; Testu be twins due | * OAKVILLE, ONT. (CP) — ‘An Oakyille‘woman is about become’ the - mother. of .: t Canada’s first test-tube baby Kit! Rankin, inher eaiiy 3 30s and elght months pregnant, was admitted to Oakville Tr fees Memorial Hospital last’ BS hen. she. began. ex- haenae labor pains. Hos- ‘pital ‘officials sald, she was admitted: carly, as a precau: usband, businessman. Tan Rankin, sald Monday, 90TH BIRTHDAY of -Edith’ Sherbiko. was celebrated Sunday at the Castlegar. and District Hospital with family and friends. Mrs. Sherbiko, who has lived in Cas! since 1947, has been active In many organiations including the Pythian Sisters, * Eastern Star, Hospital Auxillary, Castlegar Senior Citizens, United Church Wom Auxiliary, Daughters: of the Nile and the Kinnaird, Women’s. Institute. Shown here* with two of her ld Andrea Adams of Victoria and- velopment. 76 kilometres 17-month-old Tyler wicks of Slocan, Mrs. Shobio has two sons, Wilbert Anderson Joutheast ‘of Fernie in south- of Nelson and Alfred Anderson of Slocan; one daughter, Jean Scott of Cranbre eastern British Columbia. eight g and six great: ‘ —CentiewsPhote by tof Hush ; ess : as AY THE LOSI, Not guilty. of | ‘woman's uterus, alque, developed by, the:twd “children by eres marr. doctors, an egg is, removed ia, Is siedivate from’ the mother's ‘fallopian glass fs tall dish by the husban declined to Garage fire is s. deliberately: set '\ the-office; charred the: wood By CasNews Staff A passing motorist could and then reimplanted in'the Joyce Beaton, community re- * lafiona. the ‘hos-; The world’s first test-tube iby, Loulse Joy Brown, was ‘born at Oldham General Hos- pital on July 25, 1978, Since then about 30 test-tube bables . have, been born in the U.S., France, Australia and Israel including one set of twins now almost one year.old. Mrs. Rankin, a high school English teacher who has two pital;:'sald\she isin good health’ and ‘‘looks super — very happy. The bables may be born. prematurely, which. is com- mon with twins, but the birth .will probably be normal, Bea- ton sald. ‘The woman Is being trea- ted the same as in any other obstetrics case." IF YOU COULD LOSE WEIGHT _ BY YOURSELF, YOU WOULD HAVE DONE SO BY NOW. Together we can make it happen! @NO SHOTS @ NO DRUGS @ NO CONTRACTS CALL TODAY FOR A FREE CONSULTATION a) NELSON, B.C. (CP) — Nelson was found not guilty Monday of a- charge of pollution at its waterfront dump. Provincial’ court Judge Richard D'Andrea said the reasons for his decision will be released later ina written “.. judgment. ‘Nelson ‘has been. charged by. local contractor . Mike Marello ‘with discharging waste onto the ground at the refuse site from April 10 to BOB'S PAY'N TAKIT STORES - OPEN FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE Mon. to Fri: 9a.m. fore. m. ‘Set. 9 a.m. to 6:90 p.. 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ONE OF THE FUNNIER stories to come out of the , ‘Trail Winter Games was told by one of the Games pretty - for the opening ceremonies procession, about 20 youths ‘all-dressed in'red jeckets similar ‘to the. winter games jackets worn by the 2,500 athletes filed to the front of one of the lines. < She says the youths stood there and were vere nearly let in along with the other athletes as they started their march’onto the arena floor. However, the hostess quickly figured out that these youths were different and asked what they were up to. "They said they had worked for the games but when they. arrived for the openirg ceremonies they just couldn't get in. The fire marshal had closed’ the doors. * | :So they had gone around to the side where the athletes were lining up. Without ‘he “quick: -thinking hostess there could have ‘very easily been a zone 8 — 20 red-jacketed members — joining the other seven zone: on the arena floor. SPOTTED IN A recent ‘issue of The Cominco Orbit: a picture announcing the re- tirement of Castlegar resi- dent Pete Obedkoff. .. Pete spent ‘86 ‘years, on ‘ “The Hill,” all of them in the | zinc electrolytic department from which ‘he retired’as a shift foreman.. : He says he’s seen a lot of changes over the. years, ranging from the‘hand-pull-: © ing of zine tq the planned’ 8 for the hew plant, Recceiees fore bee aie ‘Pete was s.member of the PETE OBEDKOFF. VA retires : to and from. Trail Pete and his wile Margaret (who is a well-known local politician Dan Campbell in last week’s Street Talk brings _ a further report on the retired Premier Bill Beanett aide. ‘Loeblich, a longtime: Campbell friend, says Dan and Jeanie