ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT x legar Sun Weaving course Submitted Imagine. being able to make your own fabric, design and cre- ate a set of fluffy cotton towels or transform a pile of rags into a colorful and durable rug. Kootenay School of the Arts is offering a couple of weaving courses starting later this month: one for beginners, the other for experienced weavers. “Introduction to Four-Harness Weaving” is for people with little or no experience Fibre artist Judith MacKenzie will lead students through the basics of weaving on a four-har- ness loom Students will also learn a vari- ety of warping techniques and how to dress their own loom Shaw on buying binge in the West Kootenay, inctud- is a ing in Casth “Our strong commitment to Western Canada and Alberta, major acquisitions across cent of the After the. acquisitions, over two-thirds of Shaw's sub- ined with the fact we now serve the entire Calgary mar- ket, has led the board of direc- s at KSA Projects in this course (like mak- ing your own fabric) have been designed to help students explore different fibres and color effects. This class begins Jan. 25 and runs every ‘Wednesday night from 7-10 p.m. until mid-April. MacKenzie along with two other talented fibre artists, Janet Wallace of Riondel and Pavi Suomi of Nelson, is offering a second weaving course for peo- ple with a bit more experience. Wallace’ is famous for her bri)- liantly-colored, intricately-pat- terned woven vests, jackets, sweaters and headbands, which are always popular at the Koote- nay Christmas Craft Fair. MacKenzie and Suomi operate Cornmon Threads. Together they make and sell sock and mitten kits which are made up of 100 percent natural, undyed, hand spun fibre as well as hand woven tors to the very difficult jon. to idate our.cor- staff in Calgary,” James R. Shaw, Sr., president and chairman of the board of Shaw ‘Communications, i ENTERTAINMENT G-U-1-D: Thursday, Friday, Saturday Magenta Country Capital of the Kootenays Located In the Fireside Inn ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch 170 Sundays Fri. - Sat. Mon. - Thurs. 2 pm+8%, pm 2. pm- 10pm 11 am-11 pm Guests with members welcome! 248 Columbia Ave., 111)}12) JANUARY ZcompLere SHOWING ACH EVENING 7-00 & 9: (FRI (SAT)|SUN)MONITUE) WED THU 13/14 15 16 17/18/19 JANUARY [ picnse nore one SHOWING Onky' AT 7.00% tren evenine | a 70 00 $0 MWR BF ACCENT OF DESI. Lou —— PLEASE NOTE: “| one SHOWING ONLY AT 9:00r tack cuEning FRI SAT) SUN MON (TUE) WED THU samvany'20) 2122) 23/2425 26, Are you baving an recital, play-etc. in the SS Zi ary : DUN 184 COLUMBIA AVENTE CASTLEGAR BC. Advertise your up-coming dance, exhibition, Call Cathy at 365-5266 for more information The Castiégar Sun Castlegar 365-7017 ki towels, bath mits and .. much more, This class focuses of manual and computer drafting pattern techniques for multi-harness looms. Students will explore the interaction of color and patterns in designing fabrics and finished pieces like blankets and shawls. - “Advanced Studies in Textiles: Patterning” begins Jan. 24 and runs every Tuesday from 7 - 10 p.m. until the spring. Ph: SUN STAFF PHOTO Heft Gabert The West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre Gallery opened two exhibits dealing with everyday life in Central America. Music was provided by Guatemalan refugees recently transplanted to Canada. Left: Juan Lorenzo, Andres Lorenzo, Roberta Miguel and Florinda Lorenzo, all of Nakusp. omments We often hear pedple say, “It's ok to refil. The doctor says I'm on this medicine for the rest of my life’. This may be true but pharmacists may still have to call the doctor for authorization, So it saves everyone a lot of time if you call ahead for your prescription refills or better still, ask your doctor to write refills on your prescription. South American theme at NEC At the National Exhibition Cen- tre from Jan. 6 to Feb. 19 there will be two exhibits based on Cen- tral and South American peoples. Colorful weavings represent- ing the work of Mayan commu- nities in Guatemala and Chipas, propane fireplac furnaces; sales & VISIT OUR SHOWROOM TODAY 1008 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-3388 al myth, and stories of a disen- franchised people with over 3,000 years of history. Hughes on Exhibit In Grand Forks Gallery there is still the exhi- bition of the ArtsEtc well known Mexico will = ‘ artist BE. J be on display Hughes, called along with _| the Vast and clothing and | | Beautiful Interi- photographs. or showing our Tejidos De local landscapes Guatemala and also Batter- displays typical clothing worn ies Not Included showing metal Tom by men, women, children and (PUTTING Cw TS SUT AND CFTURING TE SLEIGH, To WEARER WAIVES AIT AMD ALL RGATS 1M ALLEN @aee Diteney PICTURES