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Adventures into abstract

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diary.” at the West Kootenay
Exhib’ Centre Gallery from

“There is a never-ending
in colour,” says Castle-
gar-based painter Alf Crossley. “I
am always deeply thankful that I

August 13 to September 20.
Born in Rossland in 1941,
Cc roe studied graphics and
Vi School

can see it the way I do. But it's
always a challenge to extend my
colour vocabulary.”

Crossley’s adventures into
abstraction of the natural world
are well-known to many art
lovers in the West Kootenay and
beyond. Crossley will have a
one-man exhibition of recent
paintings, titled “A seasonal

of Art, stealing in 1965. At the
school, he learned from Bob
Steele, Reg Holmes, Takao Tan-
abe, Roy Kiyooka, Don Jarvis
and Jack Shadbolt. During 1966
and 1967, he studied graphics
and drawing in England. His
work is represented in private,
public and corporate collections
in Canada, the U.S. and Europe,

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These watercolours and pastels are on exhibit
August 7 to 20
Opening reception August 7, 7 to 9 pm

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and he's had numerous solo exhi-
bitions in Vancouver, Burnaby,
Penticton and Victoria, among
other places.

“I suppose,” said Crossley,
“the basic inspiration comes from
my delight in seeing how the
forces of nature—wind, water
and sunlight—orchestrate this
Earth, and how the resulting
rhythm, repetition, and growth
force bring meaningful form into
the visual tapestry surrounding

In the NEC's other gallery dur-
ing the same same stretch will be
“Electric Chairs”, a unique the-
matic exhibition embracing a
number of media, and focusing
on the chair. The work ranges
from the functional to the absurd.
The 13 invited Kootenay artists
have unbound their imaginations
in sculpture, painting, ceramics
and photography.

The NEC invites the public to
attend an opening reception with
the artists on August 13, at 7
Pp-m.. The West Kootenay Nation-
al Exhibition Centre Gallery is
located just across Highway 3A
from the Castlegar Airport.

Canadian novelist scores big with recent work

Carol Shields, Canadian novel-
ist and poet, is one of my own
favourite writers. Her latest novel
“The republic of love” lived up to
all my high expectations. Shields’
writing, with its subtle humour
and expressive metaphors, is a
constant delight and her plots
always contain the most unex-
pected and delicious twists.

Fay is thirty-five, lying in bed
and wondering why today she
doesn't love the man she loved

how love could just vanish
. Has she lost her capacity
for permanent romantic love?

She's a folklorist whose pas-
sion for mermaids provides her
with a sense of continuity with
the past and she thinks she may
be in danger of using this to
escape the present, of forsaking
spontaneity in love for'the securi-
ty of her academic study.

Tom, on the other hand, is just
too spontaneous, with three
divorces under his belt by the time
he’s forty. He may have loved too
much. He's the host of a late night
radio show, and the opposite of
academic. When their paths cross,
Fay at first is overwhelmed by the
happiness of their love-at-first-

Guide to the forest
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Alliance has given complimenta-
Ty copies of its recently published
Community Guide to the Forest:
Ecology, Planning and Use, to
the Ministry of Forests’ Arrow
forest district, to Stephen Owen
of the Commission on Resources
and the Environment (CORE),
and to MLA Corky Evans.

The SVWA says that the
guide, with 300 pages of text and
400 pages of detailed appendices,
provides scientific support for the
forest planning and use concepts
that the SVWA has been support-
ing since 1981. The Guide is
expected to provide much of the
foundation for the Alliance's par-

* ticipation in the CORE land-use

planning project recently
announced for the Slocan Valley.

_. Written by Susan and Herb
H d, the Guide

rizes current scientific literature
which supports ecologically
fesponsible alternatives to pre-
sent timber management prac-
tices such as clearcutting and
pesticide use. It proposes a plan-

achieve balance among the range
of demands made upon the for-
est

“We're hopeful that the Com-
munity Guide to the Forest will
be a valuable contribution to the
upcoming CORE project to
address land use planning in the
Slocan Valley,” said SVWA
spokesperson Jim Rutkowsky,
“We're looking forward to partic-
ipating.”

Silverton Gallery
takes a step
back in time

The Silverton Art Gallery will
be welcoming the public to view,
A Step Back In Time

The exhibit, which is showing
from August 7-20, will present
theme paintings and a cross sec-
tion of other works by Rita Lind
Morrison, the. artist.

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sight but circumstances cause her
to distrust it and escape into her
world again.

I'll leave you to find out if
their love story works out;
Shields will keep you guessing
and absorbed to the end.

