i CHRISTMAS COMPLETION date ia pow scalaialy set for the
199,000 Castlegar Savings Credit Union building now being
structed adjacent the Hi Arrow Arms in Kinnaird. Building

chairman G. F. Dawson told the Castlegar News every stage so far

Youth Information

¢2> Halloween Night Wake

Brings YI

Church bells tolled, the
sound faint in the distance in
tho chill air of Halloween night
as flames slowly spread over
the signs and posters'symboliz-
ing the services offered by the
Project,

New Denver
Guides Enjoy
Ghostly Party -
First New Denver Girl
Guides held an enjoyable

Halloween costume party
which reflected ingenuity and
in the fi of

installation of windows to allow the pene to be closed up from

the westher for completion of the interior. Mr. Dawson also

commented on further progress by the Castlegar Savings Credit

Union at its Slocan Park branch with that branch now having its

newly-planced building in the drawing stage.—Castlegar News
‘oto

Pamphlet Called it Cream of the K y

Robson in the Early Days Was an Important Transportation
' Centre that Linked Lake Boats fo the Steel Lines of the CPR

The following article, writ-"
‘ten by one of Robson's best-
loved and respected citizens,
appeared in the 1958 Centen-
nial edition of the Castlegar
News. Mr. Ballard passed away

+ on April 29, 1961.

. * .

By O.B. Ballard

Robson in the early days
wasa transportation centre. At
that time Robson meant East
Robson.

In 1892 a railroad was built
from Nelson to Robson and in
1893 a railroad was built from
Nakusp to Rosebery. This
latter line connected with the
Arrow Lakes boats.
> In 1894a railroad was built
from Slocan City to Slocan
junction connecting with the
line from Robson to Nelson and
the Arrow Lakes boats. The
main purpose of these lines was
‘to provide transportation to
and from the mines,

At_the time there were
three boats on’ the Columbia
River and Arrow Lakes—the
Lytton, Trail and Nakusp. The

boat to and from Trail used to..

tie up at Robson and discharge
and take on freight and
passengers. The boat from
Nakusp did the same.

The railway from Nelson
and Slocan City brought more
freight and passengers.

The Trail Creek News of,

Oct. 19, 1895 relates that the
new and palatial steamer
Nakusp arrived at Trail with all

flags flying in honor of a

distinguished visitor who was
- expected to be on board.

The flags were flying in
honor of thet Earl of Aberdeen,

Want to Sell
Your House?
CALL MARY
365-6451 or 365-5244’

Governor-General, but the dis-
tinguished guest had got off the
boat at Robson.

The paper ends up by,
saying: “We doubt that the
distinguished guest can be
more royally entertained at
Robson than he would have
been at Trail if he had come

jn,’

With the completion of the
railroad through the Crows
Nest Pass to Kootenay Landing
in 1897, and a little later the
-completion of the CPR bridge
at Castlegar and the extension
of the line to Midway—coupled
with the fact that a line had‘
already been built from Trail to
West Robson—Robson, now
known as East Robson, lost its
-importance as a transportation
centre.

The old hotel has been torn,
down and history does not
relate which room or rooms the
Governor-General occupied.

Behind the hotel there
used to be a log building that
served as a gaol or lock-up, but
this has vanished along with a
pile of bottles that lay at the
back of the hotel and perhaps
served as a connecting link
between the two buildings.

Almost in front of the
hotel, at the side of the present
read, is a partly-filled depres-
sion which was once occupied
by the CPR depot. Further up
the road are the remains of the ,
old turntable that started the
locomotives back to Nelson.

The present road, from the
point where the railroad turns
off toward the bridge, up to a
point beyond the: packing
house, largely follows the ‘old
railroad bed.

So did one chapter of
Robson's history close, but
another was soon to start.

It had been found some
time before that B.C. was in
many parts suitable for fruit

A great
Christmas gift

growing. One of these areas
proved to be the West
Kootenays and a boom in fruit
growing was the result.

A firm of real estate
agents, McDermid and Me-
Hardy by name, issued a
pamphlet “Robson, the Cream
of the Kootenays." Among
other things, it gave 31 reasons
why land should be bought in
Robson which was surely
enough to convince anyone with
an open mind.

About 1908, settlers began
tocome in and take up land. For
a while, until they had some
kind of buildings on their lots,
they lived in the old hotel or in
tents.

By that time many of the
windows in the hotel had been
broken so life must have had
some drawbacks for them.
Some of the settlers brought
horses and at least on one
occasion, oxen.

