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Castlegar area. 365-2836 ask for Sarah. 3/41 16 YEAR OLD student wil) mow lawns) or do yard work Ootischenia. 365-6200 ask for Kelly 3/40 LABOURER — 4 years construc tion experience, concrete to car. pentry, 61°" — 180 Ibs Chris 365-7645 22. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FRANCHISE FOR SALE OR RENT reasonably priced. Profitable. For more information 426-6877 or 492-4313 3/41 26. LOST 7 BROWN leather jacket found at Gabriel Resteurant. May 12 (Mother's Day). 365-6028, 3/41 In loving memory of Alex P. Sher- stobitoff who passed away May 27, 1990. Nothing can ever take away art holds di ' Poohachoff. 27. FOUND CHILD'S ving. vicinity of Twn Rivers. Owner claim by tifying. 365-3038 remembered by the Lovingly 1/42 Rezansoff family. 29. NOTICES CASTLEGAR Grief Support meet ings — Home Support Office, 7 p.m. on the 3rd Monday monthly 365-2148, 365-6883 3 In Memoriam donations fund vital heart and stroke research and education. Please mail your donation to the address below, and include the name of the deceased, 32. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our deepest gratitude to all of our relatives, friends and neighbors for their kin: dness and support during the illness and loss of our wife, mother and grandmother, Irene Special thanks to Mary Foubister and Mike O’Con- nor Alex Poohachoff and family. your name and address, plus the name and address of next-of-kin Castlegar Unit Box 3023 Castlegar V1N 3H4 beans steers MBB. mrplsors AUTOMOTIVE DIRECTORY 33. IN MEMORIAM IDB, oepbeiey Leping, cr Glenn Dow passed away May 28, 1978. Herbert Dow passed away May 25, 1979. The years have passed since you are gone. Our memories are still with you. Missed by us all 1/42 CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY. In B.C. VIN _104/25 Box 3292, Castlegar, 3H6, 365- 5167 1987 MERCURY SABLE LX © FULLY LOADED! © WITH ALL THE TOYS! 1807 Colui STEEL BELTED ALL SEASON P208, 75R15 1989 DODGE DAKOTA SE © V-6, Auto., Tilt * Cruise * Cassette * SE Decor Pack ° Leagben* Oued Shope 803 Boker St. Nelson* D.L.N. 5413 By Pastor RA: IN McGOUGAN New Life Assembly The topic of motherhood can con- jure a Pandora's box of varied emotions. Some women have chosen to remain single, some have chosen not to have children and some are not able to have a child. Others have suf- fered the devastating loss of a child and while most of us have fond and favorable memories of our mother that is not the case for everyone. But in spite of the varied experiences, we can’t allow the’ complexities of our society to stop us from giving honor where honor is due! You may not realize it but May is the month we have chosen to celebrate National Pickle Week. It also happens to be the same month that we have chosen to celebrate Mother’s Day. There is something drastically wrong with our priorities when we will set aside a full 24 hours to honor our mothers and a 168 hours to celebrate a relish. It was probably a mother who was the first to say, ‘Wrinkles and grey hair are hereditary — you get them from your children."” I'm certain that I've heard my mother say the quickest way to get the attention of her kids was to sit down and look comfortable. I heard a story once about a alkirk olle Your Access to Opportunity . Celebrating 25 years as YOUR Community College! teacher who was desperately trying to get the concept of fractions across to @ young lad by the name of Tom. (Tom's family consisted of mom and dad and eight kids.) “If your mom made an apple pie and cut a piece for everyone in the family, what fraction of the pie would you get?’’ the teacher asked. Tom's response was simple: “‘One- fiinth.’’ After a ldng exasperating struggle with trying to change Tom's mind, the teacher finally asked him to explain himself. His unhesitating response: ‘‘Mom would say that she didn’t want a piece.”’ But mothers, neither your pearls of wisdom nor your life of sacrifice are the true sources of your real value. When we base. our perception of self worth on transient situations then we have set ourselves up for failure and disaster. Ladies, your value does lie in your mental abilities, your physical beauty, your sexual attraction or your performan- ce in the bedroom. It is not based on your ability to be super-mom or the” level of your productivity in the home, at work or in the garden, And, as important as it is, even your ability to bear children is not the true source of your value. Being able to perform and rank high in all of the above areas and any others that you can think of may + very well bring you praise and lots of warm fuzzies, but the true source of your value comes from a much higher source. Honor and, if you will allow me to form a word, your ‘*honorability’’ is something that is given, And your honorability comes directly from God Himself. He is the one that says, ‘You are worthy of full honor,” that ‘‘He has crowned you with honor and glory’’ and that “He masterfully knit you together’ as you were being formed in the womb. You are the one of whom He says you are of ‘such high value to Him that He holds you ever before Him in the palm of His hand. The list of God's declarations of your honorability go on and on and on, but He not only verbalized it He demonstrated it — for God so loved you that He gave Himself for you. It's important to realize that even as a child of God your value to God is not based on your productivity as a believer. And true Christian service done with the proper attitudes will Store up treasures in heaven (and make your pastor very happ}) but it does not, will not and cannot in- crease or decrease your true worth to God! A good working definition of honor is to affix high value to and to act accordingly. GENERAL MECHANICS This new General Mechanics Program will encompass theese mechanic trades Heavy Duty. The Ministry of ivontes Education, Techaloay and Training curriculum of these three trades will be covered in detail, thus allowing the student to write the entry level exam in his orl her chosen trade. The program is nine months in length and will start September 4, 1991. For further information, or to register contact Admissions Office Nelson Campus 352-6601 Castlegar News There's for everyon 23. GIVEAWAY ADORABLE kittens 365- 8271 or 365-3867 41 2 LOVABLE female kittens, need good homes. 