| Terrace Review - — - Wednesday, Janay 22, 1992 a7 7

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Cheryl Place? -

_Hitkka Balley, Cheryl Place: No one forgets this birthday. .

by Betty Barton — Oo January 1 birthday preparations.
————— = The Flurys left Vancouver to
A New Year’s baby, that's move to Terrace on January 1,
who. From 1962, ~ 1965. That was a different birth-
Although we’re sure there are day, Cheryl remembers. When
Many others out there, we had Cheryl and now-husband Jim
some difficulty finding Terrace Place were world-travelling, she
residents born on. New Year’s had birthdays in both Singapore
Day. Mills Memorial Hospital and New Zealand. In Singapore, :
doesn’t keep a special log of they’d closed off Orchard Road
New Year’s babies, so not much. (the main shopping district) for
was gleaned there. Numerous New Year’s dancing and fire-
Wi phone calls and inquiries found works and everyone was outside
fF us only two: New: Year's babies! celebrating. Cheryl laughs when.
from. years gone by. _ she remembers feeling like Cin-
A bashful Bob Biagioni didn’t derella tushing back to their
think he wanted -to be inter- hostel for midnight, at which
mE viewed about being the runner- time the doors were locked until
up in the New -Year’s baby race mornitig. They just made it and
in Kamloops over 30 years ago. toasted the New Year and her
Cheryl Flury Place was reluc- birthday from the open window
tant, but a good sport about the of the hostel.
whole thing. - As a youngster, she often had
__. Cheryl was born to Hilkka and sleep-over birthday parties on
' Gerald Flury in Burnaby in New Year’s Eve. Hilkka remem-
1962, Hilkka was visiting in bers that the other parents just

4613 L AZE e oe. “ TE ve § Terrace when this interview was loved it! As the ‘children got
| oon ; ~ _- J conducted. She explains, "It v was older, the neighbourhood parents

New Year’s Eve. We went to a ‘would have a New Year’s party
party and I never did get home. upstairs and the children would
We saw in the New Year and have their own combination
then I was rushed to hospital. birthday-New Year’s party
Cheryl was born at 6:32 a.m." downstairs "under the same
Cheryl was the fifth New Year’s roof.” - _
baby to be born in Burnaby Cheryl and Jim had their own
General and the third baby for baby, Tanis, born on December
the Flurys. 16, 1990. Cheryl suspects it will
At that time, new mothers and - be more difficult to plan a big
babies were hospitalized for six party and give Tanis all the
or seven days and only the hus- birthday attention ‘she deserves
band and mother of the-new right before Christmas.
mum were allowed.:to visit: Cheryl says, "I always wanted
Cheryl always remembered the to see what a summer birthday
story that her dad- brushed his would be like. But for a winter
teeth with Brylcreem instead of. birthday, I probably got the best
toothpaste when .the doctor day.” Cheryl especially enjoyed
phoned to say that Cheryl had | the years the lake was frozen for
been born. , | skating on her birthday. She
Cheryl says there are some does remember one New Year's
benefits to being a New Year’s Day, however, when they had a
baby. She can always say, "My flat tire on the way. home and
birthday’s next year", even the were late for the’ birthday dinner
day before. She never feels her mum had made. Birthdays
deprived of gifts. Everyone were always a big deal around .
remembers. Hilkka recalls the Flury house, no matter what .
. Cheryl saying, "At least I have the day.
_ the biggest birthday party and
_ double the: kisses!" Cheryl Cheryl laughs, 7 ‘make New
CHEQUES © ‘docsn’t ‘like the Rose Bowl ‘Year's resolutions, but I forget
parade and football game, what I wanted to resolve when
though. They interfere with the new year arrives,”

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