Ss i SS es Castlegar News December 22, 1985 COMMUNITY NEWS BJs Christmas Models & Crafts Gift Idea! Also Hobby Supplies note: Why © For most ages “GREENHOUSE” 2 Special, orders taken % SF © Per: i sonascervice Hydropleasure Garden Plus other gift ideas such as Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p. * Hydroponic Hobby Kits THE COURTYARD © Books, Downtown Square. 623 Columbia Ave. | (NEXT TO KEL PRINT) K’s GREENHOUSES 365-7320 On Room Rate with this Coupon WE FEATURE: © Kitchens © Courtesy Van © Heated Pool © Conti: 1 kf Pulpit & Pew By GEORGE JAMES ~ Calvary Baptist Church 1985 The greatest event in the history of the world was the birth of Christ. Roughly 2,000 years ago he interrupted the routine of the world, and the future of mankind has never been the same since. Why? To find the answer is not to delve into history books or study sociology .or a religion that may shed light on his importance. 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The answer lies in the last thing we arrogant humans YEAR-END THE GOSPEL ROAD FEATURING JOHNNY CASH/JUNE CARTER CASH ROBERT ELFSTROM Sunday, December 22 - -6 O'Clock in the Evening AT THE PENTECOSTAL TABERNACLE 767 - 11th Avenue, Castlegar © You will not want to miss this exciting film which depicts fhe life of Christ from His brith to His death and resurrection. ADMISSION IS FREE There will be a free will offéring taken, You Are Welcome to Attend — See You There! want to do — believe the Bible, inerrant as itis. ~ And what does the .Bible say? The prophets of old foretold his coming. Micah told of his birth place — Bethlehem. Isaiah — His virgin birth. Psalm 41 records his be- trayal. Isaiah prophesized his crucifixion. Psalm 16 tells of his resur- rection and Psalm 68 of his ascension. All this came to pass as foretold and some recorded in secular history as well.as the Bible. The Bible also tells us he is coming again. Why should we not believe it. So what does all this have to do with me and Christmas? We remem- ber his birth because he is also our Redeemer as re- corded in the Bible from cover to cover. Please let us make Christ- hip not merely a time to pursue our selfish interests. Kinnaird Women’s Institute meets The Kinnaird Women's In- stitute met in December at the Fireside Place for dinner, followed by a business meet- ing at the home of Doris Sweeney. The year-end review and reports showed that the WI aims of service, self-fulfill- ment, and sociability were all accomplished and enjoyed by members. The cultural report given by Doris Sweeney included such diverse interests as depression glass and educat- ing the child at home. During the year a new wheelchair was purchased for the loan cupboard, toys were sent to children’s hos- pital in Vancouver and the Queen Alexandra Solarium. A book and cheque was student and books were-do- nated to local libraries. Magazines were given to the local hospital and several visits made to Raspberry Lodge. Fundraising included two bake sales, one garage sale and’ small monthly raffles held at each meeting, and donations. Members attended confer- John Charters ... Reflections _& recollections FATHER CHRISTMAS seein MEMORIES OF SOME PAST CHRISTMASES For as long as I can remember (and that is a long time as you will see) the pervasive spirit of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol has been essential to Christmas. Every year at this time, with the exception of the period of the Mediterranean World War II campaign, a reading or viewing of that remarkable story has been the key to open the door of memory and the wealth of in ences and with institute members from other areas.and entered craft and baking competitions within the group. Donations which will round out a year of service will go to the Vancouver Children's Hospital, Queen Alexandra Solarium, World Food Day, Kootenay Society for the Handicapped, Silver Birch ded toa home Today, We’re Growing for the Future... In The Nelson Forest Region A Progress Report on the __Canada-British Columbia Forest Agreement: The governments of Canada and British Columbia have signed a 5-year forest partnership agreement that wil een an additional $300 million an invested in for B.C.’s number one resource. ° School, C: and Dis- trict Library and Fhe Clay astle. Instead of a Christmas gift exchange among themselves, each member donated cash to the Legion hamper fund. Prior to Christmas, a visit to Raspberry Lodge will take place with gifts and refresh- ments for all the residents. Jack Phipps will play the organ during the visit for a carol sing-a-long. Also cookies are boxed and ready to be delivered to shut-ins and a plant will be placed