a om 0 A OE a Ae yl er ae, Eee — ceo ee See a ne ee eee ee renee oon ‘PERRACE. — The: Ter. : Costume Ball. was a’ treat oh when the city of . Terrace’ | was but. a small: village. with a. cocktail - hour, fol-- which inchided | a bottle of. "music, much tothe delight - . of all'who attended. = . style from the early 1900's Master of ceremonies was all who attended. sung by Pam Kerr — I - love Terrace in the Spring - Time; Radio in the 30’s, . > The. Year the Telephone was formed from the rail- - Davis Street: on the north. . ‘stationed in the communi- ‘School. Soon -after, Ter-. race.. Diamond: J ubilee for all who participated ¢ o attended . this : “enchanting evening. back. in -:time;. by Daniele Berquist _ The: ‘event,. “which: ‘sold. over 250 tickets,. ‘began. lowed by. a. fowl dinner’ from Manuel’s Restaurant - Tetrace’s own ‘Diamond | Jubilee. wine, A floor: show, - ‘followed: - Guests. were “invited to. dance. to the sounds of ‘Big. Band ‘As:-the audience was taken back i in time, with a: to. the. present day, the: Terrace Diamond Jubilee’ honored local. pioneers. Sylvia Macdonald wore her wedding gown to-the Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball. Thirty-two years ago, in Lloydminster, _ Saskatchewan, Sylvia g and Murdo took their vows. Alderman Doug Smith. The floor show was the focal point of the night, enjoyed tremendously by ‘The half. hour. skit in-. eluded, Mr. Sande and the square . dancers, a song The Great Bank Robbery, Came = to. Terrace, and much more, | “Terrace -was. incorpor- ated in 1927. The village road track on the south, Eby street on: the west -to The world was at war in the 1940's, and a skit was performed showing a.sol- - dier bidding farewell to his loved, promising to return soon, Incidently during. the 1940°s the Terrace Airport. was built and as a result thousands of soldiers were ty. Soon after the war, the. army buildings were trans- - formed into a Riverside . _ Gey Martin (right), promotion p person for the Diamond Jubilee Committee, the sponsor of the Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball, presented Marlene Sarich ‘with a special bottle of wine of the Diamond Jubilee. , The Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball held at Skeena Junior Secondary School on Saturday, May 2 was successful. A fowl dinner was exqulaltely prepared by Manuel's Restaurant. Tammi Sturko (left, Tina Raposo, Joe Botelho, Tammy Wilson and Manuel Da Silva served dinner to over 200 guasts. race “obiainéd May 13,1987 17 s- first ~ High it? * Junior- Senior - School. - The: 50's: ‘came along with the ‘unforgettable Rock n’ Roll music. Frank Donahue and his wife jiv- ed on ‘stage, as the au- dience cheered them on. Yes, Terrace was growing and big businesses came to . town in the form of Col- umbia Cellulose, a new Royal Bank and the high- ‘light of the evening, Ter- race’s first big bank rob- bery; which took Place i in 1958... |. .Mr, HLA, Taylor was ‘manager then. It was mor- ning; the.bank. opened for business for the day. Two “men entered. the bank brandishing guns and car- _rying satchels. The rob- bery to this day is remem- ’ bered as farcical. First the police had an alarm sys- tem worked out with the Royal Bank which ..was . quite often used: as prac-_ : tice alert... On. this © particular ‘day of the robbery, the police- man on duty (incidently, Terrace had but one of- ficer working at the time), thought it was a. practice alert. When. the. officer ‘realized it was the real . thing he dashed back to his office searching for:his_ gun. When he found -his weapon, it was to late, the robbers had escaped with At the | Diamond Jubilee Costume Ball, ballroom dancing brought back many memories for a lot of folks, a reminder of times when radio was ail there was to listen to. *” Photos by Daniele Berquist, away with his fortune. Mike’ Rossiter,» who played the robber'who ‘got away, was cheered on by | the entire audience... Edna Cooper, who di- rected the:floor show, said |: she was: very pleased ‘with the evening sponsored by the Terrace Diamond Jubilee Committee. “There were lots of men in. their suits dating back to 30-40 years ago. and ‘more’, Cooper added it was nice to see so many of. the men folk participate j in ‘the plays and in the. dress- o ‘ing up for. the evening.: Indéed“'the Diamond Jubilee Costume Bal! was a Special: soiree; to be — cherished for a long time to come, by: the citizens of en Terrace. this day, both robbers “* -highway side for an escape . truck and the driver turn- ‘trailed and sentenced. The ‘other is beleived: to have - ey. Others believed he got their loot, It is believed to eee took off through. Little’s Island at the foot of Kalum Street where they hada boat hidden. They. waited until nightfall, to { make their way down- stream, but their boat cap- sized. One of the.two rob- bers. was forced to swim . across the river to the Your message from the stars... YourWeek Ahead Horoscope — Foreenst Period: 5/17 -5/23/87- ~ route. He flagged down a oe a, Scasilivily 10 the moods of thase around you works 1o your advantage in professional dealings. You, . _ can promote your ideas. -- . mo Take a break from the daily routine anditet jour: i ‘thoughts soar. A romantic encounter may brighten the picture, © a ARIES cap | Mar, 21-Apr, 19 ed him in, The fellow was ail alata TAURUS ~ ' Apr. 20-May 20 ; drowned in the waters of GE MINI ; ‘A desire for greater control over joint passessions the Skeena. He was never May21-June20 creates adilemma. 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