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Actress — Jan Fonda, The Morning After; Marlee Mat- lin, Children of a Lesser God; Sissy Spacek, Crimes of the Heart; Kathleen ‘Turner, Peggy Sue Got Married; Sig- ourney Weaver, Aliens. Actor — Dexter Gordon, Round Midnight; Bob Hos- kins, Mona Lisa; William Hurt, Children of a Lesser God; Paul .Newman, The Color of Money; James Woods, Salvador. Supporting Actress. — Tess Harper, Crimes of the Heart; Piper Laurie, Chil- dren of a Lesser God; Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, The Color of Money; Maggie Smith, A Room With a View; Dianne Wiest, Hannah and Her Sisters. Supporting Actor — Tom berenger, Platoon; Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sis- ters; Willem DaFoe, Platoon; Denholm Elliott, A Room with a View; Dennis Hopper, Hoosiers. Director — David Lynch, Blue Velvet; Woody Allen, Hanah and Her Sisters; Rol- and Joffe, The Mission; James Ivory, A Room with a View; Oliver Stone, Ptatoon. Screenplay — Paul Hogan, Ken Shadie and John Cornell, ‘Crocodile’ Dundee; Woody Allen, Hannah and Her Sis- ters; Hanif Kureishi, My Beautiful Laundrette; Oliver Color of Monty; Beth ‘Henle, Crimes of the Heart; Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, A Room with a View; Raynold Gideon and Bruce A. Evans, Stand By Me. Foreign Film — The As- sault, The Netherlands; Bet- ty Blue, France; The Decline of the American Empire, Canada; My Sweet Little Village, Czechoslovakia; 38, Austria. Documentary Feature — Time is All You've Got; Chile: Hasta Cuando; Down and Out in America; Isaac in America; Witness to Apart- heid. Documentary Short Sub- — Debonair Dancers, The Masters of Disaster; Red Grooms: Sunflower in a Hot- house; Sam; Women — For America, For the World. Film Editing’ — Aliens; Hannah and Her Sisters; The Mission; Platoon; Top Gun. Makeup — The Clan of the Cave Bear; The Fly; Legend. Original Score — James Horner, Aliens; Jerry Gold- smith, Hoosiers; Ennio Morricone, The Mission; Herbie Hancock, Round Mid- night; Leonard Rosenman, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Original Song — Glory of Love, from The Karate Kid Part II; Life in a Looking Glass, from That's Life; Mean Green Mother from Outer Space, from Little Shop of Jez aE} eres Reno Tours © The prices below are based on sharing accommodations per person in Cdn. funds Departure Hotel Feb. 28 Onsiow Hotel & Casino..-7 %2 CANADIAN FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL Mar. Mar. Mar. 21 Circus Circus wad. 3249 Mar. 28 Sands Hotel & Casino ... 6 *259 Apr. 12 Sands Hotel & Casino 7 '259 Apr. 19 Sands Hotel & Casino 7 259 May 2. Sands Hotel & Casino 8 '274 7 Sundowner (Newly senovated) 7 Senior Discount of $10 per person (must be retired) Early Bird Discount of $10 per person Must be booked and fully paid 30 days ort arture date of tour THE JUDDS March 22 — Day Tour Spokane 1 BUS ONLY BOOK EARLY! Also Overnight Tour at Sheraton HENNE TRAVEL 1410 Bay Ave., Trail 368-5595 WEST’S TRAVEL 1217 3rd St., Castlegar 365-7782 ‘Days Price | 249 KOOTENAY WEST NOP 1987 Annual Meeting Election of Officers Sat., Feb. =" 3p.m.- 5p. wen Hall, Nelson hank You DAVE BARRETT A Chinese Feast by Sigrid Shepord ‘Not a Roast — But o Stirfry Sat., Feb. 28 até Mary Hall, Nelson Tickets — $15 and $13. ve From all NOP Clubs and Riding Executives in Kootenay West Call Castlegar 365-3874 or 365-5092 Horrors; Out There, from An American Tail; Take My Breath Away, from Top Gun. Animated Short Film — The Frog, The Dog and’ the Devil. gi —_ » ¢ sg oath r @ >} Nelson. And it’s warranted. * Her poems in Celestial Navigation earned her three major awards in 1985 (Governor General's, Pat Lowther, Gerald Lampert). ‘ Now the 43-year-old Missouri native has made the most impressive B.C. fiction debut since Jack Hodgins by co-releasing two remarkable books. One is her futuristic novel The:Late Great Human Road Show (Talonbooks, $9.95), set in Toronto six weeks after. an unexplained mass evacuation. A wide os of post-nuclear ch and one pr cope with the terrible comedy of their leftover | lives wa a deserted city. Road Show would make a lovely play. With perhaps typical Canadian uptightness, some high-rise characters continue to try and lead absurdly normal lives, unable to use the word radiation. Afi orphan continues to be ignored by the adults. Meanwhile, avante-garde intellectuals hole up in the zoo. And neighborhood weirdos survive as before, suddenly not so weird. As our civilization fizzles, Giles’ ability to portray so many characters is uplifting. Plus it’s ahighly ped intelligence so willing to be' loose, so willing to take chances. When one character wonders if another is insane, for instance, “the thought crossed