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RememberWHEN

40 YEARS AGO
From the Jan. 10, 1952
Castle News

Application for a forest
management licence on the
Columbia River watershed
south of the Big Bend has been
received from Celgar Develop-
ment Co. Ltd., Hon. E.E. Ken-
ney, minister of Lands and
Forests, announced Tuesday.

The company, a division of
Celanese Corp. of America,
will start-an an early date on
construction of a $65 million
project to provide for complete
utilization of the forest re-
sources in the area if the li-
cence is approved, Kenney
said. :

Present plans call for the
construction near Castlegar of
a kraft mill that will produce
40 tons of bleached and semi-
bleached sulphate pulp daily

-

goal of $40,000 to furnish and

equip the Castlegar and Dis-

trict Arena and Community

Complex, has realized revenue

amounting to $29,635.56
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Two fishermen in an 18-foot
runabout spent a night on the
Arrow Lake with tempera-
tures as low as eight degrees
Celsius, when their boat ran
out of fuel.

Police identified them as
Dave Ford, 17, and Larry
McAuley, 23, both of Trail. The
two had gone fishing Sunday
afternoon and spent the night

adrift.
5 YEARS AGO -
From the Jan. 11, 1987
Castlegar News

Shopping by television is
coming to Castlegar, Trail and
Nelson. And it will be a huge
sl predicts the manager

News file photo

of Shaw Cable.

@ Saturday, January 11, 1992

YourHOROSCOPE

ARIES (March 21-April
19) The 12th and 13th you will
_ feel anxious if the one you love
is laying a guilt trip on you.
Put your efforts into profes-
sional advancement on the
14th and 15th. You can gain
knowledge and get valuable
advice if you listen to friends
on the 16th and 17th. The
18th will be emotional due to
circumstances beyond your
control, go with the flow to
make things easier.
TAURUS (April 20-May
~20) You will be misinterpret-
ed if you aren’t careful what
you say to others on the 12th
and 13th. You may be overly
emotional on the 14th and
15th, however if you decide to
travel or attend lectures you
will prosper from the knowl-
edge you receive. The 16th
and 17th will be great for

afraid to take a position of
leadership.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) _

Don’t .push your luck with
your romantic partner on the
12th and 13th. You should
clear up legal matters or per-
sonal papers on the 14th and
15th. Joint financial ventures
can be lucrative. The 16th and
17th will be active. Make your
plans carefully and try not to
overload your plate. The 18th
you are best to accept changes
that are beyond your control.
Go’with the flow and don’t
dwell on past happenings.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
22) Don’t sit idleon the 12th
and 13th, you can accomplish
a lot if you put your mind to it.
The 14th and 15th your lover

may not be too impressed with .

you if you haven’t been affec-
tionate. The 16th and 17th
make the effort and get on

CROSSWORD

ACROSS
1 President and

Navy pilot of
— "

5 Fragrant
wood

10 Dulled or
satiated

15 President
and U.S.
Chief Justice

es ine
88 Vaguely
metal

58 Discharges
59 Nothing, in
Madrid

64 President
born in New
Jersey

66 Mountain

21 Fragrant seed

22 River in
Belgium - pass

23 Cooper or 67 President
Busey who helped

24 Ill-starred
lover

25 Tale of
adventure

26 Rich source

27 Weather word

29 Hardy
heroine

30 Cap or hole
lead-in

31 Succinct

32 Gluts

34Latin °
conjunctions

36 Have

of Rights
69. Russian

70 Mortar.
trough

72 President

in.office
76 European

gull

77 President
who signed
the Declara-

frame the Bill

communities

71 Washer cycle

assassinated

92 Strangeness :
94 Cone-

DOWN
1 Hand

bearing tree
res Dey, ted wine
7 Egyptian god
of pleasure

98 Headiong
ht

101 Hebrew letter
102 Ball or brow

lead-in

103 Chess and
checkers

105 Wrath

106 Takes a

supporting

position

108 Scorches
111 Marionette

maker

113 Actor O'Neal
115 Office force
119 Rich fabric
120 Mother of

Isaac

121 A votre — (to
your health)
123 Coin of Iran

124 Nobeli

ist

Wiesel

125 Lesse:
126 More

nm

ancient

cage
6 Hammed it
up
7 Marching
coins?
8 Matures
9 He was the
only four-
term
president
10 President
known as
“Old Hickory”
11 Presently
12 Wined and