in the lobby of the hospital. The clown doll donated by Marge Brownlie was won by Sophie Janicki. r past in the country over 60 years ago. ‘The first intimations of the then still distant festive season was the ritual of Christmas baking — a ritual in which every member of the family was involved. There of water, and guardian angels developed new grey hairs. Frequent visits on the flimsiest of excuses to a hospitable old Scottish woman who always had an overflowing supply of current cakes, scones, oatcakes and magnificent Scottish shortbread, were the order of the day. Evenings were filled in the manufacture of festoons of small green and red paper chains and the stringing of popcorn and cranberries for the tree and the making and hanging of large red and green chains across the rooms. Berried holly branches from the big shiny holly tree outside and draped cedar boughs above the windows added to the growing variety :of dere at ee Memories of Christmas Eve and the day or two previous are also a bit confused, but indelibly fixed in my “mind is the of the arriving at the door, all gleaming white smiles, bowings, polite hissings of sharply indrawn breath, and all laden with gifts of mandarin oranges, preserved ginger and other dainties. These oriental seemed to courtesies always were the thick sugar encrusted es of citron orange and lemon, green yellow and red, to be sliced-up. There were walnuts, almonds and pecans to seed, nutmegs to grate in the nutmeg grater (with sometimes a bit of finger included), and there was the seemingly endless labor of turning the old hand-operated meat grinder for the suet, apples and other ingredients — and even the youngest can pick over the currents. ’ Finally, of course, there was the reward — licking the beautiful, spicy, gooey mixture from spoons, and mixing bowls. Then came those dark rich exotic smells of Christmas cake baking slowly in the oven, the spicy tang of mincemeat (two gallons of it) maturing in its crock, and the merry sounds of puddings bubbling in their pots. Elsewhere there were the Christmas concerts — public school and Sunday school — presented after weeks of frenetic preparation in the village hall to proud family, relatives and friends. Such triumphs, such tragedies every year amidst an ever mounting excitement. I often wonder how many careers have been launched, and how many wrecked on the crests and shoals of those same stage performances. From such stuff dreams are made. By the time the snow was flying, life became. an ii i ion of excited diti to the woods for Christmas trees and cedar boughs, valiant if bloodless battles from behind elaborate snow fortifications, wild rides down the steep sleigh hill in which ‘daring kept pace with the hardening of the slide surface aided by buckets Ly pI my mother. Every year she would get so caught up in returning the bows that it seemed that she would never get around to inviting the visitors in to take some win, receive return gifts for their children, and then take their leave again, amid another flurry of well-wishes, smiles, hisses and bows. The arrival of Christmas Eve meant early bed, early rising and surreptiti st in . It meant the final dressing of the tree complete with its multi-colored candles in their candle holders at the ends of the green branches. It meant hustling and bustling and confusion, and the hanging of the stockings in a row above the fireplace. But most important of all, it meant setting out on the dining room table, some wine and “Santa's” cake. . This last was a “must.” Dark, dark it was — glistening with richness and thick with almond icing and frosting. It was the very symbol of hospitality, for nothing was too good for the tired, busy saint. And it was vitally important, for try as I will I can recall only dimly what gifts I received those long years ago, but clearly as if it had happened only yesterday, I can remember the anxious rush on Christmas morning to inspect that cake, to see if the tell-tale wedge was missing and that the wine glass had a few rosy drops left at the bottom — proof positive of a satisfactory visit. They always were. Christmas had begun and the spirit of Mr. Dickens was still alive. - From the Management & Staff of WEST'S DEPT. STORE Wallace Horning Peter Vatkin Lee Friesen Lee Newton Mabel Isakson Ann Proud __Marianne Westinghouse John Newton Gail Shellenberg Leona May Joanne Woodburn Phyllis Goldsbury Vi Stoushnow Elaine Martin Elsie Rysen -- Deane i Jeannette Horning Eva Greenwood Isabel Jones Carol-McLean Ev Wilson Gladys Leckie Selene May _Terry Phillips. ‘Victoria Armstrong Dawn Taylor Helen Strelioff Donna Yackel Gail Calder Judy Morandini