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About 100 children participated in scouring the island for the 24 dozen eggs donated by Castlegar Foods, IGA, Safeway and Super Valu and decorated by volun teers Natalie Mcintosh and Marta Kozen. * The visit by the Easter Bunny. convincingly played by George Hansen, and of prizes donated by local dentists and Volunteers help Soc Thanks to ey to: b McIntosh who putin many extra hours planning the productiqn of this event and vice president Bob Switzer who assisted, Spe- cial thanks to Fire Chief Gerry Rempel who loaned a bullhorn for crowd control. : Despite the rain and cold, Deb Chmara and a few volunteers kept the Rail Station Museum and Chapel House open in the now traditional salute to. spting. The Heritage Society is still waiting for approval of their i for six staff-trai merchants, ded out the LET US SHOW YOU © SERVICE & INSTALLATION (COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTAL) Fireplaces & so much, more to make your home's addition. 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The only rationalization, therefore, that I can offer for an inrational urge to climb up inside volcanic chimney in the Black Tusk mountain of Garibaldi Park for example, or the Glenfinnan Monumept, or this, is either because “It's there”, (Sir Edmund Hillary's excuse for climbing Everest) or for the view. Since it was a beau- tiful day on that latter occasion, it was probably the view, and the of a good photograph. The Scott Monument, for those unfamiliar with it, was built 150 years-ago to honor the memory of the great Scottish oct’ and novelist, Sir Walter cott. Since the monument is built in the immediate vicinity of the Waverly Railway Station and since Edinburgh can by its nick- name “Aud Reekie” (Old Smok- Victorian Gothic style, two-h dred-foot high monument was @esigned by self-taught Scottish architect George Meikle Kemp for a prize of 50 guineas and, since ‘Meikle’ was my mother’s maiden name, I have a certain interest in the structure. The foundation was laid in 1840 with full Masonic honors and in four years at a cost of (I think) 500 pounds. There are also 64 niches for plaques and statues of characters @ Turner from Scotts’ writings. Strangely however, by 1871 the 100th anniversary of Scott's birth, there were still 30 of the niches with their stone charac- ters unfinished. beautiful in the summer sun- shine and there are not too many such days in Scotland. I reached into my camera case for my camera. It was empty. I had To raise the y 1,500 pounds, (inflation was present then, too) for the completion of the statues, a Waverly Fancy Dress Ball was organized in the city with the Princess of Wales in attendance as Mary, Queen of Scots, the Prince as Lord of the Isles and her brother as Bonny Prince Charlie, The money was raised and the work went for- ward, with a statue of Sir Walter himself seated and wearing a Borders tartan plaid, and with his pet stag-hound, Maida, occupying the arched open space beneath the first balcony. It'was not until 1947, when the monument was, reopened after. the war that the work of restoration was begun. In 1975 steeple jacks began removing the statues, including Rob Roy McGregor, the ‘Lady of the Lake (fair Ellen) and John Knox, founder of Scottish ; of P ry anism, to the Princes Street Gar- dens for cleaning by experts. One luckless steeple jack tem- porarily beheaded Knox when he allowed him to slip to the I. however, climbed the grimy 287 steps of the tower, round and round the narrowing spiral staircase, past the ever shrinking but ornate balconies and the turrets at each corner, until I finally stood in the last tiny chamber. It had@@ly room enough for one person and looked out across the city and over the val- ley at the grimly beautiful Edin- burgh Castle perched high on its ancient Castle Rock. It was | & Recollections \ John Charters loaded my camera in the hotel room and left it on the table. One Of life's deeply disappoint- ing but not so minor tragedies. I sustained a second bfow to my ego shortly afterward when 1 lost a five-pound bet to Bunny on the name of Edinburgh's most famous street and in con- sequence will never forget that it is Princes Stress and not Princess Street. The difference one letter can make. Nonetheless, Edinburgh ig a must on any visit to Scotland and the sense of a 1,400 year- old history, learning, culture and violence (over 300 women were burned as witches in Edinburgh between 1479 and 1722) is