TR Be ES STA OW ty mee mn ny fog ng, “We are delighted to have such an accomplished k keynote Littl Business Development _ Bank. “Many participants leave with for the Castlegar Cc Ann Coombs : Pale Campbell, Regional Manager, Federal pelo Bank. “Her message is thought provoking”. Sponsored by the Ministry of Government Management Ser- vices, Women’s Programs, Min- istry of Regional and Economic Development and the Federal Busi- ‘mess Development Bank, the con- ference will be held March 13th at _ the Fireside Motor Inn. One of seven province-wide events, the Castlegar Conference will offer a full day of workshops and speakers designed to help women develop the personal and ‘professional skills necessary for success in today’s competitive environment, \ “An opportunity exists to com- municate with women who have similar needs and problems”, stated Barbara Peabody, Manager, Train- ing & Counselling for Federal with their business ‘and personal Lea The Cost of the Conference is mation telephone Barbar at the’ ares to small a a meaiaim-sized Federal Bank ‘GOe2e72AI), : The Federal pas Develop- ment Bank CBB) i a Gown agement ° training, counselling and > said Peabody. Sire For registration or further infor- ation nnd Gavclouacat of business in Canada, It pays particular alten- services, F.B.D.B: clients employed 181,000 workers and cre- ated betwéen 8,000 and 10,000 new anc provides term! “oans and ne paiineee venture; capital, and a broad range’of man-'’ i ; jobs, in ‘fiscal 1989, Half of these new.jobs were created in non- metropolitan areas of the country, yc Watch for the Castlegar. Sun's 's “Women in Business" ‘supplement in the February 27th issue fot more, ' details on this conference, |’ Chautauqua looking for arts & crafts submissions Chautauqua ‘91. in Nelson is drawing near and’ the’ arts‘ and crafts show is again being consid- ered as part of the event. Chau- tauqua will be held in’ conjunction ‘ with the Music ‘91 festival being planned for the same ‘weekend, June 29 and 30th at the soccer field in Nelson. The committee is hoping to again provide a tent for the arts and crafts show. Artisans are asked to submit a photograph of their work, a brief description of their arts or crafts ‘along with their name, address and phone number. ‘This year the Chautauqua Crafts show will be juricd and a panel of three judges will review the pho- tographs for selection of the artisan or crafts person to be part of this event. This is striclly an Arts and Crafts Show in keeping with the Chautauqua tradition and all items must be handmade, Aitisans will be asked to keep their booths open during the desig- nated hours of the festival. Also planned for the event is “Kid's World”, a place where elec- tronic keyboards are set up. Music therapists will work with kids and adults to introduce them to the thythm of music. “Creations” is also a part of the program where the focus will be . for children to create crafts and“ musical instruments from Tecy- > elables and otber Artisans interested in being ne sidered for the arts and crafis tent can send their submissions to Grace M. Shaull, Box 191, Neuen, B.C. VIL 5 P9. ‘Three stages are being planned at this time, a main stage for a major headliner, entertainment group, a community showcase for ‘non-professionals from Canada and .S. and “Spirit of B.C.", Cc ment . Mainly from | British Columbia. e all staff professionally trained e're Cleaning Up, Where Others Failed e bonded & insured e all local employees Professional, Courteous Service Will Give You Cleanliness, _ Next To Godliness of ae Continued from 3B ees come in. It's an ongoing thing. Of all the people we've (put th, the K Credit Union are the only. ones who call to put their new people through regularly. Obviously they're very committed to it. They’ must feel it's worthwhile." The Chamber doesn't have a SuperHost program ‘scheduled at this time, but expects to put one on during the month of March said Kennedy. "Look for the ads or call the Chamber of Commerce for more information," said Kennedy. "It's open to all businesses or any indi- vidual that wants to leam how to communicate better. . "For an employee's job satis- faction, to be able to deal and communicate effectively with people in any situation makes them fell better about their job," she went on. "If a job is constant- ly frustrating with tragical things happening every day that employ- ee is not very happy and it shows." Anne-Louise Dmytruk is a recent graduate of the SuperHost program. Employed by the Fire- side Motor Inn, Dmytruk com- pleted the program this past January. Even though she has been employed in the service industry for ten years Dmytruk found the program helpful: fies “"It'does make a big difference’, in the way that