365-8270. 3/42 3 MANX-cross- 365 2349. 3/42 kittens 25. PERSONAL ALCOHOLICS Anonymous and Al- Anon. Phone 365-3663. 104/71 26. LOST 4 KEYS on long string, Plaza area 365-5833 3/41 MEDIUM-SIZED, female, black fluffy cat, wearing red collar with blue rabies tag — North Castlegar. Dead or alive. 365-2493. /4$1 Here’s My Card Z Royal Cana te dian Gendarmerie royale =4 Mounted Police du Canada INVITATION TO TENDER FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE BEDROOM RESIDENCE AT NEW DENVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (PROJECT E83774) Al KASLO, BRITISH COLU ND MBIA (PROJECT E85574) Sealed bids in the supplied self addressed envelope will be received up to 14:00 199 hours PST of Friday, June 21, Tender documents may be obtained Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, from the R.C.M. Police, 657 West 37th V5Z 1K6 on or after May 27, 1991 upon deposit of a twenty-five ($25.00) cheque made payable to the Receiver General of Canada for each project package Deposits will be refunded on return of (30) days of tender closing Projects are to be tendered separately documents in good condition within thirty Tender documents will be on display at the offices of the Southern Interior Con struction Association in Vernon n, B.C., Castlegar, B.C., Revelstoke, B.C., Cran brook, B.C. and at the Amalgamated Construction Association, Vancouver, B.C For further information, please contact Mr. Doug Gould at (604) 264-2639. THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDE! Canada R NOT NECESSARILY ACCEPTED. ~ (OAM) VERIGH 0.0. 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However, that reaction was tem- pered with the hope that new owner- ship will bring in new i to tly lost money under Westar’s direc- tion for the last five years. “I'm happy to see Westar go, yes,"’ said mill employee Tony Ferreira, plant chairman for IWA Local -1-405. ‘‘They’ve been losing money left, right and centre with a sawmill that’s probably one of the most efficient in the province.’’ The mill has laid off hundreds of workers in the last two weeks and plans a total shutdown beginning Friday and running until June 17. “I don’t think Westar belongs in the forest business,’’ Ferreira said. A revive the mill; which has consisten- the P shares that sentiment. “We have come to the that our forest assets may have greater value in the hands of others,"’ Westar Group president and chief executive officer Larry Bell said Friday in announcing the sale of the company’s timber di ion. Ed Conroy, a spokesman for the Arrow Lakes Tugboat Society, which tows logs down the Arrow Lakes to the Castlegar mill, said Westar has no one to blame but itself for its financial situation. **When push comes to shove, it’s the upper management that really makes all the decisions; and 1 think that’s what's plagued that poor said Conroy, who is also the NDP candidate in the Rossland-Trail riding. ‘‘Here’s a company who had everything, that's gone to nothing.”” But Conroy stressed the fact that he means upper management and not the management at the mill itself, which he said has done an adequate job. Mill superintendent Dwight Wilson said management there is looking at the sale as a positive development. “We're looking at it as something that will hopefully help strengthen the mill here,’”* he said. ‘There's money needed to be spent and Westar Group have come to the un- derstanding that they won’t be able to spend that money, so we're looking forward to that kind of thing, major investment hopefully."” Castlegar Mayor Audrey Moore said that until that major investment does happen, mill employees will continue to experience difficult times. “I hope the new corporate owners bring money and energy and lots of know how so that we can turn that sawmill into a profitable operation,” Moore said. ‘*That secures the future of the work force out there. Rossland-Trail Social Credit party candidate Walt Siemens said the sale can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on who buys the mill. “If they get somebody that has an interest in the operation and the area and have the capital to modernize and expand, that’s really what we need,”” hé said. Sale of the operations, which can be sold as a group or in pieces, is not expected. to be completed until late mext year. fi Gey, — custiows snore y savin Picasso probably never tried this trick with his art, but then he et contest. The unusual activity was part of the festivities Tu BEAUTIFUL BELLY probably was never asked to participate esday during Kinnaird Junior secon lary school's track and in o Paint the Sunfest eyes black ink Festivals society wants to pay back debts By SIMON BIRCH Editor The Castlegar Festivals Society will seek more help from community groups and businesses in staging future Sunfests and will pay back some $4,000 it owes the city and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce from past festivals, the society’s new treasurer said Monday. “The society’s now going to focus On financial stability and work very hard to make sure the reputation of the society is maintained and brought up to the level it should be,’’ Bruce Chappell told city coun- cil. Chappell, who took over as treasurer May 1, said the society will “take care of all past debt’’ and make sure Sunfest’s suppliers are paid on time. Ald. Doreen Smecher Chappell the city covered reminded the society’s shortfall from last year’s Sunfest with the understanding the society