the innkeeper, had responalbd
lity for accepting and handIny
over letters, exchanging

bags and providing horses fo}
fhe post-hoys who carrled thef
mail, ;

Housed fn Inns
In the carly days in England,
post offices wore often housed

in inns,
The postmaster, who was

CHAMBER. OF COMMERCE

SPECIAL MEETING

Are you interested in Pollution Control?
LETS HEAR YOUR VIEWS

Tonight — 7:30 p.m.
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CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, May 10, 1873

Leon and Thea Koerner Foundation Approves $750 Grant

The Castlogar Public Libr. funds for the amount of $760, —_ will be reported to the Koerner board:
ary trustees learned that the This moncy will be used to Foundation secretary D, Lukin The new lights which were
board of governors of the Leon assist in re-building the child. Johnston, recontly installed by the Town
and Thea Koerner Foundation en's non-fiction, fiction and + The following are bricfa of Castlegar to light a dark
has approved the Castlegar pre-school collection of books, A from Monday's meoting of the corner, are proving their
Public Library's application fo port on the use of these funds Castlegar Public Librar: worth,

The book drop Is ready to
be positioned. The Town of
Castlegar will install this
feature for the library very
soon, This will be a great
convenience to library users,

The board was pleased to
learn that Gary Aubert has
been given a OFY grant, which
will be used for Gary’s puppet
shows, and these will be

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TIME TO GRIN
Everyone: knows
the difference bet-
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Some people
ii hate decisions,

‘CASTLEGAR NEV

Published Every Thursday Morning at, “The Crossroads of the Kootenays”-

spe eR rca a
CASTLEGAR, BRITISH COLUMBIA, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1978

VOL. 26, No. 20

eo 15. CENTS PER COPY

Support Lacking for Old Arena §

WONDERFUL GIFTS FOR

* SOAP

* PERFUME

* COUTTS CARDS
* CHINAWARE

* CHOCOLATES

* CRYSTALS

* COSMETICS

Tommy Biln
Open Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Extraordinaire
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Regular $4.00
MOM‘S SPECIAL ..........

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$2.15 4%

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We Have Gifts to Please All Mothers

Sunday and Holiday Hour:

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Helps relieve nausea

Use Gravol to help prevent motion
sickness.

Phone 365-7813
Fridays Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
12 noon to 1 p.m. and 6 to 7 p.m.

incorporated in the summer
program with the Regional
Recreation Commission No, 1,

A grant
received from the
Appeal which will be used for
adult books.

Mr. Singh reported on the
Summer Reading Program and
Mr. Singh showed a very
original chart designed to
promote interest in reading,
with a reward at the end, The
compelition tot the reward
could be kee:

The work ‘at the Castlegar
Public library, through the LIP

2!
NEW OFFICE FACILITIES for postmaster

R. Deans are

among the many added features of the newly enlarged Castlegar.

Post Office which will be holding a Letter Carrier
this 8.

Inaugural’
dary School.

day at Stanley

‘Also housed in the e:

Eremenko's

SHOES.

FIT-RITE!

QUALITY SHOES for the family
: For Dress — Casual and Work

are the
Insurance and Manpower offices. Mail pick-up service Is to

commence in ‘Cast!

Drug, Central F

legar, Kinnaird and Blueberry Creek fe
Sunday. On Monday Sub Post Offices will be located at Carl's
‘ood Mart and Blueberry Creek Store. These Sub

this

Post Offices will provide for the sale of stamps, money orders and
registration eervice. —Castlegar News Photo

grant is steadily p

Librarian Mrs. Moore re-
ported a steady growth in the
use of the library,

Bridal Shower

A surprise shower greeted
Diane McCreight Friday when
she visited the home of Mrs.
Mike Harasimow of Pass Creek
for lunch.

Twelve church friends
gathered to honor Diane on her
forthcoming marriage May 19
to Mr. Dave Bell.

Co-hostesses for the lunch-
eon were Mrs, Harasimow and
her mother, Mrs. Fred Babaeff.

A corsage of white and
»pink carnations was pinned on
the bride-elect and one of white
carnations presented to her
mother, Mrs. D. McCreight, by
Mrs. Babaeff.

A large box decorated in
the shape of a house, complete
with windows and a door, held
an array of kitchen utensils for
the bride-elect’s new home.

Each gift was tied with a
ribbon that hung from the top
of the house and had to be
pulled out individually.

