2—Chahko-Mika Mall, Wed., Oct. 29, 1980 Owner follows in family tradition ‘When Rod Robinson opened the door of the Head Shed hair salon in the Chahko- Mika Mall, he was acting In a family tradition that goes back many Tt was the summer of 1896 that Rod Robinsons’ eat great 7 Revelstoke then to Nakusp by paddlewhesler and from there to Nelson by train. Mary Buckmaster, the eldest and only one still living of this family is now in her Sth year Parksville. and Rowena 6 mo! mei i had travelled ed by 7 her years and has a sharp Seas memory for places and She recalls quite vividly the small house on Victoria Street where her father took : ores EDIE ARMSTRONG — serving all ages Edie Armstrong has been making people beautiful for more than 20 years and now she has come to the - Head Shed hair salon in the Chahko-Mika Mall where she plans to keep right on doing just that. “Vlove the people, | love Nelson and | love the shop,’ she said. ‘’My clientele are my friends, not only as a head of hair, as people.” She said customers of the shop include both. sexes from all ages and walks of life. But hairdressing, isn’t everything for Edie, whose goal is also to make people happy. “No hairstyle is as good as the smile is underneath it,” she sald. For Head Shed owner Rod Robinson it’s his second shop to open in the area. “| wanted to be where the mall is because | had a good experience with the mall in Trail,” he said: LADES’ PULLOVERS fim $0.68 soz $g°97 SALE his family to settle. A few hours later. a gather his brood and hasten to the nearest hotel for shelter until the roof was paired. Buckmaster said the barber shop was on the op- posite side of Baker St. from where the first Hipperson Hardware was located, probably near where the McLachlin Jewellery store is, ~ heavy rain . "storm caused he roof to leak’ so badly he was forced to’. to the house. on She fathers’ opening speclal ‘of 25c for haircut and shave, this later advanced to 5c for a . shave and 25¢ for a haircut. She Is not positive if he had « the first shop of this nature in Nelson. ‘Those were the days when * the Silver King and several other mines were at full tilt bringing many ad- venturesome men like Jim Doble to the area catering to , the needs of the populace. Rod Robinson, faft, and Randy Robinson, right. Great hairstyling for all ages He said no Victoria St. | Buckmaster said it’ was. situated almost straight above where,the bus station used to be on Baker Street. A steep winding trail connected them to the business district. While in school she sat next so Jessie Hipperson,- whom she thought her best friend, but both girls liked and played with Eva Mc! trlo were very close. About. 1898 Jim Dobie decided to move out to Hall Siding where he was the first barber: There he also became the first post master and * received $10 a month for his services, Money was really rolling in this time. He also had another mouth to feed for it was here his wife delivered their first son, Wallace. Mary, now 12, ac- companied her father to Nelson, going by foot along the railway track roughly 10 miles or more on a few oc- casions when he had business - in the city to attend, always * staying overnight with * frien At hat time Hall Siding boasted three stores and two if not three hotels, one being operated was aMr. ‘McGregor. Youn, ung Mary was quite an accomplished pianist. Her’ father kept their piano in his shop and had her play to amuse customers while they waited their turn. ofa restless nature, Doble once more picked up his family and moved on to Trail, - where again he opened a barber shop. He evenstopped by Salmo to look the situation over, but decided things were _ bigger and better at Trail. Later, the pecesay, ol great basis. ere y and the saton gets a lot of Its business 0 ona spur of the moment Robinson said crazy colors is the latest fad to hit hair dressing and he expects It to last for about one year. The busiest time of year for the business is when people go back to school or during the spring break. Although he did not get his shop open in time to catch -the back to school business, he is looking forward fo Christmas rush. When people come In to have their hair done, they . also like to chat with the people there. “It's a pretty good place to work if you want to know what's golng on around town, he sald. WELCOMES NEW MERCHANTS .) LADIES’ 2-PIECE SKI ae 100% nylon tatfeta outershell A stylish bulky knit pullover Ss, M, L. Suecier with pointehe knit- ting and embroidered trim on front and sleeves. Made of easy care 100% acrylic. from beige or teal; blue. Sizes: S, M, L. eed ingion suterahall, ad fibretill body, (4 MEN'S SNOWMOBILE SUITS alseyes: & attache: hood. 2 lower: patch eau 2959- a8 | NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL STORES. with polyester fiberfill inter- lining. Choose from several mesenen styles or 3-tone color Sonbinations All'styles come with bib-type overalls. 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Called Workwear, the store opened recently in the Chahko-' Mika Mall and the response has been good according to assistant manager Kelly Green. : «Most of them are aul if wil (4 days) Re-Opening Special — On Ladies’ Wear SAVE UP TO 40% From now until Saturday free Draw for And while the store is primarily aimed at working people, Green said they also earry a Jine of fashion jeans and over 75 styles of boots. She said the store is appealing to people from all over the region because there is no similar service _ offered anywhere else. The store keeps a demand eet and if anyone.can’t find in_. hat they want, they ‘will order it if enough People want it. Kelly said there has been a a lot of demand for the small size of coveralls and the store was attempting to order them. ‘A lot of women are wanting coveralls — some for out in the pee - tome have goats and io Ree. the. smell off thee ‘clothes, sh Bob Eddy, one ae of the store said he likes the feel of auality about it, ‘It.seems like one.of. the most dalla” ‘places’ in’ the‘ mall,” sa .Easy care, 100% acrylic cardigan with cable de- signed front and back. Sizes: S, x L. enon: REG. $13.99 1 1-% CHAHKA-MIKA MALL Nelson, B.C. Phone 352-5318 Two TanJay FRANCINES STORES Chahko Mika Mall Chahko-Mika Mall, Wed., Oct. 29,1980—3 - SWEET SMELL — pes Bam owner ‘tudy Lowis mixes up the the store will offer muffins, cookies, decorator cakes, ‘ages firat batch of goodles for the bakery which opened last Saturday. other delicious Items. Lewis sald rep shop will also offer homemade ‘soon, Bakery Bar's Kenda O'Keele gets the sugar ready as she explains bread of Nelson rafile for a 1981 Honda Civic. The draw will take Place on Mika Mall. A SNIP ce THE Scissors — opens the mail én. Solemn Nell Handelsman of the Westcliff group looks on. . Dec. 27th and tickets are being sold by Kinsmen members such as he, honours was Miss Nelson, Wendy soensen wh SaveMoreHere INSTORE BAKERY LARGE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT HOT e COLD PREPARED FOODS IMPORTED FOODS NON FOODITEMS ~ sm ronan FULL DAIRY DEPARTMENT | WHAT FRESH, QUALITY MEATS. A AND OF COURSE OUR THRIFT CORNER STORE “Welcome to B.C.’s Very Own Food Store’ YOUR NEW OVERWAITEA FOOD CENTRE IS IN THE CHAHKO-MIKA M, 1200 LAKESIDE La STORE HOURS: MON., TUES., WED. & SAT."9.6 THURS. & FRI. 9-9 GARRY YORGA B.C.°S. VERY-OWN FOOD PEOPLE Overwaitea and FREE CAR — will go to the lucky winner of the Kinsman Club ted Malysh, ae above at the Kinsmen table In the Chahko-