Ne. a2 ar News Heinrich WEATHER warns board VANCOUVER (CP) — Ed- ucation Minister Jack Hein- rich has warned the Van- couver school board he will appoint an independent in- quiry to examine the board's affairs if it doesn't submit a budget within ministry guidelines by 9 a.m. Monday. The Vancouver Sun ‘says the warning was made in a letter to Vancouver trustees after the board did not comply with Heinrich’s diree- tive to submit a budget with- in ministry funding guide- lines by Feb. 28. Two other boards, Bur- naby and Courtenay, also March 3, 1985 he ridge of high pres hat and is allowi missed the’ but were not sent similar letters. Education Ministry spokesman Dick Melville said Burnaby and Courtenay will no doubt be watching closely to see what happens to Van- couver. Burnaby chairman Barry Jones said he doesn’t under- stand the ministry's reason- ing, but he doesn't mind “being neglected. It means we don't have to deal with that issue immediately. Anne's Coiffures YOUNG TURKEY DRUMSTICKS nee. AO MACARONI & CHEESE CENTRAL sure over the interior of the provin: g @ little cloud to break through. Precipitation is thus fa ontined mainly to the north coast but some shower activity will spread south- ard on Monday. The increase in clouds will be accompanied by a little milder| temperatures. is weakenin; Castlegar city council's proposal to “twin” with a city in the USSR took another step forward this week. At council's regular meet- ing Monday, Ald. Albert Cal- Sy I} LJ ‘Twinning’ moves ahead derbank By CasNews Staff ‘ the project —to purpose and parametres of recommended an orientation meeting be set up, inviting community rep resentatives to “outline the =) LS) [S] extent and areas of par- ticipation.” As well, Calderbank sug. gested an ad hoc committee or some community] group may wish to take onghe res- in the ibility of ing the package.” Public Shaw Cabl Notice . Castlegar Further to the public notice of rate increase dated 13, Jan. 1985, effective 1, April, 1985 the basic monthly rental, subject to Canadian Tel Radio, Tel: and approval will increase to $10 stallation fee will increase to jus tax. The in- plus tox. tih! 032 AVEQ CHAINSAW Council passed the .recom- mendations, although no specific date was set for the meeting. The idea behind “twin- ning” Castlegar with a Soviet city is to promote better communication and peace be- tween the two countries. Society applies for grant support group has applied for a federal grant and lottery funding to help fund its renovation of the upstairs of the Pioneer Arena as a home base. Castlegar city council ag. reed this week to “send a let. ter of endorsement and full support” to the Castlegar Casalano Society who plan to FOODS SHAMPOO _ HARD LOTION TOOTHPASTE Castleaird Plaze $498 $197 $129 and SAVE Pampers Regular 72's Extra Absorbent 60’ Super Absorbent 54’s Toddlers 48's Check these prices while you STOCK UP! Newborn 84's $ s 365-7269 10°° CARL'S DRUGS a permanent fac ility where people can meet in an atmosphere free of al cohol or drugs.” The society is applying for a Modified Industrial Labor Assistance Program grant and lootery funding, accord. ing to a letter from Casalano president John Coyle. “We feel we can employ four local people for two months, with the possibility of a permanent position upon completion,” the letter says. "DOE" HAPPY 39th (+)) From the family! BIG CROWD . . . This week's debate on full- and half-day kindergartens drew a crowd of more than 150 interested parents. KINDERGARTEN continued trom front pege , if we value ed i and social and emotional development, we must consider the half-day option,” she added. Lindsay said children reach their “peak attention time” during the morning, when half-day kindergarten is usually held. She pointed to a study carried out by the Minnesota State Education Department which found that children in half-day kindergartens performed better than their full-day counterparts in learning letters, identifying letter sounds, and naming numbers from one to 10. Half-day kindergarten is also better for childrens’ social development, added Lindsay. She said while her daughter who. attended half-day had time in the afternoon to invite over friends, it was more difficult for her other child to bring home school chums. “By that time, it’s the end of the day,” Lindsay said. “She's tired, and it's not appropriate to bring over other children.” Litdsay“also said she observed full-day kindergarten pupils becoming tired in the afternoons, “getting ratty and fighting a lot.” And she said the alternate full-day schedule was confusing for her child. Switching over kindergartens in the Castlegar school district from half to full days this fall has been considered by officials on an “informal” level, according to schools superintendent Terry Wayling. The move would save about $7,500 annually by eliminating special noon time busing for kindergarten students. This is “the thing that’s really critical” in the full-day yersys half-day. debate, Lindsay said. sews —niwdsseenne “It. was, primarily a financial sitgathge:that~beduyht about all this,” she said. PERSONAL PREFERENCE Gwen Bristow, a panelist who teaches the only full-day kindergarten in the Castlegar district, said she personally prefers the full-day format. She follows a new kindergarten curriculum at Robson kindergarten based on “themes” that fits in better with the school's Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday full-day sched. ule, she said. Ortega, Shultz hold meeting MONTEVIDEO (AP) — Shultz expressed hope that U.S. State Secretary George Shultz met Saturday with Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and said afterwards he was unable to report any narrowing of differences be- tween the two countries on Central American issues. Speaking at a news con. ference after an hour-long morning meeting with Or- tega in the Uruguayan capi. tal, Shultz said: “I don’t know that anything much has changed.” He said, however, that he and Ortega did agree that the “centre of negotiations” aim- ed at bringing peace to Cen- tral America must be the Contadora process. “The sooner everyone gets back to that process, the bet- ter,” he said. the Contadora process, which is being led by Venezuela, Mexico, Panama and Colom. bia, can be resumed now that an asylum dispute between Costa Riea and Nicaragua apparently has been re solved. There was no immediate report from the Ortega team on Saturday's meeting. Shultz belittled a Nicar- aguan decision to ask Cuba to withdraw 100 military ad visers. At the rate of 100 a year, it would take “until the middle of the next century” for all of the Cubans to be withdrawn, he said. PLANS TO LEAVE Shultz has asserted that the withdrawal of 100 Cubans would still eave “several thousand” Cuban military advisers in Nicaragua. Cuba Announcement Mr. Greg Nichvalodoff, Manager, Castlegar Savings Insurance Agen- cies Ltd., wishes to announce the appointment of MR. FRED VOYKIN to the agency staff. Mr. Voykin will be working at the newly established Slocan Valley branch office Mr. Voykin brings with him many yeors of business and financial ex- perience to the already successful agency operation. We are proud to have him working with us in this professional capacity. Welcome to our agency! and Nicaragua say the num- ber of Cubans engaged in military-related activities is Til come to you today. CAMERON BOND 365-8181 OR 352-5116 At Investors, we don't keep banikers hours We keep yours. So if you can't come to me \ I can help you put together a written, com } prehensive financial plan that will help you | reach your personal financial goals Ifyou need advice on anything from saving taxes to investment opportunities, call me 1444 Columbie Ave. Swestou PROFTT FROM OUR EXPERIENCE CosNews Photo “I find the atmosphere and the pace a little bit more leisurely in the full-day,” added Bristow. She said a recent test of 13 of her pupils showed that 12 had a sufficient grasp of the material. “I'm wondering if the concentration of time has something to do with what they're picking up.” Salmo kindergarten teacher and panelist Bonnie Klovance said some Nelson kindergartens were switched to full-days a few years ago to save money, and now teachers are petitioning to have them switched back. Klovance, who now teaches full-days, said she prefers the half-day format. She said some children find full-days tiring, stressful, and dislike being separated from their parents all day. While pupils may have more time for projects during full-day kindergarten, work tackled in the afternoon often is non-academic, she said. Panelist Lauri Anderson said her daughter preferred full-day kindergartens, after attending one on half-days. “One of the biggest things about the full-day kindergarten was she came home excited each day,” Anderson said. “ ‘Mom, I finished what I started — I made some more friends.’ ” CITY COUNCIL BACKS YOUTH CONFERENCE By CasNews Staff Castlegar council has enthusiastically endorsed an International Youth Conference to be hosted by the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ youth group, to be held here for a week starting Aug. 27. Perry Samoyloff, of the USSC Union of Youth, asked for the endorsement at council's regular meeting this week. He said the conference will host about 100 delegates from “several countries.” The conference's purpose will be to create a forum for young people from various nations to discuss the threat of nuclear war, according to a letter from John J. Verigin, co-ordinator. “The conf e will feature pr from prominent national and international representatives of the peace movement and related fields, as well as workshops focusing on (International Youth Year) themes and issues of peace and understanding. During the conference there will also be ceremonial acti ities, banquets and a variety of cultural entertainment,” says the letter. Samoyloff asked council for a $2,000 grant, and city pins, maps and brochures for the conference. Acting Mayor Len Embree said council would need detailed information on the youth group's financial status, but added, “I'm sure if you do that, cou : (the grant) consideration.” Embreg said the conference — for young people ages 15 to 24 — will have “some very obvious economic advantages to Castlegar and surrounding area.” ; “And everything we can do to Promote peace and disarmament is in everyone's best interest,” he said. Ald. Bob MacBain also spoke out in support of the arr prriienry saying: “I think everyone will be ind you, ai it will Castloge acd tks ure be a tremendous thing for Samoyloff said the Union of Yor visitors’ home countries footin; Canada. man pangs soup hopes to have raised sufficient y for the tran: once they've reached Cazeda, Of delegates to Castlegar During their stay in Castlegar, delegat i billetted at local homes, Samoyloff said. Part ef taakr shay will include a