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HARVEY SELF I am intrigued, as I read the Christams story in the Bible, that many people knew about Jesus’ birth but only some did anything about their knowledge. Knowing was, quite simply, not enough. I think of the simple shepherds a the hillsides, Joy Keillor Bridge around They came to a knowledge of what was happening through the song of angel choirs. For Eleven tables competed at the Dee. 17 meeting of the Joy Keillor Bridge Club. The average was 110, with the following winners: NORTH-SOUTH Rita Perrier and Heather Pottle with 149'2, Joy Ram sden and Judy Sheppard Our Action Ad Phone Womber is 365-2212 with 129, Jean Fischer and Agnes Chariton with 123, and Mark and Lou Beduz with 119. EAST-WEST Stan Greenwood and Emile Gobat with 129%, Jim and Bev Swain with 124, Helen Batchelor and Mary Stewart with 120‘, and Gwen Kru- eger and Hugh Auld with 116. them it was not enough just to know the good news. They wanted to get right down to the scene of the event and experience the marvel themselves. They were eager to receive this baby as their Savior and Lord and so they came and worshipped him. Then there were the Wise Men from the East. They knew about the birth of a For Your Convenience We're OPEN MONDAY WESTEY ESS T CASTLEGAR 365-2912 365-7145 3465-2955 3465-7787 3465-2155 365 3666 365-3311 3465-7248 am Cohembbie A speaTs sors: YOVO-4th $+ ICKETS name appeers, you're the winner of e drow. News office tomorrow or Tuesday we Contleger WICKER & GIFTS sounaue 431 Columble Ave Castlegar 352-2518 352-466) 352-603) Ust Your Business This Directory Phone 365-5210 new King of the Jews by their study of the heavens. A special star seemed to point the way to a little town called Bethlehem. Again, it was not enough for them to know about this birth. They wanted so much to encounter this King them- selves that they set out on a venture which surely took them many miles and not a few days of travel. And they too came to where the baby lay and offered themselves through the precious gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. But there was also King Herod. This despotic political leader of Israel was informed of the birth by the travellers from the East but he wanted nothing to do with it. His only reaction was to try and snuff out this threat to his power. Knowing for him was also not enough. It never can be for the greatness of that birth calls from every person a radical response, either of accep- tance or rejection. Finally, I think of the bible scholars in Herod's court who told that the baby Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. For them, it seemed that knowing was enough. They appeared completely unmov. ed by the knowledge which they had. But that is not true for it would be from among this group that the religious lead. ers would come who would kill Jesus some 33 years later. The birth of Jesus Christ is not something which we can simply know about. When we realize that it in volves the coming of God among mandkind it is obvious that this is an event so pro found we cannot ignore it. We are compelled either to respond to it with acceptance and faith or with furious wrath. My hope is that you will choose to respond in faith, the words of the carol be coming your words, “O come let us adore, Christ the Lord.” George Reshaur. At right, Joy Ramsden Presents player of the year Births & Funerals BIRTHS BOYD — To Mr. and Mrs. Greg Boyd, a boy, born Dec. 14 CARLSON — To Mr. ond Mrs. Mork Corleon, 0 girl, born Dec COMINOTTO — To Mr. and Mrs. Dave Cominotto of Fruitvale, o girl, born Dec. 12 CORAZZA — To Mr. and Mrs. Mauro Corazza of Calgary, a gir! born Nov. 26 HARMSTON — To Mr. and Mrs. Randy Hormston of Costlegar, a girl, born Dec. 13. JAMIESON — To Mr, and Mrs Verne Jamieson of Fruitvale, a boy, born Dec. 9. LAWRENCE — To Me. ond Mrs David Lawrence of Rossland, o Girl, born Dec. 9 LECLUSE To Mr. and Mrs Harold L'Ecluse of Rossland, o 9 To Mr. and Mrs Shayne MacPhail of Castlegar, o boy, born Dec. 19. MAKORTO — To Mr. and Mrs Arch Madkerts of Castlegar, o boy. born Dec. 17 MocPHAIL MERCER — To Mr. and Mrs. Tony Mercer, a girl, born Dec: 4 MORAN joyce Moran of Nelson ogi ‘bom Bee 13 NASH — To Mr. and Mrs. Don Nash of Campbell River, o boy born Dec. 12 PHILLIPS — To Dr. ond Mrs. RL Phillips of Rossland, o girl, born Dec. 5 PRENTICE — To Mr. ond Wayne Prentice of Nelson, 0 boy, born Dec. 7 RICHARDSON — To Mr. and Mrs Dave Richardson of Vernon, o girl, born Nov. 19 RIVARD — To Mr. and Mrs. Poul Rivard of Fruitvale, o girl, born Dec 4 ST. DENYS — To Mr. and Mrs. it. Denys of Cas: SZHAGY! — To Mr. ond Mrs. Terry Szilagyi, o girl, born Dec 0. THOMPSON — To Mr. and Mrs. Dove Thompson, a boy, born Joseph Holpin 15 at Trail Regional tol. He wos 72. Mr. Halpin worked tor Cominco as an elec- tricien from 1937 until his retirement in 1973. JONES — Margor Troil died at 1 Hospital follow! A memorial service will toke place in Jonvary. MILLEN — Ellen Amelio Millen 81, of Port Coquitlam, di @ Dabner of Ab: botstord, and Chorles of Trait RENWICK — Archibald Albert wick's Portrait Studio. | REPTON et ‘says Rep- ton of Troil ‘aed bee 13 in Trail the WINS Transition House, P.O. 153, Trail, VIR 4L5 would be ap- preciated THOMPSON — Robert Harrison Thompson, 72, of Trail, died Dec 18 in Trail Regional Hospital of ter a brief iliness. Interment wos at the Mountain View Cemetary WEBSTER — Alexander Coriton Webster of Fruitvale, died Dec 14 following a brief iliness ot the Trail Regional Hospital, aged 78. Interment wos at the Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery Women’s Institute donates to hamper Kinnaird Women's Insti tute held its monthly meeting Dec. 17 with a dinner at the Fireside Place. Members answered roll call with food items for Legion Christmas hampers. for the needy A Christmas decoration and plant will be placed in the Castlegar room. President Kay Bate named the following convenors: In ternational Affairs — Irene Shelfontiuk; Citizenship and Edueation — Sophie Janicki; Health and Social Welfare — Marge Brownlie; Cultural — Anne Claw; Home Economics and Consumer Affairs — M. Dulsrud; Public Relations — Phyllis Phipps; Loan Cup board — Muriel Hegay. In charge of phoning are Beatrice Lundquist and E. Cormier. Homemade cookies have been donated by members and delivered to “shut-ins” in the district. Beatrice Lundquist won the Christmas cake. Several members visited Raspberry Lodge on Dee. 19, taking cookies and gifts to the resi dents. Jack Phipps entertained residents with organ music, and there was a sing song. Hospital waiting ERS . Aembers > a of Casth fl CAROLL Free Church sang songs of Christmas ‘season to passers-by in downtown Castlegar recently as part of efforts to spread Christmas cheer The two women have dev- oted many volunteer hours to Slocan Valley recreation and plaques were each by Zena Ureuliak, ~ ector of r services. We will be located in the Fireside Place. PUB 1800 - 8th Ave., Costlegar 365-7365 Costews Photo ‘TREMENDOUS RESPONSE’ For Legion hampers By CasNews Staff Castlegar's needy won't go hungry this Christmas thanks to the “tremendous response” from organizations and residents who donated to the Legion Christmas Ham per fund. Doreen Moore of the Castlegar branch of the Royal Canadian Legion said that because of the response, the Legion was able to dis tribue 104 hampers this year after it raised some $13,000 from donations of food and money The projected target was 983 hampers, filled with tur key, trimmings, oranges, po tatoes, bread and other Yule- tide goodies. Last year the Legion distributed 80 ham. rs. “There is a greater need this year,” Moore said. Earlier this month the Le- gion was concerned it wouldn't have enough to fill all its orders, but Moore said the article on the Hamper fund in the Dec. 9 Castlegar News. She said donations ranged from canned food, jars of coffee, and fish to chocolate cake mixes. She said a group of Castle gar businessmen even donat- ed enough money to buy a butchered pig. “In my four years involved, I have never seen such a res. ponse,” Moore said. “We had donations from senior citizens who had very little,” she added. She said president Jim Moore would be given dona tions from people on the street and would return “with his pockets full of mon. ey.” Moore said the hampers will fill “every need for Christmas dinner and then some for all the Christmas holidays.” “I want the citizens to know what they have done NELSON (CP) those pleas to tails of the charges Charged on Oct not guilty plea on the the charges Wednesday A Nelson lawyer charged with buggery and gross inde cency two months ago declined to enter charges Wednesday, saying the Crown still has not provided the defence with the de 19, lawyer Ronald Walter Khadikin was expected to enter pleas to both charges and to another charge of attempting to obstruct jus tice, laid Nov. 10, at a court appearance last week. At that time he entered a charge only, saying the Crown had not provided him with the circumstances of Khadikin again asked for the circumstances, saying in most cases the Crown only takes a week to Lawyer asks for details in court obstruction provide the details Enderton agreed the situation was unusual, adding man should be singled out.” Crown counsel Barry Johnson spoke on behalf of Richard Cairns, expected to be the prosecutor during Khadikin's trial. Johnson said the details should be coming “as soon as possibl only problem was that Cairns had not had sufficient time to prepare them. Enderton responded that he found the situation stand,” and denied Johnson’t request that Khadikin enter please despite the lack of particulars. “Tl put it over until Jan. 7, but obviously something needs to be done,” Enderton said Judge Stewart “I don't see why this " and the “very difficult to under Winning Western numbers The winning numbers for $100,000 in Wednesday's Western Express Lottery were 1258062, 2012967, and 1977385. The $50,000 prize numbers were 2376877 and 2319356. The five merchandise prize numbers drawn were 215A384, 114B449, 224C137 1721483, and 280E085. The millionaire club number was There was a single winner of the Lotto West Jackpot of $544,814.10. The eight num bers drawn were 1, 16, 21, 23 26, 35, 49, 55. The bonus number was 19 Three winners of the five correét: plus bonus number category win $2,901.30 each, 69 winners of the 5 correct category win $504.50 each, 1,992 winners of the four cor rect estegery win $50.90 each, afd 26,171 winners of the three correct category win « prize of $5 each. Next week's jackpot will be worth at least $150,000. Year wil 264-1816 The Statf and Management of the Colander ex tend to all our fine patrons the ver festive greetings, and the wish ti Ree good to you all. CLOSED AT 7 P.M. ON DEC. 24 CLOSED ALL DAY CHRISTMAS DAY RE-OPENING ON BOXING DAY COLANDER heartiest of t the New 1475 Cedar Ave. Trail for the needy in Castlegar,” Moore said She also said there were toys galore for the needy. “{ held the door open for half an hour while the fire- men brought in boxes of toys in their vans,” she said. Toys ranged from a small bicycle to sleighs and rocking chairs. 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