Leanne Belbeck Judi Anutooshkin Kathy Corbett _____Helen Stamp-Vincent ___ Mary Lewis Marj Brownlie FREE PUBLIC SKATING Lottery numbers BUSINESS Press The loudest jingling to be heard this Christmas season is the sound of money cascading into cash registers as retailers report strong and, in some cases, spectacular increases in sales. Earlier predictions that consumers would finally start spending have proved to be correct. The predictions came after years of false hopes following the recession of 1981-82. ff z The arrival of cold snowy weather in the heavily populated regions of Central Canada should stimulate even more sales as people buy coats, boots and scarves. “Ce are ing with a "says Len Kubas of Toronto-based Kubas Consultants. “Sales will be exceptional this’ year.” The Retail Council of Canada recently estimated sales would be up about five per cent after taking inflation into account. Council president Alisdair McKichan now predicts they could be even better. Kubas says are showing a it appetite for microwaves, videocassette recorders and compact disc players. “Sales are strong from Victoria to St: John’s,” he said. JEWELRY POPULAR Jewelry, as usual, isa popular item. “November was a little soft but December has been spectacular,” said Edward Ballon, vice-president of retail sales for Birks Jewellers in Montreal. Rings selling at between $1,000 and $5,000 have been especially popular, along with the more fashionable gold jewelry. ~ At the other end of the scale, Birks is experiencing strong sales of Swatch watches at around $45. The strong sales have eased earlier concerns retailers would be forced into the pre-Christmas' price + slashing that damaged profits in previous years. “A lot of the sale signs have come down in the last couple of weeks,” says John Winter, retailing analyst for Clayton Research Associates. = But Winters wonders whether the burst of spending might be the last hurrah for retailers. “The most recent economic figures that came out from Statistics Canada show personal income declined in the third quarter, the savings rate dropped quite dramatically and taxes are going up in the New Year. That's bad for retailers.” VANCOUVER (CP) — Nearly 40 years after the last ill-fated ‘shipment, British Columbia dairy farmers are a Hol: “to Purchasing agent Sam Ho of Gading Cempaka Canada Ltd., a trading company ‘ing in and animal, about one-third more than the domestic market price, said Harry Bailey, a Ch China. Earlier this month, 83 cows and three bulls, each about a year old, were shipped from B.C.’s Fraser Valley on a chartered* Air Canada DC-8 to Liaoning province. The sale follows the March sign- ing of five-year quarantine ia, said the Chinese government wants to expand and improve the quality of its dairy industry and plans to import 20,000 head of cattle over the next few years. -He said China is importing small herds of dairy cattle from several countries in an effort to upgrade its domestic iz Canada and China. The agreement on health regulations opened the way for livestock exports to re- sume after a lapse of almost 20 years. WINNIPEG (CP) — Cana- dians who used to. barrel across the open highways on motorcycles are now put- ting their money into differ- ent activities, putting the in- dustry intoa tail- ig stock. The 86 B.C cows were shipped Dec. 8 to the Dalian Ling Shui Agriculture Indus- try and Commercial General Co. “Farmers received $800 an ures, retail sales of new and non-current motorcycles fell to their lowest level in 14 years in the fiscal year end- ing Aug. 31. Every province, with the farmer and head of the Canadian Livestock porters Association. CANADA BEHIND Bailey said Canada is “un- fortunately a little late get- ting on the scene” because of - delays in getting the health agreement signed. “It's allowed countries like West Germany, Holland, Denmark, Australia and even the U.S. to get in ahead of us. The European Common Mar- ket also has the advantage of government subsidies that allows the Chinese to buy the cattle cheaper. Motorcycle sales at lowest level — Ed Huska, a Winnipeg motorcycle dealer, blames high unemployment rates, high insurance costs and the value of the Japanese yen as some of the reasons why his say industry spokes- “I think we have to realize frigerators or VCR's,” said general “A lot of those who were buying motorcycles in 1982 have realized they are not motorcyclists and have moved on to things like hang- gliding,” she said in a recent interview. A Analyst copes with blindness NEW YORK (AP) — When Laura Sloate’s g to industry fig- Weekly stocks talks, she listens. Sloate is a financial analyst and money manager, but she