i CASTLEGAR NEWS, March 10, 1982 Channel 10, Thursday: 6:40 — Castlegar Library storytime. 6:00 — Mexico as "Seen by Her Children is presen- ted by the National Cable West 10 Access Television 5:30 — Sign on, 5:35 — Five-day weather report. MARCH SPECIAL Needlework Stretching With Framing. ....-seseeeeee D price FROM THE MASTERS AT “A Taste of Art” Downstairs at Helen's Flowers 365-2727 Don't Forget Qur Luncheon Smorgasbord, All'vouCan bat Foresssse+ EASTGATE GARDENS Restaurant 932 Columbic Ave. 365-7414 "4 Royal Canadian Legion | Branch No. 170 CABARET Friday & Saturday Dancing 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. Open 3 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Open 1 p.m. Saturday Proper Dress Fri. & Sat. after 9 p.m. Guests Must’ - ? Playing Fri. & Sot. Be SIGNED In RAY.AND BUDDY 22k - hured. Exhibition Centre. Eleanor Elstone ex: plains whats ‘in store for those visiting the, exhibit. 6:30 — The B.C. Summer and Winter Games as * well as the newly initia- ted B.C. Fesitval of the Arts are discussed by” Provincial Secretary Evan Wolfe, Deputy. Premier Grace McCar- thy, Ron Butlin, chair. man of the B.C. Games | and Barry MeDell, manager of the BC. Festival of the Arts. | 7:00 — B.C. Winter Games opening ceremonies held March 4 in the Cominco Arena, 9:00 — B.C,. Winter Games ‘ff figure skating compet- ition held Fri., March 5. 10:00 — A New Perspective on Abortion. A taik' by Dr. Bernard Nathanson sponsored by the West Kootenay Right to Life Society. 11:00 — Sign off. Oldtime fiddlers executive Ivan (Curly) Ratcliffe was elected president of the Koo- tanay Chapter Nine B.C. Oldtime Fiddlers Association Sunday at its annual general meeting in the Castlegar Senior Citizens’ Centre. Eighteen members aften- ded the meeting and elected M. (Red) Garneau first vice- president; Harry Waller sec- 12 SPORTS of the 1962 Winter Games were 2 covered by seven‘cable » taken with mobile crew from Penticton, Kelowna, Prince George and outlets throughout B.C. and almost 100 volunteer commentators and Trail. at the cdmpletion of the games weekend. camera people from Castlegar, Trail and Nelson. This photo was ond vice-president; L. (Bert) i Bingo G Sept. 10 \. WOODEN SHOE. RESTAURANT ‘International Cuisine ina Detch Setting Mon. - Sat. 5 p.m. to Mi Kitchen treasurer; and Edith fj Berg secretary. Ratcliffe was also named as the club's delegate to the Fiddlers Association annual meeting in Prince George in j April. Red Garneau is alter- nate delegate, Sunday §-p.m. to.10 p.m. “ROSE'S... ° RESTAURANT We take pride in our “ HOME COOKED MEALS * Canadian & Russian Foods 1,000 Ht. north of South Slocan Junction introduces a . - plus Escargot Shrimp Cocktail 8 OF TOP SIRLOIN. The most flavorable 8 02. 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Possak studied piano and classical guitar in Vienna, Austria: He has appeared in concert on major stages in and Vienna, and has nat He plays as many as eight different in- FELIX POSSAK puts on a one-man show this Sun- day at the Nelson Civic Theatre. He plays as struments, and sings in sev- ‘eral langtiages. * ~~ His material ranges ‘from traditional North American performed with various Can- adian enserntles from coast to coas' Castlegar. | (SlocanRecreation/ GYMNASTICS PLAYDAY Saturday at. Selkirk Col- - lege from 11:30 a.m.:- 2:30 p.m. Children's Gfmanastics Playday takes place for stu- dents of Eva Rowland from Slocan City and for students of Cammy LaPointe from _ ics’ Crescent Valley-Slocan Park area. Also present’ will be LaPointe’s Castlegar stu- . dents. The children will per- form for family and friends and a:mini-fun competition ‘will take place with crests being given out. This event is sponsored by Regional Rec- reation C No. 8 many as eight dif instruments and sings in several languages. from the Slocan. Valley. JAZZERCISE WORKSHOP March 27 from 10 a.m, - 4 p.m. at Winlaw School, Reg- ional Recreation Commission No. 8 presents Carolyn Swift teaching a full invigorating day of Jazzercise for a fee of $8. This dance day is for novices as well as “Dancahol- ". You may register by phoning the Recreation office at 226-7744. Limit of 16 people. Pre-registration only by: March 24. SPRING TUNE UP FOR HORSE AND RIDER The Slocan Valley Outrid- ers offer its 1982 Easter Riding Clinic for all ages and abilities. Three days of in- struction aimed at helping both horse and rider identify their problems and learn new skills, From basic riding {English and West- the= an Institute, National: Exhibition Centre in Castlegar. On: Satu: March 19 there will be a opening Hoste which wil incl ests, entertainment,.displ ey ‘and a pinata for boat bea any, s*2 Dan Happner, classical uttorist “wail ploy elections from the rennoissa 0 the 20th century ct the National Exhibition Centre ot i 0 p.m. March 2 = General Ineetin