NOSES oempallpmyweybegetiveutaet en Name: Kayla Where you work: Doesn't work What you do there: Ditto Castlegar likes: Some cute guys here Castl disllk fe dress funny : Some peor Best kept Castlegar secret: Mazda is the best car dealership Pet: K.C, (kitty cat) Vehicle: 10 speed What would you rather be doing? Shopping! & Grads Continued from 1A SafeGrad. “Iam pleased with the response I have received and I am satisfied that the people who make up the graduating class of 1991 ~~ have made a responsible decision based.on realism and common sense,” said Duff, adding that he wished the class good luck with their SafeGrad, You could have advertised in this space!!! Phone us at 365-2278 and find out more information on how we can help you future brighter ode Because our grandchildren and children are more important than anything to Joe and me, today we did something really special for them. 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F This The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, April:17, 1991 @ Trial Continued trom 1A “He said it. was and the testimony that was given iB that someday you will ask me to come and Uo for you,” she stated, Ultimately, the accused forced her to have sexual intercourse with her said the young woman, “I was in so much pain and screaming, and he said ‘relax, you're going to enjoy this,” she claimed. “I'm going to get right to’ the guts of this case right now,” said Crossin at the beginning of his cross-examination of the alleged victim. “You are a very troubled girl and this is an insane accusation,” i by her at the preliminary hearing, and ion taken from her in a statement to the police, “Have you ever lied and found it was too late to back out of a lie?" asked Crossin of the alleged victim. “No,” she replicd, Crossin questioned the witness about a statement she allegedly made to co-workers when she supposedly said, “I did it for the attention, but it's too Iate to back out.” The witness denied the allegation. “This is not a case about sexual abuse,” stated Crossin. “This case During the. which took the remainder of the first day of the trial, Crossin pointed out several inconsistencies between the testimony given by the plaintiff that day in the courtroom is about a p you have to come to grips with. You have lied and find it’s too Jate to retract that lie. You now find it a lot easier to go with the lie than back up. You told the police, your friends, a ‘until Crossin prod social worker.” “Not, true," denied the alleged victim, The alleged victim also denied that she and a friend were suing the accused in a civil suit for damages for pain and suffering well,” she said, indicating that she had no suspicions of his alleged ior, ‘ The. accused's youngest daughter also took the stand fora short period of time and stated that her father had never touched her i in a sexual manner. summons as evidence, - During the day's testimony, an “expert witness for the defense”, Dr. John Gossage, a pediatrician from New. Westminster, was allowed to remain in the and hear the evid d the writ of.” The defense then called the first of several character witnesses, a lifetime friend who stated that the accused's honesty and integrity had never been questioned. . : Crown Counsel Murray Whyte given. Gossage said that he expected to be called to the stand on Thursday. In the second day of testimony, the accused's wife of over 30 years broke down and cried as she di bed her i to the of Crani d that, now , that character was an issue, he , would be calling another “seven or eight" witnesses. enn The’ trial. is ‘expected to conclude by Friday. coe a ‘There has been a ban placed on accused as “very special. . he's my best friend.” P of any which would identify . the complainant. “Yes, I know my husband & Boundary Continued from 1A “I would recommend that you continue to adress your concems to -. your elected school board trustees. Should either or both school boards recommend a change in boundaries, I would be pleased to consider the matter at that time,” stated Hagen's letter. Moriera said he hoped the Board would address their concems in a sincere and a serious - fashion. Board chairman Gordon Tumer asked if there were any the board. ‘ Donna Friml, a parent of a student enrolled at Mount Sentinal _School for seven years, said that her concern was that she has not had the opportunity to elect a truste ce “Perhaps that doesn’t seem an important privilege to some people,” she explained,”but I have always been active in the school districts where I live, and my children are going to this school, and I can’t appeal to anyone on the school board to express my about d making of Moreia’s delegation who wanted to share their concems to Canadien Wildlife Federation that happens at the school my children attend.” Although she does not have any complaints, ‘she said that it would be nice to be able to vote for a trustee or have some imput into school related issues. “I would like to see the boundary looked at,” she dv" That ity (Shoreacres-South Slocan) is really growing rapidly. It doesn't seem logical that you have these large growing subdivisions and you only live a couple of kilometers away, and yet that's not your school district. It doesn’t strike me as being too logical.” Gordon Turner told the ion that his p be referred to the management committe, and that they would get back to him. Moreira said that although the Board made no promises, he is tempted to feel cautiously optimistic. That is.a dangerous feeling he explained, “Because we're a long way from making significant changes to the boundary. However we've been given the opportunity to meet with the