8 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, Sept. 7, 1972 KOOTENAY OFY PROJECTS TOTALLED 28 AT CO tA ‘total of 28 projects . ‘have been launched in the Kootenay region under the ; Opportunities for Youth program, ‘These projects are bro- ken down’ into seven sec- ‘ tions, covering: arts, crafts and theatre, ecology, infor- » mation, recreation, social ‘services, traojs, parks and { community services, : From this area the fol- ‘ lowing grants have been ‘ made:— Stone-Folk and Two-Foot Daddy, a travel- ‘ ling theatre group, received $9,635 and employs seven : people. Under Violet Popow ‘ft presents a repetolre of ‘ entertainment ww ceclusive ‘ groups, such as institution- Program for the Handicap- ped, received $11,800, Mary- ann Whitney of Nelson is in charge, and 10 persons got jobs through the grant. The purpose of this project: was to give summer travel experience to mental retar- dates from Cranbrovk, Kim- berley, Fernie, Nelson, Cas- tlegar, Trail and Creston. Ruskana, designed to provide a recreation pro- gram for rural communities in the Slocan Valley receiv- ed a grant of $8,630. This group, headed by Ellen Bloodoff will train local re- cruits In recreational lead- ership. They will also con- duct a study of the means by which a permanent re- 1 might ’ alized and senior citizens in the West Koot- eny and Boundary regions. Head olfice is fisted at Box 1567, Castlegar. A grant of $5,525 was given to the Krestova Youth Froject, through Karl Tar- asoff, to improve the ball and soccer fields in the vil- lage. It employed 10 per- sons. ‘A project to develop Passmore Beach was also included in the grants. Through Mike Kanigan, ‘of Passmore, a grant of $6,835 was received and 10 per- sons obtuined employment. In addition to the beach program,‘ which includes developing tennis, base -and skating facilities, it called for ppatoling and le be established and support- ed in the area, The New Denver-San- don historical project. received $5,290 to improve the scope and quality of the Silvery Slocan museum col- lection in New Denver. In- addition, it will provide ided tours of the mus- eum and the ghost town of Sandon. The grant, which will employ eight persons, was in the name of McCrory of New Denver. With headquarters in Castlegar, the Community Learning Resources pro- ject, is seeking out learning Tesources in the Kootenay, Columbia and Slocan areas. Sandi Lamont is listed as- contact for which i this group d $10,150 and all. The Summer Travel employs 10. 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With seven persons on the payroll it will de- termine the water and fore- shore usage of Slocan Lake with special reference to the log storage practices of the lumbering industry. ther groups which have recelved the Opport- unities for Youth grants in- clude the following:— The Creston Crafts and Drop-in Centre. This is a youth centre orientated to arts and crafts. Local stud- ents will be ‘recruited and other efforts wil be made ie ST OF $731,544 this plan will be given , courses in elementary psy- chology and remedial read- ‘ing to help these children achleve more In school. Open, with offices’ in Trail, received $7,555 to provide personal counsell- ing for runaways, drug us- ers, youth with family pro- blems and attempted sul- eldes, The project will also provide information and a referral service, Listed is the name Nell Daly, and five persons will be employed. Two ethnic study pro- grams have been funded by the OFY. At Salmo, Walter Posnikoff received $5,910 to conduct .a sludy 7 les“or Major Baseball Tournament Set At Trail Sept. 16 The second annual Trail Baseball Tournament will be held at Butler Park, Trall, on Sept. 16 and 17, The three teams com- peting in the double round robin tournament are: Washington State Universi- ty "Cougars", Lewis and Clark State College, and the host, Kootenay Major Allstars. Last year’s champion, the Gonzaga University Bull. dogs, are unable to partici- pate in this year's tourna- ment, Trail and district base- ball fans will have an op- f the p the Doukhobor people in the Salmo area. The eight persons employed will col- lect the memories, stories anecdotes of these people, and when the project is completed the study will be available for audio-visual to ion of the cenfre by the community. Size of their grant is $9,760, with 10 employees. ’. A Day Play program, funded at $10,300 will em- ploy 14 persons in Nelson. It will provide a summer arts and crafts workshop for children from the ages of five to 16. Eric Schroff, of Nakusp obtained $7,800 for recreat- jonal development of the Nakusp hot springs. it will employ 10 persons. The Rhoderick Dhu Al- mond Mountains obtained $6,310 and will employ eight. t was obtained b: Vickie Thom of Rock, Creek. An attempt to increase the tourist potential of the Riondel area has been. fun- ded to the extent of $8,- . 475, Named the Plaid Lake Trail project, the grant was given, to. Wendel Melenius of Riondel, It will construct a ing trail, some camp- sites and will employ 10. The Earl Grey Pass project, aimed at restoring the Earl Grey -Trail. from obtained $23, 0000S Thidy- also produce. ‘a. handbook on... alpine recreation * develop- ment for park planners. Contact’ for this project is listed as Don Wah of Nel-. son. Listed under “social services’ are these pro- _ jects. The Kimberley Crisis Centre received $7,545 to provide counselling, refer- tals, casual. employment and billeting services, as well as operating a drop-in centre which wil be staffed with local volunteers. Another Kimberley grant-is for $5,088 for the learning assistance for handicapped or seprived """& project to study the historical and cultural con- tribution of the Japanese community in the interior of the province has been funded with $8,830. Seven persons will be working on the project which will cuim- inate with a public presen- tation of a written report on its activities (08 uel as a photographic display. p ‘At Fernie, Linda Searff rovide: ip to in- recreational organization. Summer Magic, which will provide a supervised summer - recreational pro- gram for young people in the Trail area, received $6,- 780 through Joe Szajbely and will employ ‘six. . The Kaslo summer act- ivities program,’ with Dean- ne Paquette listed as- con- tact, received. $6,380 to provide a program of arts and crafts, drama, hiking, films and supervised swim- ming.for children from the ages of three to 14. In ad- dition, it will provide a spe- cial program for Franco- phone children in the area.