Wednesday, April 8, 1992 @ + Sinixt Band holds benefit performance The Arrow Lakes-Sinixt Band is sponsoring a fund- raising benefit concert in Nel- son on April 16. ' At 7:30 p.m., Jim Page and Roy Bailey, two international- ly famous folksingers, will per- form at. the Civic Theatre. GARDENING SUPPLIES NOW AVAILABLE! poultry manure 10 kg steer manure Taurus ¢ 10 kg. peat moss 4cu. ft. 13-16-10 fertilizer 25 kg 21-0-0 fertilizer 3.99 1.99 8.99 10.99 7.99 Page has toured throughout Europe and North America every year since 1975. Whether performing solo, as a duet, or with a band, Page pro- duces a sound that is unique- ly his own. : Roy Bailey is from England and has received world-wide, critical acclaim with songs that reach out to the listener with a well-blended combina- tion of artistic and political comment, The benefit will also feature guest speakers, including Mar- il; James of the Arrow Lakes-Sinixt Band, along with some young performers. Advance tickets are $8 at the Still Eagle and Oliver’s — $7 for Edlers and unemployed. Tickets at the door will be $10.00. Your satisfaction is our main concern ENTER TO WIN Washer & For Your Convienience We Accept Dryer Sets every $25.00 in groceries purchased entitles you to get all 4 of these products at these great prices the more you buy re you save $25.00 *50.00 ~the mo Poultry ° Fresh © Gov't Inspected Family Pack ¢ Frying ¢ Back Attached ‘OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK Sundays 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. 365-2412 PLU #910 1.36k9 Burn's © assorted varieties sliced PLU #913 759000. Ml B.C. grown ® Canada fancy sparton apples eos Oventresh or SuperValu french bread PLU #912 se7aict Ml ¢ B.C. Grown Canada Fancy © Golden ¢ Chilian Grown #1 ¢ Seedless 9 California Grown #1 ADVERTISED PRICES IN EFFECT TO APRIL 11, 1992 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LIMIT SALES TO RETAIL QUANTITIES. = SERVING THE CROSSROADS OF THE KOOTENAYS SINCE 1947 WB CAST! SAR Saturday April 11, 1992 BE 75 6OSECONDS The stars are shining at Stanley Humphries Secondary School. With students like these, Castlegar should be on the world map before you can say ‘education.’ page 9 For the second straight year, the Castlegar Realty boys are the undisputed kings of men’s basketball in the West Koote- nay. KATS Trophys and Engrav- ing is deceiving. Not only is the spelling unique, but the hus- band and wife business spe- cializes in something other than trophies. page 22 Farside Norman Letters After Hours Our People Charters Crossword loroscope” Easter Egg Scramble Local Sports Work Place Action Ads ONE AND ALL, OVER THE WALL News City explores Canada Post predicament @ Castlegar mayor searches for answers from Crown corporation Scott David Harrison EDITOR Audrey Moore wants to know what’s p. The Castlegar mayor says she is con- cerned about any rumored closures of Castlegar’s Canada Post sorting station. In an effort to squash those rumors, Moore says Castlegar want to hear things straight from the horse’s mouth. To do that, Moore is attempting to have Canada Post officials take a trip to Castlegar for an upcoming council ses- sion. “We should, in my view, invite Cana- da Post to come and talk to us, so we will be putting them on the agenda,” Moore said Thursday. . Moore said she has been in contact Fs by Ed Mills, Selkirk College students and staff were once again Storming the Wall Thursday afternoon. The annual relay race that concludes with teams, in this case the Aviators, having to scale the wall. Check Wednesday's sports for all the results. with Canada Post officials in Ottawa looking for a straight answer. To date, Moore has yet to get the offi- cial word from Canada Post’s Ottawa public relations head Raymond Houle. Thursday, Moore faxed copies of arti- cles which appeared in The Castlegar News to Ottawa about the rumored clo- sure of Canada Post’s Castlegar sorting operation. The story surfaced in April when the B.C. director for Rural Dignity Canada, Sandra Groepler, contacted The News, saying the local sorting station would be shutdown by 1996 and replaced with wicket postal service to be placed in Castlegar businesses. : Groepler said Thursday she is pleased to see the city taking an active role in the survival of the local office. She said she hoped other people would follow suit. “I know some people out there think that I’m some sort of kook, but what will they think when our post office is gone,” Groepler asked. Groepler said the city has to demand tion. Referring to Houle as “Mr. Double Talk,” she reiterated the need for full- scale community involvement. “If we just sit back like other cities pase done, we won't have a post office CASTLEGAR TAKES A SECOND SHOT AT ROAD REHABILITATION, PAGE 3 .