his mind and shot out the other side like an unattended Chihuahua crossing a busy intersection.” Giles’ subtle twists of thought, from line to line, are no less quick. Sitting in the Club Car Drinking Rum and Karma-Kola: A Manual of Etiquette for Ladies Crossing Canada by Train (Polestar, $9.95) is Giles’ other inspired book, vacillating between tongue-in-cheek frivolity and sharply focussed wit. Like a 1940s movie spoof, the book follows “Our Heroine” as she ducks bad debts and bad love in Seattle in favor of some crogs-Genada obscurity. Followed by a’skip-tgacer known as The Man from FICTION DEBUT . . . Paulette Giles’ book (above) is one of her two recently published works described as “the most ienpreen ve B.C. fiction debut since Jack hodgins .. . China Bar, she more or less emulates Lauren Bacall in a Hitchcock comedy made by a feminist. Most of the time, Karma Kola works simply because of the writing, which is always fresh and not at all simple: “We've all had our moments of terror. They are usually when (a) we think we may be killed, and (b) we think we may be taken for who we really are.” As George Bowering has said of Paulette Giles, “ unless you are dead and buried, her prose will make you grin all over, even when it hurts.” It's true. This is a major talent. DONATION . donation of lap ‘robes to the C + The Catholic Women Wetoite made a ded care unit. | exten- Pictured above. (from: left); ca a Nives Do Kathleen Stadler and Mrs. Da Casta. Country West REGINA (CP) — “From the heart of the Prairies — Regina, Saskatchewan — it's Country West.” The announcer’s booming pick our performers.” luxury of choice. WANTS RAPPORT year. Now we can go out and Now Glassman has the MAPLE LEAF TRAVEL LONDON SALE $ * 28 FROM CALGARY TO GATWICK Dept. Mar. 3, 10, 24,31 Returns Mar. 31, April 28 «ues. Flights, Limited 5 poce n, round ti nol incloding departure tox. > For more information call NEST 365-6616 Bo op haesab pp aara wm. - id prod m. APPONTIMENTS APPRECIATED Sunday Night Sweatheart Special Bingo Package Only $25 All Early Bird Games $150 2 Big Jackpots Ist $ 5 0 0 Jackpot voice fades away as the music kicks into high gear with wild, sustained applause from the 150-member aud- ience. Produced'in the studios of the CBC broadcast centre in Regina, Country West is midway through its second full season as a nationally televised show. It began in 1985 as a six-part regional program broadcast only in Saskatche- wan. Then it was chosen over similar programs produced in Vancouver and Halifax to run nationally. “The big question when we began was, ‘Can we get enough performers to do one season? ” producer Steve He picks Canadian per- formers. And he particularly looks for those he thinks can develop a good rapport with the show's live audience. “We wanted to have a realistic feel to the show, tha it's upbeat,” Glassman said, slouching in one of the scarlet red chairs set up around circular tables to give the show's set a saloon atmos- phere. The set includes two bars where the audience can leg- ally buy beer to drink during the three-hour taping, a pool table and a pinball machine. The show could have been done ina real beverage room, Glassman said, but that would have limited camera said in his machi gun speech pattern, one which matches the power. packed pace of the 30-minute show. “Then we wondered if we could get enough for a second He wants the show to have what he calls the right feel. Last September, he and Rob Bryenton, the show's music director, scouted more than 100 acts at the Canadian Country Music Awards in in mid-season national awards. Anita Perras, a first-sea- the Academy of Country Music Entertainment's fe- male vocalist of the year. Prairie Oyster, a Toronto group, won a Juno as country band of the year. Deborah’ Lauren, the show’s host and a-Moose Jaw: product like Glassman, re- people can get a little some- thing different from each show.” A disappointment Glass- & fleating time-slot. Country West is broadcast versed the trend. She was before the Hockey Night in Canada telecast from Ontario offered the job after winning the country music academy's 1984 national talent contest. to Newfoundland; on Satur- days. British Columbia it follows The show also depends on the hockey game, at times a blend of guests for a bouncy production. .m. la! 0: Mm. paun’ patter tea cinajor: PR OF ae late 2:10:90 pm star in Quebec and a super- star in France,” Glassman said, opening his three-ring binder and scanning a line-up sheet taped to the inside flap. “Somebody looking at the Glassman is happy with the ratings, however. He estimates the show has about 400,000 to 500,000 viewers nationally, excluding affili- ated stations. Tom Cruise top draw TV listing may tune