Presents THE. es Sad ATR eV NAN HO TYRE LILI SOLARIS Vitamin A can be toxic in large amounts over long periods of time. Toxicity symptoms include fatigue, irritability, lose of appetite, headache and skin changes. Excessive doses should not be given during pregnancy. Keep doses to 10,000 units or less. There are a few dentists in Canada that like to have personalized licence plates. Examples include: '2TH-DOC’, ‘NO-DK’, STRSN-M’, "3RD-MLR’ and ‘TTH-FRY’. Or how about the sign in front of a dentist's hobby farm. “TOOTH ACRES". ‘ People that smoke more than 20 cigarettes a day double their risk of getting cataracts, the world's leading cause of blindness. "Weedless Wednesday’...a great chance for smokers to pick one day that is their first day as a non-smoker, Choose January 15 as your day to kick the habit. Your body will thank you for it. NICORETTE PHARMASAVE 3rd St. (Downtown) Castlegar 365-7813 OPEN SUNDAYS 11:00 A.M. TO 3 P.M. 1128 older people for everyday and fiesta occasions. Included is a traditional backstrap loom and foot looms. Life in Ecuadar Accompanying Tejidos De Guatemala isan exhibition of portrait photography as well as text, handwoven clothing and jewelry of the Canari of South- em Ecuador. The intricate color and design of weavings in the exhibit is curated by Jacqueline Mealing. The Canari of Southern Ecuador features black and white portraits of the indigenous people from one of South American's poorest regions, Canar. ‘The photographs and testimo- nials of the Canari of Southern Ecuador document daily life and life histories, recording tradition- entertaining event? Entertainment Guide. ly is — gl* ANNUAL WILDLIFE BANQUET a AND DANCE FEBRUARY 18. 1995 casttecar comMMUNITY COMPLEX TICKETS GO. ON SALE January 12, 1995 at Bosse's Jewellery 1104 - 3rd St., Castlegar Trophy entries must be in by January 15, 1995 Contact Stu Clow « 365-3945 1995 Memberships are now due and may be picked up at Bosse's Jewellery or Castlegar Sports Centre & Fly Shop (1951 Columbia Ave.) Come and enjoy a wildgame, seafood & domestic smorgasbord that is not just for hunters! Come out and support your wildlife and your environment. CASTLEGAR & DISTRICT WILDLIFE ASSOCIATION toys from long ago. The two shows are on until Jan 21. Creative Arts Show The 12th B.C. Creative Arts Show will be hold March 12-14, accepting applications from home-based B.C. business which produce quality gift items. The show is the largest region- al wholesale gift show in B.C. and applications are available at the chamber of commerce. Festival of Arts The Kootenay Festival of Arts including Music, Speech and Drama will be on from March 5 - 26. To obtain entry forms phone Beth Markin at 365-8188. Information brochures can be obtained from IDA and Phar- masave. Deadline for registration Great Selection of clothing, hardware & miscellaneous items, BUILT-IN VACUUM SYSTEMS ¢ 199 COMPACT ¢ NO Filters to clean « 4.1 peak horse power * 140” water lift © 10-yr. motor warranty $ COMPLETE WITH HAND TOOLS ~(Other models available) Wednesday, January 11, 1995 Taking a train ride into the new year We will all be looking at this new year with some hope that it will be better, Its like taking a journey. Picture, if you will, a railroad station. Three trains are waiting to take us into 1995. We can't miss the huge mas- sive over powering train, ‘It casts a dark shadow over the other two. Whoever chooses this one gets to take over the controls. They are in charge. Oh this train feels great! It's full of people. Everything runs ‘smoothly on this train because the boss works hard, he/she keeps a constant vigil. It demands a lot ‘of time and energy, sacrifice of family and friends. If you look closely the people on the train are talking but not to the one in control. Fear seems to be a major part of the baggage carried on this train. It is big and powerful and sometimes destruc- tive. It is also a lonely train. After it pulls away we see another train. How could we have missed it? It glitters and shines, the engine looks like it is pure gold. Surely this is the train to.choose. Wouldn't it be great to travel into 1995 on the money train? It, too, is full of people. We're not sure where they came from but they smile as we pass out the gifts that are plentiful on the money train. What a wonderful train. When the engineer is busy up front looking after his golden engine, the cars seem to be empty- ing out. No gifts, no people. Oh, there are a few that hang on, but the giving seems to be-all one way. Even with all its glitter it is a cold, lonely train. The engineer never gets to rest because the fuel box always demands “more”. It never seems to have enough. It has to be guarded all time, lest some one steal our treasures from us. One last train stands at the sta- tion