ne ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, July 21, 1993 2B Here's the latest at the Castlegar Library JUDY WEARMOUTH?* involVed in the search t neighbor's husband wt mysteriously disappeared A is one of his wife's “prize In the array of enticing new Canadian books at the Castlegar Library are several by writers who have visited us for the late laménted National Book Festival Do you remember coming to hear readings given by Audroy Thomas, L.R. Wright, William Deverell, Laurence Gough, W.P Kinsella and most recently, Ben Wicks? Audrey Thomas’ latest novel is “Graven Images.” Alice Munro calls it “an exuberant, horrific excavation of a family's life and history wild and witty.” Char lote's mother is the bane of her existence. In an effort to find a har Robert F monious way to spend time The blu together, Charlotte suggests they champagne bottle work on recording some family history. Her mother has some Painful unanswered questions about the cause of her family's dis integranion and what made her so angry and unable to love. Charlote sailes to England with a chikihood friend to do some early family Tesearch but suspects the real mys. tenes be much closer to home eee “Prized possessions” by L.R Wright is another absorbing gnitty mystery set on the Sunshine Coast (where the sun doesn't seem to shine very often, not in izarr these books at least), Wnght’s — ed as an humane and very human hero truths S Kari Ariberg. the overweight and Story With per Over zealous cop in love with D re J Sessions,she wants hum back rather hornfic sub plot violence ts woven through th presently being senalized on th CBC Radio Ff the covers We waited Wilham = Deverell’s cruise t back order Howeve now and we can find as it was cimating details was a rich widow vant stood to ga hon dollars f name was M Cassandra, the town’s Librarian, os technically on leave but ts ft random central mystery This novel 1s Paint on the Road Andrew Rhodes photographic series, Paint on the R remtly showing at the National Exhibition Centre. As the gests, Rhodes images are literally of “paint on the road teRs us what to do and where to go. Rhodes. also a wel! FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THU mur 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ENTER TO WIN A FREE MOVIE Pa: TO THE CASTLE THEATRE = the accused and explores the legal system that tried him eee Laurence Gough's sixth crime novel featurnng Vancouver detec- tive Jack Willows and Claire Parker ts called “Fall down easy.”’ Greg is a master of disguise, a {rug addict, professional hean- breaker and a bank robber. His latest hold up Turns sour and in a violent fight, a man is killed. Greg escapes with the victim's brief- case, only to find it full of com- puter printouts, not bank notes. Willows and Parker are called in to investigate the crime which tums into a hideously complex vestigation. The dead man is a plainclothes Panamanian police officer, in Vancouver for unspeci- ed reasons. They find it impossi- ble to build up a profile of their hameleon-like suspect, who S$ Oul to be motivated by more han a simple love of money. see In WP. Kinsella’s magical world of baseball, all-star legends \d would-be heroes come alive well-written stones spiked in mysticism. “The Dixon Combelt League and other baseball sto- s” should prove to be as popu- as Kinsella’s “Shoeless Joe” and “The thrill of the grass.” They have the added benefit of not being his more controversial Indian series. In the title story, a young player looking for a break ends up among the comfields of a small Iowa town where hospitali- ty and cherry pie are the order of the day. But something odd is happening in Grand Mound and Mike finds out he's been living a very comfortable lie. eee During Ben Wicks reading he mentioned a book he'd written a f years ago, “Nell’s war.” Unaccountably, this had disap- ered trom our collection, so d ut because of est un Wick’s books visa. This is his Mum’s~ \ of how she and many h Bntoms endured tie he wartame blitz. He features letters he'd received Joe Irving, Skip Fraser and Bob Hutchinson,three local musicians, held a jam session at Zuckerberg Island park last Saturday. The Heritage Society is also scheduling a perfor- | mance by Ray Gattinger and Jack Phipps for July 31 from 2-4 is hoping to have regular concerts in the park all summer. p.m.. The Heritage Society | SUN STAFF PHOT arene tmhott Ymir community plans action-packed weekend Submitted An enthusiastic new executive and group of directors to the Ymir community are planning what they expect will be the best Ymir Days ever. Ymir Days will be held August 13-15 and many events are planned throughout the weekend. Ball games, children’s games, bingo, petting zoo and live music are just a few of the events hap- pening. The first event slated for the weekend is a non-alcohol Teen Dance. The dance is Friday night from 8 p.m. until midnight Teemagers from ages 13-18 are invited to come out and show their best dance moves. There will be prizes for spot dances The dance will be chaperoned by adult volunteers from the munity Tickets are $5 will be available dvance Music ts supplied by DJ Doug Green of Y mir All weekend. b be played ur ment. Some ed to en in play contact Wayne Phil Join a BCAA Hosted Tour to the Orient and discover the mysteries of these exotic Lands on a pre-planned worry-free holiday. BCAA MEMBER EXCLUSIVE HOSTED TOURS 4 BCAA Tradition since 1987 Now 13 28, 1993 (16 davs 14 mights ° Sazhow * Grand Camal Cruise + Stanghae Wuxi + Xian + Beijing Shopping in Come in or give us