as Castlegar News June 17, 1990 FATHER'S DAY DINING Ps Rose’s Restaurant ‘The Russian Food Specialists’ — PULL WESTERN MENU — INTRODUCING CHEF GEOFF TELLIER! Dining Room tlegar SUNDAY BRUNCH 10 A.M.-2 P.M. FIRESID 1810-8th Ave. OPEN DAILY From 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m 500" In on the Siocon Valley Hwy. et the Junction of Hwy. 3A and & 359-7855 Reservations Recommended 365-6699 ENTERTAINMENT By JUDY WEARMOUTH Slides of Kootenay whitewater in glorious color settings, spec- tacular capsizing and rapids run- nin¥'all brought alive Betty Pratt- Johnson's talk on whitewater kayaking in B.C. An audience of 46 people sat squashed and en- tranced June 12 in the Castlegar Library basement as one exciting scene after the other illustrated her Anytime is 2816 Columbia Ave. * 365-5304 Pratt- Johnson is an amazing woman. An arthritic hip preven- ted her from enjoying regular kayaking so she switched to Cl- boating — a special kind of Kayaking in which the kayker kneels in the boat rather than sits. As well, for a while, she had to walk with a cane so she sub- stituted a ski-pole and carried on downhill skiing. Her popular guide books on BLUEBERRY CREEK RECREATION/REBEL SUMMER BINGO Sunday, June 17 CASTLEGAR COMMUNITY COMPLEX Early Bird: 6:30 p.m. Regular Games: 7 p.m. Licence No 762680 PRIME RIB © SEAFOOD © STEAKS * CAESAR SALAD © SPECIALTIES FULLY LICENSED COMINCO & CELGAR VOUCHERS WELCOME mongceurnte 352-5358 646 BAKER ST., NELSON — ACROSS FROM PHARMASAVE RESERVATIONS. WELCOME , hot springs and diving spots are her excuse for doing the things she loves. Her latest interest is caving, though she worries about! the ecological damage. the caves suffer through being visited. PENSIONERS! You are invited to attend the annual PENSIONERS PICNIC Thursday, June 21 3:30 p.m. Birchbank Picnic Grounds BRING YOUR OWN UTENSILS Free tickets may be picked up at Local 480 Hall SPONSORED BY: Local 480 UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA. DEWDNEY TOURS 1355 Bay Avenve, Trail Call: 1-800-332-0282 West's Travel 365-7782 Kayaker enthralls crowd NEC to feature B.C. artists cleats, and cowboy boots This summer, th forms take the spotlight at the West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre in Castlegar with the work of two B.C. artists, Diana Durrand and her show, Canada’s National Shoe Set, and John McKinnon’s Sculptures in Stone. From June 28 to Sept. 16, visitors wil enjoy the work of Durrand, a Vancouver artist, who was born in Revelstoke. Durrand has chosen to portray Canadians and their lives through whimsical and symbolic em- bellishments painted on footwear The provinces and territories, as well as regional and national feelings, are portrayed with a sense of humor. This array of gardening shoes, logging BLUE TOP BURGER Weekly Special SEA "$9 NEW HOURS 10 A.M.-9 P.M. 1521 Columbia Av: . 365-83 CALL AHEAD. DRIVE THROUGH SERVICE HAMBER LUNCHEON Sandman inn ® Noon Friday, June 22 Guest Speaker: Ed Conroy Cost: $7.50 PLEASE CALL 365-6313 TO RESERVE Chamber Luncheons are open to the Public. BUSINESS Members will vote on Notice of Motion Quorum 15 showing the viewer the urban and rural lifestyles across Canada, was organized and circulated by the Kamloops Art Gallery. | “Analogies, of course, can be made to a nation building a strong and in- dependent sense of themselves through hard work and dedication to the land,’’ Durrand says in a news release. ‘‘It is interesting to note that the shoes representing Canada pain- ted with handsome maple leaves are office shoes worn by men and women. If indeed we forget how our success and came country recognized universally as a nation of people who believe in the land, believe in freedom, and believe in peace.”” From June 28 to Aug. 5, 14 pieces by Nelson sculptor John McKinnon will be featured in the large gallery. McKinnon’s sculptures are familiar to West Kootenay residents. His work can be seen in Nelson adding charac- ter to Vernon Street across from the Courthouse, Gyro Park, and the Chahko-Mika Mall. Visitors to the National Exhibition Centre will be able to see how McKinnon expresses about, the very of our his ivity and through nation is in jeopardy. Canada is a nation strong in natural resources; we have with pride and hard work built a his i pt in marble, alabaster and serpentine. “*When I sculpt, I choose to carve, because the form comes from McKinnon says. “As in nature. Reductive sculpting truely reflects reality