Saturday, January 23, 1993

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A visitor to our fair city might think they were
somewhere in the middle of Saskatchewan or
~~ with all the snow in sight Wednesday.

At the top, city employee Ross Saunders gives
Paul Steenvoorden a needed push after his
car got bogged down in all the white stuff
* in front of The pe *

Just below that, Saunders gets back to work in front
of the Castle Theatre as movie house owner Bob
Bennett looks on, probably wishing he could trade

* shovels with Saunders. *

* To the left, Jeremy Czechowski and his mom
: prove that two shovels are better than one
for digging their way out from their
% Columbia Avenue hene.

Just above, Jeff Ferris and Jeff Beck prove that the
trusty shovel is more than just a tool for moving the
snow. They use it for moving on the snow.

@ Saturday, January 23, 1993

AroundTOWN

Our person
for
Our People
Corinne Jackson
365-7266

HELP FOR

PARENTS

Selkirk College’s
continuing
education
program is
offering a class
on ‘Children
Without
Compassion.’
Participants will
study the
personality and
aspects of
children who
show “cruel”
behavior. They
will also look at
intervention
strategies to
avoid potential
“sociopathic”
behavior. The
$60 course will
be offered Jan.
30 from 9 a.m. to
4p.m.

ONA
LIGHTER
NOTE

The Royal
Canadian Legion
Branch 170 will
be hosting ‘A
Nicht wi’ Burns’
Jan. 30 in honor
of the Scottish
bard. For $15
you geta
fantastic
“peasant” dinner,
poetry reading,
highland dancing
and, of course,
the piping in of
the haggis. The
event begins at
5:30 p.m. and
tickets must be
purchased in
advance.

ATTENTION

PLEASE

The Canadian
Cancer Society
is asking women
over 40-years to
call 1-800-663-
9203 to make
appointments to
visit the
mammography
van in Castlegar
from Jan. 18 to
Jan. 23.

ISTORY

for an incredible 40 years.

The Castlegar and District Library honored its long-serving helpers Monday,
saluting volunteers Joyce MacBeth (left) and Glady Manahan. MacBeth has been
offering her time to the local library for 10 years, while Manahan has volunteered

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News photo by Scott David Harrison

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Castlegar and District Library honors its own

NEWS STAFF

The Castlegar and District Library put the books aside
Monday, honoring its own for a year of success.

The local library achieved several milestones in 1992,
proving that book worms do abound in Castlegar. The
library posted record-breaking circulation figures,
checking out 105,570 books in 1992.

“I just want to say as a representative from the city,
that you people have done a bang up job,” Mayor Audrey
Moore said at Monday’s Annual General Meeting of the
Castlegar and District Library. “You do nothing but give
us, of all ages, pleasure.

“] just want to thank you people, because you are doing
a wonderful job for this community.”

Indeed, they are. The Castlegar and District Library
has a total membership of 5,184 people, including 569
from Regional District of Central Kootenay Areas I and J.
Both staff and volunteers were kept on their toes during
1992, answering 3,835 reference questions for an
increasingly curious public.

The library also served as a popular spot for Castlegar’s
children, offering numerous activities including a summer
reading program titled ‘Where in the World.’ That
program attracted 170 children, turning page after page
in the pursuit of knowledge and entertainment.

The library’s unique puppet shows also proved popular
with Castlegar kids. With the help of a Royal Canadian
Legion-donated puppet theatre, the library held four
shows which had children laughing the days away.

Children were hardly the only ones to make use of the
Castlegar and District Library’s 48,950 books, however.

Adults had a wide variety of titles to pick from,
including fiction, non-fiction, government documents,
paperbacks, newspapers and foreign books.

The processing of those books could not have been done
without the help of a diligent staff and hard-working
volunteer.

A tribute was paid to two of the library’s 50-plus
volunteers Monday — Glady Manahan and Joyce
MacBeth. Manahan has volunteered her services for an
incredible 40 years, while MacBeth has been with the
library for 10. Each was awarded with a special gift in
appreciation for their countless hours of support.

The library also recognized out-going board members
Ron Norman and Jim Crawford, as well as Castlegar
Councillor Bob Pakula. Castlegar’s representative to the
library, Pakula played a hands-on role while holding the
portfolio.

“Bob was probably one of the best city reps that we
have had,” library chairperson Helen Moore said. “He
always gave his support and his suggestions.

“We should remember that about the next time we are
voting,” Helen Moore chuckled.

Pakula was replaced by Coun. Jim Chapman.

The library’s two new board members are Jennifer
Waring and Myrna Baulne. They join board members
Helen Moore, Joy Anderson, Jean Slyvest, David Bullock,
Polly Corbett, Terry Dalton and George Kosowan.

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