NN A a ~~ The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, February 23,1994 subject, but it ignored, bles concept, results types Of stimulie Tm lifevime with some following - agh to its logical concl Personally 1 don't. believe suicide is the etiation to any- ones problems. doct: these would pet ascribed as boing the f the death or loss of a loved’ on; an accu- mulation ‘of pressures and stress; substance abuse, ctcetra. Of course, it's Obvious depres- sion in it® extreme, form is the relatives now deceased. And pressures have never built up to the point whereas I would seri- Save one assisted suicide, better known 5 cuthanasia. I'm not going to delve into the politics of euthanasia, but I believe that this is one right still left accessi- ble to certain members of the Often suicide is contemplated by people who have various things weighing on their con- sciousness. Perhaps some of ously suicide; I can’t let that . so I try to deal with things rather than bottling them up. To bottle one’s feelings is not healthy, I know that one for sure. I used to repress so much I was not aware I had feelings; it had gotten to the point that very little moved me to laughter, and nothing moved me to tears. ‘There are some reasons for this, ‘suicide: solution’ - but perhaps those are not appropriate for the paper. sure I stil bottle to a certain will take a lot longer to get away from than I would like. Often I find myself writing, or drawing, or even singing to relieve stress; each mode is quite therapeutic, and even quite enjoyable. Everyone should find what it is they can do to relieve stress. It's proba, bly the best thing you can do for yourself. However, some turn to drugs and alcohol as an outlet, and anyone who reads this column * fegularly know my stance on the subject; moderation, not ‘abuse, Substance abuse is the worst thing you can do for yourself, save the personal exé- cution. Having reiterated those views I feel I have only one or two things left to say. First of all, you're a hell of a lot stronger than you might think, I know that for a fact, as well, I've been through mlot myself, which is likely the reason why I can say the things I do. Second, suicide is never a solution. It's the fool's fall; the coward's.exit. It’s a strong, per- haps bullheaded statement, but it's one I believe in. Besides, I am strong and bullheaded. I try to make it work for me. Until next time... here’s no doubt about it— Castlegar's newest store, Noah’s Ark is unlike any other store in how the owner Joy Schulz likes it. From the minute you open the door, until the minute you leave, your senses will be alive with the wonderful display of unique gifts, fine linens and hand-crafted furnitere CONGRATULATIONS Wishing you a propsperous future. We are giad to have been your building material supplier. CHESTERFIELDS Crystal, p doorknobs displayed within a glass case sit beside brass drawer pulls. Glass and pewter iners hold a frag bouquet of potpourri, collectable dolls stand silently waiting while solid brass beds shine invitingly. Oversize custom-made log beds and end tables, mirrors and cabinets stand testimony to the uniqueness that each hand- ¢rafted item: brings. To cover the brass and log beds you can choose from 200 thread-count Free Perfume Sample to first 20 ladies Balloons for the kids Gome Experience the Elegance Fe Ch: ° Linens ¢ Gift Items may your days be * full of rainbows... GRAND OPENING FRI, FEB. 25 4 ab 249 Columbia Avenue 365-3727 Le on Ladies s lect ves: for The monthly meeting of the Ladiés Auxiliary to Legion Branch 170 was held on January 24 in the Legion Hall with 21 members present. A Fun Day will be held in Nel- son on March 13 which will include bowling, cards and, possi- bly carpet bowling with area LA's participating. Plants were sent to Doreen Miscavitch, Belle Gray, Helen Leduc and Marge Peachey. The ladies will be catering for Robbie Bums Night and the Annual Gen- eral Meeting of the Library Board. On January 19 there were 17 ladies who went for lunch at Anthony's. It was decided to hold a Valentine's Coffee party on Febru- ary 12 from 11 a.m. to | p.m.. The 1994 executive is Presi- dent, Hilda Salmon; Vice-Presi- dent, Dorothy Ashton; Secretary, Marge Rafter; Treasurer, Pear! Mott; Executive. Officers, Alice LeCouffe, Lori Peill, and Joyce Tumer, President Hilda Salmon read the list of committees for 1994 which are; phoning, Edna Dod- son, Muriel Heagy, Ev Ferrier, Marge Paisley and May Suther- land; awards, Kay Bate, Muriel Heagy and Justine Buffett; cater ing; Gladys Senetza, Hilda Salmon, Donna, Littley and Pearl Mott; Sergeant-at+Arms, Joan Blais, hospital and luncheon con- venor, Carol Him; membership, Lori Peill and Donna Littley; public relations, Fran Farkas; ways and mean, Dorothy Ashton, Donna Littley and Lori Peill. The meeting adjourned with refreshments being served. percale bedsheets, or from many of the colourful and softly plump comforters. Decorated in Santa Fe/Aztec style the store is comfortingly earthy and exactly as Joy planned it to be. One can’t help but notice the detail and thought that went into planning the store or that each item forsale has been lovingly placed where it can displayed to its full advantage. Joy has even bigger plans for the store. She intends to promote and sell local handicrafts, stained glass, and unique and one-of-a-kind items found at auctions and antique sales. As well, she plans to open a Christian Book Store which will be housed inside of Noah’s Ark. Customer _ service, honesty . and straightforwardness is a way of life for Joy, which she attributes to het strong Christian faith. __“I’m a Christian, and I’m honest. When I deal Hand crafted furniture such as this dresser are common at Noah's Ark. with people I am sincere and I plan on doing the best for this community. I know the good Lord pulled it CONGRATULATIONS Noah's Ark your Grand Opening ‘We are pleased to have supplied the floor coveri ngs for your new business. eeee all together for me.” Joy invites you to come in and visit during the Grand Opening Celebration February 25 and February 26. During that stime she is offering 30 per cent off of all Santa Fe Chesterfields and 20 per cent off of all other items in the store. If anything, go to Noah’s Ark