Page 10B The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April 26, 1995 Anyone for one last gathering in the woods? Wow! If the enthusiastic response to the April 12 Step in Time is indicative, there are sever generations of “school hill, huck leberry, hide-'n-seek..." folks out there with-full-memory banks who would like to have one last walk in those lovely dark and deep woods (sorry, Robert Frost) At the risk of being led into trespasse s, perhaps a spontancous gathering ‘on the traditional first day for outdoor activity—-May lat 7 a.m., no registration or tules, just show up and absorb or wallow in your own nostalgia. No attendance will be taken The third annual Easter Egg in white and ivory 30% off ® April 1 - May 31 PLAZA I.D.A. Castleaird Plaza “Your Neighbourhood Drugstore” 365-7269 shown from top VARIATION IN GOLD, BARRYMORE PACIFIC MAJESTY, SANDHURST Beautiful Savings on _S6rcZahe- elegant bone china The Ideal WIN WIN Situation! Kalawsky Pontiac Buick GMC Cadillac VALUE PRICING V/6 engine, overdrive automatic, dual air bags, anti-lock brakés, dual zone air conditioning, remote keyless entry system, power windows & door locks, GENERAL MOTORS SUGGESTED PRICE $25,820. Hunt was again a roaring suc- cess, Many thanks to the follow- ing merchants, professional people and volunteers who donated eggs (thirty-five dozen of them!!), prizes, time and talent to carry it off: Artistic Aromas, The Bookshop, Dr. Gorman, Dr Ellis, Castle Bowl, Castlegar Recreation Commission, Peo ple’s Drug Mart, Canadian 2 for | Pizza, Pharmasave, Safeway, LG.A., Castlegar Foods, Super Valu, West's, Deb McIntosh, Kathy Sperling, Natalie McIn tosh, Marta Koczan, Jennifer Poznikoff, Desiree Hopkins, Bob Switzer, Vi Wilcox, as well as imported Easter Bunny helpers Terry Sperling from Calgary and Todd Fitz-~Gerald from Hi Level, Alberta. The Zuckerberg Island Annual Canada World Youth to return to Submitted Following the success of last year's program, the Canada World Youth Exchange Program will be returning to Castlegar this summer. From late July to mid-October, seven Canadians and seven youths from India will be living in pairs with families in the Castlegar area. While staying in Castlegar, the > In the Slocan Valley at Passmore. for the sign. Oren TOERBAY to FRUDAY 10-7 ‘& SATURDAY 10-5 me 267506, stereo system, ti *9,995 tA 211s VS wo. se aps, fe won wheel 2 wheels Page et cai e Easter Egg Hunt is a tremendous amount of work from soliciting eggs and prizes to cooking, color- ing, hiding and keeping the hunt from deteriorat ing into total chaos. There were A a lot of disap- pointed groans that it was lim- ited to under sixes but with- out a lot more help from vol- unteers or maybe a service club or young people's group, a bigger group just cannot be accommodated. Anyone interested??? The Castlegar and District Heritage Society Garden Club STEP IN TIME CAROLEE Fitz-GERALD and had a successful plant exchange recently. They are planning garden tours and are open to ideas and sugges- tions. Call 365- 6440 or drop in at the C.P. Rail Station Muse- um to register and for more information. Deb Mcin- tosh has espe- cially requested that a big, big thank you go out to the young people who worked so hard during Spring Break to clean up and rake the paths at Zuckerberg Island Her- itage Park. Pion wiv byt wed Phillips for The Heritage Society is still waiting to hear if any staff fund- ing will be forthcoming for the tourist season. Meanwhile, Friends of the Island welcomes volunteers to host and help maintain the gar- dens and paths. Call now and reg- ister for a few hours a week or month: It's a great way to con- tribute to our community and leam more about our heritage. Kat's Trophies has donated a huge new sandwich board type sign for the front of the station- museum. Look for it! The last load of bricks to finish the yard around the station will be arriving soon and Bob will need a crew. Service clubs?? Next meeting is on May 15, at 7:30 p.m. Same station...everyone now boasts twenty exchange participants will be per- forming volunteer work with local social service agencies and learning about community issues. The project leader will be arriving in May to look for fami- lies to host participants for three months in their home. While working on setting up the exchange in Castlegar the project leader will speak with community members about how they can get involved with the program, as well as identifying resources for the group to access After their stay in Castlegar, the group will travel to India to live and work with families in a village for three months Throughout the program, the youth will learn about other cul- tures aware ol community issues, yain valuable work experience, make a concrete contribution to the communities hosting the exchange program, become more 8 auto. power windows & door locks. aw conditioning, aluminum wheets. cassette stereo, removable T-Tops *7,995 all power owner car. 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V/6 engine, overdrive automatic, cassette stereo system, rear deck spoiler, power windows & door locks, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, air conditioning, drivers side air bag, anti-lock brakes. SUGGESTED 1995 Yeounsc GRAND AM SE Extended 6 pass. van, all wheel drive ‘ar conditioning, power windows 1 oor teks, ily ioded 1966 GMC $15 4x4 Extended cab, V/6, 5 speed. cassette, incase cancpy *6,995 and will gain skills to help them become more active in their own community when returning home. Canada World Youth is a non- Castlegar 14,000 youth across Canada and from countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean Rare participated in the Youth profit a which Pr hi Program, and over 70 unique fc expe- riences rent Since 1971, over in British Columb have hosted exchanges. Submitted The workshop “Volunteer Leadership Skills for a Changing Comamaunity” will be offered Sat- urday, April 29, the