CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, February 24, 1977 3 -TUG-OF-WAR CONTEST between mothers and students was all part of Friday's ‘: Annual Snow Festival at the Shoreacres Elementary School. With lots of cunshine :,and no wind the children in a weiner roast and a variety of events “including races, toboggan race, snowball throw, snow sculpture, tug-of-war and the supel rater obstacle course. The tug-of-war contest shown above, was the highlight of tho Snow Festival with the students winning, \ —Shoreacres Elementary School Photo ‘Former School Teacher, -Jessie Parker Dies at 81 >" A funeral service was held = Saturday morning from the : chapel of the Castlegar Funeral. lome for Mrs. Jessie Agnes Parker, 81, who passed away. > Feb. 16 in Trail. z She was born Sept. 26, 1895 in Walkerton, Ont., and +t moved to Swift Current, Sask. i in 1914. Until her marriage to ! Walter Parker, she taught ,i school at Rush Lake and :* Mazendo, Sask. The Parkers homesteaded ‘ near Gravelbourg, Sask., farm- i+ ing until 1945, when they moved to Kitwanga, B.C., where Mrs. Parker taught at various points around the pro- + vinee. s In 1971 she moved to : Castlegar to be with her - daughter, and has resided in the area until her death. She is survived by, two sons, Douglas of Aberdeen, Scotland and Bruce, of Hazel- ton, B.C.; two daughters, Mrs. A. (Margarie) Culley of Castte- gar and Mrs. E. (Patsy) Hoben- shield of Hazelton; 21 grand- children and 10 great grand- children. Rev. Ted Bristow of- ficiated. Soloist was Lorren Culley and organist was Mrs, Dawna Dinning. Pallbearers were Ronald Acton, Gerard Archibald, Lor- ren Culley, Kenneth Culley, Albert Culley and Harold Knoke. Interment took place at Park Memorial Cemetery with Castlegar Funeral Home in care of arrangements. —_ Features this week: and Valenti. — 10% Off MEN'S in stock DRESS & CASUAL FOOTWEAR Brand Name quality Shoes by Jarman, Savage Rand, Phone 368-7025 —Pine St. — Castlegar, Welcome — CHARGEX| : L____} Couple Wed in’ Coquitlam Relatives and friends from Castlegar, Osoyoos, Vancouver and Victoria gathered at Como Lake United Church in Coquit- lam for the wedding of Debi Ann Turner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Gerald David Turner. of Coquitlam and Fredrick Wil- Ham Savinkoff, son of Mr. and Mrs. William W. Savinkoff of Thrums. Norm Petterson officiated at the late afternoon ceremony on Nov. 20, at an altar setting of cancelabrum and _ white chrysanthemums. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of crepe de chine en train, with gathered bodice, high neckline and full sleeves of pleated crepe. A white crown enhanced with pearl design secured her veil, which fell into a full train and featured a lace border and lace flower apliques. For the traditional “some- thing borrowed”, she wore a topaz necklace belonging to a friend: and neighbor, Mrs. Margaret Gregory, and carried a bouquet of baby pink rose- buds and miniature white car- nations, interspersed with sprays of asparagus fern and tied with a white ribbon. Matching grey-blue floor- length crepe dresses with angel sleeves were worn by the bridal attendants, Miss Gail Relkou of Coquitlam as maid of honor and the bride’s sister, Miss Rebecca (Becky) Joan Turner of Coquit- lam as bridesmaid. The dresses had been made by the maid of at Tommy Biln Keep on Triking... To Everyday Values! Cle RUG Corner of Pine and Columbia Open Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fri. 9 am. to 9 p.m. Sat. Mi em, to 5:30 p.m. Sunday and Holiday Hours:'12 noon - 1 p.m. Phone 365-7813 7 p.m. honor's: mother, Mrs. W. Pro- kopetz. The girls carried matching bouquets of miniature white chrysanthemums and pink car- nations, and the same flowers made up their headdresses. New Computer Installed At Selkirk College An upgraded computer. facility recently installed at Selkirk College, has roughly doubled the old system's data processing capability and is to serve mainly as a Jab facility for computing science courses, As well, some data processing and recordkeeping