SunFest off to great start

By RON NORMAN
SunFest 83 got off the banner start Frida

‘od SuaPeat errunaes are are hoping the weather will
cooperate in the same way today. y, The weatherman cling
for malay cloudy conditions witha few showers and hight

v geeat alias Head of Friday mening with the
second annual Castlegar

arrangement from Marlida’
Committee chairman Lorne Manmade cop's
frat and beck Jardn ware coly the bet isthe C2

NEW RO} Paula Pryce (centre) was chosen
Mice Corttegar 1983 et the anncal Fogeant Friday.

Yards were judged on originality, oye appealand shrube and

ne et is mostly 'to my wife,” admitted
oom added el work 6a the Brwers. Ide dot
then at en
Second ands ae
Connors Rosd. Ther seed 8 $35 gift cortifica
‘West's Department 8t
They wet labl Sakrtot ‘2nd St. She
won £30 it cartieate from Supply Lid.
sit pe ot tt et Ye the chamber will
lnclude « special eatogry for vegolable gardens because of
the numer that oad have bese tated thio pone but
weren't.
Castlegar residents ere invited tu drive by the winners’
yards to see them.
ray stir clsn's SunPest pele was echedulod
‘uncertain w

for Kinnaird ther conditions
the picnic to shift to the community exmplex. However, a
Pr lps aged ing) pala
fSddling and play an assortment of

(Childr-n's activities = the National Exhibition Centre
wore also a feature

ming year are Kim Fry (right), fir-
Htrunnerup ond Ue Skillings, second runner-up.

Astaforoff ‘near death’

VANCOUVER (CP) — force-feed her sometime this
Federal prison authorities weekend.

feel they are close to ob- ‘The College of Physicians gional mana

taining the services of « B.C. and:Sur
tio: fore feeding vis
the patient's per nis
(On Friday, Astaforotf was
Matsqui institution in the
Fraser Valley.
icGregor, executive
rr

[ikeeideGarrectional Centre
in Barnaby.
‘unwillingness on the part of The order to move the
B.C, doctors to forcefeed
Mary Astaforoff, a 68-year.

said off

for more than two weeks. would attempt to forco-feed

But he said Saturday that her,
hopes to have confit. McGregor said eiday
mation of a doctor willing to Astaforotf was

quite aware" when visited has speat some 15 yers in

prison and has faste,

quently.

services for the federal But prison nears re

ernment, equity changed thee ply v9
would

only be fed when they re
quested it or whew they Jost
consciousness.

wil’ freee
I would certainly wish

he

sect, serving sentences in
Kingston.

Ia doctor willing to force:

po to ter son, feed Astaforoft cannot be

Astaforoff has beet forcefed found in B.C., one will be

several times during the past figwn in from outside, the

and i
thea thay have to lke with

nd 20 years, during which she provinee, McGregor sa

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Published at “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”
CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SUNDAY, JULY 17, 1983.

The commercial mament was
trom Friday to Saturday m omcang, And in tne
Mending

ning games, Caring Octo pest
ver favored HI Arrow 8-2, while Rex ‘Trail
blanked Thrums Indians $0,
ames continue at he park all day today withthe fnal
eae ‘Taere are eight teams in the double
faltemmat res eee 1400 second
prise and $250 tnd
‘As well a beer garden will be running in conjunetion
with the tournament,
‘But back to Friday sere oe of the major
pees of the annual Sere

teraed out
Me Canoga 1988 at the anni
Btanley Beare ioe t
Pryce,

Miss CKQR, was named first runner-up and

Lisa Skillings, Miss Jensenex Canoe Sales, was chosen

second ranner op. The pageant wat a sowyca fra cohe
tes, lasting nearly three hours,

a 2 Sections (A.

‘The Young, women were put through many teste
including talent section, speeches,  swimauit competition,
4 formal Str Presentation and an impromtu question ser
sion. Each responded wel

Miss Chamber of Sar Eva Varabiotf was named
Miss Congeniality, nica Bates, Miss Downtown

jusinessmen's Association was given a special award for her
help in fundraising activities.

