ss m_CasthegarNews _oxicbers, 197 ar AEE A ae ae a a Ne “aan a TEA FOR THREE . Edna Mokoene (left), Violet God- berson and Harry Godberson enjoy tea and goodies Saturday afternoon in the Legion Hall. Tea was put on by Home Support Guild to help kick off Home Support ir. Week in Castlega —CasttewsPhoto Home support workers hono The > Factions sg 9 District Home Support Service As- sociation will join 85 other home support agencies in B.C. and hundreds across the country in celebrating Home Support Week Oct. 18 - 24. To help the celebrations get off on the right foot, home support workers in Castlegar held a tea Satur- day afternoon in the Legion Hall. The Association's board of directors officially kick off the week during a regular meeting Monday, while home support workers take part in an inservice training session at Selkirk College. The week's activities will culminate Thursday when workers, volunteers and off- ice staff are honored at a wine and cheese party. The home support associa- tion has been operating in Castlegar for 13. years. Its primary objective is to “help maintain individuals in their homes as long as possible,” says administrator rette SELKIRK COLLEGE CASTLEGAR CAMPUS Invites applications for the position of LA AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNICIAN The will be ible for the operation of the ‘Audio-Visual Equipment Services area which is responsible for the cir- ol equipment on the Castlegar, Trail wad’ Neleon campuses. Applicants should have two (2) years of technical training in a related area of expertise, one (1) year of experience and good interpersonal and organizational skills. This is a full time, on-going position 9 a8 Soon as ble. Sala: and benefits are in accordance with the ap- propriate collective agreement. 2. INSTRUCTOR(S) — GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS To provide instruction in the areas of: a) screenprinting and offset — darkroom techniques b) offset preparation including offset darkroom, stripping, pl ing and press operation. Applicants should have a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and several years of experience in an of- fset and/or print production environment. This is a short term, part-time position commen- cing November 16, 198° e College will con- sider dividing the positio jo two assignments if candidates do not have the qualifications for both positions. Salary and benetits are in accor- dance with the appropriate collective agreement. Please send resume, including 3 references, by October a ee ‘eke Department Box 1200, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 31 365-7292 — CASTLEGAR CAMPUS———+ ITEM Gilbert Hagen passes away Gilbert Hagen of Castlegar passed away di He is survived by his wife Oct. 14 in the Trail Regional Hospital at the age of 87. Mr. Hagen was born Dec. 24, 1899 in Dokka, Norway and came to Canada at the age of 25. He lived in Trail and Rossland, and for the past 86 years has lived in Castlegar. Mr. Hagen worked for Cominco from 1940 - 1966. He enjoyed carpéntry and liked to help out people who were in need of someone with carpentry skills. Robson Tyy; son and Art and Linda ali of Castlegar; daughter and son- in-law, Violet and Philip Pop- off of Castlegar, and daugh ter, Daisy Larimore of New The service begafi in 1974 under contract with the Human Resources Ministry. A long term care program was initiated in 1978, and the service has reached the point where 55. home support workers and 40 to 50 vol- unteers serve about 220 clients. Nichvolodoff says workers can spend as little as an hour every two weeks with a client or as much as four hours a day, seven days a ; week, i on the Denver; eight eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters in Norway. A private family service was held and cremation has taken place. Cremation arrangements were under the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chap- el. society finalizes dance The Robson Recreation Society held its monthly meeting on Oct. 6 at the home of president Roberta Zurek. Six directors met to finalize ar for the nual Children’s Halloween Party, which is also to be held that night. The society's newsletter was reviewed and approved for ution to members. Halloween Dance being held in the Robson Hall on Oct. 31. A committee has been formed to decorate the hall prior to the Robson Volun- teer Fire Department's An- Robson Rec's annual potluck dinner and membership drive is planned for Nov. 8. Due to the success of the July bingo, another bingo is planned for Nov. 16. 