everywhere to be found. The dominating Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock is best seen from the Princes Street Gardens, but the logical place to start a tour is form the Castle itself, with Mons Meg, the largest cannon in medieval Europe out in front and it guardian Scottish soldiers— Highland Regiments in the kilt and Lowland regiments in trews (tartan trousers); at its gates. The Royal Mile which changes its name four times in its short course—Castlehill, Continued from 38 Ride, Smokescreen, Dead Cert, Knock Down, Nerve, High takes, In the Fame, Risk, Trial un, Reflex, Twice Shy, Danger, Hot Money. You could start with any of these books and be both stunned and satisfied by a good read. There's no doubt Dick Fran- cis’s novels are written to a for- mula. His central character is always a good guy. Often this good guy is an outsider to the racetrack the stable, the jockeys, and the financiers he works é However, as an outsider he sees more clearly what is hap- and often single-handed- ly discovers the corruption at the heart of things. If horses are dying mysteriously or'a race- track is losing money or first- tate horses are always losing, pur hero will sort it out. In the process, he will nearly be killed; will save many lives, and perhaps will fall in love: and bosses. As he uses these ion he horses begjn winning. Lee Morris, architect and builder, is such a hero in Fran- cis’s new novel Decider, pub- lished in 1993. Through his mother, Morris is connected to the titled Stratton family, owners of Stratton Park Racecourse. With the death of Lord Stratton, the raceway faces ruin in the hands of the squabbling family. the Strattons decide what to do with their raceway. When he goes to: Stratton Park, the kids travel with him. And part of the anxiety we experience in the novel comes from the kids being in danger at various points. Though I didn’t like the end- ing of Decider, Francis once again kept me gasping as he moved me rapidly from one iti to the next. se he has inh eight is drawn into the turmoil. One part of the family want to sell the race course for quick money. Another part of the fam- ily wants to renovate but keep the conservative feature of the old structure. Because he is an architect, Morris eventually con- vinces the new family head to renovate in a new style that will be better for racing and for the fans. In the meantime, part of the racestands are blown up by explosives and Morris is beaten by the sadistic Keith Stratton. What makes this novel differ- ent is that Morris is a married man with six precocious kids, five of whom go on trips with him. Before he gets involved | with the Stratton family and its skills in P has been given in the respective novel, the hero uncovers the mystery. Horses no longer die racetracks become solvent again, and first-rate Associate degree now offered Selkirk College now offers Associate Degrees in Arts or Science to those who complete two years of university studies. Criteria for Associate Degrees are listed in the Selkirk College __For more information, contact the admissions office at the he and his kids have been searching for house ruins. Morris makes a living by ren- ovating old houses and selling them. Thus, it's appropriate for Morris to use his skills to help When a friend recently asked for a book to read on the bus enroute to Calgary, I gave her a Dick Francis spellbinder. She loved it and has since gone on to ready many more. That's the effect his books have on readers. You'll see. 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SPILKER, McLEOD & MacINTOSH is a local full service law firm with offices in Nelson and Castlegar and a representative office in Kaslo Coturbia (Custiogar, B.C. VIN 1G7 Tetaphone: (604) 365-2183 ‘Volstax: (604) 385-6111 Lawnmarket, High Street and Canongate—is a history course, in itself and really needs.to ber accompanied by the foldout map and guide ‘Walk the Royal Mile’'—pricey, but invaluable. Among the scores of sights it will fill you in on are that won- derful periscope device, the Camera Obscura, as well.as such places as the Scotch Whiskey Heritage Centre, St. Giles Cathedral, St. Margaret's Chapel (she's the patron saint of Scotland) and the Royal Palace of Holyrood. I doubt if the Queen will invite you in to tea, but there are wonderful things to see there and hundreds of places to visit. I hope that the Scott monu- ment is out of its cocoon by the time you get there. 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