Page 4A Police investigate school break-in Sun Staff It appears that some young students in Castlegar are more than a little anxious to return to school after police received a witness report claiming several youth were seen leaving the back door of Woodland Park School—one carrying a fire extinguisher. Since, it's unlikely the youth entered the school to secure front row seats for the upcoming school year, local police are treating the incident as a break and enter, and believe that entry to the school was gained through an insecure bathroom window. The incident, which occurred August 22, is still under investigation. Auto Body & Hull Painting ICBC Claims Handied Promptly Complete Boat Repairs and.Paint Refinishing Compiete Auto Body Repairs Boat Detailing Custom Painting ~ Refurbishing - Gel Coating Factory Paint Matching ~ Keel Capping 1364 Forest Road (Labatt's Bldg.) 365-2505 Hwy. to Grand Forks - turn in at 14th Ave. (Emcon) SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS$ WIN CASH! PRIZE PAYOUT $1000.00 OcT 93 $1000.00 $500.00 And 60 - $50.00 payouts between Oct 2, 1993 & Feb 12, 1994 Tickets will be sold by phone the evening of Aug 26 or you may contact Glen Carew at 365-5176. NO CREDIT CARD NUMBERS WILL BE ASKED FOR OVER THE PHONE. All proceeds to Castlegar Rebels JR ‘B’ Hockey Club $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, August 25, 1993 Summer reading program reaches last chapter Ml \}\ é Two Castlegar bookworms enjoy a lunch break dining on animal crackers, during the final day of a summer-long reading program for young children. SUN STAFF PHOTO / Sharlene Imnot Celgar manager addresses Rotary Club JOHN CHARTERS For The Sun r “This,” said Jim Brown, Gen eral Manager of Celgar Pulp, “is a much happier time than four years ago A familiar figure at Castlegar Rotary meetings, he had been Invited by program chairman Don McDowell to make an update progress report on the final stages of the plant recon struction and in doing so radiated a quiet optimism and assurance Ninety-six percent of the work has been done, he said and much of the remainder has to do with Golf clubs gone Approximately $2.000 worth of golf clubs, a golf bag and clothes were stolen from a vehi cle that was parked near the Bril hant bnidge, August 18 Polic y the Pects in the c The clubs are dirt! BAJA WIDETRACK A/T Manufactured by BRIDGESTONE / FIRESTONE STARTING FROM KAL® TIRE You'll like us, for more than our tires... described as Ping Eye irons; Tay lor-made driver and a Lynx num ber-four wood In other police news vehicle accident occurred on the approach to Kinnaird bridge August 18, Police say Mary Veri 1 two. gin, 67, of Nelson, was charged with failing to yield after her vehicle collided with the side of a semu-trailer, while entering High way: 3: off of Highway 3A. Ther re No injuries to either driver th pol estimate more thar 1X0 in damage Toys are serious Local business woman Melody Waterberg was one of more thar 2,000 Educational Consultants who participated in the Discove Toys Convention in San Francis co. One of the highlights was a gigantic Toy Fair where the new toys for fall were presented I'm so excited. We have a fantastic line-up of unique fun and well-priced toys for this fall Parents and kids are going to love them,” said Waterberg The focus of the four-day event was developing strong CLEARANCE LADIES WEAR AND FABRIC DEDEPARTMENT *"6 5%... Tandscaping, paving, wiring and the checking of a turbo-generator a high-tech future government requirement on pulp mills There have been nonetheless. some disappointments on the road to full. production. A fibre glass flange, for example, which ironically had been built heavier than specifications, failed to seal properly and thus had inhibited the full production of bleach On the other hand, he contin ued with a ‘smile, the overall Operation is outstanding so that the product is of exceptional quality, while the effluent treat ment plant has outperformed all expectations and the effluent tox icity is down virtually to zero Much credit, he indicated, is Jue to the quality of traning. It has been so outstanding that it is hoped that the F »perators and Taunte Nan rew will be abh bring the plant into full produc ton ell ahead of time There have been some ‘spk teem in children et Edward James announced the Discovery partnership with Unicef iny ing the sale of a very spec Santa book The key-nc speaker at a gala success bar quet was Cathy Guisewite, cre itor of the syndicated Cathy comic strip. The convention was truly international with peopl attending from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Hun ry. Australia and Japan. Next year, Canada will host the con vention for the first time As well, 1993 marks the sixth year in operation of the Canadian VwWwWWWWWWWWhawww V// . business fo Check out the Castlegar Library's basement for a spec tacular collection of colored killer whales, butterflies and rab- bits! Each animal on the wall represents a book read by Castle gar children enrolled in the Sum mer Reading Program from July 5 to August 18. By the end of the program children from three to eleven years of age created crazy crafts and read a total of 1,336 books! Program Coordinators Sonoko Kambara and Louise Pinckney were kept busy all summer as they facilitated the summer-long program and kept the children entertained. A special thanks to the federal government’s Challenge Program for its sponsorship, and also to McDonald's Réstaurant of Trail and the Castlegar Dairy Queen ” for generously donating prizes for the group's wrap-up parties Finally, a big thank you to all the participants and parents who were involved in Read it! Read it! this summer. See you in 1994! or “high intensity short duration escapes of gas but these have been rare and will decrease steadily with experience. However, because of the high concentration and chemi cal reactions in the vapors, “they can be very potent. They smell really bad. You could call them essence of Kraft mill since they can also be used in “fixing” expensive perfumes - something like the evil smelling ambergris from whales.” Finally, in the course of the question period, he indicated that there was a waste-to-energy study under consideration which could further increase energy out-put and increase plant efficiency and ultimately, tax returns A full public report is expect ed within the next two months In the meantime, the Castlegar Rotary Club in continuing, under President Dr David Williams sith ats preparations for its fifti eth anniversary celebrations on September 25 and an anticipated uecst list of at least 150 r local woman ompany