Page 6B The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, July 21, 1993 @ Survival Continued from 5A agony in their little souls when we pick them up. That life should be so unfair! And still it amazes me through all of this, they offer me such quantities of affection. While I am no “Cinderetia’s wicked stepmother”, I have not been the angel of mercy cither This has been a rough adjustment for us all and it is times like these that my insecurities come out and poke and prod at me from all directions. Oh, the logical adult in me KNOWS it is normal and I shouldn't worry, But wait a minute, is it NORMAL to be raised in a broken home? Unfor tunately today, it is the standard, but normal? NEVER! What the heck is normal now anyway? If WE are confused, you can just imagine how confusing this all is for the children. Children are indeed stronger than we sometimes are aware, tough and survivors. While this may help to alleviate some of our guilt, we must always focus on what's best for the children. We obviously cannot take a broken home and “glue” it back together. But we certainly can offer them nurturing and stability in what's left. Build a new foundation of solid ground on which they can take a stand. How many children are nurtur ing us through the bad times assauging our guilt, filling in our lonely nights and soothing our fears? We are, I am reminded children attempting to raise chil dren. And a lot of us are very bro- ken children too. All we can do is our best. But we must let go of the ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Bran Sundays 12 pm - 6 pm Mon. - Thurs. 2 pm - 10 pm in ith Fri. - Saf’ 11 am - 11 pm b 248 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-7017 guilt which destroys our ability to be effective leaders and num parents, And in this context it is true that what is best for ourselves is best for our children. I am not suggesting we hide our feelings from our children, On the con- trary, if we allow our feelings to show, we can work through them and let them go, allowing our- selves to focus on what is “best" for our children. It is difficult for our children to watch us with our feelings of pain and floundering, but quite impossible for children to find a healthy balance amid the destruction that comes with the denial of our feelings. So yes, I allow my stepchildren to share my pain in watching them go. How- ever, once done, I will focus and direct my energies towards nurtur- ing our family unit once more. It's time for It's time for sunny days and clear starry nights. This Wednes- day we will be hosting the Starshow. A slideshow displaying some of the Northern Sky's most spectacular features will be fol- lowed by an evening of starg Canada's largest portable tele- scope will be on hand to give you a bird's eye view of the heavens. ,| = Odor Continued from 6A This perverted pleasure im NOXIOUS Odors is not, however, con- fined to dogs. I, for example, enjoy the occasional snort of sulphur dioxide (the choking gas of Com- inco). It recalls the scenes of home and childhood by the sulfuric acid plant at Barnet on Burrard Inlet as well as the later years in the Chemistry lab at SHSS. On the other hand, I find the odors of a pig farm so repellent that when I was being driven around recently by a farmer friend in the Fraser Valley and we passed such a place, I gagged and stopped breathing. He took a deep breath, smiled and said softly, “Home”. Closer to home, all of the from poi: or p before we put them in our mouth. Our tasle receptors aren't up to much, just sweet, sour, salt and bitter, plus possibly a fifth, are all we have, while the average human nose can detect about 10,000 separate odors, There are algo a number of more subtle levels of human smelling. A nursing infant, for example, can identify its mother by the odor of her skin, while male skin odor has a regulatory effect on human female men- Strual cycles. This is a wonderful time of the year to have one's sniffing apparatus in order. When the scent on one single flower evokes images of a hundred gardens, when the salt seas smell evokes memories and images of other seas from the Orkneys to Australia; when the morning air and rising mists on the sun- shine is a combination to turn one's head giddy; while to walk into a room in the morning where sun- i have sat all night is to enjoy y our which are involved in the sense of smell, Thus when compared to just three genes for color vision, it tells us a lot about the