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V1N 3X8 Ph. 365-6626 DAYNA BELL Agent 10 Years of Service Main St. Muffler & Radiator * Complete Exhaust Service * Radiator Repair & Recoring * Front End Alignments (Specializing in 4-Wheel Drives) * Brakes & Shocks “Quietly Leading The Way” 1501 Columbia Ave. Castlegar, B.C. 365-5411 Bocas pamooet lisa Murray works with Simon Ferreira, 3, at Hobbit Hill 's Cent is just one of th prasen when the Kootwnay Columbia Child Care building. rvices which will get more | ds into an adj Child care society offers needed services The Kootenay Columbia Child Care: Society had another busy year in 1990. The society continues to offer the following programs to families in Castlegar and the ‘West Kootenay: The West Kootenay Infant Development Program Founded in 1977, the Infant Development program is a home-based program providing services to 45 children throughout the West Kootenay from birth to three years old who are at risk or have developmental delays. These infants could include those who are at risk for delays due to significant prematuring to those diagnosed with real and challenging syndromes. Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre Founded in 1972 and integrated in 1981, Hobbit Hill is a fully integrated program of day.care and nur- sery school for children three to five years old with and without disabilities or special needs, and an out-of- school program for children ages six to 12. Hobbit Hill served more than 100 families during 1990. Parents Helping Parents Parents Helping Parents is a regional West Kootenay support network for.parents of children with special needs who range in age from birth to 19 years. The network was created in 1988. Physiotherapy This service, started in 1988, is provided to children at Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre through home visits with infant development consultants and to the general community. The Kootenay Columbia Child Care Society also operates a Community Toy Library, founded in 1987, with a variety of toys for children from birth to 12 years old. The service is available to all residents of the com- munity. Int addition to administering the programs, the society has also participated in a number of projects. The Feasibility Study of Child Care Needs in Castlegar, funded through Health and Welfare Canada, was completed in March 1990. This five-month study showed the need for more after-school spaces, care for children under three years old, and care and support or teenage mothers. The society also held a fundraiser during Castlegar’s annual Sunfest celebrations and obtained a Challenge 90 grant to hire a summer student. But the biggest project of the year was and con- tinues to be the society’s expansion plans. The society has purchased the building next to Hobbit Hill Children’s Centre to expand the existing services as well as to introduce new programs. The complex that will be formed will offer the following services: integrated day caré for children three to six years old; an integrated centre for children under three years; an integrated nursery school; integrated out- of-school care; the Infant Development program; physiotherapy; speech therapy; the Parents Helping Parents support group; and a community parent support group. The society says it’s pleased with the expansion of services because it will be beneficial to the community. The integrated care centre for children under three years old will be quite unique because it will offer three programs under one roof — special needs care, child care for parents who are working or going to school, and child care and a support system for teenage parents. ake. NEC exhibits top- notch art ings have never been better at we Natioanl Exhibition Centre! uber gene nent The Kootenay region's venue for top-flight exhibits in the arts, history and science continues to offer cap- tivating, informative presentations by drawing on national, provincial and local sources. The NEC offers West Kootenay residents and tourists the opportunity to see a calibre of exhibit usually reserved for the major population centres, The NEC’s gift shop now boasts one of the best selections of fine Canadian crafts available in the B.C. Interior. The gift shop offers many locat-artists/craf- tspeople a valuable-outlet for their work. Plans for 1991 include a renovation of the exterior of the NEC’s unique building next door to the Doukhobor Village located across from Castlegar Airport on Highway 3A. Director Lou Lynn hopes the ongoing effors will add to the NEC's already considerable tourist appeal. Last year the NEC hosted 15 splendid exhibits, delighting more than 7,500 tourists and residents, adults and school children. The exhibits included a collection of fine drawings by renowned B.C. artists, new work by Nelson sculptor John McKinnon, a Durrand’s whimsical look at the nation in Canada’s National Shoe Set, magnificent contemporary ral quilts by Angelika Kraus-Werth, recent paintings by Nelson’s L.X. Forde, and the annual Christmas fine-craft show and sale, Festive Flare. One of 1991's first shows — and one of the most popular in the NEC’s 16-year history — was A Family Light pouring in. Affair: Making Cloth in Taquile, Peru. This exhibit, curated by Mary Frame and originating with the Univer- sity of B.C,’s Museum of Anthropology, by itself drew 1,000 admiring viewers of all ages who learned not only about the wid. of Peruvian weaving, but also about an Andean village culture that has kept its technical and social traditions alive, Curator Frame came to the NEC during the exhibition's run to lecture and demonstrate textile techniques. Once back in Vancouver, she sent a draft copy of an article she plans to publish to Lynn, It said, in part, ‘*I left the West Kootenay National Exhibition Centre feeling my hopes for the master artist Lorna Obermayr's cast-paper inter- Pretations of northern landscapes. From. April 18 to May 19 the NEC will present A Selection of Sculptures and Models, a series of in- triguing mixed-media sculptures, and their scale models, by Vancouver artist Richard Price, and Lock It Up, which traces the history of locking devices used in British Columbia. In the galleries from May 23 to June.9 will be Student Strokes, celebrating the best of art from high school students of.the West Kootenay. From June 13 to July 14, the public will be invited to see Dancing On My own, self-portraits by Kootenay artist Ann Swanson- Gross, and geist Mathieson, color photographs ex- had been realized through the. initiatives of the director (Lynn), the Stelck), and volunteers.’’ In a glowing letter to Lynn, accompanying the draft, Frame effused, ‘‘I really was impressed with what is going on at the NEC.” So, with 1991 off to a superb start, the exciting year’s schedule should only increase the level of public interest in the NEC among both residents and tourists. Running until April 14, Made by Hand: Felt and Paper, originating with the Canadian Craft Museum, of- fers the Kootenay public a chance to see the work of 16 selected Canadian artists who choose to express them- selves in felt and paper. On at the same time will be Ar- ctic Dreams, Expeditions and Encounters, an exhibit of ploring » From July 18 until Aug. 24, the NEC will ‘aie Choosing Clay, an invitational exhibit of work by seven outstanding B.C. ceramic ar- tists and seven emerging talents, and In m to the Goddess, recent work by printmaker Richard Taylor. Lynn invites West Kootenay residents who haven’t already done so to discover one of the region’s hidden cultural treasures, The NEC gratefully acknowledges the support.of its members and corporate sponsors, as well as the Museums Assistance program of Communications Canada, the Government of B.C. (through the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, Recreation and Culture), the Regional District of Central Kootenay, the City of Castlegar, and the United Way. ARROW . and simple to control. Sunroom magic with careful refinements from real world experience. Useful, energy-efficient detailing that will save. 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