Page 6B Rotary JOHN CHARTERS For The Castlegar Sun The Castlegar Rotary Club wants to undertake immediate repairs to the Zuckerberg Island suspen sion bridge in order to get the bridge re-opened. The work would include repairing the approaches and replacing the planks. The club also adopted a recommendation at a ‘recent dinner meeting that would see it form an advisory group, together with the Castlegar and Dis: trict Heritage Society and the city, to provide direc- tion, focus and development for the bridge and park The recommendation came after Jim Lamont reported on the bridge situation Lamont, a building contractor, is the vice-chair of the club's Zuckerberg Island Committee Lamont noted that the bridge has been closed since last September when the Rotary committee first requested that the city replace severa] decking planks and entrance stringers before the club stained the bridge. Lamont indicated that he isn't happy with the way the city has handled the bridge issue so fas. Proposes new “I was so furious that I had to wait a week to cool down before reporting to the club,” he said. What got Lamont so mad was Castlegar council's proposal at its March meeting to replace the decking with pressure-treated lumber. However, no estimate was made of the cost and no budget was prepared. ‘At the same meeting Councillor Doug Green, chair of the parks committee, moved that council turn down the Rotary Club's offer to stain the bridge Green said that the stain would make any defects in the planks difficult to detect As well, Green recommended the bridge remain closed from October to May. “Itwas at this point that I hit the roof,” Lamont said. “I arranged for meetings with the (city’s) Works Department, but they were not kept. I could get no answers for the ridiculous closing dates of October to May and no logical one for the refusal of the stain si: The Castlegar Sun advisory group “I, for one, am not prepared to sec the bridge go the way of the Kinnaird Hall—used, neglected and then discarded. The club and the community have invested in that bridge. It is obvious that it occupies the bottom rung on the city's priorities and that the city is got taking its maintenance seriously.” As part of its offer to form an advisory group, the club proposes preparing a suitable budget, acquiring lumber and making detailed plans for improving access and maintaining the bridge, including installing galvinized flashing on the stringers to check the rot. There was also a suggestion that the city get rid of some of the signs at the entrance to the bridge, some of which were termed “Mickey Mouse.” As well, thete was the suggestion that the city ful- fill its commitment to maintaining the parking lot, originally donated by Argo Construction when it built the island causeway. It was noted that the Heritage Society has accept- Wednesday, April 19, 1995 Club wants to repair island bridge ed ibility for g remov- ing garbage and making minor repairs on the island, and for providing hosts and guides for visitors The club executive instructed the island commit- tee to contact city officials immediately with a view to getting some early and vigorous action. On a brighter note, both Lamont and committee chair Hugo Smecher indicated that they were impressed by the frank and positive meetings with city administrator Jim Gustafson and by his con- structive suggestions for solving the problem. As well, Smecher, who had just returned to Castlegar, told of how before leaving he had asked the city for permission to cut down dheads and windfalls, and to thin live growth on the island. It is the club's the intention to split the wood into fire- wood and deliver it to needy area seniors. Upon his return, Smecher said he found a letter approving the request. The work will be carried out later in the year, he said. The meeting closed with a reminder from presi- dent Bill Furey that Rotarians will meet on Zacker- berg Island to begin work on extending the present storage shed. Wednesday, April 19, 1995 The Castlegar Sun P) 100% B.C. OWNED & OPERATED BEEF RIB STEAKS Federal inspected « Canada ‘A’ Grades « Bone-in « 10,98 kg. $49 Try to harness that angry energy Thawed for your convenience PORK Lilydale ST” ROAST Submitted by: Wilma Gaetz, Minister/Counsellor There are many lessons that we can leam about God outside the walls of a church. There are many teachers aside from the minister herself. 1 recently heard one about a mother named Tasha. It brought tears to my eyes and-a smile to my lips when I heard of Tasha’s love and wisdom in saving the lives of her seven children. The children are Belgian Molinois pups, Tasha is a canine! The pups were one day old. Tasha and her children were trapped in a locked wire enclosure. The area was being flooded as storm after storm hit the area. On Valentines day the water began to pour into the building where Tasha and her newbom babies lived. The owners were busy trying to save their property and the valuable dog food stored in the building. Tasha was on her own. Lesson one, Tasha used the innate wisdom her Creator had given her. She took all her little ones and placed them inside the food dish. It became a floating lifeboat. As the little ones squirmed and wiggled Tasha kept them upright with her nose while she treaded water. Lesson two, Tasha did all she could until her “Master” arrived. There is no such scripture that says God helps those who help themselves. But, He has given us abilities and wisdom and courage to enable us to meet some of the crisis’ of life. How many of us would have crawled into a comer and given up? Or would have howled and cried uselessly, helping no one. Don’t get me wrong, there is time for tears, but there is also a time for action and doing. If we have invited Jesus Christ into our hearts we have “God” within us. Ephesians 3:20 says, “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory...” The