They. lost no time in
starting the arduous task of
land clearing and house build-
ing. Among other -things they
built a church which, with some
alterations, still stands.

But education, too, claimed
their attention, and the first
school meeting was held in
1908. From that date until 1914,
the church had a dual role—it
served as church and school
house.

At Christmas the platform
at the front of the church, from
which the preacher delivered
his sermon, served as the stage
for the school concerts.

On this platform, possibly
not more than eight feet by 10,
plays were produced and future
prima-donnas sang. At school
concerts the building was
crowded. In fact many were
unable to get in and li-‘oned
from outside.

At that time the soc’ ° life
of the community centered
largely around the farmers’ and
women's institutes. Almost
without exception the settlers
had to learn as they went along
and through the institutes the
government provided i struc-
tion,

Possibly today some peo-
ple might think the life of the
early settlers was dull and
uninteresting, but these pio-

neers had a vision of the homes -

and orchards ° they” would
someday ‘possess and. work
went steadily on.

Application - was: made
through the Farmers’ Institute
for a road. The old railroad bed
was utilized and the “road
gradually extended toward
Syringa Creek. Settlers were
often glad to work their teams
on the road and earn some
extra dollars. -.

As the land was cleared

filled the air, and as the years
passed, this smell gave way to
the smell of apple blossoms.

With the apples came the
need for a packing house: and
about 1920 one was built. For a
time this served as an opera

house and dance hall, as wellas *

for apple packing.

In February 1922 an
operetta “May Day Dream"
was produced with 30 per-
formers, It was said at the time
that every home in the valley
had in some form or another
contributed to the production.

A problem arose: There
were no curtains. This was
solved by some of the ladies
who dyed a number of sacks red
and sewed them together.
Music was provided by a local

h and the pi

their costumes.

Janice Law was judged the
best in her clown outfit while
Sheila Wilson came a close
second representing George
Washington,

Girl Guides subscribe to
the philosophy that one should
help others as well as them-
selves so each girl had
contributed a small gift, After
the party Debbie Wiens and
Charlene Norman were chosen
to deliver the packages to the
Matthews family who recently
experienced a fire and lost their
belongings,

Also, as a good turn for
Halloween, the company pro-
vided entertainment for the
senior cilizens of the Pavillion,
New Denver's home for the
aged,

(Castlegar Crisis Intervention
Centre)

The format wake marked: ©
the end of three-and-one-half

years of service.to people in the
Castlegar district, The eulogy
was given by president of the
board of directors, Ab Dunn. A
brief history of the centre's

spirit was given by thp project ,

director Norm Wolfe, who,
giving reference to the centre's
symbol of a man with raised
arms and one bent knee which
originated as a crude stick man
spelling out Y-I-P, described

‘how the little YIP man learned

how to dance,

“In that one of the chief
community needs that the
centre was formed in response
to, was that of space to grow
and space for a disenfranchised
segment of the community to
find their own sense of

direction, in closing at this,
time, we continue to provide,

space for change and growth in
our community. The little YIP
“man” continues his’ dance,”
Mr. Wolfe stated.

Telegrams from Toronto
and Prince Rupert and several
letters from local supporters
unable to attend the wake were
read by secretary to the board
of directors, Susan Little.

More than 30 people
attended the wake and stayed
for a final cup of coffee. *

DRESSMAKING
COATS, GOWNS.
ALTERATIONS, BTC,"

Margaret Saremba

2nd Flop
Bob's Pay'n Tekit
280 Columbia

hh

Castlegar
ea 344

’ Fast — Courteous — Reliable
Phone 365-5700 .

Castlegar Horseman's Association
Fall Dance

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10
music BY:

ROD ERICKSON
AND LEAD GUITARIST
GERRY NELEON
$10 PER COUPLE
CASTLEGAR ARENA HALL
9 P.M, TO 2 AM,
SUPPER BERVED

Questi

1 to the lect

to be suk

THE BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 9 (CASTLEGAR)

SCHOOL LOAN BY-LAW REFERENDUM No. 8

of School District No. 9 (Castlegar).