you handle the” customers and the way they react,” said Dmywuk. “I'm really quite impressed with it. There were a lot of things I didn’t realize until they were pointed out to me. I really notice a difference now: when I go into a service establish- ment. A lot of times I think, ‘Gee, you should take the SuperHost course.”" Right now, more than ever, the SuperHost program should be considered important by local business people said Kennedy. “Certainly we're going to have a large influx of people come into Castlegar with the Celgar expan- sion,” she said. "As well, there are all the other reasons that people travel. They travel for recreation, for business, to visit friends and relatives, to go shopping. Some fly into this community to do business elsewhere, but they still spend money in Castlegar while they're here. When you add up all the personal contacts and the money spent, the spin-off is quite incredible." If you have something to sell, the Sun classifieds can help you 365-7848 ).: | izations. Let us show. you * FUND * RAISING Does your church, school . or.club ‘need $100 5000 In the next 30 days? We have a brand new fund- raising program for: organ: . fore the turn of the century, many, unsavory Individuals used polson ns a’, method of disposing of uny frlends and relatives far hare } waa part than it is used today, This waa ia pant cularly {rug tn England, scascs sometimes entice tatailicas wie would fiess that the corned lsoner. was responsible for untimely deaths, F fpany, of the When Thomas Higgins courted and wed In 1683, (imes' were tough in -Wettoat, Thomas, a 45-year-old mason had worked hard all his fife and had Iittle to show for it the day he and 41- “year-old Margaret were uniled in hoy. wedlock, This was Thomas' second marriage, Hs first wife had died of natural causes some years carlicr, Thomas brought a 10-year-old gaugince Mary, to this most recent unton, After the nuptials, the Hf lagins family moved in with Mrs Catherine Flannagan, an older sister of Margaret's, Who knows If the sisters planned Thomas liggins’ murder before his marriage to Margaret? We d know a few things, Little Mary Higgins died in, March, 1883, The death was attributed to natural causes. In actual fact, the two women wero practised killers long before Margaret ted the knot. For nine months, the Wagins’ stayed th Catherine Flannagan and her 13-year-old daughter Elicn. There was no Mr. Flannagan. On Sept, 22, 1883, the Higgins family moved to a cellar on Ascot St. It. was here that Thomas first complained of feeling unwell. fo Three days a after the ae Thoma sulfered: Gom # an hasbare as best she could, Sa the severity of ‘his. attacks were such that she sought medical help. Dr. Whitford was summencd. He prescribed medicine for ne atient. The next day, when he visited Thomas, @ found him much improved. hes few days later, Thomas was in terrible shape. This time, Margaret didn’t call the doctor. Instead, she asked her sister Catherine to visit. She told Catherine she feared for her husband's life. On Oct. 1, the cighth day of Thomas’ illness, Catherine thought it best fo seck moral support. She summoned neighbours Mrs. Manville and Kes. Lawton to the Higgins cellar. Thomas was beside himself with pain and was hallucinating, At midnight, Catherine, realizing that her sister was suffering from lack of sleey S suggested that Margaret spend the night at the lannagan house. Margaret agreed, leaving her extremely sick husband in the care of her sister and neighbours. Thomas asked for something to drink. Catherine poured him a spoonful of tiquid from a mug, After giving him the liquid, she emptied the remainder of the mug into the fire. Thomas wanted to get out of bed. One can imagine Mrs. Manville's surprise when she heard the previously solicitous Catherine snap, “There's nothing in his inside for him to get up. I'm tired of hearing him p Mrs. Manville gave Pontherine a dirty look and helped Thomas to his fect. Catherine lay down on a nearby cot. Poor Thomas staggered, then {cll back on his bed. Once more he asked for a drink of water. Mrs. Manville gave him some. It would be Thomas’ last drink. Ile stumped back on his pillow, dead as send gould be. » Mrs. Manville shouted, “Mrs. Flannagan, get on ie's ina Cit or dea Sympathelic Catherine replied, “Sit down and mind your own business. Let him die in peace.” The women confirmed that Thomas was indeed ead: They left the cellar, locking the door behind them. It was the poisoners’ pure bad luck that Thomas Higgins had a brother, Patrick, who was half bloodhound, Patrick couldn't believe that his healthy brother had died of natural causes in eight days. He dropped in on Dr. Whitford and found out that the Rood doctor had only visited Thomas on the wery