aarteteeameetnrhe oer = ferent dS PNW 9 NRE ShOWDIZ by Joey sosso ue a : 7 New show now on tour If"The Girls Will Be Out In A Minit sounds like a ope PEIN RR NS t poe, «Legislative Library, ‘Parlianent Bldgs., S01 0 Victoria, B.C. VBV' 1X4 CONFIDENTIAL REPORT: Faithful” fens; are fighting to keep the NBC serles ‘Skag' alr. The show—starring Karl Malden rf Pate ne ae a hard-working Pittsburgh steel mill foreman—first aired TIME TO GRIN ; Nakusp — Secondary Secondary School | Gym, May By the time many of us the Women of the Kootenays ahead Gym, May 1; Kaslo— 2, 3. show, along with a good One of the many ‘What's It?’ presently showing at the National Exhibition Centre ‘What's it? Show’ full. of whatchamacall its Do you remember the thingamajig that Aunt Rose left in the closet? Or what about that doo-hickey that’s been in the garage for years? Whatever were they for? Houses are full of whatch- amacallits — and so are museums. .For centuries people have been inventing the strangest looking ‘things to do the simplest tasks. This year the National Museum of Man (National Museums of Canada) with the assistance of Benson and Hedges 100's, have explored the stare- houses of the National Mu- seum and come up with their own unique thingamabobs. Now young and old will be able to take a gander and take a guess at the National Museum of Man's WHAT'S IT? Show. The WHAT'S IT? exhi- bition contains items from all divisions in the museum: the Archaeological Survey of Canada, the History and Ethnology Divisions, the Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies and the Can-” adian War Museum. The artifacts range in age from: the prehistoric to the con- temporary, but with few ex- ceptions they are all part of our Canadian heritage. Although almost all of the “What's It’s” have a simple and homey function, they do come in the strangest shapes and sizes. It’s up to the audience to deduce the familiar from the exotic and decide what in the world this whatchamacallit is? This unusual and ex- citing show is at the National Exhibition Centre in Castle- gar until May 1. NEC hours: 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, Wednesday to Sunday. Also open evenings Thursday and Friday 6:30 to 9 p.m. For further information call: 365- 2411. in January. It got great, reviews and good ratings. But when ratings slipped in later episodes there were rumors that the show's short run could be its last. *Skag’ creators and producers, Lorimar Productions, felt the series was too good to lose without a fight. So did Malden, former star of the TV series ‘Streets of San Francisco.' “It's a wonderfull show and I'd tike to see It continue for a long time,"" said Malden. *‘I'm 80 percent Skag through and through. The working man Is the backbone of America, and Skag represents many Americans struggling to_get ahead, loving and caring about their dear ones. That’s the kind of man 1 enjoy portraying.’ Now NBC—admitting that it has been swayed by public opinion—has decided to spend $250,000 on six more scripts In an effort to upgrade ike series. Michael O'Hara, NBC publicity director told me that if those scripts are well-written and if it looks like there is real potential for the series, ‘Skag’ could flnd a place in the network's fall schedule. tn response to Lorimar ads in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York newspapers, ‘Skag’ lovers showed NBC just how much potential the series has. The days the ads appeared, NBC received 2,081 calls asking that the show be kept on the air. LOU FERRIGNO - «frugal spender KARL MALDEN «+. 80 per cent Skag TV TICKER: Lou Ferrigno may be earning a small fortune as the Incredible Hulk, but he isn't letting i success go to his head. He was spotted coming out of Los Angeles’ cheapest discount house, his arms full of video and stereo equipment. As he says, why should he pay a lot to see himself on the screen when all he has to do is look in the mirror?"’.. . Suzanne Pleshette admits she'd dash back into a television series in a flash if a good one ever turned up. “lt love working in that medium,” says the weeuty who last starred on ‘The Bob Newhart Show.’... An all out search is now being made by C8S for an actress to portray country star Tammy Wynette in a new movie. Tammy has agreed to help on the production, but won't appear in the film to be based on her autobiography, ‘Stand By Your Man.'