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It is a very untidy prospect to anyone passing by, but not to the video addict. He calls it creative art and thinks that he is the envy of all the botanists who didn’t think of it firs! ‘Since the video addict bought his video without a pause or stop button, he has created a career for himself. He feels that he has earned his bachelor’s degree, not in engineering or geology or even in agricutlure — but in video watching. This way he can start looking for a decent job . . . starting Monday.” The second composition is by the boy from the north and is called January. “January is like no other month of the year. ar | kind of battle-drill training that teachers subject their Grate 12 students to at this time of the year in order to prepare them for the real thing at examina- tion time. In this part of the examination the students were given a number of topics and asked to write a composition on the topic of their choice in the manner indicated. Two students elected to write a descrip- tive compositions. One, who comes from the far north, chose to write on “January;” the other from “down south” selected the topic “The Video Addict.” For the comfort of my colleagues still fighting on the English front and as two more candles in a darkening world, I am printing them herewith. Please keep in mind that they were written under the prescribed time limit and have not been revised. The Video Addict “To some people television is just.a sleeping pill plugged in. Picture a man opening the door of a 7-11 store. He walks in, and passing the cashier's desk with a one-eyed look that would immobilize you for life, passes the potato chip section, the pop cooler and the candy counter. “You may say: ‘Is this guy weird or what?" “He finally reaches the place where no man will ever go again. It's the video section. Thousands and ‘88 LeBARON COUPE DEMO 2.000 kre Fully Loaded 00 *20,837 vistas. Even o compact disc WAS $25,224. 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To him there is nothing better than watching videos. “Soon the video addict leaves the 7-11 store with a stack of 20 videos that have to be returned within 48 hours. This is the ultimate in video watching in a video-a-thon. Since each video lasts at least two hours, this will give him a few hours of sleep in the next two days. “What may you ask does a video addict look like? “He is usually tall and slender due to diet of junk food, He wears glasses as thick as a hamburger. His hair looks like it had been hit by a nuclear warhead. His couch sinks like a broken-down car in a ditch. It has become his bed. To him “early-to-bed and early to rise” probably means that the TV is busted. ber is almost the same, but the snowy blanket is too new, too bright. February is similar, but the promise of spring puts a new tang in the air. But January, devoid of major holiday, is frozen and hard. After one last fling at New Year's, almost desperate in its gaity, the cold sets in. “In the northern parts of the world, January is king. Its effects may be banished in the houses and buildings, temporarily .huddling like cold days, but ultimately its inevitable. January affects men differently. Some, like the great Antarctic explorer Shacklton, endure it until they themselves become as hard as ice. Some, like the Vikings of old, relish it, like a feeble flame struggling joyfully against death. But most, like the ancient Inuit, simply live in it. “Today, in an age of central heating, many pretend to ignore winter, but it waits, unpreturbed, just around the corner, out of range of their down parkas and electric heaters. When one of these northern southerners is finally cornered by some unexpected event; he finds January is not the plaything he thought it is, but rather a force to be reckoned with. “There'is, however, a beauty in January. Like a medieval blade, with both killing power and fine craftsmanship, it has two faces. No one can forget the erystaline blanket of new-fallen snow, or the hoary towers of frosted willow branches. Jack Frost puts Picasso to shame on a million windows each night. Only in January is the air so clear, and only in the depths of winter can one see the Northern Lights. They come when you are alone, walking, perhaps in the long Arctic night, and we who have felt their presence never feel the same when January leaves. “You can tell someone who has felt winter's touch. They are both tender and vehement against the cold of January, but the month says nothing. Let us never forget that every snowflake contemplates past ice-ages and remembers.” Thad another composition, a story by a student who, four years ago was speaking only Polish. It, too, was superior to that report. However space is limited. Veterans awarded Canadians who served in the Korea War are being awarded bad- ges by their country. Veterans Affairs Minister George Hees presented the first Korea Ser- vice Badges to members of a dele- gation he led to Korea in April. The delegates were veterans of the war that ended 35 years ago. Hees thanked the Korea Veterans Association for pointing out that, unlike First and Second World War veterans, Korea veterans did not re- ceive service badges at the end of hostilities. “It's high time these veterans were r ized for their tre: ef- forts,” he said. The badge, designed for wear on civilian clothing, depicts a red maple leaf on a green background, with the inscription “Korea-Coree 1950-1953” SERVICE BADGE .. - for Korean war vets LTD. WANETA 100% Financing 0.A.C. on Any Vehicle JUNCTION TRAIL Lic. No. 5888 368-8295 Generous Trade-In Allowances superimposed in gold. Each badge is identified by a serial number. 