A2 CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 20, 1982 New scholarships available at DTUC A maximum of cight new h hips will be avail attending: David Thompson ity Centre in Nelson. next school year to students, NEW IN TOWN? LET US PUT OUT THE MAT FOR YOU! a test fommes Hasna ie ae’ JANICE HARDY 365-3842 ' , A’ "large portion of the funds were made available through the estate of Cater- ina Pisapio of Nelson. The $1,500 scholarships will be awarded under the names of Pisapio, Shaw. and Notre Dame. Applicants must meet cer- tain criteria. The recipients must be residents of the Country of Kootenay; must demonstrate scholastic achievement and have finan- cial need; must be entering third, fourth or fifth year of a degree or certification pro- gram. id will be OFFICIAL OPENING cae Castlegar Villa Society regular meeting ig of its recently, completed Rota the official Villa sundeck. Funded Program It was Fundee alat a cost of $2,800. Front row from left SSS Slim Thomas, Myrtle Thomas, Marg Dulsrud, Breta Haley, Harry Bate. Back Margaret Kaufman, Terry Sabourin, Pau| Oglow, Margaret Henne. Missing are manager Al Richards and Jean Fitzpatrick. Local given first consideration. Application forms will be available at the main office at DTUC in September. Milfoil decision not well GRAND FORKS (CP( — Members of the Kootenay- Boundary Regional District are ‘upset at a provincial beaters and fi NOTICE Wast Kootenay Power joule like to thank thelr received government decision to drop its milfoil quarrantine sta- tions this year at Vernon and Midway. District director Ron Walker said the decision likely will mean Eurasian milfoil will begin showing up in Christina Lake, a popular resort area near this Koot- near Co! of the wat should pre: during the recent perlod whena de-energized power line was lowered into Kootenay Lake Creek. The conductor is now out back up to normal position and t no further obstruction. west kootenay power Creston dune 17, 1982 TINTING CHARGE, EXTERIOR ACRYLIC LATEX. — EXTERIOR ALKYD GLOSS DEEP AND ACCENT COLORS SUBJECT TO @ Pw ES ek . Now's the time to paint your home with premium quality Breeze Flat or Semi-Gloss Latex or General Paint Alkyd Gloss House and Trim. . . Paint with the best and save a big 25% offour‘reguiar retail price. . . But Hurry, Sale Ends Soon! O,h.—s } Paint & Wallcovering Lid./ 613 Columbia Ave. Castlegar 365-3274 MEMBER CANADIAN DECORATING PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION roe ENERAL PAINT H l enay within the next couple of years. The fast-growing weed has clog- ged several Interior and Kootenay lakes. Environment Ministry bi- ologist Rob Adams defended the’ decision to drop the sta- tions, saying the main objec- tives of th eprogram — ed- ucating people in how to pro- - tect the lakes from the week — had been met. STEP Classes Cindy and Bobby are ex- pected to wash the dishes after dinner, ‘Every night, they argue about who is going to wash and who is going to dry. Their mother, Mrs. Brown, becomes so anpoyed at the arguing that she sends the children to their room. Mr. Brown gets upset with his wife because he does not agree with her methods of disciplining the children, This is just one example of the kinds of family concerns which may be discussed in the parenting skills program being offered this summer by the Castlegar ' Volunteer Ex- change. Using the Systematic Training for Effective Par- enting (STEP) format, small Mike N. service today _ neoat Service ‘aging today. ar 1T. p.m. from the ‘Castlegar Fu- neral Chapel and continues Monday ‘at 10 a.m. from Glade Hall for Mike Nicholas Markin, 78, of Oliver, for- merly of Castlegar. Born 1908 in ‘Saskatche- wan, he came to B.C. in 1912 settling in Ootischenia, later moving to Raspberry. Mr. Markin lived at Grand Forks offered groups of parents will meet together’ weekly with a course instructor to learn ef- fective ways of relating to their children. Classes begin the week of July 5 and run for nine weeks at 2% hours a'week.