A4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, June 28, 1979 Thebes best car rental deal fentacar ‘Qwned In Canada by Canadians A Budget System Licenses 1 NEW TIMPANI DRUMS, being admired here by these Kin- : noird Junior Secondary School Students, pave now been added to the KJSS Band 3 Bess: portunity | to hear the’ tilmpant's unique Sond at a recent outdoor evening 6 sence: The evening's performance has K. was made possible through a donation ty the ‘Band Booster : Club and the KJSS students. The public had their first op- an one Nelson for the 250 | parents and guests In attendance. —KJSS Photo (Voice of the People / Clay Castle Says Thanks Editor, Castlegar News: We would all like to express our sincere thanks to : all the wonderful people who : have contributed to our summer recreation program so far this year. Special thanks is extend- ed to the members of the > Castlegar Royal Canadian Legion for the donation of their hall for our summer dance and to Barry Clarke, Rob Alexander, and Jan Thompson from CJAT for donating their time and music for our dance. Thanks also to West's for donating their punch bowl : and to all the people who donated refreshments. Sincere thanks is also extended to Dr. JB Draper for donating Shrine Circus tickets to us. Thanks also to West Kootenay Power and B.C. Tel for their donation of pylons so that we can enjoy our noon-time soccer games; to Kevin Morris and his Life- time Sports Class for their time and patience and fun and games; to John Wishloff for helping with tennis; to Don Jones for teaching us about telescopes; to Denny McArthur and the Castlegar Golf Club; to Verona Bozek and Louise Hall for helping with the swimming program; and also to the many people who have volunteered their services in so many ways. Elizabeth Cheveldave for The Clay Castle Crew Ambulance Award William Harrower, a long-term member of the local branch of St. John Ambulance, has been award- ed the St. John Ambulance British Columbia Council Award in recognition of over 18 years of service. The announcement of this honor was made by the Provincial Headquarters of St. John on June 14. Harrower joined the lo- cal branch of St. John Am- bulance in 1960 and is well known in this area as a first aid instructor, He has in- structed many youth groups, as well as adults in first aid : and has trained teams for the Rigby, Norris Churches, Jim Fornelli, Peter Trischuck and Dr. A. D. Johnson, who has “been the i Community TV COMMUNITY ACCESS CH-10 * Schedule for Tonight 5:30—Five-day weather re- port from the Castle- gar Weather Office. 5:40—WARP (War Against Rising Prices) - latest two-week boycott list. 6:00—Nelson Cadets receive Freedom of the City honors: 6:30—USCC 82nd annual youth festival Part 7 - continues with May 19 ceremonies. 7:30—Royal Commission of Inquiry into Uranium. Mining. Public hear- ing held in Castlegar June 21. Part One in- cludes: chairman Dr. D. Bates’ opening re- marks; a presentation. by Stampede Inter- national; Rev. Cam- eron MacGuire, repre- senting the Kootenay Presbytery of the United Church; Nor- man E. Polster of the- Argenta Friends meeting. a 10:00—Castl City Coun- for many years. cil meeting of June 26. This Week's Joy Keillor. Bridge News Seven-and-one-half tables! participated .in Monday night’s play of the Joy Keillor Bridge Club, with the p follows; ing results: North-South With an average of 72: First, Ron Atkinson and Bill Martin, 85; second, Bev Mac- Donald and Inez Walker, 78; tied for third with 71, John Sokolowski and Maryellen Hunchak with Joy Keillor and Judy Sheppard. East-West With an average of 68: First, Bert Tyson and Ian Glover, 8514; second, Helen Batchelor and Mary Stewart, T1i%; third, Jude Goodwin and Bill Scoffham, 68. Bridge as usual on the July 1st weekend. + Delegates at the Koote- nay Regional Arts Council (Western division) meeting held last Saturday at Selkirk College, voted to postpone decision on the proposal that the Western region hire a paid coordinator to bring in touring groups, This proposal, made by the Kootenay-Columbia Arts Council (Nelson), suggested that the Regional Arts Coun--. cil apply to the B.C. Cultural Fund for half the salary required for a part-time poition and that individual arts councils pay a per- centage of their per capita grant to cover the other half. The head of the B.C. Touring Council, Rory Ralston, was present. at the meeting to advise members of the Touring Council's future plans, which include a five-year plan for regional development. Two regional coordinators would work on a full-time basis from the pro- vincial office, organizing and streamlining * bookings of - events for schools and arts councils, thus avoiding over- lapping and per- ; AL Is the Place for a Complete Line i) of UI holstery: Kootenay Regional Arts Council pons Hiring Coordinator | Individual arts councils will keep the register up-to- date by advising which names should be included or removed from the register. For example, artists not heard of in three years will have their names automati- cally removed from the reg- ister. * Velen Fanderlik report- ed that progress on the slide project was slow, as an application for funding had been held up for revision and was being resubmitted, The Cottonwood Falls Arts Faire will be held in the Farmers’ Market, Nelson, July 27, 28 and 29. Deadline for applications for booths is July 6, Application forms are available at the Castlegar Library. The next meeting of KRAC western division will be at Selkirk College on Sept. 8. decision on the Kootenay. Columbia council's. proposal was deemed the most sen. ‘sible direction to take until the Touring Council's plan could be seen to work suc. cessfully. -Any West Kootenay art. ists wishing to have their names included in the Kootenay Arts Register should forward their names to the Langham Centre, Box 1000, Kaslo, by Aug. 31, U ding to young studen- AN ATION to formers’ advertising costs, ete, ie In light of this informa- tion, the postp of the bacn extended to many of the elementary and primary schools tn School District No. Fun ‘79 has 9. Here Freddie Sun Fun Is shown exten- ts Shen she recently took program leaflets to many of the elementary and primary schools, Young Local Poets Among B. The “Pandora” coordina- tor of Project Pandora V — 1979, Mrs. Ruth Townsend of Twin Rivers School, has re- ceived word that two pupils, Carrie-Lynn Brown and Tim Horcoff, have had their poems “chosen by the B.C. Selection Panel as among the best poetry submitted. Their poems are to be included in the 100 best poems from B.C., to be sent to the Canadian Council of Teachers of English National Coordina- tor to be considered for pub- lication in the all-Canadian anthology. The following are the two winning poems — for which the two budding poets are to be congratulated: Dandelions Dandelions are like tiny little. suns. z I see them on my lawn all year round. When they turn into little moons They are ‘lots of fun. For when T blow them, COMMUNITY |; Bulletin Board A VIDS’ THRIFT SHOP C.’s Besi They fly away, And then there are none. Carrie Brown Age8 Haiku Everyone wonders every rainy day and night why does the sky cry? Tim Horcoff Age8 Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 170 COOLEST PLACE IN TOWN HOTTEST MUSIC FRIDAY & SATURDAY June 29 & 30 July 6&7 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. “THE MAGS” Guests must be signed in. Classifieds Ads, try them, ‘there are very cost efficient! WOW SHOWING! TH annual first aid He has also been president and secretary-treasurer, al- ternately, of the local branch. Commenting on this award, Bob Rivers, who is a member of the Order of St. John, said that he could not imagine a person more de- serving of being honored for dedicated service to the aims of St. John Ambulance whose motto is “For the benefit of Mankind.” Other members of the local branch of St. John Ambulance who have given long service are Charlie King, Fred Howes, Ken Your Carpet Headquarters ... Carpets by Ivan Oglow 365-7771 LING'S GREAT ADVENTURE TECHNICOLOAR" e t9eereet By BA creas 7 JULY 90007; Fe Starts Wednesday! 4 cA & W TIMES: 7 & 9 p.m. Srveswas 729 pam HVAT SADDLES ST. D. St. Davids’ Thrift Shop commences the summer schedule on Tues., July 3, being open mornings only, from 9:30 a.m, to 1 p.m. Please do not leave donations when the shop is closed, unless one of the committee is notified. ‘ LELECHE LEAGUE The second ina series of four Le Leche League meetings will be held on’ July 3, at 8 p.m. at the home of Bonnie Anderson, 800 Chickadee Lane. The meeting is titled “The art of breastfeeding and h and babies, and mothers-to-be are welcome, CLAY CASTLE - The Clay Castle, 211 Maple St.,. Castlegar maintains a line of ceramic products to suit many tastes. Special orders are taken and greenware is available. Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 9 p.m. and Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. VOLUNTEER EXCHANGE We need persons to supply transportation for senior citizens to Doctor appointments or shopping. Are you interested? We also need help at the exchange, compiling lists, phoning people, etc. All talents welcome. Stop in at 33 Pine St. or phone 965-2422. Mothers’ group meeting Thurs. 