re Pg gh vee engin Wednesday, December 9, 1992 The Castlegar Sun " Page 4A Castlegar Fire Chief, Gerry Rempel, has issued safety tips for the Christmas “Fire safety is for the whole year, but people should be extra careful at this time of the year. They should be careful not to overload circuits with Christmas lights, and should also be careful when mendations Remple made were: Don't purchase a tree that has dried out, test twigs and needles to ensure they are not brittle; store the tree outdoors until ready for use. If stored indoors, recut the butt and keep immersed in water; never decorate a tree with can- dies; do not allow the tree to block access to doors or windows in the event of fires; set up tree away from drapes and heat sources such as fireplaces, T.V. and heaters; use only Canadian Standards Association (CSA) approved lighting sets, and only GERRY REMPEL tric bulbs for worn insulation, broken plugs, or bulb sockets; many gifts are electrically pow- ificati A ‘Fire safety Is for the whole year, but people should be extra careful at this time of the year,’ — GERRY REMPEL Fire Chief non-flammable decorations; switch off tree lights at bed- time, or when leaving the house; check strings of elec- cal toys, appliances, tools, etc.; do not overload ¢ i Circuits, as this will cause overheating, and is a fire hazard; seven out of ten fires occur in the home, check all the rooms of your home and make them safe for your family. If you have a wood stove, or a a solid fuel burning appliance ensure that all con- tents are placed in a metal container and left outside away from any combustible materials; ensure (he chimney is inspected and cleaned on a regular basis; have a safety man check all furnace safety controls, the chi y and fluc i for leaks, and clean the furnace at least once a year. Remple also recommends the following, which will increase your odds should a fire break out: your home should have at least one smoke detector to make sure you wake up in time to escape. In mpst cases it is the smoke that kills, not the fire; make regu- lar fire drills a family affair, a serious game, but never scary, make sure everyone knows at least two ways out of each bedroom; never open a door without first checking it for heat, and look to see if smoke is leak- ing around the edges; never go into a burning building for any reason, many lives are lost through the deadly effect of fumes, even from small fires. 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Lottery #778482 eet Swen ee een Castlegar's Annual Community CHRISTMAS CARD is a great way to send SEASONS GREETINGS eee! id “ 3 = Members of the Ceigar Emergency Response Team stand behind a small portion of the toys which they donat- ed to the Castlegar Volunteer Fire Department Annual Toy Drive last Saturday. Approximately $2,400 worth of toys was bought by the response team, which had collected money from employees at the Celgar Expansion Pro- ject. On behalf of the camp, they also donated $300 in cash to the Salvation Army/Legion Food Hamper drive. More than three long tables were overflowing with the toys, all of which were bought SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Puen Jason Markin, from Sign Design Graphics, installs the Stanley Humphries Sec- ondary School Sign above the main entrance to the building which faces 7th Avenue. The letters, pointed out Markin, are made of painted aluminum alloy and not brass. SUN STAFF PHOTO /John Van Putten Red tape leaves Trail volunteers in the cold TRAIL TIMES SuperValu says ‘yes’ to deal SUN STAFF SuperValu employees in Castlegar have voted unanimous- contract, Dec. 2. The new contract, which will expire July 1994, contains a sign- ing bonus in the first year, fol- Castlegar churches hosting free Christmas dinner KAREN KERKHOFF ed well to it. We are thrilled with the response from the business to your HERE'S HOW... FRIENDS and the COMMUNITY At the same time you will be assisting | individuals, who live with a mental | disability, who are supported by the KOOTENAY SOCIETY FOR COMMUNITY LIVING. With a donation of $5 or more to the Kootenay Society for Community ly in favor of accepting a new FULL