two-day camping trip at Christina Lake. the conference's neil would give uth is counting on the g the bill for their trips to ‘BRIEFLY FIRE KILLS FOUR MONTREAL (CP) — Four people were killed when fire swept through a three-storey residenti building in d Me 1 on ‘The bodies of at least two of the victims were so arid burned that identification will be difficult, police CasNews Staff The Castlegar school district faves a $450,000 1985/86 hing budget cut which means a loss of teaching staff and teac! preparation time for all grade levels, according to the 7 Distri rein ere matres Lisa Pedrini, vice-president of the teach said in a prepared release Friday said the information came from the school board, which has until March 15 to submit its 1985-86 bud; And Pearini says that as a result the teachers want the board to send the Ministry of Education a budget based on need, rather than ministry funding “We see the March 15 budget submission deadline as an opportunity for the board to tell both the community and the The three-alarm blaze broke out at around 7 a.m. and was brought under control two hours later. Police said they suspect arson, and have taken a man into custody. CHINESE JOKES want needs budget government that they do, in fact, need more money to maintain the quality of education in Castlegar,” says Pedrini. Board chairman Doreen Smecher was unavailable Friday for comment, Nichvolodoff. as was vice-chairman Lovette But trustee Kay Johnson said the board hasn't yet s A time cuts at an or “official” level. “There has been no discussion at the board level to. . . Preparation time and teachers,” she said. “That doesn't discussion.” 's not going to happen, but there has been no Johnson said the board will begin discussing the DOLBEAU, QUE. (CP) — Premier Rene Levesque, who earlier this week said the Chinese were “a bit racist” in their world outlook, joked Friday about their facial characteristics. Speaking to 300 college students Levesque said his hosts were awestruck during his recent trip to China that his Quebec interpreter could speak three Chinese dialects fluently. “The Chinese had round eyes when they heard him, even if that's hard for them,” said Levesque. CPE PROFITS SOAR CALGARY (CP) — Canadian Pacific Enterprises Ltd. saw its profits soar last year as consolidated net income totalled $307.1 million, compared with $62.9 million in 1983 before an extraordinary item. Earnings per common share, after dividends on preferred shares, were $1.96 in 1984 and 41 cents in 1983, the company reported. ‘1 KILLED HER’ MIAMI, FLA. (AP) — A man was arrested in a quiet resi ial neighborhood y as he walked naked down a street carrying a woman's freshly severed head, police said. When police arrived the man began screaming: “I killed her. She's the devil,” said police spokesman Mike Stewart. “It's totally bizarre,” Stewart said. “I've seen a lot of homicides, but this is the most bizarre homicide I've seen.” Another police spokesman, Angelo Bitsis, said authorities had received a call about 6:30 a.m. “in reference to a man carrying a head.” WARY ABOUT POLICE SEATTLE (AP) — A woman who won part of a $110,000 settlement with municipal authorities for being paraded nude with a male companion through a . Local wood craftsman Tom art of woodturning at a two- workshop which began Saturday at the National Exhibition Centre. CosNews Photo by Chery! Colderbork 1985/86 budget Monday. The district secretary-treasurer Proposal based on ministry The possibility of submitting a needs budget for the upeoming school year hasn't yet been considered by the board, she added. A proposal to submit a budget based on need for the first six months of 1985 was previously withdrawn by Johnson, in favor of submitting a joint submission from Castlegar trustees, parents and teachers. the Pr was d due to teachers’ contract negotiations last year, and more. recently teacher/board talks regarding the firing of 18 lunch-hour supervisors Feb. 1. Forum on education next Sunday A public forum on the impact of education cutbacks will be held in Castlegar next Sunday. The plan for a forum came out of a meeting in Castlegar Thursday night involving concerned parents and com- munity gropus from the West Kootenay, and Chris Taulu, provincial parent co-ordina- tor. A panel of speakers rep- resenting various Kootenay communities will explain “the impacts of cutbacks in public education” at the upcoming forum. * At the Thursday meeting the question was: “Is there a future for children with a B.C. education?”, the District Parents’ Committee said in a prepared release. Taulu told the meeting: “It is absolutely crucial that everyone attend the forum. It is past time for people to find out what is happening and what they can do about it.” The committee says more specific information about the forum will be released as plans become finalized. Mi hile, Terry Hunt, Seattle police station in 1982 says the incident has left her wary about police officers. Mary Kate Gardner and Robert Srygley said in a lawsuit that two officers who arrest them for swimming nude in a city lake refused to allow them to dress, handcuffed them and paraded them through the police station in the buff. They were booked while undressed, and Gardner was given a body cavity search, the suit said. Police originally charged the two with misdemeanor offences but later dismissed the charges. SIX MEN MISSING SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Six