that distributes top juality developmental toys through independent consultants like Waterberg. “Discovery Toys has let me build a business at home and raise my daughter with the best toys. I love it and I love helping other women do the same A Discovery Toys, Day of Play will take place on August 29, from 9 a.m. until noon at 1329 Forest Road. Parents will be able to learn more about the com pany while children have hands on fun with some of the most popular toys. For more informa tion you can contact Melody Waterberg at 365-2526. Wednesday August ¢ 1993 Prevention is better th The Castlegar Sun an confrontation Local office stresses Safety, not panic in light of cougar reports Sun Staff Although the conservation office in Castlegar has received a number of telephone calls regarding cougar sightings in the immediate are Mike Krauss said residents should be cautious but not alarmed. Since mid-June, the local office has received more than 30 calls, one of which involved the death of a family dog by a cougar “Cougars are often seen in this area, but we have had an unusally high number of calls so far this year,” Krauss said. The most recent Sightings have occurred in Robson, where at least two deer have been brought down by what appears to be the same cougar, While residents of the Koote ays are fortunate to. share their area with Cougars, caution should be Practiced when this most mysteri ous and elusive of local creatures is nearby. With a cougar's secretive habits and astounding predatory, abilities, an adult can bring down.a 600 pound moose. This has resulted in a wealth of misconceptions and irrational fears. Although a cougar attack is highly unlikely, it always Pays to be prepared. Information and awareness are your best defenses. Andadult male cougar weighs between 63 and 90 kg (140-200 pounds), and a female cougar, between 40 and 50 kg (90-120 pounds). The biggest cougars are“found in the interior and the Kootenays. The cougars primary prey is deer. It will also feed on wild sheep, elk, rab- bits, beaver, racoons, grouse and occasio ally livestock. Although Cougars are most active at dusk and dawn, they will roam and hunt any time if the day or night in all seasons. During late spring and summer, one to two-year-old cougars become independent of their mothers. While attempting to find a new home on the range, these cougars roam widely in search of unnoccupied territory. It's at this time cougars are most likely to conflict with humans. Cougars seem to be attracted to children; possibly because of their Trail closed due to Grizzly bear activity The seasonal concentration of Grizzly bears feeding on huckle- berries has result :d in B.C. Parks temporary closing off the area from Joker Millsite to Helen Deane Lake/Slocan Chief Cabin. The closure will be in effect from Thursday, August 26, until further notice. All other trails in Kokanee Glacier Park are open, including the trail to Joker Lakes. Hikers can still enjoy overnight trips at the Slocan Chief, Woodbury or Silver Spray Cabins or camping in one of the many designated campgrounds. Hikers coming up the Gibson Lake Trail will notice trail improvements aimed at meeting the needs of the increased number of alpine enthusiasts UNDERGROUND False alarm brings firefighters to church Sun Staff Firefighters from the south nd fire hall were called to the Calvary Baptist Church, located at 809 Merry Creek Road, after a neighboring resident reported hearing the activated alarm Fire Chief Gerry Rempel veri fied that the church's alarm was activated at 10:52 p.m., bringing out five volunteer firefighters und one truck, as well as Rempel himself. The alarm however proved to be false. Rempel said he is not suspicious of this par ucular activated alarm. “These things do happen Sometimes it's a faulty alarm, or the system just gets old and wears out.” There are occasions however, when arralarm is activated as part of a prank. Local volunteer fire fighters responded to one such call August 1, when someone pulled the wall alarm at the Fire side Inn at approximately 3 a.m. Because all alarms are taken seriously, Rempel stressed the expense that is incurred when a prank such as fhis takes place not to mention the disturbance it causes. “We do have the option of fil ing criminal charges when some thing like this happens.” Castlegar's volunteer fire department, consisting of a north and south hall, has been called out twice in August so far SPRINKLER SPECIAL 10% DISCOUNT for the remainder of the season on all installations. Fall is a great time to have your system installed. Spring is ah incredably busy time for our company and you could wait up to 8 weeks for your installation WE USE ONLY THE MOST RELIABLE AND TROUBLE FREE PARTS 7 years experience and 400 systems installed Cail today for an estimate F. 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This position involves * instruction of P-| students * program support as required for P-2 P-4 students Desirable qualities include: * successful Primary teaching experience. especially with P-1 groups + knowledge of and ability to work with multi-age groups + ability to work in a collaborative model with other staff members and parents * ability to be part of flexible decision making required to satisfy the needs of students in a small rural school For further information, contact Dino Zanet, Principal Kinnaird Elementary School Phone 365-5468 Suitably qualified applicants should submit their applications, with supporting documents, on or be fore: 12:00 noon, Wednesday, September 1, 1993 to Superintendent of Schools School District #9 (Castlegar) 865 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, B.C VIN 1H3 SD. Fax: 365-3817 high-piched voices, small size and erratic movements, which may make Ht difficult for cougars to identify them as human and not pfey. The con servation office’ urges parents to talk to children and teach them what to do if they encounter a cougar. If cougar sightings are common in a spe cific area then children, if outdoors, should play in groups, always Supervised. Parents might consider buying a dog for children as an carly-warning system. A dog can see, smell and hear a cougar sooner than humans can. Although dogs offer little value as a deterrent to cougars, they may distract a cougar from attacking a human Page 5A Castlegar Christian Academy Education for the whole child * Academic « Spiritual + Emotional + Physical Now taking registrations for the 1993 - 94 term Phone: 365-7818 (academy) 365-6506 (home) Meeting BC Curriculum standards with certified teachers. 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