...Telly Savalas returned to Los Angeles froma month's fun visit to Tokyo with so many gifts for his family and friends that it took an hour to unload his luggage from the plane. TV CLOSEUP: Ron Howard is worried about ‘Happy Days.” He wants it to have a quick death once the time is right. “Il want people to turn off their sets once they get fed up with us," he said, adding: ‘Then we'll know immediately.” ... Timothy Scott, veteran character “actor, will star in ‘Roughnecks,’ the second Me- tromedia Producers Corporation project in its Golden Circle series, scheduled for national premiere in May... The school in each city which collects the most “wrappers or facsimilles per student wins a personal appearance and free concert by Dary! Hall. and John Oates. A local disc jockey will emcee the ‘Care Free Fever’ event held during April and May, and will host the ‘Great Dance Chance’ dance contest with prizes for every, student who enters. The winning school also earns a $1,000 cash prize, with $500 going to the runner-up school in each area. Fly anywhere i in our system for 35 % off the regular return fare. Just book 7 days in advance* Stay as short as a Saturday night. Pacific Western flies to more places in Western Canada ee any other airline. 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The creation process is directed by Linda Putnam who joined thecompany from § Saratoga Springs, New York. | Bringing with her 14 years of experience in 11 professional companies in New York and Boston as teacher, director and actress, she has infused the company with new ways of finding. the people, the emotion and the truth in the Women of the Kootenays - show. 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Interviewed later, Das- cher said that based on the average school tax home as- sessment, betweem . $7,600 - and $8,000, the new rate would cost between $35 and $40 extra. ‘sources | BRAND NEW 1980 ’ SUNBIRD From Pontiac Stk. #3-0976-0 WE ACCEPT ANY TRADE ANY DOWN PMT. ANY TERM - 100% FINANCING BRAND NEW 1980. 2 TON From GMC Stk. #8-6795-0 , BRAND NEW 1980 YV, TON VAN From GMC Stk. #8-1804-0 TRY YOUR OFFER ON ANY VEHICLE IN STOCK WE DEAL CanCel buy bid could spark growth .... Total owner- ship by the B.C. Re- forest resources with those of BCRIC's current wholly- owned subsidiaries” the proposed 100-per-cent ownership would provide a financial flexibility with which CanCel could “ac- . celerate expansion plan- ning, Leaiervenbd at. the kraft . Corporation would callow Canadian Cellulose to speed up plans for expan- sion of its Castlegar. pulp operation, CanCel president Don Watson said this week. In a news release Watson said his initial reaction . to pulp mil” rs said. The CanCel president said the company’s board of directors’ will formally review the offer for the 2.4 million publicly-held shares “as soon as possible after it is made.”. Any appropriate recommendations on -the offer, he said, would be included in a~ directors’ cireular required under .”' tobe - PREPARING for Thursday's open house, Castlegar ° Chamber members Peter. Picton, left, and Tom — Oglow place a sign at 1444 Columbia ‘Avenue to cmict vis! Itors in locating the new facilities. Open house is to be held from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. with a meeting same day at the Hi Arrow Arms. : News/Mirror Fot heduled for noon the o by Lois Hughes © Castlegar’ s third ‘shopping centre ‘proposal rejected by city council Plans for the use of eight acres of land. east of Castleaird Plaza as the site of : Castlegar’s. third proposed shopping| centre failed to win city .council approval Tuesday. George Bonderoff's motion that the application by Com- merce Capital Trust for re- zoning of the Second Street South property from light industrial to comprehensive commercial use “not pro- ceed.”, earkest >. Bonderoff said despite extensive: discussion and an /“elaborate”..presentation by. from BCRIC — which owns - - 81 per cent: of CanCel -— that it: plans to.offer to:buy,,...> at-.$15 per share the “>. 19-per-cent minority hold- SOK. ings of the company’s 4,600- public shareholders was “positive.” As well as allowing “rationalization of CanCel's ‘circulated to. shareholders : acquire 90 per cent of the publicly-held shares. MP’s maiden speech hits Throne Speech A motion con- demning the federal government's failure to relieve increasing forest industry layoffs was” included in Kootenay West MP. Lyle Kristiansen’s ‘maiden House of Commons speech Monday. Citing the industry's re- cent production cutbacks in Manitoba and northern On- tario as well as in B.C., the New Democrat MP proposed an amendment to last week's Speech from the Throne, +which he ‘criticized for its failure to mention the layoffs or to promise specific rem- edies for the high interest rates causing them. His motion, seconded by Kamloops-Shuswap MP Nel- son Riis, proposed the addi- .tion of the statement “that the government has failed to provide a program to deal with the crisis created by massive layoffs in the lumber industry and this House con- demns the government for its failure to provide such a pro- gram.” More on page A2 “Accelérated ; growth and the high- way link with Salmo are . among reasons the B why. Castlegar needs a a new community plan, according to planner Bob Thompson. Thompson, who on be- half of his New Westminster firm Willis Cunliffe Tait will attend an informal seven- hour public meeting at city hall Monday to explain the updating process which will produce a new plan, noted the conditions