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He will give introductory talks and a workshop -on the topic “On Having No Head,” the title of which is taken from one of his books. Introductory talks take place Feb. 19 in Winlaw and Feb. 20 in Nelson at the DTUC library. On Saturday a workshop happens at DTUC Sub Building. Harding is written about in a novel by Anne Bancroft en- titled Modern Mystics and Sages. He is presented in the book along with Mother Theresa, Chogyam Trunpa, Allan Watts, Kristhnamurti, and other spiritual teachers. “His concern has been to answer, without an¥ reliiifice on outside authority — whe- ther teachers or books or in- stitutions — the great ques- tions: ‘What or Who am I? “What is my true relation to others, to the world, and to God? His book, On Having No Head, describes how, at the age of 34, he came to ‘see clearly into his own nature,’ thereby finding his own an- swers to all such questions.” Harding will be 78 years old this year and still travels around the world sharing his inspirations. He has written a number of books, some of which are: Religions of the World, On Having No Head — A Contribution to Zen in the West, The Science of the 1st Person, and The Hier- archy of Heaven and Earth — A New Diagram of Man in “the Universe. . 1 Nuclear - group meets The recently reactivated Kootenay Nuclear Study group met for the first time Jan. 21 since the setting of the B.C. moratorium nearly seven years ago. The topic of discussion was the recent decision by Pre- mier Bill Vander Zalm’s gov- ernment to allow the mora- torium to expire Feb. 27. A large volume of informa- ulated by the study group before and during the uran- ium inquiry. Using this mat- erial, an effort will be made through public forums and workshops to educate mem- bers of the study group and the general public to the haz- ards involved in uranium ex- ploration and mining. Study Group involvement in the province-wide call for a public demonstration Feb. 27 at the in Victoria acutacing pet AFTER NINE Wildlife M pr 9 token , chairman of the Creston Val ieee ‘oppreciation from both pd ol ‘ovincial and. federal ie b of the to Frank Sh 9 Ld tond, 1! Changing guard ‘There has been a changing of the guard ‘at the Creston ber to the Management Au- thority Frank Shannon of Summerland has ended his nine years of public service. He was Feb. 1 by citizens about the importance of fish and wildlife conser- vation in their lives. In 1964 Shannon was hon- ored by the Canadian Wild- life Federation as Canadian Conservationist of the Year and in 1986, the B.C. Wildlife awarded him the Graham Kenyon of Rossland. In announcing the change, Stephen Rogers, Minister of Environment and Parks noted that Shannon devoted more than 30 years of his life to volunteer work in the field of wildlife conservation. Shannon played an instru- mental role along with other West Kootenay sportsmen, such as the late Mickey Mc- Ewan of Nelson, in making the Creston Valley Wildlife Area become a was also discussed. A major- ity felt that a local dem- onstration on that day, co- ordionated through the Study Group, would be a wiser action. Future meetings will be announced through the use of posters. andthe local ITS NO LONGER A BLACK AND WHITE DECISION } Color sells. On a black and white newspaper reality. Shannon also played akey role in the development of the Conservation and Out- door Recreation Education program (CORE) which has educated thousands of B.C. Ted Barsby Trophy as Con- servationist of the Year in British Columbia. Fellow sportsmen, friends and members of the Public Advisory Committee to the Creston Valley Wildlife Man- agement Authority gathered at Dionysus Restaurant in Creston Jan. 10 to pay tribute to Shannon's work in the West Kootenay. He was presented with to- kens of appreciation for his work on the Management Authority by the provincial and federal governments, Ducks Unlimited, B.C. Fish and Wildlife Branch, Creston Rod and Gun Club and the Public Advisory Committee. In accepting the gifts, which included a painting of a Canada goose with her gos- lings, and a carved replica of ‘a Mallard duck, Shannon ack- nowledged that it was through the combined efforts of sportsmen throughout the Kootenays that areas such as the Creston Valley marshes still exist today. But he noted that the chal- lenge is not over. He said he is merely passing the torch on to others to continue to ,promote the needs of wildlife in Crestom and elsewhere, Kenyon is head of the en- vironment department at the Cominco smelter in Trail. He