[ee tee ne A Oc Pa ' SS os__' Castlégat News November 13, 1969 ae TE GIVING IT ALL AWAY TORONTO (CP) — Dermatologist Andrew Simone was netting $60,000 a year, had $100,000 in the bank, two cars in the driveway, a fully-paid-for, $300,000 house and was taking three-month vacations. That was 10 years ago. “Something was missing,” Simone says. “I wasn't happy. I didn’t want the money.” So Simone, a doctor, began giving it all away. And he hasn't stopped. He has become a one-man giveaway machine, spending most of his considerable earnings on food for people in the Third World. In the last two years, Simone has paid for, and Ly loaded, 118 i (18,000 each) with food and drugs and had them sent to feed “the Poorest of the poor.” “One container will feed thousands of people for months,” he said. “Did you know that you can buy 35 tonnes of yellow cornmeal for under $7,000?" It was all supposed to be different for Simone, 45, and his wife, Joan, 48. Life was supposed to yield more money, bigger houses and longer vacations. RICH AND BORED “It happened a few weeks after we had come home from a vacation,” Simone said. “I was bored. I was becoming difficult with my patients. We were rich. I had made it big. “But I couldn’t fool myself. Something was missing from my life and I was searching for it. “We figured there must be something more than |- money. The answer isn't money; it is acts of love.” The first act, 10 years ago, was paying off the $48,000 mortgage for a troubled family. The second was paying off a $45,000 mortgage for another troubled family. “After I paid off those mortgages I was soon giving my earnings of about $60,000 a year to six chariti Telephone 365-5210 business diRECTOR' Brian L. 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OFFICE IN HOME In the back of the house is Simone’s medical office. “I have devoted my life to treating acne,” he says. He keeps fairly regular hours, charges “slightly less” than Ontario health insurance rates, and every cent that doesn't buy food and clothing for his own family he spends on food for his bigger family. Canadian food companies have joined Simone's projects and donated tonnes of food. A close coterie of 30.co-workers helps him pack food in a donated warehouse twice a week. : Most of the inspiration for Simone’s work has come from Mother Teresa, who won the Nobel:Peace Prize for her work in the squalor of Calcutta. Simone and his wife are national treasurers of the branch of the Internation! Association of Co-Workers of Mother Teresa. “We just try to do little things with great love,” he says. “Mother Teresa has given us the courage. She said that the answer is to give food with love. Kootenay’s Best “Sending money is not the answer.” fl He's hooked on bats TORONTO (CP) — Pickled and packed into Mason jars like bizarre preserves, or dried and stretched out on trays like autumn leaves, Randolph Lee Peterson loves to show visitors his collection of bats. Peterson, curator of mammalogy at the Royal Ontario Museum and an avowed bat nut, supervises a collection of about 35,000 of the dead creatures stored by the roomful at the museum. “It's just like taking dope,” said Peterson, who has coralled one of the most i aT of chirop’ — bats — in the world. “The more you study bats the more you realize what fascinating creatures they really are, and how little is known about them. You get hooked.” Peterson's collection includes tiny bats with bodies less than five centimetres long, bats as large as seagulls, brown and black and grey and rust-colored bats, bats that live in- caves, in houses, under rocks, bats that eat insects or fruit, and, of course, the dreaded vampire bat. People generally think vampire bats are huge threat- ening creatures that go for the jugular vein, said Peterson. F QUITE SMALL In reality, however, they are quite small and are more likely to feed on an arm or an ankle than a neck. “Look at those teeth though,” said Peterson, holding out the skin and skull of a vampire bat. The bat's body is about the size of the palm of his hand but the tiny teeth are razor sharp. They can break skin with only the slightest pressure. 4 “They are opportunists. They will feed off people if they can. But they don’t actually suck blood.” Instead, the uniquely adapted mammal slashes at the skin until the blood is running, then rolls its long tongue vertically and “sips” the blood, he said. Oddly enough, added Peterson, human vampires were present in the folklore and myth of Eastern Europe long before the blood-feeding bat itself was discovered by biologists. Peterson, one of the world’s leading experts on bats, has spent months on the island of Madagascar off the east coast of Africa, i and coll bat i LINKS FOUND Peterson found some startling links between the bat species of Madagascar and those of Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and India. “The only way to make some sense of this is to assume that Madagascar was once part of the land mass of the Asian continent and not part of Africa,” he said, citing the theory of tectonics or continental drift. To Peterson, the study of bats in an exciting endeavor that can help sci better d the evol of the planet. 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High of 6°, lows near 2°. 