of 1995. It looks so “ordi- nary”. But, after a half century I have finally discovered that it is the only train that will take me through life successfully. Inside, it looks comfortable, inviting and warm. As I travel I lift the shades and discovered beauty and true riches. I know I would have missed them if I had taken a dif- ferent train. There are wonderful people on this train. We actually talk to one another, we laugh together and sometimes we cry. Oh, it is a good train. Oh yes, we go through dark tunnels and run into incredible mountains that are scary, ugly, and painful: I can't escape them. But, as I sit on this train and draw on all its resources I know I will.find my way through them. I have done so! Three trains, the power train, the money train and oh yes, I for- got'to tell you the name of the last train. It is called the ““Thank- ful Train” OBITUARIES Mary Hendricks Mary Hendricks of Castlegar passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 1995 at the age of 77 years. Funeral service was held at St. Rita’s Catholic Church on Friday, Jan, 6, 1995.at 10 a.m, with Fr. Herman Engberink officiating. Cremation followed. Mrs. Hendricks was born July 14, 1917 at Pincher Creek, Alberta. She grew up at Bashaw, Alberta, She moved with hes father to Trail in the early 1930's. She married Jacob Hen- dricks in Trail in 1941. The fami- ly moved to Castlegar in 1949 and have lived here since. Mrs. Hendricks was a member of the Catholic Women’s League, enjoyed gardening, reading, knit- ting and playing cards. She is survived by her husband Jake of Castlegar; two'sons,-Ron of Warfield and Dave of Trail; one daughter, Noreen Mather of Kam- loops: eight grandchildren; three brothers, Gerald of Victoria, Red- mond of Penticton and Amold of Vancouver; and two sisters, Katie of Calgary and Alice of Winnipeg. In lieu of flowers, contribu- tions may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation Box 3023, Castlegar, BC. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Castle- gar Puneral Chapel. Myrtle Freda Low Myrtle Freda Low (Pongracz) of Castlegar passed away on age of 73 years Mrs. Low was born Sept. 23, 1921 at Old Masset, Queen Char- lotte Islands. In 1945 she married Alexander Edward Pongracz and moved from Prince Rupért to Syringa Creek in 1960. In 1970 she married Edward Low. Mrs. Low was a valued member of the Haida- Gwaii Nation, Masset Band. She is survived by four sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Jeannie Pongracz of Maple Ridge, Don and Alexa Pongracz of Castlegar, Ed Pongracz of Castlegar, and Leslie Pongracz of Castlegar; three daughters and sons-in-law, Elizabeth and Tim Phillips of Castlegar, Joanne Zoobkoff of Castlegar, and Barb DeBiasio of Castlegar; 15 grand- children; four great-grandchil- dren; two sisters, Norma Rennie of Comox, and Marina Festa of Seattle. She was predeceased by her mother and father; husbands Alex and Ed; two daughters, San- dra and Margaret;two grandchil- dren, Darcy and Rosemary; two brothers, Vinton and Stanley; one sister, Hester. SUNDAY it FOR YOUR Sunday hours are as follow: MITCHELL SUPPLY LTD. 490 - 13 Avenue 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. PHARMASAVE 1128 - 3rd Street 11 a.m. - p.m. PLAZA I.D.A. PHARMACY 646 ee Grates) Plaza p.m. PANAGOPOULOS PIZZA PLACE 2305 Columbia Avenue 3 p.m. - Midnight MACHADO'S GROCERY LTD. BOTTLE DEPOT - 1108 - 4th Street 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. PEOPLES DRUG MART 1502R Columbia Ave 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ener ncmaemtaenie te Tuesday, Dec. 27, 1994 at the | Submitted by: Ann Pollock, Castlegar United Church Life is a journey. We are always “on the road.” Each time another January greets us, we have an opportunity to pause, to seé where we have been, to notice how far we have come, and to ponder how that journey has been for us. Each new year is also a time to clear our yision, to take stock of our resources, and to refresh our dreams as we set out once more on the journey that is ours. The beginning.of the new yeat is a good’ time to get our our road maps of life. We can gain wisdom by looking at thé places of our hearts where we have traveled during the past year. As we look back over the journey, it is helpful to identify the places that blessed us, affirmed us, enlivened us and enriched us. We also need to reflect on the situations that challenged us, tested us, discouraged us, or maybe even tried to destroy us. Once we have looked over our past travels, we need to take stock of our present Situation, What are our inner resources? Do we need to refuel, to restore our energies? Are we prepared to continue on the road? Have our spiritual suitcases worn thin with all the clutter we've stuffed into them along the