The Castlegar sun “The Perfect Place to Dine. The Fireside Dining Room is now open 7 days a week, for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. “Time to By BARBARA TANDORY __- Sun staff writer y i love ry jaaniet | she’. 21st century. students and the. area residents, sho cheered. Asa mater & of planning, the or; On Tuewday Feb. 1 12, the day's iviti ‘iil start off with a pollt- Last year Laura Adams and another Selkirk College i opportunities for direct involve- acted on an idea close to their hearts and held the first environ- mental conference at the Castlegar campus, : ‘The event was a success and a follow-up this February is expect- ed to become a college tradition. A full week of environmental- ly-oriented activities — + ment by Pp as ‘well as speaking events. And there will even be a spe-_ cial’ moming session for children, on Saturday, Feb. 16. The session’ ~ will take form of a workshop led by, Madelyn McKay. on the themo of earth femily activities for young dren, workshops, exhibits and A of events has been provi the in — will take place Feb. 11-16 in observance of Selkirk College's second annual “Love Your Planet Week" at the main college campus in Castlegar, “The inaugural event was such a success that we decided to build Daily Lunch and Dinner Specials. Try our New Soup and Salad Bar Full Banquet Facilities for groups from 6 to 200 Join us Friday March Ist for our GRAND OPENING SRE SEPEYY YY &S Y® Special Valentine's Day Menu Fireside Special Includes: Soup and Salad Bar, your choice of Beef Wellington vad Stuffed Rainbow T tu: t for 2 ei “ee ow lrou Polynesian Chicken and served with Pasta, Baked Potato or Rice. Special also includes your choice of dessert. Menu available from Feb.14th to Feb.16th SEP eeneyYPYVe® © &® @. @® isit us anytime between Feb. 6th and Reb. 12 and enter your name win aN pay pe . Day a) Dinner for -@ complimonta of the Fireside bioter Inn! alcohol not inclufied » Fireside Dining Room « malas’ Motor Inn 1810 8th Ave. SS ‘on the raise the awareness of our students and the community to the issues affecting our environment, said organizer Adams, In an interview Monday, Adams explained that she and Madelyn McKay, an Early Child-_ hood came of. last year to , a prepared release. ‘ This year’s featured speakers include Nelson ecologist Don Gayton, author of The Wheatgrass ical forum at noon in the main evieeial po through a ronmental issues. Members of the panel will be NDP candidate Bd Conroy and Walter Siemens, both candidates for the noxt MLA ar the ‘Rossland-Trail riding and Green Party spokesman Angela Price. i The panel members will be fielding questious from the audi- ence. Ao}gte! On day, Feb. 13, the Mechanism, a book that fo! event p begins with a dis- the West ment and provides an understand- ing of why it operates the way it does. Sharing the billing is Maple Ridge environmentalist Michelle Tomichich, who has refined the philosophy of the three Rs of con- servation — reduce, reuse and recycle — to a find art. In 1989, ichich, ber 4, Mit up with the event idea last year and were gratified with its success. “It went over really well,” said Adams who teaches physical edu- cation ‘and also outdoor skills in land and ; “In the past year we've seen a big surge in the environmental movement among the young peo- pigs the students,” she said and ed that there’s a lot more. stu- dent involvement in the event this year. “Students are actually organiz- ing some of the events,” she said. The organizers are equally committed to’ making the event popular with the general public. “We're just trying to provide’ opportunities for the community in a variety of workshops,” Adams said, The planned activities are “very much a participant event” for the ‘and their two children produced a: total of one-and-a-half. bags of garbage, the same type of green garbage bag that an average Cana- dian family of four fills to bursting more than 100 times a year. play of earth-friendly products in the main lounge, from 11 a.m. to3 p.m. A similar exhibit of altema- tive consumerism last year fea- ° tured: a range of products from paper products to foodstuffs to altemative cleaning agents. At noon Wednesday, Green Partly candidate David Lewis speak about global warming and : the existing national and intema- tional political attitudes on the ‘issue. In the evening, 7:30 p.m. -9 p.m., the ecologist Gayton will t a discussion of ecological science through the medium of The family’s envi approach to everyday living has been featured in Harrowsmith magazine’s Local Heroes column. The “Love Your Planet Week” begins Monday at noon with an opening address by Selkirk Presi- dent Leo Perra in the main campus lounge. During the speech, astist-designer- songwriter Moe Lyons will per- form her original composition “Kootenay Unity.” At 12:15 p.m., college students will conduct “what could be a con- troversial forum” — according to Adams — on student issues and the environment, beading into the Real Estate Listings Today’ s Leisure | Magazine ive writing, i slides and- passages from his recently published book. Also on Wednesday is the opening of a art show titled “Artists for nee Environment.” theme are invited from focal