for which the existing plan was written “have changed some.” Community plans “are not written to be long-lasting documents,” the planner said, and the five-year-old existing plan has reached the stage where they “are in- tended to be updated per- iodically.” Central Koote- nay directors Satur- day endorsed a Castlegar city coun- cil resolution catling ‘for the lowering of the province's $5 million fire. insuran- ce deductible rate for B.C. interior schools. ; The resolution, among more than 20 scheduled for debate at the Associ- \ation of Kootenay Boun- \dary Municipalities con- vention here Thursday to + Saturday, charges the pro- vincial government's insur- district board's support for the resolution, Castlegar director Mayor Audrey Moore cited the destruc- tion of the $2 million Kin- naird Elementary &“hvolia a Dec. 17, 1979 Gre as en example of a school which was not provided with Fire insurance for schools is inadequate, says RDCK BOB THOMPSON .. there Monday Traffic on the Castle- gar-Salmo highway opened in 1978 “can now make Castle- gar a real transportation focal point” and the city's future as a distribution cen- tre means an added pressure for formulation of a strategy for development of an in- dustrial park at the south end of the city, he said. . The city has received “a number of inquiries from ‘wholesale and distribution firms requiring a fairly large 1 parcel,” the plan- the fi school tone are ate stantially less than they are in the larger school districts ‘on the coast and where the buildings are pretty well all substanti-- ally smaller, we should have a different type of ” he said. “The principle in- volved is that if public money is invested in a public building the taxpay- ers ‘should be protected better than they are from that horrendous loss,” Moore told the board. Supporting RDCK en- dorsement of the resolu- tion Area J director Martin ‘ance apply- ing the same deductible clause to school districts throughout B.C. leaves “gny single school in the interior of the province without adequate cover- age.” Seeking the regional 1, who teaches high school in Schoo! Dis trict No. 9, pointed out the bed million geduesible may ite’ for lower : es Watricts with “ mag assess- ment bases. “But in an area where “I could see a $2 million school might be nothing in terms of assess- ment for the Vancouver school board but it is'a hell of a lot for the Nelson school district or the Cas- tlegar district.” Asked whether school boards could secure addi- tional coverage, Moore speculated that ifa number of interior school boards joined forces they might be able to secure more ade- quate: coverage, but she pointed out the $6 million deductible “should not be there for application to public property.” ” permits ner said, citing as examples Charne on the proposed com- plex providing for a 38,000- square-foot food store and a’ major department store, the ~ committee. decided :to turn down the application because _of the. impact. the .develop- ‘ment would pave on Property surrounding The, Central Ksoteniay Apoord chas reserved ivdgement on . B.C. © Hydro’s Arrow Lakes sub- division: plan pending an on-site inspection of lakefront property earmarked for sale to Proposed for an oval site bordered by Highway 3 on the south and west and the CPRail track on north and east, the development could mean traffic problems for tee. I area to call police ‘Offences not reported d’ by ts are and Sfraid’ to Maeda criminal acts, city coun-: cil’s pro services ‘chairman | said Tuesday. Referring to a 1 dfirearrn’i ms and recent acts, of vandalism, Ald. Len Em- bree named the failure of residents to report such offences is a major law enforcement. problem faced by tocal RCMP members: Embree said police “are involved in a complete in- .vestigation” of reports that a firearm — believed to be a -22-calibre automatic — was discharged, in the Seventh Avenue South and Street area late Saturday. But it was in conver- sations with residents of the area during his own investi- gation of the incident Sun- day, he said, that he saw signs of a “really scary’ attitude toward such A ok fences. “When. I go talk to neighbors who are really intimidated by someone be- ing anti-social and afraid to phone the police when some- thing’s taking place I begin to He said he hoped to meet’ in the near future with police to discuss the possibility of better observation of peer cular trouble spots.” “The main core of people causing vandalism problems .in the city, I'm told by the police, are readily identified,” Embree told council. “They're not the 18-, 14-, and 15-year-olds. They're a p that have their dri- ver's licences and are push-' ing over stop. signs with four-by-fours and that sort of thing.” RCMP “have all the leg- get worried,” the pi islation lable’ under service “That was the situation, Tm beginning to find out, with the close to the propery and on ree the..Crown, "eorparation ex- follow pects’ will “actually-_ through’. with.