i a IC i CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, July 3, 1975 Marks A Alcoholics Anonymous Born 40 Years Ago | denen that they could stay sober by, sharing their similar experiences as alcoholics, They started working with other victims of \thia disease at Akron’s city hospital and’ the CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thuraday, July 8, 1975 ~~ Electriclty Price Increase a _CALDSET: TWH Go Ino Etec July 15 ‘members, at its June 25 meet- West Kootenay Power and aikod the pablls Nearing te ia Ltd. & Lound Light Company has announced ‘Tuesday in Nelson dealing with (Located at the bottom of Sherbiko ae a rase rane averaging $2.10 cook in the galloy—and a large exhibit mobile homes. 4 Ge 1 St te thine ir ne paiteet ston of photographs showing the steamera uie neta! store, tho yatem.Iewillee ate: ‘The application fora water fe ay 15. ‘ Sewing Machines, Typewriters, Kaslo’s 5. 5. Moyle Now Shows Way of Life of Koofenay Pioneers Back in the days of the silver Slocan, sternwheel steamers plied tho shores of the Kodtenay lakes, carry- ing passengers and freight to and te, Alcoholics Anonymous was born 40 years ago today in Akron, Ohio, when a stock- broker named Willlam Wilson and a physician named Robert Smith got together to share Tn 1941, an article about ‘AA appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, ‘This produced thousands of pleas for help, The tiny AA World Service Office in New York was swamped with will be observed during its International Convention to be. held In Denver, Col., July 4, 5 ‘and 6, Advance registration for this event is close to 15,000, It it is 4 process—a continuing process”, says Dr. Jolin Norris, chairman of AA's board of trustees. “When asked how AA works, an old timer ia reputed tohave sald: ‘Just fine, “ BEW and Color TV's for tent by week or month ki on the lakes, The workings of the Union Peters vessel have been left as Visible as One of the proudest was the 8. 8, Moyle. ‘The Moyle was built in 1698, to serve the earliest settlers, and she continued to run until 1957. Now she has a different role, Beached on the shore of Kootenay Lake in Kaslo, she's 8 museum ship that shows the way of life of the Kootenay pioneers, Mannequins atand Jauntily with- in’ her bows, showing what it. was once like to run in & sternwheel steamer, Her hull is filled now not with freight but with ploneer life 5% exhibits. : TheS. 8, Moyie made her maiden run to meet the first train through the Crowsnest Pags in 1898, For 16° years, she ran between’ Kuskanook -'/ posalble. ‘The boat also contains a selection of artifacts that show what life was like for ‘the Kootenay pioneers who settled this area, The first settlers to arrive were the loggers and sawmil-— Jers; an area of the boat is given over to displaying their, tools, /12/,Soon alter, ailver was found in the’ Slocan and prospectors and miners arrived; old mining tools and artifacts—drills,, hammers, ore wagons, minera’ clothing and lights, ‘candles and candle-holdes ‘and black- ith tools—are also on display, *'Another exhibit shows the’ har ‘eating ‘equipment once used to.cut fee for the Canadian Pacific Railway. icehouse. Here, you'll find horse- drawn apparatus for clearing the. connection to the new post office building has been ap- proved. ‘ wee ‘The resignation of foreman Gordon Teneycke was accepted with ee vee Ald, vatsue Cooley tue. gested that the existing villa bylaws be reviewed and a dated as required, of ee, The Royal Canadian Le- gion, Slocan Valley Branch 276, was granted to use ‘the beach area on Aug. 4 for the purpose of its’ Annual Stocan ‘Water. Sports Day. SPEEDQUEEN LAUNDRY 1038 Columbia Avenve — Phone 365-6534 Sunday — 9 a. — HOURS — ee Monday ‘thru Saturday — 6.30 a.m, fo 10.