B8 Top year for region's tourist booths Released by Kootenay Boundary Visitors’ Ass'n. Tourist information booths in the Kootenay Boun- dary region have just com- pleted their busiest summer ever, Well over 60,000 persons were given local and pro- vincial travel information, The figures were released by the Kootenay Boundary Visi- tors’ Association. Thirty-nine per cent of the inquiries were from per- sons visiting from other provinces of Canada, with Albertans topping the list. British Columbians made up another thirty-nine per cent. The remaining twenty- two per cent hailed from foreign countries, including the United States (18 per cent) and overseas nations (4 per cent), The total number of registrations jumped a dram- atic 28 per cent over the previous year, mainly due to more prairie province and overseas visitors finding this region. Booths on Crowsnest Highway No. 3 were the busiest, with Salmo register- ing 13,000 visitors over the summer, While Creston, nearer the Alberta border, counted 3,600 from that province alone. The Bound- ary Museum of Grand Forks registered nearly 16,000 per- sons who visited the displays and also receive} travel assistance. A total of 27 persons were employed at the tourist booths, including 14 students hired through the Youth Employment Program of the ministry of labor. The Kootenay Boundary Visitors’ A coordin- CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 10, 1979 Chalk up another anniversary ie Bill Smiley Me and the old lady had another wedding anniversary last week. Holey ole Moley, how the years fly by! Usually, we remember our anniversary a week or ten days after it has gone by, and laugh about it. We don’t believe much in anniver- saries, as do some people who squabble all year, then “go out to dinner with wine and roses, and are back pounding on each other within two days. One year I actually remembered and brought home eightcen yellow roses, She fainted dead away with shock, and when she came to, gave me the devil for wasting all that money. This year, | thought about it away back in August, and filed it away in my memory bank, determined to surprise her this year. Show her, by George, that there was some fire, or at least a few embers, underneath that wisp of smoke. My first thought was to sneak off with her engage- ment ring and have it re-set in 24-carat gold. 1 had to dismiss this idea as imprac-- tical for two reasons. First, I'd have to remove her finger to get the ring to the jeweller. Secondly, the price of gold went up so fast it made my eyes water when I read the financial page. Then [t thought of a mink coat. But again there were two obstackes. One was the price of mink coats, which have soared almost as high as gold. The other was a convic- tion ['ve long held, that the only creature on this earth who needs a mink coat is a mink. Well, I worked my way down through an emerald brooch, for her Irish an- cestry, a pearl necklace, diamond earrings. It was all i inti I knew I'd be ated the booths, which are operated by Chambers of Commerce and Museums in Creston, Kaslo, Nelson, Sal- mo, Castlegar, Trail, Ross- land, Grand Forks and Greenwood. The association office in Nelson also handled 6,000 inquiries by direct mail. PLAN CAREFULLY Whatever size or style the wedding will be, it is the careful, thoughtful plan- ning — not the cost — that makes it beautiful, / ear . SOME COLOR IDEAS nn If you would like to add some bright. ness to a room, you might wont to consid- er some furnishings in yellows. Yellow is the color of sunshine and that color can bring some sunshine to your home. On the other hand, if you want to moke a room seem quieter or more re- laxed, try some blues or greens. if you want to add some warmth and excitement to an ‘grea, you might con- sider some oranges and reds. There are many things thot the mere choice of color can do for you. Two. identical pieces of furniture thal are the same ex- cept for color, can bring different moods and quolitics to a room. wever, don't overlook the fact that a color is affected by the color it is next to, so be sure to use a color in relation to thet which it will be adjacent, And, there ore other considerations, too. For example, pale colors on things ¢on make a room seem larger since pale colors recede and give a feeling of more space, while dark colors come to- ward you ond moke en area seem smaller of more intimate. We urge you to use color as a docor- ating tool, We con help you select the colors and color