Campbell have’ ‘learned ‘to Tandle constriction:tools at the Cortes Island white House. Once they finished their house, he says, they helped in. the building of a community hall. And Dan also kept his hand into political y. kick in more money tofinish the pi the “fob. Carl says the Campbells maintained political ties of sorts when they were elected to the joint presidency of the Cortes. Island Hog Growers Association. Dan and Jeanie have two porkers on the go, and should have sent them to that hogdom in the sky by-the time this’ appears in print. CASTLEGAR SAVINGS Credit Union office manager Maddocks sure knows how to a team member —.won the prize which was drawn at |- Castlegar Co-op: ‘Transportation Society riding the buses ‘|: well be responsible for hav- ing averted a second major firo in downtown Castlegar. Shortly after 1 a.m. Tues- day, Castlegar fireman quick- ly put out a fire at the Castlegar Chevron at: the corner of 8rd Street and Columbia Ave. The blaze, located outside ‘Nurses ordered back to work EDMONTON (CP) — The Alberta government intends to legislate the province's striking nurses back to work with a bill that the union, the is. aO8 facing and was described' by Fire ‘Chief Dani Fitger , as ‘insipid’. ‘Damage was mola mal, Local ROMP say the” ‘fire appears to have been deliber- ately set.. They ask ‘ that everyone observing suspl- cious activities — especially at’ night — should” contact police regardless of the hour, should have given the two parties more time.” ‘The Progressive Conserva- tive government . tried’ “to bring the bill before ‘the isl ‘Tuesday. but was Is and the opp say is harsh and unnecessary. The United Nurses of Al- berta say they .will reluc- tantly obey the law, which will probably send them back by 7 a.m. Thursday, ending a strike that began Feb. 16. The legislation “will mark a black day for health care and human rights in Al- -berta,” said union president . Margaret Ethier, and the union is. recommending the nurses obey only because of the legislation’s vindictive” provisions. “The legislation iq repug- -nant, to every principle of collective bargaining and is a gross affront to freedom of association and speech. This will not be forgotten by the nurses in this p refused the required, unani- mous consent, House leader Neil Crawford served notice the bill’ will be “pushed through in one sitting today. Gold prices ° rallied today LONDON (AP) — Gold prices, currently at their - lowest level in 2% years, ~ rallied today in what dealers said was a technical reaction- to declines earlier this week. The U.S. dollar was slightly ; lower against most major She predicted hundreds of nurses will quit in the next ear “because they've made it clear they will not tolerate the working conditions they have now.” ‘NEEDED MORE TIME’ Hospital association presi- dent Bud. Pals called the legislation a serious mistake, saying “the government Bullion dealers said gold trading was quiet, and one ! - broker forecast: “It will bea |; low-level day after two fairly | busy days.” He said the im- / proved price here reflected a rally in New York Tuesday. Gold was fixed at 1892.75 U.S. a troy ounce in London, = compared with $825.75 at the | close Tuesday. _ : Dog_poisonings : hit area again x ‘Three reports ‘of dog poi- sonings ‘in the: last several days have once again put. area residents ill at ease. Past reports were in the Robson area but the latest poisonings have also included Castlegar. Police, who say the poison- ings appear to be a deliberate act, have requested that . anyone with information on ‘ -poisonings to contact them. , Dog poisoning is a criminal offense, they pointed out. $950 million: cocaine Richard, d birthday — or rather his co-workers do. Credit union. staffers adorned Maddocks' car with shaving cream and balloons Friday — just to let him know they hadn't WHEN IT'S IN THE cards, there ian’t much you ean do -about it — and fire seemed’ to be in the cards for the Renata. The Renata, you will recall, was the B.C. Timber above Keenleyside Dam. - Well, it seems that was the. ship’ 's second fire. About eight years ago it was victim of a similar blaze. But it was rebuilt and put back into operation aoe logs from the tug that was completely destroyed by fire just recently : cane Sea y, e incite t x" © Budgets. : e ‘Financial Plans °. “e Estates « : C. Merriman .