3 Sections (A, B& C) — College may be in Expo 86 By CHERYL CALDERBANK * Staff Writer Selkirk College board Tuesday night voted in favor of a proposal which could see the aviation department directly, in Canadian airline industry to offset the purchase of discussed shortly and the college Proposal will be considered . will be reviewed after this time. equipment. “Expo 86 provides an opportunity for the college to participate in this important event while at the same time volved in the Expo 86 world Vancouver, The department would be involved in. the field modern flight simulators, which are used extensively in the aviation program. f The proposal calls for the college to provide. necessary ip for the of a simul: flight training centre, using simulators, ‘ In the proposal to Expo ‘86’ principal Leo Perra also states that the college will contact selected equipment manufacturers to participate in Expo 86 with the college. The college will also seek financial contributions from the _ providing a means to upgrade college equipment,” Perra said. . Perra explained in his proposal that the college will soon be required ‘to replace its’ single-and twin flight trainers. “The current restraint program facing colleges makes the replacement of present equipment an difficult. at that time. Perra told the board that 15 million people are expected to travel to Expo 86 and the college's participation would result in'a higher profile. i Perra also said he is working on another Proposal for Expo 86 involving David Th Ul Centre. In other news: © The board approved the college assuming full for the and admit of Adult task.. However, Expo 86 may provide the environment to meet the college's needs, while serving the objectives of Expo 86.” The proposal now is in the hands of Expo 86. Hamilton McClymont, producer of special events, has advised Perra that the question of how to deal with flight simulators will be Continuing Education Services in Nelson beginning Jan. 1. The services are currently administered jointly by School District No. 7 and Selkirk College, but because of financial difficulties, the school board has decided to withdraw entirely from the services as of Dec. 31. The college will assume responsibility at least until March 31. The situation e Forestry Department chairman John Adams told the board the woodlot licence the program applied for several months ago has been approved locally. The licence is now in Victoria for status clearance. This is ex; to take several months. The woodlot is located about 9.5 kilometres west of Castlegar on the Blueberry-Paulson highway. e DTUC Faculty Association member Rick Gomez proposed the board a of representatives from the college board, the B.C. Govern- ment Employees’ Union, the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada and the Faculty Association to hold joint meetings. The’ committee would enable the board to have a direct line to the information on labor issues rather than receive information filtered through the administration. J&N Upholstery Studio WICKER 'n THINGS ————<— ( PUBLISHER . Voters head to the polls Saturday By RON NORMAN Castlegar voters head to the polls Saturday to select three aldermen and two trustees, The race for the three two-year al- dermanic seats is shaping up to be an interesting battle between four exper- Jenced candidates. Incumbents Walter Fields, Carl six years on council before taking a year’s leave. last. November. to con-' centrate ‘on business interests. ‘dicting.a poor - turnout y because of the dismal turnout at: Mon- day’s advance poll ~ it S City’ clerk’Hon Skillings ‘called the advances poll “terrible,” with only about -a‘dozen voters turning up at city’ hall. - “That's usually a sign of a poor turn: out,” Skillings explained. He said a ‘good turnout would have seen 75 to 100 voters at the advance poll. ass There may be a couple of reasons for lack of interest in this year’s municipal election. One is the absence of a mayoralty race. Mayor Audrey Moore was up for re-election this year and was returned by accalamation. As well, the four aldermanic can- didates have run a low-profile cam- paign, concentrating on their records, with little criticism of the present council, But for the second time in as many years there will be a school board, election. City voters will have a chance to choose two trustees from three candidates. Former alderman Jim Gouk and newcomer Linda Krull have joined incumbeht Doreen Smecher in the race for the two, two-year trustee positions. Area J trustee George Anutooshkin and Area I trustee Lovette Nich- volodoff were both returned by accla- mation. ( As well, Castlegar voters will join those in the eight other municipalities and 11 electoral areas within the Central Kootenay Regional District to vote on a referendum on B.C.’ Hydro taxation. The referendum asks voters if they want B.C. Hydro to pay hospital taxes on the same basis as other .corpor- ations. It will also ask if the regional hospital ‘board. should request the province to rescind an order-in-council exempting Hydro dams and related property on the Columbia. River system from taxes. Area J voters will also have a chance - FUND RUN . . . Ben Thor-Larsen has fun with some of the kids at Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre. Thor- Larsen will be running in the Seattle Marathon later On the ru By CasNews Staff The Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre is embarking on a ‘drive to pay off i d in the con- struction of a $45,000 addition. The new addition is nearing completion and is expected to provide space for both the centre's integration and infant development, programs. This three-month project was accomplished with a $15,000 grant from the federal New Employment Expansion and Development Program. The funding was used to employ four local carpenters to build the addition. But the centre needs another $80,000 to meet ‘costs not covered by the NEED grant. The fundraising project will. see the Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society — the umbrella organization for the centre — sponsor a local’ runner in the Seattle Marathon. Ben Thor-Larsen will run in the 26-mile marathon slated for Nov. 26. In a press'release, the society said this month to raise funds for the centre's new ad- dition. — CotNéws Photo by Ron Normen n for kids run about seven marathons in the last two years. His first ‘hon was the V: TEACHERS' CONTRACT wage