~. has a wide selection of RECREATIONAL PROPERTY available on NO COMMISSION - NO DOWN PAYMENT TERMS for qualified buyers, Don't miss the next boom! Call or write for our current listings. JOHN MADSEN, CA * (604)420-5559 \ BOX 62008, BURNABY, B.C, V5C 5P2 y, University of Alberta MIXED CHORUS On Tour Tuesday, May 3 .m. Secondary School TICKETS: Adults $5; Students $3; Members $4 SOLD AT: Carl's Drugs, Pharmasave and at the door Sponsored by Castlegor Arts Council ® Mountainview Agencies Ltd. SALESMAN OF THE YEAR EAST & WEST KOOTENAYS CONGRATULATIONS GLEN! Dale Bradley, Manager of Century 21 Moun- tainview Agencies Ltd., is pleased to announce that Glen Wilson was the recipient of the 1987 Salesman of the Year Award for both the East and West Kootenays at the Annual Spring Meeting of the Kootenay Real Estate board hetd recently at Nelson ‘s Heritage tnn len was also awarded the runner-up 1987 Salesman of the Year by Dollar Volume Sales and Salesman of the Month for February and May, 1987 through the Multiple Listing Service of the East and West Kootenay For friendly, courteous, professional service on all your real estate requirements Call Glen at our office, 365-2111 or at home, 365-3407. Atshwetisher sheer FIRST INSTALLATION . . . Florence Chernoff (left) was the first to respond to a call on Emily Scott's new emergency response ‘system. The test of the system worked smoothly and it is expected that another seven of the emergency response units will be in place in homes around the Castlegar area very soon. Mrs. Scott is the first person in Castlegar to get one of the units in her home. Pulpit & Pew By Pastor ROBERT C. LIVELY Calvary Baptist Church THE GODS OF STORMS I have heard people say that one of the blessings of living in our part of the country is that we are not subject to some of the severe storms that can devastate some other areas of the world. Yes, it may be cold here, but when was our last des tructive hurricane, typhoon, tornado or earthquake? We don't get very many. We are blessed in that way. But you know, some of the most fearsome storms that we must face have nothing to do with the natural elements. Some of these storms take place at the dinner table. Sometimes they occur when a teenager stays out too late, when a husband comes home drunk, when the boss is un. reasonable at work. Storms of another sort can take place by hospital sick beds or other forms of trag. edy that may strike. Whirlwinds may come in the form of disease or dis- aster or. death. How should we react to such storms? The Old Testament book of Nahum says of the Lord: “His way is in the whirlwind and Term CASTLEGAR 601-18th St., 365-7232 Insurance 365-3368 Deposits Simple, Safe System of Money Management! CASTLEGAR SAVINGS CREDIT UNION For All Your Financial & Insurance Needs rT SLOCAN PARK Hwy. 6, Slocan Park 7212 Insurance 226-7216 Mi pose of operating an operations Park. _ The developments consist of: prop to th 1988. OPPORTUNITIES BC! REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS istry of Environment and Parks @ The Ministry of Environment and Parks invites proposals for the pur- permit within Rosebery Provincial The deadline for submitting proposals is 1:00 p.m., The Park is located 6 km. north of New Denver on Highway 6. 36 Vehicle/Tent Campsites 6 Pit Toilets, 1 Water Pump 3 Wood and Garbage Corrals To register your interest and receive a copy of the request for sal, send a non-refundable certified cheque for $50.00 payable inister of Finance and Corporate Relations to: West Kootenay District Office R.R. No. 3, Nelson, B.C. VIL 5P6 Information about this opportunity may be obtained by writing the District Manager or by telephoning 825-4421. be viewed at the above mentioned office. The mandatory site visitation will be held on Thursday, May 12, 1988 at 1:00 p.m. All prospective bidders must attend. LEA The proposal may also Thursday, May 19, the storm, and clouds are the dust of His feet.” The Psalmist says, “Our God is in the heavens; He does whatever He pleases.” (115:3). This is not to say that God is bent on our des truction, or that He ‘is the source and cause of all calam- ities in life. We know that chaos resulted from man’s original sin and that Satanic evil forces are rampant in the world today. But we also know that God is sovereign and that many of the storms’ of life are His appointments for our good. He may have to send us these things as the most effective means of bringing us to the end of our resources and to cause us to submit to Him in humility. It is said of William Cow per that during one period in his life, heavy persistent clouds choked out all sunlight and hope. He tried to-end it all one bleak morning -by swallowing poison. The attempt at suicide failed. He then hired a coach, was driven to the Thames River, intending to hurl him- self over the bridge . . . but was “strangely restrained.” The next morning he fell on a sharp knife and broke the blade. Failing in this method _he tried to-hang him- self but was found and taken down unconscious . . . still