work will be done for administrative pur- poses. Mr. Phil Markin of Thrums was best man. and David B. Turner of Coquitlam ushered. For the reception at Cari- boo Trails Hotel in Coquitlam, the bride’s mother helped to receive guests wearing a formal empire waist gown in autumn brown shades, styled with a V-neckline and full-length sleeves. For jewellery accent she wore a crystal necklace, and her corsage was a natural orchid. The groom’s mother chose a full-length floral gown in ‘coral, hot pink and green, with a ruffle trim at the V-neckline and around the collar. A pink orchid corsage fastened with Funeral Service Held. For Hattie Markin, 84. Funeral services began Monday evening and concluded Tuesday afternoon from the Passmore Community. Hall for Mrs, Hattle Markin, 84, of Passmore, who died Saturday in the Kootenay Lake District Hospital, following a lengthy illness. Mrs. Markin was born in Russia on Feb, 12, 1893, and while still a. child, migrated: CUPE Rep Walks Out On Meeting Negotiations on 3 wage rollback have been suspended by the B.C. Trustees As- sociation and the Canadian Union of Public Employees for five school districts. CUPE representatives walked out of a Castlegar’ meeting with a trustees as- sociation. negotiator Feb. -9 after he refused to discuss = CUPE proposal, according to CUPE representatives. “We were met with a flat ‘no’ from their negotiator,” CUPE national representative Fred Pyke said. Mr. Pyke said he proposed the rollback be with her family ‘to Canada,” settling in Yorkton, Sask. In.) 9°; 1901 the famlly moved to Ootis-' chenia, She pea Peter N, “Markin in 1911, and moved with her husband in 1919 to Pass Creek.,In 1991 they re-settled «. ‘in-Slocan Park, and moved to Passmore ‘in 1964, She is survived by. her } husband Peter of Passmore; a son, Peter, also of Passmore; a son John, of Nelson; a daughter Susie, of Nelson; eight grand- children and seven great grand- children. Predeceasing Mrs. Markin was her daughter, Annie, in 1972, 4 Interment took plece in the’ < Passmore Cemetery. THE SIGN OF WHO GARES ABOUT PEOPLE This emblem Identifies the clvicminded => businessmen who sponsor * For Information Call. ? 365-5638 or 365-5542, > = m z : Qo = | > 2 Ptheveceee SN Quality § Shoes for the entire family Dress — Casual-— Work , > Eremenko’s TES eEKe sere t betes -T-RITE Shoes ~ applied to employees sick leave benefit. Mr. Pyke accused scHlool board numbers seven, nine, 11, 12 and Selkirk College of giving up their right to bargain with the union, Those boards have signed a contract with the trustees’ association to bargain for them, he said. “The trustees have given up their right to negotiate. We ~ think the employers would con- sider our proposal,” Pyke said. UURSERY VALLEY LAKDSCAPE BOOK NOW FOR THE FINEST RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPING, 1977 Rigraniig 20 Times. WINLAW, B.C, ¥ shown here along A provincial mediator has been requested by CUPE to help solve the dispute. The Anti- Inflation Board on Jan. 6 rolled the negotiated settlement of 13 per cent back to eight per cent. No appeal or review is being . requested. School District No. 9 secre-. lary treasurer John Dascher told the Castlegar News sal- aries for February have been rolled back to within the recommended guide lines. Pay back of salaries would start as soon as AIB approved com- pliance. “s“Payment, is - generally made over a period of six months,” said Mr. Dascher. _ RUBBER STAMPS CASTLEGAR NEWS Phone 365-7266 191 Columbia Ave. Monday is the Deadline! white ribbon her en- semble. : Head table decor was en- hanced by the three-tier wed- ding cake, made by the bride's Mrs. Grace Lee- The chang from ‘the old system was “relatively pain- less”. according to. computer center manager Dick Wolff. ‘The first computer at the coliege, an IBM 1130, was ob- tained in 1969 but, as pro- son of Vancouver. It featured a cluster of wedding bells on the top layer and was iced in white and decorated with pink rose- buds, The cake was flanked by’ um, each holding cessing the hardware proved