in this manner. Everything indiginous to this planet comes into this world from within. All plant, animal and human life is borne to this plane of reality from within. To me, carving is a great metaphor for this process, and through this same process my quest for self-realization is materialized. As a sculptor, I express this idea through the use of line and mass. The staff at the National Exhibition Centre invites the public to attend the opening June 28 at 7 p.m. The NEC’s hours of operation are Tuesday to Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. within,"? Family band to perform fake a boy from Northport and a~ girl from Rossland, give a little mix and what do you get? The Murphy Rose’s Restaurant HONOURS Cominco, Celgar & \ Westar Meal Vouchers CLOSED MONDAYS. J a.m. to 8 p.m. Tues.-Sunday 500 F1 JIN ON THE SLOCAN VALLEY HWY. ‘AT JHE JUNCTION OF HWY. 3A 86 359-7855 NORTHWEST COACH AND RAiL Sept. 16-27, 1990 Take a ride into the past! Visit mining towns, ghost town and historic Borkerville. Travel through the Okanogen and into cowboy country in the Cariboo region. At Prince George board the B.C. Rail RENO TOURS September 29 8 Day Tour Sands Hotel October 7 8-Day Tour Circus-Circus October 13 8 Day Tour Comstock October 20 8 Day Tour Sands Hotel $299 * Double/Twin * With early bird and senior discounts *All prices based on double occupancy. to Washington scenic North Cascade Highway View the spectacular Grand Coulee INIOR DISCOUNT. Dom. $E *1027 ALL TOURS, NON-SMOKING ON BOARD COACH. Oct. 14-29, 1990 Travel down the spectacular Or pon Coast on your way to sunny fornia See the authentic Danish Village of Solvang; spend a couple of exciting days cosmopolitan San Francisco. ‘City by the Bay”; tour the Wineries of San Jose and Santa Barbara; en joy Disneyland, the Happiest Place on Earth, see the World Famous San Diego Zoo . . . Save your pesos for a shopping trip to colourtul Tijuana, Mexico; then it is on to Fabulous Los Vegas, the Show Capital of the World... home via 1 Little City in the Nevada. Don't miss your days in the Sun . 399 family, thie” Ratural outgrowth of years of involvement in the music business. ° This musical family is appearing at the Langham Cultural Centre on June 30 at 7:30 p.m. Reservations are recommended. Jim Murphy, the father, began his musical career at age 13 when he taught himself to play guitar. By high school graduation, he and his sister had a four-track studio in the basement of their parents’ home. His experience includes stints as a club CASTLEGAR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1995-6th Ave. Castlegor, 8 VIN 487 . 1 musician, recording engineer, record producer, studio musician and songwriter, a news release from the Langham Cultural Society says. Jessica, now 13, showed promise as a singer in her early years but it wasn’t until she reached age nine that she began to work with her father on a limited basis. It soon became ap- parent that the twosome needed a bass player, so mom, Ronda, picked up the bass and within a month played her first show. And that was how the Murphy Family was born. By the winter of 1988-89, the Mur- phy family decided it was time to take the family band and turn it into a professional full-time musical group. By this time Jessica’s vocal ability had developed to the level which is truly outstanding for her age and listeners per p.m Nay unday Brunch 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m Reservations 825 4466 began to compare her to the early years of Brenda Lee and Tanya Tucker. Together this family has developed a sound that rivals that of any Nash- ville band with the additional enter- tainment value offered by a 13-year- old lead singer and the appeal of the family. Ryan, age 12, is assistant sound man and handles all tape sales and will soon be joi group as rhythm guitarist. three, is a budding entertainer who currently performs several numbers with the group playing her miniature guitar and singing. Time Air pilots may strike July 1 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. (CP) — Time Air’s 220 pilots could strike before July 1, according to their Dick said ‘‘a number’’ of company pilots have told management they won't strike over the issues raised in negotiations. Lyle Hanna, a Time Air pilot based in Calgary, said company plans to impose new working conditions on July 1 is ‘‘tantamount to a lockout.’ He said those conditions are con- sidered worse than the current work environment. Negotiations between Time Air and the pilots represented by the Canadian Air Line Pilots Association broke off Friday. Pilots want a straight seniority system, which is standard in the in- dustry. Time Air wants flexibility in promotions. The company said the two sides also could not agree on hours of ser- vice and scheduling rules, Hanna, executive chairman of the pilot councils, said the union will set ground rules fora strike pany. Hanna said money is not the key issue. “Throughout 18 months of i Time Air Tuesday and Wednesday when four union locals, stretching from Victoria to Saskatoon, conduct a strike vote. Results of the vote are expected June 22 and Hanna said he believes that will lead to a strike before July 1. Time Air pilots have been certified since 1977 and are seeking their first has refused to address normal in- dustry standards in such areas as pilot seniority, flight and duty times, and statutory holidays,”’ said Hanna. Time Air is the largest feeder for Canadian Airlines International and serves 38 communities in Western Canada, including Castlegar, as well collective agreement with the com= as Seattle and Minneapolis. Inflation rate falls OTTAWA (CP) — The annual inflation rate dropped to 4.5 per cent in May — the first time it has fallen below five per cent since April of last year, Statistics Canada said. This was largely due to the fact that federal tax increases on cigarettes and gasoline in the 1989 federal budget are no longer having an impact on prices, the agency said. But prices rose, on a monthly basis, by 0.5 per cent between April and May. The annual inflation rate in April was 5.0 per cent. The rate in April 1989 was 4.6 per cent. The monthly change in May was noticeably higher than the 0.1 per cent increase the previous month. Price jumps ranged from 0.2 per cent for transportation to 3.1 per cent for alcoholic beverages and tobacco Products. Clothing prices fell by 0.6 per cent in May but housing prices went up by 0.4 per cent. Jeff Rubin, an economist with Wood Gundy, said the drop in the annual rate won't persuade central bank governor John Crow to ease his high interest rate policy. “The month over month change remains high at 0.5 per cent,’’ he said. “I don’t think these numbers are going to lead to any visible change in the bank’s policy.’” The decline in the annual inflation rate ‘‘may in fact be bad for the bank because people will see it as an in- dication that inflation is crumbling.”” ~The Bank of Canada raised the trend-setting bank rate to 13.80 per cent on Thursday from 13.72 per cent the previous week. The central bank has been using the rate to try to keep a lid on inflation. Several analysts say the bank has been forced to bump up the rate to Prevent a run on the Canadian dollar as foreign investors remain concerned about the uncertainty surrounding the Meech Lake constitutional accord. Ted Carmichael, an economist with Burns Fry, also said he doesn’t see either Crow or Finance Minister Michael Wilson being impressed with the figures. “The only thing we have to thank for the year-over-year decline is passing the anniversary of last year’s big tax increases.” Wilson said in Toronto on Thur- sday that inflation hasn’t been defeated yet. He pointed to rising wage demands, saying, ‘‘it is clear the severity of in- flation pressures has not been or Food prices accelerated by 0.3 per cent after a sharp 0.8 per cent decline in April May’s increase was largely accoun- ted for by higher fresh fruit and meat Prices. Stores had lower seasonal supplies of apples and oranges and the price of bananas went up in May. The Consumer Price Index is Treat yourself to Goodwill this summer! = bl The 1990 Goodwill Games are coming to Washington State! For each Goodwill Games/Spokane ticket you purchase, Sheraton-Spokane will maximum daily savings of $20.00! Offer expires July 1, 1990. take $5.00 off your a little the room — for a HOTEL Limited to space availability. Some restrictions may apply. from the cost of hundreds of goods and services monitored by Statistics Canada each month. The index, based on 1981 prices averaging 100, was 157.2 in May, up from 156.4 in April and 150.5 in May 1989. That means the same goods and services that cost $100 in 1981 cost $157.20 last month. BUT NEED HOMES TO SELL Coll JORDAN WATSON 365-2166 © 365-6892 For @ Free Market Evaluation Realty Ltd. * 1761 Col. Ave. ARROW LAKE ELEVATION 1423.8 on June 15 Forecast