would pay back the city if Sunfest 1991 makes a profit. “It seriously was a concern,”* she said. “‘The city made some major money contributions to Sunfest and (the) Miss Castlegar (committee).’” Sunfest 1991, A Salute to Music, gets underway Friday night and con- tinues Saturday and Sunday with events throughout the city. Country Council OKs rezoning By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer Protests from two residents weren't enough to prevent Castlegar city council from passing a bylaw Tuesday to rezone four lots on 8th Avenue adjacent to the Zinio Park tennis courts to single-family residen- tial from park. John Evdokimoff of Castlegar, who wants to buy one of the four lots, applied to the city to rezone the Property. But because city policy requires that property owners. bear the cost of extending services such as Paved roads and water mains, coun- cil decided to include in the rezoning | three other city-owned lots. The city’ will now sell the lots to help pay for the extension of services to all four lots. Neighboring residents Brian Pion and Mel McMullen told council at a Public meeting Tuesday that they want the land developed for park ‘use, rather than for more homes. “I can’t see where council, with 800d ethical conduct, would consider to rezone this property at this time, It’s been park land for a long time,” McMullen said. A 9h Street resident since the 1960s, McMullen said he bought his Property because of the park zoning and argued that losing that land would devalue his property. “I think the best you could do with those lots is to keep them in the park,” he said. Pion agreed. “It’s really nice property ond 1 OEE Deeerr.& be ened for pa, ge also argued thet 7th Street is oe ‘That back area is the only coat safe place for kids to play.” please see REZONING page A2 music star Crystal Gayle caps this year’s Sunfest with a concert Sunday night at the Community Complex. The festivals society will receive $1 for every ticket sold for the concert, Chappell said, responding to a question from Ald. Marilyn Mathieson who wanted to know if the society will share in the profits from the Music '91 event. Music ’91 is the provincial government's year- long tourism promotion which has slated well-known performers at various events. throughout the Province. “The society must provide the arena rental and chairs for the con- cert, Chappell said, But the concert “shouldn't end up in any way a financial drain on the society,” he added The festivals society has permission to set up two beer gardens at the concert “We should be able to turn it into @ profit from that,”’ he said. Chappell also told council the Society will seek more help from y groups and b in ‘Staging the annual event. “Very few groups are asked to help,”’ Chappell said. ‘*That to me, City ponders vandalism commi By SIMON BIRCH Editor Castlegar city council directed city staff Monday to explore the possibility. of setting up a citizens committee which would try to find ways to solve the city’s vandalism problem. The committee could be composed of representatives from local service clubs such as the Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, recreation department staff, the RCMP and school district parents groups, Ald. Kirk Duff said. “Perhaps they would have some Solid ideas we can look at,”’ he said. Vandalism in Castlegar since Jan. 1 has cost the city $2,300, significan- tly less than the $6,100 during the same period last year when vandals destroyed about 30 per cent of the sprinkler system in Kinsmen Park, superintendent of public works Barry Comin says in a report to council. But despite the decline, council says vandalism in Castlegar is still a problem “I think it’s most unfortunate we have that much vandalism is a small town,"” Mayor Audrey Moore said. Duff, the alderman responsible for Protective services, said he’s talked to several people since he publicly discussed the vandalism problem at a council committee meeting last week. But he said there's no consensus about the reasons why Castlegar has so much vandalism. Duff said he’s received ‘‘a lot of suggestions’ Castlegar needs a facility where young people can gather. “My reponse has been nothing is there yet to convince me that we have to build further facilities for youth and that it would eliminate vandalism,"’ he said. ttee KIRK DUFF - + - looking for ideas Duff said the citizens committee could take from three to six months to study the problem of vandalism. “I think this way we can hopefully come up with something we can use to justify any action we can take,” he said. ‘‘Obviously there’s a lot of People who think there’s something else needed.”’ The city spent $15,400 repairing vandalism in 1990, more than double the $7,600 the city spent in 1989, Comin says in his report. About 30 to 40 per cent of all vandalism occurs in Kinsmen Park. Most vandalism occurs during weekends but some also occurs during the week, mostly in Kinsmen Park or Kinnaird Park. All vandalism occurs after closing of the parks, Comin says. : Program By DONNA ZUBER Staff Writer A group of electronics engineering technology students are outraged by program cuts at Selkirk College and at least one student says he’s prepared to fight the college in court. The EET program was among angers students cut year EET student, said there are no other colleges in Canada with compatible programs to which EET students can transfer without losing much of the time and several thousand dollars already invested in Selkirk’s Program. “I don’t have a problem with several college president Leo Perra an- nounced last'week, but it was the allowed to finish. Rich Aitzetmuelier, a third- please see SUNFEST page AS them the I havea problem with them leaving us stuck,”” he told the Castlegar News today. Aitzetmueller said that despite his training so far, he won't be able to get a job in his field please see CUT page AS