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ALTHOUGH YOU wouldn’t know it from this summer’s weather, the Skeena Valley can produce a tasty and wide variety of fruit

Just last week I visited a farm property on Graham Avenue on the southside, where ] saw this a great ex- ample of an old orchard, still doing well.

The property, belonging to Gordon and Bertha Wat- mough, was developed by Bertha’s parents, Hans and Ester Amdam.

The Amdams came to Ter- race in 1941. The property already had some fruit trees on it, but they had been neglected the 16 years prior to 1941,

Tam not sure who planted these old trees. It may have been J.K. Gordon, or George Little.

The remains of old fruit trees can be found from the foot of the bench, ruaning south all the way down to the river.

Mr. Amdam came from Norway where he had studied agriculture at uni-

versity, When he came to-

Canada he completed his agricultural studies. After all these years, evidence siill

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TWO TYPES OF pear trees were grafted onto this Mountain Ash on Gordon Wat- mough’s praperty on Graham. ‘The tree is a striking example of what a skilled or-

chardist can do.

remains of a good orchar- dist. Many of Mr. Amdams skills were passed on to his daughter and son-in-law. There’s a lot to know about caring for fruit trecs, explained Gordon Wat- mough. ‘Trees must be pruned and thinned correct- ly, bear claw needs to be bandaged back, and the

crutch of the tree should be cemented, to keep water from settling there,

The old know-how has paid off, since the Wat- mough’s trees are heavy with fruit, despite the bad growing season. They pro-

duce 12 varieties of apples, and a couple different types of plums, pears and cherries, They also have strawberries, raspberries and blackberries.

The fruit begins to come on with strawberries in June and ends with apples in mid-November.

Once in a while Gordon brings fruit to the market, however they mostly run a *‘vou pick it’’ type of opera- tion.

However, I’m hoping to see some of that fruit at the market this fall.

Bertha keeps busy preserving fruit. With the

help of her grandaugher, Nicole, (the recipe inventor) Bertha dries and makes fruit leather and a kind of nutra bar, with a wonderful com- binations of fruit and nuts, kkkkk

On another note, 1 want to remind everyone to be ready for the scarecrow contest to take place Saturday, Sept 28, Alderman Val George has kindly agreed to judge our contest. There are prizes to be won. Hope to see you and your scarecrow at the market.

The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 18, 1996 - B3

Hove you ever thought about the number of pevcheaues you'll recive befere you retire? if you aven't, here’s a sobering thought o 25-year-ald who plons to retire at oge 65 has 540 poydoys left. A 45- year-old has only 480, Assuming that you will receive 24 poycheques a year for the rest 0 life, how many do you hove left?

Now consider how much you save from each poycheque towards your relirement. For many Conodians, a paycheque barely stretches over the twe- week poy period. The fact is, most of us hove limited time and resources before we retire, But it's important to remember tha! we may live another 30 years after retirement. The challenge is to bridge the gap bet- wean how much we can put asite for retirement and how much we'll actually need. ee

There are three ways you con bridge the gap: by saving more, by working longer or by choosing growth investments. Saving more is a good idea, but il’s not always possible, especiclly if you're paying a morigage or raising children. Depending on your jab, working afler og 65 moy net be possible. In any avenl, it’s difficult to tell now how you'll feel about working when you're 65. And even if you da work longer, it’s hetter to work by choice than because of financiol need.

That leaves growth investments: putting at least some of your money in the stack market, where there’s potential for greater returns, returns that can outpace inflation.

Many people ore intimidated by the complexities af the stock market, They are more comfortable with another, easier way to invest: equity mutual funds which offer professional money management and diversification, Historically, well-managed equity funds have outperformed other types of inveslments over the lng term. In addition, there ore a voriely of mutual funds aveilable, which give you an opportuni- ty to choose funds that match your risk tolerance and lime horizon.

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poycheques,” soys Elizabeth Hoyle, vire-president of markeling al Trimark. “So, if saving more or working longer oren’t options for you, you'll have to make your savings work harder. That means starting early with o regular investment program so your money has a longer time to grow. It also means looking at finan- cial vehicles like equities and equity mutual funds because they offer the best opportunity far growth over time.”

The earlier you invest in equity mutual funds, the more growth potentiol your money will hove, For example, if, at age 25, you invest $2,000 per year (at the beginning of each year) for 10 years and then stop investing, at 10 per cent return you'll have over $610,000 at age 65. But, if you wait until you're 35 and invest $2,000 for the next’ 30 years, you'll have about $360,000. That's « loss af $250,000,

By taking the time now to find the best long-term consistent reclum, you con improve your financio future significantly. Even one percentage point can make a dramatic difference over time. i at the heginning of each year, you place $5,000 in on investment that earns eight per cent aver 3D years, rather thon ong that earns nine percent, you fose out on over $131,000,

“There are three things you can do with your poycheque: spend it, lend it or invest it,” says Hayle. "Before you spend onother paycheque, think abou! how many you have left. *

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One member of the Ter- race club has already earned the award for her dog. Con- gratulalions to Cindy Har- vey and her Standard Poodle — Quincy Is Dandee.

She had her dog tested out of town, but it shouldn’t be to long before we can hold one of these trials.

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