“Are you in favour of the Board of Schoo! Trustees of School District No. 9 (Castlegar) borrowing money,
without further assent of the owner-electors, at any time or from time to time, within three (3) years from Dec-
ember 31st, 1973, by the issue and sale of debentures bearing interest at a rate or rates per annum as may be
specified by the British Columbia School Districts Capital Financing Authority at the time of the borrowing and
payable over a period or periods not exceeding twenty-f.ve years from the date or respective dates thereof, in
such principal amount as the Board may from: time to time deem necessary to raise net sums not exceeding in
the aggregate Six Hundred Thirty-three Thousand and Ninety Dollars ($633,090.00), after payment of discount,
commission, brokerage, cexchtoe,: and other expenses with respect to such issue or sale, for acquiring and

fo

was a areas

About 1920 irrigation be-
came a serious problem and an
irrigation. district was formed
to, bring water, from ..Pass
Creek..: This proved..to.-be.-a
great help. to She vali :

A schoo! had to be built in
1914 with government help.

It was enlarged in 1924.
But before the addition was
built, fear was expressed that
in a short while it would
become unnecessary owing toa:
falling off of schoo! population.
The addition, however, is still
in use!

In the winter of 1946 a
meeting was held to consider
what form a war memorial
should take and after consider-
able discussion it was decided
to make the little church
between the river and the
mountain, Robson Communit;
Church, providing. the Baptist!
denomination who held the title
was agreeable.

Since then about $3,000
has been raised and spent on
the building. From away back
in 1908, Baptist, Anglican or
United ministers have taken
the services—whichever was
available.

Today the church stands as
a memorial not only to those
who served in the wars, but
also to those early settlers who
have passed on.

The memory of the pioneer
days is fading, but the early
settlers laid good foundations
and their influence can still be
felt.

VOTE
BONDAROFF

school-sit

and the amount, specified as being
rand for which the schoo! district pays the full cost:

and
school ‘purposes or use in conection therewith and other’ capital expenditures for ‘schoo! purposes?”

above Pr

 Bligible for

Not Eligible
Provincial for Provincial
Gi

Grants

lg

The following in brief and general terms sets out substantially the proposed projects and the amount
allocated for each, the amount specified as being within Provincial standards ind eligible for Provincial grants,
1s and therefore not eligible. for Provincial grants.

bred

{a) Acquiring and developing school-sites:
Kinnaird Junior Secondary
Blueberry Creek Elementary
Robson Elementary
Silver Birch Elementary
Tarrys Elementary
Woodland Park serenely

Purchasi

bulldings, for school purposes or use in
connection therewith:

Kinnaird Junior Secondary

Blueberry Creek Elementary

Kinnaird Elementary

Robson Elementary

Silver Birch Elementary

Tarrys Elementary

Woodland Park Elementary

F and equipr for
school purposes or use in connection
therewith:

Kinnaird Junior Secondary

Blueberry Creek Elementary

Robson Elementary

Tarrys Elementary

Woodland Park Elementary

(d) Other capital expenditures for school
. purposes: ‘
Plans and Supervision
Contingencies

*
Resolution Passed the 15th day of October,
Approved by the Minister of Education the

8,660

$498,200

$ 41,300

NIL
TOTAL ESTIMATES

$:72,800'
$633,090

es 8

1973,
19th day of “October, 1973,

Authorized by the Lieutenant-Governor in, Council the -30th day of October, 1973,
Received the Asset of the Owner-Electors of the District the

Ww.

day of
CHAIRMAN OF

"G, W. RILKOFF”

{

q

FIFTY) EIGHT WOODLAND PARK ‘SCHOOL children, from the various divisions
ranging from er Halloween energy to collect for
UNICEF. Shown here are the participants, who in many cases, gave up the
collecting treats to devote their entire efforts to collecting for the
Reedy and contributed a total of $190 to the fund. In the foreground, left to right,
\ ‘are Dale Condon, Colleen Rizzotti and Willie Dusenbury, who each became
recipients of a book for being the top three in turning in the most money. Colleen
$19.88, Willie $8.75 and Dale $8.10. Other children taking part
Wier, Sharon Cooper, Elaine Hicks, Sharleen De Rosa, Larry Postnikoff, Brad

grades one to

privilege of

collected

six, used th

Glen

were: Ron

Cooper, Marie Wier, Patricia Phillips, Ken Romney, Raymond Popoff, Laurie

Watch Classified
Ads for Useful

Vacation Items

“My wife said that when
wo went on our vacation this
year we should just go away

and forget everything,” a chap ©

told a friend. He continued:

* “When I opened my sultcaso, I

discovered that she ‘really
meant itt”

Many a Castlegar district
family vacations in comfort by

CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 8, 1978

SURE ORT:

ANNE JONES

FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEE

taking the ”
home along in a camper or
trailer purchased with the help
of the Want Ads,

And now is the ideal time
to shop the Classified Ads in
the Castlegar News for items

you want, Check them right

away!

