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In the corner of the school library, | Winlaw students have access toa computer. Kids gather to play a program called Lemonade Stand, Thoy read, figure out numbers, have fun, and learn to operate a computer all at the same time, Computer club happens some days after school, Tho, library itself is now “for the birds,” with bird books made available. Boys’ and girls' basketball teams hyo been working out in the gym. This week they‘attend a tournaniént with: other schools from the Nelson area. Thanks to Mrs,- Malakoff. Last Friday was Hobo we Hoboes. of ‘all ages gathered around the school’s. imaginary campfire and shared stories and songs. and el: decorated with kites, March drawings, Indian mosis, mobiles, posters from Europe .. . one can clearly see the handwriting on the wall. “7 Mrs. Lamare, Grade 3/4 substitute, gave the class a picture and map tour of her recent trip to New Zealand and Australia. Grade 4/6 is learning to read a barometer sod is . 1 Pletred above is Dana Peterson: it Wey fepre enting Nick Stoochnoff, ‘retiring director, witha United I intation was.made at the regular. Way Gold Award for nesiog of the Board of Directors of which Nick service. The pr left), president’ of GIRL. GUIDES looking forward to a sunny day to see the b: This group has also been studying Eastern Woodland Indians and the many uses of birch bark. Kindergarten in the portable is full of action. Playtime includes outer space games, house and restaurant, sliding, and building. Last, week while learning about cities the class created skyscrapers out of colored paper. Now it’s time for the farm, its seasons, and animals, Mr. Swanson's guitar group plays weekly and knows. two keys, D and G, and at least six chords. The group has played at Friday sharings. Starting last January, Grade 5/6 made individual . book shelves out of paper that are displayed on the wall. When a student reads a book that title goes up on the shelf. Jackrabbit Ski Club was a great success. The skiers took a field trip to Lemon Creek and reported having had a wonderful day. As well, during school -hours, the ski program was a great part of what our school offers. Now. Mrs. Foulger is starting up a running club. At regularly scheduled times, Mrs. Conkin.and Mrs. Lewis have been team teaching by opening up their rooms to centers where Grades 2, 8 and 4 can experience poetry, art, gardening, travel, reading, creative writing, ete. Grade 1/2 today were pretending to be Grades 12 and 17. They are learning about friends and themselves as well. Handmade daffodils look in from the windows. As part of a unit on foods, recently Grade 1/2 celebrated Peanut Week. The kids played peanut bingo, ate peanut butter, and made a kazoo band that played along with ‘Raffi's ‘peanut butter sandwich song. ; In work done with the Thread's Guild, Winlaw.school > beautiful: woven material»: March 17, the children’s theatre group invited its parents and friends to the play “Magic™: Stohe!Soup. Only two more weeks to get together with your kids to enter the contest “Why Winlaw School is a Special Place.” All entries:due, by March 30.' *. e A’special Home and School Association. meeting at Brent Kennedy School occurs today, Wednesday, March 23) at 7 p.m. Two family counsellors will be present to talk about “How to Answer Questions You are Afraid Your Child Might Ask!” To Grade 2 Parents from Lois Lewis: Many children in Grade 2 need a new. pencil or eraser. Some also need _€rayons, scissors, glue, new paints or .a paintbrush. ‘Please check with your child to see how his or her supplies are holding up. ee ‘Here's to'spring. “ “ Lv oe acy Changing with the times TORONTO ‘(CP).’— The ideals —’ the’ Promise, ' the Law and the Motto — remain the same, but that is about all’ that has ‘not changed in‘ the Girl Guides of Canada during the last four years. : Gone are the hats and the mandatory navy blue skirts. Dancing improves flexibility Jazz dancing definitely does improve flexibility and muscular strength but it may be over-rated as a means of losing weight or increasing oxygen use, say two Mon- treal researchers, J.M. Lavoie, and R.M. Lebe-Neron, both of the Uni- versity. of Montreal’ I’ depart- ‘ment .éf. phsyeial,education, studied eight female uni- versity students before, dur- ing and after an eight-week: : jazz, dancing course which in-° volved: two 90-minute. ses- sions per week. Upper-body flexibility’ i im: proved sharply during: the course as did © muscular strength as measured by ability todo speed sit-ups and the stu- Gone is the image of & pre- dominantly “WASP service organization. Gone is the em- - phasis on learning domestic skills, Today's’. Guides’ would - rather learn self-defence or how to fix a leaky tap than: earn a badge for | baking. “Every girl brings in her background: and her -expec- tations and-as the times and women’s roles change, so do the ‘girls,”’-says Marianne Varkony, an ll:year Guide unit leader — or Guider as they're called. “Obviously we are changing our programs to suit the girls.” ° Although the Guides’ be-. lief in service to others and duty to God and country has not altered since that day in 1909 when & small group of girls