5 piece place setting 7 Sai SRse 38 885583 SRIS3E=8: 28888888; SS8Ies8a= 888 SuseENEess SESE EEE ER REELS a << ° a Look for other Rov=! Albert patterns and items on sale. ‘Satin Rose INTRODUCING ROYAL ALBERT PLACEMATS. AVAILABLE IN OLD COUNTRY ROSES AND LAVENDER ROSE. 1217-3rd St., Castlegar nel 7782 amount of care needed. Duties include basic house- keeping, laundry, shopping, personal care, preparation of meals and emotional support. Nichvolodoff says the WATCH FOR SOMETHING BIG!!! “‘Hairlines’’ emotional ‘link ‘ between workers and clients is im- portant. “We also’ provide for the families with terminally ill patients,” Nichvolodoff says. Already, the home. sup- port association handles home support, meals on wheels, and “respite.” Other areas the association intends to investigate include a handyman service, an ex- pansion of the meals on wheels program, the intro- duction’ of a “wheels to idents living alone will be able to contact the associa- Guaranteed Delivery. ¢ A WINNING ATTITUDE You're Invited! Douglas Elmore F.C.S.1. (Fellow of the Canadian Securities Industry) . Of the Kelowna Office Will be conducting an informal seminar focusing on some of today's most attrac- tive investment opportunities. Topics covered will include: © Government Guaranteed Treasury Bills 8.4%. and Canada Savings Bonds. Still the ultimate security. 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Days 365-6747 CALL Evenings 365-3393 ¢ Vernon © Kamloops © Williams Lake * Castlegar CAPITAL TRACTORS We Sell John Deere Forestry AND FQUIPMENT LTD. tTD. inthe Selkirk Springs Bldg. 7 Castlegar” sain € Construction Equipment By RON NORMAN Editer Ald. Nick Oglow»came out swing- ing this week as he made official his bid for the Castlegar mayoralty. Oglow charged the city with running up a $2 million debt, much of it without con- sulting taxpayers. “Many of these decisions have Monday at city hall. “These dictatorial and undemo- cratic procedures are unacceptable.” Mayor Audrey Moore filed her papers this morning. Ald. Terry Rogers also officially entered the race for a three-year alderman's seat by filing his papers Castlegar sufferin By CasNews Staff The Castlegar area along with several other regions of B.C. continues to suffer from the effects of a dry summer and fall — and there is no relief in sight. Jim Fishwick at the Castlegar Airport weather office said that while 2.8 millimetres of precipitation was recorded in the Castlegar area on Oct. 14, the last time a significant amount of rain fell was more than 2‘ months ago on July 31. While he admits it has been very dry, Fishwick stopped short of labeling area's weather condition es a “There's no classification of you're in a drought period: The last time ‘we.bad any significant rain was July 31. We've’ had very, very light rain. It's been very abnormal,” said Fishwick. The, Ministry of Forests has extended its fire season by one month due to extremely dry conditions in most parts of the province. Skip Walsh, resource officer for protection with the Arrow Forest Dis. ? continued on page AZ Board rejects request By CaaNews Staff Renata parents whose children at- tend school in Castlegar will have to continue them to and from. school, Castlegar school board ruled Monday. The board was asked by Dave Balabuck,’ a Renata parent whose children attend Robson elementary school, to supply bus service for six Renata students. At its Monday night meeting the board rejected the request by voting instead '¢o pay the parents a 16-cent-a- kilometré travel allowance. Last week, the school board's policy committee met to discuss-the issue and decided that there was not enough money available to provide bus service to Renata. Balabuck had wanted a bus to travel as far as kilometre 13, the junction between Deer Park Road and Battings. He added that when he afd the other parents met with the board's transportation committee, the parents pointed out that there is a bus avail- able and that they would be*willing to buy the bus, lease it out to the school ae eS ee P "Balabuck argued that because there are 14 parents in Renata whose children attend school in Castlegar and because they pay school taxes, they should be provided with bus service. “There are 14 parents out ‘there (Renata). Somé of those properties have been paying school taxes since the 1920s. You don’t. get charged less taxés because you livé @ut.thére — but boy when you ask for service, fore nothing,” said Balabuck in