third lesson seems almost to contradict the first two. But; no one said the Christian walk was easy. The babies inside the bowl were totally dependant on their mother. They were helpless. All they could do was TRUST and WAIT. They had no idea that being squashed into a messy food dish was saving their lives. They knew it was uncomfortable and most likely wanted out. This reminds me of another man who was literally tempted to jump out of the boat. Police Chief Vernon had been treated unfairly and criticized unjustly for his faith in God. While on a rafting trip he learned one of the most important lessons of his life. The trip was getting wild, the raft was being tossed violently around and Chief Vernon feared for his life. He noticed that the guide tried to bring the raft “alongside” the huge boulders that he feared would bring them to their death. At one point, says Chief Vernon, “I was tempted to jump out of the raft”. He soon realized that “The One in Charge” knew what He was doing. His job was to “BE STILL AND TRUST”. We are doers, people who take charge. Psalms 46:10, “BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD.” Let God be God and let us learn the lesson from the beginning of time, “be still and trust.” Believe it or not He does know what He is doing and He has all power to make it happen. ST DAMID'S ANGLICAN CHURCH 614 Christina Place 8:00 Holy KINNAIRD CHURCH OF GOD Pastor John Wiutf (Bth., MDiv.) Castlegar, BC, VN 2X5 * Church 365-5300 F ST. PETER LUTHERAN WORSHIP TIME One of my favorite movies is Fried Green Tomatoes. As great as Jessica Tandy was, she was not my heroine in the movie. I identi- fied with the neglected, over- weight, frustrated and, finally, angry wife When the two young girls stole her parking place and smart- ly told her, **face it, we are younger and faster than you”, she had had enough! She backed up and rammed their little Volk swagon three times When the girls complained, she said “Face it, I’m older and I have more insurance than you” How many of us felt like we were driving the car and loving it? That’s energy! Wow! We all need it. We live in a tired world. We take vitamins, health food, new diets, all which claim to give us energy. What would happen if we would harness some of this anger energy within us. It’s there, but we try to hide it, ignore it or some take a gun and shoot inno- cent people. Others take it and stop injustice. Some turn it inward and destroy themselves. The truth is, we all have to deal with anger. If someone tells me they never get angry I want to check their address to see in what part of fantasyland they live. If God got angry over 450 times,.as stated in the Bible, who are we to deny anger in us? How do we know we are angry? Some things to look for: i. You don't get over some- thing, it keeps bug- sarcastic or cynical. 3. Depres- sion is a fre- quent visitor at your home. 4. You're angry all the time, everything upsets you. There is a core of anger that needs to be dealt with. 5. You feel powerless, help- less, you no longer control your own life. Seniors have to deal with this problem all the time Sometimes we know we are angry when we withdraw in silence, or attack someone verbal- ly (or physically) or when we run to the refrigerator to stuff it down. I discovered a ‘>w years ago that my anger cue is my driving. So if you see me racing around town, muttering at people in my way, make room because I am likely angry. What is your cue? We have to recognize it before we can do something about it More then likely, there is a problem we have to face and deal with. Changes have to be made. fit 7a o up thank, Foe comngf Young entrepreneurs. You know it's spring when children set up roadside refreshment stands. Eight-year-olds Michelle Templeton (!) and Sarah Briggeman were found last week selling iced tea and popcorn from their makeshift roadside stand on.4th Avenue. Both girls said business was good. SUN STAFF PHOTO /Karen Kerkhotf SIDE SPARERIBS 3.70 kg. ak BEEF With garlic or without garlic per 100 g. ODYSSEY OF THE MIND District team off to world finals KAREN KERKHOFF Sun Staff Students from the Castlegar school district are hoping that the third time is lucky. For the third year in a row local students have vied to com- pete in the Odyssey of the Mind (OM) world finals. Now, thanks to “A new twist” team from Rob- son Elementary School, the dis- trict will be represented for the second time in three years at the world finals. In total, five teams from the dis- trict competed in the provincials. Stanley Humphries Secondary school “The mail must go through” team brought home a silver medal, while a Kinnaird Middle School team earned fourth place in the Vaudeville problem. Another team from SHSS placed fifth in the Scientific Safari prob- lem, while a second team from Robson eamed 11th place in the Time Traveller problem. OM coordinator Margaret Sutherland said all the teams showed the true winning spirit during provincials. “All the students who attended really ibi lent sports- Frebe Bavarian SMOKED HAM per 100 g. i Nabob TRADITION COFFEE Reg., fine, extra fine ‘3 Clover Leaf Skip Jack CHUNK LIGHT TUNA In water, 170 g. f ole French cut Wh 284 ml. manship and really were ambas- sadors for the community.” Fundraising for the trip to Knoxville will include a bottle drive on April 29, a silent auction May 5, and a spaghetti dinner on May 18. The auction will be held at Robson hall while the dinner will be held at Robson school SODA CRACKERS Salted or Unsalted Campbell's CHUNKY SOUP Asst. varieties SERVICES: 19 oz. tin SUNDAY: 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Sunday Schoo! 11:00 a.m. Worship WEDNESDAY: Family Wight Pioneer Club - Adult Fellowship - Care Groups Faithfully serving Castlegar for over 30 years. ‘A Church built on LOVE-ACCEPTANCE-FORGIVENESS After winning a gold medal at