CASTLEGAR NEWS, February 9, 1983 ‘Hunting season oO . Proposed opening dates for 1983/84 big game hunting seasons in British Columbia have beon released. The hedule covers proposed opening dates for male animals only, and dates are subject to change. The complete hunting regulations ‘will be available by early July. Hunting seasons on Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the Kootenay Region (Region 4) are under review due to a large scale die-off of the sheep. Limited entry hunting may be introduced for sheep in some parts of the region. Only significant changes or additions to the regulations are described in the released msheules| and unless changes are specifically montloned, hunters hould presumio | Hint: special areas, closed areas, no shooting areas and ‘Limited: ,''S Entry Hunts in offect in the 4982/88 ‘season are again’ being - considéred for 1983/84. Detailed information regarding Limited Area Hunts . will be available by mid-May. For further information; phone regional Fish and Wildlife offices or Nancy Crowe at (604) 387-5921, Victoria, B.C. ° eo. REGION 4— KOOTENAY ° ‘ Mule (Black-tailed) Deer and White-tailed Deor: Sept. JOn et Oa iit te Oot: 4-40. 4-40. Elk: Bept. 10 inyew 18 104.80, 4-84 to 4: - Mountain ‘Sheep Sept, 10 —-4-1, 42b-to Mountain Goat Sept. 16 — 4-87, 4-40, Caribou Sept. 10 — 4-87 to 4-40." : ; Special. restrictions. for.’ Mountain Sheep’ may- be! snout ata later date. Dates are ‘tentative, TO PLAN EVENTS Seniors hold vical ‘The regular business mect- ing of the Castlegar and Dis- trict Senior Citizens was held Feb. 3 in the centre with 51 members present,, During the meeting, two- members received day wishes from all present. Mrs. Purvis, one of the birthday her Business out of the exec- utive. minutes: was also dis- cussed. The discussion re- volved around'placing pic- * tures of past p on included a should ‘note that Thier from the provincial president and the: city re- garding a NEED program. .the wall of the centre, ‘After many questions, it was de- . cided to install a-plaque with a phage and date of the id This would 90th birthday Feb. 2. To- mark the occasion, she re- cited a poem she had com- posed for herself describing her life over’ the past 90 years, Local oie up much less room than pictures. ~.° Thanks was extended’ to the gentlemen who had pur- chased a bulletin board for the centre. i man passes away = Mike F, Verigin of Castle- ‘gar passed away Feb. 8, age’ 92. Mr. Verigin was born Nov. 20, 1890 in Russia and ‘came to Canada in 1899, set- itling in Saskatchewan with chis parents. : He. married Dota Plotni- koff in 1908 in Saskatchewar and in 1986 the family moved to B.C. While in Saskat- chewan, Mr. Verigin farmed, and he continued to farm and work as a carpenter after ar- riving in B.C. Mr. Verigin was a member of the USCC. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Fred (Mary) Swetlikoe of Castle- ‘gar and Mrs. Max (Anne) Zeeben of Nelson; five grand- children and 11 great-grand- children. He was pre- deceased by his wife Dora, and two sons, Bill and Fred. Funeral services begin to- day (Wednesday) at 7 p.m. at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel and continue tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the Castlegar Funeral Chapel with burial at 1 p.m. in the Brilliant Cemetery, Funeral arrangements un- der the direction of the Castlegar Funeral Chapel. STEEPLES RANCH FOR LEASE Provincial Agricultural land Commission Applications are invited from persons Interested in long-term leasing “the Steeples Ranch fer agricultural purposes. The Commission may consider an option to (purchase af. ter a required We wish to thank our relatives, friends and neighbours for thelr acts indness, flowers, ca! and food durin: the. vacant bereavment in the los: husband and father: Aldo ( Fire ) Bertorione. We also thank the loctors District Horna Father Guinen, the Catholic fuxiliary for the tuncheon ‘served and Mi Weatherhead of the ay Funeral Home. Anne Bertarione and Audrey Trenholme NOTICETO CREDITORS AND OTHERS, NOTICE is hereby given thot Creditors and others havin PETE! KOFF, deceased Who died on the 1ath day of pains 19 are hereby them to the un- Setaigned joint cadmiaistratare c/o | Polonico! Jon and Perehudotf, 1115 Third Steaat Castlegar, British Colu: ead 2Al, before the 30th 1983, ‘ater, which date ee {ol Pint Inistrators will distribute the said Estate among the parties en- titled thereto, nee to the claims ol witch it asnolice: | PETER A. KAZAKO! KAZAKOFF BY: Polonicotf, Jones & Perehudcft _ Barristers and Solicitors 1115 Third Street Castlegar, 8.C. VIN2A1 3/12 number of years of proven lease pert The 's report showed that seniors are very busy with many projects. Mr. Cormier, it was noted, is home from Vi keep ‘fit classes continue Tuesday and Friday morn- ings. Other events planned in- . clude -a Valentine's. Day . _Party at the centre Feb. 17.