ineffi cient in output speed and memory capacity. A committee, formed in 1976 to ii i an all three tapers, and the bouquets ‘of the bride and her attendants. Mr. David B. Turner of Coquitlam was master of cere- hace reading a congratula- from Prince. system, seltled on an expanded 1180 setup to be rented from Churney-Mills Inc. The rent, at $1,900 per month, is 11 per cent more than the cost of the old system, but for that small in- crease, & with twice Tuvert and Port Simpson. Mr. Dale Norfield, an uncle of the bride from Vancouver, | proposed the bridal toast to his’ niece. Prior to Jeaving for a the efficiency was obtained. The college has signed a , four-year rental contract for the equipment, but can term- inate the agreement after three years and purchase the system if they wish. trip. to Harrison Hot Springs, the bride donned a chamois jumper “with angel sleeves over a coordinating striped cowl-neck sweater. The newlyweds are mak- ing their home at 916 - 7th Ave. S., Castlegar. . See our FULL-PAGE AD Department Store - on page 8B ‘ oa isis 21 Pine St. Travel 2 — a your ash with the spies Bandits of": LAS & RENO For Reservations and Further Information Call b=s= ‘put some Spring into your home with “CASTLEGAR | NEWS SECTION Thursday, February : 24, 1977 "Page 1B: 4) SWEARING IN of thee new Castlegar Auslary Police by Insp. C. 8. Faller of Nelson Subdivision took place here on Feb. 8. The auxiliary : a artipg bad ctfctive grata: a 1918 ih th isangth of ting econ ana theca v the ry Police compiled a total of patsy the majority is for polleing duties. The euxiliary members, ‘ th Insp. Faller and two members of the regular fores are, front left to' J Bankert, David McFarlane, Cst. Bll § , Foller, Fo Toft ta He le! vane james harp, Insp. | Bonin. Back row, left to right, David Silvester, Denny , Willson Mau ove uses G4 Garrett, Peter Von Harten, Glen MacNicol; New auxiliary members are Mecsers Oglow, Von partes ‘and Bilinekd.’ CASTLEGAR COMPLETE FINANCIAL service. INC LUDING FREE CHEQUING 365-3375 — SOUTH SLOCAN | 359.7221 Sale of Crown Land Gives Boost to Area any, di in the Kootenays will get a big boost © in coming years as Crown land is made available with a mint- ‘imum of servicing. To. provide inexpensive rural housing where: needed, the province will now release any of its land that is suitable, The Regional District, of Cen- - tral Kootenay has decided to go along with the plan. i Lots will range from a half to five acres, be no less than five miles -from any munici- , pality and will have almost no services, The regional district will have. to choose the land, subdivide it and do the selling— in effect becoming ’a developer. Any profits from the sale of land must be split 50-50 with the Ministry of Housing. The regional. district, however, must re-invest its profits in new rural subdivisions. The whole concept, as out- lined in an 11-page government brief, is designed to prevent who want building land. If no individual buyers come forward, the land may be sold to a private dealer, but only after the lot, sale price is agreed upon, To prevent speculation, © even on single lots, buyers will - be required to finish building at Selkirk Colege least the oulside of a ‘house within a year. “Affordable lots” is the guide word in the provincial Proposal to the districts, which will be allowed to pay them- selves for any planning, ad- ministration and development. costs they incur. Bob Buckley Returns As Council Chairman : Bob Buckloy, elected chair- man at the February meeting of Selkirk College council, com- mented upon resuming © the chair that “it was going to be a tough year", : et Mr. Buckley went in by ac- clamation as did vice-chairman Jean Turnbull of Trail. Chairman ‘of the. finance- —RCMP P Photo = Reatior Makes Study _Somparative to Coast | A study of ‘the average *\ trangdetion price for real estate - in the greater Vancouver area, as compared to that ‘in the :UCastlegar. area, from 1960 -to® 3 211976, has bee: aade by Bjorn 'Edblad of Castlegar Realty. The results is study Castlegar