importance of a sense of smell. And it is important. For one thing, it protects us all the sweets of summer, Get out there and take a deep breath everyone. In fact, take several. They are about the only thing as yet untaxed and the bonus of associations is the best anywhere. The Castlegar Sun sunny days and starry nights at Syringa The show gets underway at 8:30 p.m. (or sundown) in the amphitheatre. This will be fol- lowed by a Saturday of fun and prizes. This Saturday at 2 p.m. Syringa Creek will hold its annual Sand Contest! Dairy Queen has generously donated prizes. So sharpen your sandcastle building skills and bring out your friends and family for an afternoon of fun in the sun. Saturday night at 7 Pm. be sure not to miss the “Mys- tree of the Slimy Spruce Scoundrel”, Be amazed as the tale of the Slimy Spruce Scoundrel unfolds in the mists of the amphitheatre. Jerry's Rangers at 9 a.m. on Sunday will bring this week's exciting events to a close. Sounds like Syringa Angie Metayer Park Interpreter Avenue. Phase one of the project will be 22 units, with the first units ready in October. Construction has started on Castlegar's new adult housing development, Stellar Place, located on Columbia SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten Page 7B Environmental groups join table Submitted At our second meeting of the West Kootenay-Boundary Table, we welcomed two members of the environmental Community to the Table, Other members of the Envi- ronmental Caucus are still consider ing their participation with respect to the Commission's process The Kootenay-Boundary Regional Land Use Planning Table was convened in January 1993 as a regional planning process of the Commission on Resources and Environment. In our third meeting we determined that actual land use planning should be conducted at separate east and west tables. Gov- emment has asked the Commis. sion to deliver the Table’s recommendations regarding a land use plan for the region by Decem- ber 1993. Four local interest groups deliv ered presentations to the table They included the Christina Lake Ratepayers regarding protection of the Christina Lake Basin, the Kettle River Cascade Flood Coalition regarding a proposal to dam the Kettle River Gorge, Barry Brandow regarding the eastern boundary of the Gladstone Faith Wilderness Area and John Semenoff regarding the old growth forests in the mid and upper Granby. The Table invites members of the public to attend all meetings as observers. If you or your group wishes to address the Table, please contact the Com- mission office to book a time (maximum of 3 five-minute pre- sentations are available). The monthly meetings for the West Kootenay-Boundary sub region will be held in different communities throughout the area. The next meeting will be held August 13-14 at the Uplander Hotel in Rossland. For more information or the name of your sector spokesperson, Please contact Julie Morrison at the Commission’s Nelson office. Bill Waldie honored ATTENTION EVERYONE! on 9Oth birthday Salmo Creston treks to demon- ANG ¥ oe ear : : Bus ST. PETER LUTHERAN 713 - 4th St., Castlegar Vacancy Pastor Rev. A. Lewis 368-9639 ALL WELCOME! Worship ¢ 9:00 am KINNAIRD CHURCH OF GOD Ira L. Johnson, 8.Th (Pastor) 2404 Columbia Ave. Castlegar. BC. VIN 2x5, Pastor 365-6762 Church 365-5300 SUNDAY: MORNING WORSHIP 10: WEDNESDAY: ADULT £ STUDY 7:30 p. THURSDAY: CHILORENS CLUB 6:00.p.m Beginning July 4th “Mattins & more” 9:45 - 10:15 “WITH FAITH WE GROW’ ST DAVID'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 614 Christina Place SUMMER HOURS SUNDAY SERVICES 9:00 am The Rev. Canon Dorothy Barker Phone: 365-2271 TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM KNOWN Calvary Gi B sighed Baptist eile a very important task he had GRACE PRESBYTERIAN 2605 Columbia Ave. CASTLEGAR UNITED CHURCH 2224 - 6th Ave., Castlegar Ph. 365-8337 Minister: The Rev. Ann Pollock Church Worship times 10 am & 6:30 pm on Sundays Rev. Murray Garvin "NEVER MIND ABOUT JOHN!" Pastor Ira Johnson - Kinnaird Church of God You may be familiar with the story! Peter, one of Jesus’ loyal followers had declared up and down he would never be untrue to his Lord, but when the pressures built up during Jesus arrest and mock trial, Peter had denied his Lord not just once, but three times! (St. Luke 22:47-62). It was not that Peter intended to deny his Lord, but in a time of intense pressure, he temporarily gave in to the temptation to preserve his own skin. Christ's