To complete the kitchen
theme for the shower, Mrs.
Babaeff presented the bride-
elect with a recipe box filled
with favorite recipes of each
guest present. Each was signed
by the girl who had written it.

“Showers of Happiness”
was the message written on a
cake beautifully decorated in
pink flowers and green leaves.

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News Journal Results From
Opportunity for Youth Grant

A federal OFY grant has
enabled six persons in the
Nelson, Trail, Castlegar and
Slocan Valley areas to begin
work ona monthly newsfeature
magazine to be called The
Arrow.

OFY officer Martin Hors-
will has lauded the business
project as the only newspaper
grant awarded in the province,
Tt has also been endorsed by
several artists, educators and
community workers in the
West Kootenay.

The project will attempt to
publish a journal of predomin-
antly local events and activities
including obscured items of our
history. Participants will also
attend community meetings
reporting on topics of interest
that effect the respective
communities now and in the
future.

A regular feature of The
Arrow will be a calendar of
special events occurring in the
West Kootenay region,

To insure that the project
has an opportunity to become
self-: -supporting, participants
will ‘establish a non-profit
society‘under the B.C. societies
act. The Arrow will be sold
to the public, with bookstores
and news stands, as well as
street vendors, being asked to

UCW Unit
Hold Meeting
Bridal Shower

Harmony-Friendship unit
of the United Church Women
met at the home of Mrs. C.
Brady with Mrs. Helen Bonacci
as co-hostess.

Eleven members were
present with Mrs. E. Kraft
presiding.

‘The devotional period was
conducted by Mrs. W. Shmoor-
koff.

A thank-you note was
received from Mrs. G. She-
pherd. All members signed a
get-well card to send to Mrs. E.
Murray who is in hospital.
During the month, 17 get-well
cards were sent to sick and
shut-in members and 15 sick
visits were made. Mrs. M.
Fullerton reported she had
visited those in Raspberry

ge.
Members donated tea tow-
els to the UCW kitchen with
stamped tea towels bought by
Mrs. Kraft being handed out to
members to embroider.
. Members were reminded it
not too early to start making
things for the fall bazaar.
Passages on. India were
read from the study book.
Mrs. Kraft reported on the
executive meeting she had
attended. *
The May meeting is to be
held at the home of Mrs. Kraft
with Mrs. J. Kavic co-hostess.

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stock the new magazine.

Project participants wish
to extend an invitation to poets
and writers in the areas to
submit manuseripts of their
work, A special literary supple-
ment is being considered for
publication during the summer
and individual work will bo
published in each issue.

Contributions and manu-
scripts should be sent to Ron
Verzuh, General Delivery, Cas-
tlegar.

Robson Evening Group
will hold their Spring
Tea and Sale with the
ferrite pay Draw to be
sity May Ih at 2 pan
Sats p.m,
Bock Prize, ‘Te

David Thompeon Stamp
Club will hold its next
meeting on Monday, May
14 at 7.80 pm. the
undereroft of St. David's
Church,

Our Footwear Will Meet the Need
of Any Type Work or Any Occasion

AANA

SMITH'S PLUMBING & HEATING :
6] Crescent Street, Castlegar — Phone 365-7531

Castlegar Parent Group ;
to Brownies, Guides :
and Rangers will be kold-
ing a Dotnet a Day Tea

and Bake in the
Kiwanis set Hall on
Sat, May 12 from 24°
p.m. Proceeds for camp- :
ing equipment.

R.NA.B.C. Dinner Meet-
ing. Russlan Meal. Tues,
May 15 at 6.30 p.m. a
Castlegar Hotel. Price $3.

Mother's ; Day

IS THIS SUNDAY

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Long and Short, Ruffle Trim

SHORTY PYJAMAS
Printed and Plain Nylon Chiffon

HOUSECOATS

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Sizes S ML and 38 to 44 +

Priced from $7.98 and up

BLOUSES — HAND BAGS
SWEATERS — JEWELLERY

PESONALIZED FREE GIFT WRAPPING

WIDE SELECTION OF WORK SAVING APPLIANCES

AUTOMATIC DISH WASHERS —- HAIR DRYERS — LEAD CRYSTAL
ROVAL ALBERT BONE CHINA — SAMSONITE LUGGAGE

TENNIS RACKETS — TEN SPEED BIKES — GOLF CLUBS

AIR TRAVEL AGENTS FOR ALL AIRLINES

@ Reservations
@ Tours
@ Hotel Accom.