-Parents can choose between morning, afternoon and evening ses- sions and arrangements can be made for shift workers. The course fee is $20 which covers the cost of materials and the parent's /COURT NEWS 7 In Castlegar © provincial court June 17 Allen Gretchen was sentenced to three months in jail for causing bodily harm. He was also placed on 12 months pro- bation. _ 8 8 In court June 16 Ricky Rizzotti was given a condi- tional discharge and placed on two months probation af- ter pleading guilty to being in possession of a narcotic. - . * 8 Child care will be available free of charge. Subsidies may be available for low income residents. To ensure a'place in one of : the classes, register by phon- ing-the. Castlegar Volunteer Exchange at 365-2104 or come into the office at a2ne 8rd Street. Markin a ‘carpenter. He, retired to Oliver-Osoysos area ‘about 1972. Mr. Markin is survived’ bY og many cousins. *’.-., Burial is. to be ‘at. 1 p.m. Monday at the Glade Ceme- tery. Funeral arrangements are under the-direction ‘of Castlegar Funeral Chapel. Steven Bojey was fined $850 or seven days for driv- ing with a blood alcohol count’ over .08. o 2 8 Breech of probation has resulted in a $200 fine or five days for Mark Woodrow. ._ * «& Cheryl Webber was fined $50 for being a minor in pos- session of liquor. 8 8 Lori Crossfield was given a ‘tional disch after “Found with stolen Pro ‘operty ‘Three Castlegar mén havo “been charged with possession of stolen property and are to appear in Creston provincial court Aug. 18. Donald Bruce Davies, Mil- ton Jay Prokop and David Wayne Briggeman were stopped in a road block near Creston and found in pos- session of several tons of, copper wire reported stolen from Castlegar on June 12, ‘The arrest was made as a result of information supplied by the Castlegar RCMP de- tachment. Pulp mill down for one week KENORA, ONT. (CP) — Boise Cascade Canada Ltd. is shutting down its pulp and paper mill here for one week on June 27, resulting in the layoff of about 750 workers, a company spokesman said Fri- day. Bob Ponton said the com- pany is shutting down its operations because of a lin- gering lack of demand for- :paper, The mill produces mostly newsprint and spec- ‘falty ground-wood paper used in magazines and poc- ‘book r pleading guilty to- false pre- tense. She has been placed on 80 days’ probation, For the record A Canadian Press item carried in the Castlegar News Wednesday stated that Frank Kootnikoff belonged to the Sons of Freedom sect. In fact, Ki does not be- It is the fourth one-week layoff at the plant since March. Insurance to aid car sales -- AJAX ONT. (CP) — Cars of Canada Inc. has in- long to the sect. As well, the story said Elaine Koftinoff is related by - marriage to Mary Braun. In DEBRA JEAN SHUKIN, daughter of Jim and Doris Shukin of Blueberry Creek, has received her Batchelor Arts, majoring in Russian and a ‘teacher's certificate from. the University of British Columbia. A 1977 Stanley Humphries :graduate, she also ‘attended. Selkirk. College: fact, she is related to Nellie , Koodrin who is imprisoned at |" the Lower Mainland Regional’ * Correctional Centre (Oakalla) for argon, ». MORE THAN CAT NAPS Acatcan sleep for as many as 22 hours a day. FIRST NON-NATIVE Virginia Dare was the first European child born in North _ America, at Raonoke, N.C., in 1587. =a" @€©6©“Introducing Woverton Heights” A 45 Lot Subdivision at . Christina Lake, B.C. An excellent recreational and retirement area. Join many of your fellow British Columbians on adjoining Wolverton Acres or Wolverton Hill Sub- divisions. Near Golf Course, Tennis Courts & Public Beach. Private, well. treed, fully serviced, great view of the we I, Lake and mountains. Priced from.$18,500.00 Contact: ‘ Block Bros. Realty Century 21 Cooper Agencies ; All of Grand Forks, B.C. Christina Lake Development Ltd. Box 1030, Grand Forks, B.C. Phone: 442-8294 or Evenings 447-9405. Terms Available 442-2124 442-2701 442-2744 : or da program that will cover a Lada owner's month- ly car payments for up to a year if the customer is laid off after purchasing one of the Soviet-made vehicles. haga is touting the ‘pro-;, gram, which it calls the voluntary. Job Loss Inst ance Plan, as one for today's receasionary climate. “We think the times need something like this,” John Wright, Lada’s marketing director, said in an interview. The program covers any- one who purchases a Lada between now and Aug. 31. Under the program, unpre- cedented in the industry, Lada will pay $200 a month for up to a year to “any owner whose job is lost through temporary or per- manent layoffs as a result of economic