resurrection brought such joy and relief that for the moment Peter's denial seemed all but forgotten. But Christ had invested a lot in Simon Peter, and obviously did not want to see Peter miss out on in mind for him, and so he found an opportunity to help Peter get back on track. Three times he asked Peter if he truly loved his Lord, and three times Peter insisted that he did! (John 21:15-17). As Peter repeated his wholehearted claim of allegiance, Jesus’ reply was always along the same line! "Feed my lambs,. sheep!" (In other words, help the other believer, young and old, to become strong and loyal christians). Our Lord also gave Peter to know that this ministry would eventually cost him his life. It was at this point that Peter began to look around for a way to possibly side-step his responsibility. (See John 21:18-21). -feed my “WHAT ABOUT JOHN - LORD?" Isn't that a typical response of someone who wants to make sure others are doing their share, before they will commit themselves Notice Jesus’ reply: “What is that to you?...You follow me!" It must be said to Peter's credit, that he listened to the counsel of the Lord and got his eyes off of how much others were doing, and he truly became that great encourager of the believers that Christ called him to become! (Read Peter's epistles) (I Peter and II Peter) “WHAT ABOUT YOU?" I have a deep conviction that Christ has some worthwhile task-for every person who places their faith in Him! Many, many people claim to be christians, but they seem to prefers, or even critisizers of those who are trying to accomplish the task Christ has given to them. But the time is coming when each one of us will have to give an account to God Pastor Bob Marsh 365-3430 - Church 809 Merry Creek Rd. Castlegar CASTLEGAR FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP 1801 Connors Rd. SUMMER SCHEDULE CHANGE 1-226-7540 365-2438 A Bible Based, | Spirit Filled, | | Family Church | — FAITH FLL OWSHIP 2329 6th Ave Castlegar ¢ 365-5818 Morning Worship 10:45 am Evening Fellowship 6:30 pm Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Youth Activities 7:00 pm SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 10-30 am ry & EVENING CELEBRATION 6:30 pm WEDNESDAY FAMILY FELLOWSHIP 6:30 - 6 pm - ‘ + Youth Ministries © Victorious Women « Men's Fellowship WATCH FAITH ALIVE 0. SHAW CABLE 10 eed Affiliated with Canadian Fellowship of Churches & Ministers LIVING WATERS CHRISTIAN Grades K - 12 Individualized Curriculum °° RAISING TO. 'S LEA - Pastor Stan Block 365-6317 Support Groups / Pioneer Club Adult Bible Classes ¢ Fri. 6:30 - Friday Night Alive Pastoral Staff: Rankin McGougan & Rick Popoff for the way we have responded to his call. (Hebrews (9:27) (Romans (14:12). I pray there will be some who read these lines who will face this issue squarely, and will say "O Christ my Lord, I realize I have been hiding behind others and avoiding your call on my life". "Help me now and in the coming days to follow you, openly and wholeheartedly the rest of my life"! JOHN CHARTERS For The Sun The Castlegar Kiwanis club held a special birthday celebra- tion last Tuesday for one of its most special members and a Major figure in the history of the Castlegar district Pioneer resident and lumbermill operator Bill Waldie turned 90this week and more than 50 Kiwani- ans, family members and friends gathered at the Fireside Inn ban- quet room to honor this charter member of the past 47 years. After a fine dinner and a cere- monial cutting of the huge birth- day cake, Past District Governor and Master of Ceremonies Bob McBain read a number of con- gratulatory messages and then invited guest Rotarian John Char- ters to head the list of speakers He in tum, speaking on behalf of his service club and all of Waldic's! thany -frienids, ptaised the guestfof 'hongr!as;one} who not only “did justly, loved kind- ness and walked humbly with his God” but had in the course of his long life established a formidable record of services to his commu- nity. These included, he noted, executive positions in the Castle- gar Board of Trade, the Doukho- bor Consultative Committee, the Kinnaird-Robson-Castlegar Community Chest (United Way), Toastmasters, United Church committees for Robson and Castlegar and the Robson School Board. He had also been the Lib- eral candidate for the Rossland- Trail riding, Chairman of the Associated Chambers of Com- merce for Southern B.C. and had taken part ion the historic Kin- naird - Nancy Greene Lake and