ary chef opens cal : You know you're’ on: ‘10 y t thing when you've'r d over Re young couple moved to almost three years 40 enquiring phone ‘calls'after less than one week in business, : Such is the case tor Dan and Erika Earhart, who have just started their new'business in Castlegar, D&B Caterers. a after living in Calgary. This Kootenay town is nothing new to Erika though, she grew up here and was happy to return with: ideds for a new business. Her business sense. likely SELKIRK COLLEGE CASTLEGAR CAMPUS PRESENTS THE: SUCCESSFUL MONEY STRATEGIES SEMINAR You will learn how to... @ Manage your money @ Reduce your taxes @ Save & invest @ Restructure your investments ® Retire Financially independent FOR INFORMATION & REGISTRATION Call 365-1208 Dates: 24, 26 & 28 100% Money Back Guarantee Only $99 per individual or $149 per couple SHOP LOCALLY! Merchants make it their policy — to “stand behind” what they sell ‘Providing custuiners with extra “fol- sfow up" service makes a good store seven better. Local merchants' Interest ‘in’ your complete satisfaction does not stop after you've pald for your pur- ‘chase and left the store. They are happy to assist you should problems ‘arise later. Your business Is important Yo them and they want you to know you can depend on them. When you shop tocally, everyone bene- fits, {t's more convenient so you save gas and time. You get friendly, knowl- edgeable service because local mer- chants "know” you and appreciate your business. They depend on you te keep their stores going strong. And some of what you spend goes back into the com- tunity In the form of taxes and charita- derives from her parents; who own the Castlegar Bicye! and Sport Shop. As for Dan, he can be found where he is most at ho: in the kitchen, This third-ycar Journeyman Chef has cooked with some of the finest. After obtaining, his Blue Stal Certificate, which allows him to cook professional- ly anywhere in Canada, Dan worked for a number. of years preparing hearty meals in vari- ous north Canadian camps, While working in Calgary, Dan cooked meals for various dignitaries who were visiting & Soil tering se from across the country, His most out of my league. Tt was 0 real experience however, was during the: 1988 Olympics held in Cal- gary. Dan was named TMrst Executive 'to the Head Chef in Canmore, “This has been the highlight of my career thus far. Working with multi-cultural ‘chefs from around the world, .and experi- menting with different dishes,” said Dan, The position lasted for three months, and with the games complete, the chefs returned to their own countries. | “At first I thought I was way that I: will never’ forget,’ she con- tinued. < ° ‘i These various us feurning expeil- ences have helped Dan to realize what people want in their food'- both in taste and in presentation. * “I'm looking forward to work- ing with a new group of people in Castlegar, both at large and small functions,” said Dan. ° D&E Caterers ‘has listed a number of buffet selections which clients can choose from if they are uncertain which serving would be appropriate. However if there is some sort i rie for me, one | of. specialty buffet or ‘dinner which’ a’client ‘has in ‘mind instead; Dan’ says there'is ‘no ‘Problem’ with filling the order, “We're ‘hore: to'serve the finest, from roast beef to Peidng Duck,” he said. ©’ Like other Castlegar. caterérs, Dan will be using the’ kitcher‘at the Community Complex to pre- pare all meals.’ \“I've always looked forward to working with the public. Good food it seems, is'always appreciated.” Dan and ‘Erikla can be reached at their home: in Castlegar at 365-8369. 0°" Continued from3B recorder, I’ve got all that,” he said, “I've got a nice apartment in a high-rise block (apartment building), and you'know how much I pay for it? Only four kuai a month.” Four kuai is less than $1. Bis 300 kuai, about $60, and-after all expenses ‘are paid, -he' has 100 kuai left as savings. Some of the revolutionary mythology remains from the early days of Shi Ch “Swabbing down the toilets, Sucking up the shit, We are . painting spring with our hands, Making our motherland beauti- ful.” Such An anthem sung ‘at Beijing's annual Nightsoil: Collectors’ Ball ins such lines’ as monthly income is did not pay _ Off for Shi. Shi became a personal friend of reformist President Liu Shao- qi, the most senior victim of the leftist. Cultural Revolution between 1966 and 