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_@ Travel Insurance ‘:

Your Link Hardware Dealer

Phone 365-7782

“Use Your Chargex Credit Card”

ATE STAMP used for nearly 27 years to cancel sane ad on

{ letters mailed

Post Office was retired from service

at the Kinnaird Po:
! on on Saterday with the introduction of letter carrier service in that

y aud

i closing of Po

: Margaret Evans, postmiatress since 1955 and now transferred to
Greenwood, takes a last' look at the date stamp with Ald. Jack
Chernotf of Kinnaird Pra accepted it for the town. Mr. Chernoff

assured

: letter
| carrier service that the town would take good care of the historic
item in its archives. —Castlegar News Photo

New Policy Adopted fc Adopted to Cover
Operation of Present Arena

To remove uncestainty
hanging over next winter's
operation of the Castlegar
Arena, Castlegar council Tues-
day night decided to continue

‘its operation and adopted a

policy to guide its operation.

The policy calls for an
increase in user rates to offset
any deficit, operation of the
arena by: the town without
involvement of Regional Rec-
reation” Commission No. 1, a
sustained, determined effort to
keep costs down to a minimum,
and the leasing of the arena
eonceanloe “for a reasonable
ren

Should the policy provide a
surplus, then the surplus “shall
be rebated to Castlegar tax-
payers on next year's taxes”.

The policy was ‘recom-

mended to council by Ald. Mike '

Local Public Freightways Given
Go Ahead to Build New Terminal

: ‘A new terminal for Public
. Freigtways has been given the
“go-ahead.

-This was acknowledged by

jocal. Public Freightways mana-

’ ger John Filipchuk when he .

{appeared before Kinnaird coun-

ceil Tuesday night to discuss
relocating.

Mr. Filipchuk explained
basic requirements as three
acres of land,
highway, water
drainage.

-..) He said the go-ahead for a
new terminal has been given
#'from Vancouver a’ couple of
pweeks ago, . but. the. question
was location.

he Both.” couneil “and Mr.
Filpehuk agreed the- ‘Present
Chamber Dumped
For Final Stanley
Cup Hockey Game
Hockey versus pollution

with the national sport winning
hands .down last Thursday

when the regular meeting of.

¢ the Castlegar and District

Chamber." of Commerce. was

“called off at the last minute
because of the televising of- th
Stanley Cup Game.
Anitem tabled last month
* which was slated to come up
discussion, was'a resolution

obtain: a local ‘sir: ‘pollution

announcement was

access to —

and good —

location was no longer suitable,

having in the past received

camp iainte of noise and conges-
lon.

Council, which would like
to see the industry remain in its
boundaries, asked Mr. Filip-
chuk to search for a suitable
site for relocation and they
would assist wherever possible.

‘73 Budget
Mill Rate Up
In Castlegar

~~ ---The-Town of Castlegar’ has

~ Increased its mill ra year:
~ but because of the teraiee in

* the homeowner's: grant and

reduction: in, the: hospital .and
schoo! board rates,‘ most’ pro-

rty owners will) have a
reduction in taxes,

The. homeowner's _ grant
has-been increased by $15 to

who said the arena
had a $10,370 deficit this past
winter with a further $3,550
spent on capital expenditures,
including ice widening.

In’ urging council's favor-
able action on his recommenda-
tions, Mr. Livingstone said the
plans of organizations using the
arena, as well as the planning of
necessary work on the building,
were awaiting council's deci-

ion,

The decision facing council,
said the alderman responsible
for the arena, was the decision
“of operating the financing the
arena at a large loss for the
benefit of the whole area or
closing it down to save money”.

He said he didn't believe
anyone wanted the arena closed
so he then made his recommed-
ations concerning'a new opera-
ting policy.

“Once ett

“Castlegar. is. going
shdulder‘the’ fe

Ald. Ed, “tt y," In” oe

he added,

~ menting upon the'reluctance'bf ~:

Kinnaird afd the two electoral

areas. to” discuss the future:
operational costs of the Present i

arena, suggested their view
was. short-sighted.