A second novel which shows
the ways in which the past can
influence the present in Penelope
Lively’s “City of the mind”.
Lively, an English novelist and
another personal favourite, has
won the prestigious Booker Prize
for two of her previous books.
This might also be in the running
as it is a rich and wonderful story
about the mystery and history of
the city of London and the way it
effects the life of one man.

popular citizen of nearby Bosky
Dell and one of an aging trio of
golfers known locally as the Trio
con brio. The fact that his death
was not accidental is undeniable,
considering Charlie was blown to
smithereens by an explosive
device hidden in the third hole of
the Bosky Dell golf course.

The well known Canadian
journalist Walter Stewart keeps us
laughing all through his droll sec-
ond mystery “Hole in one”, as
Carlton and his colleague Hannah
Klovack set out to investigate
Charlie's untimely end.

Charles Lynch has long been
known as Canada’s funniest politi-
cal columnist and pre-eminent har-
monica player. He’s also a

Halland, an

had just emerged from a failed
marriage and he needs to build a
new life. His job involves him in
building a new London, both in
the Docklands area and in the
renovation of a Georgian terrace.
As he moves through the city,
past and present sometimes inter-
weave and Matthew senses that
“things that have happened are
always there, as long as someone
knows about them”. His search
for what is missing in his life is
pursued across a cityscape which
has seen centuries of destruction
and loss and similar quests.

“Booked to die”, by mystery
novelist and bookstore owner
John Dunning, introduces an
interesting new detective to the
who dunnit scene. Denver cop
Cliff Janeway probably knows
more about books than he knows
homicide. His living room resem-
bles a public library and he’s
aware that a first edition of a
Stephen King can bring in as
much as a first edition of a Mark
Twain. He realizes that, contrary
to common belief, “older”
doesn’t always mean “more valu-
able”. Valuable books can be hid-
den in plain view among ordinary
book collections but book scout
Bobby Westfall has a nose for
such treasures and often makes a
killing in a single weekend with a
lucky sniff. Unfortunately, some-
one else did just that and now
Bobby lies dead on Friday the
thirteenth, his body dumped
under a ladder in a dark alley.
Sadly, he'd been a superstitious
man.

Janeway is sure he knows who
the killer is; now he has to prove
it. But he’s in for some surprises
and so are we.

And while we're on the killing.
theme, who on earth would want
to murder old Charlie Tin-
klepaugh? That's the question
that puzzles Carlton Withers,
sometime reporter for the Silver
Falls “Lancer”. Charlie was a

perhaps he
serenades the fish? “Fishing with
Simon” is a collection of essays
about angling and anglers, who is
fishing and where. So if you've
always wanted to know where the
world’s best speckled trout fishing
can be found, the Queen Mum
uses a spinning Jgheel, or why you
should never go fishing with the
Govemor General of Canada with-
out first checking his equipment,
this is the book for you.

People who watched the fasci-
nating Knowledge Network series
“The Victorian Kitchen” might be
interested in following it up in the
book of the same name by Jen-
nifer Davies. The popularity of
“Upstairs, Downstairs” was pos-
sibly the inspiration for this look
behind the scenes of the starched
apron, plum pudding image of the
Victorian kitchen. We find out
hat “kitchen and scullery should
never assert their nearness
through the nose”; we look at the
vast array of equipment used,
from the smokey range, which
had to be in a good mood or all
the cooking and baking went
wrong, to the gleaming array of
copper pans which were every
cook’s pride and joy; and sympa-
thize with the young skivvey
whose day started at 5 am when
she cleaned out the range and
climbed 178 stairs to give Cook
her morning cup of tea.

Keeping kitchens in mind,
“The kitchen table money plan,
building personal wealth and
security” by Barbara McNeill and
Robert Collins brings us financial
advice that’s nourishing, comfort-
ing and easy-to-digest and brim-
ming with case histories written
in jargon-free language, this slim
book shows us how to realistical-
ly plan for and build a financial

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Contract awarded

Selkirk College announces additional training opportunities

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Congratulations to Trowelex
Concrete Contractors of
Castlegar for winning the con-
tract to repair the Nelson Fire
hall apparatus floor.

Sorry to see you go
Castlegar Turbo gas station, at
the top of Sherbiko Hill,
Closed their doors on Monday
August 3. No word yet as to
what will happen to the prop-
erty or station.

Selkirk College has announced
the creation of two new training
opportunities under the Canada
Job Strategy initiative of Canada
Employment beginning in Octo-
ber. The first is a Practical Horti-
culture program of 33 weeks
duration, and the other, called
Career Skills for the 90s, i
designed to address the needs of

women who would like to return
to the labour force
The 33-week Practical Horti-

of on-the-job training at field
locations.

