“Page 4A ‘Progress ma B.C, in an effort to raise awareness of the services offered throughout | HINDQUARTERS WESTERN FAMILY, IBUTTER 1 Ib. qtrs. made tow : Wednesday, May 418; ansio : Locally, 5 C 8) only, licensed daycare group, ig. yl to utilize the media to thalntala Public | attention of a planned expansion of | its centre. CT dea ay KBS mdio program director Jim,’ Richardson was in Castlogar:May 13 to present the Hobbit. Hill/day. » care with a cheque to go. towards | the facility's enlargement. 3 oH as golf event set up at the-West Koo! nay trade fair. For 25¢ challengers received three balls which. they- could try and putt into a cup to win asmall prize. be ay > “All the money that. was was donated to the expansit said: Richardson, is The total KBS. ‘collected, |} $146.30 worth, is only a fraction of the approximately $300,000 needed to buy and renovate a building located next door to the current Hobbit Hill centre on 11th avenue,’ ! z on 4 Most of the funding has come through more traditional sourcés such as the variety club, lottery grants and the city, said the centre's administrator Katrine Conroy: Purchased for $72,000, the spa-. cious building was formerly used as a church but has been vacant’ for quite some time. Memes yas ‘The Hobbit Hill kids will get a chance to raise some money for themselves and others at an upcom- ing grand opening and open house Frank On Saturday, May 11, 1991, Frank Byra of Castlegar, BC passed away at the age of 88 years. A prayer service was held at the Castlegar Funeral on Tues- day, and and Funeral Mass and burial will take place at Fort St. John on Saturday. Mr, Byra was bom February 21, 1903 in Poland. He grew up in Poland. In 1924 he left and trav-. elled throughout Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa. He returned to Poland in 1925 and enlisted in the Polish Cavalry. he : ea aa Ser ‘Canada’ in 1926 and worked a5 2° farm worker ualil he homestedded north of Fort Se. John. he married Sophie Hetman there.in 1936. He farmed in he Peace River area until his retirement in 1967. He came to Castlegar in 1969 and being put oa by a local-real estate company. i er he ye aes “The daycare kids are having a . garage sale,” said Conroy. “We're ' teaching them to be little philan- thropists,"” The kids will dig into their toy’ boxes for items they are to part with and while they'll keep: Speech and language pathologist IIso brighten the lives of a few hospital patients, , ae “They want to buy a rose bush for the extended care patients,” said Conroy. After renovations the new wing will contain a larger therapy space for speech and language pathologist Obituaries Gibson of Fort St. John. Thisty-six grandchildren, twenty-four great > grandchildren. Three sisters, Eva, Rose and Mary, he was prede- ceased by tow daughters, Mary Rose and Leona Ann, step-daugh- ter, Josephine Budde, three sisters and two brothers, Should friends desire, contribu- tions may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, Box 3023, Castlegar, BC © Funezal arrangements are under the direction: of the Castlegar Faumeral Chapel in cooperation with Hamre's Funeral Chapel, Fort St. John, BC 0; ‘uesday, May 7, 1991,° Y¥vette:‘Teshia Chemoff beloved hter of Alex and Doris Cher- became a f Col View Lodge in 1983. He enjoyed reading and horses. He is survived by his wife Sophie of Castlegar, three sons, Leo of Castlegar, Lloyd of Calgary, and Tony of Kimberly. One step- son, Edward Stansiuk of Fort St. John. Four daughters, Caroline Doedel of Red Deer, Alberta, Frances Jones of Cranbrook, Bea Ragan of Dawson Creck, and Julic noff of Crescent Valley passed away at the age of 16 years. Funeral service was held at the Krestova Prayer Hall on Thursday and Friday with burial at the’ Cemetery. : : ¥vette was bom June 2, 1974 at Nelson, BC and grew up in Cres- cent Valley. She was in Grade 11 at Mount Sentinel Secondary School and was working part time at Over-: Men’s/Leather 2 799 a Coeur d’Alene, 1D eSiver . “© ° @542B E. Sprague *Nori! 7 d dicen ay anid discover fashi footwear for your entire family!’ ess, styles;: many -) are genuine leather! Hurry in for the. best ) selections during Victoria Day weekend dress, ‘casual and athletic -waite. She had been a member of the Krestova Youth Choir and Castlegar Gymnastics Club. She enjoyed art, golfing and music. She is survived by ber parents, Alex and Doris Chernoff, sister Dawn, brother, Matthew of Cres- cent Valley. Grandparents, John and Polly Chernoff and Paul Soobotin all of Crescent Valley. Many Aunts, Uncles and cousins also survive. Funeral arrangements were, under the direction of the Castlegar Puneral Chapel. Fred — Kalmakoff +-On Sunday, May-12,:1991, Fred Kalmakoff. of ‘Tarry’s passed-away. at Mount St. Francis Hospital at the. age of 81 years. Funeral service was held at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Thurs- day (1- am - 12 noon) with burial at Shoreacres Cemetery. Mr. Kalmakoff was bom June 9,1909 at Yorkton, Saskatchewan. he came to Glade with his parents in 1911. The family moved around living