- And a-quilting party will be held in the b: Hospital and' the members von him a speedy Tecov- “ "The Whist Drive was a success and the seniors plana Crib Tournament for a later date. But while games are going well, the seniors com- mittee would like to see more, members attend bowling at the bowling alley which is held every Wednesday after- noon.. ‘As well, all members’ are urged to use the centre. There is something taking place every afternoon. And there is a bus to take mem- bers shopping every Thurs- day morning. If more’ mem- bers take advantage of this service, a bus may be pro- vided to take members shop- ping twice a week. saw Mr. G. McAndrew, 5e- nior citizens counselle an intereating and: detailed report of: his. work with seniors. He noted that he is a available at any time for cdn- sultation: .: - ~ It was decided that a com- mercial ‘vacuum: ‘cleaner should be purchased :for the centre. Members are asked to remember that Thursday of each month is a business meeting and third . Thursday is an entertain- ment afternoon, At the close of the meeting, refreshments including birthday cake, were served. (submitted by Rose Johnson) + Funeral services - planned ‘Funeral services were held - Feb. 2:at St. Rita Catholic | Church for Aldo (Bert) Ber- tarione of 101-10th Ave. Castlegar who passed away at home on Jan. 29 at the age of 18. was born in fancy. He is survived by. his wife Annie and one daughter, ‘Mrs... Ted (Audrey). Trenh- i dme and two grandchildren, all of Victoria. He is also sur- * of the © centre 9 a.m. each Monday. ‘ The seniors’ meeting also” the... first. 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Come choose your summer* Rryess while the selection fs at : imprint 6 on Cestlegar RT ONE NEXT WEEK: Costleger’s first taxi service _ "Yes, you might day: that the jam factory and that - strawberry jam was, in part, responsible for our coming - to Castlegar.” Milda Oswald (Mrs. Nick Oswald) had been reading the George Cheveldave story and the account of the K.C. (Kootenay-Columbia) jam factory, and) it had revived old-memories. “We had been in Cranbrook for. 10 years and Nike was getting restless so we were talking of moving. There as a tin of “K.C.” strawberry jam on the breakfast table th a.picture of the orchards and strawberry fields at Brilliant, J have always loved fruit, so I said, ‘That is here I want to gol’” And thus, on the basis of a jam-tin icture, another Castlegar Pioneer family came and made Nick’ was not only a. big: aon” physically, but is remembered’ ‘as one who was big in enterprise, heart : and citizenship’ heir particular and lasting imprint on the evolution of fo witieh before: And there: was also the man = ‘Nick Oswald ~ himself. remembered as one who was big in enterprise, heart and citizenship. He was born in 1904 in Regina: the eldest of five. children — three boys and two girls — to Veronica and Louis Oswald,:a farming family. In 1908 the Oswalds moved to B.C. and homesteaded at Fauquier, where Nick received ‘his education. Later, in the early.'20s he borrowed money and took training in the automotive and welding school in Calgary and worked as a mechanic at Blairmore in the Crowsnest . Pass. ‘After his marriage to Milda Andel of Blairmere in 1928, he started a taxi service in Blairmore, which he operated successfully for 10 years. A reference from a former employer reads: “He is a capable and catitious driver ‘and takes good care of his car. ‘The Cheyrolet which we sold him in 1928 has travelled 1 68,000 miles and still bas the original pistons in it . bug +.Qn July 28, 1981, Nick received the -somewhat enigmatic telegram from the Cranbrook general hospital: “You're a daddy of a 10 pounder. Both mother and baby OK. — Dr. Olivier.” Thus was he informed of the birth of his first child, Jack now a teacher at the Nelson vocational school, ‘At the time of that jam tin decision, Nick had decided to go into the service station business and, therefore, wrote to various ¢ in. the West K for possible leases. When.a letter came however from Castlegar garage owner Jim Finch, Milda threw it into the post ‘office wastepaper basket thinking that it was another’ piece of junk. mail. Only Nick’s hunch and a hurried trip to the.post office changed the course of the Oswald fortunes. | In -response to the letter Nick paid @ visit to Castlegar, where he found two garages. One of these, opposite-Rigby’s confectionery (now the Hi-Lite), was owned by Nick and Vera Donsley, who later built the Arrow Motors. Burt Campbell adds s little to the history of that side _. of the street. “Rose’s.Cafe operated by Tom Rateliffo™ occupied that area earlier on. It later became Seto’s Cafe, operated by Harry Seto, then it became Irene’s Cafe with Irene Wilson. Today, . reflecting the changing face of Castlegar, it is occupied by Henne’s Marina.” The Finch garage, ‘also. on Columbia’ Ave., stood opposite the present Marlane Hotel. Nick liked this Intter location, entered into a lease