A strong emphasis is = on
of

culture program is designed to

al skills through the course

give p a basic
knowledge of residential and

participants will learn the basic
ke of

of the course is integrated pest
management and organic week
control methods.

Career Skills for the 90s, slated
to begin october 13 at the Nelson
Campus, is a 24-week program

The pro-
gram will be instructed by a prac-

and contracts and acquire

ticing
which is slated to begin October
5, combines six months of class
room instruction with two months

ICBC goes toll-free

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New faces, new pl.
Pete Daly is the new Opera-
tions Manager and Morning
Show Host of CKQR 760 in
Castlegar. Pete comes to the
Kootenays from Whistler with
a background in business mar-
keting and radio broadcasting
from Fanshaw College in Lon-
don, Ont. On staff for almost
three weeks, Pete already
loves the Kootenays, and
looks forward to meeting
Castlegar and area residents.

New in town

Gord Jackson has started
Gord’s Mobile Welding Ser-
vice, based in Genelle
Although advertising that “No
Job is Too Small”, Gord's real
interest is sawmill mainte-
nance and commercial truck
repairs. With 15 years experi-
ence, a Welding “A” ticket
along with a TIG and MIG
welder and his mobile truck, it
appears that he is going to be
kept busy.

Sign of the times
Richard's on Columbia (beside
Castlegar Plumbing and Heat-
ing) has a new display sign in
their window that makes it
easier for drivers and passen-
gers in vehicles to see their
daily specials

Serving visitors
Taylor's Family Restaurant
reports that a large number of
visitors to the area are discov-
ering that their restaurant is
the only one in the area with a
Russian menu . Visitors and
locals enjoy being able to
select either Russian food
items or Western cuisine or a
combination! Fresh baked
desserts disappear almost as
quickly as they are baked.

Business success

for women

The Federal Business Devel-
opment Bank will be sponsor-
ing the bi-annual Business
Success for Women Confer-
ence in Castlegar in 1992.
Planned for the Fireside Motor
Inn on Monday October 19,
business and professional
women from all over the
Kootenays will find exciting
workshops and inspirational
key note speakers at this one
day event. Mark your calendar
now and watch for brochures
in the mail in late August.

Back from holidays
Cravings Deli, in downtown
Castlegar has re-opened after a
short holiday for management
and staff. They still serve the
largest and sweetest cinnamon
rolls in the area!

Sign of the times

The Sandman Inn recently had
their street front illuminated
sign pressure washed by Sign
Tech Services of Thrums.

Tuning In

The New QR760's format
will continue to be fine tuned.
Listeners and advertisers are
already enjoying the rock and
roll mixed in with the latest
country music tunes. As they
fine tune their mixture of
music, listeners will continue
to enjoy Breakfast with the
Oldies, Solid Gold Saturdays
and a great music mix
throughout the listening day.

Sports Mania

Kootenay Sports Cards, locat-
ed in Just Ev's Chocolate and
Gift Shop has expanded their
display case to show more
sports cards.

ICBC has recently introduced
toll-free telephone numbers in
many of its claims centres so that
out-of-town clients can contact
the corporation without incurring
long distance charges.

The toll-free number can be
used by people living outside the
claims centre area to make a
claim, set up an appointment with
their adjuster, talk to an ICBC
employee located in the claims
centre or obtain information
about the corporation.

The new toll-free numbers are:
Chilliwack: 1-800-665-6681
Dawson Creek: 1-800-665-
8515

Kamloops: 1-800-665-7723
Nanaimo: 1-800-665-8890
Penticton: 1-800-665-9975
Terrace: 1-800-665-4476
Williams Lake: 1-800-661-
3115

Cranbrook: 1-800-665-8188
Duncan: 1-800-665-6144
Kelowna: 1-800-661-1230
Nelson: 1-800-661-2113
Smithers: 1-800-665-1117
Trail: 1-800-665-1775

Man charged with telecommunications theft

A 55-year old man was sen-
tenced in Kamloops Provincial
Court for theft of telecommuni-
cations and possession of a
device to obtain Telecommunica-
tions on July 28.

Melvin George Banks entered
a guilty plea to these two
accounts on July 15. The Crown
alleged that an altered micro-chip
was inserted in a cellular tele-
phone, thus allowing the user to
make untraceable long distance

and local calls. In this case, the
calls spanned a ten month period.
Banks was arrested using the
phone in Kamloops in January of
this year.

He was given fines totally
$4,000 and also ordered to pay
compensation of $9,392.26 to
B.C. Tel Mobility Cellular.

