YOUR SATISFACTION 1S OUR MAIN CONCERN. CONVENIENT LOCATIONS TO SERVE YOU * Castleaird Plaza * Downtown NEW LOW PRICES F t Foremost 1 99 homogenized TINK 2 ttre corton. nT ee — Vin ear) Sime secondary school teachers Friday. Teachers throughout the school district had the day off from usual teaching duties to attend classes. . . « Instructor Pat Rooney of Coquitlam demonstrates centrifugal casting method for shop teachers at professional development day for St. Matthew's Church oe: i ee cipal of Woodland Park and Pass Creek Elementary Schools in Castlegar. (Right photo) Cory Richards (right) a teacher from Nelson, gives a creative drama workshop. TEACHERS’ DAY . . . (abo from left) Jim Turner, principal of Glenbank Elementary school in Nakusp, Laura Jacobs, French teacher at Salmo Elementary School, Alex Pereversotf, principal of Brent Kennedy School in Crescent Valley, and John Plotnikotf, prin- fresh whole picnic Bodies removed Boys fantasize more BOSTON (AP) — Little boys pass as much as a unrealistic never-never land that so fascinated the little Teachers’ Students stayed home last Friday while teachers from Castlegar, Nelson and Trail attended workshops on the arts in elementary education, hosted by the Nelson school district. Workshop sessions includ ed: creative drama, pottery, workshop using the right-hand side of the brain in learning, class room music activities, pro gram expansion for the gifted child, audio.visual techniques and dance The sessions took place in Nelson at Central School and South Nelson School. Premiums to increase OTTAWA (CP) — Some of the better-heeled among the country’s 1.4 million unem ployed will get a relatively healthy 8.2-per-cent raise next year to $276 a week. The ceiling on unemploy- ment benefits will rise by 8.2 per cent Jan. 1 toa maximum of $276 a week from the present $255, about double the expected increase in the cost of living. In effect, people earning $460 or more a week — the new ceiling on insurable COUPONS _ earnings which is up from $425 this year — will see an 8.2-per-cent increase in their benefits if they become un employed, those earning be tween $425 and $460 will get a somewhat smaller increase and those earning less get no increase. But for those who get it the gain will be at the expense of employers and employees, ineluding themselves, whose insurance premiums will rise by at least nine per cent and probably more. How much more depends on how quickly the govern ment decides to eliminate the close to $5-billion deficit in the unemployment insurance fund, although the most like ly increase appears to be about 13 per cent. With a 13-per-cent increase workers would pay a max imum of $574.08 in premiums next year, up from $508.56 this year and ploy $9.78, and $15.46 for em ployers, up from $13.69. Unemployment Insurance Commission officials refused to comment on the figures obtained through interviews with business and labor rep- resentatives. The commission annually calculates new benefit and premium rates, which are then sent to cabinet for ap $803.71, up from $711.98. That works out to $11.04 a week for employees, up from HELPER COUPONS | in Wed., Oct. 17 Castlegar News are still Valid! Most Coupons SPECIAL PRIZE You can be a winner of a $300 accommodation package at the Royal Scot Motor Inn in Victoria by using the valuable coupons! proval, and offi cials have been meeting labor and industry groups to dis cuss the changes quarter of their playtime fantasizing about spaceship rides, ray-gun duels and other outlandish adventures, while girls are far less likely to act our unrealistic escapades, new research shows. “Very often, parents worry about kids doing all these crazy things,” said psychologist Malcolm Watson of Brandeis University. So he set out to learn how much time youngsters spend in the realm of fantasy. He found that bizarre, often combative daydreams filled with magic and the supernatural are the almost exclusive domain of little boys. But he says parents shouldn't worry because those fantasies are normal. Sometimes pre-school boys pretend they are spies and superheroes, but most of this time they spend in space, travelling in rocket ships, exploring planets and zapping aliens with ray guns. Woven through those illusions are conflicts between good guys and bad guys. Girls the same age also spend lots of time pretending, but their fantasies are almost always realistic domestic dramas. They play house, go to work, cook dinner and talk to their neighbors In fact, the girls studied never drifted into the boys. ” One telling difference, he said, is the way children use props in their fantasies. A girl might pretend that a banana is a telephone. But in the hands