REFERENCES FREE ESTIMATES Living, the Castlegar Sun will publish your name or the name of your business/ organization in the “Christmas Card” on December 23. LOOK FOR SILVER DONATION BOXES LOCATED AT: Arena Complex, Bank of Montreal, | CIBC, Castlegar Curling Club, Castlegar Foods, Castlegar Savings Credit Union, Castlegar & District Library, IGA Foods, Johnny's Grocery, Kootenay Savings Credit Union, Safeway, SuperValu and the Castlegar Sun. Or mail your donation using this coupon: DONATION COUPON &—4 Here's my donation to KSCL's Community Christmas Card ‘] fad Mail to: Community Christmas Card, c/o KSCL 4 Box 3204, Castlegar, B.C. VIN 3H5 lowed by a three per cent wage increase in the second year and then an additional two per cent wage increase in year three. “Pen- sion benefits have also improved,” said Keith Kennedy, spokesman for the Teamsters’ Union, when reached at his Kelowna office. Although there are 24 employ- ces at the Castlegar store, only 16 voted on the new contract pack- age. The new deal is effective from Dec. 6, 1991. Sun staff Several churches of Castlegar have banded together to offer a free Christmas dinner to those people, who for one of many rea- sons will be spending Christmas alone: Castlegar Full Gospel Church Pastor, Stan Block, gives credit to other churches, local businesses, and organizations for helping “The community has respond- GRA NT S Grants from $100 to $15,000 are available for non-profit groups who wish to undertake a project that promotes forestry awareness in British Columbia For more information or an application, please contact any B.C. Ministry of Forests, Forestry Canada or government agents’ office or write: Green Gold Grants Program, 910 Government St., P.O. Box 40047, Victoria, B.C. V8W 3N3. Applications must be received no later than January 31, 1993. Canadit (Canada - Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development: FRDA II and service clubs.” This is the second year that a Christmas dinner has been offered to members of the com- munity. “The congregation want- ed to help make Christmas for the needy or lonely more like what everybody else would enjoy.” With the overwhelming suc- cess of the dinner last year, it was decided that a dinner would once again be offered to Castlegar citi- zens. Last year the Full Gospel Church organized a Christmas dinner, and 150 people attended. This year Block is expecting approximately 300 people. “We plan on making this a yearly thing.” Besides a traditional Christ- mas dinner, there will also be car- oling, entertainment, and a gift The Grinch has stolen Christ- mas from a destitute Mexican orphanage and left a number of Santa’s helpers in Trail despon- dent. Over 1,000 boxes of clothes, toys and sundry items are all packed up with no place to go due to red tape and cross-border regulations, organizer Annalia Thompson reports. Her “People Loving People” organization has hit a roadblock. After overwhelming support from the community, which gath- ered, repaired and packed the truckload heading for Vincente- Guerrero on the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, Thompson says per- mission has been refused to cross through the Canada-U.S. border. When the plan to use a semi- trailer truck supplied by Super- Valu’s brokers (who have a licence to travel through the United States) fell through, the i decided to p with two U-Haul trucks. Danny Ferraro of SuperValu offered to pay rental costs for the U-Hauls when his broker could not come up with an empty semi- trailer heading south. But American customs offi- cials are refusing to allow the trucks to proceed. "They seem to be concerned someone is going to break into the trucks, steal the stuff and make money off it,” said a Sacramento and Dallas in her quest and was turned down in every case. However, Shell Canada head- quarters in Calgary said it would have donated gas if the truckload had been heading anywhere in Canada. And Ferraro said he will donate $200 in U.S. gas coupons. jeary ding Thomp The trucks were expected to leave Trail Friday evening. Thompson has been on the Phone night and day trying to find a way around this latest problem. Trucks