This is the fourth conviction in
the province this year, with the
other three being on Vancouver
Island.

ial and small busi-
ness development skills.

Bonsai and the Eastern influ-
ence on landscaping are empha-
sized as students learn how to
produce bonsai plants in the

and how to
rate Asian influences into land-
scape design. A third major focus

de d to address the needs of

,» women who would like to inves-

tigate the career options that are
available to them either in their
own potential small business or
the present labour market.

Small business development is
recognized as the backbone of
new job creation. Statistics indi-
cate that women are starting new
businesses twice as fast as men

and that one third of small busi-
nesses in Canada are owned by
women.

The Career Skills program is
designed to help women improve
their public speaking skills, their
personal presentation and overall
self-confidence. In addition,
training in entrepreneurial skills
and computer skills training will
be provided to enable participants
to pursue jobs in thew workforce
or develop their own careers as
an owner-operator of a small
business.

Both of these program offer-
ings are sponsored by Canada

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Student employment
reports low figures

Summer has quickly
approached its end for the Cana-
da Employment Centre for Stu-
dents in Trail. The centre closed
its doors on August 7.

Latest statistics showed that
250 students had found jobs

ment figures would have been
better if not for an unstable
economy.”

The success of the student
centre is a direct result of local
merchants and the support of
community leaders and house-
holders.

“Many area students will be

through the employ centre.
Of these, 201 positions were
odd jobs, and 49 of them were
full-time in nature.

Compared to last year's fig-
ures, student jobs were down
by 18 per cent. This is due
mainly to a reduction in regu-
lar positions (full-time), as
the number of odd jobs is up
from last year. Student Place-
ment Officer Sara Deane said,
“this year’s regular employ-

ig Selkirk College this
year and will require part-time
work to help with school
costs,” Deane said. “These stu-
dents, along with high school
students, are very eager to
work after school or on week-
ends. Hiring a student now for
part-time employment is very
important in that it allows a
business to fully train their
new worker in time for Christ-
mas shopping mania.”

Spending habits reviewed

Let's take a break from our
summertime series of tax-saving
tips to look at some new figures
on how we have been spending
what's left after the income tax
we do pay.

Statistics Canada has just
released its ($42) 196-page Fami-
ly Expenditure in Canada report,
based on a survey of what fami-
lies in 17 metropolitan areas
spent in 1990.

Item: They play in Thunder
Bay, give in Saskatoon, smoke
and drink in St. John's, and stay
pure in Vancouver.

Thunder Bay households spent
the most on recreation - $3,530
for the year or 7.4 per cent of
total spending, compared with the
average of $2,358 or five per cent
for all households in the 17 areas.

Saskatoon households allocat-
ed more than 5.9 per cent
($2,505) to gifts and contribu-
tions compared with the national
average of 3.6 per cent ($1,734).

In Vancouver, households
spent the least on tobacco and
alcohol $997 vs. $1,276 for all
the centres. St. John's, Nfld., had
the heaviest smokers and
drinkers, spending $1,722.

When you compare how much
your household spends with the
famous average, realize that aver-
age doesn't necessarily mean cor-
rect or normal.

Some households happily
spend a high percentage of their
money on their homes, clothing,
travel or cars—while others
spend only a fraction of their
total budgets on any of these
items. As long as you can com-
fortably afford your spending pat-
terns and they are appropriate to
your situation, that's the right
way for you to spend your
money.

Still, it is interesting to com-
pare what you spend with the
average. Remember to make
allowances for statistics.

For example, the $85,000
income and over category
includes the spending figures for
people with incomes of $185,000
and perhaps $585,000—who

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Mike
Grenby

Syndicated
Columnist

own homes than those with lower
incomes.

The Statistics Canada's house-
hold income categories are (a)
under $15,000 (b) $15,000-
$19,999 (c) $20,000-$24,999 (d)
$25,000-$29,999 (e) $30,000-

$34,999 (f) $35,000-$39,999 (g)
$40,000-$49,999 (h) $50,000-
$59,999 (i) $60,000-$69,999 (j)
$70,000-$84,999 (k) $85,000
and over.

Living together certainly saves
money. One-person households
spend $3,233 on food while
households of five or more per-
sons spend $1,826 each. Corre-
sponding shelter costs drop from
$6,031 to $2,109.

Mike Grenby is a Vancouver-
based columnist and independent
financial adviser who works with
individuals; he will answer your
questions as space allows. Write
to him C/O The Castlegar Sun,
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all all levels of paramedic training to the test. This
programme shows the high level of training these public
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