THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 201 7 | WWW.PGCITIZEN.CA Extra 3 Mary has been giving back since ’76 / "N \ Seniors’ Scene \ >: A KATHY NADALIN ary (MacDonnell) Jarbek was born into a family of 13 in Cape Breton, N.S. in 1949. She moved to Chilliwack where she eventually met and married Andy (Bob) Jarbek who was born and raised in Chilliwack. In 1974, the young couple moved to Nova Scotia. Representatives from the pulp mills in Prince George flew to Nova Scotia and were interviewing people qualified to work in their pulp mills. Andy was a qualified pipe fitter, he had family in the city and he needed work so they moved to Prince George in 1976 with the hope of finding work and to start a new life. Andy was hired at P.G. Pulp the same day that he arrived in Prince George. Mary said, “We were told that Prince George was a vibrant and growing city with great opportunities. We came here with hope and excitement and we were not disappointed. “The second day that we were here I went down town to check out our new city. I happened to walk into the Town Talk Uniform Store (next to Northern Hardware) and found a lady sitting at the counter crying. “To make a long story short, she was the owner of the store, lived in Kamloops and had come to Prince George to attend the funeral of her store manager who was also a close friend. It had been a sudden death so by the time she made the trip to Prince George she wasn’t able to arrange for someone to watch over the store while she attended the funeral. “I felt so sorry for her that I volunteered to look after the store while she attended the funeral. She could not believe what she was hearing and she took me up on my offer. She told me what she figured I needed to know, explained that it was her busiest day of the week, handed me the keys to the store and she left for the funeral. CITIZEN PHOTO BY BRENT BRAATEN Mary Jarbek wasn't disappointed when she moved to "vibrant and growing" Andy. Prince George in 1976 with her husband “I was busy selling nurse and doctor uniforms and lab coats and when she came back she was so pleased that she hired me as the new store manager.” Mary managed the Town Talk Uniform Store for the next seven years until it was sold. From there she worked in a variety of very interesting jobs; she worked in the Land Title Office from 1981 to 1988, she was the fundraiser and volunteer coordinator for the Child Development Centre/Cerebral Palsy Association from 1989 to 1991 and in 1993 she worked as an executive and constituency assistant for the Minister of Government Services. She wanted a change so she and Andy purchased a landmark restaurant in 1994 named the McCloud 9 Eatery. It was a family restaurant that also provided a catering service, seated 125 in the restaurant, 125 in the banquet and meeting area and employed a staff of 45 people. Mary said, “We operated the restaurant for 10 years and hosted the New Caledonia Rotary Club for most of those years. I was a founding member of the club and served as president from 2003-2004 and received the Paul Harris Fellowship Award from Rotary International. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our wonderful customers who supported us year after year. Thank you to the employees - you were all longterm employees and you were always there when we needed you. Thank you to the regulars because you certainly made it a family restaurant. I hope you miss me because I certainly miss all of you.” — see A LIFETIME, page 8 UPCOMING EVENTS Half Life Until Wednesday, April 12, Theatre Northwest presents half Life by John Mighton, directed by Jack Grinhaus. This is a play about love and memory that will warm hearts and ignite the passion within all of us, no matter the age. For more information visit theatrenorthwest.com or call 250-563-6969. Pharis and Jason Romero Thursday at 8 p.m. and artspace, above Books & co., 1685 Third ave., Pharis and Jason romero will perform their bluegrass and old-time music. Tickets will be available at Books & co. for $25 plus GsT. For more information visit pharisandjason.com. Tickets are $15 at Books & co., 1685 Third ave. For more information visit www.amanitadance.com. Reveen saturday at Vanier hall, the legend continues as Tyrone reveen, son of the original reveen, takes you to the inner and outer reaches of your imagination with The superconscious Experience. People from the audience become the stars in one of the wildest and funniest shows that has left millions of people crying with laughter all over the world. It's the ultimate family experience. Tickets at all Ticketmaster outlets. Half Moon Cabaret saturday at 8 p.m. at artspace, above Books & co., 1685 Third ave., half Moon cabaret is a fundraiser for the local humane society hosted by amanita Middle Eastern dance. It will feature 18 dance routines, from talented local performers and schools, including Pena Gitana, Zahirah North, the raqqaset al Qamar troupe, Eileen Barrientos carvejal, and heart of the hart dancers. Country dance saturday at 7 p.m. at the columbus community centre, 7201 domano Blvd., there is a show that sees country imitator singers, stompin Tom, Loretta Lynn, Patty Loveless, Kitty Wells, Patsy cline and more. dance begins at 8 p.m., light lunch at 10 p.m. $20 at the door. Caledonia Ramblers [ Driscoll Ridge hike | sunday at 8 a.m., the caledonia ramblers hike host a strenuous hike/snowshoe up to driscoll ridge to the tower from the west side. The trailhead is about 115 km east of Prince George and the hiking and snowshoe-ing will take six to eight hours covering about 15 km with an elevation gain of about 1,066 metres (3,498 ft.). Meet 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time of 8 a.m. in the parking lot behind Prince George city hall. The carpool fee is $10. For more information call Nowell at 250-562-7485, email caiedoniarambiers@yahoo.ca or visit caiedoniarambiers.ca. Spring Into Fashion Thursday, april 6 at 7 p.m. at the columbus community centre, 7201 domano Blvd., the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Prince George group is hosting an evening of spring fashions, food and fun. Funds go to help african grandmothers that not only raise their own grandchildren but communities of children because they've lost their own children to AIDs. Wear an Easter bonnet to add to the fun. Tickets are $25 each at Butterfly Boutique, 421 dominion st. 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