of ‘the Casileoar & District =a ‘Arts Council fo beheld at the Kinnaird Retell at in the igh Schosl feenures Call Beth. Marken locally for exe's ‘and in- formation ot 365-8183, The 3rd Kootenay: Boundary Reglonol Art Exhibition will be held in Grand Forks this year on April 16 to 18 and all visual artists in the region are invited to partie ‘ipote. Works selected by juror Jack Shadbolt will be shown. in rand Forms, at the Castlegar Trade Fair, and then at the Festival of the Acie in Kam moons June 2-5, Deadline for ‘entries is Mar: contact Bob Be The Castlegar Community: Arts Council and the National Exhibition Centre are again sponsoring the annual Com- munity Art Exhibit to be held at the Centre from May 2 - 29, with all artists in all'levals of development invited to participate. Call D. Miller-Talt at 365-7850 or the jy"on cing at the “ GOING TO SPOKANE? THE TRADE. WINDS MOTEL - Makes this 2ovntows Spokane, WA Special Money" Savings Offer with this Coupon NORTH DIVISION (508) 326-5500 pgiiin! Olvision at Euctia Spokane, WA ONE BED . Two, BEDS $28 $3200 “plus Tax plus Tax. ern) to jumping; something for everyone. Kathi Lees and Maureen Inglis, instructions. Call 226-7249 or 959-7697 for more information and regis- tration forms. Other clinics (and horse show) scheduled later this year with some of April 9 through April 11 at Qutrider grounds, Passmore, Overnight stabling available, Cost $15 Juniors (16 and under) $20 others. Regional Recreation Com- mission No, 8 would like to know if you are interested in learning about archery. Expires April 15, 1982 WOW SHOW! Phone 226-7744 before March 15. fee “are “avallabie: in B.C.'s top riders/instructors. . SOOWEEIE TTY ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS Including Best ACTRESS — MERYLSTREEP 7 : render bee “A slow sort of country,” said the Queen. “Now here you can see it takes all the running you can do to keep in ‘the same place. If you want to get, somewhere else you must run twice as fast as that.” —:‘Through the Looking Inthe year 1066 at Hastings, : Duke William of ‘changed the course of British history.and acquired a new nickname, “The Conqueror”. His earlier’ nickname had ‘been “William the Bastard”, the result of his having been born on thé wrong side of the royal bed sheets. For the greater par of my life, though I bore him no little time ago, however, I read a chronicler who stated that prior to his historic trip to England, : William’ had beaten his ladf-wite and knocked her to the ground. I was enraged and nickname reverted to “William the News reporting on the. C reports, misses the chief concern. It ignores the fact that: ait, Glass’ and ‘What Alice Found There’ by Lewis Carroll.” Normandy destroyed the Saxon Army of Harold Fairhair, » ‘love, I referred to him as “William the: Conqueror". A gusted and from-that moment William's; Bastard”. > A news item in the Feb. 21 issue of the: ‘Canilogar : family violence ¢ deals at length with’ the causés (sic)'and types of family’ violence — and like s0 many. sociological ° Reflections & Recollections Moreover, ‘hile family attitudes’ and soceity’t ‘8 standards, tand ‘to'reflect and modify: one, ‘another, the ‘eulture or society: in! which we live’ ‘usually accepts, not ‘the highest, but at beat the average, and often the lowest, common denominator of family conduct. | ‘Time and custom have changed : society's, attitudes in the, matter. of wifebeating. ‘There is every, Teason to lay a charge, particularly i ae family ‘s socially Wife — it cuts across every strata:of ike, Next is the problem of irbtecting the victim. Since shelters-are limited and disruptive to normal life, the attacker ‘and victim often have to remain in the home, separated only by the fragile paper “wall” of a believe, for example, that in'p women were valued and well treated 'and a man who mistreated his mate could loge her or else expect a. drubbing from her. ‘'male‘relatives. k classical tines a Roman father. had the ‘power of (intheory) over, his ly. a power strict Roman law. In medieval times a this wife with a stick thicker than his Society's reaponse to’ this. was the: evolution of a code of chivalry, applicable first ‘to the nobility, but later “to:allwho would ‘be gent{emen —-a code which was ‘specifically designed ‘to'pespect and protect women. . In Queen Victoria's day, father was very much (in, theory again, f for I remember grandma) the. head of the ‘On the other hand, both law’ and society:laid a victims gre people, not or. things or ts control over his wife's behavior, or. jealousy when she is responsibilities, or for cultural fact ’ background. i It then considers the manner of the battering and list the injuries sustained by the victims in some detail. All full ive and hed. Another govern- ment committee stares into the mirror and contemplates its