just for thé sheer pleasure of it. Come in and see for yourself what everyone is talking about. You'll be glad you did! Noah’s Ark is located in the old Sear’s office which is located beside BC Gas in ‘downtown Castlegar. on the opening of Noah's Ark. We are happy to be your paint & wall paper supplier. Paint Centre Carmichael 352-6244 Wednesday, February 23, 1994 The Castlegar Sun About golden brown, melt-in Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye, Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened The birds began to sing. Wasn't that a dainty dish To set before the king? Anonymous Pies again! When I heard that one as a child I had serious doubts about the birds singing after being baked in a pie. Moreover, it would have been anything but dainty. In fact, it would have been a huge thing with an equally huge pre-baked crust covering the live birds, and probably a lot more than sixpences inside it as well. The host would have had the pie carried into the banqueting hall with a flourish of claim from long experience to pie crust texture and quality expertise. But pies are not always pies. In Britain, for example, only those pastries with meat, fish, game, poultry (e.g. blackbirds) are called pies. Fruit, custard, shoo-fly-pie and other such sweet confec- tions are called “tarts'—regard- less of size or gender. My association with pies (meat) began early, for my mother was a ‘Geordie’, that is brown gravy where bite-sized pieces of succulent, toothsome steak and gleaming smooth kid- ney jostled and elbowed for pride of place. @ person born in Tyne, a very old city in Northumberland near the Scot- tish borders and a corner of noted for its coal mine and shipyards, as well as the incomprehensible accent, the open-hearted hospitality of its and their f for It was a dish which appealed to all of the five and gleaming front door, At the back of the cottages would be the washhouses. as black as Nicky-bandy Scottish termi for the Devil) with only their teeth and eye! showing white. They were | small, bandy-(bow)-legged men, but very strong from working hard in the coalpits from childhood. They never came to the front door, for their wives, big strap~ ping lasses who keep their ‘whisper of the knife through the tender crust, the fragrant spicy smells from within, the slow lava flow of the contents making islands of the mounded mashed and place on the high table in front of the king. A slice would be cut out with due ceremony, and the birds, happy to be free, would fly out singing, much to the delight of the guests and the royal guest, who of course, would make ‘discovery’ of the enclosed gifts. He in turn would be expected to do s0me—favour for his h ful host. Our were no slouches when it came to artistic business lunches. I enjoy eating pies of all kinds and descriptions almost as much for the stories they con- tain and memories they recall as their contents—as long as the crust is right. I make a modest goodeating. + This we can personally attest to, having experienced it at the home of a couple of wonderful Geordies in the town of Mor- peth, near Newcastle. Among our favorite dishes as kids were mother’s steak and kidney pies, historically a more recent but popular addition to the pie repertoire of cooks in Britain. I remember them with great affection. Thick, gold-brown with rich, flaky pastry, doubled and crimped along the edges, and a pottery blackbird in the centre to let out the savoury steam. Beneath the crust lay a magma of equally rich, dark- Selkirk College Bulletin Selkirk College’s Depart- ment of Allied Health is form- ing a Distance B.S.N. Support Network for registered nurses currently enrolled in, or plan- ning to enroll i in the University Bachelor R.N.’s interested in pursuing this distance degree option is scheduled for Saturday, March «this could be the place for you. 12 at 10 am. in room SEN-219 at the Castlegar Campus of Selkirk College. oo A budget alternative for short- term summer accommodation for groups of up to 90 is avail- able at the Castlegar The location is convenient to the airport as well as to the commu- nity. If you're in need of space and bles on one's plate, with the layered tender crust riding above and the smooth richness and textures of it all joying on one’s tongue. Such bliss of memory. But mother was big on mem- ories too, so with dinner we would get stories, oft repeated, of other days. “When I was a young woman”, she would say, “we would walk to the outskirts of the city where the pitmen’s (coal miners) villages were located. Their white cottages (always white), arranged in careful rows had neat flowet gardens and gravelled front paths leading up to the h d front homes spotl inside and out, : wouldn't let them. They had first to go around to the back and get washed up in the wash- house, then they could sit down. to their supper. It was, essentially the same supper each day—two pics—a big one for the miner, a smaller one for the family. “And that pie was big!,” mother would exclaim, her eyes still wide with amazement, “the size of a hand basin”, and washed down of course with a quart jug of strong Neweastle ale. “And they ate every crumb,” she would add with approval. And how did she know these thing? Mother, like so many of her folk, was a friendly soul and a fair artist—watercolours— landscape, mostly, and these were prosperous times in Edwardian Newcastle (many of the cottages boasted pianos, a Status symbol) all of which, w Feekiasd with Geordie hospitality doubtlessly You've worked bard to get where you are. You own a bouse. You a ow feral. You've achteved respectability in the community. You figure you're 1994 People's Choice | “frame S020 Phone 365-5266 HAIR-4-U Your family hair care centre and Gift Shop The Upper Room 314-10th Ave. 365-2213 7 be up in the sky. re-acquainted. That big, round, yellow thing that used to 7 Return fares from Castlegar SAN FRANCISCO $329 LOS ANGELES $379 HAVE SOME FUN UNDER the SUN. YOU REMEMBER THE SUN dont YOU? Well, the 17,000 owners of Canadian Airlines found it and thought you might want-to get x _S6 we're offering some special fares to Los Angeles and San Francisco, where summer _ is pretty much a year-round proposition. 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