1976. i Liu died in prison as China’s “No. 1 capitalist-roader” after suffering maltreatment. Shi met a’ similar fate, publicly denounced as a “blackleg” and: ta “scab.” Campaign aimed at discouraging | youth from dropping out of echesl Pierre H. Cadieux, Minister of State for Youth, Fitness‘ and Amateur Sport, announced Tuesday a national campaign aimed at discouraging young, people from dropping out of’ high school. The campaign’ is 5 part of the five year Stay-in- School initiative, which was inaugurated in February 1990. “Canada is currently faced with a 30 per cent high school dropout rate, the highest of all industrialized countries,” said the Minister, Studies indicate that Canadi- ans are not generally aware of \, the extent or gravity of the high \school dropout issue or what ‘they can do about it. This cam- paign will raise awareness amongst youth, parents and oth- ers.and offer thems ome con- crete information about the realities of the job market and the benefits of staying in school. As of Tuesday, the televi- sion advertising spots will be broadcast across the country for a period of five weeks. The ad features a young pei- son dealing with the realities of searching for work witho' a high school education: The Stay-in-School initiative is spearheaded by the federal government and is designed to promote collective effort Canadi- ans everywhere to develop solu- tions to the dropout problem. . + st Environmental group expands advocacy: to now include Third World countries . The environmental group ble pald by the Sponsored by | cee ere eee eee eee een hee Gold reeatery No Purchase Necesaary! Name Address Phone Draw Date: Sept. 3 Clip ad and bring to: Annie's Gold Jowellery, Fireside Inn lobby. 365-2128 ip tums 20 this week- end and plans to extend its drive as advocate of the environment more aggressively into Third World countries, among the ‘most - polluted areas in the world. Greenpeace Canada execulive director Michael Manolson said Presented to: or clients. Carl Bowolin Kal Tire This award will be presented every week to someone in Castlegar who shows extraordinary service to his/her customers The recipients will receive an award plaque to keep courtesy of Kats Trophys and a lunch for 2, value to $20.00, courtesy of the Fireside Dining Room. we &y The eaeus Satiaigar Sun AS Excellence in Service Award ' . We'd like everyone in Castlegar to know there is an "Excellence in Service" in their community, and to congratulate each of them personally. If you know of someone that offers “Excellence in Service,” call me, Jon ’) Jarrett at 365-5266, or drop a letter at the Castlegar Sun with your suggestion. Tuesday the organization, which currently has 26 offices around the world, is poised to open more offices in Latin America, South- east Asia and Africa. s “We. are opening a campaign office in Tunisia in the very near “future -.. we see the ii of ing on environmental problems in the developing world as well as in the ial world,” “To me Greenpeace’ has become a detriment to the envi- 1 movement,” he said he said. “As some industries clean up their act in the, north, our:concern is they. just « ‘exp ) ing tothe south.” being in the developing world rather than just practicing from the north,” he said. Greenpeace started up on Sept. 15, 1971, when activists from Vancouver sailed an 85-foot hal- ibut boat to Amchitka, Alaska, to protest an underground U.S. nuclear bomb test. Tt has become an Amsterdam- based organization with five mil- lion members and annual revenues of $150 million. And its far-flung activities range from a hospital in the Ukraine for child victims of the Chemobyl nuclear disaster to sav- ing Brazilian rainforests. But Manolson said in an inter- view Greenpeace is still not as active as it should be in the Third World. “Our plan is to become a truly international organization work- Greenpeace's 20th birthday will be celebrated in Vancouver Saturday with a concert featuring British folk-rock star Billy Bragg and the Vancouver rock group Chilliwack, the group that peformed the first benefit concert to raise money for the Amchitka voyage. Guest of honor will be Walter Sisulu, deputy general sec- retary of the African National Congress, who spent 25 years in jail with Nelson Mandela before being released in 1989. But founding crewmember Paul Watson, 40, who left the organization in 1977, is not on the guest list. ‘Watson