Wednesday, August 23, 1995 The Castlegar Sun Page B3 e Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, August 23, 199 ! Ten lucky Kootenay kids will get to watch the final games and closing ceremonies of the Babe Ruth World Series thanks to corporate sponsor Shaw Cable. Presenting 10 tickets to Castlegar and District Community Services Administrator Jane Arnott is Shaw Cable's Jamie Corbett. Shaw Cable will be broadcast- ing the event interna- tionally to more than 1.5 million subscribers across the country. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Karen’Kerkhott The pick, the pan, and th The date was March 23, 1858 Excited by a tale they had heard just weeks before, James Moore and some fellow adventurers from San Francisco had quickly booked Passage on a boat to Vancouver Now, after two weary days spent travelling up the Fraser River, they decided to camp on a sandbar for lunch And there, among the moss < —{ —- AKZO NOBEL clinging to a rock in the river, one of them suddenly noticed a faint gleam of yellow Dinner plates were quickly replaced by gold pans and within minutes the men knew that their dream had just become ‘an elec trifying reality — they had struck it rich! Over the next few year “Hill's Bar,” as the claim was sikkens Beauty in the European Tradition. * “er Interior Wood Finishes Your authorized Sikkens dealer. Proudly presents the Cetol line of premium-quality ‘Interior Wood Finishes. Contemporary stains with unsurpassed color clarity. Durable topcoats with outstanding trans parency. 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This may involve flying air- craft or helicopters over poten- Glance Thought for the week The key to happiness is having dreams... the key to success is mak ing dream. come true Winner! . Congratulations to Mike Garvin, Gary Maloney's Castlegar Mazda's salesperson ‘of the month for July! Cooking for charity ? The recent Overlander special event van and staff which, along with Supervalu helped raise money for the Castlegar Firefighters’ Muscular, Dystrophy fund, is available for all groups and organiza- tions who are hosting a special event. If your group or organization would like to raise money, coy Christa Vickers, Special Events Coordinator at Vancouver Fancy Meats at 1-800-661-4896. How big is it? Gardeli’s new menu is so big they need a table of contents! Heritage Way That's the new name of the road where the Spinning Whee! Restau- rant, Doukhobor Village and the National Exhibition Centre Gallery are all located. (across from the airport). Watch for the new sign. New business Ed Doerfling has opened up Valley Drywall. Ed has 25 years experience and has re-located here with his family from Chilli- wack. Welcome! Opening soon Work World will be opening very soon (maybe even this week) in the Columbia Plaza. Moving soon KBS radio of Trail has moved to FM. They'll be found at 97.4 FM and eventually 610 AM will be gone. Cooking in style Ken Wong of the Red Lantern Restaurant is now preparing and cooking his fabulous Chinese food in front of the customers! It's by reservation only and so far it's great review from the patrons. Moved Noah's Ark has moved a few steps up Columbia Ave. in downtown Castlegar next to Pete's TV. } On the move Critters Crunchies and Pet Supplies has moved from 13th Ave. in front of the Railway museum to the comer of 13th and Columbia. Safe driver Laura Strelaeff recently received $500 from ICBC towards her auto insurance after she was randomly selected from Kootenay area drivers who have 20+ years accident free. Congratulations! Spiffed.up Anistic Aromas has repainted the inside of their shop beside Hoot- ers and have installed an outside table and chairs for customers. Now open The Columbia Basin Trust office is now open in downtown Castle- gar on 4th Ave. beside Cohoe L If you have qi i about the Trust and the projects, they have the staff and informa- tion to answer them! More opening soon McFashions jill be opening about the end of August in the Columbia Plaza. They carry ladies casual outfits, sweaters and dresses. Paving paradise Ac-Tec has finished the paving of Columbia Ave. downtown from Dr. Ellis’s office to King St. Now all that’s left to do before com- pletion of Phase Four of downtown revite is a little touch up and See MINING B3 511 Front Street, Nelson (604) 354-1700 « [fax] 354-1666 Out of town call: 1-800-932-1414 Printing & Bindery High Volume Copy Design & Typese ry Auto Body & Hull Painting Complete Auto Body Repars - Custom Painting Factory Paint Matching - Windowshueld FREE SEMINAR Roao (Lasatr's B 141 Ave. © 365-2505 — TAXES « TAXES + TAXES Learn How To Work Smarter! Not Harder! Keep More of What You Already Make Aug. 29°7 p.m. CASTLEGAR REC CENTRE 2101 6th Ave. (Columbia Room) 1-800-255-5215 nfirmation Le i the of power and telephone lines. Adding lines Bonnett's Clothing in downtown Castlegar is expanding into casual wear for ladies. Jeans, shoes, sweaters