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"Nine years old — and smart. At least ‘‘Power. Smart”. Robert

Gervais, a Grade.3 Veritas

school student, placed in the top 12 of 30,000 entries in B.C, Hydro's ‘‘Power Smart’’ color- ing contest and won a $3,500: computer for his school and a “Power Smart” jogging suit for himself,

Gervais’ art work, showing an

: energy- -conscious consumer

moving a rug off a floor- mounted heat register, was se-~ lected from a B.C, Hydro color-

- Pruskos celebrate

50th anniversary |

‘On June 25 Leon and: Jennie

Prusko of Terrace had been .married 50 years. ' celebrated their special occasion . with members of their family _that day, receiving, asa surprise,

They

a new kitchen stove.

by Pam Whitaker

They also received a surprise

-invitation to their own gala celebration to be held the long

Canada Day weékend. Relatives and: friends from Alberta, Manitoba and the Yukon, .as well as various points in B.C.,

-. joined the Pruskos for the occa- sion.

Saturday evening, July 1, saw about 100 people gathered at the Thornhill Community Centre to honor the Pruskos with a dinner

and dance. On July 2, an open

house was held at the Prusko home in Gossan Creek sub- division.

There was lots of story telling and reminiscing on these.occa- sions, Steven Basaraba of Ter-

“race, a grandson, prepared

‘‘Leon and Jennie, a Brief History’’, which he read at the Saturday evening banquet. ‘When Leon was just six years

old,” he read, “little Jennie was

born to Joe and Mary Zayonc in the small farm town of Smokey Lake, Alberta. After almost 18

years in Poland, sometime after

most of his family was there (there’s another story there), Leon moved to Smokey Lake; it was October, 1933. There he met

Joe Zayonc. He began to

associate with Joe because Joe was a good hunter. One fateful night at a Christmas concert at the. Cossack school, Joe intro- duced his two daughters, Jennie

and Wanda, to Leon. Little did Joe know that it was Leon who ‘was the good hunter.’’

Eventually Jennie agreed to marry: the persistant Leon on June 25, 1939. They have four children: Tillie Trigg, the eldest; Martha, married to Steve Basaraba of Terrace; and Regina and Leon Jr., both of Terrace.

Leon and Jennie lived on her father’s farm during the war, but times were tough, so for a brief spell, the new husband

_came out to Prince Rupeft to

work on the docks for a dollar an hour. ;

On a second visit to B.C., he fell in love with the province and after the war, he decided to move his family out. By this

time, they had a livery stable in | Smokey Lake, Alberta. After .

selling everything, the family headed west to Vancouver.

In April 1952, they arrived in this area; Leon had hoped to get a job in the new Alcan plant at Kitimat. Instead, in Terrace, he found plenty of .work as a carpenter, a trade he had developed over the years. Jennie had experience in housekeeping and bakery work and eventually became employed by the Skeenaview Home for the Aged ‘for 18 years. They have both now retired.

Their grandson writes that “Leon and Jennie are kept busy

chasing chickens, feeding hum--

mingbirds .and. growing vege- tables for their kids, grandkids and neighbors, In 50 years of

“matriage, one can easily see their

accomplishments by the love, laughter and happiness shared among the entire family.’”

‘Fae Mooney —_ continued from page 18

ing what you like.

_ Refinement and sophistica- tion are evident in the elegant dresser. A smart shopper, you always know what you are looking for. Originality and flair are seen in the dramatic. wardrobe artist. You are always in the shopping mode, with an eye out for the un-- usual,

And then there is the allure of the femme fatale. You have the knack to spot that sen-

-sational something... .

' For the free spirit, the stub- born individualist — the non- conformist — a ‘“‘find’’ is where you find it. It doesn’t matter if it’s at the local thrift shop or in the deep recesses of

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a friend’s closet.

But if you are like most’ women, your wardrobe per- sonality includes bits and pieces from other categories as well.

Try them on for size. See if you like the personality of your special look. Perhaps. you are elegantly feminine by day and a dramatic femme fatale by. night, Definitely casual through

_and through? Or maybe you are a nonconforming whatever...

Regardless of what you - discover about yourself, rat- tling a few skeletons may flesh out a new look, and certainly

_ will make’a rainy summer

afternoon more interesting.

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B.C, Hydro 1990 calendar with 1! other energy saving ideas.

Winning a contest with 12:30,000 odds may sound like a -

super achievement but it’s noth- ing new for this Terrace artist.

This is the second. art contest

he’s won: In. November, 1987,

Gervais designed and colored his “own depiction of a‘ night-time

scene of Bethlehem which was selected from hundreds of en-

Robert Gervais was only seven years sold cover for Bishop O’Conner’s personalize

Bethlehem.

tries ‘from’ iorthern B.C; Ca:

tholic schools for the front of some personalized _ Christmas cards for Bishop O’Conner of Prince George.

And his talent: doesn’t end here. Gervais may be an up-and-

‘coming musician.as well. At the. ‘age of nine Gervais has already

completed his fourth-year of piano lessons and has just com-

‘pleted his Grade 1 Royal Con-~

servatory Exam. The results ar-

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ards. young local artist

en’t back from on: this one’ ye

but a good mark wouldn’ t be a

big surprise.

‘But how does a- nine-year- cold . with all this talent round out his | life: when competing with an older brother and a younger

brother and sister? ‘‘Hockey,”’ says his mother, Vera Gervais.

He likes the competition in Ter-_ |

race Minor Hockey’s Novice Di- vision, where he plays left de-

fence and right wing.

when he won first place in a contest to design the d 1987 Christmas cards with this depiction of

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EVERYONE WELCOME!

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“Ladies of the Royal Purple

B.C. Paraplegic Foundation.

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