One of the highlights of the evening was a special
‘appearance by Miss Interior of B.C, Leenne Smalley, of
Castlegar.

Saaley, nd the eight Miss Castlogar candidates were
Present in the annual SuaPest parade Seiurday morsiag.
‘And by all accounts the parade was agaia an outstanding
‘success,

Hundreds lined Columbis Ave. -tocatch gimp ofthe
souaal astumes, clowns, oats and ving royalty.

The Cas hab “The Ser tak the
top SunFont Parade Award with the

tobe, Second pl
The top nor float was the Colville entry,
which won the SunFest Parade Award last year. Second this

TOURIST BUSINESS BOOMING
Steady stream of

cars jams highway

By CasNews Statt
and News Services
‘Tuesday's washout of the Rogers Pass section of the
‘Trans-Canada Highway has turned the normally quiet
Highway 3 into a sea of cars,
ational vehicles.
Highway 3 now is only one of two major highway links
Dotwoen Alberta and the west coast (the other is the Yellow-
einer ‘Ad the result has bean a flood of traffie into

Castoens HCL Stat Bg, John Blevone sald bo shad
sro Pe pos oe 0 Highway 3
i oeronoed alan ton fll” And Stevens said ttre
te.

Hs sdded that trafic in Cuntlogar itself has jumped by
‘at least 50 per
the number of vehicles

"into Castagar promod Blovese to tak thts ne be left
open on Columbia Ave, during the annual SunFest Parade
Saturday morning.

Bo far It has been quite
Se ne tanec une
all the time no

‘the’ highwa;
fe asked local drivers to be more cautious with the
iene traffic,

“The locals are just darting out and cutting people off,”
be wl

ternt are asked to be particularly cautious at the
highwey intersect
‘Th increased tral hus alo been 1 boon to les!
tourism. The chamber of commerce tourist informat
office reports a slight increase in the number of visitors to
the office.
‘As well, a special tourist information booth has been set

Man makes
$5,000 mistake

BELLINGHAM, WASH. across from the (city) bus
terminal, where all the
young, transient types

Now, hi n't have

encagh money to pay dul im

te take the suppig over miracle” if he ever gets it
bordel back because of the econ:

inadvertently

“I got up to Ferndale and
thought T wonder where 1
put the

Be trvrs bath

Picked.” be said. It's right

up atthe weigh scales on Highway 3 to catch the increased

Tbe beotherved mor han 160 turt lathe et ay
and a half of operation,
seucal motel operators have also noticed the tour
Grace owner of the Flamingo Motel on
Canty a erm se ha
ashen oo
hz * Reogo said. “They're just
voi rw fe C8 po
he sald the motel ved to Ue ul very ight
ng Pita
business and

‘sald, “and why we need to press for a

Reese added that the boom — though It may last enly
until July 22 when the ‘Trai {is scheduled to be

year because they tll thle fronds,
people I talked to have enjoyed it through this
sh si
Th thas resulted ina line-ups at local gas
stations an vehicle oft type, tae und shapes come into
Castlegar to fill up
"seniaved on poge AZ

Castlegar youth
killed in crash

A ASyearold Castlegar — Meanwhile, an unidentified
youth died early Friday fol-
lowing a single car crash on
Celgar Road,
John Melville died when
the car he was driving went
off the road about 5 a.m. and
smashed into a huge rock. A
second occupant, Sharon
opowich of | Lethbridge, and
Castlegar total damage to the cars was
tnd Dutt lt Hosp with estimated at $7,000.
injuries, Police were called to the
Police said the car burst accident just as the annual
into flames after hitting the SunFeat was making
rock, and the fire was extin itg way into Kinsmen Park.
guished by the BC Timber Flic had been on duty along
Celgar fire crew. the parade route,

The annual SunFer: par-
‘ade went off without a
hitch Saturday and th

turn to our full page pho-
to feature on AS.

The Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers af Canada
Local 1. representing workers of the Celgar
pulp mill, Token @ strike vote Wediesday.
story page

Mary Wode Anderton isthe focus of Linda

Hall's regular Sunday 19 feature, Gat.
ting to Know Your Neighbor, page B3.

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