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Bé6é CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 18, 1981

| Dear Boys and Girls ce

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your letter to Santa
and mail it to:

Santa Claus,
c/o Castlegar News,
Box 3007,

Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H4

Or, you may drop off #
your letter at the Castlegar :
News at 197 Columbia Ave.

Be sure it is in the mail by December 2. Remember to be good
boys and girls and mind your parents. I'm starting my list right now.

-Love,

P.S. Be sure to put your name and age at the bottom of your letter.

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Retracing the growth of the City

JOHN CHARTERS’

“Nothing is happening in
fof "1 heard

say the other day and
thought: Another candidate
for Victoria, Ottawa or the
cemetary — he wouldn't
notice anything happening
unless it ran over his foot and
flattened it.

For the past couple of
years I have been attempting
to point out to my readers
that a great deal has been
happening in Castlegar — not

wide-out boom-

Reflections &
Recollections

The Castl Transporta.
tion Society first saw the
light of day in 1987, enabling
many workers to escape the
smelter fumes and build in

town growth, but steady de-
velopment. However, for the
sake of my ‘nothing hap-
pening’ friend and the fact of
impending civic elections, let
me offer the briefest thumb-
nail history (maybe a friend
will read it for him).

The name Castlegar is Cel-
tic and means “castle rock”
for obvious reasons. A friend
tells me there is a town in
Ireland with the same name.

Castlegar had no real exis-
tence until the CPR built the
railway bridge across the
river at Brilliant at the turn
of the century. Mr. Farmer
then built the first store.—
post office-town hall (later
West's Store) to accommo-
date the workmen.

In 1908, William Gage, a
CPR agent, built the Castle-
gar Hotel for thirsty work-
ers, while local citizens built
the first (eight-pupil) school.
Kinnaird got a similar one in
1917 by the same citizen ini-
tiative.

The building of the first
Castlegar ferry (19m.x6m.) in
1919 gave the tiny. com-
munity a boost. I seem to re-
member Jimmy Davidson as
being one of the early ferry-
men.

The Milestone Lumber
Company of Saskatchewan
(hence, Milestone Road) gave
the area another small boost.
By 1926 the Eremenkos had
built a store (present-day
Castlegar News), a garage,
a dance pavilion and tourist
cabins. Cheveldave’s store
and Horswill’s store followed.

In the early 30's Mr. Zuck-
erberg built the first beauty
parlor and the island house.
The community hall was
built, burned down and was
rebuilt — all with volunteer
labor.

John G.

the Castl area. None-
theless highway traffic was
still almost imperceptible ex-
cept: at shift-change, so that
in 1950, two pupils and I al-
most died of boredom when
we did a volunteer traffic
count one Saturday near the
present Calderbank store.
There would be no waiting
today.

When I came here in 1947,
Casth was

F and
started to increase rapidly,
so that in 1967, the letters
patent for the villages of
Castlegar and Kinnaird were
both cancelled and both be-
came towns, We also lost our
good water and went to well
water and promises — with
neither being satisfactory.

In 1974 the two towns
amalgamated to become the
City of Castlegar, with Ed
Mosby as its first mayor.
When Ed had to retire for
reasons of ill-health, his term
of office was completed by
Castlegar’s only woman al-

as a village (possibly quite
circumstantial) and the
names Bill Rigby and Otto
Walker loom large in my
mind. I can remember, not
too long afterward, that Bill
got Maple Street paved for
three blocks (left over from
the highway surfacing job, I
suspect) but it was the first
paved sideroad in Castlegar.

By then there were three
rooms in the high school and
Charlie King was running the
school board office as sec-
retary-treasurer, driving bus
and acting as general fac-
totum. There were also sev-
eral more businesses — Pitts’
Drugs, Fomenoffs’ garage,
Harvicks’ grocery, the Co-op,
the feedstore down by the
tracks (Art Anderson?), Oz-
eroff Jewelry, Rigby's Con-
fectionary (Hi-Lite) and Don-
nan’s down by the ferry) no
arenas, no banks, no liquor
store ete. and the Castleaird
area was bush.

