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(Show Times] 7:00, 9:20 p.m. BEST PICTURE 2 G@aome BEST DIRECTOR BC. Warming. — Frequent wotence. very coarse lanqutay COMMUNITY Bulletin Board B.C. FIDDLING CHAMPIONSHIP The B.C. Old Time Fiddlers Kootenay No. 9 are hosting a B.C. Fiddling Championship Contest on April 11 at the Castlegar Complex at 10:00 a.m. sharp. Finals starting at 6:30 p.m. which is followed by o dance by the Fiddlers ‘and on April 12 a pancake breakfast trom 9:00 a.m 11:00 a.m. will be served ot the Complex. Everyone welcome. CLUB ACTIVITY DAY - Saturday, April 4, Robson Recreation is hosting a Club Ac tivity Day in the Robson Hall. Corimunity Clubs have been asked to put on displays of the activities. The event is tree, and will run from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coffee and © light lunch will be sold from the kitchen. So bring the tomily, and see what our community has to offer 26 BROWNIE /GUIDE /PATHFINDER EASTER TEA AND BAKE SALE Soturday, April 11 p.m. Kinnaird Hall ‘Admission $1.00; tickets at door. Door Prizes 3/26 CANCER SOCIETY PUBLIC MEETING Legion Hall, 1:30 p.m. April 8, 1987. Guest speaker Phyllis Hood, Executive Secretary of B.C. and Yukon Division of the Canadian Cancer Society. Everyone welcome 6 LIBERAL WOMEN'S COMMISSION First meeting for Kootenay West will be held tonight April 1, 7:30 p.m. at the home of Shirley Hunter-Oglow, B01 Lynnwood Crescent, Castlegar, 365-2434. Come and enjoy an evening of wine and cheese. This is a chance to exchange opinions on issues of common concerns. ry GOSPEL SERVICES Based only on the bible. Nordic Hall, Columbia Ave. Every Sunday, 3.00 p.m. Everyone welcome. G. McMurrary, D Brough 2/26 SPRING RUMMAGE SALE Hospital Auxiliary April 10 — 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. April 11 10:00 to 12:00 p.m. Held at Kootenay Builders Store, Columbia Avenue, North Castlegar. For pickup please phone 365-3676, 365-8302, 365-5552, 365-2737, 365-6743 8/20 USCC PEACH COMMITTEE MEETING Sunday, April 5, 1:00 p.m., Brilliant Cultural Centre. Open to Public 225 CASTLEGAR AQUANAUT BINGO The Wool Wagon Tickets ot door, $10 W.1. COFFEE PARTY Also Bake Sale, Door Prize, Legion Hall. April 3. 10.00 a.m.- I2noon Rick Hansen fund. $1.00 324 Coming events of Castlegor and District non-profit organizotions may be listed here. The first 10 words are $3.75 and additional words are 15¢ each. Boldfaced wor ds (which must be used tor headings) count as two words There is no extra charge for a second insertion while the third consecutive insertion is seventy-five percent and the fourth consecutive insertion 13 half-price charge 1s $3.75 (whether od 1s tor one, two Deadlines are 5 p.m. Uhursdays for Sunday's paper ond 5 p.m. Mondays tor Wednesdays paper Notices should be brought to the Castlegar News at 197 Columbia Ave COMMUNITY Buliectin Board critics prize after its stunning debut at the Cannes film festival last May, lost out for the award as best foreign- language film. The victory of Platoon, which with four Academy Awards led the pack, was hailed by its director as an American commitment to ace. “I think what you're saying is that for the first time you really understand what hap- pened over there,” said Oli- ver Stone, who was named best director. “And I think what you're saying is that it should never ever in our life- times happen again.” L Newman's award is for his teturn to the role of Fast Eddie Felson in The Color of Money, Newman, who played Felson in the 1961 movie The Hustler, won a special Oscar last year for his career achievements. Caine was honored for his performance as an urbane philanderer in Hannah and Her Sisters. Toronto film-maker Briv- itte Berman's movie about Shaw, the famous big-band leader, tied for the Oscar with Down and Out in Amer- iea. The 114-minute documen- tary took 2'2 years to make, and Berman said Shaw, 76, decided to co-operate in making the film because he liked her earlier movie on-Bix Beiderbecke, a 1920s jazz trumpeter. Another Canadian, Steph- en Dupuis earned an Oscar for his makeup work in the horror movie, The Fly, which was firected by Toronto- born director David Cron- enberg. DUTCH FILM WINS Le declin lost out for best foreign-language film to the