Bé - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, October 15, 2003 The life and times of Ray Skoglund HERE 'N THERE, YVONNE MOEN _ NOW THAT the summer activities are winding down, | would like to share dn event that ] attended on Saturday, July 12 at the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club. And ['m sorry that Lam a bit late. The evening was a wonderful evening, with long time friends sharing many fond and great mem- bers of Ray Skoglund. He was a very well known and respected business man in the Terrace and Kitimat area. Since his arrival in 1951, to take part in the set up of the new Kitimat townsile, and then forming the company of Skoglund Logging Company Ltd. It is likely the business that is remembered the most is the Skoglund Hotsprings Resort. Yes, I am sure that From front many Terrace and Kitimat people remember this wonderful family-run busi- ness - and I am sure there are a lot of wonderful memories by his family of that time. The Skoglund Hot- springs Resort was a place where families would go for a day's outing, or for the weekend, to enjoy the swimming.' With families gathering around the big, old fire place, enjoying hot dogs or hamburgers all cooked by the Skoglund family, it was a wonderful place in those days. It’s now the present day Mount Layton Hotsprings. At the gathering, long- time friends like Dave Maroney — | believe Dave went to work for Skoglund in 1953 and was with him for 16 years — and travel- ling from out of town for the event, and surprising the family was Vern Meyer, who has retired from the RCMP. Vern was stationed in Terrace from 1957 to 1960, and he had a lot of stories to tell. The Hfe and times of Ray Skoglund was a won- derful evening, with people talking, reminis- cing and remembering Northern woman’s archive a gold mine They were the nuns, the school teachers, and the nurses. And they were just as likely to be following a single-minded dream. “Wherever there were teachers, they were women, Men,” historian John Hart grins knowingly, “didn't have the patieace.” Hart, a Phd who recent- ly retired from Northwest Community College, has spent some time locking at Tessier's collection, which he describes as a vast gold mine of unique archival material. He shares a keen inter- est in northern Canadian history and is impressed by the sheer variety of the collection. There are audio taped interviews, old photo- graphs, newspaper clip- pings, diaries and hand- written correspondence — all primary material that virtually no one else has laid eyes on. He's particularly drawn to stacks of letters home written by Anglican tea- chers who set up the first school in Herschel Island. Candid letlers home from these women provide rare insight into a part of our history we still struggle to understand - contact between European Christians and the Inuit. “What we really get here is the start of the pro- cess [of assimilation)” Hart says, explaining Ca- nada’s notorious residen- tial Indian scheols would pet into full swing a little later, in the 1940s and “30s. “Most of these aborigi- nal people had never had conlact with any Eur- opeans until these women,” Hart says. “This collection is very unique. Very useful, It shows the very first stages of il.” Their well-meaning tea- chers regarded them as heathens who needed to be converted, otherwise their mortal souls would ultima- tely perish. “That started the slip- pery slope to Hell for the native people.” While residential schools were a direct re- sult of official federal po- licy and church teachings at the time, these first for- ays into education in the ini (Chemed cael oun aha ot Cel EIEN] bt atin intnbeton, The Tera Standards whe, 0 Western Arctic were more insidious. “These people did it on their own. The government didn’t send them,” Hart says. He's only skimmed the surface of the collection. All of the material should be properly identified and catalogued. That’s a big job. _ And from there, both he and Tessier would: like to - see it become part of an archive. _ Tessier is hoping to ob- tain a grant that would allow her to hire someone to do that. A growing number of high-profile backers have many happy times of a man who has left being some wonderful memories, wonderful friends, and he will certainly be remem- bered for the legacy he left behind. Ray Skoglund passed away on Dec. 30, 2002, in White Rock, British Co- lumbia. Still living in Ter- race is his daughter, Alice Gellner, and many, many friends. This gathering was called the Northern Fare- well, and was specially planned for friends living in this area. HELPING HANDYMAN PROGRAM | For seniors and: persons TERRACE VOLUNTEER BUREAU De you need help with fall yard cleanup, washing outside windows and minor home repairs? De you need help winterizing your home or mobile? Put your name on the list for snow shovelling of your walkway and stairs. THE NEXT generations: Ray Skoglund’s son David, his daughters Alice, Caro-. lyn, Joan, and granddaughter Kaitlin. with disabilities, FREE GAME VOUCHER i I am pent . - fi.:8 i * Peco rhe Call the Volunteer Bureau! 638-1330 This: game is free, TERRACE KHITIMAaAT PRINCE HRUPERT lent their names to Tess- eM ier’s cause, including Skeena MP Andy Burton, MLA Roger Harris, and city councillor Marylin Davies. She's also grateful for the generosity of the Ter- race and District Credit Union. She was invited.to house her large collection in an upstairs office at the Credit Union building on a temporary basis. W FREE GAME VOUCHER FREE GAME VOUCHER * FREE GAME VOUCHER COME ON DOWN... IT’S FREE! th a right, FREE! | Phone: 250-635-2411 Fax: 250- 635-7882 Jackpot Info. Line Ext. 27 _AAl0 Legion Ave., Terrace, B.C. in partnership with aa Oo Se ation. The right helper JOSHUA MACKAY is the tight name of one of the Veritas students pictured in last week's Terrace Standard (“Harvest gift”, Page B4). MacKay was incorrect- ly identified in the photo- graph caption. He and a handful of, other Grade 5S and 6 stu- dents helped load Thanks- giving food hampers into the Salvation Army’s van for distribution. Each class at Veritas was responsible for filling a hamper. Y3HINOA JWYD 33a4 TEIONONSYive 34ud ¢ YIHINOA IWVSD 1744 Featuring Howie Miller with Tony Binns eoreee Courtesy Travel 47184 Lazelle Ave projects. Skeena Valley Rotary For more than ten years the Skeena Valley Rotary Club has had the opportunity to assist and fund various pro- jects with the help of Lucky $ Bingo Palace. To name a few of these projects there has been assistance in the purchase of Opthamology Equipment (An Operating Microscope to Faciliate Better Patient Care). Additionally funds have also been used to donate to The REM LEE Foundation, Educational Programs for local youth, donations and funding to the Transition House, Scholarships, the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre and the Terrace Skateboard Park. 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