y, April 8, 1992

Students get financial break

Glen Freeman
NEWS REPORTER

The provincial government is increasing
funds for post-secondary students.

“The province has admitted that students
need extra assistance right now,” Leggat said.
“This will open a few more doors for people
who couldn't afford to go to university or col-

to Advanced Education Minister lege.”

Dr. Tom Perry, the NDP will assist students to
cope financially by increasing weekly loan sup-
port to $216, an increase of three per cent.
Likewise, the Adult Basic Education Assis-
tance Program budget, which assists with the
cost of tuition and books, has been doubled to

$2 million.

Selkirk Student Association President Jeff
Leggat says the news is timely.

Leggat also insists that lack of money has
hindered students in the past.

“I know of one person who had to drop out
of school three weeks before exams because of
lack of funding.” he said.

Leggat feels that this government initiative
may help to curb such problems.

“It’s really positive for all students across
B.C”

Castlegar crowns new princess

Glen Freeman
NEWS REPORTER

Castlegar has a new mem-
ber of its Royal Family.

With two months left be-
fore Miss Castlegar 1992 is
crowned, Nora Johnson, 18,
has been named Miss Castle-
gar Princess 1991.
~ Johnson is replacing Lesa
Draper, who is currently at-
tending Washington State
University and will be unable
to fulfill her duties as
princess.

“It feels wonderful to be
named princess,” Johnson
said. “It’s go-
ing to be a §
lot of fun.”

Johnson,
who ran in
the 1991
Miss Castle-
gar contest,
said she
didn’t expect

to be named
princess at this late date.

“I was content with the

training I got from the event.
Being named princess is an
extra bonus.”

Castlegar Queen Commit-

. tee Co-ordinator Joanne Bak-
er feels that Johnson is qual-
ified for the job.

“She is going to do fantas-
tic,” Baker said, “I think this
will open some doors for her.”

Johnson’s first duty will be
to ist Miss Castlegar
Kirstin Mason by represent-
ing Castlegar in Revelstoke
this weekend.

Nora Johnson

Hospice promotes awareness

Glen Freeman
NEWS REPORTER
The Castlegar Hospice
Society has been caring for
the dying for seven years.
According to Hospice pres-
ident Gwilym Hughes, the
time has come to make every-
one in Castlegar aware of
that.—
“We are currently trying to
raise public awareness about
the Hospice Society,” Hughes

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Hughes also said that the
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Soups — Safron Bisque
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Assortment of Fresh Baked
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Decorated Cheese and Pickle Tray
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April is Canadian
Dental Health
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those with teeth
are reminded to
visit their friendly
dentist and
hygenist to keep
the cavity gang
at bay.

SWEETS
FOR THE
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Humphries 1992
Grad Committee
is sponsoring a
bake sale
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from 9:00 am to
noon.

Castlegar and
area residents
are asked to
leave their

bottles out for
pickup, or to drop
their bootie off at
the Scout Hall in
North Castlegar
or 2721-5th Ave.

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For more than
20 years,
Dar McDowell has
been creating
‘practical art.’

Glen Freeman
NEWS REPORTER

Confucius said that if you
chooge a job you like, you will
never work a day in your life.

If that’s the case, then Dar
McDowell of Robson is on easy
street.

McDowell, 47, has managed
to turn a hobby into a passion
into a career.

She is the founding member
and past-president of the
Selkirk Weavers Guild, a 20-
year-old group of fiber arts
enthusiasts who dye, spin,
weave and knit themselves
happy.

“We have been working out
very well — we’re one of the
most successful guilds in
Canada.”

Successful, says McDowell,
because of the enthusiasm
which they share toward their
craft, and McDowell is a fine
example of that Sue arn er,
discovered weaving early 6 on in
my life,” said McDowell, who
describes herself as a ‘dyed in
the wool’ British Columbian.

“It’s given me a lot of
pleasure over the years.”

And her work has given
others a lot of pleasure, also.

Countless people all over
Canada have had the joy of
seeing her creations exhibited.

In fact, McDowell designed a
colorful, elegant silk weave that
was selected by a panel of
judges to represent our area at
the B.C. Festival of the Arts in
North Vancouver last May.

But it’s joy, not success and
recognition, that gives her the
most satisfaction.

“As a fiber artist I’m happiest
when the delight I experience in
handling the materials shines
through,” McDowell said.

And to help Expo ’86 in
Vancouver shine through, the
Selkirk Weavers Guild was
asked to put on a fashion show
of hand-woven garments.

“The whole province saw us,”
McDowell said with a chuckle.

“It was a big deal.”

Another big deal is the actual
process of weaving — so much
so that at times McDowell
sounds more like a brain
surgeon than a weaver as she
explains the basics of her work.

“First you warp the loom,
which is measuring threads and
getting them into the proper
order,” McDowell said.

in order to weave, one was to
attach the warp to the loom,
wind it under tension around
the back beam, guide each
individual thread through the
proper eyelet, space the reed
properly, tie the threads to a
front beam, tie the treadle to
the shaft, weft yarn on a bobbin
and place it on a shuttle; “And
then you’re ready to weave.”

Or maybe to pilot a space
shuttle.

“Actually it’s a_ pretty
complicated process, but you
can learn to set up a simple
loom in a day or two.”

And for those who are
interested, there’s help.

‘I’m happiest when the
delight I experience in
handling the materials
shines through.’
— Dar McDowell

The weavers guild offers
beginners and intermediate
classes every year, spinning
workshops, lessons in dyeing,
and so on.

“We started the guild to learn
from each other,” McDowell
said, “and to have the benefit of
creative uae:

something that the community
can enjoy.

The guild even has an
extensive library which
potential members can put to
good use.

“We’re always looking for new
members,” McDowell said.

“Anyone in the fiber arts
would feel quite comfortable
with us.”

Comfort is something that
McDowell loves about weaving. .

“This is art made baie eros .
McDowell said.

“You don’t just hang it on the
wall and forget about it, you get
to live with it and feel it’s
textures, enjoy it’s colors and
appreciate it’s purpose.”

McDowell explains that her
art is more than something to
admire.

“If I make an afghan, it warms
you. If it’s a tea towel, it dries
dishes better than any other. If
it’s a wall hanging, it measures
up to any painting.”

And according to McDowell,
the Kootenay area measures up
to any area as far as an artist is
concerned.

“The beauty around us here is
really inspiring,” she said, “and
we have a more simple lifestyle.”

But McDowell understands
that even simple Castlegar
lifestyles must come to an énd,
called a celestial dream.

“I sure hope there’s a loom in
heaven.”

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