in to see her and also to see Terry son guest, went on to become Carisse on the same show, who is no slouch himself. So man.endures is the program's Study request shrugged off PORTLAND ORE. (AP) — A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Energy has shrugged off a request by two Pacific Northwest con- gressmen that it contract with the U.S. Geological Sur- vey to study groundwater seepage at the Hanford nu- clear reservation. “We feel the work we're doing is adequate and the work being done by our con- tractors is adequate,” said Tom Bauman, a spokesman for the energy department at Hanford. He added, however, that the department would be willing. to work with any qualified agency to study the groundwater situation. Sen. Brock Adams, D-Wash., and Rep. Les Au- Coin, D-Ore., have written Energy Secretary John Her- rington to ask that the de- partment contract with the geological survey to conduct a thorough study of the groundwater issue before deciding whéther to restart the Hanford N Reactor. The N Reactor has been shut down since Jan. 7 for safety modifications and re- fueling. Adams and AuCoin made the suggestion as the result of a U.S. Geological Survey From Manitoba to which can be as early as 8:30 14 Sundowner (Newly renovated) 8 5259. 2nd $ 1 000 Jackpot PLUS ANOTHER CAR is available (Cora « 1901 Derk Groen Chevette on daply in ow Showroom). To win Sonsey ‘cone Ge on ee “Charity Sponsored” Access: No Y Lic. No. 58046 TRAIL TRACK CLUB Proceeds go to Development of Haley Park Track. 60-40. CASINO OPEN Free Bus Transportation & Information Fruitvale, Salmo, Castlegar, Rossland phone for bus transportation on or before 4 p.m. dolly Ph. 364-2933, 365-5007, 365-6172 1040 Eldorado — ex.-Konkin Irly Bird Building SUNDAY 7P.M.-1 AM. 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Provincial Secretary El- wood Veitch announced Thursday that the bid by the Cowichan Community Centre in Duncan had been chosen over three other B.C. bids. At 62 metres long — slightly shorter than the length of a Boeing 747 — the giant stick had beer an impressive drawing card to the Canada pavillion at Expo 86 last summer in Vancouver. Penticton, Trail and Quesnel were the other British Columbia commun- ities seeking to become home for the stick. Among hockey stick loses other bidders was Sher- wood-Drolet Corp. of Que- bec, the world’s largest manufacturer of hockey sticks. Both Penticton and Trail boast world championship hockey teams — the Pen- ticton Vees won in the mid-50s and the Trail Smo- ke Eaters won in 1961, the last amateur team to win the world championship. Last fall, Quesnel Mayor Mike Pearce earlier chal- lenged Trail and Penticton to drop the war of words in the bidding and take the battle into the hockey arena. 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The two congressmen ap- peared at a news conference this week in Portland to make the report public. HALVES ESTIMATE AuCoin said the geological survey report showed radio- ducted for the environmental group Greenpeace with the initial cooperation of the De- partment of Energy, had concluded the groundwater from Hanford takes only two or three years to travel through an underground channel to the river. The geological survey said it could find no evidence that such a channel exists and that the figure was more likely about 15 years. The geological survey also said the Energy Department doesn't have an- adi Elk k Valley protests Columbia. Residents, some living within 100 metres of the proposed well site, eatin Homaontel Mone i ene their li “our health or our lives, no matter how small the risk may be of an release of sulphide gas during the drilling of this well,” ‘reads & petition signed by more than 250 residents. Concerns about wells containing hydrogen sulfide — also known as sour gas — Mie eee Pee te blowout at Lod, le, Alta., Amoco Canada Petroleum Ltd. well wees out of control for. 68 days and two workers were killed by sour gas, lethal in minute quantities, while trying to cap it. The exploratory well proposed by Chevron Canada Resources Ltd. of Calgary would be situated in a highly populated area, four kilometres-north of Sparwood. “There is no doubt they are going to hit hydrogen sulphide but now much nobody knows,” insists Raymond Myles of the Elk Valley Farmers Institute, the organization responsible for circulating the petition. ODDS TOO GREAT Myles, who lives within two kilometres of the proposed well, contends the odds of an accidental blowout of sour gas are too great to allow an oil well in the area. Residents opposed to the well have been lobbying the British Columbia government for a public hearing since last November. 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