alive. Some time later he picked up a Bible and began to read the book of Romans. It was there Cowper finally met the God of storms, submitting to the One who has pursued him through so many desolate days and windy nights. In the centre of the storm, he found peace. After a rich life of Chris- tian experiences — but not without whirlwind and storm — Cowper sat down and penned these words: God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform. He plants his footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill. He treasures up his bright designs And works his sovereign will. Has God sent any storms your way lately? They may have come in the form of criticism, a job loss, a broken relationship, or the weakness of old age. ’ How are you weathering the storm? God wants us to know that there is only one place of shelter and that is to be found in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. All the fury of God’s wrath fell upon His beloved Son at Calvary in order that guilty sinners might know peace and deliverance from sin. Through the pressures and strife of your storm hear the voice of God as He invites you to safety and forgiveness in His Son: “Whoever believes on in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, but God's wrath remains on him.” John 3:36. BASSO —.. To Susan and Rick Basso, o boy, born March 26. BETTGER — To Karan and Don Betiger of Nelson, a boy, born April 14. BISARO — To Diane and Larry Bisaro, o girl, born April 7. BORSATO — To Deborah ond Bruce Borsato, a girl, born April ”, BOUREE — To Petro ond Russ Bouree of Nelson, @ boy, born April 23. CARSCADDEN — To Debbie and Bob Carscadden of Nelson, o boy, born April.18. COWEN — To Chery! Cowen of Nelson, a girl, born April 20. DAVIS — To Barb and Tom Davis, @ boy, born April 22. FRESU — To Sue (nee Pavlick) ‘and Rick Fresu of Fruitvale, o boy, bo HARBRIDGE — To Brendo (nee LaFace) and Dale Harbridge-of Montrose, a boy, born April 20. JORGENSEN — To Michelle and Gordon Jorgensen of Salmo, o boy, born April 4. KLAPPER — To Carolin and Terrance Klapper of Castlegar, a boy, born April 25. KALYNIUK — To Gwen and Ken Kalyniuk of Nelson, a girl, born April 16. LIMACHER — To Monique and Murray Limacher of Fort Mc- Murray, Alta., a girl, born April McCabe — To Louise and Kelly McCabe of North Vancouver, a girl, born April 17 NIELSEN — To Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nielsen of Fruitvale, a boy, born April 23, J; ROSS — To Judi and jim Ross of ‘Nelson, a boy, born April 16. SMYTH — To Mr. and Mra, Gor- don Smyth of Fruitvale, a boy, born April 21. WIRSCH — To Donna (nee Gilbert) and Larry Wirsch of Fruitvale, a boy, born April 21. DEATHS CLAY — Ernie Clay died April 21 at the Fairfield Health Centre in Victoria. He was 89. Mr. Clay is survived by his step-sister Catherine McGuire of Trail; his stepbrother Clarence Ross of North Vancouver; stepchildren and many friend HARKNESS — iam Harkness Sr. of Rossland died April 26 at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital after o long illness. He was 77, r. Horkness:is survived by his wile Irene; two sons, Willigm. Jr, of -Rossland and. Konoid of ‘ " SMITH — Marjorie Patricia Smith died April ot ; pr eased by her hu: 1963, three brothers and a - oe Se SPEIRS — Mary Clarke Speirs of Trail died April 26° at the Trail Regional Hospital after o brief illness. She was 80. Mrs. Speirs is survived by her husband Jock; @ son Gordon of Gibbons, Alta.; ‘one daughter Rosemary Service of White Rock; four gran- dchildren; one great-grandchild: he ter Rose Wi of Rossland; 2nd several niec nephews. She was pred by three brothers anda STELIGA — Peter Stel dchildren, grandchildren; Eastwood of Lottery numbers The winning numbers drawn in Wednesday's Lotto 6-49 draw were 17, 33, 38, 39, 46 and 49. The bonus number was 1. There was no winner of Wednesday night's jackpot prize of $2,085,177i80. ‘The second—prize—pool; awarded to those matching five regular numbers and the bonus number, had eight winners of $98,466.70. third-prize pool, awarded to those matching five regular numbers, had 173 winners of $3,482.00. The fourth-prize pool, awarded to those matching four. regular numbers, had 11,607 winners of $99.80. In addition there were 221,564 prizes of $10 awarded to those matching three regular numbers. There was a total of 233,352 prizes. Thewinning numbers @rawn W in The 3 two . Maureen Glover of Trail and tynn Bobrownik of Coquitlam; 14 grandchildren ond six great- grandchildren. He was predeceased by his son Dennis ‘and grandson Donald. SATHER — Dorothy Elizabeth Sather of Trail died April 20 at the Trail Regional Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was 73. Mrs. Sother is ed by her son Garry of Calgary; two wghters, Janice Mclean of Prince George and Sandra ignon of Sudbury, Ont., nine grandchildren and four great. hildren;" one sister Ruth brothers, Edgor Kingsley of Bridesville, Lester of Washington and Vernon of Savona, 2nd several nieces and nephews. She For Your Convenience OPEN MONDAY WIN Provin nemes ore listed below. ribers re 5 Provincial ticket good for draws for the next five Fridays! To pick up your FREE tickets, phone 365. day until a and good luck! AUTOMOTIVE CASTLE TIRE (1977) LTD. 1050 Columbia Ave. 70. CASTLEGAR PR AC BUICK, SALES & SERVICE rr Help your carrier Your Castlegar News carrier will be collecting for the paper during the next few days. The job of your carrier ier if he or make a second or even third call. Please consider your carrier. 