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Bowen-Colthurst cont’d from pg. 5

ging roads today. | don’t know how she managed it; she prob- ably hadn’t driven 500 miles in

“her whole life!

“Benny Agar taught my mother how to drive. He had a bet with my dad that if he could teach mother how to drive, dad would have.to buy a car from him. -

‘I remember once Benny took took her out to a baseball field and had her drive around and around. After awhile Benny jumped out; ‘shortly after my mother yelled out, ‘I forgot how to stop!’ Benny yelled back,

‘Don’t worry, you'll run out of -

gas in half an hour!’ “IT got my commercial flying license when I was 19. I was the

. you don’t have any money. We

built the first cabin in 1950 and rented it for $15 a week. We thought we were on easy street!

“This is more than just a monetary investment. My whole life is here in Terrace. We meet people under the very best of cir- cumstances, people who come out to enjoy themselves. Now we're‘ dealing with third genera- tion families. My only regret is never having taken pictures of every family that came out here.

‘“Here’s a funny story. In the ‘78 flood the water came right up to the house (Dave points toa

_ water mark on the wall). There -were four-foot waves lapping

out: the back door. We boated up to the truck and started driv- ing.

radio, and who should we hear but Garner Ted Armstrong: ‘And-brothers and sisters, if you

think you have troubles now you |

don’t know the half of it. They’ve only started for you!’ I

Michael or Melinda. It’s pretty funny now, but it sure wasn’t at the time!

“There is still the pioneering spirit in Terrace, somewhat. If you see a car stuck in the ditch i in the winter, everyone stops. |

-don’t know what’s going to hap-.

pen in the next few years.

Dave Bowen-Colthurst is a delightful person to talk to. And he is a true gentleman in every sense of the word. Good luck

' swear it’s the truth, you can ask Mgrs

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