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Kena-Taye Ranch includes a house on one acre with a riding ring in the back. There are also 40 acres of pasture in Upper Krestova for trail rides. Grouwstra explained that the children who participate in the program all ride in the ring for safety and as they get skilled in the handling of horses they go out on trail rides. “No one leaves the riding ring until they are well able to handle the animal,’ she said Some of the children are dropped off by parents for their program but in many cases parents often stay to help out. The sessions last about two hours with four to five riders in each group. Grouwstra said the children's problems range from the need for physiotherapy to insom nia. Some are victims of child-abuse-or are involved ina family break-up. The program attracts children from the Slocan Valley, Castlegar and Nelson. There have also been inquiries from outside the area, Grouwstra said Grouwstra marks the success of the program by the fact that the participants “‘learn to laugh again.” “:They come to us unable to laugh, they leave by being able to play and be comfortable with playing,"” she said “We have had some real miracles in our work,” Grouwstra added. “L think the results here are un believable. We’ ve never sent anyone home sad or down.” Children in the program are referred to other agencies if necessary, such as mental health, community services or physicians, she said Grouwstra’s work is aided by a large number of family members, including her husband Don, her mother, three brothers and their wives. “The whole thing is a family effort,” she said Her two sughtess Janine, 12, and Christin, 8, also help out We are not afraid to admit that we are adult sur vivors. We are a family who are gathered together to become the adult survivors of alcohotism,”* Grouwstra said, adding that there was a parent alcoholic inthe family She said the family feels it is close to a higher power ““We agree and sense the presence of @ higher power continued on page 2 By CHERYL CALDERBANK A 1919 school building at Lucerne elementary-secon. dary school won't have to be moved or torn down until 1990. Bill Penner, maintenance supervisor for the Arrow Lakes school district, said the district thought it would have to vacate the building sometime this summer, but the school won't have to leave for another year Penner said the extra time gives community groups a chance to come up with different ways to raise money it they want to save the historic building The building must be torn down or moved to make way for a new kindergarten to Grade 12 school. The present school consists of a renovated section which was built in 1976. The rest ofthe structure was built in the late 1940s and early 1950s Penner said the new siructureyis at the working drawing stage. The district hopes to start tearing down the present facilities at the end of June “The building is very oldand rundown,” Penner said "To put any more money intoitis justa waste. Lucerne school has an enrolment of about 215 studen. ts Penner said the 1919 building won't have to come down until March 1990. He said the district thought that ajl the buildings would have to be out of the way of the septic tank field, but the projects architect says work can be done around the old building. Meanwhile, the Silverton Historical Society is trying to initiate interest in saving the structure Society president Nancy, Anderson said the group thinks the building would make a good youth hostel. She said that last summer hundreds of touring cyclists passed through the area She also noted that when the rail lines are pulled bet ween Rosebery and Nakusp there is interest in using the area asa trail for hiking, skiing and horseback riding. “The hostel people (Canadian Hosteling Association) are very interested,"’ Anderson said. She said the association is interested in leasing the facility if it is moved and fixed tp. Anderson: said that when the society contacted the Canadian Hosteling Association, the Silverton group was hoping for some help in setting up the building. However, the group was told that if the hosteling association had to set it up, it would rather do so ina larger centre like Nelson. “They didn’t want to get financially involved in it,” Anderson said ‘You can’t just give it a heritage designation without doing something.’ — Silverton Historical Society president Nancy Anderson Anderson~said the historical society feels that in initiating any project, it must find a use for the building. “You can’t just give it a heritage designation without doing something,” she said Andefson said the historical society has been talking about getting a building for its archives, but added the group doesn't need as much space as is in the building. “We keep beating dead ends,"* she said, adding that she feels the Village of New Denver should take on the project But New Denver Mayor Ken Casley said the village, with a population of just over $00, has no interest in-the building. He said the village already has a number of buildings to look after. In addition, the village doesn’t have any property to put the building on, he said continued on page 3 By CHERYL CALDERBANK Valhalla Provincial Park is a dramatically diverse area encompassing most of the west shore of Slocan Lake. Deep river valleys, large sub-alpine lakes and granite peaks to 2,827 metres grace the park The 49,600-hectare park is a wilderness area of un: paralleled scenic beauty. Boat access across Slocan Lake is required to reach most of the park and hiking trails are few. Unique plant life such as yellow cedar, Englemann spruce-fern and coastal ferns growths are important features of the area. Within the Valhallas roam moun. tain caribou, goats and grizzlies. Valhalla Provincial Park offers some of the best in the world “People come from Europe just to hike (the Valhallas),”* says Gord McAdams, visitor services co- ordinator with the Ministry of Parks at Kokanee Creek Valhalla, according’ to Norse mythology, was a magnificant palace, roofed with shields, wherein dwelled the bravest of slain Norse warriors. There, un- der the leadership of the god Odin, they lived a happy life waiting for the day when they would be rallied to march out and do battle against the giants. To reach Valhalla was the greatest honor a Norse warrior could attain, Valkyries, maidens who served Odin, travelled to the battlefields to choose the slain who were worthy of a place in Valhalla Valhalla Provincial Park has limited development except for some trails and primitive day-use and over night facilities. The trails follow old logging, fishing and trapping routes. The condition of trails and routes varies from good to poor. For those with good equipment and experience, a number of routes interconnect between and across various trails. Its appeal is largely to those visitors who appreciate being self-sufficient ina magnificant wilderness area surrounded by some of the most awe-inspiring scenery in southeastern British Columbia. continued on page 5 Reach for the sky in Valhalla Park LOCATION MAP 20 40 km WEST KOOTENAY BEAUTYV...Vaihalla Provincial Park, 49,600 of of New Denver, is accessible by boat across Slocan Lake.