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Wednesday, October 18, 1995

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CANADIAN
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Watch for our 10 - page Grand Opening Flyer.
Come celebrate - Canadian Tire comes to the Kootenays

Wednesday Oct. 25 - Saturda
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Happy hauntings from Tom O’Shanter!

is almost Hallow’een again
iat ‘ehiote Eve, the ancient Céltic
last day of the year, when the
Lord of the Underworld frees the

turn once

wall
mother’s mother
as a youngster,

spirits of the dead, and medieval

witches and warlocks dance in

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This pleasant thought made nie
again to the three
ancient, gilt and plaster, framed
paintings that hang on my study
They had belonged to my
and were for
a source of

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endless hours of fascinating
study, They represent scenes from
Robert Burns’ famous mock
serious ghost story, ‘Tam
O'Shanter’—a tale with a warn.
ing in its tail—about a boozy,
Scottish ne‘re-do-well called Tam
O'Shanter, who gets thoroughly
drunk on Hallow’een night and is
pursued by a coven of witches
from a haunted church.

OVER MY
4 SHOULDER

JOHN
CHARTERS

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It begins with a reprimand by
Bums to the unlucky anti-hero!
(with minor translations).

“Tam, had'st thou (had you)
but been sai (so) wise’

And taen (taken) thy ain (own)
wife, Katie's advise.

She tould (told) thee weel thou
was a skellum (rascal), a blether-
ing (talkative), blustering, drunk-
en blellum (babbler),

That from November to Octo-
ber. Ae (at every) market day tha
was na (not) sober.

The first of my prints, there-
fore, has Tam, bonnet cocked at a
rakish angle on his head, glass in

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hand, sitting by a blazing fire in
the local pub, toasting his drink
ing partner, ‘Souther’ (cobbler)
Johny, while the landlord, and his
more-than-willing lady, join in
the merriment

“The souther told ‘his queerest
stories,

The storm without might rair
(roar) and rustle,

Tam didna (didn’t) mind the
storm a whustle,””

Then:

“The minutes wing'd their way
wi’ pleasure;

Kings may be blessed, but Tam
was glorious,

O’er ‘a (all) the ills of life vic-
torious.””

In the second picture Tam, sur-
rounded by his friends, is seen
mounting his grey mare, Meg.

While:

“The wind blew as ‘twas (if it
were) its last.

The rattling showers rose on
the blast,

The speedy gleams the dark-
ness swallow'd

Loud, deep and lang (long) the
thunder bellowed.

The night, a child might under-
stand, F

The Diel (Devil) had business
in his hand.”

However, Tam, very fou
(drunk), rides off unafraid.

The third picture shows him
looking in at the haunted church
window where he sees a scene of
wildest revelry—the witches’
sabat dance.

“Nae (no) cotillion (stately,
formal dance), brent (brought)
new frae France.

But hornpipes, jigs, strathspeys

—__ and reels.
~—Put life and mettle in their

heels.”

High up on one of the stone
window ledges sits ‘Aud Nick’
(the Devil), in the shape of a
beast;

“A tousie (shaggy) tyke, black,
grim and large”, puffing on his
bagpipe, “Till roof and rafter did
dirl” (ring).

Standing around the walls in
their up-ended coffins, the fright-
ended looking dead are holding
candles by whose light Tam could
see the wildly capering dancers,
and

“A-murderer’s banes (bones) in
gibbet airns (gallows chains)”;
dead unchristened babies, a mur-
dered youth, his throat by this
father.

The dancers are a grim looking
lot, old, ugly and ragged, with
one exception:

“There was ae (one) winsome
(attractive) wench, and wawlie
(lively), a wild one who had kept
the countryside in fear by lawless-
ness. She still wore the very
expensive, very short slip (Cutty-
Sark), that she had paraded about
so proudly in life, now shown to
greater effect in death, by the
abandonment of her dancing.

“A souple (supple) jade she
was, and strang, (strong).

And how Tam stood like one
bewitched,

And thought his very een
(eyes) enriched.”

At that moment,

“Tam tint (lost) he reason ‘a
teghiter (all together).

And roared out ‘weel done,
Cutty-Sark!”

And in an instant all was dark.

And scarcely had his Meggie
rallied.

When out the hellish legion
sallied.

Ah, Tam, thee'll get thy fairin’;
(reward)

In hell they'll roast thee like a
herrin’” (herring).

In the fourth (and missing) pic-
ture we see the terror-stricken Tam
racing for his life across the Doon
bridge, with Cutty Sark holding
unto Meg’s tail and her foot
braced agains the horse's rump.

Fortunately, witches cannot
cross running water. Cutty Sark
comes to an abrupt stop as Med
leaps ‘over the stream, leaving the
grey tail in the witches grasp.

