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Out West of the Rockies Myrtle E. Evertt Permission to use this music has been granted by the copyright owner for educational and archival use only. Canadian Copyright Law must be respected by users of this site. Use of this material is restricted to those activities permitted by law. Users may not make multiple copies, distribute or sell this material without permission from the copyright holder. |
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Myrtle Evertt wrote this song during the year of B.C.'s Centennial of becoming a colony. New Westminster held a May-Day celebration and she decided to get caught up in the excitement of the festivities. They rented a flat bed trailer and decorated it with a large picture of the mountains. This inspired Myrtle to write Out West of the Rockies. At that time, Myrtle and her husband owned and operated a 13-bed facility for the elderly. Two residents of the home dressed in period costume and sat in rocking chairs aboard the float. The song sung by Myrtle and husband was played over a loud speaker which caused quite a stir. Myrtle is the wife of a Baptist minister and gave birth to seven children. She received her B.A. with a major in English and soonafter received her B.Ed degree. She taught junior school at MacPherson Park School in Burnaby for five years and for 20 years at Princess Margaret Sr. Secondary School in Surrey. She received her M.A. degree in English from Western Washington University in 1976. Later in life, in connection with their rest home business, Myrtle took nursing courses at the University of the State of New York in Albany and received an Associate Sciences degree and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. In 1976, Myrtle and her husband developed a 30-acre plot in Abbotsford, B.C. into a resort business called Heritage Resort. It contains RV camping affiliated with Coast to Coast Campgrounds, indoor and outdoor tennis, indoor swimming pool and mobile home type accomodation which houses up to 80 for retreats. The clubhouse and banquet hall is used frequently for weddings, etc. Myrtle was a charter member of the Abbotsford-Mission Business and Professional Women's Club and was honored by becoming its first recipient of the Woman of the Year Award.
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