¢ 365-5513 a carton unloaded from a Col- ombian cargo jet Tuesday and found what became the biggest cocaine seizure in the U.S. — almost $1. billion worth, “As we began opening the boxes, everyone shied away,” -gaid the inspector, Al ‘Tag- Uaferro. No one has yet been, . arrested. ‘The more than 1,700 kilo- grams ofcocaine wasfoundin . ‘a routine search of a plane - belonging to an airline sus- pected of frequently being p; used by smugglers, officials said. The:.Drug Enforcement Agency, which didn't take pie in the seizure, later estimated the street value of the cocaine at $960 million. ‘The Tampa ‘International Airways Boeing: 707 from Medallin, Colombia, was met at Miami International air- . Bort by. customs inspectors, seizure said Robert Battard, regional customs commissioner. one The illegal cargo, in 22 ,, cardboard boxes, was seized :, on a-loading platform in a warehouse used by the Col- , ombian cargo line, he said. ", Cabins hit by break-ins Rocky Mountain Welding Supply. was among several break-ins reported ¢ over the weekend. Reported’ missing are a welding/cutting torch and related material, The other break-ins were restricted to cabins in the Deer Park area. Local ROMP request any- one owning a cabin in remote areas like Deer Park to check ee see if it has been victim- © NEW AND EXCITING ‘ideas in the-art‘of. Plieih ialized PROFESSIONAL ski of phot +2 =- es er (no charge for location work): $ . —: Commercial/Industrial, © REASONABLE prices. 2 Phone E d Chernoif at 265-3200 after p.m. _- Eeetroneneet a poctraue carn gothernge Biete See oy Lge of work and discuss your.needs. ie ‘ONT THE, STREET— QUESTION: What do you think’ ‘abo it Ce as ‘ Vietor Miller 7 Fawr : ‘Vdon't work for them so.” ;; it doesn’t affect me. I tell. you it's going to hurt the economy: of \the' country, Who ‘knows the length of: holiday. ‘Everyone’ can : o\have their holidays at the ‘same time. You try and get: them in July and August, ‘you've got a heck of a time® a 5 Well, ra guess. it’s better 2oy) than laying off men, I sup-, pose. I used to work there and most of them get four. weeks holidays ‘and if! they're - off five .weeks I! ‘maybe Isy ‘off three or. 400. men altogether, I guess. y J Well, I ‘think it’s going to have a very adverse effect on the ‘local population. I “think it’s going to be bad for the economy. Brian Smitheram oa It’s good for them (the company). It’s not good for the people that work there, is it? Well, I worked there for three years and they make a lot of money there, but they don't say they do, eh? Fred Sherbinin i Well, I don't’ think it’s a going to work, It’s going to make it awful tough on lots of guys. Five weeks — the way the job situation ‘is right now, it'll make it very By CasNews Staif , Castlegar’s SunFest ‘82 is shaping up to be bigger and better ‘than ever. The week- long celebration, set to go July 17-25, will have every- ‘thing. from ‘pancake break- fasts to a roller skating party and much more. | “\ ‘The celebration’ will kick off in the same manner as last year with the Miss Castlegar pageant July: 16. "; Other events slated again for this year are the annual bed race, children’s activities at the National Exhibition Centre, the. Sunflower Run, Penny Carnival and the se- nior citizens picnic. Dave: Riddington of the * .VANCOUVER (CP) — “Timber Ltd. will eliminate about'20 salaried head office jobs in the next few weeks, a company official said Mon- day. BC Timber, formerly Can- adian Cellulose Co. Ltd., is a BC Timber drops 20 salaried jobs CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 10,1982 AS SunFest ‘82 Lions’ Club told a’ recent SunFest organizational meet- ing that although the club has not discussed SunFest, he is sure they will proceed in the © same format as last year and possibly work on other excit- ing activities. Lions" events last year in- cluded the SunFest ball tour- nament at Kinnaird Park. Canadian National Frog Jumping contest, dunk tank, and children’s events. Several new events were suggested at the meeting in- cluding a roller skating party planned by CKQR radio and the United Way. ‘As well, ‘parade marshall Bob MacBain said he is \C Investment Corp. Ken Halliday, vice-presi- dent of personnel, said the reduction is a result of the downturn in . markets for forest products. About 120 workers are of B.C. ployed at the head office. BCSMT to hold its working on getting.the Na- tional Air Guards to do a fly pass over Castlegar during SunFest. McBain also noted that the guards may bring their band with them to take part in the parade. The Castlegar and District Arts Council have shown an interest in sponsoring a chil- dren’s art show this year. More ethnic involvement may also be seen this year. Mary Wade Anderson of Century 21 Realty told the meeting she felt that Sun- Feat should have more ethnic involvement. She will approach various people in the community to see if she can get’ events going. Bill Martman of the bed race committee said the bed "race will follow last year's format. | The Rotary Club will spon- sor a pancake breakfast July. 17 and 18 at the Super Valu parking lot. Details on other events will be made public after the next organizational meeting, | 7 p.m. March 25.at the Hi Arrow Motor Hotel. : Meanwhile, plans for Las Vegas night are underway The fund-raising activity for’ SunFeat ‘82 is scheduled for March 19 and-20. 