Kinsmen Club
Treats Kiddies
At Silverton

Halloween -was reported .

fairly quiet in Silverton though
some road signs became targets
for vandals,

Besides an opportunity to
go out and receive treats, the
annual Kinsmen Halloween par-
ty was held in the village hall
with hot dogs and pop enjoyed
by the children,

Judging costumes were
Mrs. Avison, Mrs, Bell and Mrs.
Hamley.

Pre-school] winners were:

Itcush, Antoinette Wabieca, Terry "Nazaroll, Sherm Romney, Kevin Armstrong,

Ellen Legebokoff, Brenda Sklapsky, Pam Berg, Robbie York, Kim Condon, Stacey

Greenwood, Albert Prystupa, Robert Schuster, Darcy Prokop, Nina Shukin, Robby

Itcush, Steven Schuster, Lynn Ball, Richard Heglin, Kim

John Farkas, Leanne Sylvest, Dawn Prokop, Evelyn Maloff, Shelly Stasila, Derek
: + Bernadette Wabisca, Doug Reid, Le:
Adams, Melanie Maloff, Stuart O'Connell, Kirby Wayling, Violet Frazier, Valeriz
Frazier, Jackie Dillen, Pam Kelly, David Lebedow, Lavern Frazier, Kelvin Maloff,
Lisa Hunter, Janice Shields and Debbie Chisan.—Castlegar News Photo

French, Janna Sylvest,

alie Adams, Kim Franks, Robbie

West Koofenay Naturalists Set Dec. 26
For Club's Annual Christmas Bird Count

The Kohoutek Comet and
flowers’ made stimulating
fopics ‘of conversation at the
Oct. 29 West Kootenay Natur-

BS’ alists meeting held at Selkirk

College.
i ahs meeting was opened

president “‘Jim’

by
Beet with secretary Jim

Horswill reading the minutes of ;
the last. meeting. Mrs. Drew
ee]

gave the treasurer's report.
The annual Christmas bird

watch will take place on Dee. 26

with members meeting at the

college later in the afternoon.”

for coffee.

held in Nelson Oct. 7 was well

zattended  with:.about:;150-160

persons enjoying .a -film on
Hawaii narrated. by: the photo-
grapher Walker H. Berlet. The
next film in this series will be

+ held at Selkirk College on Nov.

13 when Ruth Stirling will show

‘a film called “High Country",

A discussion on a dinner
with a guest speaker tentat-
ively set for January. was
tabled until the Nov. 27
meeting when Jim Horswill will
give a talk and show slides on

: alpine areas and glaciers in B.C.

VOTE

BONDAROFF
FOR MAYOR

Robert McAllister, a well
known ‘amateur astronomer
from Rossland, gave a very
informative talk and demon-
stration on comets. With the
use of a scale model he showed
the .path of . the , Kohoutek
Comet in relation to‘the earth,
and sun over’ the next three
months,

“Mr. McAllister explained ”
the Kohoutek Comet was the
sixth comet sighted this year
and is predicted to be brighter
than the famed Haley's Comet
and will be brighter than Venus
when seen at its best’on Dec.
27, 28 and 29, Comet Kohoutek
will.come within approximately
75 millién miles of earth on
Jan. 15, 1974.

It was noted that Haley's”

Comet will be seen in 1986.
Harry Jackson of Trail
showed a beautiful and varied
selection of B.C. wildflowers
and plants, some very common

_and many quite rare.

With more than 260 slides,
Mr. Jackson was able to show
spring, summer and fall shots
of various flowers and berries.

Letter to the Editor

first, Connie Gerow as Poppin
Fresh; second, Jesse Mengler
as 0.J. Simpson and third,
Jason Hartley as an old woman,

Grades 1—3 winners were:
first, Audrey Fryters as Moth-
er Goose; second, Steve Kober-
nick as Aunt Jemima and third
Anna Subotin as a Spanish girl.

Grades 4 and over winners
were: first, David Welch as a
cook; second Janise English as
a milkmaid and third, Andrew
Burgess as a pirate,

Recreation Commission Program fo Suffer
Greafly if Present Budget is Not Increased

Dear Sir:

I would like at this time to
talk about something that I feel
affects ‘us all and that is
recreation, At present, the
‘Regional’ ‘Recreation Commis-
‘sion No. 1 may have to'impose,
few cutbacks in its present

programming in order to stay
Within its present budget.