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. ‘ J. A. Drennan, vice- eee and general ania. f the Trall-based utility, sald the increases, as approved by the B.C. Energy Commission, result from the elimination of the special preferred rates for water heating, He said most of” these rates were established in 1945 when the company was I eying to encourage use of Playing at The Colander. Trail’s. New. Dine-and-Dance, Cabaret ‘and’ when: costs ee mee a fraction of what they See wwith this increase, fest Kootenay rates will still be among the loweat in North America,” Mr. Drennan said the rate change realdential rates within the JA: Drennan “Some of these: “preferred rates that have beon changed were below the current costs of their experiences as drunks, ‘This meeting launched a chain reaction of hope’ for alcoholles from every walk of life. For the firat time, recovery frorh the disease of alcoholism became possible for men and: women who'had been con- ‘aldered no more than’ a “dis- grace” to thelr families and in their communities, Today, A.A. has more than 800,000 rriembers. throughout the world. “Bill W." and “Dr. Bob” as they later became known to AAs everywhere, had stum- bled upon a miracle, ‘They first AA group was established. Inthe fall of 1935, a second group of recovering “drunks” appeared in New York City. By late summer, 1939, when there: was a third group in Gieyeland, AA had a 100 sober member ‘Also, in 1989, the book, “Alcoholics | Anonymotis”, | ap- : peared. Based on the exper- fences of the first 100 members, this basic text explained AA's philosophy, the core of which is the well known 12 Steps of, very. This has been known as the “Big Book”, More than a million coptes have been sold to date. v requests for assistance and orders for the “Big Book”, By 1950, there were a land, Here the 1: Teaitlons of AA were enthusiastically adopted by the membership. In the yeara between/1950 and 1960, AA became global, It was apparent that the AA way of life could rate carriers of race, creed and La The fellowship continues to grow. There are an eatimat 25,000 groups in the world. “AA twnot an achievement,’ thank: you!’ Abstinence is achieved by not taking the first drink—one day ata time”, AA members are men and women from’ all walks of life, from pre-teenagera to70 and 80 year-olds, of all races, with all manner of religious affiliations and with none at all. The only ‘requirement for memberahip is ‘a desire toatop drinking. One ls a member simply by saying s0, Bill Wilson died in 2972 and Dr. Bob Smith ‘ passed on’ in 1960, bit their AA! legacy - continues to attract new: mem- bera every day. ‘Is expected to be one of the largest conventions of any kind * held in the United States this year, Telephone 368-6331 1334 Cedar Ave., Trail | FLETCHER’S SEPTIC: TANK SERVICE Cleaning — Repatring $33 Complete Residential Cleaning “Everywhere in the Kootenays” Phone | Collect J. 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SPAGHETTI DINNER FOR $3.50: Regattoni & Hot Sausage — Lasagne & ‘Meat Balls ‘and Nelson; thena larger sternwheel- snow off the ice, markers to mark the es evens i er took over to deal with increased “'fce' into blocks, plows, hand fce-sawa, Wint Miller will serve as tongs and as % ntl 1957, the Moyie ran be: / "Tbe boat also contains auch fj inter foreman cntil «fore tween Nelson and Lardeau, with’, curlosities as ’a mannequin of a : Sega event Then, the Vilage of Kaslo bought," autographed quilt made "*. her for$1 and the promise that shed "1 But the museun’s tain purpose fj Products have copsanted © is still to show as much as. possible the village and to dig’s new permanent about the operation of a aternwheel . 9 garbage wit for. the village. 5 St. and the Kootenay Lake Historie ‘steamer. “The vessel is our first ‘The department of seal advised that th rising costa through increased e Pa ROM RUS NEE ti ee ; ig Peta productivity, but now we've . reached the point where we can o. i no longer’ avold a rate in: Crvic se crease.” : } Taste Tells. 29 500 ers, al not be affected by the ete increase. . “The maximum Increase Triangle ‘Pacific Forest will Mr. Drennan La the fan a aatee company is sending out a less,” ho sald. "Our figures beeaiearsea mi ta ¢ indicate that the :average n- Keay crease to those affected will be about $2.10 a month, Society fitted her out'as'a museum. .- love," says curator Roy Green. 2 3 ‘The major exhibit in the museum --“We've placed the artifacts and is one that shows the operation of the displays so that they don't’ obscure Roast Chicken’& Fried Potatoes — New York Steak “ er, - wstettel Cami threaes athlete pal ee eee Nae Well-Known Kinnaird Pioneer < Gooatbetahedatovlng colt daly fom midApel to marOeaber fe Amott of ##00SERR Tas || ent f Exo’, Aon from Sear) Peter Ostrom Dies af: Age 83 Crafts for Everyone by Connie McKay . A former well-known pio- Margarine 73: ieee oe Tuna Fis 69° | Evaporated Milk =... 