Management Committee for some sincere and serious dialogue.” : “The Board’s position may not change but at least the lines of wi are open.” Action “OTTAWA (SNS) - The Canadian Wildlife Fed i pursued sowing seeds of discontent A against mi : for Aimers,. the : Sun in : MacArthur of the Brand (CWF) is pursuing legal action against two Manitoba reporters and newspapers for what it sees as libellous allegations that the CWF distributed packages of wild flower seeds across the country that contained primarily noxious weed seeds. Allegations that seed packages distributed to Canadian munici- palities and media outlets contained weed seeds that could thelaen and later picked up by other news izati anada., a ‘Winnipeg Free Press’ editorial iticized the CWF, claiming that Asp “Ontario. seed. company that ied the seeds, said Aimers The Brandon Sun, a small daily, reported that nici at the organization distributed seed 1 that i noxious McKenzie Seeds laboratory in Brandon identified two weed seeds in one of 4,000 packages that CWF sent out to celebrate National Wildlife Week, April 7-13, 1991. A Winnipeg Free Press story by weeds. When contracted by CWF, McKenzie Seeds said its analysis ‘did not’ identify the seeds as noxious. . Seven packages of seeds were aes reporter Bain Gair later rep d that of of the ry at CWF'’s request and distributed wild flower secds industry” seeds listed as were initially rep d by Mary ily noxious weeds” by no noxious weeds were found in any of the k Agri seeds comply with the federal Seeds Act and are suitable for growing anywhere in Canada. Colin Maxwell, CWF executive vice president, said he was disgusted by the statements at issue. “The CWF is the largest and most credible conservation organization in Canada, and we must take a strong stand to protect eae ” Canada is conducting further tests. Wednesday, April.17, 1991 The Castlegar Sun By FRANK ISERNIA received a minor neck injury. No Accident sends youth to Vancouver hospital SUN STAFF PHOTOS / Frank leoria These vehicles, above and right, were involved in a four-vehicle chain reaction accident near the Shore- acres bridge last Thursday morning. Three persons were taken to hospital as a result of the incident. Sun staff. writer. names have been released and the accident i Castlegar RCMP attended a sin- gle motor vehicle accident early last Saturday morning that has A four vehicle accident just north of the Shoreacres bridge, where ion on the higt WEATHER OUTLOOK: The forecast for Wednesday; Mainly sunny skies with high temperatures near 18. The outlook for Thursday and Fri- day calls for an upper ridge of d in on 18-y id male being treated at a Vancouver hospi- tal for a fractured spine, The acci- dent occurred on Upper Pass Creek Road approximately three kilome- ters from the Pass Creek School. Witnesses say the driver and his four occupants ieft an outdoor party in Pass Creek and bad passed another eastbound vehicle at a high rate of speed before entering a blind curve and leaving the road. A passenger scated in the front is y, sent three people to hospital last Thursday moming, Allen Woodrow of Robson collid- ed with a vehicle that had been stopped by a flag person at the bridge. The collision set off a chain Eanon with the three other vehi- les. ‘Two of the three people taken to hospital remain in satisfactory con- dition while the third victim of the high pi to maintain fairly sunny, warm conditions through the week. Ed. note: We all hope for sunny weather this weekend to do yard work. Don't we? ALOOK BACK AT THE PAST WEEK: Tomporature: Max/Date Min/Date Mean Normal Mean 19.2/13 -18/8 7.0 7.3 Rain Snow Total Normal accident has been discharged. The invesitgation is continuing, Revitalization preliminary plans unveiled Hanging them high ‘Schmidt, members of A ‘number. of persons were on hand _at the official putting up of the CounterAttack banner across Columbia Avenue in front of City Hall last Friday afternoon. RCMP CounterAttack co-ordinator Stu the SHSS_ CounterAttack committee, Aldermen Marilyn Mathieson and Kirk Duff, Fire Chief Bob Mann and his deputy Gerry Rempel, and Denny Tucker all kept an eye on the West Kootenay Power truck: crews as the banner.was - raised. CounterAttack will be in place until May 4. 1 BUN STAFF PHOTG / Neney Lingley by Seiorch awbsterpn ee. atom, re: By FRANK ISERNIA ‘Sun staff writer Urban Systems Ltd. of Kam- loops, the consulting firm hired by the City of Castlegar, unveiled the iminary plans for revitalizati of north Castlegar at an open house meeting attended by about two dozen members of the Down- town Business Association on April 11. The plans called for wider side- walks, cleaned-up store fronts and the removal of overhead electrical wires Urban Systems will ii out by those who attended the meeting, before unveiling the final designs to the public. The firm’s proposal to remove some of the street parking and change any angled parking to par- allel parking has some business owners quite concemed. However, that change would make room for wider sidewalks which would give consistency to the downtown layout and improve pedestrian safety. Most expressed the concern that parking lots will be to far away from stores, and that could create a p for.the elderly. what imput they can into their Plans from questionnaires filled FEEDBACK Fears that there could be an inade- quate number of parking lots was another area of worry for the busi- ness people. Frank Poblind, an architect with the firm said that they want to make the pedestrian traffic the pre- dominant element. An emphasis will be placed on existing parking lots and the possi- bility of adding addtional lots could