pressures on the employer,” a prepared state- ment said. Under the plan, which has been underwritten by Citadel General Assurance Co., Lada will pay a laid-off worker in cash until the car owner bas either founda a job or been re- called. “a Wright said the company has estimated that average monthly payments .on a stan- dard Lada sedan, which sells for $4,998, run between $150 and $200. If the monthly car pay- ments to the bank is less than the cash payout from Lada, the customer pockets the dif- ference, he said. _. Lada, which sold 14,200 cara last year, expects the program to be successful. Wright said the company sells to many factory workers who may not be purchasing cars because they fear they may be laid off. Caldsit TTT GROCETERIA & LAUNDROMAT We Are Open. 364. Days a Year * M 5 30 Toso pm, Su a 10a0pa 1038 Columbia i iT i Sita doen Tet GOODBYE GRADS Continued from front page” skills and strengthen thelr chances for a job. In 8 cspecially emotional speech, Rotary exchange stu- dent Adriana Leon-M ‘Pitts Memorial Bursary: Brad Spender — $200. Can- ada Safeway Ltd. Bursary: Teena New — $300. United Steelworkers of America Le. cal 9705 of Mexico thanked the school, staff and students for her 10-month stay here. She too received & standing ovation from the graduates and much of the audience, In the scholarship awards category, Don Tamelin won the Stanley Humprhies Award honoring the student Susa Butz — $250; Lorrie Sher- stobitoff — $250. CKQR Award: Leanne Smalley — $160. Principal's Award: Lori Enders — $150. Michael E. Moran Q.C. Mem- orial Bursary: Carol Oglow — $160. Fishwick Award: Ken Cormier — $25; Ray Yule — $25. Selkirk College Award: Rick Sherlock — $500, Nancy Greene Scholarship: Cathy Beynon — $1,000. FEWER BEAR fromfi who has been ing in © academics, service to the school, citizenship and per- sonal endeavours. Tamelin also received a $350 bursary. Shirley Richards captured the K.T, and R.E. McGauley , Memoria! Scholarship and a $800 bursary as the top aca- demic student, She earned a 95 per cent average —a new record. Meanwhile, Andrea Bel- ezyk was awarded the Lead- . ers Award and a $300 bur- there isa problem before any action is taken. “We can't justify shooting a bear which is attracted by garbage or a compost,” he said. In a prepared statement the ministry said the major- ity of the bear problems arise from “in minimal benefits to the pub- lic." ‘The statement said one of problem is that bears become used to feeding on garbage & and develop a preference for it. garbage storage and disposal: proce- dures, This situation is unac- cepable due to the threats of human safety as well as the of sary, while Rick won' the Aggregate Award and a'$300 bursary. Other award winners in- cluded: Castlegar-Robson Legion Branch 170 Bursaries: Marie Langlois $100; Shirley Rich- ards — $100; Lorie Sher- stobitoff — $100. Beta Sigma Phi Bursary: Leanne Smalley — $160. Columbia Beverage Award: Cathy Beynon — $200. Castlegar Chapter RNABC: Lori-Ann Ozeroff — $300. Eastern Star Minto Chapter 79: Patricia Popoff $100. F.A. Haywood Memorial Bursary: Lynn Lefurgey — $100. Union of Youth USCC Bursaries: Naomi Bojey — $150; Marilyn Gorkoff — $150; Clare Verigin — $150. Robson Women's Institute Home’ Ec. Award: Larina Harshenin — $150. Kiwanis Club Scholarship: Wayne Samsonoff — $300. Robson Women’s Institute Bursary: Kay Syrja — $150. Ladies’ Auxiliary Castlegar and District Hospital: Arm- ando Jardim — $200. Blue Top Burger Bursary: Sheryl’ jondon — $250. Portugese’ Social” Award: ‘Linda DaCosta — $150. Castlegar District Tea- chers’ Association Award: Tammy Read — $250. Castle- gar Hospital Medical Staff: Bursaries: Michele Arishen- koff — $200; Laurie Itcush — $200. Castlegar and District Hos- pital Award: Laurie Iteush — $350. Kootenay Savings Credit Union Bursaries: John Landis — $200; Trevin Rog- ers — $200; Paul Travassos —$200. United Steelworkers of America Local 480: Tom - Demeo — $200; Ozeroff — $100. Castlegar Savings Credit Union Bursaries: Michele Arishenkoff — -$175; Greg Morandini — $175; Bill Tar- asoff — $175. Pulp and Paper Workers of Canada Local No. 1: Bev Boolinoff — $250. B.C. Lori-Ann Chib: y valuable wildlife resources.” The statement said bears feeding near settlements lose their fear of people and be- come potentially dangerous. In 