Page 10A The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, March 6, 1991 Valley eroup forms Communi By RUTH YOUNG Sun correspondent my world,"says Lisa Schindel. “I didn’t want to go down depressed.” Lisa's acon. The Community Support Centre for War Resistance and Justice for All officially opened its doors in Winlaw, Sunday, Feb. 24 at 12:00 P.M. The parking lot of the Centre, formally Robert’s Restaurant, was jammed with cars. Inside, men, women, teenagers, dogs, cats and children milled about getting cof- fee and goodies and settling in chairs or sitting at tables. The atmosphere was not party- like and it wasn’t intense, business like radicals cither, The key phrase here is community support. “I came bere because I am con- cemed about what is happening to cem shared by many of the people at the Centre. David Knight and Antoinette Halberstadt shared a vision for a community Centre that met the real needs of its people. The enormity of the Gulf War and its impact spurred Knight and Halberstadt into action. “We rented Winlaw Hall and put up notices and phoned people to come to a public meeting and express their feelings about the war and to share community support ideas.” says Halberstadt. “About 130 people showed up. The Men's Group, which is a group of men who meet regularly to discuss being male in the '90's, served cof- ‘Your business would do well by advertising in this space! Just phone 365-5266 fee. Yellow Bear and his drummers came, World Sign signed peace songs and a slide show was present- ed about environmental damage, A loose knit group of volunteers assembled and here we are,” David Knight has set up a com- puter modem at the Centre which Web, a Canadian, non-profit com- puter network staffed by volunteers who want to reach the social change sectors, Web is affiliated with similar networks i Europe and South America as well as Amnesty Intemational, Plowshares, and other 01 H fens dicated to ping factu- he hopes to have with al, affordable information services, “You've heard of think globally, act locally,” says Knight, “We're want to act locally, interact global-' ly. We're trying to get a feel forthe needs of this community.” “I had such s, strong sense of being lied to,” says Sue Woodman. “I saw the destruction of our.world: Branch No. 170 The Royal Canadian Legion 1Government Agents Office ‘\ Honours and Awards Dinner will be held in the Legion Hall on Friday, March 15, and will be catered by our Ladies Auxiliary. © Correction The ad for West Kootenay Fire Safety in last Wednesday's Paper had the wrong phone numbers. The phone numbers Castlegar & Thrum r may call toll free* Tel: 365-8247 \ Effective Monday March 4, 19% wile relocating to the: B.C.\ccess Centre 1050 Elegrado Street TraihB.c. V1R 3v7 Tel: 364-691 idents Sed Regional and Economic Honourable Bud Smith, Q.C. jinister should have read: Castlegar 365-6943 ¢ Nelson 352-3464 The Castlegar Sun apologizes for any inconvenience to -the staff and customers of West Kootenay Fire Safety. ‘Support Gantre | coming to pass and I needed human contact with others who shared my concems.” “The war has brought to the sur- face, in magnified form, the reality that poor people are being used as cannon fodder so the powers that be can make a profit,” says Halber- stadt. “And I'm sick of it.” Legion Corner New i & Ribs Dinner was beld Marvin Hart who will serve for 1991 and 1992, replacing Rose- mary Barley who is now Secretary to the Branch, Hospital: Our best wishes to members ill in hospital or at home and our sympathy to the family of Trig Kaardal. Sports: A dart toumament was held last Sunday, and Wednesday Fun Darts continue to be success- ful. Branch Curling Bonspiel is slated for Sunday March 24, a few more players are needed. Members and friends, some and join the fun, To See It. if we tried to say just a brief If We Ran This Ad On TV, You’d Have Only 30 Seconds Now you'd only have 25 seconds, and you wouldn't be able to go back and fook al the opening line again or pause (19...18...17...} to consider its significance. You wouldn't be able to spend a lot of time with this advertisement - and it wouldn't be able to spend a lot of time with you. (nfact, we'd run out of... advertising dollar, call give you Qreal fiexibiity of size, and canleave a lasting impression on your chstomer, To find out how you can get the most from your , ‘The Castlegar Sun Advertising Dept. \_ 365-5266 recently, more are planned for the future. Live music dances continue Friday, March 1, and Saturday, March 9, 16, 23 followed by a Nostalgia Night (music from the 40's, 50’s, etc) on March 30. Charitable Donations: Recent donations include the purchase of three more Emergency Response Units for the Home Support and $2,500 towards Tarrys Volunteer Fire Department for their Jaws of Life, needed to extract the trapped victims of car accidents. Our thanks to our Bingo patrons, you make this possible. Entertai A Submitted by Janice A, Kelly Obituary Pearl Hadikin Hadikin, Pearl of Thrums, BC, passed away Febuary 28, 1991 at the age of 77 years. Funeral service was beld at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel on Sat- urday, March 2, 1991 from 10 am until noon with burial at the Park Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Hadikin was born in Grand Forks on June 1, 1913 and grew up in Ootischenia. She mar- tied William Hadikin at Nelson in VALUE COUPON 1991 CAMRY SE/ 1991 COROLLA FAMILY MODELS eacept Corolla Sedan 5-speed (AE94EM) ome onan Ratan TMNT ,. 