se x6 Castlegar News Jonvory2!, 1990 By JOHN CHARTERS Four thousand board feet of custom-cut tongue-and-groove lining boards arrived at the Castlegar Rail Station last week from Selkirk Cedar and Lumber of Brilliant This delivery is significant for two reasons, In the first place, this lumber, essential for the accurate restoration of the interior of the station, is not made arly more and the Castlegar and District Heritage Society directors, after searching far and wide for the rare material, found a manufacturer within the Castlegar- district, thus en couraging a local industry and saving cartage costs. it means that the ob- having the station Secondly, jective of baggage room restored in time for Heritage Week cari be realized The lumber was purchased with the aid of a $4,000 grant from the city of Castlegar and will be used to replace the present fibreboard ceilings and restore them to their ofigifial 1930 appearance Work on the baggage began in the late fall when Heritage Society employee Connie § restoration supervisors Girard and Dick McLeod, volunteers Gordie and ° Bill McGregor, stripped the wails and ceiling ‘to the frame and removed and replaced electrical conduits and plumbing Craftsman .yghinteer Karl Koreen installed the wiring. The security alarm system, with the aid of materials, equipment and grants room tation gets custom wood from B.C. Tel, the Royal Canadian Legion and a $100 donation from Isabella Barkley, was installed recently by a local contractor. Fibreglass insulation, yapor barriers and gyprock donated by the Selkirk Lions Club was in stalled bya team from the Castlegar and District Develop- ment Board under the direction of McLeod with the assistance of staff members Darlene Love and Doris bed, on the walls and-will soon be repainted. Restoration work is hard, time: consuming work but the society feels passianately that the station and the Chapel House on Zucker berg Island are essential aspects of the city’s history and high-profile tourist attractions, and as such major factors in. the future Prosperity of the community Visitors are always welcome to Love, and volunteers, craftsman Bill McGregor. The development board crew also removed the partitions in the waiting room, completly altering its appearance to how earlier residents will remember it The original tongue-and-groove boards are back-filled and scrub the station kd from 8 a.m. to S p.m. to inspect the progress of the restoration, join the Heritage Society, or offer help or artifacts for display. It will be open fully with many attractions during Heritage Week Feb. 18-25. The Chapel House is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday Visual phone link here By JIM ZEEBEN Special to the Castlegar News Imagine taking a math lesson from a teacher hundreds of miles away Not entirely unbelievable, after all it is the 1990s — but imagine listening over a speaker phone as the teacher's hand-marked corrections appear over a tough equation you couldn't seem to figure out This is now possible right here in Castlegar, as the local Open Learning Centre introduces the OPTEL 3, anew computer system that lets people communicate visually over telephone calls “The difference between this and a modem (a deyice that links com puters via phone liries} is with the OP: TEL you can send free-hand drawings, diagrams, photos and_ still frame image Ehman, dinator of Castlegar’s Open Lear ning Centre The OPTEL 3 looks like a Tegular computer terminal with a monitor and keyboard, but it’s also connected to a speaker-phone, a video camera for said Gerry coor sending high-resolution images of in. tricate pictures and a TV-tray-sized penpad for transmitting handwriting, The system is currently being tested through Open Learning centres in Midway, Nelson and Castlegar, with math and sociology courses “*L think it has potential,’” said Eh. man, who first saw the device two weeks ago. To operate the OPTEL you need only press a pen to one of 17 command buttons on the pen-pad “It has very clear instructions,”” Ehman said. ‘‘It takes about five minutes to learn how to operate it, 15 minutes to get the full capacity out of it, and one hour to become an expert “The -OPTEL 3—allows- a spon- taneity between teacher and student which is invaluable for learning,” Eh man said as he demonstrated the equipment. ‘For example, a subject like physics or geometry needs visual assistance to explain ideas that are hard to get across over the phone “Because of the immediate personal interaction it allows students to learn China focus of talk “A Victorian Tea” was the theme for the Castlegar Christian Women’s Club meeting recently at the Sandman Inn . Catherine Freno of Sonja’s China Cabinet in Nelson showed the