Assault, a Dutch movie about one man’s attempt to come to terms with Nazi atrocities. The triumph for Platoon, which struggled into exis- tence over opposition from those who thought it would never win popular success, came on a night of success for other The Acad of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Ralph Bellamy, 82, an honorary Osear for his 103 movie roles. He said it was “the greatest honor that could be given to an actor — Matlin, who overcame her deafness to claim an Oscar as a Lesser God, said she hoped it would bring her new op- portunities. “I just want work, any- thing any actress would want,” the 21-year-old said in sign language backstage. The 59th Academy awards brought long-awaited _re- wards to Newman and Caine, whose names glittered in lights fcr decades while Os- car eluded their grasp. . But neither Newman nor. Caine was on hand to savor the i was too superstitious to risk disappointment for an eighth time. And Caine, who took the Oscar after four tries, was filming Jaws IV in the Bahamas. RUBBER STAMPS Made to Order CASTLEGAR NEWS 197 Columbia Ave. Phone 365-7266 ROSE'S RESTAURANT RUSSIAN AND FULL WESTERN MENU Oren 2gerr 359-7855 s.stecon ic best actress for Children of © by one’s peers in every area of the business . It also voted the special Irving G. Thalberg achieve- ment award to director Ste- ven Spielberg, the box-office champion snubbed repeated- ly at the Oscars. Spielberg, creator of such hits as E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark, promised to turn his talents to “enter taining scripts of substance.” Platoon took four Oscars, including those for Stone's direction, sound and editing; it ‘had -eight” nomfnations. Hannah and Her Sisters; fol lowed with thri it had seven nominations. And A Room With A View, the gentle tale of a young wom- an’s European sojourn at the turn of the century, was scored three for the script by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, art direction and costume de sign; it had eight nomina- tions. The winner for best ori ginal song of the year was Take My Breath Away from the box-office smash Top Gun. Pop music producer David Foster, a B.C. native who now lives in Los An geles, had been nominated for the award for Glory of Love from Karate Kid II. 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Band leader Charles Wells and bass player and vocalist Jean Hanley used to play in the Castlegar area on a regular basis up until three years ago when they moved to Vancouver. Hanley has owned proper- 1971 and has also taught an- thropology at the David Thompson University Centre and adult education for both Selkirk College and the Nel- son School Board. She has been singing with the Charles Wells band for five years “to develop an ex- iting harmony sound that sits well on the ears of the 80's country fan.” Drummer Jerry Hamilton who has been with the band resident of Kaslo and is known to people in the Castlegar area for his work with bands such as Batteries Not Included and Flash Land. ing. He has had 10 years of experience playing the drums and received his musi cab training at Grant Mc- Ewan College in Edmonton. Band member Frans Donck has been working in Alberta for most of his pro- spent a year and a half with Buddy Knox and showcases with Doug Kershaw. Wells is regarded as Van- couver's answer to George Straight and has been trav elling across British Colum bia and Ontario playing and singing blues and contempor ary music. The band performs songs by artists such as Hank Williams Jr., Rodney Crow ell, George Strait, Steve ty in the Slocan Valley since for one year is a former NEW ALBUM fessional career and has Wariner, Steve Earle- Adams goes on sale TORONTO (CP) — When the new album from Vancouver rocker Bryan Adams goes on sale across the countrpsMonday, expectations for Into the Fire will have been stikéd by one.ofthe most expensivé.and well-orchestr- ated promotion campaigns in Canada. “It's the most extensive campaign we've ever done,” said Joe Summers, senior vice-president of A and M Records of Canada Ltd. based in Toronto, but he wouldn't disclose how much money the promotion will cost. A and M is hoping to repeat the history-making sales success of Reckless, which sold more