prices are cal- - culated by dividing the dollar ‘ volume of all residential sales made by Castle Realty Ltd. by the number of sales (total 670). It is estimated that these sales represent approximately 80 per scent of se Castlegar market, ve followed the trend of the {Vancouver market. It!is inter- “esting to note that the prices were fairly close in the early, 60s, while they have drifted’ . apart in later years. As a com- parison, Vancouver prices were ; only 20 per cent higher in 1965, “but 85 per cent higher 10 years : > [ater in 1975, Vancouver prices little: while and, in fact, were “reported to. have. dropped “slightly. in the last quarter of O Cantiegar house prices have also shown a similar trend and it may seem to the public |< slightly. However, the average house price in 1976 was almost ;: $1,100 higher than in 1975. This was due mainly to. the large increase in the prices'of vacant much higher prices for lower- ipriced houses, in particular. “For example, the cheapest ee "Kh “houses Sold in 1974, 1975, and * 1976-were $8,000, $10,500, ‘and $17,900 respectively, Le. a tre- Yt yuponarrival... 8 Expires May31.- me. CARRIAGE SHOUSE woror inn 9030 Macleod Tra SE curred from 1971 - 1975. As an 960 -- 1971 was only 87. per -cent, or only an average of 3.4 |= per cent per, year, while the in- ‘crease between 1971 - 1975 was “Jong run the v ‘Castlegar ‘house’ prices’ =: -may_ be.-lower. Alreddy the have. levelled ‘off in the last’ that they have come down ~ building tots, whjcli resulted in * "169 per, cent, or’an average of tt Wallpaper! b » For. ea : Columbia Ave, . Or Dros Uy your Rooms Browse through Nancy, i ° Papition, or * Hoppy Walls ” ; sample books, and | get your. P&G Builders [ at 365-7725 FEBRUARY 1S 1S HEART MONTH" | p38 per. cent per year. The largest dollar increase occurred in 1974 with $10,600. : “What: about ‘the future? Right now. some' houses are selling for the same or slightly, less than a year ago. This is a : tergnerery slowdown due to market:conditions: In the: - ward trend will continue even though’ the rate prices of building-lots in Castle- gar have jumped $2,000 -$3,000° since last year. Part of the “reason for this increase is due to the stringent requiremenis for new subdivisions ‘imposed [by .the ‘city, as well as‘ the * cshortage of water in the area. ‘These .shorlage' problems’ have resulted in new proposed sub- ‘divisions being posponed or. even cancelled. When new sub- divisions are finally developed the lots will: have to sell for $15,000 to $20,000 based on to- day's costs. ‘ j ip in the last year. Sineas ‘The largest increase in house: - prices,-as everyone knows, oc” example, the increase between" __You ey ‘SAVE itera private Regional districts are ex- pected to.sell at low prices to | Average Housing Prices "6 Thousands wi OF 60- Dollars.: Se. 50- “CASTLEGAR GABU EET AOnu RAH ® i, Naf Y la a EARLY | BIRD )_ SPECIAL Helmut Krueger reported that the capital equip- ment estimates for next year had been reviewed in detail and _ -Help Your Carrier i) Your Castlegar News car. Tier will be collecting for the” VANCOUVER” ‘PA per during the next few da; The job of your. carrier ‘is: made easier if they don't have’ ‘to make a second or even a third call. j > -Please consider - syour. car- + rier. He or she is an) inde. pendent . business : person and: ‘They don't ‘earn’ their “profi ‘until’: you've = paid’ ‘for your: paper, That's why they'll appre: fine thoes call. TOMLIN Plumbing & Heating Ltd. $s ‘ - Castl Mike Tomlin (28 365-5511 a submission for the amount of. $149,000 would be submitted to the Ministry of Education for approval. He also mentioned a letter has been received from the firm of Soligo and Babcock ‘and Co. that “performed a systems audit in January. The letter stated that the adminis- trative procedures are being effectively managed and_per- formed by Bursar Alex Rabin and his staff. Principal Mitch Anderson then gave new members of council an overview of the col- lege and its segments. 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