paint coat for the centre was on the agenda for 1984 works and she “asked especially for input on the use of the Kins- men Park bowling green. While the green is under the direction of the recre; Upgrading fin The Fish and Wildlife Branch of Ministry of Envir- onment has announced that the initial phase of a three spawning channel has been completed. Initial work in- i E t t Hi if see pi Eee Lit li 8k fa wilee: teas on games’ days. For the bi-monthly meet- ings, Mrs. Margaret Ford will convene the refresh- ments during the first three diversion structure were then built out of reinforced steel and concrete. Following this work was the excavation of the two settling ponds which are located immediate- ly downstream of the upper cluded reconstruction of the lower counting fence, con- struction of two settling basins to eliminate silt from the water during runoff and built water around the lower fence and upper diversion con- truction sites. A temporary settling pond was built at the upper diversion site so that silt would not enter the channel where some 15 to 20 million kokanee eggs are currently incubating. The lower fence and upper In late November water was re-routed through the new diversion structure and settling ponds. “Completion of the upper diversion structure and set- tling ponds will ensure total flow control even during high watery” ey Andrusak, regional biologist. “Furthermore, the settling ponds should reduce the amount of silt en- tering the channel. Siltation of the channel due to poor flow control and poor main- tenance of logging roads has resulted in declining produc- tion in the channel in recent years. Funeral held for Polly Demoskoff Polly Demoskoff of Shore- acres passed away Jan. 5 at Kootenay Lake District Hos- pital in Nelson at the age of 76. She was born Dec. 7, 1907 at Langham, Sask. and came to B.C. as a small girl, set- tling in Ootischenia where she grew up and was married in 1928. In 1935, Mrs. Demoskoff moved to Cowley, Alta. and returned to B.C. in 1942, living in Pass Creek, until she moved to Shoreacres in 1965. She was a life member of Other hobbies included knit- ting and psalm singing. She is survived by one son, Paul Evans and family of Victoria; two daughters, Nel- lie Osachoff and family of Winlaw and Wasi- lenkoff and family of Shore- acres; six grandchildren; two great-grandehildren; one brother, Jack E. Voykin of Pass Creek. She was_predeceased by. her husband, two brothers, Nick and Eli Voykin, and one and Saturday in the Shore acres Russian Hall with bur- ial in the Pass Creek Ceme- ie uff Le F Waterman. Treas- thvhats financial committee, and Mrs. Helen Peddle will con- tinue with sick visiting and Certified General ‘The task of oe entertainmen’ chairman will be shared wy eee Mrs. LaDell Lipsett and Mrs. er Edith Heslop. Ph. 365-2151 Other itt were: recreation, which covers card games and tournament, —————————— headed by Alex Ferwarn; MOROSO, a imy aang improvement § MARKIN & nar Selvig, Ernie Newman, BLAIN Certified General A 241 Columbia Ave. Castlegar Ph. 365-7287 adjournment saw everyone enjoying an excellent lunch prepared by Mrs. Margaret Ford, who was assisted by Mmes, Kay Kelly and Fran- ces. Hunter. ished “We are quite confident that these new changes will greatly improve the chan- nel’s performance from here on in.” The second phase of reno- vation work is currently un- derway with screening of 8,000 yards of spawning gravel required for the chan- nel. Funding for the recon- struction work was made available through the Habitat Conservation Fund which was established as a result of the $3 surcharge on all hunt- ing and fishing licences. Celgar worker gets award A Castlegar worker who was saved from serious in- jury because of his buckled- up seat belt has received the Belt-Up Award from the Workers’ Compensation Board. Tan John Stewart, a D-7 Cat operator with the Celgar Pulp Division of BC Timber Ltd., was making a roadway up a chip pile last summer, when the cat rolled over and slid to the bottom of the pile. Although Stewart received an eye injury from breaking glass, he was saved from much worse injury because his seat belt was fastened. Stewart received the WCB Belt-Up Award from Indus- trial Safety Officer John i netti of the Nelson . The award includes a belt with specially designed buckle and a certificate. Workers eligible for the award are those who have been saved from serious in- jury by the use of their seat belts in a work-related ve- hicle accident. A yr $$$$$8$$$8S8$SS8$S$$$ ‘ON HEATING COStTs! Enjoy a warm, draft free home,-eliminate heat loss and ice build-up. 60% of total cost to maximum of $500. 