at different places and finally settled in Shoreacres in 1929. He married Mary on Di ber 12, Murray would like more room to teach in’ * some of the profit, they'll also help SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Jin Zeabont |- ‘The plans call Jt wheelchair accessible, not only for the children and parents attending ‘ the daycare but for any ‘adults in wheelchairs who may wish to work at the centre. me brother and one sister. Funeral arrangements: were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. POEs | } June Elizabeth: Vaesen : On Monday, May 6,,1991, June : Elizabeth Vaesen passed away sud- denly at the age of 65 years. ‘ Funeral service was held at the ; Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Fri- : day, May 10, 1991. Cremation fol- : lowed. Rev. Ira Johnson officiated. Mrs. Vaessen was bora June 7, ; 1925 at Doncaster, England. She { married: Peter Joseph Vaessen in : England in 1945. She ‘came to: Canada and settled with her hus- ; band at Rossland in 1946. They | moved to Kinnaird in 1953 and! lived there since. Mrs, Vaessen.was | active volunteer at the Castlegar : library and the Roto Villa: She is * also well know for knitting ability. - Mrs. Vaessen is survived by her husband Peter, two sons, Jon of : New Westminster, and Christopher i of Robson. Four daughters, Sandra ; i and 1919 at Shoreacres. In 1956 he moved to Tarry’s where he has since resided. Mr. Kalmakoff farmed most of his life and even in | his retirement be enjoyed workin, around his farm and keeping bees. He is survived by his wife Mary, three daughters, Marie Makaroff of Castlegar, Judy Anatooshkin of Calgary and Nancy Sherstibitoff of Tarry’s. Ten grandchildren, four- teen great grandchildren, one broth- er, George Kalmakoff of Grand Forks. He was predeceased by one’ Davis both : of Castlegar, Jacqueline Guest of : Vancouver and Sandy Danchella of © Salmo. Twelve grandchildren, two great grandchildren, one sister.2na Guillaumont of Antibes, France. She was predeceased by one daugh- - ter Julie Buffle and ber parents...“ Should friends desire, contribu: tions may be made to the Heart and ; Stroke Foundation, Box 3023, Castlegar, BC, VIN 3H4. ve Funeral arrangements were . under the direction of the Castlegar ‘How to Celebrate Victoria Day © in [5] Easy Steps Single / double | THE K OTENAYS Sons of Freedom sentenced in Nelson Sterling News Services i NELSON - Sons of Freedom arsonists Mary Braun and,Tina Jmaeff Were sent to jail Wednesday after a day-long dual court case in which RCMP officers testified that the two elderly women lit fires causing a total of about $185 damage. ._ It wasn’t the amount of damage, though, but their records that Prompted crown counsel Dana Urban to ask for jail sentences that would be tacked on to prison terms already imposed for previous arson crimes. Mary Braun, 72, was carried into the courtroom about 9:30 a.m. from a sheriff's van, covered only in a gray blanket, socks’ and shoes. Appearing weakened by, three weeks of self-imposed starvation, she sat quiet and . Small in a chair with a female sheriff's deputy beside her, the blanket often covering little more than her back. : After she was sentenced, the scene was repeated with Tina Imaeff, 65, who followed her friend into jail and then into the courtroom, the only dif- ference being that she was carried from the van on a chair. Because she was a follower, however, she got a lighter jail sentence — a morith instead of her friend’s year. Both were charged with mischief. But both women will do their time on top of long sentences they're already serving for a 1985 arson charge that got each of them eight years in jail. Those earlier sentences will‘sun out August 1, 1993, at which time Imaeff’s month and Braun’s year will start. Both could, b » be out sooner — on parole, Braun camed her jail time by setting a small blaze in the back of a Police: '; cruiser after being arrested at the orthodox Doukhobor Union of Spirituat Communities in Christ hall in’ Grand Forks on Apr, 19, Testimony at the trial showed she had gone there with a bag containing two bottles of lantern oil, some matches, and some paper and had removed some of ber clothes, upsetting staff there, Arrested for disturbing the peace, in the back of an RCMP Jeep Cherok: carpeting and — with repairs done — she managed to light carpeting on fire ce, causing about $40 damage to the about $160 damage total. It was upon setting the fire in the Jeep that her charge went from disturbing the peace to mischief, According to Cst. Howard Linnen, of the Nelson subdivision, Braun was “seated in the nude in the rear seat” of the Jeep, after being arrested by Sgt. McVie and Cst, MacRae, when he first saw her. She had “a type of clothing or garment in her bands,” and a moment later be noticed that “it was on fire.” The officers put the flames out and checked Braun for bums, She was okay. IJmaeff, who was questioned at ber home near Krestova after Braun's arrest; voluntarily surrendered her parole so that she could go into the jail to be with ber “spiritual