He speculated that a
referendum “on a new arena,
without consideration of the éld

arena, would, in my opinion, be
shot -down” by Castlegar
voters, '
Ald, Carl Henne warned
Mr. Livingstone that he should
emphasize to such groups as
minor hockey and figure skat-
ing that the new policy has
been ‘endorsed by council as a
whole. He said Mr. Livingstone
should not assume sole res-
ponsibility (and thus blame for
increased user rates) in meet-
ing with concerned groups,
1

The representative of the
‘Town of Kinnaird and electoral
areas I and J refused at recent
meetings to discuss the opera-
tion and future dit of the

last year's discussions that
$50,000 of the future referen-
dum monies would be spent on
the present arena for unspeci-

Castlegar Arena.

This was the report of Ald,
Mike Livingstone at Castlegar's
council meeting Tuesday night.

Mr. Livingstone, in a
written. report, said that
although two meetings were
held in connection with the old
and proposed new arena,
“unfortunately I cannot report
much progress”.
“Me added: “This was
primarily due to the other
representatives’ refusal to dis-
etiss the operation and future
disposition. of the present
arena. The only agreement was
the‘one already arrived at in

j Independent

5 Contractors

| To Victoria

ae Independent contractors
from the Kootenays are to meet
with Labor Minister William
sKing in. Victoria May 28 to
discuss their opposition to Bill

168, which says companies
bidding on government ‘con-

; _ tracts must be’ union shops.

Castlegar has a “nev”
clerk-treasurer,

She ‘is Mrs. Betty Jean
Price,:a longtime resident of
Castlegar. who has filled’ the
position on a number: of
occasions in the past on an
acting basis,

Mayor John Landis an-
nounced Mrs, Price's appoint-
ment on Tuesday. She fills the
position recently vacated. by

to keep it
operating for an indefinite time
ona schedule of operations not
yet decided upon.”

The alderman added that
he “tried to get something more
specific decided about our
present arena's future, which is
very much the concern of
Castlegar taxpayers. I must
report I had no success
whatever in these discussions.”

Mr. Livingstone ‘also re-
ported that he could not get
support from Area I and
Kinnaird for Castlegar’s re-
quest that the regional district
take over operation of the
present arena and thus spread
the cost of it over the whole
area,

At the committee's last
meeting, he said, a proposal
was made that the two towns
and the two electoral areas
petition the régional district “to
conduct a feasibility study on
the arena situations in the
towns and areas mentioned and
to advise the respective towns

and areas how best to resolve -

the existing difficulties.”
Council endorsed the re-
solution.

‘Coast Forestry Executive
Appointed Colcel’ President

- A 39-year-old forestry exe-
cutive, Ronald M. Gross, has
nm named president desig-
nate of Canadian Cellulose, the
gavernment-controlled com-
pany which will take over
Columbia Cellulose at the end

of June:
* . Announcement of his ap

Bill, Fleming whod resigned the

*Ssposition after holding it-for:six

moiths.; oa SS *
2's Noting that’ anyone
talks’ about: women’s lib, we're

‘way. ahead-- of ‘ them,” Mr.)
Landis . also the-.

» knows th

difficulties and its recent
conversion to government
sponsorship.

He said in an interview he
tobe

‘Kinnaird Backs Feasibility —
Study on Arena Question

“The committee resolves
that the councils of Castlegar
and Kinnaird and the directors
of areas I and J petition the
RDCK to conduct a feasibility
study on the arena situation in
the towns and areas mentioned
and to advise the respective
towns and areas how best to
resolve the existing difficul-
ties."

This resolution was pre-
sented to Kinnaird council
Tuesday night by Ald. Jack
Chernoff who, without giving a
detailed report, stated it was
the result of a recent meeting
between representatives of the
towns of Kinnaird and Castle-
gar and areas I and J.

“If the intent is to do a

feasibility study, it's passing
the buck,” commented Ald, G.
S. Rust. “However,” he ‘con-
cluded, “if the intent is for the
regional district to engage a
professional person it is a
different thing.”

It was felt such a. study
would clarify once and for all
whether the Castlegar Arena
was suitable for added financial
support for improvement, as
well as erase confusion which
once left the public with mixed
opinions as to whether the
building was condemned or not.

In accepting the resolution
the clause, “all costs incurred
by the study be met by all areas
involved”, was added to the
original resolution.

One Time Controversial Figure
Resigns Position on n Commission

The resignation of one of
Kinnaird’s representatives to
Recreation Commission No. 1
was acknowledged at the
reeu meeting of the commi-
sion.

Mr. Henne, who has in the
past served as chairman of the
recreation commission, had
until the end of the year before
his two-year term expired.