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Obituary Helen Makortoff On Saturday, March 2, 1991, Helen Makortoff of Castlegar passed away at the age of 69 years. Funeral services were held Monday and Tuesday at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel and Crescent Valley with burial at the Krestova Cemetery. Mrs. Makortoff was born March 7, 1921 at Grand Forks, B.C. She lived there until moving with her parents to Shoreacres in 1933. She married Fred Makortoff at Shoreacres in 1943. She then moved to Vancouver in 1962 and to Castlegar in 1973. She was a ber of the USCC Heri Choir and enjoyed singing and participating in many Choirs. She also enjoyed Bardening, knitting and her grandchildre She is survived ‘by two sons, Fred of South Slocan and Daniel of Salmo. Two daughters, Vickie Popoff of Crescent Valley and Leeda Fofonov of Tarry's. Eleven grandchildren and three great grandchildren. One sister, Mary Zaitsoff of Castlegar. She is prede- ceased by her husband Fred in 1986, mother in 1972 and father in 1986. Funeral serangemeute were under the direction of the Castle- Chapel. SOA The P3 ae a Mrs. Brown and Mr. Eggleton at work in the computer lab. Sy : (ee : ae P2 Russian Billingualism student Jennilee Kabatoff proves her education i is well-balanced. Boca cosh ES ma Irs. Brown's: Pas, Toft to’right; Justin Pongtaes Adam Kata and Meghan Mactel fl jan, at the’! listening andi —— centre. “sion on Ei A Care Bear, the school's mascot, welcomes every- one to Mrs. Maddocks' P2 classroom. fet ae tt aeternes 3 Bens Y ms M Mrs. | Maddocks P2 cas settles down to an arts and crafts session: Our children — our future By NANCY LINGLEY Sun Editor “A child’s experiences now will play’a large part in whether he is successful at school in later years. ‘We try to nurture a respect for learning and a love for school,” said John Eggleton, vice- principal of Castlegar Primary. ‘We like to think each child has the opportunity of making the world a better place.” At Castlegar Primary, the key words are “Sensitive, Sensible, and Co-operation.” “That's our code,” said Eggleton. “We reinforce that in all that we do throughout the school.” Asa Fesult of the findings of the 1988 Sullivan Royal Commiis- in BC. is undergi ig a major facelift; beginning at the earliest stage of a child’s learning experience. At Castlegar Primary no longer do young children proceed from kinder. garten through Grade 2. Now the child begins at the level of P1 and progresses to P3. The Primary program is not organized by grades. The pt of ig is in Place. Students learn at their own rate, 1g to their own p d ways of learning. When the late aan Sullivan, Qs c., began his investigation of the British Columbia school system in March of 1987, Castlegar Prima- ry was the first school he entered. Today, Castlegar Primary is rapid- ly becoming a model of the ideals set out as a recut of that study. “The are d to take resp ility for their learning and their school,” said Eggleton. “The new primary pro- gram allows us to implement the important tenet of ‘grow and learn’, Each child has infinite potential. We teach them to think for themselves, to be flexible, adaptable, how to solve problems. Flexi- bility and adaptability are really critical now with the rapid changes in our world.” In the classrooms, children can been seen in small, Co-operative learning groups, or at learning centres, Unique in B.C. is the School District No. 9 Russian Be neaal Bee program. There are 25 Pl students and 19 P2 4 at Castl Primary. They receive their instruction it in peice 50 per cent Russian and 50 per cent English said Eggleton. “People need to be sensitive to what we are trying to do in the school system,” said Eggleton. ‘The schools do Tepresent the future of this planet. And we feel really good that we have the opportunity to make a difference. “I wouldn’t have said that 20 years ago.” SUN STAFF PHOTOS / Nancy Lingley 4 Jason Negrieft, a P2 stu- dent enrolled in the Rus- sian Billingual program is fa a real’ swinger in Physical i Education. ig Physical Education assignm' Miss Dean's P2 class, under the direction of Mrs. Brown, marches to their own tune in the movement and| music class. Left to right, Lyle Salekin, Cassandra {Lecouffee, Dustin Command, and Taylor MacLellan. nis Daviéen Parkin and Mario Chaves learn MG symmetry with geo boards.. *