sister," Mary Braun, While there, in what she told the Court was a cry against brutality, she lit a blanket on fire in her cell. Imaeff told the court that an officer was “hurting” Braun’s hands during Tram ceremonie NELSON - The Nelson Electric Tramway Society’s board of direc- tors have decided to reschedule the targeted official opening cere-, monies for Streetcar No. 23 to June Mike Culham, society president, has said that to tush through the last few months of this chalfenging four-year project could jeopardize the long-term success of the tramway’s operations. Black bear checking out “The Tramway Society board of directors feel that we [the society] | must not fall into the trap of speed- ing our way to meet an arbitrary, deadline when a more drderly com- pletion will allow us to ensure that our priorities are met,” Culham said. After some confusion the soci- ety had targeted the Music ‘91 weekend as the date for their open- ..ing ceremonies, which were to be organized by Peter Lee, a society "member. _ However, ‘Murphy’, of the infa- mous ‘Murphy’s Law’, has been a frequent visitor to the project and at the Grand Forks RCMP station, so after being put in a cell, s rescheduled “We must address the question of safety raised by the Nelson Air- port Advisory Committee” Culham said. *» The society, with the assistance of the city, is in the process of get- ting a definitive and unequivocal ruling from Transport Canada to qualify the approval the society originally received in June of 1990 as to the safety of the power poles installed along Lakeside Drive near the airport. .Culbam declined to guarantee the new targeted opening date “until the board has approved the final Kimberley GARY WATERS Sterling News Services harmed, it will be relocated. Bears prowlings in Kimberley KIMBERLEY - Yhree recent reports of a marauding black bear in Townsite has brought the Min-. istry of Environment and their bear traps up to Kimberley for the last few days. ; . “We've had a problem in Town- * Site,.it’s the first of the year,” said- conservation officer Jerry Brun- ham. The initial report came into the MoE offices about a week ago. “Apparently the bear had been around for two weeks,” said Brun- bam. Since then two more complaints from Townsite about a wandering black bear have been registered. Brunham says all sitings appear to be of the same animal and that the bear is most likely searching through garbage for food. In an effort to find and capture the bear, the MoE has brought a bear trap to Kimberley. “It’s a live trap, a culvert trap, designed to catch a bear in a live state.” The bear has not been caught, but when the ministry does so, Bninham says the bear will not be CEC for students opens for business in Nelson NELSON - Students looking for jobs have a place to tum to to eam extra cash. Cen- are not but what is- unusual about this bear siting is it comes at least two months earlier than normal. . “This is really early, normally bears don’t become a problem until July,” warned Brunham. Searching for a reason to explain the early bear movement, Brunham, speculated it is tied into the heavy snowfall the area received this past . winter. The snowpack at the higher altitudes is keeping the berry crop buried under a number of feet of snow, in effect forcing the bears to lower altitudes in search of food. The end effect of all this said Brunham is, “we may have a prob- lem with bears in town this year.” Although there is little the aver- age citizen can do once a bear wan- dering on their property, Brunham said there are a number of things you can do to make your property unattractive to these animals. By this he is referring to small things such as storing your garbage in the basement or elsewhere in a secured building. Yio Keeping your garbage in plasti bags, and washing out such con- tainers as soup cans will also go a long towards deterring bear prowl- ings. “If you set it (garbage) out in the alleyway you're asking for a problem,” warns Brunham. He sug- gests setting your garbage out only the day of pick-up. And with the excellent bear habitat surrounding Kimberley, a higher than average number of bears are expected to make their way to the populated areas of town, especially Townsite and the ski hill, ‘When responded,"normalily the bears run away, but you can never guarantee that. The more they come in contact with people the less they fear pe ple, there is the potential.” the society has been recently schedule.” ving and He did however say, “We have ed issues — issues, that according come so far in the past four years, to Culham, the board feels should —_ we will not let a few months deter be addressed in “a careful and mea- _us from our goal — to get Streetcar sured manner.” no. 23 “back on track” once again.” ES CRYSTAL GAYLE KKKKKK IN CONCERT eine cam SUNDAY, JUNE2, 8:00PM. * CASTLEGAR COMMUNITY COMPLEX One of country music's classic superstars hits the stage forthe CASTLEGAR SUNFEST. Don’t miss the excitement! TICKETS ON SALE NOW. 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