artists : and students alike until Feb. 9. A cash prize will be awarded for the wank: selected “best of show” by the jury. Interested persons are asked to _ contact Graphic Design instructor Suzanne Sampson at the Castlegar campus, On Thursday, Feb. 14, political science instructor Andy Shadrack will throw open his class from . noon to 2 p.m., in Room K11-21, for a discussion and information- sharing session on Global Warm- in : The group session will examine the effects of global warming and its impact on the Kootenays, and will include a discussion on how to plan for the effective manage-* ment of forests, water and agricul- ture. . i Also at noon Thursday, Dennis Holden, an instructor in the will give a lecture titled “The Political Reality of the Environ- mental Movement in the Third World,’ in which he'll examine how it is possible for third-country nations to deal with crippling debt, 3,000 per cent inflation, terrorist movements, drug wars, urban ment and starvation and still See PLANET 12A Wednesday, February 6,:1991 /The:Castlegar Sun Scars are By BARBARA TANDORY ‘every month. RECENTLY MARRIED? ‘The Castlegar. Sui n.would like, to: publiah, your, wedding. : : photos and story i in our Bridal ‘Showcase Pages..Come in and pick-up a wedding information sheet. at the Castlegar Sun. Black & White photos published at no 5 charge. Full process colour photos published for a nominel fee. The Bridal Showcase will be:published(on ‘the last es of ; Sun staff writer - Michael Buckingham's faceis a scarred and scary reminder of what drunk driving can do — the face is full of scars and is not even full, . The former Washington State patrol trooper from Seattle looks like analien in a sci-fi movie — vestigial \ ears, mouth and nose | d with plastic people with graduation parties close at hand, Last Tuesday. Buckingham ‘was in Castlegar to give a talk to stu- dents at Stanley Humphries’ Sec- “Half of y: ou in this room will be involved in impaired driviog inci- dents,” he said, noting this: grim real- ity is bome out by statistics, But, he said, the other half will be affected, too — as friends or ery and a scarred, bald scale. ‘And that’s just his face; his body is also telling testimony to the time. his patrol car crashed and bumed while be was in pursuit of a drunk driver, ‘Buckingham spent two years receiving reconstructive surgery and walks with a Permanent limp. What's left of his hands is barely enough to grab this'is:what he’s doing with his critically damaged life — serving as'a living testimonial of the effects of impaired driving, ‘partic- ularly to high school students. For a‘number of years now Buckingham makes regular stops - at the high schools of the Koote- nays to share his sad story with stu- dents in senior grades, those young the microphone, for . Ih or sisters of someone {pvolved in a drunk driving accident. Death and physical injury are the two main effects of drunk driv- ing incidents, Buckingham said. “But there’s a third'conse- | quence — memory,” Buckingham said. Whether a guilty party ora + victim, he noted, anyone involved in impaired driving tragedy is vic- timized by “remembering all the’ time what happened, what you saw. You have to live with that for the rest of your life.” Since the accident Buckingham has shared the pain of his memo- ties with more than 100,000 high school students. Buckingham graduated from law school in 1987. His tour is sponsored by the Insurance Corpo- ration of B.C, Obituary John Ramsey Kennedy - On Sunday, February 3, 1991, John Ramsey Kennedy of Castle- gar passed away at the age of 75. A service of Remembrance will be held Thursday, February 7, 1991 at 11:00 am at the Castlegar United Church with Rev. Ted Bristow officiating. Cremation has taken place. Mr. Kennedy was bom October 30, 1915 at Wapella, Saskatch- ewan. he spent his early years there and moved to Rossland as a young man. He married Marion Dupperon on November 4, 1942 at Rossland. John came to Castle- gar.in 1949, During his life he worked for D.B. merry Lumber Co., Mitchell Supply and the Department of Highways, retiring in 1981. After his retirement, John ao) Peter Verigin On Friday, February 1, 1991, Peter Verigin of Pass Creek, BC passed away at the age of 82 years. Funeral service for the late Mr. Verigin were, held-Monday and Tuesday at the Pass Creek Hall with burial in the Pass Creek Cemetery. Mr. Verigin was bom June 29, 1908 at Canora, He worked as a security guard at the Castlegar Hospital for five years, and 17 years as a Auxiliary Police Officer. John enjoyed his hobby farm for many years. He is survived by his wife, Marion of Castlegar, 1 son, Ron of Prince George, 3 daughters, Gail Bell, Joanne Meyers of Bum- “aby and Valarie Hahn of Castle- gar. Seven grandchildren. two brothers, Dave of Winnipeg and Jim of Alberta. One sister pat Palmer of Winnipeg. In Lieu of flowers, contribu- tions may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Box 3023, Castlegar, BC, VIN 3H4 Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral f drunk driver ‘SUN STAFF PHOTO/ Barbara Tandory Former, Washington State Trooper Michael Buckingham was scarred for life in pursuit of a drunk driver. Obituary Leonard Allen