men were missing in the Pacific in high winds and 10-metre swells off northern California after a distress call from a San Francisco-based tugboat. The U.S. Coast Guard said the Willamette Pilot Three apparently sank 80 kilometres offshore early today. Two helicopters and a C-130 airplane were Mike M. Verigin of Slocan Park ‘passed away Wednes- day, Feb. 27 at the age of 41. Mr. Verigin was born June 3, 1943 at Slocan Park. He grew up there and attended Slocan Park School and Mt. Sentinel school. He married Marie Zaytsoff at Slocan Park in 1969. He worked as a planerman for Slocan Forest Products. He enjoyed being with his ‘HARD WATER Fire to blame? By CasNews Staff eer George Reshaur said that searching for the crew and the coast guard said it was imperative to find them quickly in the cold water. ELECTION VIOLENCE NEW DELHI (AP) — Police fired on mobs and rival party workers fought in the streets in eastern India on Saturday during the first round of state elections expected to consolidate the power of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. At least 20 people were reported killed and more than 1,000 arrests made during the day. The violence occurred mainly in Bihar, India’s most lawless state, notorious for criminal politics and Mafia-style gangs. The deaths pushed for country- wide toll during campaigns and voting to at least 45 as four of the 11 states voted for new assemblies Saturday AVALANCHE KILLS 8 First Avenue residents who recently complained that their water is too hard may have to blame a fire which happened just before Christ mi as. Ald. Carl Henne read from a city engineer's report at city council's meeting this while water from the Col- umbia River has a hardness level of 65 parts per million (PPM) water from the well’s water ranges from 160 ppm in the south end of the city, to 260 ppm in the north end. Provincial government water standards call for a i water hard of week which d that a well pump used by firemen to douse a blaze at the Jim Gouk residence may have let mineral-laden water into the system. The report followed com plaints from residents last month about the increased hardness of their water. The report from city engin- 180 ppm. “My understanding from all this is there could have been a few days when the water was hard, but ordin arily our water woudl be below 100 parts per million,” said Henne. “He states that we have soft water per se.” family and friends, and doing wooderafts. Mr.Verigin was a member of the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ. He is survived by his wife, Marie of Slocan Park; two sons, Kenney and Michael of Slogan Park; one daughter, Tammy of Slocan Park; one chairman of the Canadian Fi jon of who He was pred d by his motherin 1960 and his father in: 1983, Funeral services begin at 7 p.m. tonight at the Brilliant Cultural Centre and continue at 10 a.m. Monday with burial at 1 p.m. in the Slocan Park Cemetery. sister, Anne P: ff of Slocan Park; many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Funeral arrang are under the direction of Castle gar Funeral Chapel. attended Thursday's meeting said the goal of the forum is “to raise public opinions,” to get rid of some of the myths surrounding education and funding and to let people know that education affects the whole community. “Economic, social and cul tural — all those are af. fected,” Hunt said in an in terview. TERRY HUNT ...CFS chairman The CFS represents 400,000 post-secondary stu- dents — 80,000 of whom are in B.C. Hunt added that forums such as the one planned will raise community awareness about the impact of under- funding in education. He added that the forums may not influence the government to change its policies, but the more outspoken people are, “the more the goverment has to take into consideration the number of people they are affecting.” “We want representatives there from business, stu- dents who are coming out of high school into post-sec- ondary, teachers, union reps. “We want to try and show this is having far-reaching affects,” Hunt said. Crossword Fabled Aesop . . . answer in Wednesday's paper. Souns NCE Ca eetrepeeqeenet sabe OCT i) ZERMATT, SWITZERLAND (AP) — At least eight people including five tourists were killed Saturday when an avalanche roared down on a car and a minibus on an alpine road leading to this resort near Mount Matterhorn, rescue officials reported. The officials called it the worst Swiss avalanche disaster in 15 years and said a search continued to see whether there were other victims. They said the bodies of a local resident, his child, the minibus driver and five tourists were recovered. The nationalities of the tourists, who were bound for Zermatt, were not immediately disclosed. ed guilty to driving with a pleading guilty to remaining CHINA GETS MOVIES |] Sreicrt toe t's ssi eatr og PEKING (AP) — Millions of Chinese will get their first view of the films of modern Hollywood west 06 se Psion he was requested to month when five U.S. movies are shown in ina Ravin’ Pussies wea fea . under a cultural exchange program. Star Wars, The |]. oo%0 be eee Gyo hehids ome: os i Golden Pond Sates Ree Some cae ol ie darned to to being a minor found on tenced to 14 days in jail to be a Court Raymond Popoff was sen. tenced to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty in Castlegar provincial court to forcible confinement. 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