six stages of making china, talked about how to care for good china and had many tea sets of the latest patterns on display, enhanced by matching linens Miniature china cream and sugar sets and fresh flowering plants were the hostess gifts given to the women with the correct answers to a quiz on the historyof tea Bev Kennedy was the guest soloist ccompanied by Kirsten Mason. Paige Ochinrider, former navy wife and WI‘holds The first meeting of 1990 of the Rob son Women’s Institute was held at the home of Anna Kitchin. ‘Seven mém bers were present for roll call. Minutes were read and approved and the treasurer’s report followed Correspondence read included memo’s from the district office and a “thank you’’ from the Castlegar Hospice Society for Robson WI's Jonation. Sympathy cards were read from the branch Women’s Institutes mother of two from Whitefish, Mont., was the guest speaker Next month’s meeting, Feb. 16 at the Sandman Inn, will be the annual guest night when men are cordially in vited to attend. The theme will be “An Exotic Fantasy.” Hazel Liebscher from Trail will present “Cruise The Sun’’ — exotic, holiday possibilities with travel fashions being modelled as well. Tammy and Dave Francis of Castlegar will be the special music guests and Jim Abbot, eompany manager, pilot and world traveller from Wasa Lake, B.C., will be the guest speaker. Reservations are essen- tial meeting on the passing of Ivy Salekin, a dear and valued member of the Robson WI group. Her name will be placed in the institute’s book of memories. It was moved that Robson WI pur chase oil cloth covering for the tables in Robson Hall and supplies will be or- dered from the provincial office After adjournment, members en joyed delicious refreshments. Booster was won by Ethel Ewasuik. The next meeting will be at the home of Jo For nelli “HIGH-TECH LINK . CASTLEGAR SAVINGS INSURNCE AGENCIES LTD. Takes pleasure in announcing that Mary Irwin has successfully completed the Canadian accredited Insurance Brokers Courses CONGRATULATIONS MARY! . Gary Ehman of the Open Learning Centre in Castlegar demonstrates the OPTEL 3, a new computer system that lets people cs communicate visually over telephone lines. at their own indivual pace,” Ehman said The OPTEL 3 costs about $12,000 making it impractical for private use A less expensive system + the OPTEL 2 — costs $7,000 and is basically’the same design without the video camera link up Though the figures may seem high, Ehman said it’s more economical than sending a teacher to the various locations. “If you use it for teaching half a dozen courses it won't be long before it’s paying for itself,”” he said Although it’s being tested with tutors instructing incividual students, the system is capable of instructing an entire class at one time “It is mainly a tutorial device, but it can-be used as a lecture device."’ Eh man explained. *‘Let’s say there are eight centres connected. Three or four people could comfortably use each machine."" He dismissed any fear of the system replacing the jobs of turors saying, “*Education is driven by how much you are willing to spend on it. This system will attract new students and create a demand for teachers who otherwise wouldn't have an opportunity to teach."" ‘ Another obvious fear is the potential to de-humanize the teaching process. But, Ehman said, ‘‘People will always Auxiliary to donate $6,000 The South Slocan Hospital Auxilia y will donate $6,000 to the Kootenay Lake District Hospital. The auxiliary voted at its Jan. 11 meeting to allow the hospital to use the funds for a major equipment purchase of jhe hospital's choosing, a news release says. Fifteen members attended the first meeting of the year at the home of Rose Relkoff. The auxiliary raises a large amount Of money each year by holding an an- nual garage sale at the Kosiancic farm, as well as regular craft and bake sales, and some donations. 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Others were astonished by the removal of the ferry ‘*How can (the provincial government) just go in and steal it away’’ when Victoria is aware the issue of reinstating the ferry is before the courts, asked committee member Fern Allam as the ferry was being towed up the lake. The moving of the vessel came just hours after Provincial Secretary Howard Dirks told Castlegar city Castlé > Vol..43, No. 7 council Tuesday night the Highways Ministry is looking at six possible sites for a bridge across the Columbia River linking Castlegar and Robson. About 25 people stood on the Hugh Keenleyside dam this morning to watch the ferry pass by, said Gilbert Schuepfer, who operated the ferry for 30 years before it was shut down. 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