At the moment, Regional
Recreation Commission No. 1 is
asking for an increase in its
budget of one-half mill in order
to maintain its ‘present pro-
gram. If the increase is not
approved, possible cutbacks
might include _ cutting the
supervisory staff on the pre-
schoo! program by two-thirds;
the number of enrolments. will
also be limited, for safety's
sake; fees in all areas wilt go
up; there will be no supervisors
at the wading pool and the
canoe camp program will likely
be reduced next year.

To show an example, this
year there were 80 seniors and
152 juniors involved in: the
canoe camp program with a
total of eight trips per month.
Next year the juniors and
seniors will be combined with a
total of only two trips per
month consisting of 12 peoplé
per.trip. 3

Regional Recreation -Comi-
mission No. 1’s expenditures
show an increase in admini-
stration costs for 1974 by 331
per cent while the total budget
was only increased by three per
cent, The proposed one-half mill
increase would allow the

Search for Gold

_ In the spring of 1898 more
than 1,500 men and 3,000
horses set out for the Klondike
iri the Yukon Territory in their
search for gold from Ashcroft in
southern British Columbia.
Only six men and none of the

Recreation Commission to con-

tinue the present program for
one more year.

Did you know that last
year there were approximately
17,000 « people ‘enjoying ' the
program at'Pass'Creek Park? If
there aré’no programs at Pass
Creek next year, I believe there
will be hundreds, maybe even

the recreational activities that
are put on by the Regional
Recreation Commission No. 1.1
don't know about you, but I
know I would ‘like to have a
place to take -my kids. where
they: can-enjoy:themselves and
have abiclittle’:fun’ under
playground supervision.

G. Scully

Castlegar

Dave's Chicken & Pia

Take-Out

Phone 365-5304

1216 - 7th Ave. Near the
Kinnaird Fire Hall
Hours: Monday to Thursday
3 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Fridays 3 p.m. to Midnight
Saturdays 12 noon to Midnight
Sundays 12 noon to 9. p.m.
Open on Holidays

as

Semereceees (of

TOWN OF KINNAIRD

The following is a synopsis of Kinnaird Mun-

icipal Office and Library Loan Authorization By-
Law No. 358, 1973.

- “The Council is hereby empowered and au-
thorized to undertake and carry out, or cause to
be carried out the construction of a municipal of
fice and library in di with
by architects Fairbank and Sawyer and apppraved
in general by he fewn Council
things
thout limiting the ‘generality of i foregaing--

plans

sod to.

ao on

(1) To borrow upon the credit of the mun

icipalily a sum not exceeding $215,000.00.

(2) To acquire all such real property, ease-

ments, rights of way, licenses, rights of author-
ities as may be requisite or desirable for or in com
nection with the construction of the said munic-
pal office and library”.

Take notice that the above is a synopsis of a

by-law that may be inspected at the following
places and at the times indicated, namely, The
Town Office during business hours, and that the
synopsis. is not intended to be and is not to be
deemed to be an interpretation of the bytaw.

Lege ove ee Allen Salle,”

"Clerk-Treasurer

BY-LAW No. 358

thousands who would miss all,

f

Because: now you have a new Postal Code, and because we want you
to heive the fastest mail service possible, we devised a quiz to make
your new code as familiar as your telephone number. No prizes,-but if
you can answer the questions, you'll get your mail faster.

eveeeececes

FOR, MAYOR 1 Write your new Postal Code in the spaces below. If you can't, do
not advance to question 2, but go directly to your Postal Code.Kit and
figure out an easy way to remember your code. Fifty points for getting
it right. | (In case you didn’t get your Postal Code Kit, don't worry. We'll
send you a request card to fill out.)
This letter Theto,two lottars narrow the

indicates your zone down to paris of a city
zone in Canada." -or rural ral are

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“horses reached the gold fi fields,

Fees!
#

CORPORATE THE BOARD °

the scented smell of wood fires

UNION 76 :

CASTLEGAR SERVICE Take notice that ths: above is a true copy of the proposed Question upon which the vote of the owner-
electors will be taken on Saturday,, November. 17, me beiween the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.,  boral
Time, at the polling stations listed hereunder:

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We ift with the current Winter issue of Beautiful
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malled as published.

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fen points

Kinnaird

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Castlegar

you use
frequently.

‘Twenty-five
points each.

An ‘advance poll will be opened at the. School Board Office on Wednesday, November 14, 1973, throu." .
gh to Fridoy, Novembér 16, 1973, from 8:00 AM, sto 4:30 PM. ‘
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\ Castlegar 365-5171 i 5 Is
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the Ball Ji-Dascher”
Secretary-Treasurer

School District No.’ 9. (Castlegar)

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