com. binalions you have in mind for the different areas in your home. 625 Front St. "NELSON nat Delivery at No Extra Charge 90-Day Interest-Free Financing romonr ripped off with emeralds, she likes gold necklaces, not pearl, and she’s always losing one earring, like every other woman. What is as useless as one diamond earring? I’d kill her if she lost one. That’s one reason I got little done through August and part of September — worrying about the present for this one anniversary I would have remembered. I considered giving her a new car. But I can’t even af- ford one for the two of us, let alone one for her. ‘ TOMORROW . TED FUHR Say hello, to good buys at Tomorrows, today! Recliners SALE Lamps SALE Dining Room Suites SALE Wall Units SALE Wooden Rockers SALE Coffee Tables SALE Bedroom Suites One after another I discarded seemingly brilliant inspirations. I even went to the lengths of planning to sneak out in the middle of the night and painting the back stoop, which she’d been try- ing to get me to do all sum- mer. But I shuddered at the thought of painting out there, all alone in the cold and dark, Finally, it hit me like a thunderbolt, and a tidal wave of relief swept over me. Lhad it. Something to suggest her Mother Earth qualities. Something in green and gold, her favorite colors. Something that would sug- gest her sweetness, juiciness, tenderness. Something she could get her teeth into, in- stead of junk like rings, necklaces, fur coats. Thirty- three cobs of corn! With the decision made, I relaxed, and promptly forgot + all about our anniversary. She didn't, for once. On the fateful day, I arrived home from work, tossed out a few jollities, read her some interesting bits from the paper, asked what kind of day she'd had. All [ got in return was cold shoulder and hot tongue. She was in a bad mood, Not because I'd forgotten out anniversary. Just one of those rotten tempers women get into once in a while because they’ve had to deal with the plumber’ and TV repairman, the vacuum cleaner went on the blink, all the woodwork in the house is “filthy’’, and they’ve scrubbed the kitchen floor and have a sore back. In the old days, I used to pet her and pat her and promise her, and she'd gradually come around, But I gave that up years ago. It was too hard onme. Nowadays, [ fire right back: ‘'What the hell’s biting you? Cut out the self-pity, 1 work too, you know. Aw, go soak your head, crab.” And so on. We usually have a good verbal set-to, sulk a little, and the air is cleared. But this time she speared me, right in the middle of dne of my finest perorations. ‘Did you'know this was our anniversary?" Talk about hitting below the belt. I was stricken with remorse, shame and guilt. No details, but we kissed and made up, and I did the dishes. Must say we've weathered the storm pretty well. 1 was five years older than she when we were wed. I now took like an elder statesman . of about sixty-five, She looks about thirty-four, It's a little disconcerting when you go toa reception or some other function, the host reads your name-tag, and burbles, ‘Well, Bill Smiley. I’ve heard of you. And you've brought your daughter along. How nice.’* But I wouldn't trade the old battleaxe for a new one, even though she’s laid a Pretty good collection of scars on me, physically and otherwise. TREMCLAD. __ MIRROR COAT . Decorative and protective paint. VERY SHINY, VERY TOUGH. Indoor and outdoor applications. e Use on metal or wood. | GENERAL PAINT PAINT & WALLCOVERINGS Ltd. 603 Columbia 365-6214 Next Week... _ Your New Format CasNews/Mirror Roll in the savings at Thursday, October 11. need for Fall. Here's Disco Glump Nustling Nis wheels to the beat of the savings ‘all EARONS: a0 Super Surprise Sale - Eaton's Super Surprise Sale, “Goodbye disco roller rink. I'm hustling my wheels to where the action is. Eaton's Super Surprise Sale. Special low reductions on top quality merchandise. And a wide variety to choose from on every floor. Eaton's Super Surprise Sale has a great ‘cents’ of timing, too. Cuz lots of the items cre just what you want and Thursday EATON'S Because the values are so good, items move fast. And while you're choosing what to buy, there's something you should take into account, Eaton's account card. Take it with you for many surprise values you'll find. And get into the swing of things with my complimentary glump bag. So get moving and groove to the savings at Eaton s Super Surprise Sale, Thursday, October 11. | EffectivenessT _five-part