1979 ministry staff des- troyed 300 black bears in the Kootenays. “This was double the num- ber of bears destroyed in 1976,” said a spokesman. “Unless action is failed to reduce these high CSTE MOREIRA AOA Uy bo cy numbers of black bears des- LADEN WITH SILVERWARE - Dan Tamelin accepts Stanley Himphriss Award from pite very Iberal seasons,” teachers Caro! Couch (left) and Bernice Kavic during graduation ceremonies Friday the spokesman said. At the same time, the min- istry says relocation and kill- ing nuisance bears “has not been effective.” But the biggest problem isn’t usually the bears, but the people who provide the bears with available food. : “The source of bear prob- lems in many areas can ul- timately be attributed ta people, who, either through or taken immediately this prob- lem will continue to escalate alon with. expanding set- tlements and developments.” The spokesman added that it cost the Kootenay region of the ministry $110,000 in 1979 to control beara. “This is an unnecessary expenditure, one that must be expended annually with provide bears with a readily available supply of unnatural food,” said the ministry. The ministry spokesman also said relocation of prob- lem bears is “expensive and usually unsuccessful. Relo- cated bears have been known to return to a food source from distances of over 100 miles.” evening. —CasNews Photo Barters with Seattle By CHARLES LA VERTU VICTORIA (CP) — British Columbia is prepared to sell electrical generating capacity to Seattle City Light for $159 million -— $91 million less than it would cost the utility to get the same power by raising the Ross Dam, pro- vineial officials said Friday. Enrironment Minister Steyen Rogers ‘released de- tails of a proposal which the province is using as a basis for a popular recreation land in B.C.'s Skagit Valley, 150 kil- ometres east of Vancouver. Rogers said the province has offered to raise by 4.5 metres B.C. Hydro’s Seven Mile Dam on the Pend- d'Oreille River at the Wash- ington-B.C. border and install a fifth unit at the Mica Generating Station in south- eastern B.C for a period of 30 years. In Seattle would over the issue of raising the dam. If the dam was raised, it would flood 2,025 hectares of Prince flew as decoy ° By TONY SNOW STANLEY FALKLAND ISLANDS (AP) — Prince Andrew related Friday how he _flew,.his, helicopter,.as.a, decoy to lure Exocet missiles lar; away from. the British task force in the Falklands. The 22-year-old sub-lieu- tenant in the Royal Navy flew a helicopter close behind his aircraft carrier Invincible as Exocet-armed Argentine jet aircraft attacked. His job was to make the missiles swerve toward the helicopter instead of plung- ing into the ship. An Exocet wrecked the destroyer Shef- Tourist alert VANCOUVER (CP) — Tourist alert issued by the RCMP. Following are asked to contact the nearest RCMP Marilyn Gorkoff — $250. B.C. Timber - Celgar Bursaries: Lauretta Bullanoff — $300; Paul Travassos —$300. Cominco Award: Shirley Richards — $500. Castlegar Selkirk Lions Club: Larina Harshenin — $400. Herb for an urgent, personal message. Jack and Marion Cunning- ham, Regina Beach, Sask. Wendell Doty Jr., Alaska. Percy and Joyce Oldshoes,. Magrath, Alta. Helen Parkins, Burnaby, BC. field during the’ conflict, kill- ing 20 men. “The helicopter is sup- posed to hover near the rear of the cartier. nari a. attract the missile,” ae prince said” in an interview. “The idea behind it is that the Exocet comes in low over the waves and is not supposed to go above a height of 27 feet ( 82 metres). “So when the missile is coming toward you, you gain: height quickly above 27 feet, and it flies harmlessly un- derneath — in theory. “But on. the day the Shef- field was hit, one Exocet-was seen to fly over the mast of a ship, and that's well over 27 feet.” The prince said his biggest worry was being accidentally hit by a British Sea Wolf de- fence missile firing back at the Argentinians. “Sea Wolves locked on to our helicopter three times while we were hovering,” he “It really makes the hair stand up on the back of your -neck, It is not much fun at all having one of those fellows pick you out as a target.” In another interview, mer- chant seaman Michael Chap- man told of how the prince came to his rescue. Chapman and 26. of his shipmates were rescued from ;, their