of a boy, ft becomes a magic hand. Watson found fantasy high among boys four or five years old, but not among toddlers who were two years younger. “This shows that it's quite common and increases with age, and it’s normal,” Watson said. “The first implication is: Don't worry about it.” The ished h was on 45 middle-class youngsters at a day-care centre. It was financed by the National Institute of Mental Health. There is no clear explanation of why boys like high fantasy and girls don’t. Part of the difference could result from encouragement from adults and more male role models in movies and television. However, Watson notes that high fantasy almost always involves lots of action and conflict, and boys are more inclined than girls to be aggressive, active and combative in their play Ogopogo KELOWNA (CP) — Ogopogo, the legendary Okanagan Lake sea monster, has a secure niche in the folklore of this British Columbia valley community. But the reputedly friendly creature has foiled all attempts to prove its existence Should it exist somewhere in the depths of the 130-kilometre-long lake, its days of anonymity may be drawing to a close A Vancouver-based team of scientists, underwater divers and ‘a psychic, working under the technical supervision of Arlene Gaal, a Kelowna author of two books Encyclopedia on Canada EDMONTON (CP) — Looking like a wistful schoolboy, Mel Hurtis sat hunehed over a cluttered desk, his eyes tightly closed and his fingers crossed “If things go exactly according to plan, we'll make a nice profit,” the 52-year-old said softly, almost as an incantation “If we fail, Hurtig Publishers will be out of business.” Hurtig is talking about his Canadian Encyclopedia, a three-volume, fullcolor, three-million-word compilation expected to be on sale in about a year. It is, says its creator, “the largest publishing project in the history of Canada.” On the surface the signs are positive Of Hurtig’s planned run of about 150,000 sets, more than 125,000-have already been sold. But the bulk of those sales were made to bookstores who have the option of returning 50 per cent of their purchase if the encyclopedias don't sell. “There's still an element of doubt,” Hurtig said during an interview in his tiny, cluttered office located under a noisy overpass in downtown Edmonton. “What happens .. . if people don't buy them? I don't think that’s going to happen. If it doesn’t sell out, then I don't know anything at all about publishing and retailing and merchandising.” Known across the country as an outspoken nationalist and founding member of the Committee for an Independent Canada, Hurtig began to envision the encyclopedia in 1972 when he toured Canada speaking to students. He found “an appalling lack of Canadian content in school libraries and the educational system as a whole.” Hurtig approached the Canada Council for funding but was turned down. “For the next seven years I gave up on the idea.” The idea surfaced again in 1979 when the Alberta government announced it would fund projects to celebrate the province's centennial. Hurtig persuaded Premier Peter Lougheed’s Conservatives, whom he had frequently and publicly criticized, to provide $4 million in seed money for what he termed “Alberta's birthday gift to Canada.” is elusive on the Ogopogo phenomenon, plans the most extensive probe of Okanagan Lake ever undertaken. Voyageur Expeditions '85, a 14-member team headed by Rick Bain and Dave Faubert, a commercial diver, plan to begin the six-day underwater search for Ogopogo next July. Included on the team are Dr. Eric LeBlanc, a zoologist at the University of British Columbia, night divers, three of whom are marine biologists, Grace Nelson, a member of the Vancouver Psychic Association and Gaal. This won't be Bain and Faubert's first attempt at tracking down animals whose existence lies somewhere between fact and fancy. Three years ago, Bain was part of an expedition to the Himalayan mountains to search for Yeti, the legendary Abominable Snowman. The two of them have also looked in Lake Simeoe for a legendary creature resembling the des cription of Ogopogo. Bain says the Okanaga’s sea monster is “definitely believable” and even has a scientific name for what they believe it is — Cryptotaxonomic. THREE LIKELY PLACES Numerous sightings of the alleged creature have led to three likely places where it might be found; near Bear Creek north of this southern Interior city, around nearby Squally Point and near Rattlesnake Island near Peachland It has often been described as dark green or brown, hump-backed, and ranging from 4.5 to 12 metres long. According to Bain, it has always been spotted in the deeper waters of the lake and some