and t-shirts are now available. Spiffing up Woodland Park Shell recently had their trim around the outside of the building painted a light gray. Looks good! Painted The centre line on Highway 3 west between Castlegar and Christi- na Lake has been painted after completion of sealcoating. Spitting up The space between the Oglow building extension and Red Cross building on Columbia Ave. has had the doors/fence replaced. Looks good! Win a cellular phone! The 1996 Castlegar Heritage Ci ity is now ilab for only $5.00 at the Castlegar Railway Museum. Only 2,500 are printed with proceeds going to the Heritage Society. They are sell- ing quickly! Inside, you'll fine an entry form to win a cellular Phone courtesy of Pete's TV and BC Tel Mobility. The calendars make great Christmas and birthday presents. New business Cottonwood Nursery School, licensed for children ages three to five years old is being operated by Arlene Lizama. They are now taking applications for the fall Strike three! This week the Babe Ruth World series for 16 to 18 year olds is being held in Trail. Players, family, friends and scouts from all over the US and Japan are enjoying great baseball and great Kootenay hospitality. Today is ‘Castlegar Welcomes Babe Ruth’ day and there is whole range of activities and events which they can participate in See the Grizzlies! The Vancouver Grizzlies basketball team, that is. Castlegar Saving’ Credit Union makes it easy. All you have to do is place $1,000 or more in @ onc, two, or three year term deposit. Full details are available at Castlegar Savings in the Mid-Town Plaza Growing SnoTrails in Genelle is gradually turning into a convenience store They have recently added milk, bread and other necessary _ including movie rentals! i Happy bird-day: Castlegar Fire Chief Gerry Rempel was the object of good- natured ribbing last week. The occasion of his 40th birthday provoked a flock of 40 flamingos to land upon the lawn of city hall. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Karen Kerkhof island offers tea for two The new facility is serving regular coffee, herb teas and a variety of pastries. ‘The City of Castlegar has given the green light to the Castlegar and District Heritage Society to allow an informal tea room into the chapel house at Zuckerberg Island Park. ‘The tea room, which opened soon after receiv- ing city approval, was the brainchild of Debbie McIntosh, coordinator of the CDHS at Zackerberg Island. She said all the local people and out-of- town visitors she's spoken to about the idea have been “strongly in favor” of the change. “It's something that's been tossed around for years, but there was never any follow-up,” said Osh. “It's going to be a nice device for getting mare tourists in, but our real goal in opening the tea room is to get more local people to Visit the island.” McIntosh said the tea room is meant to be a community-oriented gathering place for locals who like to visit Zuckerberg Island during their lunch hours or on the weekend, but didn't have anywhere ‘to obtain refreshments once they got there - at least, unti] now. “We're’not commercializing the place. It’s just something to make people's visits to the island a little more enjoyable.” first app hed Castlegar council with her idea in a letter sent July 6. The letter points out the need to preserve the ambiance of the island, while branching out with more activities and services designed to attract visitors. “We don’t really want to change the scenery at all,” said McIntosh. “We want to keep it a heritage park, not a restaurant.” Mcintosh pointed out that the need for added visitors and i Ss is more imp than ever, now that the society's temporary grant money has run out. The money, provided under a joint federal- provincial program, was used to hire temporary student workers at the park over a nine-week “We just had to let them all go,” she said. The park and the tea house are now being operated by volunteer workers. Although McIntosh said she does not expect the new tea house to be a “big money maker” for the society, she said all revenues received from the new operation will be put back into the sdciety’s heritage property maintenance fund. “You'd have to sell an awful lot of tea to make this a major source of profits,” she said. “It's more just something to bring people down. It’s the perks like this that people really appreciate.” 100% B.C. OWNED & OPERATED Fresh CHICKEN LEGS Back attached e Family pack « 1.74 kg, (98 LEAN |GROUND BEEF Family pack 1.74 kg. Fleetwood CERVALET SALAMI $ 89 or WINE or GENOVA per 100 g. Tasty JUMBO CROISSANTS Pkg. of 4 Pkg. of 12 si § | 9 Compulsory certification regulated Submitted The provincial government has approved a new regulation that calls for compulsory certification of power line technicians under the Apprenticeship Act, says B.C Skills, Training and Labor Minis- ter Dan Miller. 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