final day of National Volunteer Week. This free workshop is s sored by Literacy B.C. and the Voluntary Action Directorate ahd will be held at Selkirk College in Castlegar. It is open to all volon- teers and organizations in the Kootenay-! ca ong region. Th Volunteer leadership skills workshop offered back from some present respon. sibilities: To meet this ¢hal- lenge, those in the volunteer sector need to periodically re- examine what they. are doing, and how they are doing it. The first session, Tools for Community Planning, will ask, “How can organizations partici- pate meaningfully in planning activities which stand a realistic chance of la fae their commu- nity’s future i wilt rec provide the partici- pants with tools for implement- this region sian play a vitally role in our communi- ties, as members of boards and committees, fundraisers, advo- cates, and as workers in many different fields. This role is expected to ing ity based ing in their ization or i Wednesday, April 26, 1995 play area SUN STAFF The Ootischenia Recre- ation Commission will be getting $15,000 from the Regional 'y Was originally granted to the Ootischenia Fire Department, but last regional district meeting Ken Wyllie, the director responsible for the area, pro- posed reallocating the money to the recreation commission. The commission is plan- ning to construct a new ball field and ps aga at the Ootischenia schoo! Three other i were also approved from: the dro fund: * $5,000 for the Robson Recreation Society for its hall i Project, + $5,000 for the Robson Community Memorial Church to its roof, * $3,500 to the Blueberry Creek Improvement District to carry out subdivision sur- vey costs for the new firehall Shields captures Pulitzer The Castlegar Sun Page 11B, John Bird is conaenaee by Open Learning Agency director Elizabeth Fleet of Castlegar. Photo submitted Local man gets degree Submitted John Bird of Castlegar received a degree in Bachelor of Administrative Studies at the Open University convocation ceremony on April 7 Bird was joined by several other West Kootenay residents who received their degrees at the ceremony in Bumaby SELKIRK COLLEGE Trade programs still dominated by males: KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Despite a move towards equal opportunity in the trades, a recent report from Selkirk College shows that few men and women are choosing non-traditional trades. For example, the auto appren- ticeship program has 10 students— all males; the general mechanics program has 14 students—you guessed it—also all males. Other male dominated courses are mill- wright-machinist, major appli- ances, general mechanics and building systems technician. Seems a little grim doesn’t it? & HEATING See us for all your natural propahe ats rea appliance: furnaces; sales & installation. FREE QUOTATION VISIT OUR SHOWROOM TODAY 1008 Columbia Ave., Castlegar But don't despair—the resi- dential construction program has six females and 10 males, while hotel management is even- Stephen. The cooking program has six females and five males and the hairdressing class has 19 females and one male. * More males (53) than females (17) signed up for the music class as did those in golf management (males 36, females two). Out of 38 students in the weld. ing program, two are female. Painting and decorating appears to be a program which interests both sexes at the ratio of cight females to five males. At the Nelson branch of Selkirk college there are 61 per cent male, students compared to 39 per cent female students. In total there are 270 females and 422 males. John Aslin, registrar for” Selkirk College said there’s one, program offered which, until a few years ago most males wouldn't consider taking. “There seems to be more inter-, est from the males into nursing.” ¢ Aslin stressed that all pro~ grams, even those considered “non-traditional”, are open to stu-) “Train the Trainer Presentation Skills Workshop May 16 - 18, 1995 Tues., May 16th - 1-5 p.m. Wed., May 17th - 9am.-5p.m. Thurs., May 18th - 9am.-5p.m. Location: KREDA Training Room, 540 Baker Street, Nelson, B.C. Cost: $500 + GST Program costs include lunch and all materials Church gets sign OK SUN STAFF ‘The second session, your Volunteer Based Service, will involve participants in defin- ing the value of the service they as gov pull Canadian author Carol Shields has won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her book Stone Diaries. 5 Shields was a recent visitor to Castlegar, having read for a large in January at the Castle- Spring Special Chain Link or Wood Fencing Free walk-in gate with any installation over $500.00 + Security + Privacy * Aluminum Railings * Quality Installations - Guaranteed Work + Free E oR ANDO. FC ONTRACTING Oo" co Railing — Bobcat Service Call Orlando at 365-0655 Castlegar oe RSS Saullo se CLOSED gar and District Public Library. The reading was featured in The Castlegar Sun in Gordon Turn- er’s regular arts column. Shields joins a long list of highly-acclaimed Pulitzer win- ners, among them Edith Whar- ton, who won in 1921 for The Age of Innocence, Margaret Mitchell, who won in 1937 for Gone with the Wind; and John Steinbeck, whose novel The Grapes of Wrath won in 1940. St. David's Anglican Church has been given the green light to erect a new sign on Columbia Avenue. Castlegar council last week approved the church's request for a highway eneroachment that will allow the sign to be put up on the boulevard at the corner of Columbia Avenue and Christina Place However, the city reserves the right to ask that the sign be removed. - 10 pi For info. or to register, contact Barb at 352-1933 This action packed, audience involving fun-filled program will stress a combination of skills wtth the focus on learntng by doing. Registrants will be video taped and critiqued on 2 of thetr 3 presentations. The program will be in. a positive and Duvets environment. 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