overcrowded. life-raft after Exécet missiles devas- ‘tated the Atlantic Conveyor, a 14,946-tonne container ship full of stores for the task force. They had been drifting for 90 minutes in a raging storm when a Sea King helicopter, with Andrew as co-pilot, came in sight. “The weather was dread- ful," Chapman recalled. “It was very cold and the waves forego raising Ross Dam, an issue which has been sim- mering since 1942. Rogers said all energy from the Seven Mile Dam would go to Seattle as well as the peaking capacity from the fifth generator at Mica. He said raising the Seven Mile Dam would result in the flooding of 10 acres of the Pend d’Oreille Valley in Washington, already owned by Seattle City Light, and 56 hectares in B.C., most’ ofita * canyon. Deputy avicoamone min- ister Ben Marr said a 30-year limit was placed on the Mica generator because Hydro ex- pects it will need that cap- acity then. BUY THERMAL He said Seattle could use the $91 million saved by not building the Ross Dam to buy thermal energy once the 30 years are up. were about 20 feet (six - metres) high. : “We were like sardines in the life-raft, one on top of the other. There were four or five of the lads hanging over the side of the raft because there was no room. They were suffering from hypo- thermia. “We knew we were going ta‘be rescued, but those lads in the water were in danger. ‘Their lives were at risk, we knew that. : “I was one of the last to be winched up. When I got in- side the helicopter, one of my pals pointed to the co-pilot and said it was Prince An- drew.” $1.3 million “We think that this is a method of settlement,” Rog- ers said. “Of course Mr. (Mayor Charles) Royer would be happier pouring concrete on the Ross Dam and flooding British Columbia.” * He said B.C. would expect any agreement to be done through the Canadian and United States federal gov- ernments “which is the way the Columbia Treaty is run and we would anticipate this would run the same way, in other words a joint nation- to-nation agreement.” This would negate Sea- ttle’s argument that it cannot trust B.C., he said. Under the B.C: plan, he said “the utility user in Se- attle, for the same amount of dollars, should get the same amount of juice through the wire.” “If they can do that with an international guarantee; "arid at the same cost;‘and in a way which is environmentally im- portant, then there is a great advantage.” The International Joint Commission, which adjudi- cates border disputes be- tween Canada and the U.S., has given thé province and the City of Seattle, which owns Seattle City Light, a year to come up with a ne- gotiated settlement. Donations sought VERNON (CP) — Betty Morrison and Tracey Lam- beth have started a campaign to raise $1.3 million to keep beds open at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. The hospital's budget i is $1.3 million short because of the provincial government's restraint program. Morrison and -Lambeth, owners of a restaurant, say that if each of the 50,000 Vernon-area residents do- nate $26, they'll achieve their goal. To start the campaign, the women are donating $1 from every hamburger they sell in the restaurant for the next two weeks. The campaign started at lunchtime Friday and after two hours, $11 had been raised. Morrison and Lambeth say the campaign will cost them 80 cents every time sameone buys a hamburger. CASTLEGAR NEWS, June 20, 1982 A3 Will seek to turn Cominco ruling VANCOUVER (CP) — The B.C. Federation of Labor and United Steelworkers of Am- erica, Local 480, said Friday they will seek to have a Workers’ Compensation Board ruling freeing Cominco Ltd. from a $24,000-a-month air pollution penalty over- turn Federation president Jim Kinnaird said the possibility of court action will be in- vestigated, and. the two groups will ask the board to hold a hearing. Kinnaird said the penalty initially was imposed because of the company's failure to “abide by health and safety regulations at its Trail oper- ation.” The penalty was lifted, even though the board admits Cominco continues to violate the regulations. Cominco paid a total of about $1.6 million in fines before the board lifted the penalty last September and refunded the company more than $1 million. State’s methods not for Trudeau BANFF, ALTA. (CP) — Prime Minister Pierre Tru- deau