“SHOES THAT MAKE AN IMPRESSION” FOR SAVAGE SHOES AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FOOTWEAR Phone 365-7025 — Pine St. — Castlegar Welcome 50,000 School Children Visit Proy. Museum In 1978 more than 50,000 achool children from all parts of the province visited the Pro- vinelal museum at Victoria and took part in the edueational programs held there. ‘This number is 10 per cent of the total school enrollment in British Columbia.” . Every other automobile pecident involves alcohol. (Health & Welfare Canada) " Landscape of Ness Dates Back 30 Aweiee twa an ord Indian legend, native children once . made dance head-dresses out of dried oolachan fish. Becauge the elders of the tribe did not stop them from misusing the sacred oolachan in this way, a. great fire came out of the mountains and drove the people from thelr houses, leaving behind a moon: Uke landscape lttered © with lava. Throwing their dogs be: fore them as they went, in order to test the atabllity of the cooling lava, the natives finally returned to their abandoned villages to find their homes buried under miles of molten Less plctureaquely ex- plained, the Nass Lava Beds, reachable from Terrace ‘or -Hazelton by the West Kalum \eesicg road of the Twin-River td. are the reault of an eS of lava from a small cone near the head of ‘Tseax Creek 300 years ago. ‘The lava flowed westward to block the valley and form Lava Lake, then flowed north Into the Nass Valley to form a lava plain elght miles long and two miles wide. In the past 25° years the astarkness of the unearthly mounds of rubble has been softened by ‘delicately structured yellow-green ens, mosses and ferns. ‘The lava flow that forms the roadbed of the logging road ends abruptly’ at the Nass River, Over the swirling brown water is shal the at CASTLEGAR DRUG Shopper$ agreel It pays to stiop here! Money buys more. Selection is super. 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Alcohol reduces the smoker's awareness of burning furalture and even his own hair or clothing. One of the doctors who conducted the study says, “There are plenty of burn- prone men but the older middle-aged woman who gets burned’ after drinking and smoking presents a recurrent Beautiful Cut. Glass AND Sunday and Holidey Hours: 12 noon 1 p.m. Liges of the province, Before that, access to the Nishga Indian villages of Greenville, Alyansh and Canyon City was by canoe or motor boat from the mouth of the Nass on Portland Inlet. ‘As you stand now on the frall-looking bridge and look down at logs speeding down. stream to the Prince Rupert, you wonder how fast current before the bridge was built, Choose evenings or week- ends to drive to these distinc- tive villages and lava beds, as use of the logging roads is restricted. For the firat. 30, miles, you drive a flat bench’ pulp mills of! stead,’ backtrack eight miles. ‘and you will find New Alyanah. ‘The moat distinctive for {ure of the new village is the sparkling community hall with i ts colortully painted totemle figures and the giant raven mask carved above the rant; door, Old Alyansh across. the river and reached only by boat has been left to drown bencath ‘encroaching _ vegetation.” One lonely totem pole still stands to remind the nostalgic visitor of the large village of three-storey frame houses, community bull. ings and tall totem poles that ‘once atood here. The Nass is stimulating country to travel—easily acces- alble in the modern manner yet offering glimpses into the past with its unearthly landsca; its decaying totem poles and its isolated peoples, is Travel B.C. stery is petal by the British Colum: hs department of travel indus- Eremenko’s FIT-RITE SHOES above the River between stands of second- growth timber, Then you dea- cend to nudge pretty lakes and rosa fast-flowing streams by, shapely tog bridges. Lush’ yellow. waterlilies contrast sharply with the gaunt black stumps and. charred ‘spikes of the logging burns behind, Likely companions a- long the road are wolverines or black bear. ‘At Mile 42, you come to Lava Lake and look down upon the lunar-like landscapes of the Nass Lava Beds, Here and there across the surface of the lava flow are poles left over. > from the Collins Overland Tele- graph Line which was to have Linked North America to Eu- rope by way of Asta. At the Nass Y the road runs weat along the Nass River . five miles to Canyon City and $2/ miles more to Greenville. ‘With a boat you can cruise then ‘to Kineolith on Portland Inlet. Canyon City begins where the lava flow constricts the river into a steep-walled gorge. You step off the suspension bridge into a quict village of about a dozen large frame. houses, two community halls and a church, Behind, ona gently sloping hill leading up to snow-capped mountains, horses graze and a truck. farm provides. a pleasantly green oasis in what has been a desert of lava and gravel. East from the Nass ¥ junetion, the road takes you a few miles to New Aiyansh. The turn off is not easily seen— marked by just a wooden cross lying flat in the ditch, but if you miss it the first time and get to ‘ cy QUALITY SHOES for the family © * For Dress — Casual and Work *) Costlegar United chareh Bazaar Table. Kinnalrd Rangers, Guides Christmas Stamp Club Xmes Party St David's. 