Mr. Henne was the centre
of controversy earlier in the
year when the Town of
Kinnaird prematurely appoint-

Rudy Martini to fill the yet

overcome but he talks enthu-
siastically about the oppor-
tunity stow ‘for continuity of
management and a chance to do
long-term planning. ,

‘Mt. Grdss believes that the
government. will. ‘allow. “the

planning ¢ ang ‘administration ‘ in
March : (1968, “has .' been

appointment of Miss “Lucy
Soukoroff.as deputy — clerk-
treasurer. Miss Soukoroff has
been employed in the town
office for several years,

P ‘since

He holds‘a Harvard Uni-
versity mastér. -of business
administration degree and has
been deeply involved in Golcel's

1970,

* Here is a. of
‘Castlegar’s mill rate:

3 Municipal
“RDCK
Hospital
School
Totallevy _

; released stating Se inh ‘oon

! Yulose will be starting: .pul

tours of the pulp mill on dally

basis Monday. throug!
Friday commencing June-1.

(‘These tours will: be» con-
hired .

ducted by personnel.”
H especially for this purpose’ to

allow for summer er eriployment. 5

The Téan Ot Kinnaird has
ased its alsessment by 2%:

Taxpayers. however, be-
use of a drop inthe hospital

hool -soard | rates, may

xperience ateduction in taxes.
‘An’ increase ‘in the home-
ner's graft of $15 has also
ped offset the: increase.
“Increased operating costs
in.the need of the. town to move
head on sommunity develop-
nent, .as ‘well as upgrading
own’ equipment, have *.all
id :the: increase.in the
says ‘Mayor. Colin

» pointed out a
igher ‘assessment by the
Regions! District of Central
‘cotemy. to pay. for the new
Hministration’ building has
‘ adked ‘of ‘the municipal:

z he
hid forover a longer period of
mebit ‘a higher assessment,
mas mide to clear the debt:
aster: thus saving on ‘interest

farges

>)" A former’ ‘commanding
officer of the Castlegar RCMP
detachment, who: presently is
Staff Sergeant at Burnaby, has
been appointed to the rank’ ‘of
sub-inspector.

Inspector E. Greba _ will
take up duties in the service
section’ planning branch at
Ottawa.

The promotion became
effective April 16.

Kootenay people can look
forward toa second folk festival
this year.

The Pass Creek Gathering
is scheduled as an outdoor folk
festival to be held on May 20
and 21 and promises to be all
that Kootenay Valley Folk
Festival was and more.

Festival coordinator Al
Henne and helpers have been
laboring tirelessly for a number
of weeks on the construction of
an amphi-stage near the third
pool at Pass Creek Park and in
the organizing for the event.
Over 20 musical acts have been

ked. g
The Gathering stands out
when compared to the other

Salmo Chamber Pulling for Start

Ouldoor Folk Festiva May 2) - 21
To Be Staged at Pass Creek Park

of Cana-

i os dian Cellulose,. supported by,a

board of directors, to operas at
“arm's length from Victoria.”

Mr. Williams’ announce-
ment said that it was the
government's intention to

“effect the appointment” of Mr.
Gross June 29,

It is also expected that Mr.
Gross will be appointed to the
board of directors of Canadian
Cellulose. He replaces presi-
dent James E. Wall, who will be
returned to Celanese.

“The-announcement is be-
ing made a oe time to assure

I of the

term of Mr. Henne.

Nelson School Board Schedules
3 Slocan Valley Public Meefin

Nelson School- Board will
hold three public meetings in
the Slocan Valley to

———

whether the public wants to
continue with 5

changes.

The meetings will be held
to discuss whether taxpayers
are in favor of retaining
elementary schools in the
valley or of bussing students to
Mt. Sentinel and Slocan Ele-
mentary schools.

An action by the board to
close Crescent Valley School

_ Long Hime Koot folk

festival in that it is outdoors
and all the enter is
free.

Music will begin at noon
Sunday, May .20, ‘and run
continuously for 30 hours. Craft
and art shops, as well as food
outlets will -be spotted
throughout the grounds. Park-
ing facilities are more than

ple. y
Some of the local groups
that will appear are: B.J.
Factory, Rick Bochner, Koot-
enay Green, Tamarack, Brain
Damage, The Broken String
Band and Kootenay Comfort (a
group playing to shut-in people
funded by an LIP grant called
Communications).