has served as a director of the Canadian Wildlife Fed- eration and is a past-presi- dent of the B.C. Wildlife Federation. Like Shannon, he has a long involvement in wildlife conservation in British Col- umbia including past service as a member of the Public Advisory Committee to the Creston Wildlife Area. “Good For You Canada holds second seminar The Good For You Canada Corp. held its second nutri- tional seminar Jan. 24 at the Fireside Place. The first seminar took place in Kel- owna in October. Participants came from as far as Blairmore and Cole- man, Alta., Cranbrook, Cres- ton, Grand Forks and sur- rounding areas. One person even stopped in from Ontario and another from Quebec. The topic of the seminar was health, nutrition and ef- fective weight management with featured speaker Steve Berger. Berger is a master herbal- ist and received his VAT of Biological Science at the Uni- veristy of Lethbridge. Addi- tional studies include Biophy- e nutritional diseases are largely preventable; macronutrients are made up of and are responsible for hundreds of thousands of re- sics and Human Sy ey at the University of Water- loo. He has also done some graduate work in medical An- thropology at the University of Calgary and at the present time teaches nutritional courses at the Wild Rose College of Alberta at Cal- wary. Some of the highlights from Berger's talk included: actions. ients con- sist of vitamins and minerals and are catalysts to create those reactions. fibre is a preventive and improves health; e antioxidants can cause a lot of damage to the body. They occur in air pollution and certain types of foods we consume. e heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, cadmium, as at Cominco in Trail — what nutritional steps to take to prevent such poisonings. e sulfur dioxide in acid rain releases heavy metals from rocks which end up in the food chain; @ food is not what it used to be. e stress includes not only chemical stress, but stress in the workplace, physical stress and nutritional stress on the body. wigs SLOCAN SKATERS... which was transformed into a skating rink. These children enjoy skating on a Slocan tennis court —CaiNews Photo Women's league meeting The Catholic Women's League's first meeting of the new year was held recently in the Catholic Centre with Brita Haley in the chair. Opening league prayers were said by the spiritual convenor. The minutes were read by Secretary Leona Bozek and approved. Correspondence included thank you. cards from the Lalonde family and Mrs. Sewchuck. The treasurer's report was given by Joan Muller. Pro. ceeds from the bazaar were given to the church. Membership convenor Kay McGauley gave her report on membership. She is also pre- paring a letter to the ladies of the parish briefing them on cwL over the holidays. The Knights of Columbus have asked the ladies to serve their dinenr after the curling game. The sewing group will be presenting lap robes to the C and District Hos- Historian Anne Gallo re- ported that the book, History + of St. Rita’s Parish, is now for sale. Contact her or Polly Corbett if interested. The sewing group held a coffee party for Paula Laurie who was visiting her family Answer to Sunday Crossword Puzzle No. 246 Answer to LOESSEGHAT JOGE! SIPIEN 3 NLIEISI SIL IEIDIS! junday, Feb. 1 Cryptoquip: SAID STANDARD BEARER, LIMPING, AT END OF PARADE: “BOY, ARE MY SPIRITS FLAGGING!” pital extended care Feb. 12. Arrangements have been finalized for a “Muffin Mixer” coffee party at the Catholic Centre Feb. 22 after the noon mass. A hand embroidered cloth made and donated by Kathleen Stadler will be raf- fled. Mission slides. will be shown by Father Herman. Proceeds will go to the Bis- hop’s Fund. Thanks went to Marge MacBain on her talk on hospice. The February meeting guest speaker will be Sister Rosemarie from Trail speak- ing on Women in the Church. The door prize was won by Maria Ambrosio. After the closing prayers, refresh- ments were served. 4, 15, 19, 24 and 36, The bonus number was 82. Sue of the Bank will be in Costlegar ” 11, 1987 poin to discuss ir Business t needa: Why Ao coll A ial and Managemen’ us today at 426-7241 (collect) to arrange an ap- tment? (604) 365-8444 with other REST EASY 50% OFF ALL ROOMS DEC. 1/86 —FEB 28/87 5 SANDMAN ‘THE RIGHT PRICE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. 1944 COLUMBIA AVENUE Rateg subject to provincial tax where applicable. Applies to regular room rates only. Not available ir conjunction discou int programs. 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