin.
the -morning . everyone ~
~ mustered behind the Com-
munity -Band for a
‘Calithumpian’ Parade”’

to. the train. station to meet

Rupert. In the modern.
vernacular. the term:
“Calithumpian’' was a

colloquialism which com-.

bined the concept of
Caledonia, Kalum,and the
thump of the bass drum.

- The “‘ian’’. portion of the.

word referred to- anyone
and. everyone who
gathered behind the band
for the walk to the. train
station.

~The “‘Calithumpian

was a happy
hodge-podge of children,
young | mothers with
babies:
prams, trappers and log-
gers’ with shagey beards

‘and..dogs (one barely |

discernible from --the

other), businessmen and’
‘stately

matrons,
teenagers, little boys with
wagons’ and’ wheelbar-
rows, and. pretty. girls
decked out in starched
summer. frocks.

-‘firm the
though:

from Prince.

‘in arms or -in-

Over 400 of

The music goes on

TERRACE — On July 1, 1927 Terrace had a Band-
stand.

men who had learned their musical skills in places such
as England, Germany, and Norway and brought them
to Canada’s wilderness to be trotted out for special Oc.
casions,

An accomplished violinist v was William Scott Ander-.

son’ whose specialty was Scottish music. Charles
Durham, a telegraph worker and former proofreader
for an. Oslo ‘Mewspaper was’ also an. ‘accomplished
pianist,

Sam Kirkaldy played cornet and his wife ‘Onalee
played piano. Rollie Beecher was the community drum-
mer while John Dekergommeaux played banjo and sax-
ophone. Carl Pohle was also and accomplished bands-
man as were Many, many others.

Today Terrace is struggling to gather funds for a
bandshell in George Little Memorial Park and we have

an excellent Community Band as well as several equally ©

as accomplished school: bands.
Numerous dance bands also perform throughout the
region,

‘Games and fitness
away Of life
in Terrace history

TERRACE — In 1927, sports events at the July | com-

munity picnic offered something for everyone.

Baseball teams were generally pick-up squads with |

not too much practice time behind them.

Moms and Dads took part in novelty races and were
not required to wear sneakers. or sweatsuits for the
events. Many ran barefoot. Some of the ladies discreetly
pinned their cumbersome skirts so they could get better
mobility for the races.

Today — physical fitness is a way of life and most of
the sports participants. work out regularly, jogging,

walking, or pumping iron, Nevertheless, the spirit of. .
good sportsmanship hasn't changed and the main abjec- .

tive is the same. Having a good time!

_ Jumps,. Shot Put
The Community Band of that day was comprised of

At ‘the station, arriving
guests - joined with the
Calithumpians and trekk-
ed back to Upper Little.

Park. (where the Terrace
arena is located today!)

for ‘tea, coffee, milk or
lemonade and everyone
"- was required to provide

his or her own drinking
cup. It has been rumored

‘there: were other types. of

liquid sustenance available

behind a specific cedar ~

tree, but- local historians.
have been unable to con-
-stories, even
there — is
photographic evidence
that ‘some -of. the. Prince

‘Rupert visitors. “required

the assistance of a boy arid,
wheelbarrow in order to-
get back to the train at
departure time in the even-
ing. History: shows that a

‘dandelion beverage was
likely to have been at its.

peak of purity: when July tf
arrived..

The afternoon. was fill-
ed with Foot. Races and
Novelty Events. such as

‘Sack Races, Relay Races,

Married Ladies’ Races
and something unique
called Slow Races for
Cars. It’s .not. known.
whether the latter was so

_called because cars of that
era seldom revved over 30.

miles per hour, or because
the drivers kept . their
‘speed: down’ to’ the’ barest
minimum without stalling
the motors, In any event,
it has been confirmed that
all cars in the community
were washed and polished
and decorated for the ac-
casion!

Additionally there were
High Jumps, Broad
» Pole
Vaulting and . Pillow
Fighting Events, and a
very ‘popular Tug-Of-
War.

At 3:30 in the afternoon

there was a baseball game
between the Native Sons

of Canada and a team

~ touted as 5 the All'Starss
Needless to say the food

offered at the July 1 Com-
- munity Picnic and: Sports |.

Day was a repast fit for
royalty. . Terrace, cooks -
brought their -individual
specialties,and such things .
as fresh berry. pies, spiced
cakes, mounds. of potato
salad and: home-cured

“ham abounded, The: ice
_cream. barrels were the

focal - point. of. the after-.
noon, with’ large tubs of
the delicious ‘delicacy.
nestled in chopped ice.
which melted. as“the day.
wore on, “sending rivulets
of: water. seeping through
the dust. ~~

The day. ended: with a.

dance -in‘ the Great. “War

Veterans Association Hall

on Lakelse ‘Avenue and a_

display. of fireworks -
specially ordered i in for the
occasion,

July. 1 picnics: ‘are |
remembered: fondly by the ~
pioneers. of the: Terrace.
region. Many of. them, in
recounting the. events of
early days..in the’ area
make reference to the an-
nual July 1 ‘get together.’
It was obviously one of
the major social events of
the year, and one in which
everybody participated...

_ This year, as Terrace -

celebrates its own Dia-
‘mond Jubliee, organizers _
~-will try to'repeat the July 1
- Picnic,

drawing from
history for the element of

authenticity and utilizing .~—

some of the modern-day —
living accoutrements . to
broaden - the scope of the .

event,

‘The main ingredients

are, of course, people and:

lots of high community

‘spirit.

Organizers are confi-
dent there will be hun-
dreds and hundreds of
modern Calithumpians on
hand for the fun. -

By now you should have recelved -

your 1987 Property Tax Notice: To
apply for the Homeowner Grant, If
you are eligible, the application on

‘ the back of the Tax Notice must be.
filled in and signed. This notice must.

_reach the Municipal Office before
4p.m. on July 2, 1987, to avoid a
10% penalty on the outstanding -
balance. The Homeowner Grant may.
be claimed whether taxes are paid or.

not.

To avoid penalty charges or having to
wait In line, as Utility Bills are also
due June 30, 1987; be advised that
the City will accept post dated ©
cheques at anytime.

Keith Norman
— Collector |