believe it feeds off carp. Bain tends to doubt it is carnivorous, though, because of the amount of fish a creature of this size would consume More likely, he says, it feeds off vegetation in the lake. The most recent sighting of Ogopogo was Oct. 2, when it was allegedly seen by eight people. But no conclusive photos of the monster have ever been taken. HAVE SONAR GEAR The team will be basing its operation in Kelowna. Equipped with graphic sonar gear capable of outlining a diver at a depth of 365 metres, the team will attempt to track Ogopogo. If it comes within 60 metres of the surface, divers using compressed air will be set down and will try to place a transmitter on the animal to track it over time. They are also looking into using a one-man submersible capable of diving to 365 metres. Bain estimates the search will cost between $40,000 and $60,000 and will require spon sorship. Voyageur Expeditions has received some assistahee in planning the search from the Okanagan Similkameen Tourist Association. The association has a standing reward of $1 million. will collect on the reward, which requires that the animal be landed on a hook and 4 line. ___ “You'd have to go down there, stun it and put a hook in its mouth,” says Bain, adding he doubts the reward will ever be claimed. “If we see and film it, we hope to make money on the film.” enjoys 7Oth birthday The first fall meeting of the St. Matthew's Guild was held to plan a 70th anniversary of St. Matthew's Church. Food and essentials for the anniversary were all atten The celebration service on Sept. 23 was followed by an interesting potluck supper. Friends attended from afar, ineluding from Nelson, Trail, Kaslo and Salmo, and other ded to. were by word of mouth 8 People recollected mem Federal grant turned down By CasNews Staff The Castlegar Industrial Commission's application for a federal grant to pay for a marketing consultant for the city’s industrial park has been denied. The commission applied for the grant under the Local Empl district, federal and pro vineial governments which outline all grants available for industrial development projects. As well, plans to meet with Westar Timber president Sandy Ful ton, Celgar pulp mill mana the commission ploy and A Development program ad ministered through the Em ployment Development Branch in Kelowna Meanwhile, the industrial commission has requested brochures from the regional Job openings ger Wilf S and Com inco head Ted Fletcher EVANGELICAL | FREE CHURCH Fellowship Details of these ond other job opportunities are avoilable ot Contre, A local auto dealership hos on opening for o certified mechanic Wage $13.50/hour (4447) Applications ore now eveilable to those organizations businesses or individuols who wish to sponsor Conado Works projects. Deadline for receipt of applications is November 16 1984 Give the United Way. Compliments Si News p Bible Study Family Bible Hours 9:45.0.m Sunday Worship Service 11. a.m., Legion Hall Bible Study & Prayer Tues. 7:30 p.m at 1201-1st Street Pastor: Tom Mulder Phone 365-2281 eee “ANGLICAN CHURCH 1401 Columbia Ave Sunday Services 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m Robson Church 2nd and 4th Sundays 10a.m Rev. Charles Balfour ories throughout the even. ing. A cushion was displayed which was won in a raffle years ago. It was embroid ered with names of the ladies and men of the area — who paid a small amount for this privilege — to raise money for church works. The patch made by Guild members last year, and which was on display at an Anglican Conference in Tor onto, was completed with a backing of white felt and is now hanging in St. Mat thew’'s church. Last Sunday was a fare well for the Donald family who will be leaving for Vic toria later this month. They were feted and gifted by their many friends. The Guild gift was pre sented by vice-president Mrs. H. Claridge. CRANBROOK (CP) — The bodies of two Oregon men killed when their light plane crashed in rugged terrain in southwestern B.C. have been recovered by helicopter. The bodies of Arthur Adams and his son, Basil, were removed Saturday and were to be returned to Springfield, Ore., said Don Bossenberry, a telecommuni cations officer at Cranbrook RCMP. Their approximate ages were 75 and 56, officials said The plane was found Fri day at the 1,615-metre level of a mountain near Kitchen er, about 50 kilometres southwest of the Cranbrook airport, said Bossenberry The plane, which had been reported missing Oct. 11, was in a valley that was inac cessible to ground vehicles, Bossenberry said No cause for the crash had been determined, he said IRECTORY —cfhow Gratitude in Prayer ST. 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