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COMMUNITY NEWS June 8, 1988 Castlegar News cs st nt graduate By CasNews Staff Degrees, certificates and diplomas were conferred upon approximately ‘1,600 students during the Spring Convocation Ceremonies at the Uni- versity of Victoria last week. Among those who graduated were seven students from the Castlegar area: Timothy Richards, Bachelor of Laws; David Melsted, Bachelor of Arts; Julianne Talbot, Bachelor of Arts; Jeff Mair, Bachelor of Fine Arts; Robert Adams, Bachelor of Science; Armando Jardim, Bachelor of Science; and Kilmeny Jones, Bachelor of Science. Among those who graduated were the following Trail residents: Neil Cournoyer, Bachelor of Arts; Den- nine Dudley, Bachelor of Arts; Gi- anna Dattolo, Bachelor of Education; Sheryl Levick, Bachelor of Educ- ation; Melony Palmason, Bachelor of Education; Manuela Sodini, Bachelor of Education; and Glenda Catalano, Bachelor of Science. Among those who graduated, from Rossland was: Mark Swinkels, Bach- elor of Science. Among those who graduated the following were from Nelson: Joseph Cote, Bachelor of Arts; Anne-Marie Edgar, Bachelor of Arts; Jay Gould, Bachelor of Arts; Diana Devuono, Bachelor of Education; Patricia Lak- tin, Bachelor of Education; Paula Sigalet, Bachelor of Science; and Miki Hansen, Bachelor of Social Work. Among those who graduated, from Winlaw was: Odetta Gross, Bachelor of Arts. Minister in Nelson Rev. Suzanne Spencer, associate minister of Unitarian Church of Van- couver, will be guest preacher of the Unitarian West Kootenay Fellowship in the Studerft Union Building in Nelson at 11 a.m. Sunday. Her sermon, “Being Alone, Lone- liness and Solitude,” will raise the question of what do we do when we find ourselves alone. It will consider the fact that being alone may be a crisis which offers both danger and -opportunity. WINNING TEAM . . . Stanley Humphries first aid team places first in the Worker's Compensation Cathy Paszty. Board competition. (From left) coach Dave Dud- ley, Josh Austin, Doug Gorcak, Sean Bacon and Slocan pioneer dies Many friends and family attended funeral services May 21 at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Slocan for the late Tracy William Cooper, a long-time Slocan resident. Mr. Cooper, born near Louisville, Kentucky in 1899, travelled with his parents by train to Idaho and then by covered wagon to Grand Forks in the year 1902. He grew up in Grand Forks and on a farm on the. North Fork of the Kettle River. '* When 26, he came to the Slocan with his two brothers Bert and Ernie, to make poles in the Little Slocan Valley. He married Phyllis Clough of Slocan on June 29, 1926. During the Depression years, Mr. Cooper went to the North Thompson to make poles for a brief period, re- turning to work on the sternwheeler SS Slocan on Slocan Lake. Later he worked as a repair man on the B.C. Telegraph Line and in this work fre- quently travelled via the stern- wheelers SS Moyie and SS Minto on the Kootenay and Arrow Lakes. When the Japanese Canadians ar. rived into Slocan in 1941, Mr. Cooper went to work for the B.C. Security Commission installing the power lines and doing the electrical wiring TRACY COOPER ... dead at 88 for the homes and offices built for the Japanese. He later helped install and oper ated a small power plant for the village of Slocan, which supplied the village with power. He continued in this employ until West Kootenay Power and Light brought power up the valley. Prior to his retirement he served as a watchman for Triangle Pacific Logging Company in ‘Slocan. Mr. Cooper resided at Slocan for 60 years and, with his wife, Phyllis, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary June 29, 1986 when the couple were honored by family and friends. The village of Slocan hon- ored the couple with an engraved gift commemorating the event presented by Mayor Bernie Czelenski. Mr. Cooper enjoyed the outdoors, particularly fishing. He also enjoyed gardening and took special pleasure in his greenhouse where this spring he grew early spring vegetables. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Calvin Brown, with Doug Swanson giving the eulogy. Frank Kalmakoff sang Amazing Grace. Pallbearers were Greg VanHorn of West Vancouver, Alfred Miller and Al Campbell of Fruitvale and Ray Nichols of Castlegar. Mr. Cooper is survived by his wife, Phyllis, sons Glenn of Saskatoon and Innes of Victoria and daughter Fern of Slocan City, seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. SHSS students the best A group of Stanley Humphries secondary school students took first place in the Worker's Compensation Board First Aid competition last weekend. Karl Hager Limb & Brace Ltd. 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