now heads the Califor- - nia-based Sea Shepherd Conser- vation Society and accuses Greenpeace of selling out its envi- ronmental heritage to gain politi- cal support. Tuesday i in an interview. Watson said Greenpeace «spends. far too much money on . fundraising and far too little on “actual environmental campaigns., “It's become a feel-good orga- nization. They’ve become totally fr gutless After six years in busi- ; fessint their South Slocan, focation, Kootenay, Computers :: relocating to Castlegar,'\.),.. Karl Swangon, one of the own: fe; are several reasons for the move, including the need for addi- tional space to better serve cus- four are still Piwith the com- | (pany, and ‘are in fact WO, gencrations family, ‘The. Castlegar Sun Anderson handles all the dlutles, of service manager, Customers will be: able to: meet ay these hard working people during »: K Cc Namely; Karl andiRether «))) Swanson, their son, Tim and his wife Jean... ‘Hiring: houmily.t tine people is loser proximity to major clients. Moving into the blue ware- house at 2313-6th Ave has provid- gd the business with the added ,room. it needs, ‘We're really happy with our :new location. I think it will enable us to serve. our customers even better," sald Karl, very . and thus far, zl sete Selkirk College have been hired at Kootenay Computers, A name change was necessary when the business incorporated two years ago, and the workforce . has since grown to seven, Joanne Marsh is not only an accounts clerk but a sales repre- Cc s Inc., ene as Kootenay Informatics in +11985 with four employees. These as well. Shelly Stoush- now is Kootenay Computers systems analyst while Darwin 's grand opening, September 20-21, ‘ “We're inviting everyone to |) stop by and say hello, Have a cup: of coffee and perhaps win a'door- prize,” said Karl. ‘Tnly a locally developed busi- ness, Kootenay. Computers has over the:ycars hired many young people from the local area. Many of whom attended Selkirk College here in Castlegar, , Kootenay Computers is dedi- cated to servicing the computer needs of the west Kootenays, It has always been‘open for six days a week and personal service has always been‘a priority with both Karl and Esther. Never. are answering machines used, but real people working hard to answer sometimes tough queries. “One. of the strengths of the business that has. been a major factor in development of customer relations is the personalized home and business setups and post sales assistance offered by our dedicat- ed employees,” said Karl. K Cc Prides itself in being an advocate of legal software. It also spends mauch time, effort and funding into ft ‘and hard: development and training. In tum, Kootenay Computers greatly nd general’ manager'of Koote- @s everyone to their new loca- tion at 2313 - 6 Ave for grand opening celebrations set for September 20-21. the keep-it-local atti- Joanne Marsh, an accounts clerk at Kootenay Comput- ers, answers an aia order. tude of the people in the Koote- nays and tries to offer Jean Swanson has Gen over the responsibilities of book keeping for Kootenay Computers i room and service facility i in the pricing and continued super ser- vice to the region. Now, with the largest show- west K the (of Kootenay Computers Inc. hopes to better serve the computer needs'of Siniori Tam and the management and staff at CYNCH Enterprises Ltd. “Suppliers of computer products m fleas waiting to jump on the next dog. They have to have those headlines, They've created a money machine and they’ve got to ep it well-oiled and running,” he ee they do is they mow the domestic market clean so grass- roots organizations cannot com- pete,” he said. Manolson dismissed Watson’: s charges as ill-informed. * "Certainly, in Canada, we work very closely. with h grassroots groups,” he said. : orginat-, edin 1971 771 with a reroatk made by! Amchitka crewmember Bill Dar-, nell who responded to the hippie- style greeting “Peace” with the! phrase, “Let's make ita’ eee peace.” Low, Maintenance Energy Efficient No. Runi Ing: ‘Aroun Crangrral , Check. these Features: ‘Loéking for a Retirement Home? Modular Homes May Be Your Answer. . Your Choice of Fi nishes: Only Seven Weeks (A Saco Fr From, sar , Tim Swanson installs a disk drive into a computer. The. additional space which:Kootenay Comput- ers now has means more customers‘can. now be served. 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