agreement and made preparations to return in the spring. On March 1, with bags and tool kit packed, he © boarded a: bus headed for Castlegar. “An “article in the ‘astlegar News picks up the story: “It was after dark when the bus came toa halt, When Mr. Oswald. told the driver he was getting off at Castlegar, he was told, a little abruptly,’ that he had reached his destination. There was no street lighting at that time in Castlegar and as the bus pulled away he found himself, with his baggage and his tool kit, standing alone in total darkness in front of Eremenko's store (now Castlegar News). H “He first took his tools to the Finch Garage, later to be known as “Oswald Motors,” then found a room at the Castlegar Hotel and a month later’ was joined by his family. Since, however, there was no housing available, the hotel continued to be ‘home.’ “At this time,” continues the article, “Freddy Parent _ and his brother, Alf, were building a new home (and) they informed the Oswalds that when (it) was finished, the Nick was not only'a big man physically, but is: Nick in front of his Blairmore taxi office, circa 1927. Parent dwelling —fecated near the CPR depot: — would be available to them. > “*When are you moving? was the daily question put to-Fredd »Mra:-Oswald, who recalls that Mr-Parent had difficulty being patient with her continued inquiries. ~ Inthe meantime, the Oswald's furniture was being stored in‘Ralph West's original store while the Oswalds, their son Jack “and their grey cat, Fluffy, were getting their meals cooked on a stove in the hotel kitchen, which owner Dennis Shea had made available to them.” -Finally the family. made their move, first to the Parent's house, then to a house on Maple Street and at _ long last toa house adjacent to the garage, next to Nick's work. At this time (spring 1945) Castlegar had no fire protection, so on their own initiative, Nick and Ralph West bought an old truck in Nelson and on bis own time Nick rebuilt and equipped it with a 350 gallon tank which he had obtained from the oil company, together with a pumper and a ladder and painted in the then standard . fire-engine red. Each citizen was assessed $6 to cover the cost of the equi ona ” basis, or the fact that he would be billed $25 if he had a fire and required the.services of the crew and equipment. The fire truck was first kept at the Oswald Motors garage then housed later in a firehall built with the Ed Lewis driving Castlégar's first fire truck bought is Rigby’s by Nick: Oswald and ‘Ralph West from Nelson. In- Hi- na now ole z se : home later moved to Front. St. to house the Fall fair parade ond the Oswald matare float along Castlegar library, Columbia Ave. In background is old Fomenoff voluntary Isbor of Alf Hopland, Harold Merrifield, . - Charlie King and others, It was located across the road from: the present West's store where Eremenko’s Shoes now stands. “It was a strong building,” Charlie King recalls, “about 24-feet by 36-feet and two stories high,” with two-by-six studs and- insulated with shavings from . Ozeroff's mill, It even had a drying tower for the hoses ‘There were two garages in those days, one opposite Rigby's confec- tionery (now the Hi-Lite) and the Fin- ch garage, opposite the present Marlane Hotel.’ i and a fire siren (originally an air-raid siren) obtained from the government. The bottom floor was used to house the equipment and the upper story as a storage area and meeting room. The volunteer fire brigade did attempt to fight fires in other areas, particularly during the troubled '40s when arson fires were widespread, but the distances made it difficult. “When we went out to fight the jam factory fire there were six other fires burning in the district that same night. The Doukhobor community hall at Brilliant went up a few days later, a great loss — it was a nice Constable Paine arrested a number of suspects at the ‘scene but was ordered by Victoria to release them, he said. “There was 2 lot of bitterness and frustration those days.” Ralph West, who was the first fire chief and-owner of one of the few telephones. in the town, had the switchboard in his store so that anyone wishing to put in an alarm did so by running to West's. Since West's, the Castlegar. Hotel and Dr. Goresky were the first to have telephones in town, the two commercial phones saw . considerable use. Oswald's Motors got one not too much later when one of the West's clerks complained that Nick who had to use the phone fairly frequently, left the black marks of his trade on the instrument. The first fire truck served the town for about two at the And feed store years after which time it was replaced by the purchase of’ another, real fire truck from Tadanac which was purchasing a new vehicle. Since the second engine was a chemical truck, Nick again had to modify it to meet local needs. Tractors lined up culsideg garage and Oswald home on Columbia Ave. Nick also had the Mossey-Horrs, ranchise,