Strate to the provincial govern- ment the need for opening these highways. In 1965 he was made Citizen of the Year. Charters was followed by pio- neer forester Joe Killough who recalled the early days of lumber- ing in the Kootenays and the major part played by the William Waldie and Sons Lumber Mill in the development of the area and the sense of ‘family’ and public responsibility which was so much a part of the father, William Waldie Kiwanian Merv Rush added a light touch with some personal anecdotes about Bill and repre- Sentatives from the Nelson, Trail and Colville clubs brought con. gratulations and greetings The evening's ceremonies concluded with the presentation of a specially prepared plaque by clab Vice-president Brian Brown Waldie, who is known for his dry, genjle wit responded.to each speaker in tum. When, therefore, Brown wished him many happy returns of the day, Bill smiled mischievously and said: “This has been a very nice birthday party and | appreciate all that has been done. I am 90 years old now and in ten years I will be 100. I don’t expect anything special for these birthdays in between, but when I reach that 100 I want you to know I expect a real blast!" The guest of honor was accom panied at the head of the table by his sister-in-law Ruth Waldie, his son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Keith Waldie and his daugh ter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs K. Baynon, who were also. his hosts at a family birthday party earlier in the week Selkirk Vintners cap off a good year JOHN CHARTERS For The Sun The Worshipful Company of Selkirk Vinters held their tradi- tional Annual General Meeting under President Gwilym Hughes at Selkirk College with a pot- luck supper and toasts in their own vintage In the course of the mee- tiong members learned that the struggle to maintain the old hillside vineyards against the bears and deer had been aban- doned and that the vintners would now concentrate on the inner courts President Hughes compliment- ed the members on their good attendance, diligent labor in vine dressing and in combatting the ever present problem of mildew Bemie Wearmouth, who is being transfered to the U.S., was sin gled out for special praise in this work The meeting then went on the create a new office, that of Lady Chatelaine, whose duties would involve decoration and prepara tion of banquet tables. Ingeborg Thor-Larsen, already an expert in this department, gracefully accepted thar position. | Master Vintner Ben Thor Larsen reported that the 1992 Vintage had been the best ever with the highest sugar content on reord. As a result, the guild pro- duced 150 litres of white wine and 220 litres of red, with each member receiving a share. Six white bottles were given to Selkirk College for Charter Night The meeting then went on to consider suggestions on a variety of workshops — including prun- ing, mildew control, wine tasting and home draws. The following officers were elected for 1993-94: Venerable Master, Gwilym Hughes; Mas- ter Vintager, Dr. Peter Wood; Master Vintner, Ben Thor Larsen; Bachelor Vintner, Carol Kranz; Honorable Trusty Keeper of the Exchequer, Jack Yolland; Proclamatory Her alds. Jack and Bunny Charters Several nominations were made for the position of Bach lor Vintager and the candidate will be selected by the Venera ble Master The Selkirk Vintners is both a social and educational organiza: tion and anyone interested in becoming a working member is asked to call any of the above officers. for further information SPECIAL EVENT : ges The Castlegar Rotary Club is Hosting a PANCAKE -- BREAKFAST Saturday, July 24, 1993 Time: 9:00a.m. - 11:00 a.m. / gon Place: Wood Street behind Jenny’s and the Bank of Montreal Ready for some FUN? The West Kootenay Line Dancers invite you for FREE lessons Saturday, July 24, 1993 11:00 - 11:30 - Line Dance Lessons 11:30 - 12:00 - EVERYONE’S DANCING!!! Place: Wood Street behind Jenny’s and the Bank of Montreal Please enjoy the convenience of the NEW parking lot on 13th Avenue (beside the Railway Station). Access from the south end of 13th Avenue. We value Hur patronage and are do ng our best Co make your visit more exfoyable/ Sponsored. by the City of Castle: gar Revitalization and Now Serving You with an automatic banking machine and a handicapped entrance faa] Bank of Montreal 420 Columbia Ave., Castlegar WEST'S DEPARTMENT STORE 3rd St., Castlegar 365-77$2 OPEN: Mon. thru Thurs & Sat. 9 am - 5:30 pm Fri. 9 am-9 pm