One went to Vancouver by
train or over the “Summits”
or across the line.

About the mid-50s the gas
line came through the airport
and the High Arrow dam
was started and the pulp
mill was in the works, The

new chigh, school; Jbuilt in,>

1951, was now growing rap-
idly.

Morrow

service Thursday

Castlegar resident’ John
Gordon Morrow, C.D.,
passed away suddenly at his
home on Nov. 16 at the age of
45.

Born Aug. 11, 1936 at
Russell, Ont., he came with
his family to B.C. in 1940,
settling in Vancouver. He
later moved to Kimberley
and worked for the Depart-
ment of Highways in that
city, as well as in Jaffrey,
continuing to work for the
department when he moved
to Castlegar in 1969. At the
time of his death he wagia
grader operator for the high:
ways department.

He married Sylvia Delorés

Krane on March 30, 1968 at
Kimberley. ‘
Mr. Morrow belonged to
the Kimberley Elks Lodge
and. the Kimberley United
Church and was a volunteer
fireman in that city. He was a
member of the Kimberley

gar volunteer fire depart-
ment; Civil Defense of
Castlegar; a member of the
Sons of Norway Lodge No. 76
and Royal Canadian Legion
Branch No. 170.

He was a defensive driving
instructor and had received
several pins as a 26-year
blood donor.

In 1976, Mr. Morrow was
presented the Canadian Dec-
laration medal.

He is survived by-his wife,
Sylvia, of Castlegar; .his
mother, Mrs. S.E. Houlind of
Vernon; two brothers, Lorne
‘of Merritt and Bob of Ver-
non; three nieces atid three
nephews... — 5

Funeral service will be:

held at 11 a.m. Thursday

from the Castlegar Funeral

Chapel with Rev. Des Carroll
and the Royal Canadian Le-
gion Branch No. 170 offici-
ating. Cremation to follow.

are:

Militia, 17th Field Sq
Royal Canadian Engineers
and of the Trail Militia, 44th
Field Squadron, Royal Can-
adian Engineers. He was also
a Scout Master in Jaffrey.
Locally, Mr. Morrow was a
member of the North Castle-

Robert and Lorne Morrow,
Arthur and ‘Theodore Krane,
Allan Grant and Ron’Gree-
nough.

Funeral arrangements are

under the direction of the
Castlegar Funeral Chapel.

Interest Rates. .
Are Dropping. —
- NOW'S THE TIME

TO MAKE YOUR MOVE.

If you have been thinking of building a new
home in Castlegar, NOW IS THE TIME. Construc-
tion costs may never be lower.

Tamerlane Subdivision has some beautiful
residential lots available at OFF SEASON PRICES.

SALES BY PRIVATE TREATY
Phone 359-7750 for details.

derman, Audrey Moore.

She then contested the
mayor's seat in 1977 against
four men and won. In 1979
she was elected by acclam-
ation, and in the coming elec-
tion is faced by former al-
derman Jim Gouk.

Much, it is claimed, has
been accomplished by the

‘ion in the
— always a serious factor in
rapidly-growing communi-
ties.

With the assistance of
Louise Ryder at City Hall, I
note that there has been con-
siderable growth since I
came here to this quiet vil-
lage where the dogs could
quite literally snooze in the
centre of the dirt road.

der the place is beginning to
look built up); 79 per cent of
people own their own homes
which have an average value
of $85,000 on an average in-
come (extrapolated from
1979) of $14,700. This doubt-
less accounted for some of
the building permit increase
of $6,500,000 in the past eight
years. ‘

I note that the campaign
posters point out that much
has been done in the past
eight years while residential
taxes have been kept below
that of our neighboring com-
munities — no easy job. I
would hope the council would
give Parkinson's Law close
study and keep it so.

For example there are 12
hes (7), or-
ganizations, service clubs and
societies (12), 10 hotels and
motels (2), 3 libraries (0), a
newspaper, a radio station,
TV (0), 2 sports arenas (0), 5
banks and credit unions (0).
From the year 1977 to 1981
there were 324 new lots put
on the market with 80 more
in the planning stage. I no-
ticed that there are some 30
insurance trust, mortgage fi-
nance companies and collec-
tions as well — at least an
dication that th

new City of Castl since
its amalgamation and, as
Census Commissioner ‘this
past summer, I had the op-
portunity to see just how
much. What is important, I
would suggesi, is thai it has
been done without serious

happening.

Thirty-per-cent of all hous-
ing is less than 10 years old;
55 per cent is between 10 and
25 years (at least 85 per cent

of the houses hore were built

after I came here —no won-

P I was: very
satisfied when they obtained
the Zuckerberg Island prop-
erty for park and marina de-

In provincial court Nov. 10
two separate charges of be-
ing a minor in possession of
liquor were heard. Pleading
guilty and fined $100 each
were Debbie Pereversoff and
Leonard Harshenin.

* * *

Peter White pleaded guilty
to two separate charges, one
for driving with a blood al-
cohol count over .08 and one
for dangerous driving. He
was fined $350, or in default
15 days in jail, and $500, or in
default 20 days in jail res-
pectively.

*

Randall Skublen appeared

and the
ity water system. Good
water and space are essen-
tials in a growing community.
My best wishes to Mayor
Audrey and her council.

Fall Cleanup
Caution:

If you are planning to
clear away dried-up
poison ivy or poison oak
plants that are growing
near your home this fall,
do not touch them this
fall, even though they look

active.

for trafficking in drugs and

one for failing to appear. He

was placed on six months

probation with conditions,
*. * s

on two charges, one

Ramp Auto Body was fined

/
CASTLEGAR NEWS, November 18, 1981 B7

Trail IODE honors
50-year member

By JANET M. SWEDBURG
The regular meeting of the
Arthur Chapman Chapter
IODE was held in the East
Trail United Church lounge.
Regent Mrs. Pagnan,
opened the meeing with the
“Prayer of the Order.”

Mrs. Swedburg, secretary,
read the correspondence
which included thank-you
notes from the provincial ex-
ecutive of Vancouver, and
thank-you notes from some
award-winning students.

The provincial letter in-
formed us that seven cartons
of layettes and woolens had
been sent to the Northern
Nursing Stations and three
cartons of school and health
kits had been sent to-the
Mennonite Centre for dis-

,tribution in the developing

countries.

It was also drawn to our
attention that every Canad-
ian either by birth or choice
— should carry a citizenship

$500 after pleading guilty to card.

section 1 of the fraud code in
which everyone who, by de-
ceit, falsehood or other frau-
dulent means, whether or not
it is a false pretence within
the means of the act, de-
frauds the public or any
person, whether asce:

or not, of any property,
money or valuable security.

Mrs. Bragoni and Mrs. Nix-
on reported that. our Thrift
Shop is very busy and good
profits are -being realized
from it.

Services ‘convener, Mrs.
Robinson, thanked Mes-
dames Pagnan, Wodell,’ Bia-
gont, Triol, Nixon, Wallace,
and Kingwell for the knitting

items for the Northern Nurs-
ing Stations,

Citizenship convener, Mrs.
Newley, announced that a
citizenship ceremony would
be held on Nov. 27 at the
Rossland Court House.

A report on the arena
“mechanical chair lift fund”
showed donations from the
sisters of Columbo Lodge,
Lutheran Ladies’ League,
Mrs. M. Ross and Mrs, Wm.
Fish. An afghan made by
Mrs. Pagnan and a patch

+ quilt made and donated by

Mrs. Mary Pazurik will be
raffled on Dec. 16. Proceeds
from this raffle will go to-
ward the “arena m

chair lift fund.” Tickets may
be purchased at our Thrift
Shop or from any member of
the order.

Highlight of the meeting.
was the presentation by Mrs.
Pagnan of a’ 50-year pin and
Life Membership to Mrs. .
Louise McCarthy.

The ladies were pleased to
hear an address by Gordon
Phillips,.director of food ser-
vices, Winter Games '82.

The December meeting
will be a ‘catered luncheon’
and a visit from Santa Claus.

The meeting . was ad-
journed and refreshments
were served by Mrs. Peggy
Mauriello and Mrs. Gins
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