marched in a Scout rally been a member. since 1972. . at: “Crystal Palace: in London; alyze Financial’ Statements” will be presented to the West ity in Castlegar April 12'and / 19 at the Monte Carlo Motor’ 5 Par! the .Federal Business De-—- velopment Bank's’ ongving Business Management Som-. inar program iaiel to'up- r Resistiuiita wil 1 earn: i “about a number of different ratios which ‘can: be. calcu- lated from: their, ‘financial ‘gtatements, and ‘ used" to highlight unfavorable trenda ‘occurring in their business. The seminar activities: will vindude not’.only: an: iden- tification’ of the ‘ratios, but’: also’ how-to'calculate them, “how to analyze’ the’ results, and how to use. this. infor- mation. to take appropriate corrective ‘action. The seminar is being pre- sented in two separate’ thres- hour parts; with. Part: one being held on: April 12, and .Part two on April Both rand evening ses- the p are being revised. Three yeurs ‘ago, there were 111,289 Guides in On- -tario.: By 1981, that’ figure had falled to 109,065. Var- - kony attributes the drop to a: shortage of Guide leaders and the formation ‘of. the Pathfinder unit. Cini - MORE AGE GROUPS| 3 The organization is ‘now: divided into Brownies: :for girls aged six to nine, Guides for nine to 12-year-olds, Path-”. finders for 12 to 15-year-olds and Rangers for 15 .to 17- year-olds. It was the Pathfinders who ‘insisted ‘they be*gllowed to wear’ navy blue slacks ‘in addition ‘to the traditional . Malform: - sions have been scheduled for each part for the convenience of the business community. Registrants: are: expected to" represent a’ variety; of amall and medium-sized bus- inesses and will include‘own- ers, managers ‘and key: em- ployees. As registrtion is limited for this seminar, interested per- sons should register as early as possible.’ Further informa- tion can be obtained by con- tacing’ Sharon: Coventry at 426-7241 (collect). Pigeon stew anyone?» WATERLOO, ONT. (CP) Baffling. di 1 sease_... want juicy pigeons, hits the Bighorns “VANCOUVER (CP) —' A disease that has been decim-- ating‘herds of Rocky Moun- tain Bighorn sheep in the Kootenays and southern Al- berta has been described by a B.C. Wildlife Federation offi- cial as'a pneumonia-like virus dents’ body fat decreased only slightly and their max- with domestic sheep. Carmen Purdy, a federa- imum oxygen showed ‘only a slight < in- crease. “Hundreds - Of Dollars OF Prizes. All You Have to doi is Come ii in and Select the :Right Key to Open the Chest frorina, Karla KEN MIREAU The First 500 people to come in and meet Ken will be given a door prize. GUITAR HEADQUARTERS OF THE KOOTE ENAYS Gibson, Washburn, ed Degas, Sigma, yamaha, Anjo, Aria Pro il, Mann, Custom Made Electric Guitors. | Libra Music 840 Rossland Ave, Trall PRIZES Queen Ri Treats; MacDonalds Famous hac Fries; Imperial oll, Produ wars of oge or over. West Kootenay Fuels Ltd. ESSO 23oeey GRAND PRIZE” VALUED AT OVER. $2, 000 - ‘A's hp. Mercury sma a wig CHANCE TOWIN Coke Trays; Oolry | GRAND Open Saturdays til April 30 During the Treasure Chest 2201-6th Ave. CASTLEGAR Next to the Arana Complex Phone 365-5185 atc Lund, cot iiteut an inane, froma 1p PRIZE DRAW | ON APRIL 30 Promotion tion’ said this week, the disease, which has been circulating for the past year in B.C. herds, has re- duced the province's bighorn sheep poulation..to about. 1,100 from 2,200. The disease produces pneumonia-like symptoms, with suffering animals quick- ly losing weight and -dying within two ‘weeks, either from the disease or attacks by wolves or coyotes...” Purdy’, said. the baffling disease affects all age groups - within the wild sheep: popu- lation’ and has jdpsimated some herds. ‘ He said losses in one ‘par- ticular herd range é as high as” 85 per.cent, belipve it is associated with domestic sheep since the herds affected are those that have been close to. domestic sheep,” Purdy said. “The high alpine sheep are not af- fected.” . He’ said wildlife officials have. been attacking the dis- ease with: inoculations a1 special licks containing th he - element selenium, which ap- pears ‘to help. the anfmdis’ ward off sickness, | (5 Bill Wishart, an Ed ir growing humbers a nuisance in the city, are end- ing up in soups and stews throughout. soutlwestern “They jare maialy ‘sold to Europeans and a lot go to Toronto,” says Bill Fletcher of Binbrook, near Hamilton, ‘A’ major * pigeon” dealer, Fletcher says ‘many of- his customers are Italian, Por- tuguese, Chinese and Jewish, ‘The customers buy the pigeons alive because “thoy want to see what kind of bird ‘they a are buying.” : Fletcher buys the pigeons each’ week at the Ontario, Li based ‘researcher. with Al- berta. fish and’ wildlife branch, said “We've lost” quite’ a bunch — ‘probably about 60 per cent of ‘the sheep ‘south of Crowsnest Pass —and there's still some dying in Waterton National ~ Park. “Some of them were in beautiful condition. and were dead in a couple of days, So ‘sa hot bug’... it. swept ' through the herds very quickly.” He said intensive biological “It appears to be: fic to “the {Bighorn) sheep, and we, ecinvestigarions have . been in bot ith it to attempt to identify the cause. 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