Burns concludes with some sly
words of advice for seekers after
wine, women and song, particu-
larly on Hallow’een

“When e're to drink you are
inclined,

Or Cutty-Sarks run in your
mind,

Think. you may buy the joys
o'ver dear

Remember Tam O’Shanter's
mare.

Good haunting everyone. It's
nice to retum to one's childhood.

The Castlegar Sun

Page B9

New stamp honors United Nations 50th anniversary

Submitted

Canada Post Corporation will
be issuing a stamp October 24 to
honor the 50th anniversary of the
United Nations, The stamp's
release date coincides with the

50th anniversary of the UN char-
ler entering into force

The term “United Nations”
achieved prominence in 1942,
when 26 countries (including Cana-
da) signed. the Declaration of the
United Nations to reinforce their
commitment as Allies. Meetings in

Canadian Tire readies for shopping onslaught

KAREN KERKHOFF
Sun Staff

An event unlike any other
Castlegar has seen is about to
unfold this week.

Canadian Tire, a long-antici-
pated and much-welcomed
retail addition is about to open
its doors.

Originally planned to open the
doors last Monday, management
has decided to delay its “soft
opening” until this Friday at 9
a.m. “We are not in the position
where we can satisfy our cus-
tomers to the level of comfort we
would expect,” explained Jamie
McMillan, general manager.

But when customers see the
store, its wide aisles, well-
stocked shelves, and best of all,
its great prices, it should be
worth the wait.

Its planned that the store will
remain open until Monday and
Tuesday Oct. 23 and 24 during
which time personnel will be
restocking and regrouping for the
expected onslaught of shoppers
during the official grand opening
scheduled for Oct. 25-28.

McMillan and other Canadian
Tire officials recognize that
there will be a crush of vehicles
entering and exiting the
Columbia Ave. location, espe-
cially during the four-day grand
opening and have planned for
that scenario.

“We've hired a flagging crew.
‘They will add an element of safety.”

Some 80 people have been
hired to man the 28,000 square-
foot store along with managers
who have at least five years
experience with other Canadian
Tire stores.

mee against one of the

the the British Columbia Lung
Association has issued a flu alert

“The flu virus puts people
over age 65 at risk, as well as
adults with

can be life-threatening and
require hospitalization,” says
Kelly Ablog-Morrant, B.C.
Lung Association Director of
Health Btlucation and Program
Services.

For healthy adults and chil-
dren, influenza can be a moder-
ately severe illness, with
Symptoms that include sore
throat, coughing, fever and body

Lung Association issues flu alert

aches and pains.

preveed eeccc warned carly
immunization is , as
the vaccine takes abont two
‘weeks to become effective. She
added, “It does not prevent a flu
infection. completely, but
reduces the of the i
tion and makes it = away faster

at 731-5864 or toll-free else-
where in B.C. at 1-800-665-5864.

A voluntary health agency
with nearly 130,000 regular
Supporters across the province,
the British Columbia Lung
Association funds medical
research, and relies on contri-
butions from individual British
Columbians. for virtually all. of
its support.

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Friday, November 3rd, 1995

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Washington, D.C. in 1944 and San
Francisco in 1945 led to the devel
opment and ratification of the Unit-
ed Nations Charter, At the
conclusion of the San Francisco
conference on June 26, 1945, Cana.
da, represented by Prime Minister
Mackenzie King, and other mem-
ber countries in security and the
solution of economic, social, cultur-
al and humanitarian problems.
Lester B. Pearson attended the

1945 conference in San Francisco
in his capacity as Canadian ambas.
sador to the United States. He con-
tinued 10 play a prominent role in
developing the UN's peacekeeping
initiatives (including Canada’s
involvement in the Korean War)
and was elected president of the
UN General Assembly in 1952
Four years later, Pearson proposed
a peacekeeping force to “secure
and supervise the cessation of hos-

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That's how easy it is to enjoy
your favourite DQ? items. during
Loonie Days at Dairy Queen.

One dollar can buy you a chilli dog, cheese
dog or hamburger. Two loonies gets you our
famous Peanut Buster Parfait or 16 oz. Blizzard.
So bring your appetites for Dairy Queen Loonie Days.
And hurry —
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tilities” between Britain, France,
Israel and Egypt in their dispute.
over the Suez Canal, i marked
change from the unarmed
observers sent to previous con
flicts, Pearson's proposal earned
him a Nobel Peace Prize in 1957.
Canada has offered continued sup-
port to subsequent initiatives, most
notably Cyprus, where troops
served from 1964 until 1993, and
10 Canadians still remain on duty.

The stamp, designed by Les
Holloway and Richard Kerr of
Design Source in Toronto, depicts
Prime Minister William Lyon
Mackenzie King signing the char-
ter with flags of various UN mem-
ber countries in the background. A
blue foil stamp of the UN logo
appears in the foreground. A
60mm high header above the
stamps illustrates Canadian UN
achievements from 1945-1995

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