than seven million copies worldwide. Reckless sold more than 1.1 million copies in Canada — marking the first time a Canadian has sold more than a million records in his own country. But Into the Fire is a much more serious and sombre-toned LP than the rambunctious Reckless. The grey cover is an indication of the darker lyrical content. Adams sings about the injustice suffered by natives at the hands of whites on Native Son, and of the sacrifices made by Canadian and British soldiers in the First World War in the: song Remembrance Day. Even the upbeat tracks are about struggling to overcome adversity. The predominant theme is about finding oneself at a crossroads, being presented with the moral dilemmas that come with maturity. Initial reviews have praised the album. The Record, Canada’s weekly industry publication, called it Adams's best work. Music aside, to ensure maximum sales in those first all-important few days of sales, A and M has shipped more than 200,000 albums, a similar number of cassettes, and 33,000 compact discs to retailers across the country. The album was delivered to radio stations and print media on Wednesday morning in hopes that saturation airplay and reviews would create excitement. Similarly, the first single Heat of the Night, backed with Another Day, was released three weeks ago, “to whet people's appetite,” Summers said. Consumers have their choice of buying the 45 rpm single or a “cassette single” which carries these two songs only and will sell for the same price as the 45. Cable 10 TV TRAIL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Lic. No. 59147 Friday Nite, April 3 ‘BINGO 60/40 san TRAIL TRACK CLUB tic. no. se04s Sunday Nite, April 5 Giant Car Bingo Win the Bonanza in 75 Number or Less and On Display in our Win the Carsro. Room. Our Previous Car Bingo had Prizes worth over $5,000 given out.! We Regret. No Advance Reservations can be accepted for Sunday. EARLY BIRD 6:30 P.M. REGULAR 7:00 P.M. For Bus Transportation & Information Fruitvale, Salmo, Castlegar, Rossland phone for bus transportation on or betore 4 p.m. daily Ph. 364-2933 or 365-6172 Riverside Bingo :v22%':: ex.-Konkin Irly Bird Bldg. SHAW CABLE 10TV Thursday, April 2 5:30—Senior Novice Hockey Trail Peace Committee. 9:15—Venture in Land B.C. — Beaver Valley take — The program high on Elkford in this lights the Kootenays game played Sunday, and features the March 22. Castlegar area 6:30—USCC Youth Festival 9:30—Uniroyal World Jr. — This is the after Curling Champion noon events of the ships — From Esqui May festival held in malt we present the Brilliant. 2nd draw of the Uni. 7:30—Robin Hood — The royal World Jr. Curl. children of Woodland ing championships Park school in Castle. The commentators for gar present their ver this game are Glen sion of Robin Hood. Jackson and Keith 8:45—Star Wars — This Dagg. program talks about Note: This schedule will be the American Star repeated Friday morning Wars defence system. starting at 9a.m. and Sunday Presented by the afternoon at 1 p.m —ARTS= Calendar The month of April... The W.K.N.E. Centre will be in ng xhibit “Unfamiliar Fauna of the Open e s open weekdays 9:30 - 4:30 an weekends: 10:30 - 4:30. ” ° ond Action Month of April. . . Workshops will be wil given at the W.K.N.E.C. Calligraphy, watercolor, and Batik. For more information, phone 365-3337 April 7... Trail’s Performance ‘86 series will be featuring @ theatrical evening of Jerome Kern at 8:00 at the Trail Jr High. Items for this bi-monthly feature should be telephoned to Lynda Carter of the Castlegar Arts Council at 365-3226 Sponsored by ( 5) CASTLEGAR SAVINGS y CREDIT UNION SBdhcle. you decide Weather ts infest tx ged, colne aa pork bellies, bonds or Bell Canada stock, consider first. Asaresult, you might choose to go for some short-tefm 4 gains in the stock market, with a move Into a fixed-rate investment before the next downturn: NOT EASY Unfortunately, forecasting interest rates isn't easy — even the experts find it frustrating. nf Ask the bank economist who tells how his chairman declared “only a fool” would try to predict interest rates — just before he called onthe economist for his forecast. “In theory, it's fairly simple, ydu have a'check list with inflation, international