On Salmo End of Missing Link

The long awaited Kinnaird-
Salmo link is progressing well
here but Salmo’s Chamber of
Commerce wants to see the
same steps taken at its end of
the missing link.

The need for Salmo stu-
dents to have a direct road to
Selkirk College as well as for a

House-Buil ing ‘Lots in’ Castlegar Nil
By Year's End Predicts Ald. Ed Mosby
A prediction that there won't be a house-building lot for eale

in Castlegar by the'end of the year and a further suggestion that
the town: should investigate the possible extension’ of its

of further

boundaries to provide for di

were made by Ald. Ed Mosby at council's meeting Tuesday night.
Conceding it may be “kind of late in the day to acquire further
land,” Mr. Mosby said all council members should “be looking into

this and exploring avenues.”

The senior alderman on council pointed to the house-building
splurge now going on in Castlegar and commented that it is being
undertaken even though there {s no large industrial undertaking

underway.

He said the town's boom is reflected in the community’s
business section where, he calculated, the “cash flow is up 15 to 20

per cent”.

joint venture of two sawmills to
haul logs to the Celgar Sawmill
were cited as valid reasons for.
demanding steps be taken at a
recent meeting .of the Salmo
Chamber of Commerce.

In attendance was Nelson-
Creston MLA. Lorne Nic
who on the question of “Why
hadn't the government made a
start on the Salmo end of the
Kinnaird-Salmo Highway link?”
replied, “it deserves full steam
ahead, this road is not just due,
it’s overdue.”

He fully agreed with
chamber members that Selkirk
Coltege was a’ ‘commuting
college and ‘needed ° the
Kinnaird-Salmo link completed
in order ‘for students -of the
Beaver. Valley and Salmo area
to fully utilize it.

A chamber member point-
ed out'to Mr. Nicolson, that a
joint’ venture. between — two

ills now ing in the

ber Skip
and Joe and the Dam Song
which was: recorded on ‘the
KinGar label by these two fine
folk artists.

Dennis Gunn from Ross-
land will be on hand to share his
icular blend of Koot

public dealing with the com-
pany, particularly in the in-
terim period before June 29,

* ‘that professional management

of the company . will be
continuing,” the minister said.

No announcement was
made about the board of

music as well as the Mosby
Brothers from Castlegar.

And there is more...much
more.

Mr. Gross held executive
ition with Champion Inter-
national in the U.S. for eight
years prior to coming to Colcel,

moved of the area to
request a special meeting with
board trustees April 26. At that
time parents threatened to take
their children out of the school
system if Crescent Valley
School is closed.

The first meeting with the
public will be-held May 24 at
Crescent Valley School with
other meetings to follow May
28 at Slocan Park School and
May 29 at Winlaw. All meetings

recently

out in favor of retaining email
schools across the country.

The meetings will be weil:
advertised, Mr. Berg said: It is
very important we show tie
people in the valley we are
concerned and that we want ta
settle he iattat

Prize Winning

Play Appeoring
At Dawson Creek

The cast of the West
Kootenay Drama Festival's
best play award, Stanley:
Humphries Secondary School

area, who will be*spending in

excess of one: million dollars

each, aré being held up because
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Castlegar, Kinnaird
Blueberry Creek. Text of Mr. Chernoif’s letter,
destined for Mayor Colin Maddocks, was

ere from: Postmaster ’
Osdet Ole: ree

will start at 7:30 p.m. and all

of “Sing To Me
Through Open Windows”, is
being presented at the BC.
Drama Festival in Dawson

The group is accompanied
by vice principal L. Farrell

It was anticipated earlier
in the week that the local group
will have presented its produe-
tion last night.
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Special Award
Presented Local
Public Library

of

library objectives to both publie
and governing officials.”

This was announced at

*, Castlegar’s council _ meeting

Picture, Mr. Landis
shows the historic letter to his wife and to the
man who delivered it, postman Ray Saville, who

News Photo

identical to that of Mr. Landis’ letter. The two

delivers mail'in the Castlegar Hospital area
where Mr. and Mrs. Landis neve. Calg

Tuesday night by Aki. Car!

« Henne, who offered congratula-

to ‘the ‘author of the

John Cotton Dana

Public Relations Awards Con- ©
test, was the only one made to a.
Canadian

Mr. Henne ‘also, announced
that in reviewing its 1973
budget, council had provided an
increase of $500 for the library
pert the figure proposed earlier

in the year. i