a to the board. lams city del t Tuesday. ‘There are four aldermanic posi- tions open in the Nov. 21 election, in addition to the mayor's seat. Oglow's term, which has one year Jeft to run, is up for along with seats ‘Three city school trustee positions are also open this year, Only incumbent Doreen Smecher has filed so far. Smecher has filed for one'of the two three-year terms. The othér three-year term is held by itieumbent Tony held’ by Rogers, Albert Calderbank and Carl Henne. Henne has indicated he will defend his seat, while Calderbank says he gear ters cach er Tateupetols haph BAsd he the five school trustee up for election this year. Incumbent Ed Conroy has decided to run again in Area I, while Evelyn Voykin will run in Area J. Each are three-year terms. Area J incumbent George An- utooshkin has decided not to seek re- election. ee ee {SLAI UPGRADING Heritage Park never ends. Bi this morning for ‘fence which will be « who has filed so far in ‘Area F (North A’one-year seat is also available because former board chairman Kay Johnson left in the middle of her term to move to the Lower Mainland. In the Regional District of Central, Kootenay, no one has filed for the Area J position. However, incumbent Martin Vanderpol is reported to be seeking re- election. In Area H (rural Slocan Valley) incumbent Peter Duck has filed along with el Bob Barkley, Incum- bent David Pearce is the only person ERIN tee Tt Ne menaeraer holes sion bri round fluenced his decision to take on 10-year incumbent Mayor Audrey Moore. “My conscience and experience tell me. there is much room for improve- ment,” he said. He added later that he has ‘freceived “overwhelming support” from local residents. Oglow laid out a four-point plan to improve local government, including a pledge for public input on all issues affecting the 4 i Hs abe HE FFE ii continued on poge A2 «+. Work on Zucke. ney Island native — kukuli on the island end of the suspen- BY SCHOOL BOARD new policy Monday to deal with the use | of drugs and aleohol by stadente in principal to suspend a student immed- iately for a maximum of three weeks if the principal is satisfied “a student has contravened this palicy.” “If the » exceeds (school) days, a committee see Not by the board, consisting of the school principal, superintendent ‘and/or assistant ‘tendent will aes with the parents... and diseuss the suspension,” the pacod states. At that meeting, the principal will make a recommendation and submit.,jt tothe board. Newdrug policy adopted an in the end is the last authority” how a suspension Sine be ‘handled. Trustee Rick Pongracz said the board needs a policy where it has a chance of taking a “second look” at the suspension. “This policy allows for that second appeal and that's enough for me,” said Pongraes. But Smecher argued that the ‘to > hospital Brown said that asssesament should be completed before the end of the week. “The will be back to the parole board within two or VANCOUVER - geal of two Madht Git dmaett. whe bod booe eared for in the prison’s health unit, ‘OS? nbltoarsae grime far aad ed inkoff said because both women believe God has directed them to fast, nothing will make them eat again unless they STATION A STAR: Castlegor's historic CP Rail station looks “perfect” | in the new Housekeeping movie, says Nelson Mayor Gerald Rotering. Rotering was in Vancouver tor-tilm’s premiere last week . I] eI ISLAND FEATURED: Zuckerberg island Heritage Park is featured in a story and photographs in the latest issue of Beautiful B.C. Magazine # Rossland Li Opera Players’ peosioction of HMS Pinatore was light and bouncy, says editor Ron Norman . . | PILOTLESS PLANE: SACKETS HARBOR, N.Y. -— The owner of a vin- tage 1946 Aeronce aircraft said his plane was missiong after it took off without a pilot. } Douglas Youngs, owner of the single-engined plane, said: “The last | sow, it appeared to be a 3,000 feet and headed to the nor- theast.” Youngs said he had flooded the aircraft's engine while trying to crank the propeller late Monday. He drained the fuel from the. soaite' but accidentally left the throttle open, he said. He reached inside the cockpit and turned the storter switch, after Residents of Adams Centre, about 16 kilometres away, repor- ted hearing a loud crash late Monday. Halt a dozen state police searched for the plone, but suspended the search ot mid-day Tuesday, state trooper Steve Jenis said. | Youngs said he hod taken four years to rebuild the antique air- croft. ne ee Serena tell her the news.