s (From “Effectiveness Training for Women” by Linda of th Adams with Elinor Lenz. Copyright 1979 by Effectiveness with fe publisk Training, Inc. R Wyden Books.) The basic concept of Effectiveness Training for Women is the idea of control over one’s own life. Through ETW you can learn to be an active.agent in meeting your own needs. You can make decisions and take ac- tions to meet your ‘goals, particularly when what you want does not depend on the co- operation or participation of other people. Obviously, you do not and cannot have total control. of all your life. But you do have a personal area of freedom — that part of your _life in which you are free to make independent, unilateral decisions about issues in your life which do not depend on the co-operation ‘or partici- pation of another person. You have the freedom to consider, select and imple- ment solutions to meet your own personal needs. Your area of freedom might in- clude: “1, Changing your beliefs about a certain issue. 2. Learning a new skill. 8.-Getting more time to relax, have fun, * 4.° Deciding whether, how much and what you want to read, music you want to hear. 5. Looking’ for a better , raining forWomen: 6. Deciding to move your family to another city. 7. Increasing your sal- ary, 8. Adopting a child, The essential difference between these two categor- ies is the area of freedom which exists for you. Ob- viously, the items in each lat will vary from one person to the next, and from one relationship to another. Some decisions which might ideally belong on the first list many women treat as if they were on the second. Often the reluctance to takea job. 6. Joining a pi religious group or political party. 7. Choosing whether (and what kind of) physical exercise you want, 8, Deciding what doctor + (and other experts) you want. to consult. for fear of producing a conflict, or to spend time on them- selves which they feel should be devoted to others, has prompted women to place Jimitations on making such decisions. BENEFITS OF MORE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE * It requires courage ‘to take more responsibility for getting your own needs met, but in doing so you will enjoy many significant advantages, some of which are: - As you gain more cour- age and confidence to act in your own behalf, your self- worth will increase, and will In many other it no only are you dependent to some extent on.the co-oper- ation’ of others, but they are also affected by the decision, Some ofthese situations might be: * 1, Quitting your job. 2. Changing your fam- .ily's vacation plans, 8, Rearranging the office you share with a co-worker, 4. Having party in your home. 5. Investing your family . savings in real estate. . ‘wo- men have been taught to be dependent on others — par- ents, husbands, evén chil- dren. We have been socializ- ed to believe that we will receive our greatest satisfac- tion and fulfillment from meeting the needs of others — our children, spouses, bosses, parents. In this role it is neec- essary to be responsive to others’ needs rather than initiating actions that could meet our own needs. tinue increasing with each new situation. You will begin trusting your own perceptions more; you will have less need for others to agree with you, * You will become less dependent on others for your sense of self-worth, because you will be getting it from your own achievements, You will become less dependent ° on others’ positive judge- ment of you. ‘i You will have fewer feelings of anger, anxiety and Bowles, Richard. “What Color Is Your Parachute?” Berkeloy: Ten Speed Press, 1972, , * * Hennig, Margaret, and Anne Jardim. “The Managerial Woman.” New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday; 1976, * * + Jongeward, Dor- othy, and Dru Scott, “Women as Winners.” Reading, Mass.: Ad- dison-Wesley Publish Suggested reading Pogrebin, Letty Cot- tin. “Getting Yours.” New York: David McKay Co., 1975, * * Sheehy, Gall, “Passages.” New York: EIP, Dutton & Co,, 1976. * * * Simon, Sidney et al, “Volues Clarification.” New. - York: Hart Publishing Co., 1972. * * * Bardwick, Judith. "On Tr i How Co., 1976, ae * Lenz, Elinor, and Marjorie H. Shaevitz. ““So You Want to Go Back to School.” New York: McGrow-Hill, 1977, * * Maslow, Abraham. “Toward a Psychology of Being.” New York: D. Van: Nostrand Com- pany, 1962, Feminism, Sexual Liberation and the Sear- ch for Self-Fulfillment Have Altered Our Lives." New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1979, * * * Cox, Sue. "Female Psychology: The Emerging Self."’ Publisher: Science Reserch Associates, Inc., 1976. depression because you are I in disclosi others will be better — mor. ffective, more satisfying. As your- self in more real and spon- taneous ways. _ You will feel less hostile and resentful as more of your important needs are satis- ied. “Your relationships with you experience yourself as a responsible, initiating, acting Person, your life will become more satisfying. Deciding to take person- al responsibility often requir- es changes in attitudes. companies The trouble was, Y. can’t, can you? Neither can we. And that, in a nutshe! like ours have faced for years. Who pays how much? The traditional solution seemed logical enough: calculate the number of accidents each group was likely to be involved in-young and old, male and female, single and married, where they live—and charge all members of that group the same premium, depending upon vehicle use. 4 each group contained good drivers and bad drivers. The system simply lumped them together. It was based on probabilities, not individual abilities, : : That's going to change. The Provincial Government has challenged the entire auto insurance industry in British Columbia to come up with a new and non-discriminatory rating system. I.C.B.C’s answer is Fundamental Auto Insurance Rating. We call it EA.LR. Because it is fair. The program will start to be phased in on March 1, 1980. First priority will be given to removing age, sex and marital status as factors in determining insurance premiums. Those changes will be made in the first two years. Geographic inequalities will start levelling out in 1980 and will be eliminated by 1985. By March 1, 1982 the basic idea will be in place: everyone will be innocent until proven guilty; everyone will be a safe driver until proven unsafe; everyone will be * entitled to a base premium until they lose that right. - But if everyone enjoys these rights, they must also share the responsi- bilities. That's why thenew E A.I.R. program includesa Driver Accident Premium. The implementation of this Accident Premium will place the - principal responsibility on the driver who causes accidents. Obviousl cost money. So who'll make up the difference? The bulk o : money will eventually come from those who are responsible foraccidents. They'll pay higher premiums. And the more accidents they have, the more frequently they have them, the higher their premiums can go. Isn’t that the way it should be? That's EA.LR. ly, any program that sets a fair base premnia is going to e Insurance Corporation of British Columbia _ PICK THE DRIVER | 0’S GOING TO HAVE ll, is the biggest problem automobile insurance CASTLEGAR NEWS, October 10, 1979 While it can be an exciting, challenging process, it can also be frightening. You reallze that you alone are ultimately responsible for your actions and decisions — that you must depend on yourself for knowing and satisfying many of your im- portant needs. Perhaps an enlightening way to look at it is to remember that you have always had control. So far you have chosen to exercise it in a certain way. Now you are going to make some different choices, WHO CONTROLS YOUR LIFE To evaluate the degree of control you have over some major parts of your own life, think about the following questions in terms of how much control you actually take (not how much you wish you would take). Your Bod Is your body important to you? How much control do you have over it? Control of how it looks? Control over what you eat? Control over how it functions? Cl Gaining control of your life Control over how much exercise you got? ontrol over what doc- tor tends to it? Control over how much rest you get? Do you want’ to take more responsibility for your body? iy Tf so, how could you do 80? Your Money + Is money (and what it can provide) important to you? How mich control do you have over money in your life? Control over whether or not you earn money? Control over how money gets spent? Ifyou want to take more responsibility for money and its use in your life, how could you go about it? Your Work Is work important to you? How much control do you have over the work you do (inside and outside your home)? Control over what type of work you do? Control over how much or ‘how hard you work? More on Page C4 SAVE! on these FALL SALE VALUES 240 mi size Reg. $6.50... $325 “Bonnie Belle’ Products . . . 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