travelling through the United States have to be bonded and sealed. If they are tampered with, brokers may lose their licence and face a $40,000 fine. “No one is willing to post bond when it's not their stuff,” she said. As well, Thompson has been approaching every major Ameri- can gas company to see if it will donate free gas for the trek. She has phoned Shell, Exon, Chevron “and I don't know how many others” to ask for a donation in the spirit of charity and Christ- mas. She phoned New York, Tulsa, Trail Esso station top fundraiser TRAIL TIMES Trail Esso was again the top fundraiser in the chain for the annual Timmy's Christmas Telethon, which raised a record $4.7 million. The Trail service station and tions to the Timmy’s telethon. The B.C. Lion's Society for Children with Disabilities assists with services such as Easter Seal Houses, buses, camps, patient care grants and the newly opened Lions Laser Skin Centre at Vancouver Gen- eral Hospital. local Lion’s Club members raised $3,300 through one-cent a litre contributions from gas Thomp did not have such trouble arranging transport across the U.S.-Mexico border. A firm called MexCal has agreed to transfer the goods at the border and take them right to the orphanage’s doorstep. The firm is licenced in both the United States and Mexico. Hundreds of people have donated their time and energy into this project. School children have helped by raising money for school books, bicycles have been repaired, clothes have been mended, and many people have spent long hours at St. Joseph’s Church in Warfield getting things itemized and packed. It has been a gigantic community effort. For now, the People Loving People expedition is stopped dead in its tracks, although Thompson and the other volun- teers have not given up hope. But for now it looks as though Christmas at the orphanage and for the hill people who live near- by will not be quite as bright as it could have been. Crystals Rocks + Jewellery POLLAINE E. EMDE 1480 COLUMBIA AVE. CASTLEGAR, B.C. VIN 3K3 (604) 365-7616 Res 365-3253 Castlegar Foods PRICES EFFECTIVE THURS., DEC. 10 to WED. DEC. 16 Castlegar Foods - 635 Columbia Ave., Castlegar * 365-5755 Cut from Canada Grade "A" Beef ROUND ROAST Boneless Cutside © 5O3 kg. +228 a $159 beeing SLICED BACON B09. Burns Ready To Eat WHOLE HAMS 4.39 kg. $199 California Grown AVOCADOS 83° B.C. Grown No.1 RUSSET POTATOES 50 |b, Box 56” B.C. Grown McINTOSH APPLES 12 lb. Box sales Saturday and Sunday, along with the proceeds from its car wash and earlier fundraisers. Trail Esso was tops again in fundraising among 250 stations peting in the pany’s and goody bag for any who will be attending. Any items which have been donated towards the dinner, and are not used, will be donated to the food bank. The dinner will be held at the Community Complex on Dec 23, at 6 p.m. Tickets for the din- ner can be picked up at the Salva- tion Army, or Castlegar Community Services. FT pm Sun., Tues. ,; Thurs.,. Fri. 365-3752 Thankful Tankful campaign. Esso matches local contribu- SUN CLASSIFIEDS SELL BEAT The Rush ORDER: YOUR HOLIDAY BAKED GOODS NOW NEW YEAR'S EVE December 31, 1992 at the DANCE TOLIVE ENTERTAINMENT LIMITED SEATING BY INVITATION ONLY Avoid Disappointment RESERVE NOW! FINAL DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS DECEMBER 18, 1992 for further information or Reservations Please Contact THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AT 365-6313 The Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a PARTY Rec Centre Complex Cocktails 7:00 pm Dinner 7:30 pm Dance 9:00 pm $40.00 per ticket | $499 Steak House Stems & Pieces MUSHROOMS 284 mi. Tropical Isle SUCED PEACHES or MANDARIN ORANGES 84 - 398 ml. $149 "$1 49 SANDWICH BREAD White ¢: Whole Wheat © 570 g. Sea Haul COCKTAIL SHRIMP : g. } 19 142g. 1'9 Uncle Toms LONG GRAIN RICE $ T 99 Foremost Gourmet 1 litre * limit 1 per $25 grocery purchase G overlimit price $1.29 0 All Christmas chocolates J and candy 0 includes buk and Garolo OS EF F_ wormed Castlegar Foods We reserve the right to limit quantities Hours: Mon. - Thurs., & Sat. 9 - 6, Fri 9-8 OPEN SUNDAYS 10 AM- 5 PM PRICES EFFECTIVE THURS., DEC. 10 to WED., DEC. 16