Teal On Thursday, January 31, 1991, Leonard Allen Teal of Castlegar, BC passed away at the + age of 70 years. Funeral service will be held at the Castlegar United Church on Monday, February 4, 1991 at 1:00 pm with Rev. Ted Bristow offici- ating. Interment will be at Park Memorial Cemetery. Mr, Teal was born June 18, 1920 at Cloverdale, BC and moved with his parents to ‘Blacky, Alberta at the age of 4. He lived for a time at Fraserton, Alberta and at Halliday from 1926-28 when he moved to Duchess, Alberta where he lived until joining the Armed Services in 1941, He served in England, France, Belgium Holland and Germany being discharged in 1946. After. the war ‘he returned to south Alberta and farmed. » Later he moved to Edmonton to work for John Deere. He married Arlie Chapman on September 29, 1967 in Edmonton. Len came to Castlegar in 1967 and began working for the Castle- gar Golf Club as a greensman. During the winter months he © worked at the Castlegar Arena. He retired in 1985. Len loved the out of doors and wildlife and enjoyed his hobby of woodworking and restoring antique furniture. He is survived by his wife Arlie, Step-Daughter and son in * Jaw, June Ann and Blain Small- wood of Tumble Ridge. he was predeceased by his parents, 4 brothers, Tom, Bruce, Les and Alfred and 1 sister, Lillian. Should friends desire, contribu- tions may be made to the Hospice Society, 629 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, or the charity of ones choice. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Page 11A’ , The: Suns your source for, advertising! | Phone Jon, Donna or say at 352-5266 A joint program of BC Parks and the nc Forest Service tr tape the future of parks and wilderness systems in British Columbia. ‘Parks Minister John L. Savage and “Forests Minister Claude Richmond invite you to attend public information sessions. We'd like to tell you about Parks Plan’ 90 and the Wilderness Area draft system plan, answer your questions and hear your ideas. Have we identified the right areas to protect? Are there other areas of provincial significance? If you wish to make a formal presentation, please register by calling your BC Parks district office at Public information sessions will be held throughout the province. In your area, open houses begin at 2 pm, followed By pub ic meetings from 7:30 to 9 pm. : West Kootenay Recreation Centre, 319 N19 Ave Heritage Inn, 422 Vernon , Feb 14 Cast! Inn, 1944 Ce Feb 15 Trail Tera Nova Motor Inn, 1001 Rossland : Feb 27 tion Centre, 600 C Ave Feb 11 Creston Feb 13 Nelson Open houses only will be held from 6-9 pm at: Feb 18 GrandForks Yale Hotel, 174 Market St Feb 19 Greenwood = McArthur Hall Feb 20 Crawford Bay Commuitity Hall . Feb 22: Kasio Legion Hall, 403-5th st Feb 25 New D (Si Feb 26 Nakusp Senior Citizen's Hall, W 8th Ave ‘Material will remain on display at regional locations after all the meetings. Please send your written comments before April 15 to: Parks and Wilderness in the 90s Box 800 Johnson Street Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X5 For more information, please call the BC Parks or BC Forest Service office nearest you. aw Ministry of Parks Ministry of Forests Graham Read GARAGE DOORS * Metal or Wood | * Installation Avallable * Repairs to Existing Doors 222-102 Street Caatiegar Quality Products Guaranteed The Bost" 190 You: came to Pass Creek with his par- ents as a small boy. He grew up and lived most all of his life in Pass Creek. He married Mabel Diekoff at Pass Creek and she passed away in 1936. In 1937 he married Polly Barisoff and she passed away in: 1967. He enjoyed farming and gardening. Mr. Veri- gin was a member of the, uscCc andthe WA. °°; He is survived by sons.and danghter-in-law, Paul (Mary), ‘William (Laura) of Pass Creek and Nick and Pete of Casidegar. Daugh- ter and Son-in-law, Mabel (Mike) Bondaroff of Castlegar. Bleven grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Brother, Alex and ' wife Nellie Verigin of Raspberry. He was predeceased by his first wife Mabel in 1936 and his second wife Polly in 1967 and three sis- ters, Florence, Mabel and Doris.) © ’Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Gaeer +CALGARY FIDDLERS Tickets availal > Masler in Cr Touring the Kootenays— The Calgary Fiddlers This highly acclaimed group of young Calgary musicians will provide excellent entertainment for everyone in the family! TJ - KIMBERLEY: McKim Auditorium, February 8, 730 pa) Music ble at Mountain High Books in Kin or from Chamber ‘Orchestra, phone 262931 CRESTON: Prince Charles Auditorium, February 9, 2:00 pan, Tickels available at Glenn's Village Bootery. TRAIL: Greater Trail Community Center, February Tickets at 1. & J Books in Trail, Bonnetl’s Men’ Castlegar, and members of the Oldtime Fiddlers, phone NELSON: Civic Theatre, February 10, 7:00 p.m. ‘Tickets at Eddy Music and members of the Selkirk Youth Orchestra, Admisston: $11.60, S HEART WARMING GIFT IDEAS AT PRICES YOU’LL LOVE RECLINERS ‘* La-Z-Boy * Palliser * Flexsteel MICROWAVES and the BEST Selection $75%5875™ Cini 1 on eg | per customer For the BEST in Furniture - Shop at the House of Quality NELSO 561 Josephirie St., Nelson WEED ‘HOME esr FURNITURE 352-6432 _ )