28, at 10 a.m. We are planning activities for the summer. Children will be included in plans. Coming events of Castlegar and’ District non-profit organizations are listed here through the courtesy of Canadian Cellulose’s Interior Pulp and Lumber Operations. Please submit notices directly to the Castlegar News:by 5 p.m. iionday~ A Public Service of Interior Pulp and Interior Lumber. Operations . Canadian Cellulose § Store Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9:30 - 5:30 Friday 9:30 - 9:00 bat ALL ana Red Hot Specials 110” Nylon Tricot 45” Plain Plisse Blends, Reg. $4.98 $12. sy CLASSIC FABRICS © 82 Maple 365-3214 ; enough, i Fred } Uoice of the People 7 Baltor, Castlegar News; 4 Alright, “enough «is an’s almost - ing. Mickey Kinakin to be objective. I Would suggest that Mr. of ob- | weekly article has gone be- {yond a jokel_ For quite sometime, ‘Frye regularily read ‘One **Man's Opinion’ in the hope of finding something - anything that resembles wisdom; alas, to.no avail. I must admit though, that I'm continually ‘amazed at the man's ability to. plumb the depths of shallowness, .,., Usually, as it turns out, ‘Mr. Merriman's opinions con- * sist of having no opinion at all, and his unending string of ‘pearls’ seems to flow from a ‘rushing ‘stream of uncon- sciousness’ from, ‘a beautiful _ little camping spot, right across from city hall’ to ‘not enough captains in marriage,’ Fred presents us with a view .of our community and the “ world, through the eyes of an “avowed ‘Astigmatic.’ _ _” Last week, dear ald Fred actually put forth what ap- pears to be an opinion. While his jabs at Mickey Kinakin are couched in feeble at- tempts at humor, Mr. Merri- man does, indeed, have an opinion about somebody and a situation he admittedly i;knows nothing about. In an effete, but totally inept .manner, he has at- tempted a character assassi- nation of one men, end by -implication, all working eople, all the while exhort- “when Mr. jective sounds something like’ ‘whatevér’ the status “quo dictates,’ It seems he is suggesting that people in high positions must always be right, because after all, they are in a-high position; and that all of us ignorant lower types should be grate- ful to have such well-edu- cated, highly-paid, folks di- recting our lives, IfFred had his druthers, we would still be hanging from trees picking lice off each others’ heads. To come.to the point; Merriman - does actually have an opinion (which is rare indeed) he should take the time to follow his own advice. He should try talking to the people he choses, to attack in his sideways fashion — Mickey Kinakin, ‘and some of the other ‘uneducated’ lurking around Selkirk College. I think he'll be surprised to find that we don't need his misguided grovelling before the alter of education and position. If Fred .needs’ it, fine, but I wish he wouldn't do it in front of me. One last comment: I think it's about time Fred Merriman obtained a permit to pollute; in other words, ‘One Man's Opinion’ stinks. In my opinion, Roger J. Cristofoli Editor, Castlegar Newe: Mr. Merriman, in_ his ne Man's Opinion” of June 1, continues.in his regular ‘-.style-sometimes amusing, al- *.ways. confusing. In-his article of June 14 he states that he wishes to : abstain from : the “executions” at Selkirk : College — : comments about how. the > game of golf will be bettered : by charging admission to the : Sunflower Fest golf tourna- + ment. about difficult as “juggling 16 ping-. balls.” pong You are quite correct about that. The problem with our high-paid, highly-edu- cated leaders is that they are very adept at “juggling 16 ping-pong balls," but to- tally useless at listening to then he gives his In Mr. Merriman's arti- , ele of June 21 he reverses himself by dropping golf and . comes out full bore with his “pet banalities about: Selkirk College. The reader is subjected to another of Mr. Merriman’s Dale Carnagie tours of what it takes to be a good civil. -]-servant or anything else that =! happens to be Mr. Merri- ! man’s soap box for the week. > not objective, > attempt to be. I am a firm : believer in ordinary working : people and their right to be a : major participant in all deci- : sions affecting them. I do not : mind people accusing me of 2 seeing the world through this : bias, but it irks me to be = accused of lacking objectivity 2 by you. I am totally unimpressed by his suggestions. Mr. Merriman plots out how I may attain his goal for me — principal of Selkirk = College. The comment about my +, needing objectivily, Mr. Mer- riman, is very curious. I am nor do I Objectivity, Mr. Merri- : man, begins by seeing the < two sides of an issue. At no 2 