“13 Regard
highly

14 Ruby or
Frances

15 President
who was
governor of
Virginia

16 Hebrew lyre

39 Stately
40 Stage

42 Fortified

43 Brazilian
seaport

45 Japanese
and English

46 Fist fight

47 City in the
Ruhr valley

49 Serb or Croat

50 Charred
stems of

__.-heather

51 — -picker
(fussy one)

53 King of Israel

55 “The — Anne
Frank"

57 Of dryads or
oreads

60 Base-
stealer's play

61 Square of

65 Dutch uncle
66 Intimidate
68 Genetic
substance
70 Farm layer
71 Underwater
detecting

the Declara-
tion of
Indepen-
dence
88 Burden
bearer
90 Bridge
support
91 Santa's
helpers
93 Sweet potato
95 Whinnied
96 Bounder
99 Minnesota
iron range
101 Tinged
103 Avarice
104 Transparent
wrapping
106 Famous
jockey
107 Dismantle -
108 Musical
symbol
109 Nimbus

‘and d wood mill with !
anily copay of 275 tans = Fi ago this week, these five youngsters helpedtoad-a truck with-empty bottles and-cans at-—_~“] think it will be very at-

ive years tion of -
newsprint. the Old Arena on Saturday. The Castlegar Minor Hockey Association held the bottle drive in an " tractive, especially in the

Indepen-
dence

_127 Amazon «17 Govt. agents
cetacean 18 “A — Grows
128 President in Brooklyn”

__ device
72 Barbecue

specialty

__scruples ___ 110 Mosiem
38 Bikini top prince
41 Oscar-winner

close friends that’ can shed

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An enthusiastic meeting on
“the bridge question” was held
in the Twin Rivers hall on Fri-
day night when delegates from
24 district organizations met
to form a permanent bridge
committee.

After being introduced by
J.R. Elliott, chairman for the
meeting, Ross MacDermid,

. said a bridge would cost no
more over a long term period
than the ferries are now cost-
ing.

attempt to rasie $4,500 for minor hockey in the area.

25 YEARS AGO
From.the dan. 12, 1967
Castlegar News

A bell will be ringing in

’ Castlegar before the Centenni-—

al Year ends — a school bell.
The bell will adorn the roof

~of School District No. 9’s offices

on Columbia Ave. Housed in a
specially built belfry and com-
plete with rope and brass
plaque, the bell will be the
school board’s contribution to
Centennial Year.

Its past location was Deer
Park School, one of the oldest
schools in the area before be-
ing forced out of existence by
the Arrow dam.

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The establishment of
Selkirk College came about as
a result of inadequate, incor-
rect and misleading informa-
tion fed to the public by the
School District No. 7 board at
Nelson and the boards of the
other five participating school

districts prior to the regional -
college plebiscite Dec. 5, 1964
and the college referendum in
February of 1965. :

This was one of the charges
levelled by former District No.
7 trustee Rose Bradshaw ina
story in the Nelson News yes-
terday morning.

15 YEARS
From the Jan. 13, 1977
Castlegar News

The Castlegar and District

Project Society, which set a

smaller communities,” Lynn
Greentree said.

The Electric Consumers As-

sociation is questioning the fi=~

nancial stability of UtiliCorp
United Inc., the American-
based company attempting to
purchase West Kootenay Pow-
er and Light Ltd. © ~~

“Instead of governing them-
selves like a utility company,
they’ve gone into the specula-
tion game,” said ECA vice-
president Don Scarlett.

Closed-captioned TV is not just for the hard of hearing

DEAR ABBY: Hooray for Cora
Laird of lowa who complained about
how difficult it is to hear the dialogue
over the noisy background sounds
that many television shows feel are
necessary. To her list, may I add:
waterfalls, street traffic, but mostly
— background music. (In some cases
I have concluded the dialogue is
secondary to the music, since there
is no way I can hear what is being
said!) I also wear a hearing aid.

Your suggestion to write to the
various sponsors Was a bit imprac-
tical, since in a two-hour show there
are approximately seven breaks with
eight or nine commercials, plus TV
ads in each one. Besides, the com-
mercials are not the main problem
— I just hit the mute button; it’s
trying to hear the show itself.

The only way to reach the “pow-
ers that be” is through your column.
A letter would not carry the clout
your column does. If they would put
filters in their ears, they might find

out how truly irritating these back-
sounds

are.
Have others written to substanti-_
lem?

ate this
HAD ‘BACKGROUND
IN THOUSAND PALMS, CALIF.

DEAR HAD IT: I have received
hundreds ofletters with thesame
complaint — however, one con-
tained the following good news.
Read on:

DEAR ABBY: There are about 20
million people in-the United States
with some degree of hearing loss —
also millions of recent immigrants
still struggling to learn English. In
addition, there are millions of adults

who are learning disabled, orsimply _

never learned to read.