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But the woman, who is only four-foot-six, walks hunched over and draws attention to her pushed-in face by sticking her tonuge out, is becoming less of a burden on herself and society because of the first major employ. ment program in Western Canada for the severely handi. capped. Her job as a City of Nelson greenhouse worker involves repotting plants, mixing soils and solutions and watering. She is one of five candidates placed in different jobs in the community by social workers Shona Hayes and Barb Goertzen. Community workers say the woman's personal development since the project started has been remark- able, Debbie Turley, a worker in the group home where the woman lives, says she now reaches out to people after being shy and untrusting. HITACHI TE 6702 28" COLOR TV Remote Sento! et Sia enon @xirachy, CAMC vm ‘ORN @ HITACHI 5 0 PORTABLE STERE “At first she was uncomfortable with people. She didn’t like to be touched. She's totally different now. She'll come up and hug you.” Goertzen and Hayes said in a statement her life has changed dramatically after years in an institution. “During this time she never attended school, never learned to communicate. She had few if any friends and for those important 16 years of her life she rarely went outside the walls of the institution for any reason. “A typical day for this woman consisted of sitting drugged in an institutional day room playing with toys. This part of the story is not unique for people who have mental handicaps, lives almost utterly devoid of expecta- tion, training or support of much consequence.” The woman is currently accompanied to her job but the goal of the project is to make participants as self-suf- ficient as possible. j Hayes and Geortzen say they won't settle for mind. less, menial tasks for the sake of finding jobs-and they won't place participants for less than standard wages. Another participant, a man who does not suffer from a severe handicap, says training he received in the program has made him more confident there’s a job for him but admits it’s difficult to find one in Nelson. That sentiment is echoed throughout the workforce, Goertzen says, and unions have expressed concern that their workers are not displaced. That has resulted in i i i in some ial placements, but co-operation has generally been smooth. The project is sponsored by ‘Nelson and District Community Resources which also operates two group homes for previously institutionalized mentally hand. icapped men and women. The project was originated by community resources director Vie Cowley and co-ordinator David Cavanaugh and is based on programs in Toronto and the United States, Hayes and Goertzen arrange for vocational testing of participants and use several methods to ensure the type of employment meets the clients’ interests. For example, they will use pictures to determine preferences for indoor or outdoor work for clients who have difficulty communi cating. Cavanaugh says the project challenges the way society treats the handicapped. Because of intense staff involvement in each work placement, it is not considered cost effective, but that attitude will change. “Working regularly, participants pay taxes, so this concept is superior to a sheltered workshop and in the long term the’ government is saving money.” MICROWAVE NN-5407 JR., Compact, Auto Reheat Panasonic Microwave NN 7507 Auto Weight Defrost Cook, Frozen. Reg. 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The Trees for Canada pro- ject is part of a national project in which three million trees will be planted this year. Preliminary estimates are that 2,000 trees will be planted around the Castlegar area alone. Trees for Canada is also a fundraising project for the Kootenay-Columbia District. The funds raised this year will be used to help further Scouting in the community. Some of the money raised will be used to support inter- national programs of Scouts Canada, practical programs to help Scouts in developing countries learn skills and trades so that they can help feed and support their fam- ilies and communities, Before the planting date of May 14, each Seout partici- pating in the project will seek donations from the commun- ity on May 7. Each house will be contacted only once. Scouts have gained a greater appreciation for the environment, a deeper realiz- ation of the need for con- servation and an under- standing of the need for wise use of our resources through this project. It gives them an opportunity to demonstrate, through action their concern for their country and com- munity.