first jay of his illness, yet he had signed the death certificate, attribuling death to dysentery. February is Heart and Stroke Month MAX HAINES) ee . Now hot to trot, Patrick called on an insurance agent, Mr, Bowles, who informed him that Thomas had been relatively heavily insured: That did it. Patrick contacted the coroner and told him of his suspicions. An autopsy was performed and Thomas was found to be chock full of arsenic. Margaret Higgins was inimediately taken into custody, ‘but her sisler proved to be a more clusive quarry. Catherine found Rae with friends and managec to stay at large until Oct. 13, when she too was arrested. Once Thomas Higgins was proven to be a murder victim, other deaths in the family were investigated. Catherine’s son John had died in Dec., 1880, at age 22, Margaret Jenni an 18-year-old ‘who had roomed with Galheriy gad died after a short illness in Jan,, 1883, A rse, there was Mary Higgins’ death in ach FOL the same year. he bodies of these three were exhumed. Small quantities of ars were found in lwo bodies, while a fatal dose was traced in the case of John Flannagan. It is believed the other victims were fed small quantities of arsenic over a long period of ta tne in: the cellar omAscot St. was examined. Traces of arsenic were found in the bottom of a coat The month of February is Heart and Stroke month and for the sever- al thousand B.C. residents who suf- fer heart and stroke disease, this illness can be fatal. Those who sur- vive are left physically disabled and mentally devastated. Others become withdrawn. In 1975, the Nelson-Castlegar Strokers Club was formed to help stroke victims and their families cope with the illness. them with the only chance to social- ize and become actively involved in The C are a local volunteer support group who meet in Nelson and Castlegar bi- monthly. Locally they meet every second Wednesday at the Senior Citizens Hall at 11 am. Because most stroke victims are disabl exercise. Retired physiotherapist Margaret Price donates her time and expertise "to ensure members do not physical- ly i injure themselves with too much these get-together sessions provide with a variety of special events and pocket owned by Margaret Fay A bottle containing arsenic was also found on the premises, Upon examination, it was discovered that the arsenic in the battle had been produced by Soaking fy papers in water. This is the first instance in crim! history that arsenic extracted from fly paper was used for the purpose of murder. It may be noted that two years later, infamous Florence Maybrick stood accused of imitating Margaret and Catherine in the murder game. The sisters stood trial for murder on Feb, 13, 1884 in Liverpool. It was revealed that five different insurance companies had issued small policies on Thomas Higgins’ life. Thomas had signed only two of the policies. His name had been forged on the other Uiree. The sisters had allempled to take out a sixth policy for 50 pounds, bul because of the larger amount, a medical examination was necessary, When an insurance agent called on Thomas to advise him of the medical, Thomas was furious. Ie threw the agent out of the house, shouting, “To hell with you. You'll get no money from me.’ In all, Margaret and Catherine were able to insure Thomas for a total of 108 pounds, a not inconslderable amount in those days. The sisters had . scampered around to the insurance companies after Margaret and Catherine were hanged in 1884 Thomas’ death and had Tmanaced to collect 2B pounds before they were arrested. Al the amounts of insurance placed on the other viclims was deem: inadmissable at the trial, it is known that they too were insured. The two diabolical sisters had schemed for years, insuring their victims for sual areuant and feeding them poison. Who knows re years they would have operated had Patrick t Higgins not been unable to accept the untimely death of his brother. Margaret Higgins and Catherine Flannagon were found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. ‘They were hanged on May 3, a in Liverpool. i shows arranged by co-ordinators Nonie Burk and Mike Ford. “Funds received by the club are donated by various social clubs in tion of B.C.,” stated Burk. “Because we are ona limited budget, there are times we have to go out and eam it through fund raising events.” WZ AS “TTS Please Recycle Say Good Buy to Winter Reg. $7,000 Sale Price. . 1988 MERCURY SABLE 3.0L V-6 aute., ofd, auto. climate AIC, elect. dash, trip computer, titt, cruise, P.W., P.L., keyless entry system, fully loaded. 82,000 km. Reg $17.0005 4.9 495" Sale Price 1988 FORD F150 XL 302 EFI 4-spd., air cond., tilt, crulse, casselle, 2-tone paint. Only 32,0005, km. 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