capital movements, how the country’s regarded and a number of factors that have a bearing on capital flows,” said Ben. Gestrin, senior viee-p' of ies at the C: i Imperial Bank “But there are a great many factors and it's not very often that they all work.in the same direction. “Interest rates, in the end, are sort of the final indication of just about everything that takes place in the marketplace.” ‘Like most components in a market economy, interest rates are driven by the basic rules of supply and demand. "On the demand side there are consumers, businesses and government — all borrowing money for everything from tropical vacations to financing the government's deficit spending, said Doug Peters, chief economist with the Toronto-Dominion Bank. Supply comes from three main sources: individuals’ savings, corporate cash flows and the money supply as controlled by the central bank, Peters said. Individual savings provide by far the largest proportion of those funds, but the government's control over the money supply is crucial because it is the “swing factor” that can tip the scales, Peters said. HEAD LIST There are dozens of factors that affect the supply and demand for money but leading the list right now are eurrency exchange rates. Generally, currency will move to the countries that combine the highest possible returns with the highest degree of safety. If lots of currency moves to a particular country, supply grows and interest rates can decline, Gestrin said. He cites the example of Switzerland where special banking laws attract large amounts of foreign currency and, consequently, interest rates are exceptionally low. It's also thé Feason Canadian interest rates are falling right now — the economy is considered to be sound. and interest rates have been high compared with countries with Regular Grind Only. 450G.Tin... _ EDWARDS GOURMET $2.99 GENERIC JELLY POWDERS DESSERT TOPPING MIX 3°1.0 SNOW STAR ICE CREAM Assorted 4 Litre Pail. Limit 2 Per Family Order. 3.77 QUENCH LEMON CRYSTALS 320 g. Pkg. Reg. $1.95 SAVE 976 eeseeeeces CHUG-A-LUG FRUIT DRINKS Budget TOILET TISSUED # Roll Pkg:.. 8 ¢ I 99° While Stocks Last .. similar economies like the United States, d Gestrin. With people worried the U.S. dollar may drop even more, Canada and other countries become “a sort of temporary parking lot for volatile capital,” he said. In the short term, exchange rates can have a significant impact on interest rates, but in the longer term inflation becomes the more dominant factor, Peters said. “There was nothing, for example, in the inflation rates that would give you the five-per-cent differenct in (U.S. and Canadian) interest rates that we had a year ago — that was due to exchange rates,” Peters said. “And if you remember, long-term interest rates didn't change that much then either.” Inflation and the expectation of inflation in the future were to blame for the monstrous interest rates earlier this decade as investors became reluctant to put their money into traditional savings because money's purchasing power was being eaten up by rapidly rising prices. FACTORS VARY Determining inflation rates is also tricky, because it's based on a variety of economic factors including growth of the economy and growth of the money supply. But inflation is easier to predict than either interest rates or exchange rates, the economists agreed. In addition, interest rate watchers must keep a close eye on what is happening to the U.S. economy for tips about where Canada may be heading. Gestrin and Peters also keep an eye on other economists’ predictions, but they watch with even greater interest what government authorities do with the money supply, one of the few areas of the economy that can be directly regulated. ; “I certainly pay attention to what Mr. (Paul) Volker (chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board) has to say,” Gestrin said. If all.this seems like too much to keep track of, pity the economists who do it for a living. BING Sponsored by Castlegar = > Aquanauts Sat., April 4 Arena Complex $] ,000 Jackpot $500 Jackpot 60% Payout Early Birds 60% Payout Specialty Games Advance Ticket $10 for 20 Regular Games EARLY BIRD 6:00 P.M. REG. 7:00 P.M. 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