own, navel. Nowhere in the report is there ‘an remote from reality, but living, suffering, human beings. - It considers the alleged reasons for’ their’ beatings: - frustration of a husband who desires to'exercise absolute | - preganant, or. quarrels over money: or. drinking“ ‘or his” unwillingness to accept some, babs of, the Houssbald: in famil heavy and |repreajed responsibility on father’s shoulders for the care and protection of his fa a continuance of the chivalric:eode. 5, In ‘modern times the law, has been badly emasculated ito, have lost aight of the basic purpose oflaw which is, asl see it; ‘w advance and ensure ‘ju become so concerned with the rights of the accused as to * have become totally oblivious to the rights of the victim and the protection of society: One doesn't look for better laws, but smarter lawyers... _ Then there are the assorted apologists in the form of and, social who are ‘ion of a feeling of and i that a considerable Bumber of our citizens are being brutalized, y injured 80 .obsessed® with finding Feusona ‘and ‘causes for. an and psy ly and sometimes even killed. Nowhere is. there any tadication, that the. practice is in violation of the: criminal cod by, fine, 5 anti-social ior that’ ‘personal integrity and responsibility ‘for one’s actions are completely negated.:.These people can: prove (?) that.no ‘one is Ne for: anything — and if that is not ‘the road to third and fourth generations and seriously:distorts their total relationship and adjustment in society. It is a short” imprisonment or both. Nowhere ‘ there the least hint , that this closet criminality is continued into the Biblical’: hell in.a handeart, I:don't know. what is. ‘Then there comes the difficulty of enforcing the law. I suspect that the police often feel that it would be a lot. “easier to cateh a greased pig in a field of bayonets than step from violence, and rape or incest, within.a family, to a Selb juntiiying miglenee) in \ society at large. In the firat place, involvement in family disputes is the most hazardous duty in.any. police work, Then there is the problem of getting ‘the victim to ‘all: They-have‘. order. Where else in society are the attacker and victim placed under one roof? When after all the problems with legal red tape and the law's delay are. overcome, and the police havo prepared their case, they are, too often, presented with the final frustration — the victim withdraws the charge. Little wonder that so few wife beaters are punished. Finally,'there are those who, in the pursuit of: equality before the law and opportunity in the workplace, insist — despite all contrary evidence — that men and ‘women can be equal in all respects — a laudable objective attempting to ride on a false premise. By denying the obvious ‘and: mutually complementry relationship be- tween the sexes, they have opened up a whole Pandora's box of troubles, including the denial to women of the protection of custom on the one hand and the law on the other, and so help perpetuate the evil. i In earlier days, the law of sea in the event of disaster was “women and chlleren: first” — very chivalrous but: ‘ and alone, both mother and children plotter died. More recently the rule has been “families together”. Since the family is society's basic self-protective unit, survival figures have been much: greater. Iwould hope that the committee i in Ottawa ‘would get beyond its “pinned-insect- h and build a fire under the MPs — it’s pais te they did some real running. I would hope that the courts would get out of Plato's cave of shadows and institute some real reforms and speedy justic. I would hope that the matter is given | CASTLEGAR NEWS, March'10; 1982: KOOTENAY SLOCAN BOOKKEEPING AND INCOME TAX SERVICE Phone 365-2544 —-Low Rates —Special Discounts —Trained Personnel ENQUIRE ABOUT-NEW TAX CHANGES aS spar ital YOU TAX #5. 280 Columbia Ave. ° S p.m. No Appointment Necessary Complimentary Coffee While You Wait TAXATION and the aa BUSINESS is the main topic. ata : FREE INFORMATION SESSION. . : " sponsored bythe © Federal Busiriess Development Bank x with wide publicity both in and out of the system. Silence presumes consent. would like to see some brake put on a révolving-door : justice. I have a feeling that a 24-hour stay in a police cell for anyone (particularly wife beaters) charged with violence would have a wonderfully ‘sobering’ effect, particularly so in view of the Hairy Fone CA. : of Soligo, Kaide & John Chartered Accountants Family violence is a social cancer, & ‘kind of closet crime, a shadowy reflection of many of our other cultural ills and we continue to tolerate it at our. peril. - There is an old saying: “He who looks long enough into the face of the fiend becomes himself the fiend.” . ° Worth consideration. *. J VANCOUVER (CP) — A’ h ‘die, ae blame themselves. former elder of