CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, January 22, 1978 Assisiance for Meals On Wheels Being Sought Discussed at the January general meeting of St, Joseph's Catholic Women's League was @ plea for volunteers to assist the Public Health Office in providing "Meals on Wheels" to private homes. Anyone able to give time is asked to contact Mrs. Rosemary Jensen at the Public Health Unit, There is a need for used stamps and used Christmas cards, which shall be distrib- uted to those who require them, Anyone wishing to con tribute may contact any mem- ber of the CWL. A library shelf ia to be set up at St, Rita's Church to provide greater opportunity for more people to read Christian literature. Anyone wishing to share such books, magazines, etc. may leave them at the church or with any CWL mem: Ts A special feature of the meeting wasa di f J.B. Loo The appointment of J. B. Loo as manager, generation, has been announced by J. S. McKay, manager of operations for West Kootenay Power and Light Co., Ltd. “Mr, Loo, an electrical en- gineer, will be responsible for management of the six generat- ing plants operated by West Kootenay Power. In addition to the plant owned by West Kootenay Power, the company operates and maintains five generating plants under con- tract with Cominco Ltd. Mr. Loo came to West Kootenay Power from the Aluminum Company of Canada, Ltd., Kitimat, where he served in various capacities including resident superintendent at the 900 mw Kemano Generating Plant and most recently as superintendent, electrical main- tenance, at the Kitimat Works. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1963 with a degree in electrical engineering, and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers of B.C. and the Sigma Phi Delta International “Crafts from Scrap" by Mrs, Vi Giles. She showed what numer- ous toys, crafts and gifts can be created from articles that might ordinarily be discarded, Rocks, for example, picked up by children white beatn: combing or hiking, were given faces, capped with seashells and set on decorative drift- wood. Four ribbon spools, a small chocolate box and a curved sheet of heavy paper became a covered wagon, large spool wired be- neath a chip-dip container painted gaily to make a turtle, ladybug, or any creature could be a pull-toy for a pre schooler, a ‘These all indicated what a Jot of fun both the young and old can have re-using house- hold articles rather than dis- alan. vd WINTER INSPECTION of a beehive at Selkirk beekeeping at both the beginners and inter- College is being made here by Dr. Peter Wood. The college will be offering evening courses in mediate levels. carding them Interested In ‘Casualty Assimilation? Anyone seen a healthy casualty walking around lately? This would be possible if a person was watching the technique displayed by Hazel Baerg of Trail who is giving instructions in casualty assim- ilation at the Kinnaird Fire Hall each Wednesday, Casualty assimilation is widely used in first aid in- structions, accident mock-ups, movies, and in general—any place where persons are needed to look like they are wounded, The course is being con- ducted under the provincial emergency program and con- sists of candidates from Fruit- vale, Trail, Montrose, Grand Forks, Castlegar and Nelson. Any persons who might be Mr. Loo will have his office in South Slocan. should contact muni- cipal co-ordinator H. J. Warner by telephoning 365-7387, THE For reservations, write to IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER MAYFAIR HOTEL Mayfair Hotel located at Hornby and Robson Streets. THE MAYFAIR HOTEL 843 Hornby St., Vancouver 1, B.C. or Phone provides spacious new accommodation with fully equipped kitchens, cable TV, phone, free parking and view balconies. All this for $18.00 single and $4.00 additional guest... .with compli- mentary coffee and tea service for your added enjoyment. On your next visit to Vancouver stay downtown at the Know Your Provi ial Parks Winter Fun for Everyone If you are travelling in the East Kootenay during the early part of 1976, take your skates with you. And if you stop off at Wasa Lake Park you'll be able to join in the fun on an outdoor skating rink, Its here that personnel from Wasa Lake Park hope to create an outdoor skating rink for the general public providing, of course, that the weather co-operates, In recent years, the branch's staff, at Wasa, have worked in co-operation with the . community to establish a rink. The community . usually pre- pared the site and the parks branch maintained it. However, this year mild weather delayed construction of the