of Elevation 1427.1' by June 23 Profits possible By ROB CARRICK ADV 1 c E The Canadian Press Trying to follow Canada’s dollar and stock On $5,000, the difference in interest would be markets lately has been enough to induce a nasty case about $300 over a year, The dollar would have to drop of vertigo. six cents to match that loss. Financial markets have been dribbled up and Some personal-finance experts advise that small down by speculators reacting to news coming out of investors simply wait out an erratic dollar. the Meech Lake constitutional talks and the country’s While economic or political news is often a factor tepid economy. in the movement of the dollar, currently speculators Such gyrations may appear to matter only in the can act on any pretext at all, says financial adviser gilded world of high finance, but they do affect the Tom Delaney. average person. “*The people who make the dollar fluctuate are in A sagging Canadian dollar, for example, can it for a buck,’’ Delaney says. ‘‘They’re in the currency drive interest rates higher and push up the cost of for the short term and-they don’t care if they make imports and excursions to the United States. their money on the way up or the way down.”” But personal-finance experts say there are ways Financial planner Catherine Munro notes that if the average person can keep wild financial markets at the dollar slips, the Bank of Canada could respond by bay, and even turn a profit. raising interest rates to stimulate foreign investors’ Heading to the United States for a vacation soon? interest in Canada. If the Canadian dollar appears poised to drop, “Take advantage of high interest rates,’’ she says. because of political troubles for example, consider “*Lock your money up in a guaranteed investment buying U.S. dollars immediately instead of waiting, certificate or a term deposit. Sit tight and keep your says Gordon Pape, a personal-finance commentator money in things that are safe.’’ Ira Katzin, an account executive with investment and author. Keep in mind, though, that for every one-cent dealer Richardson Greenshields, sees any slide in drop in the dollar against the U.S. counterpart, you financial markets due to political troubles as an ideal lose only $10 per $1,000 exchanged. You'll also be opportunity to invest in stocks. charged a commission each time Canadian dollars are That’s because the markets almost invariably changed to and from U.S. dollars, Pape warns. rebound afterward, Katzin says. If the Canadian dollar is slipping badly against the “*We've had bouts of trouble through the history American greenback and there’s no reason to believea of Canada that have created uncertainty, and many of turnaround is imminent, a U.S.-dollar bank account them have created investment buying opportunities,’’ he says. June 17,1990 Castlegar News YOUR CASTLEGAR SAFEWAY Where You Are No. 1 Standing Cut from Canada Grade A Beef 7.69/kg. .3*9 Ground Beef ria oe DD Regular Quality. 5 Ib. Chub $4.95 each. Limit 1 with Family Purchase. Rib Roast — DELI B.B.Q. CHICKEN 2'/ to 2% Ibs. Average weight before cooking 4.99 FRESH — BLACK FOREST HAM Fleetwood. Sliced or Shaved ] 99 100 G. might be a good idea, Pape says. However, Katzin cautions that it’s imp to **You just have to understand you're going to get distinguish between a market slide due to Meech Lake a lower rate of interest,’’ he cautions. And the dollar would have to drop dramatically to _and one due to a deteriorating economy, which can have longer-lasting negative effects on stock prices. compensate for this loss of interest. A typical high-yield Canadian bank accdunt That could be a tough call when analysing current market conditions, Katzin says, because slowing early June. A similar U.S. account would have paid containing $5,000 would have paid 10.7 per cent in economic growth and high interest rates bot been factors. OUTSTANDING QUALITY — New Exterior Design — New Standard Rear Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes — GM Pattented Insta-Trac-4x4 System — Standard Full Size Spare Tire — 3 Years/80,000 km. GM Total Warranty _QUISTANDING POWER *“—— Powerful 4.3 Lt. Vortec V-6 — 160 SAE Net Horsepower — Most Powerful V-6 in a Compact Truck — Excellent Trailer Towing Capability OUTSTANDING VALUE Stk. No. 8-2944-0 1991 GMC Sonoma 4x4 Extended Cab ony? 17,995 wnt 109 % sairerersons $75 Ose We have 10 GMC $15 Sonoma’s in Stock. 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