3 The Chamber, Lions, Lady Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis’ ‘and Week-long celebration Legion will be sponsoring the event, which will be at the Community Complex and run non-stop for 28 hours — from 8:p.m. Friday to 12 noon Saturday. All proceeds will. go to finaiséing SunFest Benak NEW IN TOWN?! LET US PUT* Tae Mes Tomes Gutet e Weta” JANICE HARDY tough on the guys up there. bryce vyensf £: a |: ad) Yo The West Kootenay. Acad- emy of the B.C. Society of Medical Technologists held their first meeting of. 1982 District Hospital. The agenda consisted of a short business meeting in which Marvin Thorgeirson made a presentation to the ‘members to consider hosting the 1983 B.C.S.M.T. Annual ): Congress. ©: is vote was taken al ag agreed the We Mikado a pleaser By Judy Wearmoutl. Acapacity crowd left Stan- ley Humphries . Secondary ' School activity room Satur- ‘day well-satisfied with a fine evening's entertainment: brought to Castlegar by th Rossland Light Opera Pay. ers in conjunction: with the Castlegar Arts Council. in his paunch as he strode about accepting bribes so his right‘hand wouldn't know, what his left hand was. doing. doing, +! The star? of the evening were George Courchier as Koko and Yolande McKinley as Katisha. The comic inter- play between these two The company’s p “The. Mikado’, is considered the masterpiece ‘of the Gil bert and Sullivan partner- ship. The wit of the lyrics and the beauty of:‘the -music achieve. that perfect blend of humor® and. sentiment — slapstick and: romance — which ‘makes .good comic opera. The comedy springs from Gilbert's acute observa- tion of the frailities of human penta and we:laugh to see ma. vanities, :pettiness and self-dotubions exposed. As so. much of the humor depends on his lyrics, enunci- ation and sudibility are very, important, and the Rossland Players succeeded admirably in getting the words across, ‘though the acoustics of the hall defeated them at times. The quality of the singing was consistently. high.The ‘chorus produced a richness and ‘resonance of tone re- markable in such a small company, and the principal singers did ample justice to the sweet lyricism of Sulli- van's music. Rebecca Sims as Yum Yum delighted us with her exquis- , soprano and. Brian Schroeder's pleasant, . clear tenor complemented her . beaptifully. Barry Glendin- ning made a splendidly pom- pous. Pooh Bah, virtually carrying his self-importance, wasa. joy to watch when, with almost demonic passion, she ordered the chorus to.‘Bow, bow to. the daughter-in-law elect’. Musical’idirector © Lorren Culley” and ‘stage director Lach’; Farrell: are “to be congratulated .on a very professional production. The care taken by the production staff added to as they threw (and each other) into their roles with great fervor. As a true clown, Koko's most . moving moment came when he sang the sad little song of everyone's enjoyment as the costumes and the stage set were a visual delight, well worth the money sxpended on Bare Tit Willow and ‘game it just the right touch of pathos. Yolande McKinley was a superb Katisha, dominating the action with her tremen- dous stage presence and sense of the dramatic. This was particularly evident rieuea that’ the, "Roseland Light Opera management decided to present The Mikado here and many have expressed their appreciation to'the arts council. We hope The Player will continue to it keep Castlegar on tieir list. annual congress enay Academy will host the Fourth B.C.S.M.T. Annual Congress in Castlegar Sept: ember 22, 28, 24, 1988. |. February 25 at Castlegar and ~- There were two guest speakers: Dr. G. Kettyles, from the Vancouver Provin- cial Laboratores spoke. on various aspects of virology including the proper submis- sion of patient specimens, the actual tests carried out, case istories-and the “Love-Bug=+ Herpes, Virus. -.