the Jehovah's They wonder if there was. Blood transfusion denied ‘Witness polit of view, be- leving himself. that trans- times it’s as ‘aimple ag that.” ~: Investigative ° ‘journalist “Persky to speak here -on Polish experience running this week on the ;Stan Persky will speak about David Thompson University Witnesses says the Tower Society is imposi “unbelievable, guilt trip”: on its members by forbidding them: from . having’. blood transfusions. “If parents give in ‘and al- low their children to:have a. blood transfusion, they feel unbelievably guilty,” said Jim Penton, a University of Lethbridge professor and for- mer Witness until his ex- communication “in 1976. “They. believe they've vio- lated God's law. “And if the child should “In Castlegar provincial court March: 2 Edward Dra- xel was fined $250. after ° pleading guilty to. being a minor in possession of liquor. cs 8, ® * ‘Barry Coles has been fined $76 after he pleaded guilty to failing to remain at the scene of an accident. a ee ew, + Driving without insurance resulted in a $250. fine for . Sandra Dalke. some way hey gon have, ‘prevented it.” «In the last two decades in B.C. a number of Witnesses have died for their ‘beliefs. A. baby in -1956 and a 17-year-old. boy’ in. 1972 were both” made ‘ watds’ of the provirice for afew hours to get transfusions against their: family's wishes. And in 1967 a Vancouver woman took her five-year-old son to a surgeon in California who successfully. . operated without transfu- sion.- Witnesses believe ‘that the Bible proscribes the transfer of blood from one body to an- other. Acceptance of transfused blood by a Witness is deemed a gross violation of biblical law and grounds for imme- diate no , fusions are inherently “evil in d's “nt Asa doctor, Campbell says blood transfusions will usu- ally do a patient more harm than good, “These: Witnesses: rather blithely expect:us to operate on them.with a whole diff- erent set of guidelines,” says Dr. P. G, Ashmore, chairman of the surgery section at Vancoiiver's. new children's hospital. “It's kind of like saying toa pilot: ‘We'll fly with you. if you don't use any of the én- gines on the port side‘ of the airplane’.” Inan emergency, Ashmore will do his utmost tp make an injured ‘child a ward of the court. He. dismisses suggestions: that blood transfusions, are even wnen the alternative is loss ofthe patient's life. MANY PATIENTS Dr. Blake. Campbell, a Burnaby physician and Wit- : ness, numbers more than 400 fellow Witnesses ‘among his general practice, all of whom refuse to.accept any form of: -blood traisfusion. If more specialized care is indicated, Campbell sends his patients to specialists who are “sympathetic” to ‘the MR. POP Now Available Ate NECESSARY. TREATMENT Injuries where blood loss is inevitable, such as a knife wound in the.neck or a bullet wound in the aorta of the heart, he says, can only be treated with a replacement of blood. It’s the same with the onset of hemorrhaging in a pregnant. woman. “If (the patient) has no red blood cells left,-he’s going to die,” says Ash “Some- Penton questions anumb ofsassociated ‘theol i From 1989 to’ 1980,” for example, ‘ says” Penton, the’ society forbade, organ trans- plants ‘as tantamount to can- nibalism. | In+.1981, leaders reversed their stand without any explanation. Among the: medical break-'| throughs that have heart-): ened. Witnesses recently. is: the Japanese- discovery of a blood ‘substitute. Known as Fluosol,”:the substance is said to be able to carry oxygen throughout:the’ “body and deliver it) where it’ is needed. The chemical is still ‘being tested in Canada, and Camp- “bell concedes that it may be. years before it is made avail-‘. able for widespread ‘medical use. church * ~ Centre campus in: Nelson. Tee is free‘and-open to It_ will -be pam quae rneaaaay ‘at: Selkirk College'in Castlegar. “Persky has published: an account of his time in Poland int his latest book “At the ‘Lenin Shipyard: Poland and . the Rise of the Solidarity Trade Union", issued by New Star Books of" Vancouver, last year. His previous books inchide examinations of the record of : B.C.’s Social’Credit govern: ment and the administration of Vancouver mayor Jack Volrich. ; Persky lives in’ Terrace, ‘where he instructs at North- west Community College. . ‘While in the Kootenays, he will: be. participating in the Kootenay School of Writing national writer's conference _ over 50 varieties FRIDAY, MARCH 12» West Coast Seafoods . ' ne Kootenay Savings’: -MORTGAGE _ PAYMENT PLAN MIGHT SAVE: YOU - THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN INTEREST, “AND, an in the Selkirk College ‘faculty lounge. _ Persky's ‘appearance. is , sponsored by local 26 of the Pulp, Paper and Woodwork- ers of Canada and the Koot- enay;School of Writing. 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