cannot see the numbers that flash across her computer screen and she has never seen an annual report or a balance sheet: She's blind. Until now she has relied on assistants to read her much of the information she needs, including up-to-the minute stock quotations. One winner. captured the jackpot of $252,979 in Wed- nesday'’s Lotto West draw. The eight numbers drawn were 3, 18, 19, 31, 47, 51, 53 and 54. The bonus number was 50. The five correct plus bonus number category was carried over. Those with five num- bers correct won $970. In the Lotto 6/49 draw, the six numbers were 1, 7, 19, 36, 42 and 49. The bonus number was 45. ‘fhe jackpot pool of $1,079,508 was won by a tic- ket purchased in Ontario. Winning Pacific Express numbers were: * For $100,000: 222688. For $50,000: 015790. For $10,000: 357108. In the event of a discrep- ancy between these numbers and the official lists, the ‘latter shall prevail. OPEN SUNDAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS 11 a.m. -4 p.m. SAVE UP TO 50% ted It ROSE'S BOUTIQUE Now, thanks to specially-designed software, her IBM computer is hooked to a voice synthesizer and to Quotron, an electronic ‘k: ‘ket ticker that pr the latest stock prices and current news. She pushes a few buttons and the computerized voice recites prices or news items instantly, converting digital data into sounds. “It is beyond my fondest dreams,” said Sloate, 40, chairman and founder of Sloate, Weisman, Murray and Co. Inc., a 12-year-old Manhattan research brokerage and money management firm that handles more than $100 million for of. instituti 1 and indivi clients. As she talked with a reporter, the computerized voice droned on ‘in the background, giving stock quotes at a practically unintelligible 200 words per minute. LISTENS TO VOICE VANCOUVER (CP) — The Vancouver Stock Exchange ended the week mixed in ac- tive trading. Friday's volume was 17.1 million shares, with 325 ad- vances, 309 declines and 514 issues unchanged. The VSE index closed at 1250.61, down 2.23 on the day and down 41.80 on the week. Contour Blind was the most active equity issue, un- changed at $1.86 on 1,168,550 shares traded. Westfort Pet- roleum gained .01 to .06 on 169,000, Viceroy Resources was up .05 at $1.20 on 155,350 and Dasher Resources was unchanged at $1.00 on 120,098. Conversion Indus- tries gained .20 to $3.35 and Tundra Gold Mines lost .08 to $2.57. But Sloate, whose ears for her is attuned to the voice she described as running at the speed of a “very fast-talking New Yorker.” Sloate, who lost'her sight at age six from glaucoma and detached retinas, majored in medieval history at Barnard College, earned a masters in European history, attended law school for a year and almost finished her doctorate in modern American history. When she took a summer job in finance, she was hooked. “I had no intention of staying,” she said. Six years later, she and two partners formed their company with just a few clients. Today the firm makes B.C. closed up .03 at $2.11 on 23,950 shares, before the corporation an- nounced that it is writing down its assets by about $500 million to $1.9 billion, re- ducing the book value of its common shares to $3.40 from $7.40. Marshall Energy was the most active development is- sue, unchanged at .40 at 705,000 shares. Manitou Reef eight-figure ‘commissions. slipped .01 to $1.25 on Plaza Store Christmas Hours Tues. | Wed. | Thurs.| Fri. Sat. | Mon. Tues. Dec. 17|Dec. 18|Dec. 19|Dec. 20| Dec. 21|Dec. 23/Dec. 24 9:00 | 9:00 a.m. | a.m. to 9:00 | 9:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m. of experienced a drop in sales last year. Overall Canadian sales dropped by about 10 per cent to 80,454 units sold. Bastedo said one reason for the downturn may be in people's attitudes about what they buy. “This appears to be a more conservative decade,” she said. “People are afraid to buy toys which they may or may no use.” d dropped. “The biggest part of our market is the 16-25 year-old sector and that is where the biggest percentage of unem- ployed people are today,” said Huska, a Honda motor- cycle dealer. As well, he said, it now costs almost $600 to fully insure a new 750 cc motor- cycle and as much as $800 for the ,larger. displacement motorcycles. Cattle shipments resumefz “We don’t have those sorts of things, but we think our quality is better and we'll use that as a selling point.” Bailey said one difficulty in dealing with the Chinese is that country’s lack of foreign currency. if if Hil EG Agencies Ld. 5 - “They want to barter . . . trade various products, but what are we going to do with 15,000 coolie hats. 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