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COLEMAN COUNTRY BOY SERVICE Sump & Septic Tank Pumping Phone 365-5013 PIANO TUNING ‘Crettemen TERRY WALLERAN Nelson 352-5606 3400 - 4th Avenue Castlegar —_—_—_—_—__ 9 ud Emmet GEORGE ORWELL . on bestseller list If you're looking for a copy of the recently-revived ‘by English author George Orwell, you're out The novel of totalitarian horror, which with the arrival of the year 1984 has sparked a wave of new interest, is sold out at almost every bookstore in the West Kootenays, But don't worry expected soon. — new shipments are Paul Galewitz, owner of Oliver's Books and New Leaf Books in Nelson, said his stores are presently out of the Orwell classic. He said the demand for the book began at the end of tacular,” he said. "We had to do a re-order in the fall. We got about five'inte each store, but that didn't last too long,” he said. ‘Then Penguin — which publishes the book — did a release of the novel. Galewitz said he obtained 20 inconet. revgaduaha but they were gone within a week. “It's a unique situation because it’s an old, new book,” he anid. Galewitz said he’s re-ordered 25 more copies, whieh “should do a few weeks.” gotten 50 or 60,” he said. “Maybe, I'm being conservative. I don't want to over “I should have 1984. issic sold out a sitting on the shelves throughout 1983. “It was.always a good seller, but nothing spec- order, but the way this has taken off, I've probably made & very conservative order.” Unconfirmed reports are that Penguin has sold more of the Orwell book in January than in all of 1963. As well, the company is having to roll off another edition of 1964. Coles bookshop in Trail has also done well in sales of A store spokesman said Coles sold about 15 copies in the last three weeks. Coles is also out of the book, but is expecting another shipment. Peter Popoff of The Book Store in Castlegar said his store doesn't carry the book due to his wholesaler not dealing with Penguin. VOL. 37, No. 4 RS tk 40 Cents Castlégar News CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1984 WEATHERCAST Cloudy skies en hon with nan ies to 4. Overnight 4 ‘ow ( 0 or ay apt Aw 0. Ten per cent chance of scattered flurries. 4 Sections (A, B, C&D) LOTTOMANIA . . By CasNews Staff and News Services Lotto 6/49 mania continued this week in Castlegar at a pace even more feverish than last week. : Carl Knutson of Carl's Drugs said today that ticket buyers are “lined up to the ” waiting to purchase the dream ticket on the huge $10 million grand prize. At The Book Shop, Peter Popoft said Tuesday that 6/49 ticket sales are running higher than last week's record-breaking totals. The store has been selling tickets since Monday and long line-ups are now common. Popoff has also started work at 7 a.m. — two hours before his normal opening — just.to process tickets through the computer. He said customers are leaving their money and the tickets, and picking up the tickets on another da: : y- Popoff also said the computer is . Lotte 6/49 customers wait patiently in line while Castlegar bookshop owner Peter Popoff processes tickets Tickets sell at feverish pace operating better this week than last. The longest it is down is about five minutes this week instead of last week's half-hour to one hour. Meanwhile, ticket buyers were waiting outside The Book Shop before it opened at 7 a.m. this morning. The jackpot in Saturday's draw for the 6-49 lottery may well reach $11 million, Jean-Marc Lafaille, president of Loto-Quebec and of the Interprovincial Lottery Corp., said toda: ‘y- Officials had originally estimated the prize would run to about $10 + yer based on forecasts of about million in ticket sales. But sales ‘across Canada had topped $30 million by midnight Tuesday night, Lafaille said. “We now believe that Canadians will probably wager between $40 million and $45 million and that the grand prize will reach about $11 million.” for Saturday's $11 million lottery. But the lottery fever that has swept the country for the second consecutive week has brought some finger-wagging from academics who frown on the gambling spree. The near-frenzy being generated by Saturday's lottery draw is “almost sick,” said Igor Kusyszyn, a behavioral psychologist at Toronto's York University who hes done extensive research on gambling. “A lot of people who never buy lottery tickets are being swept up in a immoral” advertising campaign,” said Kusyszyn. “It just gives people false hope.” On Tuesday, $9.1 million was invested in the $1 tickets for the largest tax-free lottery in North American history. Walter Schneider, a Carleton University math professor , who has taught courses on gambling, said he is stunned by the lottery crane. “It's worse than anything I've —CatitewsPhoto by Chery! Calderbonk ever seen,” said Schneider. “Some- how they (ticket buyers) think be- cause the pot is bigger, they're getting better odds. “Lotteries have never been a good buy and they're never going to be a good buy.” just $11 million shy of the record $38 million spent last week when the jackpot was $7 million. Technicians are working “day and night” to prevent the computer continued on poge AZ Conservation office moves here By CasNews Staff Provincial conservation offices in Nelson, Trail and Grand Forks will be amalgamated in one office in Castlegar. Ralf Aldrich, B.C.’s chief conserva- tion officer, said in a telephone inter- view from his Victoria office today the three offices will be closed and the four conservation officers affected trans- ferred to Castlegar. Aldrich said there will be no layoffs ~