3 ~ 89° thd Fined 7ioz. tin Curator Roy Green and a Visitor to the §.'S. Moyle’ : ati ia fi. a7. fin, nearest neighbor and 40 miles ~ railroad. < Pi near of the’ Kinnaird fren from the EEE "NO MOVIES - From June 29 to’ July 15 Reopening Suly 16 2 SHOWS 7 & 9:10 = m. Regular 38c° NOW ...... cece eee Ae rhe crm “tn the y Soft wire which is ham. mered flat and then twisted into various shapes makes unusual jewellery. Or you can and loop them together and twist wire into swirls and kinks ~ hang them as decorations. 3°: ‘The materials required are basically wire and a hammer, Use any kind of thin, ‘soft wire which can be hammered and bent easily, This is obtain: able at hardware or craft stores. ‘KINNAIRD TRANSFER u LA (TONY) GERONAZZO, MANAGER Back HOES Carl's Drugs RAINBOW ‘on the door Share your memories with Kodak Film, quality processing by, W Williams Color It really does matter where you take your pictures for processing Our July SPECIAL DUPLICATE SLIDES from 35 mm or 126 29° “| CONCRETE onava — Pit RUN GRAVE. ToP soit — 94 CRUSHED ROAD GRAVEL DRAIN ROCK — PHONE 365-7124 } UNION SHOP of Castleaird Plaza PHONE 365-7266 MORTAR SAND with the ‘Some wire can bo cut with scissors, but it ia best to use a pair of wire cutting pliera as the P top of a block of wood makes a good ure te ammering the ; wire, and if you wish, can be done. outside 1 it the weather co-operal "Tewelery fittings ‘can be Wire Jewellery or Decorations touches on lampshades, waste- baskets, or even windows. Charged “A. juvenile ‘has ‘been charged with’ driving without due,care'and attention follow. ing'a single car accident on. 7 evening of last week. naira, peo- ple, animals or abstract shapes from the ki d wire is al very easy as it will bend in just “about” any direction, ‘As you can seo there is a great deal of potential crafts: manahip in.a bit of wire and a mimers 1960 1060 pick sustained. an esti’ ‘mated’ $1,600 damage when it * went out of control at Broad- water Road five miles from the Castlegar ferry. “No injuries were reported. or eraft stores. Or you'ean go through old jewellery you have no-use‘ for: and:remove:the - fittings to.uge of yo jewelleryje > we Firat cut the wire into the desired length. If you are making ‘earrings cut two lengths the ane see before you start to ham Put the. wire 0 on mn the metal mee “and hammer it until it is flat, Now you.can bend it into ‘y various shapes and perhaps decorate it: with small beads, seeds, or even feathers. Attach the jewellery fi tings and you have finished: designing and making your own wire. jewel To find wall decorations, follow the same steps but work in a slighlly larger scale, By twisting and looping the wire you can make not only the outer shapes of animals, birds, flowers, etc., but can twist Lopether more intricate, internal decor You should be able to hold these designs in place by giving: them a pinch with regular. pliers. However ff this isn't enough, a little rubber cement’ will hold it. To add some color or texture, try mixing in braids or. puffs made from yarn,’ tissue A es Biggee Sroen nthe. West MZ : Castlegar Soclals The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'T. A. Sanford of Robson, Miss Lynne Sanford who. just --¥5™ graduated from UBC, left Wed- nesday of last week to visit her aunt, Mrs..8. A.’Pasin, at Kelowna, Following her visit to > ! Kelowna she will go to Lac La Biche, Alta., where she will be working with the Health Unit. . Mr. and Mrs. Randy Taylor of Vancouver, who left Monday for Banff, an and Mrs. G. Eastcott of Rossland, were Sunday guests_at the home of ;>Mrs. H. Johnson. > Mr. and Mra, J. Nuyens of Kelowna were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs, H, Grummett, Mrs, Jas Heslop of Robson returned home last Sunday from Yellowknife, N.W.T., where she had attended the 25th anniversary of the turning of the god iloe: Holy: Trinity, city now. has! a - aren of 8,000 ‘compared to 1,000; when ‘Mrs. 'Helsop’ was there in 1948, She also attended 6 opéning ceremonies of the” B.C. Grown. ' en. _ 12 Sliced 99F 99° |