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FREE AIR TRAVEL AGENT FOR Ail «Use Your Master Charge & Chargex tM es Maite fos nba pe ate Bante tog Deve Library, Parliament; Buildings, Victoria, B.C. PLR iis TIME TO GRIN Many a man has been cleaned by an unscruu- pulous friend who knew how to use soft soap. “VOL, 28 No. 60 1a 20 CENTS PER COPY Paaerog prt psxaars 1 Asks Secondary Highway Status for Celgar Road The City of Castlegar is not ready to accept the full respon- ‘ibllity for. tho Celgar which takes in ‘the area from the Caatlegar’ Ferry to Keen: leyside Dames ‘At Tuesday night's counell ‘ meeling it was decided to ask the department of highways to conalder having this road estab- /pave the road and then discon- Unue maintenance, turning the ° reaponalbility over to the clly, ‘The: paving was completed in ‘early. October. 4 layor Ed Mosby fecls the is /a’;matter - for «full ‘discussion. Should the city have the. responsibility of the roa capital ¢ coats could, be ‘McGauley Nomed | Bet abapeaniett ‘For the Kootenays “Castlegar lawyer Ed Mc- nted by e, Law, Soctety; of British Columbia to represent the East that ‘an auction -had pre-empt © thelr ‘meeting, which: on: this occasion was tobe the Christ “mas Party: for 1st. Kinnaird Gtub Pack. An event not quite : simple as a requlsr evening Kinnaird Hall ask for the use!of the Arena Hall, "which they understood was not booked Monday even: ° ing.” Council " indicated ‘they. were on record as approving use of the facllity free at charge toassist the group, but told the delegation the actua! decision had to come from the commis- sion. 555 ‘Arena Hall rent for such an activity, would be $75. Christmas: Song ‘Sheets Available vat. News Office . Multicolored song aheots of Christmas carols and songs are. : available now at the Castlegar: “News. Groups and individuals in- tereated in obtaining the song ‘aheets may do so by calllag'in person’at the:Castlegar News oli ce, They ‘are a t-come, first-served ‘basis, nae the; Castlegar’ News re- served the right to mit quanti-/.. - Briefs ‘from (ily Council” City ‘administrator. Bill Krug:has been named Caatlt- gar representative to the joint’ - bargaining ° committee - which covers seven ‘communities in the West Kootenay ineluiog Castlegar. Ream ose J ‘The City:of Castlegar-has authorized the purchase of a neha ‘Base’ in’ the Moe reek Program, et thew value is no niore ° than vA eter from Provincial | Emergency Program co-ordina- tor, H. J.: Warner, asking that the “accommodation, presently + utilized by Regional Recreation Commission '. No. 1> inthe Kinnaird Hall be considered as. the future home of PEP: when. the commission moves to new, quarters ‘on the completion’ of . athe Cultural Centre, has been for’ Dee. 24 and Dee. 81 bave been approved. They are from 9 am. to 3 p.m. . a . A: bus“stop, sign’ is to -be erécted in front of Silver Bireh - ‘Adult’ Activity Centre ‘at au Maple St, -” yarns y Last Chance For. Children =To Write Santa Claus referred to the hall committee for consideration, ee Se . Recreation “Commission chairman Marilyn - Johnstone © Of-the: three regional dis-’* system: without user fees,’as. has informed. the city, she triets which would.be included inthe libtary ayatem area, only the Regional District of Central Kootenay’ has ‘given approval for the proposal'to be. put to referendum. ‘The Regional Dis- Y. the ‘society’ request: for a fall referendum, Due to the refus: als, the'referéndum In Central Kootensy was postponed. (2Negoliations’ are continu- _ ing between committees of the libtary, system soclely and the. Regional : District ‘of ° Central Kootenay.: The. society. di- rectors ‘have | expressed the. hope’ thal. the proposal’ can be approved for a’ spring referen- dum ‘through © the three > re- gional ‘districts, ‘Tho library system society specified under, the; Public _Library Act. cannot allow her name to atand for re-appointment, She has completed” a’ twovsear. term, Future (SHSS Spectacular Preparations are well ua- der way at Stanley Humphries Secondary School for the pre- sentation. of Bandrama, thelr 1976 Christmas Spectacular. ‘The school is presenting a well-balanced variety. program’ ‘consisting of one-act plays, the junior and. sentor ,bands,” the school choir, and the renowned Students’ Dotkhobor , Choir, * and a mystery musical number. received no turkeys to.’the public ‘works crew and staff received council approval. later than noon this Monday as this will be the last issue of the «Castlegar News to be published in°1975.: