CASTLEGAR NEWS, April 12, 1981 ‘Pablo's Dog’ Token humans programmed by aliens "Pablo’s Dog’ is playing at the National Exhibiton Cen- tre on April 24 at 7:80 p.m. ‘Pablo's Dog,’ a workin progress, is an original script by local writer Blake Parker and“... concerns conceptual human type programing,” explains Parker. ‘Pablo's Dog’ is an attempt by three ‘aliens,’ -- Cathie Marrion, Linda Hastings and Lynn Lidstone, — to program two token humans, Anna Mec- Queen and Richard Row- berry, — with mental tele- pathy and ‘transcendental aurtace actualization ther- apy! Simon Webb, whose work is well-known in Vancouver theatre, has been brought in to direct this production. “When people ask me what I do, I tell them I sell insur- ance,” says Webb. “Oh yeah, I done lots!” Theatre Energy is now in its sixth year. It is Western Canada’s only rural indig- enous theatre company. For the 1980-81 season the com- pany. has received grants from Canada Council, B.C. Cultural Fund, Thea Koerner Foundation and the Nelson Arts Council. Come out for an evening of laughter and support this ex- citing new production. Tic- kets: $2 for NEC members, $3 non-members, Western numbers Winning Western numbers for the April 8 draw for $100,000 are 1683834, 2799480, 1294717 Numbers for the $10,000 prize are: 3848440, 2956116, Te4e164, 1899616 and 3230102. Last six digits win $1,000; last five digits win $100; last four digits win $25 and the last three digits win five dol- lars’ worth of Express tic- kets, USE STANDARDS More than 25 million pieces.of mail are handled daily by Canada Post. High speed mechanized equip- ment is a necessity to keep up with the growing mail volume. But machines only handle mail hearing a postal code and mail that is within size and thickness standards. PERFORMERS of Theatre Energy's "Pablo's Dog" writer Blake Parker, Lynn Lidstone, left to right, Richard Rowberry, Anna McQueon and director Simon " are, Webb with Linda Hastings and Cathie Marrion in the foreground. Private Benjamin pene se cre aa Innocence vs: System™ By Jerry B Buck LOS ANGELES aan .e toast back,to:the chef. * ° “phils is a very ‘topical id Private ig. extra duty. Without so yrnnel as a three-day pass, she has gone from the movie screen to television, CBS recruited Lorna Pat- terson for the TV tour in place of Goldie Hawn, who starred in the movie comedy. But Eileen Brennan, as Ben- jamin’s ‘gung-ho nemisis, Capt. Doreen Lewis, and Hal Williams, as the gruff drill sergeant; signed up. Craig Nelson, also from the movie, makes a guest appearance in the second episode Monday night in a four-week run. Private Benjamin is a com- edy about a pampered soci- alite who enlists in the army only to discover that Dior doesn’t.design in olive drab, Gucel doesn’t make para- trooper boots, and you can't Send the chipped beef on Leon and - these . Homeless feeling good for her book WINNIPEG (CP) — Like the main character in her novel A Certain State of Mind, Norma Harrs des- cribes herself as homeless. Born in Belfast, she now lives with her husband and children in Toronto — as does her character Sarah Cald- . well, “I feel a bit, homeless as a writer,” said the former Winnipegger. “It’s a peculiar feeling. When I go to Belfast, I don't feel at home any- more.” Harrs said she and her character have similar feel- ings about Belfast. “It's love-hate,” she said. “That's about the best way of summing it up. I keep telling pavealt won't go back, but I n't helpbut go back.” *Harrs's novel is set in Bel- fast, where Caldwell, a nov- elist in her own image, .goes_ to promote a book. ~ Harre is retiirning in’ May ** for a visit with friends and family still there. She moved to Winnipeg from Belfast in 1958 at the age of 21 and left for Toronto 18 years later. “We left Belfast because the writing was more or less on the wall and things were getting difficult,” she said in an interview. “You could feel ==. . /GHINEBE ae Foon When tn Netson enjoy 2 different Chinese _ Smergasbords! | Friday — Hong Kong Soue Posi di ing eidiideys shonday ® Thorstay 7a.m.109 p.m, Friday @ Saturday 7.a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday 8a.m. -9 p.m. noe . Sever RESTAURANT : 479 Baker 352-3456 coming. - “I was tired of the atmos- phere. I felt it was terribly narrow, very isolated.” INSPIRES CREATIVITY But being a bit of an out- sider, not really at home anywhere, can help fuel a creative mind, said Harrs. “It’s all good for novel writing, because when you're isolated from people, you're looking from outside the bubble and it’s easier to write {about what's inside).” Although Harrs considers herself a veteran of three other careers — wife and mother, acting (including at ———-- COMMUNITY - Bulletin Board EASTER: SUNRISE SERVIC To be held ot i: ney .m, Easter Peeling April 19, in the trees just outst immunity Complex. Conducted by Rev. Ted Bristow of the Castlegar United Church. Everyone welcome. OVER 60's CLINIC ‘Will be held Ay te wer ,Kectency Health Unit, in Costlegar, on 1@ 60 years of age or older, the Manitoba Theatre Cen- tre) and broadcasting for CBC Toronto and Winnipeg, she calls fiction-writing her “final resting place.” She wrote A Certain State of Mind five or six years ago but it underwent several re- writes before being pub- lished by Virgo Press of Tor- onto. In the first version, sho said, the first half of the book was pt in Winnipeg, but a publisher told her to rewrite it“and Lave! old Winnipeg got wiped out.’ casrina NEWS ENTERTAINMENT Casis in rehearsal for drama festival TRAIL — The casts have been selected and rehearsals are under way to Theatre ‘Unlimited's three plays to be centered in the West Koot- enay Drama Festival. Frank Finney is directing Paul Elliot's comedy “Ledge, His body speaks for him in $.O.B.. WINNIPEG (CP) -—- Paddy Stone, 57, a dancer with the __ Royal Winnipeg Ballet in the, early 1960s, makes a : brief -but,,unusual dancing come: back in a new movie starring Julie Andrews, In town to choreograph Ravel's Bolero for.the Win- nipeg troupe, Stone said he was hesitant about dancing in the movie 8.0.8. In the dance sequence, Andrews cavorts with a lecherous fiend played by Stone in a kind of porno graphic send-up of Babes in Toyland. It is an_out-of-character role for Andrews who inati- tutionalized wholesomeness on the screen in such films as Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music. At.the end of the dance, Andrews, 48, bares her breasts. ‘Stone agreed to do the se- quence on two conditions. - “First, I wanted my hair dyed because I didn’t. want to appear on the screen as 8 grey-haired old man.” PAINTS HAIR He got his wish, although he had to settle for having his hair painted black instead of dyed. wn second request to have his face lifted. was turned. down. But movie goers may be: too preoccupied with Stone's daring dance to notice. “[ don’t speak except with my body and it S8y8 a lot, I want you to know.” In S.0.B., which also stars William Holden, Andrews figure named Jock, played by Stone. LUBING OFFER "Stone? who has spent 1 most of the last 35 years London, was luted pass oing the dance sequence by Blake Edwards, director of such movies as 10-and the Pink - Panther. Edwards is also married to Andrews. Stone said he finds Winni- peg gives him a rare oppor- tunity to choreograph ballet. He‘ would like to do one a year for the local troupe. He was brought here to work on Ravel's Bolero, part of the final set of shows for the ballet this season. “{ probably got more satis- faction out of this than any- thing I've done,” he said. “It’s” probably the hardest piece of music I've had to choreo- graph to. It’s so repetitive.” Ledger and the Legend.” His . cast includes Karen Williams as J.M., Sam McBride as Pete and Alan Baker as P.J. Betti Hall is director of Edna St. Vincent . Millay's play “Aria da Capo.” The cast has Shorta Fraser as Colum- bine, John McKinnon as Pierrot, Doug Joiner as Coth- urnus, Mark Ellis as Corydon and Dennis McNulty as Thy- rsis. ‘The director for Murray Schisgal’s play, “The Tiger,” is Lee Mendoza. His cast includes Jack Fisher as Ben: and Donna Moyer as Gloria. The three one-act plays West Kootenay Drama Festi- val to be held at the Trail Junior High ‘School. audi- torium April 80, May 1 and May 2. Yolande McKinley, chairman of the West Koot- enay Zone of Theatre B.C., reports that other entries will be coming from Nelson, Kaslo and Kootenay Bay. The Nova Theatre Company of Kootenay Bay will enter one play, the Kaslo Repertory Company will enter one play and the Heritage Players of Nelson will enter two plays. Curtain time will be 7:30 p.m. The adjudicator for the will ‘2 performed in the , festival will heJim Hoffman , Elvis’ home films basis of movie MEMPHIS, TENN. (AP) — A closet full of home movies has been turned into a now film about Elvis fore a showing of the docu- mentary for about 200 Pres- ley friends and film critics. “Clips, bome movies of — 8 Presley that p David Wolper says. will help .sep- arate fact from fiction about the late king of rock 'n’ roll. “We unlocked a closet downstairs in Graceland (Prestey’s home) and here were all these films, for- gotten about,” Wolper, pro- ducer of This ‘is Elvis, said recently in an interview be- Foremost painter conducts seminar Jack Wise, a B.C. artist, will conduct a Creative Pro- cess seminar ‘in Room 809, Eatenanie Hall, -at David Thomps6n University Centre on Thursday from 7 to9 p.m. The seminar, which is free and open to the public, will be ‘on the subject “Painting from. Nature Analysis.” "I'm convinced that nature has not been exhausted as a ¢ source of inspiration for the _ 7 articulate. bridge. between artist,” says Wise. Wise will be in the area to Exhibition at the National Exhibition Centre, and will also give a two-day workshop . at DTUC, co-sponsored by Cl per cent of it Elvis. It took two years to get the rights to all the film." Wolper's 100-minute film, which will be released through Warner Bros., had the approval of the Presley estate and the singer's men- tor, Col. Tom Parker,’ al- though Wolper had a free hand in making it. Presley associates Joe Esposito and Jerry .Schilling were con- sultants. A Unique - Restaurant The Crown Point 1895, featuring glant antique turn-of-the the West Koot Arts Council. “Jack Wise is one of the very best painters in western Canada, if not the whole country,” says Jed Irwin, a senior painting instructor at DTUC: “He is also a truly East and West in terms of art century English and Itallan stalned glass, and much more. 3 "Teall “Women are in the army, It's topical as well as funny. You couldn't have done this a few years ago. People would have ° thought it contrived and stupid. women in the army now, and there’sa possibility of a draft for women.” The situation is so topical that both ABC and NBC have their. own ‘women-in-the- army comedies coming up. CBS rushed to be first. In fact, the movie still is in its first run at the theatres. NOT AT RESORT The series takes its com- edy from the past of the movie .in which Judy Ben- jamin learns from Capt. Lewis that she’s not at a sum- mer resort. “The difference between bad movie and this is that I t to play only the middle part," said Patterson, a small blonde who bears a physical resemblance to Hawn. “I’ don’t get to play the begin- ning, and I don’t get to. play the realization. As soon as that happens. the series is over. You would” have. no more conflict.” The theme of Private Ben- jamin is similar to many ser- vice comedies, ffom No Time: For Sergeants to. Gomer. Pyle, USMC. It's Innocence - ys. The System. Innoconce. always triumphs in.the end, Each episode turns on Judy Benjamin's failure to adapt to army life. Lorna Patterson's racks mates include Lisa Raggio as a tough street kid who chose the Army instead of jail, Joyce Little as an upwardly mobile recruit from the ghetto, Joan Roberts as a naive country girl, and Ann Ryerson as an army brat _ There are more © bar slways on.the lookout for an + offiter to Impress.'.”: The oxtrag are played by . women Marines from the nearby E! Toro Marine. Air Station. They know how to march and they pave short . hair. ‘ NOT ARECRUIT whe, Patterson is no raw recruit to television, She starred in two series, Working Stiffs so i CBS and The Goodtime Girls on ABC, She's also dono nu; merous guest shots, and was, Randi the stewardess in the movie Airplane, She was sot for a new NBC - comedy when Private Ben- jemin came along. She was in the pilot for Sidney Shore, starring Tony Randall, and was to be in the 19 episodes. ordered by NBC. “By some miracle they let me out,” she © said, “They had a backup, but I don't know who*she is.” Patterson sald she never | thought about stepping into a:: role created by someone olse. * until people began ie ask her, . about it, “It’s not my, problem,” she - said, “I have a job todo, and I think I do it well. I-don’t play. the same as Goldie. Tues. - Sat. 5to10p.m. Sundays Sto8p.m. Closed y,. . Mondays - -600- 2nd st: South 365-2421 ut a hdl Soturday 4 Oriental Cuisine or Western Dishes: We Cater to Parties of all sizes Phone in for Take-Out Service Sunday Smorgasbord § 5 p.m f to 8p.m. mah. Thre a ‘a.na8 ph re EASTGATE GARDENS A .932 Columbia Avo. Castlegor ~ Ph, 368:7414 oo Firgt in a series about life in the high Arctic, ae RESOLUTE BAY, NW? (CP) —It's early afternoon ter. The sun is out; the . temperature is a conte table“ minus 80 . degree: Coletus. » Kay - Semple. { is ‘ ready.;to._ sample ‘some: of rthe.world’s most exclusive cross-country, ‘akiing,. “Semple is no jaded tour: : “hat. She operates the ane: * woman ‘Living. in n the hi igh Aretic Arctic. Isolated nurse’ able to. enjoy exclusive skiing | Tate inthe high-Aretie-win- . ar “We also tackle pey- chiatry, counselling, public health and nutrition.” . Somple’s practice covers about 300 Inuit'—-500' in the summer when hunters are active — and she also tends to ills at the airport. . Private mining camps have their'own facilities. ~ The station has a ally . ing station: in Resolute's °125-member :. Inuit“ com- munity,: about’ eight ‘kilo- © “metres: from” the moatly «base. ‘Unlike -most other mig- - rants from the south, Sem- ple does not shut herself in during Resolute's long, bit- . “tery cold winters. “ve been’ skiing since: _ January sin’ the daylight * season,” “she ~ says. “But have to. watch out for Semple belongs, to that North and not come simply to earn big money: She's developed the quiet inde- pendence needed for a job. where the nearest doctor is at Frobisher Bay, on Baffin sand air kilometres away. TRY EVERYTHING, — very much,” says Semple. “It’s an-independent type ‘ of nursing, wheré you try your hand at everything “To The Badd Man Easter Week April 13, 14, 15 Giving Away Free Albums ~ Sat., April 18 ‘x. Bunny Contest, ——Easter Basket-Fullof Prizes for the Best. Costume Come & enjoy the Fon & Prizes : have a. baby. white ‘Resolute - ‘Bay “aire ” group. of southerners, who ms have made a home in the © Island, more than a‘thou-, — the. medical side. f ete with i coe) * gotten a women's volley- ball team together. ve ‘The solutions aren't un- expected from. a strong- |. minded, middle-aged wom- , an‘who raised three chil- dren, then took up north-" ern nursing nine years ago. after babies as a hospi books asa child,” she says. * After’ postings at. Fort Rae and Snowdrift, both on ‘the. Northwest Territories Sometimes she will fly to. : the scattered Inuit: com-::, munities of ‘the’ eastern’: | Arctic, making house calls.’ Although’ she can always = “call for an air evacuation in : life-threatening cases, she prefers -to -handle most things herself.::: Resolute pretty healthy community, : ssf she says. “You hear the talk about ernization between village . _women and single:men.at ©. ‘the base. - The, ‘base's bar “T like'this type of work’. 6 Semple: is: working. - on that. - She's . taught: ‘some - Inuit to play te and has, > gences. and, she came. to * Resolute, on Cornwallis Is- tand, 16. months ago." Her husband, an airline - employee, still - lives’. in Toronto and she. says he. ‘accepts her. lengthy. ab-. “Men have been doing it for many years.and now, | women are doing it,” she Bayes ae Semple gots home about * |: pital in.the south, - The ‘trips are. far be-:. tween, so she-passes the’ time ‘like other southern transplants, Her . musical tastes are eclectic, from the classics to rock, and she favors early 19th Cen- | tury French’ writers’ for © recreational reading. But skiing is her true escape from the Arctic ‘ winter.’ ids “It's very lonely here. It would be better to be eaten by a polar bear than to be .. found crazy in's nursing * station.” Bank of Canada rate bank’s determination to... .maintain the status que be- lownward due bo the rise in U.B. ratea: The move ‘is: also :in line“ *. with’ Informetriea : Ltd. of: with the central bank's warn- ing that rates will remain - high, until inflation, which i in asn't” exactly “love, ‘at aight Ling-Lin, he | is fallowed a a te of { Us. policy, bit: & move to prevent: a. sharp decline’ in. Interest tates and stabilize . US. in., the ;1' -per-cent, range from. : tially believed the Federal Reserve Board was easing controls on. he money supply, lowing & - drop in interest rates. How: ? ‘evor, ‘minutes of the béard’s -Intest *meeting . “showed - its policy was to continue, tight; controls on the money supp! toslow.the drop.in U.S. rates and dampen credit’ demand. Bill Jarvis, chief economist Ottawa, said: “We ‘haven't “seen a change in direction a giact panda = still’ awaiting: eiencod, B ‘played. hard to get, .while hia, “her. Simported : lover, gaped and growled Pi ney, after all, only the firat meeting of the two giant pandas, brought together in hopes that they will find each - other: compatible enough: to Amid flowering pear trees -and cherry blossoms, .Chia- “g45-pound male, -from Lon: ‘more than 20 per cent within “a three-month ‘period.”: An increase in mortgage | rates of one-quarter of a per. “eentage point to 17.6 per. cont by‘some chartered banks ‘Canada this week also: ein: onatrated concern that high- er rates may.be with. us for: ‘Mortgage. rates are’ tong term’.loans’:and the move reflects concern on the part of the banks that rates may Fise further and will remain -| high in the long term. don, He took up residence in » ‘the : half-million-doliar’ panda‘ palace where Ling-Ling:and . ‘Hsing Heing them from China ‘in-1972. While ‘Hsing-Hsing. sulked * and will weigh about four ily 13° pandas | live” had been'living- - \ gince Richard Nixon brought bred in captivity in the West... One was. born last yéar in. : million ; 4 million in three: years Orr. (CP) > Can- ada's space program’ got. $64 extra Thursday, scan “the country and its: horelines, giving infor-- mation on frat: ‘conditions, tal, gi spending on space e during the? next three ‘ years’) to; $260 | ontal ‘a ‘Aerospace, Ltd.‘01 ‘Winnipeg, SED Systems Inc.:of ‘Saska- toon,’ Sask. and and the emphasis is ‘on: re- mote se satellites; that “S OrraWA (oP) — Th science: deparimente »prop- i Raber told ‘a news: co! : ference called to announce’ bist increase’ for’ the® + -in Newfoundland, MacDonald” * Dettwiler™! and ‘Associates °. ° Ltd. of Nancauver. y Robe: in the Arctic and crop conditions, chs ‘The energy,-mines and re- Sources department has two receiving’ .stations,: one in Saskatchewan, and the other > program Scested | “The technology-devolop t will: get: $20 million, “during. ‘the ,“ three: years and includes $10 tmil- lion to increase the cations department's indus” which ‘pick: ‘up data from two American: 4 » satellites. ~~ IMPROVEMENTS Bristol + Roberts said six Te jects worth $40 million over, three - years are in remote sensing, Including $14: million to im- ~ Prove the two stations to roduce better. information. mation is estimated to be $40 million’ to, $60 million an- © ually,” he said. : race program between now, and March 81, 1984, he be- pleased with:the announce- ment, but not, surprised be- cause it fits within: ‘the :gov- y ‘plan for alm: space rales tia year age. users of this. better’ infor.“ planiis for new space projects . Roberts ‘said projects are: and ener, deptrtinents ‘and the National Research Coun: “under. ments: ‘and agencies, most: of m_in' the communications Bae . wing,” but space ‘activities “are spread among 10 depart- we. ture,” the minister : said. (“1 expect it would require some mls lo the Office and‘Technical’ Employees Uni laim Centres.'M + anal yo : dispute has'be resolved to mak our claim. ite repairs ar lability, biit will - of your dedi investigate and plays the star of a Mary Poppins-t: movie - which . flops. The producer decides F to reshoot it as a porno- : graphic film. - In the original version, there's a sugary scene where Andrews is supported by [:a00 pay ave. in his cage. , banned from the yard for "feat | that /hé' would » Mexico City: but was acei- dentally sinothéred to death. judge the Second Juried Art and in.terms of pi who is ineroned n Inhaving ng thelr blood presiure, hearing and vision ed should contac! us at the Health Unit foran on inne Phone 365-77. KOOTENAY DOUKHOBOR HISTORICAL SOCi The annual migeting o of the Society will be held on on April 22, at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum on Audiovisual Centre. All members and interested people cre Invited to attend. Refreshments and entertainment will be provided after the meeting. . life-sized dolls, tin soldiers, WEST KOOTENAY DRAMA FES! teddy bears and a jack-in-the- te Rat held on April 90 - May 2 of the Teal I Tupior High box. - wditorium. in@-aci 1s from Nelson, Teal ooten Fn ee eNO orn. lickets at the In the remake, the toys Sone: engage in an orgy and the W.A. TO THE CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT HOSPITAL jackin-the-box springs open Sering ‘Rummage Sale will be held on May 1 from to reveal a grinning, satanic 9 pm, 7p. 10 a.m, to 12 noon in Pine Kootenay Builders ull, next to Super Valu. Rum- mage is needed, Fore ickup, please phone 365-8302, 365- 5 p.m. until Midnight - Monday - Saturday 3821 or 365-6743. International Cuisine ina Dutch setting RESTAURANT Below the Bridge - Nelson Telephone 352-9998 Chis got. a first glimpse of his new: girlfriend: d iy Please note that all accidents resulting in damage totalling $200.0 CO-OPERATIVE : Send : death ust be seported t to. the police within 48 hours. Thefis ind ‘hit ". Managementiof t % We season, her partner. Hain; Heing didn’t do what was Ox: _ pected « of him, ‘After. aifailed” ~ General I i 3 bi by fir - other. of our many policies, hould be chore to the soe from whom * Castlegar Community art t Exhist * 2nd West Kootenay Juried Art Exhibition April 14th to May 14th at the National Exhibition Centre in Castlegar. Opening Reception April 14th at 8 p.m. ° and District non-profit through the courtesy of Canadian Cellulose’s Celgar Pulp and Celgar Lumber Divisions. Please submit notices direcily to the Castlegar News by’S p.m. Thursdays. Coming events: of Cast organizations ar ed NIGHT CLUB : Open Mon. - Sat. — 8 p.m iq'm. 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