CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, January 9, 1976 1975 TRUSTEES for School District No. 9 held their inaugural Mills of meeting Monday wlth ao change in membership. with trustees, Mra. Eileen Hughes ot Rikotf of Robson all being re-elected. Board ce-chairman Mills reauming the position previously held by trustee George Rilkotf who has 16 - ‘years on the board, five as chairman. Vice-theirman is Sam chairman for 1975 rh seme vi -Mrs. Anne Jones of Castlegar: ‘entire board, sitting'left to right are, John Michelson of Blueberry Creek, Mra. Hughes, Mr. Konkin, Mr. Mills, Pat Haley of Castlegar-Kinnalrd, Mr: Rilkoff and jtanding are, left to right, supervisor of of . Mr. instraction Frank Hamilton, superintendent of schoola Tom Ellwood and John Dasch Konkin of Ares I. The leg News Photo West Koofenay Resident For Over 60 Years Dies A resident of the West Kootenay arca for almost 60 + years, Hanria Makortoff, 90, died Christmas Day at the Castlegar and District Hospital. Funeral services were held Dec. 27 through to Dec. 28 from tho chapel of the: Castlegar Funeral Home. Born in Russia, Jan. 4, 1684, Mrs, Makortoff moved to Saskatchewan in 1899, settling at Arran. In 1910 she movéd: to British Columbia, settling at Brillant, Five years later she went to Grand Forks where she Schoo! Board Committees Are Named (continued from page 1) Mr. Michelson as representa- tive on the Selkirk College council, Mr. Michelson will also be Mrs. Hughes alternate as representative to the West Kootenay Union Board of Health. Mrs. Jones was named representative to Regional Re- creation No. 1, Accident Still Being Investigated Castlegar RCMP are still investigating a hit-and-run accl- dent that killed a Castlegar woman, Tris Veysey, 55, was struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Columbia Ave. and Pine St., Dee. 16, She died in hospital three days later from injuries received in the accident, Commanding officer Sgt. Stan Partridge has requested the assistance of the general public, asking anyone who witnessed the accident, or has any knowledge of a vehicle that may, or may not be responsible, to come forward, $1,000 Damage in Collision - No charges occurred Tues- day evening when a 1971 Comet was in collision with a 1971 Kenworth Tanker owned by CP Rai i. Driver of the car was identified as Kenneth D. Cros- bie and the driver of the tanker as Herbert S. Henke. Both are * of Castlegar. ; Both vehicles were travel- + ling south on 7th’ Ave. in Kinnaird when the tanker slowed down to turn onto 6th St. and the Crosbie vehicle collided into the rear of the tanker. mated $1,000 damage, while the driver and his passenger, Violet Crosbie, Sustained minor in- * juries. Williams Color Photo Coupon Book A variety of fantastic savings... “New” Full Photo Prints from Slides (43c ea) $1 Off Full Photo D & P order save up to $1.00 . 5x7 Color Enlargements (89 ea.) save up to $1.60 ‘The car received an esti- LAST RIDING CHARTER ernapaes of the Castlegar Co-oper: Steve Gallo of ‘Caatlegar, is onan here. et for the’ month of ” January from Mra. Albert (Ruth) Bublitz, which purchasing his Jan 31. Mr. Gallo has retained bis original identification number, G3, over the ensuing years. At the end of the month he will have 40. *year service with Cominco. Mr. Gallo, who was ‘The swim poo! committee is under Mr. Rilkoff and Mrs. Jones while Mr. Haley will sit ‘on the Russian education com- mittee which consists of him- self, supervisor of. instruction Frank Hamilton and Stanley Humphries Secondary Schoo! staff member Peter Samoyloff. a 7U " Ti EN TRE. married Fred Verlgin and re- THU [Fri [SAT] alded there until 1940 when her CHARLES husband dled. In 3942 she married Mike P, Makortoff and settled at Shoreacres where she mado her home until five years ago, when she became a guest at the Raspberry Lodge. Mra. Maxortott is survived by the step-children of the Verigin family of Grand Forks * and the step-children of the Ez Saline i 4 MICHAL WINNER tr Makortoff family of Shoreacres, She is ‘also survived by a nephew, Peter P, Relbin of Nelson and two nieces. She was predeceased by her husband Mike P, Makortoff in 1969... Burial was at Shoreacres Cemetery. ALL 3 }OFEH TPM SHOA 130 Cancer Socioty Information & _ Services, i Phone 365-5341. or 365-5693 , CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, January 9, 1975 Bel-air Frozen _ Bread Dough scomem 5 oz QQe) HELP SUPPORT BOY SCOUTS - _ BUY SANDBAGS lest for Car or Truck, 30 pound: Sendbegs with 8 vat additive for’ traction when stuck in snow, SANDBAGS. AVAILABLE AT.-SERVICE STATON. GARAGES AND OTHER. BUSINESS. ST‘ “MAKE OUR WINTER DRIVING gee Scotch Treat Brand _ French Fries = Ds Ag will: immedi ately begin thelr duties with trustees Mr. Haley and Mr. Konkin attending a provincial salary bargaining meeting of the British Columbia School Trustees Association in Van- | couver this weeke: . Mr. Ellwood informed the | board that Jan. $0 and 81 would see these two days utilized for the ending of one semester and the béginning of another. Dur- g this time regular ‘would not be held.:, started in 1957 with 17 members, also retires as ety,-.. a director having served approximately four years. The society grew to @ membership of 600 in the 1950's. “From 1937 to * 1950 the society was Instrumental in the f in this capacity for and was the society in Canada at that lane says Mr. Gall: He says tho soctety's front service department, over the years, has been Voiceless Wives Of the Cicada When you hear the song of a cicada in the late spring, do ‘you'realize that ‘this evocative trill has taken from 13-17 years: ‘tor »