“Wednesday, June 24, 1992

Local Rotary Club reaps
reward of scholarship

WiCastlegar Rotary Club
enjoys Rural Dignity visit,
chooses new executive

Dr. Joanne Pepper, a former
honor student in Stanley
Humphries Secondary School,
was a dinner guest of the
Castlegar Rotary Club last
Tuesday evening.

She was home for a visit be-
fore and had come, she said, to
thank the club for all it had
done in promoting her career.

After graduating in 1974
and going on to further studies
in English in the United

Program.

allows gifted students to take
post-graduate degrees any-
where in the world.

They are nominated by lo-
cal clubs, undergo a rigid se-
lection by Rotary Internation-
al for the university of their
choice either in the academic
or technical field of advanced
studies.

Dr. Pepper told Rotarians:
“I was studying for my doctor-
al degree at the University of
Warwick in England at the
time of the Rotary World Con-
ference was held there and be-
ing in Britain as your repre-
sentative was a real privilege.

I was able to speak to a
number of Rotary clubs and to
tell them about Celgar, Com-
inco and about our Columbia
valley.” :

She also obtained a fellow-
ship to study Portuguese at
the University of Lisbon in
Portugal which was a great
help to her in the preparation
of her doctoral thesis entitled:
“The development of Penta-
costalism in north-eastern
Brazil; with specific reference
to working-class women in Re-
cife.”

Asked what she felt had
been the greatest value in her
extensive studies she said,
“The realization of the value of
discipline which goes beyond
any particular studies and has
a universal application to life
in general. It is not some-
thing,” she continued, “which
is sufficiently recognized in
our public education system.

“It has given me an appre-
ciation of the great diversity of
people and much broader view
of life.”

In closing she gave special
credit to Rotarian and teacher,
Roger Plant “for his tremen-
dous help and encouragement
in her work.”

Feature speaker for the
evening Sandra Groepler ad-
dressed the group on behalf of
Rural Dignity, a group oppos=
ing Canada Post’s program of
closure of rural post offices
across the country (1,200 since
1986) and the alleged privati-
zation of postal services in
Canada.

At the business meeting
which followed Rotarians and
the public were reminded that

applications for RYLA (Rotary
Youth Leadership Assembly)
were now due.

Anyone between the ages of
18 and 25 who is interested in
this valuable, week-long and
free course in leadership
should contact Bill Furey or
Ron Ross.

In the meantime plans for
the Annual Rotary Sunfest
pancake breakfast.

It will be held as usual in
the Castleaird Plaza parking
lot on Saturday, June 27 at 7
p.m. and Sunday, June 28 at
7:30 p.m.

The usual bountiful break-
fast will be served and the pro-
ceeds will go to local commu-
nity projects.

Installation of the new ex-
ecutive will take place at the
Community Complex with
Dave Gairns as president; Dr.
Dave Williams, vice-president;
Martin Meyer, secretary and
Len Lippa, treasurer.

There are also four direc-
tors: Brian Brady will be re-
sponsible for Club service; Bill
Furey, community service;
Claude Rainsville, interna-
tional service and Brian
Loewen for'vocational service.

Arrangements were also
made for a representative del-
egation, lead by Dave Gairns,
to the memorial service of the
late Dick Nelson of Fruitvale,
past president of Rotary Dis-
trict 5080 and a strong sup-
porter of Rotary Foundation.

DR.PEPPER

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Castlegar native Dr. Joanne Pepper came back home from
Mission, B.C. to address the Rotary Club Tuesday.

MINI GRADS

Brenda’s Family Daycare held their annual graduation ceremony Thursday to honor the kids
moving from daycare to kindergarten.

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News photo by Glen Freeman

Thanks to the Castlegar Cycle and Sport Shop, local RCMP can now be seen patrolling the
streets on bicycles. Pictured here is store owner Ernie Berger (centre) flanked ny Const.
Stephan Hess (left) and Const. Russell Sangster.

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Update committee still at work

The purpose of this article is to advise the
citizens of Castlegar on the proggess of our
Official Community Plan Update.

As you will recall in previous articles, a
formal questionnaire was mailed out to a
randomly chosen sample of homes. Of the
465 residents surveyed 233, or 50.1 per cent,
completed and returned their survey form.
In addition, the survey was printed in local
newspapers and 53 of these were completed
and returend to city hall.

The results of the survey have been tabu-
lated and are currently being reviewed by
the OCP Update Committee.

Once the committee and Urban Systems
Ltd. — the consulting planners and engi-
neers — have discussed the planning issues
and implications of the survey, they will
start to set objectives and policy direction
for the plan.

An afternoon and evening public input
session to discuss ideas on land use and com-
munity character is going to be held in

The City Voice

Castlegar on July 9. The survey results will
be presented at that time.

This workshop will also be used to present
the Comprehensive Development Plan for
public review and to set the stage for plan-
ning discussions.

Keep your eyes open for the time and
place of the public meetings in future arti-

cles and follow-up coverage on “Castlegar

Beyond the Crossroads”.

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