> purchase’ would: be developed ina scat- tered subdivision compatible with resource. values and would not be aimed at trig- gering road up-grading or further settlement. Following the on-sité in- by former area residen- | ts. Although critical of proposals arising from the B.C. cabinet's Environment and Land Use Committee's decision in February to allow Hydro to subdivide property in the Deer Park area for resettlement of about 80 former residents who were displaced from ‘their water- front homes when the Hugh Keenleyside Dam was built in the 1980s, regional district directors Saturday approved Castlegar’s Mayor. Audrey Moore's motion instructing planning director Floyd Dykeman to inspect the property. i The RDCK directors al- carried amendments re-" F) jecting ELUC’s late April deadline for completion of ts the incident on Fifth Street “and Seventh Avenue.” _ RDCK awaits information which t t the protective service chairman said, but they have difficulty apprehending them in the act. Embree” comments won support from Mayor Aydrey Moore, who. said .it is “time the adult community stopped terrorized” offenders “whatever their” age may be.” POP oral in in’ the council clear time limits on the sales and while retaining right of first refuisal on any resale for former residents, B.C. Hydro’ wobld hand over all surplus lands to the Crown, ““with management authority | as- signed in accordance with the staff, according to the Prop- vandalism 2 Moore, who had More on page A2 ‘Application . for CUPE . “membership ~- “Canadian Union of: Public. Employees rf $298 has ap- plied for ac- treditation CoA clerical ° osals, the parties i would achieve an agreement in principle by late April. Crown lands would then the Deer Park area, accused the ELUC of treating the region like “a colony” and of the recom- be d for design - by would then sell lots to ver- ified former owners with Hydro, . which - mendations of local residents and government’ offi ‘The Castlegar News will start twice- weekl publication May 4 with the introduc- tion of a new Burt. Ce bell d this week. | reserving their decision on the Hydro subdi' plan the Ci until they receive a report from the planning director. Under proposals agreed upon March 4 in a meeting ‘ ives"! ‘Terming the announcement “one of the most important in ‘ News’ 34-year history,” Campbell said twice-weekly publication has been under consideration for over a year. Campbell said the decision to distribute the paper's second edition on a Sunday is B.C. Tel’s distribution centre and Labatts, which moved its facilities from Nelson to. Castlegar. While there is not a shortage of residential land, he said, there is a demand at which plans for residential areas along the lower bench- land in North Castlegar west of the CPR track und on the undeveloped benchland in South Castlegar located west of the Inland Natural Gas transmission line would be aimed. “A review of building indicates that growth has been somewhere in the order, in terms of total building units, or 12 per cent over the‘past few -years,” he said. “That's much faster than Castlegar grew in the Breviows 10 years.” - d he the ELUC secretariat and B.C. Hydro, 60 waterfront lots — how shout North America. is in line with similar moves He said that not only is there a trend to Sunday District No. 9, the board of trustees was _ told Monday. Secretary Treasurer John Dascher reported the district received an April 16 Labor Relations Board notice — posted this week, as re- quired by the LRB for five consecutive working days, in the school board office — of the union's application on be- half of the clerical staff to include them in CUPE. * The notice said an officer of the LRB or the labor ministry “will investigate to learn the merits of this ap- plication” but did not say when the investigation will begin, Dascher said. “I would assume they'll probably wait until these five days are up,” he added. The secretary-treasurer said a total of 22 clerical workers, including library clerks, are employed by the a but it has not yet publications, but that many | to many of the former residents (a already observed by the Castlegar con how many cure Local 1298 seek to cover. | WEEKEND WEATHERCAST SUPPLEMENTS . The Bay ‘310th Happy Birthday Sale’ Safeway Super Valu . Western Reg pap Trade Fair (Not all supplements are included in all papers.) MIXTURE of clouds and sun- shine Thursday slowly deteri- ating into the weekend which could bring cooler weather and some rain during this weekend's West Kootenay Trade Fair. Daytime highs of 20° with overnight lows of 6°. BilSmiley . .. Classified Ads, Real Estate and Automotive Pages and his staff will be on hand at city -hall from 2 to 9 p.m. More on page A2 . Page D6 Entertainment Page BG Plan of the Week Erma Bombeck . Page Cl Pulpit and Pew . Page D4 Showbiz . . . PageES TV Week . . Page D1 viet Statistics edding Bells Page B6 Von Stara ek . Page BS Your Turn You're Getting Closer