rink. Plans are now being made to flood a field within the park and use it as a rink. Parks personnel will flood and main- tain the rink as long as cold temperatures make it feasible. In_ the West Kootenay, parks branch personnel have attempted to create a similar outdoor rink at Kokanee Creek Park, 12 miles east of Nelson. Again, mild weather has played havoc with the ice. A few people .who have had the opportunity to try the ice are enthusiastic about its future. If the weather turns colder and future flooding is success- ful, the rink will be ideal for young and old skaters alike. It is hoped to be available to all public use in January. ‘The branch is utilizing one half of a parking lot in the picnic area for. their outdoor rink. There are many places hroughout the Koot where families and friends can 650/16 - & PLY 750/16 - 8 PLY 600/14 - W.W. 6 PLY Super Traction Tires cesses, $32.95 $37.95 . $52.95 10 - 15-4 PLY 12 -'15 - 6 PLY .. 875/165 - 8 PLY ..... : $56.95 $72.95 . $68.95 Get together and create an outdoor rink. Rinks, such as those attempted by the parks branch; however, usually take away any fear about falling through the ice, On the other hand, a rink that Mother . Nature has created should be tried with great caution. Several areas in the Koote- nays ‘have ideal winter condi- tions and natural ice rinks ‘are formed in shallow bays and ponds. Often, entire lakes and rivers will freeze creating. a altuation where large groups of - people can get involved -in winter recreation. Wasa Lake, adjacent to the park, is a good example where this happens. For the ice skater, snow- mobiler or fisherman venturing out onto such lakes there is a degree of danger. For this reason, there are a few char- acteristics about ice and load limits worth remembering. Slush ice is about one-half as strong as clear blue ice. River ice is 15 per cent weaker than lake ice. If you happen to be in an area where you drive a vehicle, such as a snowmobile, three feet of blue ice will support a machine weighing as much as a locomotive. * Continuous travel over the same route on ice will weaken it. The removal'of snow (in- sulation) from ice surface will usually increase, ice thickness... during, subsequent frost. “Safe loads of ice on lakes and ponds are two inches, one man on foot; three inches, group in single file; seven inches, automobile and 12 inches, heavy truck, Honorary Membership Given Mrs. G. Reith by Sr. Citizens An honorary membership in the Castlegar and District Senior Citizens’ Association is to be extended to Mrs. G. Reith, who has done the au- diting of the association's books. This decision was reach- ed at a meeting of the senior citizens’ held last Thursday afternoon in their Centre with 66 members present. Following the opening of the meeting by president R. Cormier, a one minute's silence was observed in memory of Mrs, J. Fraitzl. Three Persons a Correspondence included the provincial executive min- utes, as well as a notice that the annual S.C.A. meeting is to be held in Prince George in May. Christmas greetings were re- ceived from provincial presi- dent Mrs. L. McWilliams and West Kootenay Boundary pres- ident Mrs. L. Forrester, as well as a letter from the West Kootenay Boundary secretary, KINNAIRD JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL Getting Married? See the The pussy willows are out! Last Friday, on the way home from school, we saw the dear little critters; and some of them are purring away in the brary at this very minute. They are real harbingers of spring. (Perhaps we shouldn't use that expression, You see,” there is a herb already bearing the name “harbinger of spring.” Tt is a plant, native to North America, that bears white flowers blooming very early in the year.) e ese Pussy willows notwith- standing, nobody is going to put away their winter tires... yet! When you ride the school buses as often as we do, you observe quite a bit of highway driving. Immediately winter wea- ther hits us, the spaces be- tween vehicles lengthens out, But what really intrigues us is the uniformity of these spaces! We conclude that the drivers in this district know exactly what constitutes “a safe following distance.” Another thing that makes us proud is the way our highway crews keep the traffic lanes open and cleared. If you've ever driven back from Spokane on a wintry day, you know how good it feels to hit the Canadian side of the border, * Oh boy! What a difference! eee Light-hearted" was the word for our dance last Friday. Jeff Shelfontiuk and Mike Wichert put it down to the food, which they said was “real We had ham, turkey, all kinds