What do they all have in com-
mon? They can all benefit from
closed-captioned television. The
problem: Very few of them realize’

~ghey can be helped by closed-captions,

| alone own the caption decoder.
needed to decode the otherwise in-
visible subtitle-like captions that are
broadcast with many television
shows, and recorded with many home
rental video movies. (Contrary to
popular belief, closed-capti are
not just for deaf and hard-of-hearing
people.)

The good news: Many people who
become deaf early in life own a cap-
tion decoder. The National Caption-
ing Institute claims that half the
caption decoders sold were sold to
Hispanic and Asian Americans who
find it easier to understand new
idioms and strange English expres-
sions when they can read and hear
the words at the same time.

The bad news: People who lose
their hearing late in life either don’t
know about closed-captions, or con-
sider “dependency” on captions as
sign of aging.

More good news: Starting July 1,
1993, all television sets 13 inches or
larger made or sold in the United
States will have a closed-caption
decoder built inside!

Abby, please educate your read-
ers and encourage them to turn on
the decoder at all times if they have
children at home who are reading at
or below fourth-grade level. That
little decoder chip inside the televi-
sion set may help put a permanent
dent in the illiteracy rates of this
country.

ANDREA SHETTLE,
GALLAUDET COLLEGE,
WASHINGTON, D.C.

DEAR_ANDREA: Thank you
for your informative letter. lam
sure many will be very interested
in the information you have to
share.

And Dear Readers: Anyone
interested in learning more
about closed-caption technology
may contact: National
Captioning Institute Inc., 5203
Leesburg Pike, 15th Floor, Falls
Church, Va. 22041. NCI has two
toll-free numbers: (800) 533-9673
for hearing people, and (800) 321- -
8337 for deaf and speech-im-
paired people.

DEAR ABBY: I am a volunteer
and board member at the Mercer
County Humane Society animal
shelter in West Virginia.

Approximately 10,000 animals
pass through our shelter each year,
many of which do not find homes. We
feed and love them, but there aren't
enough good homes for all of them.

I feel sure that puppies and kit-
tens are on many children’s: wish
lists for Christmas. Pets can be man’s

puppy. :

- Enclosed is a column you wrote
10 years ago, titled “Doggy in the
Window.” Please give it another go.

SARAH R. GIBSON,
PRINCETON, W.VA.

DEARMS. GIBSON: At the risk
of winding up in the doghouse
(some readers do not like re-
runs), I'll chance it:

DEAR ABBY: My name is Joshua
and I am 7 years old. I want a dog,
but my mother says no. I really want
one bad. Abby, I will take any kind.
I promise to take care of it. How can
I get my mother to let me have a dog?

WANTING A DOG

DEAR. JOSHUA: Please an-

’swer these questions:

‘ 1. Who will prepare the dog’s

meals?

2. Will someone be home dur-
ing the day to look after the dog?

3. If the dog is a puppy,
someone will have to exercise it
at least twice a day. Who will do
it?

~4. Who will pay for the dog’s

‘license, collar, shots, regular ex-

aminations at the vet’s, and any
emergency treatment the dog
may need?

5. Who will pay the cost of
spaying or neutering your pet to
prevent the birth of more un-

dp ies ina ‘ion that
already has too many? Every day,
thousands are “put to sleep.” |

6. Are you willing to obey all
the laws concerning dogs, such

ry

best friends and derful p

ions, but I wish that people would
realize how much care a pet actually
requires. All the cats and dogs that
end up at our shelter were once
someone’s sweet little kitten or

as yours on a leash, and
seeing that it doesn’t do its
“business” where it shouldn’t?
7. Are you willing to care for
the dog as long as it lives?
Important lessons are learned

from having a pet, but it takes
time, money anda willingness to
accept responsibility to be a dog
owner. Can you handle it?

eee

“y

DEAR ABBY: About a month ago,
my husband and'l decided to do our
Christmas shopping early. We
bought coats, ski pants, thermal
socks and boots — for homeless
people. mise

I can’t begin to describe the joy it
gave us. Shopping had never been so
much fun. Instead of worrying about
sizes and colors, we simply bought
warm, sturdy clothes. Since we
bought everything at an outlet store,
we managed to get about 100 items,
including 17 winter coats — for a
little more than $1,000.

When we delivered the clothes to
the local shelter, the manager was
overjoyed. Winter weather had ar-
rived the night before, and she had
already given out all the winter coats.
She had dreaded coming to the
shelter that night, knowing she had
no warm clothes to distribute.