materialize if a shorage of parking space was needed to be addressed. one of the key elements is the manner in which they are going to deal with overhead lines, The architect explained that he hopes to see those lines put under- ground so that the present scheme will come together as a unit, He said that overhead wiring doesn’t allow for tree planting and is not visibly pleasing. The company also announced their concept of a gateway on Columbia Avenue At this juncture, the revitaali tion plans put forth by Urban Sys- tems are long range, but will eventually improve the Crescent Street and Sherbiko Hillarea. — <.: Pohlind said that the plans are much more than cosmetic ‘and that around 13th Avenue and at First Street. i Pohlind noted that this would give people the sense of arrival. Total 11.2 cm. 12cm. 12.4cm. 13.9 cm. Sunshine: Number of Hours 43.0 Normal Number of Hours 35.2 REMARKS: The week began and ended with relative- ly cool, wet conditions as a couple of upper distur- bances tracked across the region. In-between a ridge of high pressure provided plenty of sunshine and warmer temperatures. The majority of ski hills have ceased operations for the season, not due to the lack of snow, but the lack of public interest. : Forecast provided by The South - East Interior Weather Office at Castlegar, B.C. CANCER PREVENTION You Can Have A Hand In It The Canadian Cancer Society reminds you to increase your intake of whole-grain breads, cereals, and grains and to decrease your intake of fat. This is part of a well- balanced diet which may reduce your risk of cancer. The new kid on the block, the Castlegar Sun, has been serving the community since November 28, 1990. Several weeks ago, w e asked you, our readers, how we were doing and provided a survey form to fill out and return, To be sure the response was good we offered a bribe — dinner for two, to a value of $50, at the Fireside Restaurant. It worked. We had heaps and heaps of surveys returned. ‘The winner of the random draw for dinner at the Fireside Restaurant was Mrs. Anna Kovrichk. The winner over-all was the Castlegar Sun. Your suggestions weremuch appreciated. By NANCY LINGLEY Sun Editor For the most part, Castlegar and area seems to be pretty happy with the Castlegar Sun, So happy that the entire staff has been walking nity ne around with enormously swelled heads ever since com- iti" pleted surveys began coming in. “The Castlegar Sun is the best thing that ever hap- pened to Castlegar,” said one reader, “I read and enjoy the whole newspaper.” “Great addition to Castlegar,” said. “Overall, I think it’s a great paper.” “Just an excellent paper.” “A pleasant paper.” ing and ‘another. to have “I do not think Dr. Ruth is appropriate for a commu- “Please remove Dr. Ruth’s column. We don’t need And one reader took the time to write a thoughtful letter which is worth reprinting here: “In defence of Dr. Ruth — I am a prude. Personally, I believe sexual activity should take place only after matrimony. However, the realities of today force me to be objective. I read Dr. Ruth’s column critically and find her advice is good. She is critical of unwholesome dealt with in a new way.” “Love it all! Great!” “Nice informative paper.” Specifically, you like our photos .. “Photography is impressive.” “Good community coverage, especially photos and features,” Our layout... “Like the layout of the whole paper.” “Great front page.” “Good use of color.” And some controversy ... “Enjoy editor’s dealing with ‘school issues — disci- pline, etc.” : ) “Love those editorials.” ‘And then there was Dr. Ruth.» ome of you defended Dr. Ruth. 2 Pe ople who do not want ‘their children reading Dr. Ruth can keep it out of their reach and cut it out if nec- “I.don't mind Dr. Ruth, but some find it disgusting. 1 Say, ‘it’s life! Reality!"”., iy ‘Many demanded her removal — with exclamation sexual behavior. Her column is not illustrated. The col- umn is adult reading. Reading the requires maturity. Children are exposed to explicit sex on TV programs. ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’” The bottom line on Dr. Ruth is that her colunn was removed from the Castlegar Sun three weeks ago. We heard from more who objected to Dr. Ruth than wanted her. And we bow to public opinion. Other results of our survey included the information that we need a good and a better Some wished to see theatre listings. Our advertising, both display and classified, met with your approval, although some said they would like to see more local classified. That, of course, is up to our readers to supply. But apparently our advertising is well-read: to be easy to read and many mentioned that the features were informative and helpful. Our editorial columnists drew both yays and nays ‘and more than one responder suggested we look for a local columnist. You said we need to beef up our business and enter-. tainment pages. Cartoons, both editorial and on the comics page, met with general approval. All. of the department heads at the Castlegar Sun have studied the results, of our first survey and those 5 results will be used to make the Castlegar Sun a better community newspaper: is We'll give! yo: another chance to tell us how we're Readers’ survey draws good response The TV Leisure guide meets with your approval. '. § ‘The listings and the stories and features were all found SUN STAFF PHOTO / Brendan Halper ; Boy did we get surveys! Castlegar Sun Editor Nancy Lingley put in a late night or two sorting out all the responses to the Castlegar Sun's first-ever reader'survey. {t was worth it. We know what you think and what you want. We'll do our best. : Wy The Castiégar Sun TTIW