of salads, rolls, relishes, and jellied desserts, (Mrs. McKinnon, Mrs, F. Jones, and Mrs, A. Jones, please take a bow.) Mr. Rogers, who was one of the prime movers of the dance, tipped his hat to Mr. Clark for decorations, and to the students for their be- haviour. He said the girls looked lovely in their long dresses, and all the boys agreed with him. Again, we had teacher and parent: support. A» hearty “thank-you” to Mr. and. Mra... ‘Uraulak, Mr. and Mrs,:Smech- er, Mrs. Minogue, Mr. A. Jones, Mr. Byra, and Mr. and Mrs. Richards. s 8 8 Kim Smith and her crew of reporters have done some more research into our likes and dislikes, Here are their find- ings: i Our favorite main dish— spaghetti; our favorite pie— apple; our favorite soup—chic- ken noodle; and our favorite sandwich—ham. Are you surprised? Well, the runners-up (in the same order) are: steak, cherry, mush- room and i, Happy cooking, mom! ¢ 8 8 Before we end our column we should pay tribute to Mr. Gerrand. On the day of the ’ CASTLEGAR NEWS Wedding Invitations dance, he went to each clasa- room and had a heart-to-heart, “straight from the shoulder” talk with the students about the-standards he set for their behavior, and the co-operation he expected from them... They didn’t let him down, JUNCTION FES) SERVICE. Castlealrd Plaza Complete - ; Auto Service . EXPERT TUNE-UPS: EXHAUST SERVICE © : Ww Bill Stoochnoff — John Voykin FREE AUTOMANC CARWASH , WITH GAS PALUP WE REPLACE WINDSHIELDS For Further Information Call Us 365-6511 FOR SALE 1975 PINTO - 2 Door ENQUIRE WITHIN OFFICE SUPPLIES Ledgers - Journal Sheets‘. - Columnar Pads - Rulers Staplers - Staples - Scotch Tape Typewriter Ribbons - Stamp Pods ; Today SPECIAL Friday 1976 CALENDARS & CALENDAR REFILLS 10% Off REGULAR PRICE CASTLEGAR NEWS : se 191 Columbia Avenue ; SS Following the of committee reports, - new committee heads were ap- pointed for the new year. These included: Mrs, R. Cormier—kitchen; Mrs. A. Brady—games; Mrs. J. Af‘er Accident A Thrums man has been charged with impaired driving following a head-on collision 24 miles east of Grand Forks Saturday in which three per- sons were taken to hospital. Peter Perepolkin, 66, of Thrums -was charged with driving while impaired by RCMP after a head-on collision on the Paulson Bridge, 24 miles east of Grand Forks on High- way 3A Saturday at 4.30 pm. . Police say Perepolkin ap- proached the bridge too fast in the 30 m.p.h. zone, and crossed over into the oncoming lane of traffic with his pickup truck. The pickup hit a car driven by Alex Poznikoff of Castlegar wilh two 800/16.5 - 8 PLY ... 875/16.5 - 8 PLY ...... 950/165 - 10 PLY .... Commercial Traction . $48.95 we $52.95 . $68.95 Tires Purchased Here Mounted FREE CAPRI 633 - 6th Ave., South TIRE SALES PHONE 365-2226 Castlegar, B.C, Damage to both vehicles was estimated at $1,500 each. ys and means; Mrs. L. Newhouser—catortain- ment; Mrs. H. Johnson—pub- licity; Mr. Easton—sick visit- ing; Mrs. J. Stier—cards; Mrs. R, Donnan—phoning; and Mrs, Brady—publicity for Elder Statesman. Refreshments were served and a game of bingo was enjoyed after the close of the meeting. SALES & SERVICE Sewing Machines, Typewriters, TV's B&W and Color TV’s for rent by week or month Union Peters 1334 Cedar Ave., Trail Telephone 368-6331 Arrow Aviation Ltd. has Air Commuter Service Connecting the Kootenays to SPOKANE, WASH. For Reservations Call 365-7044 (n Spokane Call 624-1295 CUP - N - SAVE Sewing with Ruth CERTIFIED INSTRUCTRESS Ungerle Sewing — 4 Week Course begins Monday, February 2 — }.30 pim, to 3.30 p.m. . Basle Knit Sewing — T-Shirts — Knit Tops — Ladies Slacks o— 4 Week Course begins Thursday, February 5\— 7.20 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Ruth Homey. Singer FREE Dressmaking Classes begin Monday, February 2 — 7.30 - 9.30 pm. 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Mr. Canada, the U.S., Australia and Centre for Culture and Technology. ead of design at the Royal Parker has lectured widely in Europe asa representative of the Excess Sand Is Blamed In Accident A Castlegar woman es- caped injury Tuesday evening when her 1975 compact lost control ona curve and ended on the upper side of road. Police said the car, driven by Kathleen Jane Mclntee, - sustained an estimated $1,200 damage. The. vehicle was east bound toward Castlegar from the Timberlane Lodge at the time of the incident. No charges have been laid. The car. is reported ‘to have gone out: of control. when it ion excess sand on Highway “°Glenmer NEW AND USED FURNITURE 3191. Highway Drive “PHONE 364-1822 WANT TO SELL YOUR HOME? Call Mary” 244 or 364-2507 D & MOSBY