Next year my husband and I will
celebrate Christmas twice. The first
time will be in July! Abby, won’t you
please let your readers know that
“Christmas” can happpen any day of
the year — the joys of giving are
rewarding beyond belief, and the
need is always there.

OVERJOYED IN
EVANSTON, ILL.

DEAR OVERJOYED: Thanks
for reiterating ah: thatmay
sound corny — but it is, indeed,
more blessed to give than to re-

some light on your personal
situation.

GEMINI>(May 21-June
21) Keep your wallet closed on
the 12th and 13th. You can
work well on projects that deal
with long-term investments
on the 14th and 15th. Don’t di-
vulge secret information or get
into emotional squabbles on
the 16th and 17th: Losses are
likely on the 18th, don’t lend
or borrow money or posses-
sions and be careful not toal-
low children or friends to take
advantage of you.

CANCER (June 22-July
22) You may want to take a
long hard look at your present
relationship on the 12th and
13th: Changes are in order.
The 14th and 15th will bring
romantic opportunities if you
get involved in worthwhile
groups. Take time to go over
your legal affairs carefully on
the 16th and 17th, if need be
seek professional advice. The
18th your emotions will be like
a yo-yo, don’t retaliate to those
that lash out in anger.

LEO (July 23-Aug.-22)
Self-improvement projects
will be most successful on the
12th and 13th. You can make
gains at work on the 14th and
15th if you present your ideas
to superiors. The 16th and
17th will be favorable for com-
petitive activities and dealing
with children. Don’t be too ea-
gér to confront superiors or
those in a position of authority
on the 18th.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22) Don’t let others talk you
into spending your hard
earned cash on the 12th and
13th. You may want to look in-
to travel possibilities on the
14th and 15th. Trips will bring
considerable enlightenment.

___The 16th and 17th avoid gos-

sip at all costs. Your own repu-
tation may be at.stake. The
18th your contributions will be
recognized by others. Don’t be

catch up on reading and over-
due correspondence.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-
Dec. 21) Your creative lean-
ings will be at an all time high
on the 12th and 13th. Your
best efforts will come through
professional changes made on
the 14th and 15th. Your per-
sonal partner may not be easy
to deal with if you haven't let
them know your intentions on
the 16th and 17th. Financial
changes are in order, sit down
and construct.a new budget
for yourself on the 18th.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-
Jan. 20) Make plans to enjoy
the company of that special
person in your life on the 12th
and 13th, if you don't, discord
may prevail. The 14th and
15th you can make physical
changes that will enhance
your appearance and your
reputation. The 16th and 17th
stabilize your professional po-
sition by putting in extra
hours. The 18th someone you
love may require a pep talk, be
positive and supportive.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-
Feb. 19) Focus on your goals
and a lot can be accomplished
on the 12th and 13th. You may
want to catch up on domestic
chores onthe 14th and 15th in
order to avoid discord with
loved ones. The 16th and 17th
will be favorable for social ac-
tivities or working on creative
projects. Don’t hesitate to put
in a little overtime on the
18th, it won't go unnoticed.

PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
Use your ingenuity to get
ahead on the 12th and 13th.
Pleasure trips or dealing with
large organizations will lead
to partnership opportunities
on the 14th and 15th. Your
home environment may be dif-
ficult to handle if you haven’t
taken care of your responsibil-
ities on the 16th and 17th.

82 Jai —
83 Red dye
85 Dr. Salk

for Patricia
Neal

42 Par — (by air”
mail)

44 Wire measure

45 Prom follower -

48 Unit of
instruction

—§0 Eileen or—

Walter 91 Babylonian

52 Baseball mitts hero

1 2 iS 14 S 6

87 Pouchlike

+ cavity
89 Enthusiastic
one

86 Mil. infraction

-90 Kind of code

who was

originally

named

Leslie Lynch ,»

King Jr.

129 Yearn

130 Requires

131 President
who was
governor of
Tennessee

8

ed

19

28 California/
Nevada lake

31 Fine:silk
netting

33 Large wine

ca

35 Very small

37 Russian
plane

38 Mel of many
voices

73 Escape
detection
74 Plants used

in fragrant
ointments
75 Legal
conjunction
76 Lesser in
importance
77 Casey or
Chuck

112 Appraise i

114 Ivy League
college

116 Japanese
aborigine

117 Go bankrupt

118 Antiaircraft
fire

120 It flows in the
spring

122 Stammering
sounds

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