time did you ask me to + explain my side of what is ” happening at Selkirk College. > When you accuse someone of + lacking objectivity, Mr. Mer- “ yviman, please be objective + about those you feel lack it. Higher education ap- & pears to be a major factor in your view of the world. No thank you! I was a member of academia for four years. Alla higher education usually gives one is more ways to find excuses for doing noth- ing or-making that nothing appear as sincere moral furor. We have the most ed- ucated society in history, yet our society is geared to giving us methods of escap- ing from our reality. Mr. Merriman. wishes me the best of luck in attaining a job as principal of Selkirk College. He says that attaining that will be as the of working People. “The statement I find most amusing in Mr. Merri- man’s article is his statement that he does not know me because he does not belong to an “inner circle.” This com- ment, I assume, is another example of his pawning him- self as a champion of the underdog against deep and mysterious‘“inner circles.” Well every Archie Bun- ker has to have his own shtick.Let me give you a hint Mr. Merriman, just dial the “inner circle” of your tele- phone and you will be able to get to know how to run a’ college. That is very pre- sumptuous of you. My job is not to “run” the college, but . torepresent the support staff who work in it. I owe my allegiance to these people; the “tail” on the end of a dog, as you refer to us. Let me tell you some- thing, Mr. Merriman. I am very proud of. my fellow union members and feel very privileged. to lead them to better wages, working conditions, and participations in their workplace and their community. That, as you call it, “fooling” is much highor than any big paycheque or the status of principal. No, Mr. Merriman, I am not objective, nor am I highly educated and that is why I am effective. I do not spend all my time looking for all sides of a problem, nor finding excuses for not pick- ing a side. My allegiance rests firmly with the working people and that is why. the custodians and secretaries have greater job security than the high-paid adminis. ~ trators or highly-educated professors at Selkirk College. You have no idea how high that “feeling” is, As for you, Mr. Merri- man, the tripe you -pedal as personal journalism should be more thought out. May I suggest that you first speak to those you wish to much in your “Qne Man’s Opinion.” This suggestion may.not do wonders for golf in Castlegar, but I am sure it will do wonders for the saliva on your shoe. Mickey V. Kinakin President, Local 1341 CUPE Selkirk College Attention Men & Boys! For All Seasons. a] Bonnett s Mens Wear 233 Columbia It’s Boys: & 365-6761 Remember 10% OFF for Cash BUSH FIRES kept the local fire departments busy Sunday calls aro jo. On and as throo have been the cause of two of the blazes with children Monday there were two calls, both around 3 oe mone vel pits, shown in the above photo, and the other to the south end of the city at Gretchin's Subdivision. On Sundoy the bush fire was on the back road at the Kinnaird Park. Careless was to Geronazzo din the one at Gretchin's Subdivision, Fire chief Rene Archambault termed all three fires “routine bush fires" with no real damage, and called attention to the state of dryness which now prevalls, by George are reported Price Tag of a Party; Is it Worth It? Open. Letter to Grads of. "79: I am writing this letter in “the hope that you think twice before you crash the next party this coming weekend. Tam disappointed {n you. If you want to throw a party fora cast of thousands, rent a hall. Don't use our home, while we are away, to spill your drinks up and: down the walls, our rather nice garden to drunken- ly stomp around in or ie ae our neighbor's good-wi burning "wheelies" all ht while you throw empty bottles on their lawn: I, naturally, hate to men- tion the broken piece of original art, the dismal condition of our hardwood floors or the fist , through the bathroom wall — _ “Because a guy got upset!” Tam thankful that we could not afford a+ Henry Moore sculpture. and that the ‘young man did not plant his fist in someone's face. - I wish I could understand your code of ethics, whereby everyone drops in on a private party. Do you see responsible adults behave in this manner — crashing a party because a * friend told another, that he had been invited out next Satur- day? I thought we were your friends. I would hate to see what would have happened had we had a reputation for being hard to get along with. My best wishes for your future. 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