a call today! Hos Kong 31399 came 596 Baker St., Nelson * 352-353 Or Call the Travel Hotline 1-800-663-1956 For Saturday moming, a com mittee of volunteers are plan ning a parade. The theme for the parade is “What Ymir means to me." Everyone is encouraged to use their imagination to create an imexpensive unique float made from recyc found around your h« tional floats are alsc The Salmo Arts ¢ sponsoring prizes fc and cheapest floa ycled mater information or if vou would like ta float, please call Terry INDIANA MANIA PLAY FOR RECREATION REGISTRATION NOW TAKING PLACE AT THE CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT RECREATION OFFICE CAMP OUT (8-12 Year olds) AWESOME ADVENTU: supplied by Day, Shift, a rock and country band from Nelson. Tick ets for the dance will be $6 and will be sold in advance. Watch > Ymuir Performing Arts Council will be offering live per formances throughout the week end. Some of the entertainers wil be: The Sidekicks, Fred and Shana, Patnck Wahn, Mike Car mody and many more A committee of volunteers ar organizing a Craft Market to be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to € p.m. in the Community Hall Table rentals will be $20 for ar inside table and $10 for an out side table. Tables should bi réserved and paid for by July 31 To reserve a table, pick up ar application form at the Ymir S Saln Museum or a full of spend th AMping sites ava rom the park. See y ation RES CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT COMMUNITY COMPLEX 2101 - 6 Ave., Castlegar 3386 BUSINESS L i” 6The Castlegar Sun WEDNESDAY, July 21, 1993 3B New faces The new, friendly face in the Pharmacy at Pharmasave in downtown Castlegar is William Chiu. William comes to Castlegar from Vancouver where he was a 1993 graduate of UBC's Pharmacy school Welcome William! New in town The City of Castlegar reports 12 new business licenses were issued in June. They include Michael Oliver, operating as Kootenay Car Tunes; Terry Lindgren, operating as Erie Plumbing and Heating; Crazy Design and Distribution (a home based business design- ing and distributing clothing); Sonyia Hambrook, Operating as Comfort Zone Clothing; Steve Whittleton, operating as Twin Peaks Towing Ltd.; Peter Leathard, operating as The Business Market; Taylor- = Submitted New options expand c careers visible to them. Unlimited. Options Unlimited, a role modelling project of the West Kootenay Women's Association has just received a grant of $8,830 from the Secretary of State, Women’s Program to continue their work. Options Unlimited is a Program that encourages young women to make better informed career choices by making a wide variety of Most jobs that women do are low paying and dead ended. “Students in our region still tend to see careers in a very traditional way. Options Unlimited has given both our students and staff the opportunity to consider a wider variety of options.” said Marion Hunter, principal of W.E. Graham Jr. Secondary School in Slocan. W.E. Graham was one of the schools in School District #7 which bene- fitted from a career conference planned by Options project. areer horizons for women The West Kootenay Women’s Association has dis tributed Teacher Resource Kits to School District #7, giving teachers the information on who is available to be role models use their experience in classroom settings. The Associa tion also offers role models an information guide to help them prepare for their presentations to school groups. are so esse The recently received grant will be used to print the Teacher Resource Kit, to develop marketing materials to make the program available to school districts throughout the province and to offer workshops on the program to B.C. schools and community groups. Already Options Unlimited is proving to be popular with requests for materials coming in from across the country and the U.S The awards program of the West Kootenay Women's with another year of tec hnology because she had Association, which offers awards to young women in grades 7 to 9 for achievement in technology’ and in math/science is complimentary to the role modelling all schools throughout and ideas on how to Although girls often do as well as, of better than boys in elementary and junior high school, by the senior high years many young women have stopped taking math and science,” said Association chairperson, Abra Brynne. “By recognizing their achievement in these areas we hope to | encourage young women to not drop these subjects which | Atial to a wide variety of careers.” Hunter | agrees, “there has to be a focus to encourage girls to stay | in math and science | The Women's Association has given awards to stu- [{ dents in Salmo Junior/Senior Secondary School for two | and to W.E. Gra n School for three years | After the first year, we were pleased to hear from a teacher that a young woman had decided to continue years received our award” Brynne said, “that's the kind of result we are hoping to achieve.’ Enquiries about Options Unlimited can be sent to 507 | Hall St., Nelson, B.C. VIL 1Z1 = J Personalizing your mutual fund Last week we talked about mutual funds, what they are, and Wilton Trail Ltd., ive Parts dealer; Lorne Ashton, operating as Lorne’s Handy- man Service; Mike Makortoff, operating as Shermak Con- struction Co. Ltd.; Allen Henne, operating as A.H. Con- the advantages and disadvantages of investing in them. You should also be aware that no matter what your investment objectives are, there is probably a mutual fund that is suitable for you. This is because over the years, mutual fund c s have designed tracting, Andy Evin, op 4 as Wesley Construction Ltd.; and Gurbinder Aujla, operat- ing as North Side Distributing. Welcome everyone! Win big CKQR’s million dollar Mon- day promotion is up and run- ning for the summer. Enter at participating merchants to-win a chance at a million dollars! Small advantages BC Tel reports that small busi- nesses now have access to a new service that offers a big break on long distance charges. This plan offers a 20 per cent discount on business day calling to customers whose eligible monthly long distance charges for calls any- where in the world (excluding Mexico) currently total as little as $65. per month. Call BC Tel to find out more " Great Western/Canadian Bonus Offer Western Canadian Plus mem- bers can earn up to 20,000 bonus points this summer by flying Canadian Airlines or Canadian Regional Airlines between June 1 and August 31, 1993. By flying Canadian you automatically earn a bonus of 2,500 points per flight up to a maximum of 20,000 bonus points. The pro- motion is open to Canadian Plus members in Western Canada so check with Canadi- an Regional Airlines at the Castlegar airport to make sure you are registered. New Faces, new places Kevin Bader is the new morn- ing man at QR 760 and Lonnie Hart has moved to afternoons and weekends. Kevin comes to Castlegar from JR Country in Vancouver. Welcome Kevin! On the move Rae Slaevens has joined the QR sales team in Nelson replacing Gary Dorosz who has moved to CKGF, (QR’s Sister station in Grand Forks) to become the station manager there Time saving The Castlegar Greyhound depot on Columbia Ave. has recently moved to a comput- erized system for ticket and freight. Ben and Lorraine and staff are still learning the ropes and thank their cus- tomers for their patience dur- ing this time. The end result of computerization will mean faster servicefor customers and better tracing and access to information Phone 365-5579 with your business brief various types of funds specifical- ly to meet a variety of investment goals. To avoid confusion, each fund states clearly what its prima- ry investment objectives are You'll find this information in the offering prosectus of the fund. So this week we'll take a look at the many different types of mutual funds available to investors today. The most widely known type of mutual fund is probably the equity fund, that is, a fund that invests in common stocks. Usu- ally this type of fund will invest in a relatively wide number of stocks in different industries. In New service promotes Kootenay get-away Toll-free number encourages tourism Visitors to the Kootenays will be the first to use a new toll-free information and reservation ser vice, called Discover British Columbia. During a six-week pilot pro- ject that started July 15, travel- ers anywhere in North America who dial 1-800-663-6000 for details on B.C. and Kootenay Country will be advised that they can also obtain Kootenay Country accommodation infor- mation and, as of July 22, make room reservations. The service is scheduled -to expand Province-wide this fall The service is accessible 18 hours a day, seven days a week, from anywhere in North Ameri- ca, including B.C.. It can pro- vide travelers with quick and easy access to information about what to see, what to do and, in the fall, where to say in the province. Trained travel coun- sellors will provide callers with advice for planning everything from weekend getaways to extended trips. Travel counsel- lors can also help determine the most appropriate accommoda- tions — based on needs, prefer- ences, location and budget — and reserve on their behalf. POKER 6:00 pm City Centre Square Sun., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 365-3752 Consulting Financial Counselling and Goal Setting Brenda 365-3487 order to diversify risk further, the fund may also hold short term notes, T-bills, or other fixed income investments, but the primary goal of equity funds is growth through capital tie gains on stocks. This said, it is important to note that within the equity fund classification, there are conservative funds that concentrate on blue chip, dividend-paying stocks, others that are more aggressive and invest in growth companies, and still others that specialize in more speculative ventures. You should be sure to match Se eee See FUNDS 4B your objectives of the fund Bond funds, as the name indi- cates invest primarily in fixed income investments, generally in of quality, high-yielding federal and provincial government and corporate bonds. Some may also hold preferred: and common shares as well as mortgages. The key investment goals of bond funds are income and safety of Principal. Fluctuation in interest rates is the primary cause of volatility in bond fund returns. A type of bond that combines the features of both the equity fund and the bond fund is the ba/- anced fund. The investment objectives of a balanced fund are a combination of the goals of the former types, namely, income, safety of principal and growth through capital appreciation Managers of this type of fund decide in the optimum asset allo- 1992 PONTIAC GRAND AM Lu iL) Ae eae el ag *¢ 2.3 Lt. fuel injected SOHC engine ¢ Automatic transmission * Air conditioning ¢ Anti-lock brakes © Power door locks * Cassette stereo system ¢ Tilt steering wheel * Cruise control * Reclining bucket seats Your Choi > RANDY LING DENTURIST & COMPLETE DENTURE SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC 638 FRONT STREET NELSON, B.C. 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