s' Association remain far apart on contract issues. ~~. | “Z| nt, so the téschers’ 1984 ‘an agreement, so the h ct _will:now go to compulgary | “arbitration. “However, teachers’ bargaining head Dave Dudley told the Castlegar News today that negotiations can. continue until arbitration hearings begin. And if ‘both sides come to agreement they can present a joint submission to the ar- bitration hearing for its “rubber stamp,” Dudley said. The CDTA executive’ will meet Thursday to discuss the board's prop- osals. Dudley says the board is asking for no increase in wages, a reduction of teacher preparation time and is asking teachers to take a week off. He says UVCer e. issue Meanwhile} teachers are asking for a five per cent wage increase based on the consumer price index inflation rate. However, Dudley says teachers have wing” “But they {the school district) would ‘#ave'60 per cent,.that's.a really good deal,” Dudley’ said: “You can't! get — someone to agree to leave for free, you need some kind of carrot to hold in front of him.” : Dudley said the board has yet to make an effort to sit down at the bar- gaining table, noting that :the board thinks the teachers request for a five per cent increase is “totally unreason- able.” “And maybe it is,” he admitted. “But you don’t take your ball and go home when the game doesn't go your way.” School board Chairman George Anu- tooshkin declined to comment on the this amounts toa in wages of six per cent. saying only: “It’s before the teachers now.” Send in those letters to Santa Hey kids, here’s your chance to ensure your letters get right to Santa Claus at the North Pole. Just write your letters to: Santa Claus, care of Castlegar News, Box Castl B.C. VIN 8H4, and in May, 1981. At that time, Thor-Larsen ran the 26 miles and 385 yards in three hours, 59 minutes and 24 seconds. He has run other marathons in Vancouver, Victoria and Honolulu. His best-ever run was in Richmond where he finished the marathon in three hours and 40 seconds. Thor-Larsen hopes to run a sub-three hour race in Seattle “with his dedication to training and careful nutrition” the release said. Pledges will be used to cover the cost of a flight to Seattle, and the Pulp, Paper and Woodworkers of Canada Local 1 has already donated $100 towards this expense. The new addition will provide space for offices, meeting places, the toy and book library, reception area, staff room and a storage area. continued on page A2 to go to the polls this S; ey will be faced with three ballots — one on the Hydro referendum, another on the race for regional director, and a third on an animal control referendum. Walter Tymofievich is challenging incumbent Martin Vanderpol for the Area J director's seat on the regional board. ; ” The animal control referendum asks rsidents if they want an animal control bylaw. 4 If approved, the, referendum will mean that stray animals, such as dogs, will be impounded. Only voters within a specified area will vote on the ref- erendum. The area is roughly that bounded by Robson and Raspberry. There are a total of 1,724 voters in Area J and 4,033 in Castlegar. 3007, we'll do the rest. We'll try to publish as many letters as we can in the Castlegar News, space permitting. Letters individually writ- ten will be given every consideration. As well, this year we'll be drawing 10 letters from those submitted and each of the 10 letter writers will receive two tickets to the Castle Theatre. So if you want to write a letter to Santa, don’t forget to remind mom and dad that your letters must be mailed to the Castlegar News no later than Nov. 30 or brought to the Castlegar News office at 197 Columbia Ave. by noon on Dec. 1 so that they are received well before Christmas. inside STRIKE AFTERMATH: Things are inning to get back to normal eet 1 b around C f g the the hers and B.C. G Blueberry fire study ready soon By CasNews Staff Blueberry Creek residents could have the opportunity to decide as early as January what kind of fire protection they want. The question — which will likely be A spokesman for a group of Blue- berry Creek residents committed to organizing fire protection said Pollard has already done “a fair amount of investigation.” But spokesman Dr. Robert Streich noted that a two-week asked in the form of a refe will focus on fire protection options ¥ being drawn up by the provincial fire marshall. a Marshall Ron Pollard, who works out of a Cranbrook office, is currently investigating various options and their strike by p g work- ers stalled the study. “The (committee) executive will meet with him next week and we hope to have some idea when the report will be drawn up,” Streich said Tuesday. “We're looking at January before anything concrete comes out of this — either a referendum or a decision on what the community wants to do in terms of fire protection.” Streich said the main fire protection options would either see residents initiate their own volunteer fire department under the regional district or the Blueberry improvement district, or see the community included in the City of Castlegar's fire protection area. The feasibility of either of the two options depends on the cost, but Streich was careful to point out that continued on page A2 provincial government and striking Employees’ Union members... A2 MEDIATOR IS IN: Provincial mediator Vince Ready has been called in to settle the dispute between Selkirk College and striking vocational instructors amid reports of intimidation on the picket lines... A2 ' KENNEDY REMEMBERED . . . Nov. 22 marks the 20th anniversary of the U.S. President John K dy. For the first of a two-part special report... BS. ELECTION PROFILES: Who's running in Saturday's municipal elec- tions? What do they stand for? Find out in the special CasNews can- didate profiles... B4and BS eh tpl dee oer Den ee nr be SSO re ow oo Lota taal