way? What kind of nourishment will we provide for ourselves as we travel? Do we settle for only junk food for our minds and hearts? Do we need to change our-style of travel or take a new road? Are we moving too slowly or too quickly? Can we risk taking the back roads, the unfamiliar ones where much hidden and unknown beauty is found? Are we aware of the people who aré on our roads? Do we stop to meet them, listen to them, learn from them? Reflecting on my own road of life I recall one particular January. It was the first day of the new year. I was driving on one of the iciest roads that I have ever traveled. It was a white knuckle drive. I knew that if I even once hit the brakes, I could sail into the deep ditch, I thought of turning around and going home, but the family I was going to visit “ was one of my favourites. I looked forward to a gathering of laughter and fun. So decided to keep going, to take the risk of the country road with all its hills and curves. Once I made that decision, I felt less stressed and ST. PETER LUTHERAN WORSHIP TIME 9:00 am SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:15 am 713 - 4th St., Castlegar cviasese | She We ALL WELCOME! | could begin to look more closely at the beauty that the ice storm had left. The countryside sparkled, The tree branches glistened, The deep blue sky. and the brilliant sun created a crystal world. The more relaxed, the more I was taken up by the beauty all around me. What started out as a fearful journey ended as a wonderful ride. As I drove home that evening on the road that had melted and dried, I thought about the icy road, I reflected on how that first day of the year had been for me. Would the year ahead be a long stretch of icy roads? Would it continually call me to risk a bit so that I could reach a happy destination? Was there something in me that kept trying to take the safe road instead of taking risks? I realized that those questions were more true that I cared to admit, Not long after this I discovered a picture by Mary Engelbreit that was particularly appropriate for my life’s journey. It showed two roads. A little hobo figure with a small pack was travelling down the road marked “Your Life.” Behind her was the road from which she had come. It was labeled, “No longer an option.” We can learn from our past; from the roads we have traveled but if we are to grow we can only go forward on the road into the future. Whenever we walk into a new year, we are invited to enter into the unknown. We do not know what events will surprise us along the way. We can only see life for today. But we can risk the road because we have the tremendous assurance that God goes with us on the journey. “Be confident. For go where you will, your God is with you.” Joshua 1:9. As we enter this new year, we can trust God with our lives. We can trust that there will be enough strength and beauty amid all the pain to sustain us and to urge us forward. - We can trust that on this road we will come to greater wholeness and transformation. “Inspiration for this column came from Joyce Rupp’s book “May I Have This Dance?” =) STAM ANGLEAN CHURCH] 614 Christina Place Pastor John Wiuft = : (B.th., M.Div.) Christmas Services: January 1, 1995 No Service at 8:00 am 10:00 Family Service ALL WELCOME The Rev. Canon Dorothy Barker Phone: 365-2271 TO KNOW CHRIST AND TO MAKE HIM Pioneer Club - Adult Fellowship - Care Groups Faithtully serving Castlegar for over 30 years. ‘A Church built on LOVE-ACCEPTANCE-FORGIVENESS ee FAITH FELLOWSHIP 2329 6th Ave., Castlegar ° 365-5818 SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 10:30 am -\ EVENING CELEBRATION 6:30 pm WEDNESDAY FAMILY FELLOWSHIP 6:30 - 8 pm , '° Youth Ministries ¢ Victorious Women * Men's Fellowship enpemeemememn WATCH FAITH ALIVE ON SHAW CABLE 10 (SES ffiliated with Canadian Fellowship of Churches & Ministers LIVING WATERS CHRISTIAN ACADEMY - Grades K - 12 individualized Curriculum ee RAISING TOMORROW'S LEADERS °* _ Calvary Baptist Church * SUNDAY SERVICES + Hurry & Chin's Church Avauble during the Services {£15 am Sanday School Super Church 10730 am Morn. Worship» 60 pm Eve. Celebration + MIDWEEK SERVICES * ‘Wed. 6:0 Family Wight Phomer Ch and Pastor Bob Marsh 365-3430 - Church 809 Merry Creek Rd. Castlegar RC aera | GRACE PRESBYTERIAN 2605 Columbia Ave. 2224 - 6th Ave., Castlegar Ph. 365-8337 Minister: The Rev. Ann Pollock Worship & Sunday School 10:00 am CASTLEGAR FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP 1801 Connors Rd. Sunday Scheel 9:45 am Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 am Evening Fellowship 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Friday Youth Activities 7:00 pm A loving, caring : church invites your participation. You are welcome here! Pastor Stan Block 365-6317