said Saturday he does not favor economic methods being used in the United States to kill inflation but he said he wasn't able to sell provincial premiers on his approach, Trudeau told more than 200 delégates to the Western Libera) Policy Convention there is agreement among in- dustrialized countries that inflation has to be reduced to create investment and jobs. The approach in the United States and in the United Kingdom is to “scare the hell out of the people by creating enough unemployment, caus- ing enough bankruptcies of small businesses, that people will bring their expectations down to more realistic lev- els,” he said during the 45- minute question and answer session that followed his brief address to delegates. “It’s not a Liberal way that we must create heavy unem- ployment to kill inflation.” He told delegates he was against bringing in wage controls again, But he said he could not sell the provincial premiers in February on his approach. Trudeau said he asked thém to try to bring down in- flation by “co-operating to- gether as elected leaders of our people to bring expec- tations down toa more realis- tic level.” That has to be accom- plished “when the world is no longer paying the same pric- es for our raw materials and when the world is no longer in a healthy enough state to buy more of our exports.” NO INCREASES As an example of how it would work, Trudeau .said people earning more than $50,000 would get no wage increase, these making be- tween $25,000 and $50,000 would get six to eight per cent and workers at the lower end of the pay scale would get an increase equal to the cost of living. “Those that have jobs and , security should at this time be helping those who don't have jobs and security.” The prime minister said he and the premiers couldn't provide that collective lead- ership. In part, it was because of public opinion, but “a lot had to do with the hostility and the quarrels going on be- tween the federal and provin- cial governments.” But it may not be long be- fore Canadians see some economic moves from the federal government. Trudeau told delegates Ottawa will soon put together its econ- omic statement. The cabinet will test its ideas against those expres- sed at the conference. The federal government's state- ment will deal with the prob- lems of high interest rates, * unemployment and inflation, be said. During the question and answer session Trudeau told delegates the federal gov- ernment does not have a high interest rate policy. The rate is high because of the situ- ation in the United States. Delegates have expressed represesntatives west of Winnipeg. Trudeau told delegates that the New Democratic Party now holds second place in the West. He said Liberals in the West must stop being a Conservative party and should hang to the centre of the political spectrum. “Two ‘hurt when bomb explodes PARIS (REUTER} — Two people were injured, one ser- ously, when a bomb being carried in a package by an Iranian man exploded in a Paris street Saturday, police said. Police said first reports indicated the bomb went off , accidentally while the Iranian was carrying it in a parcel in the popular tourist district of Montmartre. The Iranian was seriously hurt and a passerby was also -injured in the blast, police said In April, a woman was killed and 60 people injured when a car bomb blasted a street near the fashionable Champs Elysees. That bomb exploded out- side the offices of a pro- Iraqi magazine but police have not made any arrests in the case and no one claimed responsibility. lam The following is the val- edictory address given by Rick Bondaroff Friday night at the Stanley Hum- ly stand before you pre- pared and eager to give my address. “T have found being the phries ‘y School an ‘Good evening ladies and gentlemen, honored guests, staff of Stanley Humphries Secondary School, parents and fellow graduates, “When I first knew I was to give the valedictory address I was ecstatic and honored. The time then came for me to actually sit down and write my add- ress, which I thought would be an easy task. However, to put the feelings of the entire class into words was not as easy as I had hoped. Since then T’'ve broken a few pencils, |. pulled. out some of my: hair and gone through enor- mous quantities of paper. 365. 6534 A (Bibdleineeny I now proud- ii experience. Over these past few weeks while writing my com- ments I have sometimes found myself in turmoil with my inner thoughts and other moments at rest with myself. It is an exper- ience I sincerely wish all of you could have felt. I thank you the grads for honoring me with this position. “Today signifies our de- parture from the safety of Stanley Humphries into the world of reality, the future. We will not be re- turning to Stanley Hum- phries in the fall. So, now as young adults we must join the world and its reality, leaving behind all crutches, for now we are on our own, RICK BONDAROFF . . valedictorian ‘ “We take with us mem- ories and friends. Mem- ories of school life that will live in our minds and in conversations with fellow class mates. Class mates we made over the years, the strong arms that held us when we were unable to stand, the feet that led us to safety, the people that gave warmth when we were cold. “Those are the memories we made at school, the memories that made us one in spirit, one in body, these we will keep forever. The . relationships we" have formed will last for eter- nity regardless of the dis- tance separating us. For a memory'is something that is yours to keep. We will remember the days we eried and laughed togeth- er. The power ‘of our friendship is a bond that will never be broken. This is something I'm sure we. all cherish. “Through our education we have learned many facts with the use of text- books, most of which we have forgotten. However, there are some things we have learned without the use of textbooks such as values. “It was our parents and teachers that taught us these values, such as res- pect, perse- we can not see or read, it is a verdict that -only time will decide. However, we can prepare ourselves to face this verdict, which is what we do by making our verance, generosity, inde- pendence. We can not give these exemplary people anything in return for these gifts except the as- surance that we will use them as we were taught to. We are grateful and thank ‘ou. “Presently we stand a little scared, with major decisions facing us. Some of us have already decided to further our education, some just to fill their per- sonal aim and some to stay undecided. The present is a time of decision making, the ‘choices we make are influenced by what we have learned in the past. “Our future is something now. Looking back, our past has been pleasurable. With the happy memories still with us. At present we stand confused and way of what we should do, what decisions we shall make, the choices we should take. Our future currently does not look to be as hopeful as we might wish it. As the lyrics in “The Rain Song” go: ‘These are the reasons of emotion, And like the winds they tise and fall This. is the wonder of devotion I see the torch we all must hold This is the mystery of the Rick Bondaroff delivers valedictory address quotient Upon us all a little rain must fall.’ “The grad class of 1982 chose the theme ‘Dreams of Tomorrow,’ which im- plies to me that this class has hope for tomorrow in their dreams they see the world as it is but they have not yet discarded it or thrown it out. For it is now our world to live in and we must treat it accordingly. We must understand what is happening today and for tomorrow, “Understanding our ideas in life and society is very difficult because it is the depth of our under- standing that will affect us for the reat of our lives. “However, do not be discouraged for a total un- derstanding of life would present no challenge to us. Accept this challenge with ‘to help us decide our goals, keep that understanding - the philosophy of Winston Churchill that you can not understand the serious things of life unless you also understand the most amusing. “We must be able to find things in our life amusing for not everything in life is serious except to the pes- simist. With this know- ledge or ability to under- stand, our roles will be- come clearer to us. We must take a bright outlook “May I mention to the grads that they turn their dreams into realistic goals, they can work for to try to achieve. Do not let your thoughts simply flounder inside your mind, put them to use and make the best of them. If used correctly they can be used to your advantage. “Thank you and good evening.” .